Hulen Mall

Hulen Mall is a diverse-scale shopping mall located in southwest Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Located at the southwest corner of Interstate 20 and Hulen Street, it is in the southwest side of the DFW Metroplex. The mall is anchored by two major department stores and contains 118 specialty shops and stores. As of 2018, it is owned and managed by GGP, a subsidiary of Brookfield Properties. History Hulen Mall was developed by The Rouse Company and Federated Department Stores, owners of the Sanger Harris department store chain. The Sanger Harris anchor store opened first, on May 5, 1977. The rest of the mall and the second anchor, a Montgomery Ward department store, were officially dedicated on the 4th of August 1977, designed by HOK and developed by The Rouse Company. The mall encompassed 580,000 leasable square feet, with 87 stores at opening. The mall existed in its original state until July 1993, when a western expansion opened. [1] Included in the new wing was a replacement food court and a Dillard's department store. The expansion was dedicated on August 24, 1994. After the expansion, the mall's total retail floor area grew to 916,700 sq ft. In 2004, The Rouse Company was sold to General Growth Properties. The mall underwent light cosmetic renovations starting in 2011, with 25,330 square feet of restaurants added to the eastern facade. Among these new tenants were Red Robin, Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy & BJ's Brewhouse, which opened between 2011 and 2013. Upon its completion the property would encompass 942,000 square feet. Amenities (1977) The mall had many unique features, such as an early food court known as The Park. with tenants including Chelsea Street Pub, Chick-Fil-A, Claim Jumper Hamburgers, Cookie Cupboard, Heidi's Bavarian Deli, Love That Yogurt, Ol' Dan Tucker's Smokehouse, Pietro's Pizza, and Swensen's Ice Cream Parlor. Anchor history On May 5, 1977, the 200,000 square foot, three-story Sanger Harris anchor store opened. It included a beauty salon, a potting shed restaurant and a design studio. On August 4, 1977, the 154,000 square foot, two-story Montgomery Ward anchor store was dedicated, along with the mall proper. The Montgomery Ward included a beauty salon, a frontier room restaurant, pharmacy and freestanding auto center.In July 1987, the mall's existing Sanger Harris department store was rebranded to Foley's. The chain's parent company, Federated Department Stores merged the two chains to consolidate operations. On August 24, 1994, a 336,700 square foot, three-story Dillard's joined the mall as its third anchor store, dedicated with the mall's western wing. In March 2001, the mall's Montgomery Ward department store went into liquidation and closed with the rest of the chain. On March 21, 2002, Sears opened in the former Montgomery Ward space. On September 9, 2006, Foley's was re-branded as Macy's, as part of Federated Department Stores' acquisition and re-branding of May Department Stores. Sears closed in August 2020. May 2018 Molotov cocktail attacks On May 11, 2018, a man lit Molotov cocktails inside the mall's Dillard's and Sears department stores before fleeing. There were no reported injuries or damages. On May 18, the same suspect set off another Molotov cocktail, this time in the Sears store again. Employees tracked down the suspect, and the Fort Worth Police Department was able to detain the 46-year-old male. Gallery Anchor stores Traditional anchors Dillard's (336,700 square feet, 3 stories) — opened on August 24, 1994 Macy's (200,000 square feet, 3 stories) — opened in May 1977 as Sanger-Harris, became Foley's in July 1987, became Macy's on September 9, 2006 Junior anchors Macy's Backstage H&M Former anchors Sears (154,000 square feet, 2 stories) — opened on August 4, 1977 as Montgomery Ward, closed March 2001, became Sears on March 21, 2002, closed August 2020 Notes External links Official website