Sunland Park Mall

Shopping mall in El Paso, Texas

Sunland Park Mall

Location| Interstate 10 at Sunland Park Drive,
El Paso, Texas
Coordinates| 31°49′01″N 106°32′47″W﻿ / ﻿31.816907°N 106.546420°W﻿ / 31.816907; -106.546420
Opening date| August 31, 1988; 34 years ago (August 31, 1988)
Developer| Melvin Simon & Associates
Management| Washington Prime Group
Owner| Washington Prime Group
No. of stores and services| 100+
No. of anchor tenants| 5 (3 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area| 918,475 sq ft (85,329 m2)[1]
No. of floors| 2
Website| Official website

Sunland Park Mall is a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, owned and operated by Washington Prime Group. It is located on El Paso's west side, at Interstate 10 and Sunland Park Drive. It features five anchor stores operating under four brand names, and more than 130 specialty stores on two enclosed levels. It is the second-largest mall of the three in the metro area, behind Cielo Vista Mall.[2]

With a gross leasable area of 918,475 square feet (85,329 m2), the mall is classified as a super-regional mall by the International Council of Shopping Centers.[3]

Construction of the mall was completed in 1988, and it opened to the public on August 31 of that year. It is approximately one mile from Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, a racino just across the state line in Sunland Park, New Mexico. It is about four miles (6 km) from the border with Mexico.[4]

Macy's closed its Sunland Park Mall store in 2017. Western Wear moved into the former Macy's space.

Forever 21 closed in 2018.

On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Sears will be closing this location in early 2019 a part of a plan to close 40 stores.[5]

## Anchors[edit]

* Dillard's Men
* Dillard's Women
* Starr Western Wear
* Conn's (Old Sears)
* TruFit Athletic Club (Old Sears)
* Monkey Rock Family Entertainment Center (Opening April-May 2022 in Old Sears Space)

## Former Anchors[edit]

* Foley's (became Macy's in 2006)
* Forever 21 (closed in 2018)
* JCPenney (closed in 2002, replaced by Foley's)
* Macy's (closed in 2017, replaced by Starr Western Wear)
* Mervyn's (closed in 2008, replaced by Forever 21)
* Montgomery Ward (closed in 2001, replaced by Dillard's Men)
* Sears (closed in 2019)
* The Popular Dry Goods (closed in 1995, replaced by Sears)

## Wurlitzer theatre organ[edit]

A Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ, originally located in El Paso's Plaza Theatre, was located at the mall while the shuttered theater was being renovated for reopening. The organ was returned to the area from a Dallas, Texas collector and installed at the mall. The organ returned to the Plaza when it reopened in 2006.[6][7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Washington Prime Group Inc. - Properties - Portfolio - Sunland Park Mall". wpgus.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
2. ^ Comparison of leasing sheets from Bassett Place Mall "Bassettcalendar". Archived from the original on 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2007-08-05., Sunland Park Mall "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2007-08-05.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and Cielo Vista Mall "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2007-08-05.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
3. ^ International Council of Shopping Centers Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Shopping Center Definitions. Information Accurate as of 2004. Retrieved Feb 20, 2007.
4. ^ Simon.com: Sunland Park Mall (official web site)
5. ^ "Sears to shut 40 more stores early next year". CNBC. 8 November 2018.
6. ^ TheatreOrgans.com: Plaza Theatre organ at Sunland Park Mall
7. ^ History of the Plaza Theatre and its organ

## External links[edit]

* WP Glimcher
* Sunland Park Mall website

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El Paso trade area malls and shopping centers

Regional enclosed malls|

* Cielo Vista Mall
* Sunland Park Mall
* Bassett Place
* Mesilla Valley Mall

Major shopping centers|

* Fox Plaza Shopping Center

Outlet shopping centers|

* The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso

Defunct|

* North Park Mall

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