The Parks Mall at Arlington

The Parks Mall at Arlington is a shopping mall that opened in 1988 at 3811 South Cooper Street (FM 157) and Interstate 20 in South Arlington, Texas between Fort Worth and Dallas. It went through a renovation in 1996. It is one of the leading shopping destinations in the Metroplex. The Dallas Morning News calls it "An overcrowded entertainment destination". It is the third-largest mall in Tarrant County behind its competitor, North East Mall.^{[citation needed]} Major anchor stores include Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, JC Penney, Macy's, and Nordstrom Rack.

The Parks at Arlington was built in 1987 and had a grand opening in 1988, the mall was developed by Homart Development Company and Herring Marathon. The original anchor stores were Dillard's, Mervyns, and Sears.^[2]

In 1989, The Parks was expanded and Houston-based Foley's (now Macy's) was added as the fourth anchor store.^[3] Five years later, JCPenney was added as the fifth anchor store.

It expanded again in 2002 with a new wing featuring Galyan's (now Dick's Sporting Goods) and The Great Indoors.^[4][5] The Great Indoors closed in 2003^[6] and the space was taken over by Steve & Barry's in the mid-2000s.^{[citation needed]}

When Mervyns closed in 2006, it was replaced with several new tenants, including Barnes & Noble, The Cheesecake Factory, and Forever 21.^[7]

In 2016, the former Steve and Barry’s got taken over by Round1 Amusement.^[8]

On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 28 stores nationwide.^[9] It was reopened in August 2021 as Sears Hometown Inc.^[10] The Sears Hometown closed some time after.

On June 28, 2023, it was announced that a Dick’s House of Sports will replacing the former Sears at the mall. The store is slated to open by June 30, 2026.^[11] The space Dick's currently occupies will be converted into one or more tenants by 2030.^[12]

Current:

• Dillard’s (opened 1988, added 3rd floor in 1991)
• JCPenney (opened 1996)
• Macy’s (opened 1990 as Foley’s, became Macy’s in 2006)
• Dicks Sporting Goods (opened 2003 as Galyan’s, became Dicks Sporting Goods in 2004, soon to be moved to Sears Space in 2026 for reserved House of Sports)

Former:

• Mervyn’s (opened 1988, closed 2006)
• Sears (opened 1988, closed 2019)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Parks Mall at Arlington.

See also

References

External links