The Arboretum

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For the nature preserve of the same name, see University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum.

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The Arboretum is an upmarket retail trade area in Austin, Texas.

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[edit] Arboretum at Great Hills

The 210,197-square-foot Arboretum at Great Hills opened in 1985 and is managed by Simon Malls. It is the heavily wooded park-like atmosphere that gives the mall its arboreal name.

The open-air mall features a fountain garden, several open park spaces and a large playground. The park spaces contain a set of five cow statues by sculptor Harold F. Clayton. It also formerly featured a movie theater that participated in the South by Southwest film festival.

[edit] Arboretum Market

The 105,190-square-foot Arboretum Market opened in 1987 and features upmarket retailers such as the city's only Saks Fifth Avenue along with smaller specialty shops. The Saks space was previously a Simon David specialty grocer, which closed in December 1996 and was subsequently converted into Saks.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Saks Fifth Ave. signs letter of intent Austin Business Journal, August 30, 1996.
  2. ^ Constructors & Associates turns Simon David into Saks Austin Business Journal, April 18, 1997.

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