Galleria Dallas - History

History

• 1982 - Hines Interests opens The Dallas Galleria with anchors Marshall Field's and Saks Fifth Avenue as well as a 432-room Westin Hotel.
• 1985 - The mall is expanded and Macy's opens.
• September 7, 1985- The mall is the location of WFAA-TV Channel 8's Sump'n Else bandstand program's 20th Anniversary Episode hosted by Ron Chapman, Ralph Baker Jr and The Little Group dancers.
• 1995 - The mall opens a 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) expansion in November.
• 1996 - In March. Nordstrom opens as anchor of the mall's new wing.
• 1997 - Marshall Field's sells its Texas locations. The Dallas Galleria location is purchased by Saks Fifth Avenue.
• 1999 - Saks Fifth Avenue renovates and moves into the original Marshall Field's location. The original Saks location is converted to a Gap, Inc. megastore housing Banana Republic (first level), Gap (second level), and Old Navy (third level).
• 2002 - Hines Interests sells the Dallas Galleria to UBS Realty Investors LLC of Hartford, CT, for an estimated US$300 million.
• 2003 - A major renovation of the mall is begun, with the mall's name changed from "Dallas Galleria" to "Galleria Dallas"
• 2005 - UBS Realty Investors LLC acquires the Westin Galleria Hotel from Hines Interests for $95 million.
• 2009 - General Growth Properties, the mall's management company, went bankrupt in April 2009. In June, Simon Property Group obtained management rights & their tenure started August 1.
• 2011 - A man commits suicide by jumping from the 3rd floor of the mall landing in the ice skating rink.
• 2012 - H&M opens on the second floor across from Saks Fifth Avenue on March 22, 2012.