| | | | | competing fully enclosed mall, on the other side of |
| The Scottsdale Fashion Square is one of Arizona’s | | | | North 70th street, west of Scottsdale fashion Square. |
| top tourist destinations, and the Southwest’s | | | | This plaza housed the exclusive Los Angeles |
| distinctive address for premier shopping. It is | | | | department store Bullock’s and Houston’s |
| Arizona’s largest shopping mall located in the heart | | | | Sakowitz, and also a Harkins Camelview theatre. |
| of the country’s fast-growing metropolitan area, on | | | | |
| the corner of Scottsdale Road and Camelback Road | | | | The competition among these big malls continued till |
| in Scottsdale. | | | | 1982 after Scottsdale Fashion Square was bought by |
| | | | | Westcor, and the owners built a double storied retail |
| It is spread over 2 million square feet (180,000 sq m) of | | | | bridge to connect the malls across North 70th Street. |
| retail space and is one of the 30 largest malls in the | | | | The shuttle service was discontinued, the street was |
| country. In terms of profitability, it beats the national | | | | sunk and a new four lane North Goldwater Boulevard |
| average by clocking sales of nearly $740 per square | | | | came in its place. The malls also underwent major |
| foot. Since 2002, it has been owned by Westcor. The | | | | renovations to become what they are today. |
| Scottsdale Fashion square today, is a name extended | | | | |
| beyond the mall to include the Scottsdale Waterfront | | | | Today, Scottsdale fashion Square has some top-end |
| and Southbridge. | | | | tenants, a high-end clientèle for the most elite brands |
| | | | | that are available only here in Arizona. This gives it an |
| This exclusive shoppers’ destination started out in | | | | edge over close rival Biltmore Fashion Park situated |
| 1961 as an open-air, three-storied structure with two | | | | six miles away to the west. Anchor stores here |
| local Phoenix outlets as its anchor stores, the | | | | include Macy’s, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, the |
| Goldwater’s department store and the AJ Bayless | | | | largest Dillard’s store and Barney’s New York, |
| supermarket. Its biggest competitor was the Los | | | | opening in fall 2009. |
| Arcos mall, a fully enclosed one built in 1969 in | | | | |
| Scottsdale. Its success led to its expansion in 1974 on | | | | There are plenty of Scottsdale hotels located around |
| the west side, and the addition of Diamond’s, a | | | | the shopping mall and you can enjoy a memorable |
| department store on the northern side. | | | | stay there after an exhausting day of shopping and |
| | | | | sightseeing. |
| Further, 1977 saw the opening of Camelview Plaza, a | | | | |