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Forum 303 Mall was a shopping mall built at Pioneer Parkway (Spur 303) and SH 360 in Arlington, Texas in the Mid-Cities between Fort Worth and Dallas. The 800,000-square-foot (74,000 m) complex was dedicated September 19, 1970. Interesting features of it was that it included a public ice skating rink, and a public amphitheater in the lower level. During the 1970s many local and national acts, such as Roy Clark, performed there.

It was converted to an indoor bazaar/flea market venue and renamed Festival Marketplace in 1998, but that concept failed to increase mall traffic. Air-conditioner problems and competition with Six Flags Mall, The Parks at Arlington, and Traders Village contributed to its 2006 demise.

Demolition of it started in September 2007. The site has been rebuilt as a business park called Pioneer 360 Business Center.

Former anchors

• Leonard's (acquired by Dillard's in March 1974)
• Dillard's (Converted to Dillard's Clearance Center)
• Dillard's Clearance Center (moved to Six Flags Mall in 2005)
• Montgomery Ward (closed 2001)
• Service Merchandise (closed 1999)
• AMC Theatres

See also

• Dead mall

References

1. ^ Forum 303 Mall could face wrecking ball Dallas Business Journal - Retrieved Feb 26, 2008.
2. ^ Demolition of Festival Marketplace paves way for $66 million in new development Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Texas Economic Development Council - Retrieved Feb 26, 2008.
3. Sayewitz, Ronni (February 19, 1999). "Arlington mall goes 'bazaar'". Dallas Business Journal.
4. "Forum 303 Mall could face wrecking ball - Dallas Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2011-08-05.
5. "RIP, Forum 303". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 28, 2006. p. B12.
6. "Making way for change, Ex-Forum 303 Mall is being reduced to rubble". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 2007. p. B1.
7. "Demolition Begins on Festival Marketplace Mall in Arlington, Texas" (Press release). Bob Moore Construction, Inc. October 7, 2007.
8. Carter, O.K. (July 14, 2008). "Former mall site makes way for industrial space". Fort Worth Business Press. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2010.

External links

• Some pictures of the Forum303 Demolition

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