Forum 303 Mall

Forum 303
Location Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas,  United States
Opening date 1970[1]
Closing date 2006[2]
Developer Triyar Co.[1]
Owner Triyar Co.[1]
Total retail floor area 875,000 sq ft[1]
No. of floors 1

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.

It was converted to an indoor bazaar/flea market venue and renamed Festival Marketplace in 1998,[3] but that concept also failed. Competition with Six Flags Mall, Parks Mall, and Traders Village contributed to its 2006 demise.[4]

Demolition of it started in September 2007.[5][6] The site has been rebuilt as a business park called Pioneer 360 Business Center.[2][7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Forum 303 Mall could face wrecking ball Dallas Business Journal - Retrieved Feb 26, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Demolition of Festival Marketplace paves way for $66 million in new development Texas Economic Development Council - Retrieved Feb 26, 2008.
  3. Sayewitz, Ronni (February 19, 1999). "Arlington mall goes 'bazaar'". Dallas Business Journal.
  4. "RIP, Forum 303". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 28, 2006. p. B12.
  5. "Making way for change, Ex-Forum 303 Mall is being reduced to rubble". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 2007. p. B1.
  6. "Demolition Begins on Festival Marketplace Mall in Arlington, Texas" (Press release). Bob Moore Construction, Inc. October 7, 2007.
  7. Carter, O.K. (July 14, 2008). "Former mall site makes way for industrial space". Fort Worth Business Press.

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Coordinates: 32°42′40″N 97°03′25″W / 32.711°N 97.057°W / 32.711; -97.057


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