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The shops occupying spaces at Westbury square during the center's height in the 1960s and 1970s included The Candle Shop; [17] Cargo Houston Importers, a store described by Alisa Rogillio-Strength of the Houston Business Journal as "a predecessor to Pier 1"; [7] The Chemist Shop, a perfume store; Cromwell's, self-described as an "Olde English ...
The CityCentre was designed to be pedestrian friendly and car-independent. Since Houston has a low population density, and flourishing suburbs, the CityCentre is marketed towards people desiring to live in the city without having to travel far for food or the office. Hotel Sorella [10] RA Sushi [11] Eddie V's [12] Cyclone Anaya's [13] Bistro ...
Almeda Mall is a shopping mall located in the Southeast Houston neighborhood of Genoa on Interstate 45. The mall opened in 1968. [1] The anchor stores are dd's DISCOUNTS, and 3.6.5. One vacant anchor store was once Burlington. [2] The other was Macy's, closing in 2025. [3] The mall has 782,353 square feet (72,683.0 m 2) in leasable space. [4]
In 1931 he moved to Houston by buying the stock of a bankrupt army-surplus store known as Crawford-Austin and liquidated its inventory. He discovered in the process that sporting goods, especially fishing and hunting supplies, sold well. In 1933, he opened the first Oshman Outdoor Store, [3] in Downtown Houston at Capitol and Fannin. Founded as ...
River Oaks Shopping Center. The River Oaks Shopping Center is a shopping center in Neartown, Houston, adjacent to River Oaks.As of 2012 the more than 322,000-square-foot (29,900 m 2) center includes one grocery store, one movie theater, 14 restaurants, and 76 stores.
To regain market share, Memorial City Mall underwent renovations and added "Fame City," [2] which was a multi-faceted family entertainment complex with an indoor mini golf course, kiddie ride area, video game arcade, teen disco, roller skating rink, and an eight-screen Loew's Theatre. These attractions opened in 1989.
Market Square is a public plaza bounded by Travis and Milam streets, and Congress and Preston avenues. Numbered as Block 34 and named "Congress Square" in the original Borden Survey of Houston, it was renamed Market Square after Augustus Allen chose a site for the capitol at the northwest corner of Main Street and Texas Avenue in 1837.
When it opened the mall had 600,000 ft² (56,000 m²) of retail space. The original skylights — which graced among other things a large, floor-level, ice rink, open year-round - had three hanging chandeliers. A connected 400-room hotel was opened in September 1971, the Houston Oaks Hotel (now The Westin Oaks Houston). [12]