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The Town Center at Aurora (formerly known as Aurora Mall) is an enclosed, two-level regional shopping center located in Aurora, Colorado, and covers a leasable area over 1 million square feet. It lies at the center of the commercial and retail district in the area, adjacent to Aurora City Square, Aurora City Place, and Aurora Park Shopping Center, a strip mall.〔 The commercial district itself is located in central Aurora, and the mall's primary trade area includes a mostly suburban, middle-income demographic. Anchor stores and major tenants at the mall are Dillard's, Macy's, JCPenney, Sears and Century Theatres. ==History== Aurora Mall was developed in 1974, and was fully opened a year later in 1975. The mall is set in a typical sprawling, suburban environment, and the demographics mostly reflect that trend.〔 In 2003, the mall announced a major two-part renovation with a cost of approximately $100 million. The first part consisted of a remodeling of the Foley's department store, to a Dillard's that replaced the former anchor.〔〔 Dillard's at Southglenn Mall closed, to move to Aurora Mall.〔(Southglenn Dillard's Closing )/〕 The second part involved the rest of the mall, including the construction of a new food court, re-pavement, and other site upgrades.〔〔 The renovation project was completed in 2005, and the mall reopened under its new name as Town Center at Aurora. During the renovation project, a controversy arose regarding one of mall management's new focus on attracting a white-only clientele. A top leasing agent was recorded in a conversation with a tenant, who served food that apparently catered to an ethnic minority. The conversation seemed to provide the mall's new direction after renovations were complete: to discourage people of an ethnic minority from shopping there. City officials quickly condemned the "racist" views, and demanded an apology from Simon's management; no apology has yet been given.〔 In June 2005, a 19-year-old girl was killed when trying to break up a fight at the mall.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Town Center at Aurora」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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