When was arden mall built

The first two stores within the mall proper were Smith's men's wear, which had debuted in April , and Lane Bryant, which was inaugurated in November of the same year.

A 2-level 38, square foot S. Sears dedicated a 35, square foot addition in June , with the enlarged store encompassing , square feet. By this time, a freestanding convenience center was being built east of Hale's. The building would encompass , leasable square feet and house fourteen tenant spaces. A 35, square foot Stop-n-Shop supermarket was dedicated December 7, The 35, square foot Food Circus "restaurant arcade" held its grand opening on March 24, It was a bay, cafeteria-style collection of eateries and food stores, something akin to today's shopping mall food court.

The mall site, originally within unincorporated Sacramento County, had been annexed into the capital city in July The original store, a division of Los Angeles-based Broadway-Hale Stores, had been merged with Weinstock's, another Sacramento-based chain, in In , both department store chains began operating as Weinstock-Hale, with the latter being dropped from the official moniker on July 2, A freestanding Weinstock's Tire Center was completed in June As this was being built, the Transcontinental Theatres Arden Fair 4 was being installed in the mall's northeast store block.

Its first features were shown on December 19, An enclosing renovation, first announced in March , was completed in April A twin cinema was built on the north side of the complex. It was connected, via hallway, to the original 4-plex. The two movie houses would be operated as a single entity, known as the United Artists Arden Fair 6. This new cinema complex was officially dedicated on March 12, In June , a mall-wide face lift was completed. They had a cool toy store there.

I truly miss these days. I grew up at the Arden Fair Mall. It was my playground and it still is after 50 years. I love AFM. Finally, some good news about retail malls and the economy.

Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Arden Fair Mall has grown, evolved with the times January 14, May 13, at pm. Daniel E Rakela says:. October 14, at pm. Sandra says:. November 13, at pm. Angie says:. History Arden Fair was originally built in as a single-level outdoor mall with Weinstocks currently Macy's as an original anchor, which opened in Sears was also an original anchor, but was physically separated from the rest of the mall.

By the s, it was converted into a true indoor mall. In , A major structural renovation and physical face-lift occurred, which more than doubled the size of the mall. It added a second story, a food court and brought the first Nordstrom department store to Sacramento. The old Sears building was demolished to make way for the expansion and Sears was relocated to a new building that finally connected them to the mall.