Towne West Square

Towne West Square
Address4600 West Kellogg Drive
Wichita, Kansas 67209
Opening dateMarch 6, 1981
DeveloperMelvin Simon & Associates
No. of stores and services37
No. of anchor tenants5 (2 open, 3 closed)
Total retail floor area951,447 sq ft (88,392.3 m2)
No. of floors1 (2 in JCPenney)
ParkingParking lot
Public transit accessBus interchange Wichita Transit
WebsiteOfficial website

Towne West Square is an enclosed shopping mall located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Opened on Friday, March 6, 1981,[1] it comprises more than 50 stores in 951,447 square feet (88,392.3 m2) of gross leasable area.[2] The mall's three anchor stores are Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's Clearance Center and JCPenney.

The original anchor stores in the mall were: Dillard's, Henry's, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward and Service Merchandise (formerly Wilson's Catalog Showroom). Henry's closed in 1988.[citation needed] The structure was later sealed off from the rest of the mall and currently houses 54 West Music Hall. Sears opened in 1993 (12 years after the rest of the mall) moving a store from the open air Twin Lakes Shopping Center. Montgomery Ward closed in March 05, 2001 due to filing for bankruptcy, alongside the Wichita Mall store.[3] Sears closed in December 2014. Their anchor store structure was taken over by Convergys and converted to office space, which was no longer accessible from the interior of the mall. In 2017, Dillard's closed their women's store anchor on the mall's north side and converted their men's store (located in the former Montgomery Ward) into a Dillard's Clearance Center. Sears Hometown, operated in the old Henry's, but closed in 2019. Later, Convergys was renamed Concentrix. In 2021, the former Concentrix space was purchased and is now MCI.[1]

On July 31, 2020, JCPenney put 21 stores for sale as part of their bankruptcy, this location included.[4] The store was reaffirmed in 2021 and remains open and operating. Towne West contains a mix of local and national retailers.

In 2023, Evergy has disconnected power from the mall several times, first on June 20th,[5] the second time on September 8th,[6] and the third time on November 6th.[7] The anchor stores have separate accounts by Evergy and did not get affected by the service disconnection. In all of those days, the mall's electric bill have been paid and power was restored.

References

  1. ^ "Towne West Square opening made possible by hours of work". The Wichita Eagle. 6 March 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  2. ^ "Towne West Square". International Council of Shopping Centers. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  3. ^ "Montgomery Ward is gone". newspapers.com. 2001-03-05. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  4. ^ "JCPENNEY DISPOSITION PORTFOLIO - PHASE 1|Surplus Stores for Sale" (PDF). jcpenneyportfolio.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  5. ^ "Towne West Mall facing disconnection, delinquent on energy bill since last November". KWCH.com. 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  6. ^ "Towne West businesses speak out after power shut off". KSN.com. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  7. ^ "Towne West power restored after being turned off". KSN.com. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-11.

External links

  • Official website
  • https://zamzool.com/lets-get-to-digital-tour-of-towne-west-square/

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