# Westwood Mall

Houston, TX · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-c096f52f93` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/houston-westwood-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-c096f52f93.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-c096f52f93.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-c096f52f93

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | a shopping mall with a Latin American theme catering to Hispanics | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “After the mall was renamed PlazAmericas, it took a Latin American theme and catered to Hispanics.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlazAmericas
- **status**: “PlazAmericas, formerly known as Sharpstown Mall and earlier Sharpstown Center, is a shopping mall located in the Sharpstown development in Greater Sharpstown, Houston, Texas.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlazAmericas

## Anchors

Burlington, SuperNova Furniture, America Cinemas, La Sorella, Gold Factory & Imports, Clarewood Supermercado

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

PlazAmericas, formerly known as Sharpstown Mall and earlier Sharpstown Center, is a shopping mall located in the Sharpstown development in Greater Sharpstown, Houston, Texas. The mall is located on the northwest corner of Interstate 69/U.S. Route 59 and Bellaire Boulevard. This is the third mall to be built in Houston after Gulfgate Mall opened in 1956 and Meyerland Plaza in 1957, but the first fully air-conditioned mall in Houston. The area includes the Jewelry Exchange Center, a ten-story building. After the mall was renamed PlazAmericas, it took a Latin American theme and catered to Hispanics. The anchor stores are Burlington, SuperNova Furniture, America Cinemas, La Sorella, Gold Factory & Imports, and Clarewood Supermercado.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlazAmericas

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Westwood Mall, Houston, TX." Record m-c096f52f93, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/houston-westwood-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_houstonwestwoodmall,
  title = {Westwood Mall, Houston, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/houston-westwood-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-c096f52f93, 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.