West Town Mall
Entrance to West Town Mall, January 2024 (post renovation) | |
| Location | Kingston Pike, Interstate 40, and Interstate 75 Knoxville, USA |
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| Opening date | August 1972 |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group (50%) |
| No. of stores and services | 138 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,341,519 square feet (124,631 m2) (GLA) |
| No. of floors | 1 plus 2nd floor access to Regal Cinebarre (2 in anchors except Belk Women) |
| Website | www |
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West Town Mall is a shopping mall located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Opened in August 1972, this one-level mall is located in the western portion of Knoxville in the West Hills community. West Town Mall is located along Interstates 40/75 and Kingston Pike. The mall has 1,339,000 square feet (124,397 m2) of gross leasable area, making it the largest of any enclosed shopping mall in Tennessee. The anchor stores are Dillard's, Dick's House of Sport, 2 Belk stores, JCPenney, and Cinebarre.
There is a food court in the center of the mall. This was the original location of a junior anchor Frankenbergers Department Store. This food court was the first mall location for Knoxville-based Petro's Chili & Chips.
On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide. The store closed on January 6, 2019, and demolition began on January 9, 2020 Subsequent to the demolition, it was replaced by Dick's House of Sport, a new concept by Dick's Sporting Goods.