Indio Fashion Mall
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Indio Fashion Mall was a shopping mall in Indio, California, currently the site of the Indio Grand Marketplace.
Indio Fashion Mall opened on February 24, 1975. A {{convert|60000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} Harris Company department store (later became Harris Gottschalks in 1999) and a Sears anchored the mall which had 40 other mall shops.{{cite news |title=New Harris' Store Opens Monday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52351073/harris-indio-store-opened-2241975/ |publisher=Desert Sun |date=February 21, 1975}} The mall had {{convert|215000|sqft|sqm}} of retail space on a {{convert|17|acre|ha|adj=on}} parcel.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52352967/indio-fashion-mall-plans-for/|title=Indio Fashion Mall plans for transformation|newspaper=The Desert Sun |date=September 10, 2018|pages=A7|via=newspapers.com}}
Decline
The Sears store closed in 2004 (relocated to Westfield Palm Desert mall) and the Harris-Gottschalks in 2009.
By 2017, 70% of the storefronts in the mall were empty.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52352890/indio-fashion-mall-empty/|title=Indio Fashion Mall empty|newspaper=The Desert Sun |date=October 13, 2017|pages=A1|via=newspapers.com}} On February 28, 2018, Los Angeles-based developer Haagen Company purchased the mall and its lot with the intention of eventual redevelopment.{{Cite web|url=https://indiograndmarketplace.com/news/haagen-company-acquires-indio-fashion-mall-in-california/|title=Haagen Company Acquires Indio Fashion Mall in California|date=March 19, 2018}}
Current status
The building is now called Indio Grand Marketplace and is an indoor swap meet, consisting of lower-end independent retailers and food outlets.{{Cite web|url=https://indiograndmarketplace.com/|title=Home|website=Indio Grand Marketplace}}
Redevelopment plans
The owner has plans to demolish the existing mall building and build a mixed-use development to cover the lot as well as an additional adjacent 20-acre parcel. It is to house retailers, casual dining and entertainment; up to 400 new residential units; and a hotel.".{{Cite web|url=https://indiograndmarketplace.com/new-development/|title=New Development}}
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Category:Shopping malls in Riverside County, California