Windsor Park Mall
Location | Total retail floor area 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2)[1] | |
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No. of floors | 2 |
Windsor Park Mall was a
In 2007, the building, of which ownership was transferred to the suburb of
History
1976-2007: Windsor Park Mall
In the 1990s, demographic changes in the surrounding neighborhood led to a rise in crime at Windsor Park Mall. In one of the first incidents, in February 1991, a 20-year-old man was stabbed with a knife and killed at the mall's
The national closure in 2001 of one of the more successful anchors of the mall, Wards,[11] marked the beginning of the end of Windsor Park's life as a shopping mall. Dillard's closed in January 2002,[12] a year in which mall occupancy dipped to 45% and the mall was sold by Simon to Whichard Real Estate of North Carolina.[13] The mix of occupants had become nontraditional: government agencies, social organizations, churches, a nightclub[14] and even a "bazaar" flea market were tenants in the mall's dying days; meanwhile, Whichard entertained the idea of converting Windsor Park to an outlet mall, commissioning Bruce Targoff, formerly of the Mills Corporation, to present a redevelopment plan.[10] JCPenney closed in 2004 (as they opened a store at Rolling Oaks),[15] and Mervyn's, the last anchor, shut its doors on August 31, 2005, as part of that chain's closure of 62 stores, heralding the mall's closure.[16][17]
The vacant Montgomery Ward, then owned by
2007-present: The Castle
Among the features of The Castle are a two-story slide, 80 conference rooms, cable car-type gondolas repurposed from the closed Sky Ride at
The perimeter road around the center, which was added by Rackspace on a new route, is known as Fanatical Place (in reference to the company's value of "Fanatical Support"); another access road is named Racker Road, after the nickname for Rackspace employees.[25]
Former anchors
- Dillard's, 184,644 sq ft (17,154.0 m2)
- Joske's (upper level became a food court in 1987)
- Dillard's Home Store, lower level of former Joske's, 1987
- JCPenney, 179,714 sq ft (16,696.0 m2)
- Montgomery Ward, 147,700 sq ft (13,720 m2)
- Mervyns, 120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2)
Notes
- ^ The former mall was located in San Antonio from 1976 to 2007; the property was transferred to Windcrest as part of the redevelopment
References
- ^ a b "Windsor Park Mall readies 're-grand opening'". San Antonio Express-News. November 29, 1990.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Lesli, Hicks (November 17, 1990). "Business". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Hendricks, Bill; Webre, Jim (February 12, 1992). "Dad knew knifing of son at mall was fatal". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Edwards, Thomas (January 6, 1992). "Teen charged in gang slaying: 'Totally innocent bystander' slain in gun battle, police say". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Bower, Tom (February 28, 1992). "Three malls ousting VIA bus-stop sites". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Arthur, Santana (December 18, 1994). "Blaze of gunfire ruins yule spirit at Windsor Park". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Edwards, Thomas (December 19, 1994). "Man dies from injuries in Windsor Park Mall shooting". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Gibbs, Kristi (June 14, 1995). "Sheriff's annex moving to mall". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ a b Silva, Tricia Lynn (March 26, 2014). "What might have been for Windsor Park Mall — now home to Rackspace". San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ Monroe, Melissa; Day, Bill (December 30, 2000). "Wards closure to leave malls with big void". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Pesquera, Adolfo (December 7, 2001). "Dropping shopping - Dillard's delivers another blow to Windsor Park Mall". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Pesquera, Adolfo (April 18, 2002). "Windsor Park tenants informed of mall's sale". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ McCollough, Chuck (December 3, 2003). "Windsor Park seeing revival - New investments, school rebuilding are positive changes". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Monroe, Melissa (June 22, 2004). "J.C. Penney to leave Windsor Park Mall - Store is relocating to upgraded Rolling Oaks Mall in October". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ "Windsor Park loses Mervyns, one of 28 stores closing statewide". San Antonio Express-News. September 8, 2005.
- ^ Castillo, Mariano (August 2, 2005). "Search center seeking new home as mall closes". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Bower, Tom (September 7, 2005). "Mall sheltering evacuees faces lawsuit for back taxes". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Wilson, Ron (September 27, 2005). "Some who fled storm wait for all-clear to go home". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ McCollough, Chuck (August 15, 2007). "Officials hope deal revives area". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ a b Murphy, Kate (October 30, 2012). "Revitalizing a Dead Mall (Don't Expect Shoppers)". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ Lorek, L.A. (August 3, 2007). "State kicking in $22 million for Rackspace move". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ a b c Mirel, Diana. "Mall makeover: Rackspace has transformed a vacant mall in San Antonio into a hub of high-tech growth". Journal of Property Management. No. March/April 2013.
- ^ Lucio, Valentino (February 4, 2012). "Sense of fun pervades Rackspace HQ". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ Goddard, Dan (March 21, 2013). "Storming The Castle: Inside Rackspace Headquarters". San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2014.