Six hostesses moved through the mall, providing information and presenting orchids to women and balloons to children.Īt the time, 55 stores were open, but the mall eventually would house 66 retail outlets, three department stores and a bank, according to the archives. Officials expected more than 100,000 visitors throughout the day, and assigned 20 security guards to help with parking, according to the archives. The Sears store inside Parkdale Mall is preparing to close its doors. Judy Mallett of Beaumont, the reigning 'Miss Texas,' cut the ribbon to officially open the mall using a pair of $30,000 diamond-encrusted gold scissors, according to The Enterprise archives. BEAUMONT, Texas Parkdale Mall customers will have one less store to shop in 2020. How major US stock indexes fared Thursday,.UFO over SETX? Mysterious light caught on camera in Jasper.Section of Port Arthur, Groves interchange closing for good.Silsbee's big-play offense too much for Hamshire-Fannett.City officials take look at business complaints.Local high school forfeits multiple wins after sanctions.Two Beaumont streets losing I-10 access.That strike also delayed construction of Beaumont's proposed new jail and public library, and the beginning of construction for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. In May, the union's area business manager and business agent met with Rogers and agreed to exempt the Parkdale strike so construction could be resumed, according to the archives. 450 formed a picket line in front of the mall, according to The Enterprise archives, because contracts had expired with various craft unions on March 31. On April 1, 1973, Operating Engineers Local No. The listed lease rate is contact for pricing. Of this, minimum divisible area is 158,815 square feet. Current availability totals 158,815 square feet. The space listed for lease is described as retail. The story said the mall would be air-conditioned, and that the parking area would be lighted with color-corrected mercury vapor lights.īut the road to its construction would be a mite bumpy. There is currently one space available at Parkdale Mall - Sears. Rogers described Parkdale Mall as 'the largest commercial development in the history of Beaumont,' and said it would be the largest shopping complex in the area bounded by Houston, Dallas and New Orleans.Ī story in The Beaumont Enterprise on Aug. The mall project would cost 'in excess of $20 million,' according to the archives, and would include 60 stores such as Joske's, Montgomery Ward & Co., J.C. 69 from Lucas Drive to the LNVA Canal had not even been built.

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