Valley Fair Mall (Utah)

Coordinates: 40°41′40″N 111°57′20″W / 40.69444°N 111.95556°W / 40.69444; -111.95556
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valley Fair Mall
Map
LocationWest Valley City, Utah
Coordinates40°41′40″N 111°57′20″W / 40.69444°N 111.95556°W / 40.69444; -111.95556
Opening date1970
No. of stores and services120+
No. of anchor tenants8
Total retail floor area831,667 sq ft (77,264.4 m2)
No. of floors1 (with limited 2nd floor office space)
Websiteshopvalleyfairmall.com

Valley Fair Mall is a 831,667-square-foot (77,264.4 m2) single-level regional shopping center located in West Valley City, Utah, United States. Anchor stores are All Star Bowling & Entertainment, Hobby Lobby, JCPenney, Megaplex Theatres, Old Navy, Ross Dress For Less, and Ulta Beauty.

History[edit]

The shopping center was constructed in 1970 on the southwest corner of the I-215 belt route and West 3500 South (Utah State Route 171 in the Salt Lake Valley.[1] Valley Fair Mall hosts approximately 120 in-line shops, a 13-bay, 450-seat food court, 15-screen Megaplex movie theater.

In 2005 Satterfield Helm Management, Inc. of Sandy, Utah purchased the mall and in 2006 announced plans for a renovation of the center.[2] A new Costco store opened in 2007 as the first part of a four-phase redevelopment.[3] Phase II of the redevelopment was completed in June 2010.

Macy's, formerly ZCMI and Meier & Frank, closed in 2016 and became All Star Bowling & Entertainment and Hobby Lobby in 2019.[4]

On January 21, 2020, it was announced that Bed Bath & Beyond would be closing as part of a plan to close 40 stores nationwide.[5]

On May 8, 2023, a shooting occurred at the mall. Police reported that a 25-year-old man suffered a non-life-threatening injury from a gunshot wound to his hip.[6] The incident took place in front of a store near 3601 S. 2700 West.[7] Three suspects left the mall immediately after the shooting and were arrested at a TRAX station across from the mall.[8] Approximately 20 minutes after the shooting, three "juvenile male" suspects were taken into police custody[6] and a handgun was recovered.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pusey, Roger (3 Nov 1991). "Valley Fair Mall's a Hub of W.V. Activity". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 19 Sep 2018.
  2. ^ Anderton, Dave (13 Oct 2005). "West Valley.'s Valley Fair Mall sold". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 19 Sep 2018.
  3. ^ Wharton, Tom (27 Mar 2014). "Valley Fair Mall has risen from near-death experience". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City: Huntsman Family Investments, LLC. Retrieved 19 Sep 2018.
  4. ^ "Valley Fair Mall continues to evolve | the City Journals".
  5. ^ "Here's a list of the 40 Bed Bath & Beyond locations closing in 2020".
  6. ^ a b Jeff Tavss (8 May 2023). "Shooting at Valley Fair Mall leads to active shooter scare". fox13now.com. Fox 13 Salt Lake City. Retrieved 13 Oct 2023.
  7. ^ Cassidy Wixom (8 May 2023). "Man shot at Valley Fair Mall; 3 boys taken into custody". ksl.com. KSL-TV. Retrieved 13 Oct 2023.
  8. ^ a b Scott D. Pierce (9 May 2023). "Customer shot while shopping at Utah's Valley Fair Mall". sltrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 13 Oct 2023.

External links[edit]

Media related to Valley Fair Mall (West Valley City, Utah) at Wikimedia Commons