Valley Fair Mall (Utah)
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| Location | West Valley City, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 40°41′40″N 111°57′20″W / 40.69444°N 111.95556°W |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Stores | 120+ |
| 8 (7 open, 1 vacant) | |
| Floor area | 831,667 sq ft (77,264.4 m2) |
| Floors | 1 (with limited 2nd floor office space) |
| Website | shopvalleyfair |
Valley Fair Mall is a 831,667-square-foot (77,264.4 m2) single-level regional shopping center located in West Valley City, Utah, United States. Anchor stores are All Star Bowling & Entertainment, Hobby Lobby, JCPenney, Megaplex Theatres, Ross Dress For Less, Ulta Beauty, DD’s Discounts and a store which used to be Old Navy.
History
[edit]The shopping center was constructed in 1970 on the southwest corner of the I-215 belt route and West 3500 South (Utah State Route 171 in the Salt Lake Valley.[1] Valley Fair Mall hosts approximately 120 in-line shops, a 13-bay, 450-seat food court, 15-screen Megaplex movie theater.
In 2005 Satterfield Helm Management, Inc. of Sandy, Utah purchased the mall and in 2006 announced plans for a renovation of the center.[2] A new Costco store opened in 2007 as the first part of a four-phase redevelopment.[3] Phase II of the redevelopment was completed in June 2010.
Macy's, formerly ZCMI and Meier & Frank, closed in 2016 and became All Star Bowling & Entertainment and Hobby Lobby in 2019.[4]
On January 21, 2020, it was announced that Bed Bath & Beyond would be closing as part of a plan to close 40 stores nationwide.[5] The store remained vacant until February 28, 2026, becoming DD’s Discounts.[6]
On May 8, 2023, a shooting occurred at the mall. Police reported that a 25-year-old man suffered a non-life-threatening injury from a gunshot wound to his hip.[7] The incident took place in front of a store near 3601 S. 2700 West.[8] Three suspects left the mall immediately after the shooting and were arrested at a TRAX station across from the mall.[9] Approximately 20 minutes after the shooting, three "juvenile male" suspects were taken into police custody[10] and a handgun was recovered.[9]
On August 25, 2025, Old Navy closed their location at the mall.
On July 14, 2026, a knife-wielding assailant stabbed and critically injured a Muslim kiosk worker who was a few blocks near the All Star Bowling & Entertainment store. The suspected assailant, Peter Michael Larsen, was allegedly motivated by hatred of Muslims. Larsen was later taken into custody by police and charged with attempted murder.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Pusey, Roger (November 3, 1991). "Valley Fair Mall's a Hub of W.V. Activity". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ↑ Anderton, Dave (October 13, 2005). "West Valley.'s Valley Fair Mall sold". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ↑ Wharton, Tom (March 27, 2014). "Valley Fair Mall has risen from near-death experience". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City: Huntsman Family Investments, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Valley Fair Mall continues to evolve | the City Journals".
- ↑ "Here's a list of the 40 Bed Bath & Beyond locations closing in 2020".
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DU_1RlbiPHQ/?hl=en.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Jeff Tavss (May 8, 2023). "Shooting at Valley Fair Mall leads to active shooter scare". fox13now.com. Fox 13 Salt Lake City. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ Cassidy Wixom (May 8, 2023). "Man shot at Valley Fair Mall; 3 boys taken into custody". ksl.com. KSL-TV. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- 1 2 Scott D. Pierce (May 9, 2023). "Customer shot while shopping at Utah's Valley Fair Mall". sltrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ Jeff Tavss (May 8, 2023). "Shooting at Valley Fair Mall leads to active shooter scare". fox13now.com. Fox 13 Salt Lake City. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ McFadden, Alexa (July 14, 2026). "West Valley mall stabbing was religiously motivated, documents say". ABC4. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
External links
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