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((Infobox shopping mall
| name = Christown Spectrum
| image = 
| image_width = 
| caption = 
| location = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| address = 1703 West Bethany Home Road
| coordinates = ((coord|33.522149|-112.095351|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title))
| opening_date = August 24, 1961
| developer = [[Del E. Webb Construction Company|Del E Webb Corporation]]
| manager = Vestar Development Co.
| owner = 
| architect = [[Welton Becket|Welton Becket & Associates]], Friedman & Jobusch
| number_of_stores = 50+
| number_of_anchors = 10 (including outparcels and junior anchors, 9 open, 1 vacant)
| floor_area = 
| floors = 1 + mezzanine
| parking = 
| website = ((url|christownspectrum.com))
))
'''Christown Spectrum''' is a mall in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], located at 1703 W. Bethany Home Road. It is the city’s oldest operating mall and was the third [[shopping mall]] built in the city. The name Christown Spectrum is derived from Chris-Town Mall and Phoenix Spectrum Mall, previous names. The mall opened as an enclosed shopping mall, but the enclosed portion of the mall was greatly reduced when redevelopment changed the configuration closer to a [[power center (retail)|power center]]. 

Christown Spectrum's anchor stores are [[Target Corporation|SuperTarget]], [[Walmart|Walmart Supercenter]], and [[American Furniture Warehouse]]. There is one empty anchor formerly occupied by [[JCPenney]]. Christown Spectrum also has [[Big 5 Sporting Goods]], [[Dollar Tree]], [[PetSmart]], [[Ross Dress for Less]], [[Walgreens]] and a [[Harkins Theatres]] 14.

==History==

=== Chris-Town Mall ===
[[File:XAVIER SCHOOL DANCE CHRISTOWN MALL 1964.jpg|thumb|School dance in Christown Mall Fountain Court 1964]]
Chris-Town Mall was originally named after the farmer, Chris Harri, who sold a large portion of his farmland to the mall's developer, [[Del Webb]] in the late 1950s.

The mall was designed by Los Angeles architect [[Welton Becket|Welton Becket & Associates]] and Tucson architects Friedman & Jobusch. Del Webb's [[Del E. Webb Construction Company|construction company]] was contractor.<ref>((Cite news |date=1961-08-20 |title=Del Webb's Chris-Town Mall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-del-webbs-chris-town-m/142169419/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |work=Arizona Republic |pages=115))</ref> Construction was completed in mid-1961 and Chris-Town Mall opened on August 24. It was the first indoor mall in Arizona, with an air-conditioned interior. The mall's original anchors included [[Montgomery Ward]], [[JCPenney]], and the first branch of the [[Downtown Phoenix]] department store [[Korricks]]. Other major tenants included [[S. S. Kresge Corporation|S. S. Kresge]], & [[F. W. Woolworth Company|Woolworth]]. Themed Courtyards served as focal points in front of each of the three major department stores.  The main courtyard at the center entrance that buffered JCPenney was named the Court of Fountains; the Court of Flowers ended the east wing near Korrick's, and the Montgomery Ward opened to the Court of Birds, in the west wing.

In 1966, [[Korricks]] was bought by and renamed [[The Broadway]]. Also that year the mall's first of two movie theatres broke ground on the southwest side of the main parking lot. And a new subterranean tavern, called The Janitor's Closet, opened in the mall in front of The Broadway, down a winding set of stairs in the basement at the northeast end of the mall.

In 1973 construction began on a new wing on the southwestern side of the mall opened to a [[United Artists Theaters|United Artists]] Cinemas 6 on the upper level, making it Chris-Town's second movie theatre. The new southeastern wing was designed by Friedman & Jobusch and built by Homes & Son Construction Company.<ref>((Cite news |date=1973-06-13 |title=Chris-Town Expansion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-chris-town-expansion/142168707/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |work=Arizona Republic |pages=16))</ref> Woolworth's was later demolished to make way for the new southwestern wing anchored by a [[Bullock's]] department store. Ladd Kelsey & Woodard of Los Angeles were architects and C. L. Peck was contractor. Interiors of the Bullock's were designed by Walker/Grad, Inc. of New York. The new store opened in November 1977.<ref>((Cite news |date=1977-08-21 |title=Bullock's Chris-Town |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-bullocks-chris-town/142167270/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |work=Arizona Republic |pages=106))</ref>

In the mid-1980s, [[Diamond's]], which quickly became [[Dillard's]], moved into the southwestern anchor spot vacated by Bullock's short stay at the mall.

The next decade saw the rapid closure of many anchor stores beginning with The Broadway in 1994; JCPenney, store #1821, in 1997; the bankrupt Montgomery Ward in 2001; and smaller anchors Butler Shoe Store and Woolworths. The final anchor, Dillard's, closed in 2004. The mall also closed its the life sized sand sculptures exhibit that adorned the mall for many years.

=== Phoenix Spectrum Mall ===

By the early 2000s, the mall was renamed Phoenix Spectrum Mall, and Grossman Company Properties began a $10 million renovation project.  The mall changed its focus to discount stores, starting with the demolition of The Broadway and replacement by [[Walmart]] (originally built as a discount store, later expanded into a Supercenter) in 1994.<ref>((Cite news |date=1993-04-26 |title=Chris-Town Walmart |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-chris-town-walmart/142176976/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |work=Arizona Republic |pages=39))</ref> The mall also opened the first [[Costco]]<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/sct0703/index.php |title=Shopping Centers Today: Cover Story: Costco taking anchor spots |accessdate=2007-12-02 |last=Hazel |first=Debra |date=July 2003 |work=ICSC.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123050325/http://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/sct0703/index.php |archive-date=2007-11-23 |url-status=dead ))</ref> to be located in an enclosed mall which replaced the old JCPenney building. This was followed by the division of the Wards department store into a [[PetSmart]] and [[Ross Dress for Less]]. Walgreens, a longtime resident inside the mall, relocated outside the mall, with Big 5 Sporting Goods replacing that location in the mall.

=== Christown Spectrum ===

Following the sale of the mall to Developers Diversified Realty in 2006, Phoenix Spectrum Mall took on a hybrid of its previous names to become known as Christown Spectrum Mall.<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0625phx-christown0627.html|title=New name for mall has familiar ring: Chris-Town|first=Grayson|last=Steinberg|publisher=The Arizona Republic|date=2007-06-25))</ref>

Around this time, the southwestern wing was demolished and replaced by [[Target Corporation|Target]] and space for smaller shops not directly connected to the mall. The former United Artists Cinemas and food court were demolished and replaced by a [[Harkins Theatres|Harkins Theatre]] with stadium seating which resulted in the Chris-Town Cinemas located in the parking lot to also be demolished. Most of the enclosed section between the old Court of Fountains and the new PetSmart and Costco was demolished for the return of JCPenney, which relocated from nearby [[Metrocenter (Phoenix, Arizona)|Metrocenter]]. This demolition cut off mall access to the Petsmart and Ross, thus leaving only the center and eastern side as traditional enclosed mall.

In December 2015, [[Kimco Realty]] acquired the mall for $115.3 million or $136 per square foot. At that time, the property was 94% occupied.<ref>((cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151201006716/en/Kimco-Realty-Announces-Acquisition-Christown-Spectrum | title=Kimco Realty Announces Acquisition of Christown Spectrum | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=December 1, 2015))</ref>

Today the only remaining original structures are the center entrance, east wing and the Montgomery Ward building, although the second floor remains non-leasable space.  The rest of the buildings that housed the original anchors have been razed, along with the movie theatre and the entire western wing.  Although the mall's central complex remains, the fountains were removed shortly after new flooring was added.

On February 11, 2020, it was announced that Costco would be closing. Despite an online petition to keep the store from closing, which received over six thousand signatures, the store officially closed on September 20, 2020.<ref name=costcoclosing>((Cite web|title=Christown Costco in Phoenix anticipated to shut doors in fall 2020|url=https://www.azfamily.com/news/christown-costco-in-phoenix-anticipated-to-shut-doors-in-fall-2020/article_b450b832-4d1d-11ea-9a39-f306f709ce7e.html|website=AZFamily|language=en))</ref> [[American Furniture Warehouse]] opened in the former Costco space on August 1, 2022.<ref>((Cite web |date=2022-09-10 |title=Furniture showroom opens at Christown |url=https://northcentralnews.net/2022/business/furniture-showroom-opens-at-christown/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=North Central News |language=en-US))</ref>

On June 4, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney would also be closing as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide. The store closed October 18, 2020.<ref>((Cite web|title=JCPenney Store Closings – Penney IP, LLC|url=https://companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com/storeclosings/|website=companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com))</ref>

=== Anchor history ===

* [[Montgomery Ward]] opened August 24, 1961, closed in 2001 with the space split to house [[PetSmart]] and [[Ross Stores|Ross Dress for Less]].
* [[JCPenney]] opened August 24, 1961, closed in 1997 demolished and replaced with [[Costco]] in 2001 which closed September 20, 2020. [[American Furniture Warehouse]] opened in the former Costco building on August 1, 2022
* [[Korricks|Korrick's]] opened August 24, 1961, became [[The Broadway]] in 1966, closed and demolished in 1993. [[Walmart]] opened on the site in 1994.
* [[United Artists Theaters|United Artists]] Cinima 6 opened in 1974 as an expansion to the mall. Demolished and replaced with a [[Harkins Theatres|Harkins Theatre]] in 2007.
* [[Bullock's]] opened in November 1977 as an expansion to the mall. Became [[Diamond's]] which was quickly converted to [[Dillard's]] in the mid 1980s. Dillard's closed in 2004 and was demolished and replaced with a [[Target Corporation|Super Target]] in 2007.
* JCPenney returned to the mall around 2006 building a new store in the former west wing of the mall. Closed October 8, 2020, now vacant.

== Light rail ==

Christown Spectrum Mall has its own "[[Phoenix Christown Mall (METRO Light Rail station)|19th Avenue/Montebello Station]]" stop on the [[Valley Metro Rail|Valley Metro Rail system]].

==See also==

* [[Arrowhead Towne Center]]
* [[Park Central Mall]]
* [[Maryvale Mall]]
* [[Desert Sky Mall]]
* [[Encanto, Phoenix]] City of Phoenix, Arizona Urban Villages Map 
* [[Mesa Riverview]] 
* [[Tempe Marketplace]] 
* [[Superstition Springs Center]]
* [[Fiesta Mall]]
* [[Tri City Mall]]
* [[Los Arcos Mall]]
* [[Metrocenter (Phoenix, Arizona)]]
* [[Paradise Valley Mall]]

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.christownspectrum.com/ Official Christown Spectrum website]
*[http://www.barbarastew-art.com/christown.html Chris-Town Retrospective]


((Shopping malls in Arizona))

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Phoenix, Arizona]]
[[Category:Shopping malls established in 1961]]
[[Category:Shopping malls in Arizona]]
[[Category:Shopping malls in Maricopa County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Welton Becket buildings]]

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