# Forum 303 Mall

Arlington, TX · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-9110265a34` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/arlington-forum-303-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-9110265a34.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-9110265a34.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-9110265a34

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Pioneer 360 Business Center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1970 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2006 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Owner of record | Elliott Electric Supply Inc | reported · Wikipedia |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “Air-conditioner problems and competition with Six Flags Mall, The Parks at Arlington, and Traders Village contributed to its 2006 demise.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_303_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The site has been rebuilt as a business park called Pioneer 360 Business Center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_303_Mall
- **status**: “The site has been rebuilt as a business park called Pioneer 360 Business Center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_303_Mall
- **strategy**: “The site has been rebuilt as a business park called Pioneer 360 Business Center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_303_Mall
- **gla_sqft_before**: “The 800,000-square-foot (74,000 m2) complex” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “Demolition of it started in September 2007.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **renovation_years**: “It was converted to an indoor bazaar/flea market venue and renamed Festival Marketplace in 1998” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Service Merchandise, Dillard's, Montgomery Ward, AMC Theatres, Leonard's, Dillard's Clearance Center

## Timeline

- 1970: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1970: Opened/dedicated
- 1998: Converted to Festival Marketplace
- 2006: Closed/decline leading to demise
- 2007: Demolition began

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Forum 303 Mall was a shopping mall built at Pioneer Parkway and SH 360 in Arlington, Texas in the Mid-Cities between Fort Worth and Dallas. The 800,000-square-foot (74,000 m2) complex was dedicated September 19, 1970. Interesting features of it was that it included a public ice skating rink, and a public amphitheater in the lower level. During the 1970s many local and national acts, such as Roy Clark, performed there.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_303_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_303_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Forum 303 Mall, Arlington, TX." Record m-9110265a34, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/arlington-forum-303-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_arlingtonforum303mall,
  title = {Forum 303 Mall, Arlington, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/arlington-forum-303-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-9110265a34, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.