Meyerland Plaza
Meyerland Plaza is a large shopping center located in southwest Houston, Texas, United States. Meyerland Plaza is located in the Meyerland neighborhood of Houston and is just outside of the 610 Loop.
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[edit] History
Meyerland Plaza opened on October 31, 1957. Around the time the Houston Chronicle stated that Meyerland Plaza was "in the heart of the luxury residential additions of Southwest Houston." A Houston Chronicle article from October 27, 1957 stated that Meyerland Plaza was developed to maintain the suburban atmosphere that was present in surrounding areas.[1] Meyerland Plaza was originally built as Houston's second "regional mall".[2] The mall originally housed a Henke & Pillot supermarket.[3]
The shopping center started to decay in the 1980s.[2] Meyerland Co., which was a former owner of the center, filed for bankruptcy in 1987. Lamar Savings Association and Continental Savings Association foreclosed on the center later that year.[1] The center has been re-developed as a power center; its official grand re-opening was in 1995.[2]
On Memorial Day, May 30, 1961, the "Hero Tree" was dedicated as a living memorial to Capt. Gary L. Herod for his heroism. The tree and a stone marker are located along Beechnut Street near Compass Bank.
[edit] Anchors
- 24 Hour Fitness
- Bank of America
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Best Buy
- Compass Bank
- Dress Barn
- Express
- J. C. Penney
- Marshalls
- Old Navy
- Palais Royal
- Pier 1 Imports
- Ross
- Stein Mart
- Target
- The Children's Place
- Wolf Camera
[edit] Former anchors
- Borders - As of September 7, 2011, Meyerland Plaza is looking for a replacement tenant[4]
- Circuit City (now Best Buy)
- General Cinemas
- Henke & Pillot
- J.M. Design
- Kmart (now Target)
- Meyer Brothers
- Oshman's
- Service Merchandise
- Venture (became Kmart)
- White's
- Wilson's (later Service Merchandise)
- Woolworth
[edit] Food and dining
- Escalante's Mexican Grille
- Cafe Express
- Saltgrass Steakhouse
- La Madeleine
- Miyako
- Starbucks
- Smoothie King
- James Coney Island
- Becks Prime - Becks Prime leased 2,701 square feet (250.9 m2) of space in Meyerland Plaza in 2008.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Gonzalez, J.R. "Meyerland Plaza in Pictures." Houston Chronicle. February 3, 2010. Retrieved on February 15, 2010.
- ^ a b c Rutledge, Tanya. "Meyerland Plaza up for sale after redeveloper revives mall." Houston Business Journal. Friday August 2, 1996. Retrieved on October 12, 2009.
- ^ Gonzales, J.R. "Houston's own Henke & Pillot." Houston Chronicle. October 20, 2010. Retrieved on January 13, 2011. "Offices at 3021 Washington"
- ^ Sarnoff, Nancy. "Urban retail explodes, but stores expand areawide." Houston Chronicle. September 7, 2011. Retrieved on September 29, 2011.
- ^ " Real estate transactions." Houston Chronicle. July 18, 2008. Retrieved on April 5, 2010.
[edit] External links
| Shopping centers and malls in Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown |
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