Valley View Center

The New Valley View Will Be Like Uptown, With a Gondola

The last time I set foot in Valley View Center three or four years ago, it was eerily reminiscent of a post-apocalyptic zombie flick, and not the old-school kind with the undead lurching forward with laughable slowness. The zombies that come to mind are the type that are puma-quick and would have no ... More >>

Do You Have the Voice of a Goddamn Angel and Want to Be On BET?

Saturday at Valley View Center, there's a singing competition, in conjunction with the upcoming film Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, which stars former American Idol contestant Jordin Sparks and the late Whitney Houston and comes out August 17. Here's the plot synopsis, via the ... More >>

While Awaiting Oasis, Valley View Center Transforms into Midtown Food Truck Fest. Naturally.

Back in April, Beck Ventures, a Dallas-based investment management company, told us of their big fancy plans to transform the Valley View Center into "Midtown Dallas; a mixed-use lifestyle project, creating an urban oasis at one of Dallas' most venerable and desirable locations." As we all know, t ... More >>

Or You Could Always Go to the Midway Set Up in Valley View Center's Parking Lot

​Speaking of midways, as we were yesterday, and Valley View Center, as we are, um, frequently? ...We were out running a few errands late Sunday when I espied the Ferris wheel presently sitting in the mall parking lot. In recent years it feels like it's there more often than not, though given the p ... More >>

If You Ever Wanted to Own Valley View Center, Well, Now's Your Big Chance

​The place: the north side of the George Allen Courts Building, below the overhang. The date: February 7. The time: between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.That's your invite to the foreclosure auction for Valley View Center, which, since August 2010, has been in the hands of LNR Partners out of Miami, who took ... More >>

New Owners of Former Macy's at Valley View Want to Fill Space With Retail of Some Kind

Prange Way/Labelscar​As we noted one month ago, the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce is coordinating efforts to repurpose Valley View Center, which has long been a shadow of a shadow of its former self. Bruce Bradford, the chamber's interim president, and city council member Linda Koop spoke of pl ... More >>

Well, We Were Going to Talk About Complete Streets. But Then the Council Ran Out of Road.

From today's briefing to the council's Transportation and Environment Committee​The council's Transportation and Environment Committee kicked off its 1 p.m. meeting with a review of the LBJ Express project, with TxDOT and Trinity Infrastructure reps telling council members: "There is possibility y ... More >>

A (Fake) Mass Shooting at Valley View Center Meets Dallas Fire-Rescue's Rapid Response

Photos by Mike MezeulWell, whatever it takes to get folks back to Valley View. Slide show here.​Mall shootings never start on time, and the "massacre" that occurred Tuesday afternoon was no exception. While about 50 7th- to 12th-grade Dallas Lutheran students arranged themselves inside Valley View ... More >>

North Dallas Chamber President Outlines Possibilities For Valley View, Surrounding Land

Photo by Steve WalkerOn Tuesday, Friend of Unfair Park Ed D. sent us this photo taken by a friend who was there for the dismantling of Valley View's Sonic this week.​At the end of last week we spoke with council member Linda Koop about the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce's involvement in doing so ... More >>

Will City Plan Commission OK Greenville Ave. Bowling Alley? We'll Find Out Thursday. Maybe.

​No doubt you've heard of plans to plant a six-lane bowling alley-slash-bar next to Good Records on Lowest Greenville. It was on the City Plan Commission's agenda two weeks ago, at the same time the CPC replatted Valley View Center to make way for its inevitable demolition. Problem was, neighborho ... More >>

So, They're Chopping Up Valley View ...

Click to embiggen the proposed divvying-up of Valley View Center per next week's plan commission agenda.​Rumors have long been circulating that something's up with Valley View Center. Not sure what, exactly; no one's returning calls (paging Greg Maloney). Even local commercial Realtors aren't exac ... More >>

City Hall's Starting to Keep a Close Eye on Valley View, "Prime Urban Redevelopment Space"

Prange Way, via​On Wednesday, the full council will get that economic development update that never made it to committee two weeks ago (time was not on its side). Which is just as well: When we spoke two weeks ago, I'd completely forgotten to ask Karl Zavitkovsky, head of the Office of Economic D ... More >>

"Are We Closing Down Valley View? No, We're Not Closing it Down. Or Tearing it Down."

​Greg Maloney, president and CEO for Jones Lang LaSalle Retail, has heard he's closing down Valley View Center. He's heard he's tearing down Valley View Center. "I've heard all the rumors," says Maloney, whose company was appointed by the courts just last week as the receiver for the beleaguered m ... More >>

Valley View Has a New Owner. So, Now What?

​Perhaps you saw: Valley View Center has a new owner now, Miami-based LNR Property Corporation -- well, actually, its subsidiary LNR Partners, the very same company trying to sell off the former First National on Elm Street downtown, amongst other local real estate. Dallas County deed records show ... More >>

Sale at Denton's Golden Triangle Mall! Sorry. Make That: Golden Triangle Mall's For Sale.

​So notes The Wall Street Journal in a just-posted piece concerning the fortunes, or lack thereof, of Feldman Mall Properties Inc., which has acknowledged that J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. will in fact sell the Golden Triangle, located off of I-35, at foreclosure auction sooner than later. Feldman ... More >>

Mapping the "Available" Space at Valley View

A view of Valley View Center from the sky, as depicted on mall owner Macerich's leasing-info Web site​Ron Natinksy's comments concerning Valley View Center reminded me: We never did hear from a local Macerich rep concerning whatever kind of "plans" the mall owner may or may not have for North Dall ... More >>

Valley View's Owners: No Plans to Share

The scene inside Waldenbooks' Valley View location, which has about two weeks left​Christine Romero, spokesperson for Valley View Center owner Macerich, called back to say, well, she doesn't have much to say about the state or fate of the beleaguered mall at present: "We don't have any final plans ... More >>

If You Were Expecting a Pot Delivery, It May Have Been Delayed in Phoenix

​While waiting for Macerich officials to return our calls concerning Valley View Center, where I spent some of this afternoon, there's this story out of Phoenix worth a look-see, if only as a cautionary tale. Because if the movies have taught us anything, it's that couples stopped by the police re ... More >>

The Sad View from Valley View

Signs like this one decorate dozens of empty storefronts at Valley View Center.​When I was a kid, Valley View was my mall -- bought my first skateboard (a Powell-Peralta purchased at the stand beneath the escalators), my first album (KISS's Double Platinum at the Disc Records) and my first guitar ... More >>

Yes, But Will a Heavier Police Presence at Local Malls Encourage More Spending?

Toothpaste for Dinner​Scared to flash your wallet this holiday season at the mall for fear somebody might nab it? Hate leaving your goodie bags in the car will result in a smashed-in window? (No, we're not talking to you, NorthPark Center. Why do you ask? Oh ... right.) Look, don't worry: The ... More >>

Valley View Center Loses One More Tenant, as Borders Closes the Book on Waldenbooks

​A Friend of Unfair Park sends word: Borders Group is removing from its shelf 200 Waldenbooks locations across the U.S. -- including, as you can tell from the headline, the longstanding Valley View Center location, which opened in October 1999. Employees there only found out about the closure, sch ... More >>

Holiday Crime Initiative, Not Just Another Excellent Band Name

At this very moment, the city council's Public Safety Committee is meeting to discuss, among other things, the so-called Holiday Crime Initiative aimed at preventing crime during this most wonderful time of the year. Specially, today's presentation deals with two parts of town: the Dallas Police ... More >>

Attention, All Shoppers, It's Cancellation Day at The Last Mall

Sangers? Gone. Foley's? Gone. Macy's? Yup, Gone as of Today

The Road to Menudo is Paved with Tripe

Children's Museum Gets a Do-Over

By the Slice

Kids get served fun fractions

Madden As Hell

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Swan Song

TBS and Toni & Guy are looking for some average ducklings

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Reindeer Tales

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Incredible Journey

Bid the butterflies adieu

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Tempo Tagalong

Doctor's Orders

Get loose with the Seuss

Come together

Holiday Highlights

The Stink Bomber

From his raccoon-infested headquarters, Phil Thomas besieges enemies by fax and phone. He says he's fighting for ghetto kids. His targets say he's just bizarre.

In search of Santa

Kris Kringles are everywhere this time of year, but where's the real Mr. Claus? With a skeptical 7-year-old's help, we cut through the fake snow and polyester beards so you know where to go