Arizona's capital city has produced a sizable number of failed shopping malls since the first mall-type center opened, back in 1957. At last count, there were twelve. For reasons of economy, we will cover eight Lost Malls of Phoenix. Eleven are listed henceforth, with original names used.

*MARYVALE SHOPPING CITY [1959-1998]
*WEST PLAZA [1959-1998] (no article)
*THOMAS MALL [1963-1993]
*(EAST) CAMELBACK MALL [1964-1994]
*TOWER PLAZA MALL [1967-1997]
*TRI CITY MALL [1968-1999]
*LOS ARCOS MALL [1969-2000]
*VALLEY WEST MALL [1974-2002]
*METROCENTER [1973-2024]
*PARADISE VALLEY MALL [1978-2021] (no article)
*FIESTA MALL [1979-2023] (no article)

The twelth Phoenician facility, SCOTTSDALE GALLERIA, is now an office complex. Being as how this shopping hub's grand opening took place in 1990, it is outside of our website's timeline focus. In order to be inducted into the Mall Hall of Fame, a shopping complex must have been dedicated between the years 1946 and 1979.

 

A map of past and present shopping malls in Arizona's Valley of The Sun. Lost Malls are shown with gray squares, while present-day centers are indicated with black squares.