Bassett Place Explained

Bassett Place
Address:6101 Gateway West Blvd
Location:El Paso, Texas, United States
Opening Date:1962
Developer:Center Corporation
Owner:Cypress Equities
Number Of Stores:80
Number Of Anchors:4
Floor Area:730000square feet
Floors:1 (2 in Kohl's)

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.[1] Its anchors are Costco Wholesale, Conn's, Kohl's, Premiere Cinema IMAX and Target.[2]

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.[3]

The mall was fully enclosed in 1974. When it first opened, its tenants included White House Department Store, Popular Dry Goods, and Kresge.[4]

The Popular store became Dillard's in 1995,[5] and was torn down in 2000 to make room for Costco.[6] That store would open on November 13, 2003.[7] Mervyns was converted to Kohl's a year after closing in 2008.[8] 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.[9] Conn's was added in 2012.[10] 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.[11] [12]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bassett Place Information . Cypress Equities.
  2. Web site: Leasing | Bassett Place | el Paso, Texas . 2014-04-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416191435/http://www.bassettplacemall.com/about/leasing/ . 2014-04-16 .
  3. News: El Paso's Bassett Center set for opening Thursday . El Paso Times . March 1, 1962 . December 22, 2020 . 2.
  4. Web site: A Shopping Mall by the People for the People. Celum. Sharon. 18 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20100104110642/http://www.epcc.edu/nwlibrary/borderlands/14_shopping_mall.htm. 4 January 2010.
  5. Web site: The Popular closes after 93 years. 27 August 1995. The Victoria Advocate. 18 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Deal highlights. JTL Capital. 18 November 2013.
  7. News: Thousands expected at Costco. El Paso Times.
  8. Web site: Bassett Place lines up new tenants: Mall adds Kohl's, Taco Tote, Casa Bella . https://archive.today/20131118231839/http://www.elpasotimes.com/minersmania/ci_11438332 . dead . 18 November 2013 . Burge . David . 12 January 2009 . El Paso Times . 18 November 2013 .
  9. News: Bassett's face lift to generate shopping. El Paso Times.
  10. Web site: Conn's comes to Bassett Place this fall . https://archive.today/20131118233231/http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_21096391/conns-comes-bassett-place . dead . 18 November 2013 . Kolenc . Vic . 18 July 2012 . 18 November 2013 .
  11. Web site: Dave & Buster’s hiring for grand opening in April.
  12. Web site: Dave & Buster's Celebrates Grand Opening of new location.

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