- Forum 303 Mall
infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Forum 303
caption =
location =Arlington inTarrant County, Texas , USA
opening_date = 1970 [http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2006/03/20/story7.html Forum 303 Mall could face wrecking ball] Dallas Business Journal - Retrieved Feb 26, 2008.]
closing_date = 2006
developer= Triyar Co.
manager=
owner = Triyar Co.
number_of_stores =
number_of_anchors =
floor_area = 875,000 sq ft
floors = 1
website =Forum 303 was built in 1970 at Pioneer Parkway (Spur 303) and (SH 360 in
Arlington, Texas in theMid-Cities betweenFort Worth andDallas . The mall was converted to a indoorbazaar /flea market revenue and renamed to Festival Marketplace Mall in 1998, but that concept also failed. Competition withSix Flags Mall ,Parks Mall andTraders Village contributed to the demise of this mall. Demolition of the mall started in late 2007. There are plans to rebuild the site as a business park. [http://www.texasedc.org/node/213 Demolition of Festival Marketplace paves way for $66 million in new development] Texas Economic Development Council - Retrieved Feb 26, 2008.]Former Anchors
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Dillard's "(Converted to Dillard's Clearance Store)"
* Dillard's Clearance Store "(moved to Six Flags Mall in 2005)"
*Montgomery Ward "(closed 2001)"
*Service Merchandise "(closed 1999)"
*AMC Theatres See also
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Dead Mall Notes
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/analogkid281/sets/72157601973898521/ Some pictures of the Forum303 Demolition]
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