Bassett Place
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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Bassett Place
| image = BassettPlace-US62-Int10-ElPasoAerial (37228766574).jpg
| image_width =
| caption = Aerial view, 2014
| address = 6101 Gateway West Blvd
| location = El Paso, Texas, United States
| coordinates =
| opening_date = 1962
| closing_date =
| developer = Center Corporation
| manager =
| owner = Cypress Equities
| number_of_stores = 80
| number_of_anchors = 4
| floor_area = {{convert|730000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| floors = 1 (2 in Kohl's)
| parking =
| website = {{URL|bassettplacemall.com}}
| footnotes =
}}
Bassett Place is a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, owned and operated by Cypress Equities.
It is located on El Paso's east side, at Interstate 10 and Geronimo Drive.{{cite web | url = http://www.bassettplacemall.com/info/about | title = Bassett Place Information | work = Cypress Equities}} Its anchors are Costco Wholesale, Conn's, Kohl's, Premiere Cinema IMAX and Target.{{cite web|url=http://www.bassettplacemall.com/about/leasing/ |title=Leasing | Bassett Place | el Paso, Texas |accessdate=2014-04-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416191435/http://www.bassettplacemall.com/about/leasing/ |archivedate=2014-04-16 }}
History
Bassett Place was opened in 1962 as Bassett Center. It was built by The Center Companies and was the first shopping mall in El Paso. The mall drew its name from Charles N. Bassett, son of El Paso businessman Oscar T. Bassett.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/430959401/ | title=El Paso's Bassett Center set for opening Thursday | work=El Paso Times | date=March 1, 1962 | accessdate=December 22, 2020 | pages=2}}
The mall was fully enclosed in 1974. When it first opened, its tenants included White House Department Store, Popular Dry Goods, and Kresge.{{cite web|url=http://www.epcc.edu/nwlibrary/borderlands/14_shopping_mall.htm|title=A Shopping Mall by the People for the People|last=Celum|first=Sharon|accessdate=18 November 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104110642/http://www.epcc.edu/nwlibrary/borderlands/14_shopping_mall.htm|archivedate=4 January 2010}}
The Popular store became Dillard's in 1995,{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CzBSAAAAIBAJ&pg=1369,726943&dq=bassett-center+dillard%27s&hl=en|title=The Popular closes after 93 years|date=27 August 1995|work=The Victoria Advocate|accessdate=18 November 2013}} and was torn down in 2000 to make room for Costco.{{cite web|url=http://www.jtlcapital.com/vacant_dillards.php|title=Deal highlights|work=JTL Capital|accessdate=18 November 2013}} That store would open on November 13, 2003.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-thousands-expected-at-cost/128216721/|title=Thousands expected at Costco|publisher=El Paso Times}} Mervyns was converted to Kohl's a year after closing in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/minersmania/ci_11438332 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131118231839/http://www.elpasotimes.com/minersmania/ci_11438332 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 November 2013 |title=Bassett Place lines up new tenants: Mall adds Kohl's, Taco Tote, Casa Bella |last=Burge |first=David |date=12 January 2009 |work=El Paso Times |accessdate=18 November 2013 }} White House was demolished for a Target Greatland and an expansion of the western side of the mall, which added more retail tenant spaces and opened in 1993.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-bassetts-face-lift-to-gen/128216508/|title=Bassett's face lift to generate shopping|publisher=El Paso Times}} Conn's was added in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_21096391/conns-comes-bassett-place |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131118233231/http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_21096391/conns-comes-bassett-place |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 November 2013 |title=Conn's comes to Bassett Place this fall |last=Kolenc |first=Vic |date=18 July 2012 |accessdate=18 November 2013 }} In 2016, the shopping center reconfigured its food court to make room for the Dave & Buster's first El Paso location, which opened on April 11 of that year.{{cite web|url=https://www.ktsm.com/news/dave-busters-hiring-for-grand-opening-in-april/|title=Dave & Buster’s hiring for grand opening in April}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/picture-gallery/life/2016/04/11/dave--busters-celebrates-grand-opening-of-new-location/82915578/|title=Dave & Buster's Celebrates Grand Opening of new location}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.bassettplacemall.com/}}
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{{El Paso malls}}
Category:Buildings and structures in El Paso, Texas
Category:Shopping malls in Texas
Category:Economy of El Paso, Texas