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Forum 303 Mall

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Opening date
  
1970

Developer
  
Triyar Co.

No. of floors
  
1

Closing date
  
2006

Owner
  
Triyar Co.

Total retail floor area
  
8 ha

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Location
  
Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas,  United States

Forum 303 Mall was a shopping mall built at Pioneer Parkway (Spur 303) and SH 360 in Arlington, Texas in the Mid-Cities between Fort Worth and Dallas. The 800,000-square-foot (74,000 m2) complex was dedicated September 19, 1970. An interesting feature of it was that it included a public amphitheater in the lower level. During the 1970s many local and national acts, such as Roy Clark, performed there.

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It was converted to an indoor bazaar/flea market venue and renamed Festival Marketplace in 1998, but that concept also failed. Competition with Six Flags Mall, Parks Mall, and Traders Village contributed to its 2006 demise.

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Demolition of it started in September 2007. The site has been rebuilt as a business park called Pioneer 360 Business Center.

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Former anchors

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  • Leonard's (acquired by Dillard's in March 1974) [239,000 square feet, with freestanding Auto Center]
  • Dillard's (Converted to Dillard's Clearance Center)
  • Dillard's Clearance Center (moved to Six Flags Mall in 2005)
  • Montgomery Ward (closed 2001) [151,000 square feet, with freestanding Auto Center]
  • Service Merchandise (closed 1999)
  • AMC Theatres

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    References

    Forum 303 Mall Wikipedia