West Acres Shopping Center

West Acres Shopping Centeris a regionalshopping malllocated inFargo, North Dakotanear the intersection ofInterstate 29and94. It is the largest mall inNorth Dakota. The anchor stores areJCPenney,Macy's,Forever 21, andBest Buy.Von Maurannounced plans to open a location in a spot that was once occupied byHerberger's,filling all anchor spots.
It also includes nearly 130 stores and services, a 750-seat food court, and The District, a collection of indoor & outdoor restaurants. The mall is also home toThe Roger Maris Museum, a collection of regional art including the Aptitude Art Studio, the Touchstone Energy Dinosaur Playland, and a number of spearfishing decoys created by John Jensen.
West Acres Shopping Center was developed in August 1972 by William A. Schlossman along with several other investors. Upon opening, the mall featuredDayton's,Sears, and Fargo-basedDeLendrecie's— relocating from its earlier downtown location.The Dayton's store was the first outside the state ofMinnesota.A 1979 expansion addedJCPenneyas a fourth anchor. DeLendrecie's becameHerberger'sin 1998, and afood courtwas added in 2000. The Dayton's store was re-brandedMarshall Field'sin 2001, andMacy'sin 2006.
In December 2012, the mall reached full occupancy. Since then, some national stores including Justice and Gap Kids have closed, but were replaced by new stores like Ragstock,Sephora,Boot Barn,Lululemonand Athleta. Sears closed their location at the mall in 2017.In 2018, Bon-Ton owned Herberger's announced plans to shutter their anchor locationand filed for bankruptcy. Additionally, Best Buy relocated from a mall outlet to the former Sears space.The former Best Buy space was filled by Boot Barn,Guitar Centerand Foss Swim School.To fill the unused remaining space in the former Sears, the mall announced plans for The District, a multimillion-dollar development featuring numerous restaurants with indoor and outdoor seating. It is currently in phase 1 of a multi phase project.The first restaurant, Crave American Kitchen & Sushi Bar, opened in late 2019.In January 2022, it was announced that the West Acres mall owners purchased the vacant Herberger's building that was once owned by Bon-Ton at an auction. West Acres owners announced plans to redevelop the property.
An original centerpiece within the mall is the Fountain of Abundance, created and refurbished byMinnesota State University Moorheadart professor, P. Richard Szeitz. The fountain was originally located in front of Dayton's and was later moved to the JCPenney front entrance in 2001 during the construction of the food court.
Other featured artists whose work can be found in the mall include Marjorie Schlossman, Black Pinto Horse (Monte Yellow Bird), Walter Piehl,Star Wallowing Bull, Dan Jones, Robert Crowe, Carl Oltvelt, Ellen Deidrich, Brad Bachmeier, and Alfred Dacoteau. In 2007, West Acres was named the Business Art's Advocate by the Lake Agassiz Arts Council.
On April 10, 2019,At Homeannounced plans to open in the former Herberger's,but it never came to fruition. May of 2023,Von Maurannounced the opening of a 90,000 SF location, opening Spring of 2025
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