History
The $300 million mall opened with the reconstructed Aladdin hotel in August, 2000 as the Desert Passage mall. It was built and operated by Trizec Properties. The mall had a Moroccan theme to match the adjoining Aladdin hotel. The shopping complex featured an hourly indoor thunderstorm.
The mall was sold in 2003 to Boulevard Invest LLC owned by Investcorp, RFR Holding LLC, and Tristar Capital.
To match the conversion of the Aladdin to a Planet Hollywood, the Desert Passage was renovated and adopted a new Los Angeles theme, being called Miracle Mile Shops.
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