<P> North Hills Mall was built in 1979 at 7624 Grapevine Hwy (SH 26) in North Richland Hills, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, with its grand opening on 12 September 1979 . It flourished and co-existed with nearby North East Mall until the latter expanded in 1999 . The reconstruction process of the Interstate 820 / Airport Freeway junction limited access to it, also contributing to its demise . </P> <P> In November 1999, the mall was acquired by a new group of real estate investors who planned to turn it into "entertainment" hub in order to differentiate it from North East Mall's fashion focus . Plans included a Cinemark Theatre, an Olympic - sized ice rink, a 200 - foot fountain, a manmade 3 - acre lake, and indoor mobile transportation . However, obstacles such as continued construction on Interstate 820 / Airport Freeway, a slow start to construction, and an ever - increasingly popular mall across the street caused the renovation to never materialize . </P> <P> The mall closed in October 2004 at about 20% occupancy with the exception of Mervyn's (which closed in 2006 as it left the retail market in Texas) and sat vacant until it was demolished in early 2007 . </P>

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