Valley View
Much has been written about Valley View Mall’s demise and rebirth as Midtown Dallas. It’s as though all the ink will somehow grease the wheels and return Valley View to productivity. On Tuesday, the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce hosted an event that included a keynote and panel discussion. The panel consisted of Scott Beck…
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It was your typical teenage hotspot in the 1980s and 1990s. Built in 1973, Valley View Mall was where parents would deposit their AquaNet-lacquered and brace-faced progeny to mill about the then hip and trendy, completely air conditioned homage to American consumerism. Now, we have internet shopping, and the days of mallrats are slowing to…
Read MoreAs you may know, the City of Dallas is getting very serious about saving two near-comatose shopping malls: Valley View Center at the intersection of LBJ and Preston in the north, and Southwest Center Mall in the south. The council is considering a budget of around $432 million, most of it aimed at helping the five…
Read MoreValley View Shopping Center is shaping up on paper like a Victoria’s Secret glossy ad, but one thing’s for sure: it may never again look like the Valley View Mall many of us grew up with! I will never forget the opening of Bloomingdales over there, how cool was that? Alas, now Valley View is…
Read MoreEvery time I drive by the practically abandoned Valley View Mall, I let out a little sigh. It’s just so ugly! The only thing that attracts a crowd over there is the random carnival. It’s tragic, especially for such a visible area. But Scott Beck, who purchased Valley View last year, has sworn to revive…
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