Park Plaza Mall

Infobox_shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Park Plaza


caption =
location = Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
opening_date = 1959
manager = CBL & Associates
number_of_anchors = 2
number_of_stores = 94
floors = 3
owner = CBL & Associates
website = [http://www.parkplazamall.com Park Plaza]

Park Plaza is an upscale shopping center located in midtown Little Rock, Arkansas. Opened as an open-air shopping center in 1959 [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_June_22/ai_n6085994 CBL Acquires Premiere Mall in Little Rock; Park Plaza Mall Becomes First CBL Mall in Arkansas | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] , Park Plaza would eventually be joined in the area eight years later by University Mall.

In 1988, Park Plaza shut down completely except for Dillard's (separately owned by Dillard's, Inc.), in preparation for the mall to undergo a major overhaul. General Growth Properties, who managed the mall at the time, added a third level and a glass roof as it enclosed the structure. The mall re-opened in 1990, bringing large crowds, a second Dillard's wing, and many stores new to Little Rock and the state of Arkansas.

Stores such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Ann Taylor, Bailey Banks & Biddle, Coldwater Creek, Crabtree & Evelyn, and Gap have been among the additions over the years since the first renovation. A second renovation under new ownership by CBL & Associates throughout 2005 and 2006 added new lighting, soft seating areas, an enlarged elevator, expanded restrooms, and a redesigned main entrance. The mall's Talbots location also gained an outside entrance, making it the only store aside from Dillard's to have both interior and exterior entrances available.

The mall is currently anchored by two Dillard's locations, with a Forever XXI store serving as a junior anchor on the mall's first level.

External links

* [http://www.parkplazamall.com Official Site]

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