History
The first store to open at Southwest Plaza was The Denver Dry Goods Company, which opened in late 1982. By 1983, the mall opened, with additional anchor stores including May-Daniels & Fisher (May D&F), Montgomery Ward, Sears, and Joslins. In 1987, the May Company, then owners of May D&F, acquired Denver Dry Goods; since May Company already operated a May D&F store at the mall, the Denver Dry Goods store was sold to JCPenney. Joslins was converted to Dillard's in 1998. Montgomery Ward closed in 2001 as the chain shuttered the last of its stores nationwide; their store at Southwest Plaza was converted to a new Dillard's store in 2006, with the former Dillard's (in the former Joslins) being shuttered. As of late 2007, Dick's Sporting Goods and Steve & Barry's were added, each occupying a level of the former Dillard's. The latter closed in 2009, however, due to the closure of the chain.
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