I apologize for the recent lack of content on the blog. The past few months have been a very busy time. I have put up two posts today as an appreciation to each and everyone of my readers. I still have a lot of content in the works and I will post blog updates as time permits. My Youtube subscriber contest is still active, but we have yet to reach the 100 subscriber goal for the prize drawing. I appreciate those of you who have subscribed, we are currently at 71 subs.
Now for another Mexico City post. This is the Paseo Arcos Bosque Mall which is located in the Santa Fe district of Mexico City. This luxurious mall opened along with the tower completion in 1996 or 1997. Cineopolis and Crate and Barrel anchor the mall. The tenants of the mall are a mix of some high-end shops and typical mall staples such as Victoria's Secret with a diverse food court. Security was very visible inside of the mall. Some shops had their own security guards as well. The main level of the mall is where the majority of the shops are located. There is a smaller lower level with the majority of the restaurants. The Cineapolis is located within the complex as well, but I was unable to get a good photo. This mall is well designed and nice, but too small and expensive for the average shopper. The nearby Centro Santa Fe is a much better option if you want to spend an entire day at the mall.
There are hallways that lead to the office towers and various tenants such as this cycle club.
The far end of the mall just outside of Crate and Barrel.
The main entryway to the mall. The food court is located below.
This is the main corridor of the mall.
As you can see the ceiling designs transition throughout the mall.
Looking towards one of the corridors which leads to the outdoor seating areas.
A peak out of the window towards this water display. We were here on a Saturday when most offices are closed so we missed out on the show.
The other end of the mall corridor where it meets the other tower.
This is the window to the water display we saw earlier.
As you can see this is not a large mall. It is a good size for the office workers and nearby residents to spend an hour or two. I was unable to find any directory, but this evacuation map shows the main level of the mall.
The end of the hallway that leads to outdoor restaurants and more.
GNC is all over the place in Mexico. Just about every mall we visited had one.
The main mall entrance is really nice.
On the day we visited, there was an outdoor market with a variety of goods for sale.
Here is the outdoor restaurant area that is attached to the food court and more shops.
The indoor section of the food court.
Some little areas of greenery can be found in spots throughout the lower level of the mall.
The elevator area from the lower level to the main level. The elevators are outside of the climate controlled part of the mall.
All the different ceiling designs are fascinating.
ReplyDeleteIt is a really nice mall, but way too pricey for my budget. There is another mall in the Santa Fe area that is underground, sadly we didn't have enough time to visit all three of the Santa Fe malls that day.
DeleteWow, this is an exceptionally nice mall! Thanks for the photos. This makes The Galleria look rather ordinary in many ways even if the actual shopping area is rather small. This mall reminds me a bit of Canadian downtown malls where the first and basement levels of office buildings are used for malls. That said, as nice as some of those Canadian malls are, I'm not sure if they can top this in terms of how nice it looks!
ReplyDeleteI would suspect that food court gets very busy at lunchtime during the week with office workers filling up the place. That was my experience at Canadian downtown malls. A lot of those had very large food courts, but even still it was difficult finding a table at lunchtime and some of the more popular food vendors had very long lines.
These Mexican malls never cease to amaze. It's amazing to see what is possible with indoor malls in parts of the world where B&M retail still has a large amount of viability.
It's great to see all the activity on the blog here lately. I know you have some interesting posts coming and I'm looking forward to seeing them!
Despite the price tags at a lot of these stores, some deals were still there to be found. Since I was traveling, I didn't want to load up on a lot of extra purchases. There was a really cool shoe store similar to a Nike store that had a basketball court in the back half of the store to try out shoes. The store next door had a security guard standing out front so I didn't get a photo.
DeleteThis was the last post from Mexico City, but I still have more from Juarez including the 2019 update at Las Missiones Mall.
The trip to Corsicana netted me 5 more articles; the 3 Corsicana malls, Super Kmart, and West Hill Mall in Huntsville which recently lost the last 2 retail anchors.
It’s been around a year since the Willowbrook and Deerbrook Sears closed down. I wonder when the vacant space will get filled, if ever.
ReplyDeleteWe will see soon if Spirit Halloween decides to open up again this year in those buildings. The best hope for a good redevelopment will be to tear down those buildings. I know the building at Deerbrook has water damage on the second floor and several bulges/cracks in the concrete flooring up there. Some of the bricks have fallen off of the sides of the building from the building settling. The Willowbrook building appears to be in better shape, but it just doesn't fit it with the rest of the mall.
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