The same mall...only 10 years later. The two original anchors
-Goldwater's and Diamond's- had been enlarged in 1959-'60.
Later in the decade, a "New Look" Penney's was added, along
with 27,000 square feet of store space and a bi-level parking
garage. The venue, now going as PARK CENTRAL CENTER,
housed 705,700 leasable square feet.
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I'm not sure I understand the land-use princples here. A large mall with expansive parking lot in the middle of downtown?
Hmm, seems odd.
Guess they can redevelop it into a dozen or so high-rises and make a mint!
Scott
Scott,
I reckon if we were to go back to 1957 and visit PARK CENTRAL, it would not seem to be in the middle of downtown Phoenix. At the time (so I'm told) the mall was considered sorta-kinda "suburban"...even though it's not too terribly far from the AZ State Capitol.
I think that you're right on the money about the potential for redevelopment at this site. The land appears to be worth too much to be "wasted" in such a low-density type of development as this 50 year-old shopping mall.
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