# Big Town Mall

Mesquite, TX · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-f532e54e85` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/mesquite-big-town-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-f532e54e85.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-f532e54e85.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-f532e54e85

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | As of September 13, 2011, the Big Town Bowling Lanes were demolished. The only remaining structure on the property is the Exhibition Hall. The Exhibition Hall was remodeled in 2013 to retain current use for shows and conventions. In 2016, the remainder of the site was purchased by FedEx to develop a major distribution hub. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1959 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Owner of record | Mountain Mesquite LLC | reported · Wikipedia |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “As of September 13, 2011, the Big Town Bowling Lanes were demolished. The only remaining structure on the property is the Exhibition Hall. The Exhibition Hall was remodeled in 2013 to retain current use for shows and conventions. In 2016, the remainder of the site was purchased by FedEx to develop a major distribution hub.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Town_Mall
- **status**: “In early 2006, the decision was made to tear down the mall. The demolition project started on the week of May 22, 2006, and was completed in September of that year.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Town_Mall

## Anchors

JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, Sanger-Harris

## Timeline

- 1959: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1959: Opened
- 2001: Last anchor tenant (Montgomery Ward) closed
- 2006: Demolition started
- 2006: Demolition completed
- 2011: Bowling lanes demolished
- 2013: Exhibition Hall remodeled for shows/conventions
- 2016: Site purchased by FedEx for distribution hub

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

Big Town Mall was a shopping mall located in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas. Built in 1959, it was the first enclosed shopping mall in the Southwest. Its last anchor tenant closed in March 2001, and it was demolished in 2006.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Town_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Big Town Mall, Mesquite, TX." Record m-f532e54e85, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/mesquite-big-town-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_mesquitebigtownmall,
  title = {Big Town Mall, Mesquite, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/mesquite-big-town-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-f532e54e85, 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.