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Richardson Square Mall was an enclosed shopping center located in Richardson, Texas, United States. Richardson Square Mall demolition began in June 2007. Now located in its place is an outdoor retail center which goes by the name Richardson Square. The retail center includes Super Target with a Starbucks and Pizza Hut Express inside, Sears, Ross Dress for Less, Anna's Linens, and a Lowe's home improvement store. The center also includes pad sites such as Panda Express, Chick-fil-A, Whataburger, Sonic Drive-In, and a Bank of America.HistoryPeak yearsThe single-level mall first opened in 1977 on Plano Road, stretching between the intersections of Beltline Road and Spring Valley Road. The three adjacent corners of Beltline and Plano Road were also occupied by shopping centers. At one point, the mall had four full anchors: Montgomery Ward, Dillard's, Titche-Goettinger (which became Joske's in 1979), and Sears. The Sears building was constructed several years before the mall and operated as a standalone store. The mall also included the Richardson Square I-II-III movie theater (owned by General Cinema), a video arcade directly across from it, and two bookstores (Waldenbooks and B. Dalton). Food vendors were grouped in the entrance corridors at each end of the mall—by Sears and Montgomery Ward—and included Chick-fil-A, Orange Julius, Hot Sam Pretzels, and Bresler's Ice-Cream.