Westroads Mall
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| Location | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°15′59″N 96°4′6″W / 41.26639°N 96.06833°W Coordinates: Extra unexpected parameters |
| Opening date | August 1, 1968[1] |
| Developer | John Wiebe[1] |
| Management | General Growth Properties[2] |
| Owner | General Growth Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 135[3] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4[3] |
| Total retail floor area | Template:Ft2 to m2[4] |
| No. of floors | 3 of retail[3] |
| Parking | 5,106 |
| Website | Westroads Mall |
Westroads Mall is an enclosed shopping mall with over 135 stores located in Omaha, Nebraska at the intersection of 100th and Dodge Streets. It is the largest mall in the state of Nebraska[5], with 14.5 million customer visits annually.[3]
Designed by real estate developer John Wiebe, Westroads cost $25 million to build, including $15 million for store inventories & fixtures. It opened to the public on August 1, 1968. It originally opened with 68 tenants, later expanding to approximately 120 at the end of its first full year.
During the mall's early years, it was home to a chapel as well as a heliport on the roof.
Prudential Insurance Co. purchased the mall from Wiebe for $45 Million in 1977. In 1997, General Growth Properties bought the mall from Prudential and remains the owner.[1]
The mall has been renovated several times: in 1990, 1995, 1999 and 2003. Westroads is Nebraska's largest shopping mall[3] with a gross leasable area of 1.2 million square feet.[4]
Anchors
Mall anchors include:[3]
- Dick's Sporting Goods
- JCPenney
- Von Maur
- Younkers (in former Jones Store)
Past anchors have included:
- The Jones Store (in former Montgomery Ward)
- Montgomery Ward
Shooting
On December 5, 2007, a man later identified as Robert A. Hawkins entered the mall with a rifle and began firing. One report indicated that at least 25 rounds had been fired. Nine people were killed (including the gunman), and five people injured.[6][7] The mall reopened on December 8, 2007.
References
- ^ a b c d "Westroads Mall a landmark in Omaha". Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ "Westroads Mall - About Us". Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ a b c d e f "Westroads Mall facts" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ a b Westroads Mall, International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed December 5, 2007.
- ^ Ardy Friedberg and Monica Davey, "Gunman at an Omaha Mall Kills 8 and Himself". New York Times, December 6, 2007. Retrieved on 12/6/2007.
- ^ "Westroads Mall Shooting 2007-12-05". Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ "Man opens fire at Omaha Mall, Killing 8". Retrieved 2007-12-05.
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