Cottonwood Mall (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
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Cottonwood Mall is a shopping mall located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The mall is anchored by Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's (formerly Foley's[1]), Mervyn's, Old Navy, and Sears. The mall is the largest mall in the state of New Mexico, with a gross leasable area of 1,041,680 square feet.[2][3][4]; it features over 130 stores, as well as a food court and United Artists Theater[5]. Cottonwood Mall is managed by Simon Property Group.
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[edit] History
When Cottonwood Mall opened in 1996, it was the first mall to open in Albuquerque in thirty years.[4][6] To this day, it is the newest enclosed shopping mall in New Mexico.[7] Original anchors included Dillard's, Foley's, JCPenney, Mervyn's, Montgomery Ward, and Sears.[8] Montgomery Ward closed in 2000 with the demise of the chain; the mall's cinema complex and Old Navy now operate in the space formerly occupied by Montgomery Ward.
Cottonwood Mall was built on land once owned by King Philip IV of Spain, who granted the land to Francisco Montes Vigil for services rendered to the king. This grant was known as the "Alameda Grant" (alameda meaning "cottonwood grove" in Spanish). Vigil later sold the land to Captain Juan Gonzales of the Spanish Army.[9]
[edit] 1999 lawsuit
In 1999, Cottonwood Mall was one of three New Mexico malls involved in a federal lawsuit regarding free speech. The malls had their rights of activity regulation challenged after protesters attempted to hand out leaflets at the malls. The case was dismissed.[10] The 1972 case Lloyd Corp. v. Tanner states that shopping malls may limit speech activities (such as distribution of pamphlets) on premises.[11]
[edit] Book Co-Op
From Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day every year, Cottonwood Mall is also home to New Mexico Book Co-Op, a locally owned bookstore which sells only local books and products;[12] such books and products are ordinarily not found in traditional bookstores.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2005/07/25/daily19.html
- ^ Cottonwood Mall, International Council of Shopping Centers Directory of Major Malls, accessed March 30, 2007
- ^ http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2734676-cottonwood_mall_albuquerque-i
- ^ a b http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5092/is_n4_v20/ai_18324304
- ^ http://www.eyecorp.com.au/uploads/Cottonwood_Mall.pdf
- ^ http://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/current/sct9801/10.php
- ^ http://www.simon.com/mall/LeasingSheet%5CCottonwood.pdf
- ^ http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5092/is_n10_v20/ai_18992272
- ^ http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5092/is_n11_v20/ai_19045601
- ^ http://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/current/sct9905/04.php
- ^ http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=407&invol=551
- ^ http://nmbookcoop.com/AboutUs.html
- ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2005/02/07/daily8.html
