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Westroads Mall is an enclosed shopping mall with over 100 stores located in Omaha, Nebraska at the intersection of 100th and Dodg e Streets (U.S. Route 6). It is the largest mall in the state of Nebraska,〔Ardy Friedberg and Monica Davey, "(Gunman at an Omaha Mall Kills 8 and Himself )". New York Times, December 6, 2007. Retrieved on 12/6/2007.〕 with 14.5 million customer visits annually.〔 ==History== Designed by real estate developer John Wiebe, Westroads cost $25 million to build, including $15 million for store inventories & fixtures. It was officially dedicated on August 1, 1968. The fully enclosed mall originally housed 68 tenants, later expanding to approximately 120 at the end of its first full year. During the mall's early years, it was home to a chapel as well as a heliport on the roof. Original inline stores included Bishops Cafeteria, Doktor Pet Center, Orange Julius, United Sporting Goods and a J.G. McCrory 5 and 10. The original shopping complex was divided into themed concourses, such as The Boston Mall, Central Park Mall, Italia Mall and Alpine Mall. In 1973, the basement level was remodeled into Bicentennial Square, a mall within a mall. It included the Westroads Dinner Theatre and several Colonial-motif tenants. The Grand Cafe Food Court was installed in a shuttered sporting goods store, on the mall's Main Level, This culinary complex opened for business in May 1991. Prudential Insurance Co. purchased the mall from Wiebe for $45 Million in 1977. In 1997, General Growth Properties bought the mall from Prudential. Today, the mall is owned by both General Growth Properties〔 (51% share) and Canadian property development company Ivanhoe Cambridge (49% share);〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ivanhoe Cambridge - Investments - North America )〕 it continues to be managed by General Growth Properties on behalf of the venture. The mall has been renovated several times: in 1990, 1995, 1999 and 2003. Currently the mall is undergoing an extensive renovation (2013-2014). Westroads is Nebraska's largest shopping mall〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Westroads Mall facts ) 〕 with a gross leasable area of 1.2 million square feet.〔(Westroads Mall ), International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed December 5, 2007.〕 The lower level is a Forever 21 Super Store which opened in December 2012. The lower level formerly housed a family entertainment center, Tilt, complete with an arcade and indoor miniature golf course. 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「Westroads Mall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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