Paradise Valley Mall

The mall opened in 1978; however, the opening ceremony was held on February 28, 1979. The mall opened with three anchor tenants, JCPenney occupying the West anchor space, Goldwater's (later Robinsons-May and then Macy's, then vacant) occupying the center space and Diamond's (later Dillard's, and later Sears, now demolished) occupying the Eastern space. Diamond's was the first anchor to open, opening in early February 1979. JCPenney opened with the grand opening ceremony on February 28, 1979. Goldwater's was the last of the three anchors to open opening on August 11, 1980. General Cinema Theater opened June 15, 1979. It later became a Harkins Theatres then was vacant for almost a decade until Picture Show moved in in 2010. The mall was expanded in the late 1980s with two additional anchor stores built to the north of the original structure. The expansion consisted of two new wings, with the northeast wing housing a new anchor store for Dillard's.