 Fashion Show Mall as seen from the Strip with The Cloud in the center |
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| Location | Paradise, Nevada, (United States) |
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| Coordinates | 36°7′38″N 115°10′19″W |
| Address | 3200 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 |
| Opening date | 1981 |
| Developer | Rouse |
| Owner | General Growth Properties Inc |
| No. of stores and services | Over 250 various stores, shops, kiosks and restaurants (As of April, 2009) |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,888,151 sq ft (175,415.0 m2) |
| Parking | Above - Ground Garage, Under-Ground / Basement Garage, Outside Parking - Lots, and Multiple Valets |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Website | Fashion Show Mall |
Fashion Show Mall is a shopping mall located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Fashion Show Mall is owned by the General Growth Properties Inc. With 1,888,151 sq ft (175,415.0 m2) of space, this is one of the largest enclosed malls in the world. The mall has over 250 stores, 7 anchors, an elevated stage, a fashion runway and "The Cloud."
Fashion shows take place in the mall every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and are free for shoppers to watch. During the Winter months, the mall has scheduled snow storms inside. Santa Claus also makes special appearances, even giving a high-energy performance on the runway with his group of elf helpers.
"The Cloud," at The Strip entrance is about 128 ft (39 m) above the sidewalk and is 480 ft (150 m) long. During the day, the structure provides shade for the entrance and at night it serves as a movie screen.
The mall features several high end restaurants, some accessible from private entrances and elevators so they may operate when the mall is closed.
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History
The mall opened in 1981 with Dillard's, Bullock's, Goldwaters, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue (Originally only 64,000 sq ft (5,900 m2)).
In 2003, Neiman Marcus expanded from 102,000 sq ft (9,500 m2) to 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2), Saks Fifth Avenue and Dillard's both relocated in the west end of the mall, and Macy's and Robinsons-May expanded as well. A whole West end was added to the mall adding 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) of store space, including The Great Hall, where fashion shows are performed throughout the day. Also, Bloomingdale's Home (first in the nation) and Nordstrom opened in the west end of the mall as well. Lord & Taylor was scheduled to open in the former spot of Dillard's, as part of the mall's east expansion, but that location is still empty, as the Lord & Taylor chain halted its national expansion plans and canceled its store here in 2003. The mall is currently searching for an anchor to occupy the location. A Nokia Experience was built in front of the building's entrance of the anchor. Also, as part of the east expansion, the Cloud and an 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m2) food court opened on the 3rd level.
Rouse, the previous owner, was purchased by General Growth Properties in 2004.
On September 9, 2006, following Federated's purchase of May Department Stores, Robinsons-May became the second Macy's store at Fashion Show. The second Macy's closed in January 2008 and is in the process of consolidating with the existing Macy's store. The consolidation will be finished by fall of 2009. A men's store currently occupies the location where the second Macy's was.
Anchor Stores
- Bloomingdale's Home (Opened 2002, 100,000 sq ft.) (Only location in Nevada)
- Dillard's (Opened current location 2002, 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2))
- Macy's Men's Store 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) (Became Macy's 1996, expanded 2002, becoming Macy's Fall 2009)
- Macy's 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) (Became Macy's 2006, becoming Macy's Men's Store Fall 2009)
- Neiman Marcus (Opened 1981, expanded 2002, 167,000 sq ft (15,500 m2)) (Only location in Nevada)
- Nordstrom (Opened in 2002, 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2)) (Only location in Nevada)
- Saks Fifth Avenue (Opened current location 2002, 166,000 sq ft (15,400 m2)) (Only location in Nevada)
- Vacant once proposed Lord and Taylor
Services & Amenities
Restaurants
- Bloomingdale's B-Cafe
- Cafe Ba Ba Reeba
- California Pizza Kitchen
- Cento & Fanti Gourmet Market & Cafe
- Ichiban
- Maggiano's Little Italy
- Mariposa at Neiman Marcus
- NM Cafe
- Nordstrom E-Bar
- Nordstrom Marketplace Cafe
- RA Sushi
- The Capital Grille
Gallery
 Neiman Marcus with the Las Vegas Boulevard and Spring Mountain Road intersection |
.jpg) |A crowd of holiday shoppers gather as Santa and his helpers put on a fun and exciting Christmas show atop the mall's very own built-in fashion show runway (November 23, 2007) |
 Inside the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas |
 Fashion Show Mall shown from the north |
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