# Western Plaza Mall

Amarillo, TX · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-d162ce119b` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/amarillo-western-plaza-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d162ce119b.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d162ce119b.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-d162ce119b

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | It is demolished and a new shopping center is being built. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1968 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “It opened in 1968 with a construction cost of approximately US$13 million.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Crossing
- **after_notes**: “It is demolished and a new shopping center is being built.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Crossing
- **status**: “It is demolished and a new shopping center is being built.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Crossing
- **strategy**: “It is demolished and a new shopping center is being built.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Crossing

## Timeline

- 1968: Opened

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Western Crossing, formerly known as Western Plaza, is a strip mall in Amarillo, Texas, United States. It opened in 1968 with a construction cost of approximately US$13 million. Western Plaza was once a main shopping point in Amarillo, but from the 1980s to 2000s has suffered stores leaving its complex. It is demolished and a new shopping center is being built. The Western Crossings shopping center is estimated to cost US$40 million.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Crossing

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Crossing

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Western Plaza Mall, Amarillo, TX." Record m-d162ce119b, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/amarillo-western-plaza-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_amarillowesternplazamall,
  title = {Western Plaza Mall, Amarillo, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/amarillo-western-plaza-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-d162ce119b, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.