Hollywood Fashion Center
Retailer / private label
UnclaimedA former shopping mall at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and U.S. 441 in Hollywood, Florida.
Last updated August 25, 2026
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Overview
Hollywood Fashion Center was a shopping mall in Hollywood, Florida, positioned at the southeast corner of Hollywood Boulevard, also designated State Road 820, and U.S. 441, or State Road 7. It was developed as a conventional enclosed shopping center serving the Hollywood area and opened to the public on November 1, 1971. Its first operating store was Burdines, which began trading on October 5, 1970, before the rest of the mall opened. At opening, the center's principal anchors were Burdines, Jordan Marsh, J. C. Penney, and Richard's, reflecting the department-store-centered format common to American regional malls of the period. The center's tenant mix changed as department-store chains consolidated and entered financial difficulty. Richard's was replaced by Zayre in 1982, and the location was subsequently operated as Ames after Zayre converted the store in 1988. Ames closed in 1990 while the chain was proceeding through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Jordan Marsh left in 1991. Burdines and J. C. Penney both closed their Hollywood Fashion Center locations in 1992 and moved to the newer Pembroke Lakes Mall, leaving the older center without its major anchors. The loss of these stores substantially weakened the mall's commercial position and contributed to its decline during the 1990s. The ownership entity, Hollytor Properties, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1993. The property was then sold to State Mutual Life Insurance for $4.7 million. By 1994, the mall had closed. Subsequent efforts to reuse the site did not restore it as a traditional shopping mall. In 1996, the property was considered for a Home Depot store, but that proposal did not proceed. Later that year, portions of the former mall became a Smart & Final warehouse-style food store. After Smart & Final sold its Florida stores to Gordon Food Service in 2003, the location operated under the Gordon Food Service name. For a short period between 2002 and 2004, the former mall also operated as an indoor flea market called Millennium SuperMall, marketed as “Hollywood's City Place.” That use ended after authorities discovered that many booths were selling stolen merchandise. The property subsequently remained closed for an extended period. In March 2013, Walmart announced plans to acquire the site and build a 185,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter. Demolition was completed in June 2014, and the Walmart store opened on April 21, 2016. Hollywood Fashion Center is distinct from Hollywood Plaza, a separate property approximately two miles east on Hollywood Boulevard that was formerly known as Hollywood Mall.
History
Hollywood Fashion Center was developed as an enclosed shopping mall in Hollywood, Florida, at the southeast intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and U.S. 441. The project formed part of the postwar expansion of suburban department-store retail in South Florida. Burdines became the first store to open, on October 5, 1970. The completed mall opened on November 1, 1971, with Burdines, Jordan Marsh, J. C. Penney, and Richard's serving as its principal anchors. The center experienced changes in its anchor lineup during the 1980s. Zayre entered the mall in 1982 by taking over the former Richard's space. In 1988, the Zayre store was converted to Ames. Ames closed in 1990 when the chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Jordan Marsh departed in 1991, followed by Burdines and J. C. Penney in 1992. The latter two retailers relocated to the newer Pembroke Lakes Mall, leaving Hollywood Fashion Center without an anchor tenant and accelerating the center's commercial decline. Hollytor Properties, the mall's ownership company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1993. State Mutual Life Insurance later acquired the property for $4.7 million. By 1994 the mall had closed. A proposed conversion of the property into a Home Depot store was considered in 1996 but was not completed. Later in 1996, the site gained a Smart & Final warehouse-food store. Following Gordon Food Service's acquisition of Smart & Final's Florida stores in 2003, the operation became a Gordon Food Service location. The former mall was also used from 2002 through 2004 as Millennium SuperMall, an indoor flea market promoted as Hollywood's City Place. That reuse ended after the discovery that many booths were selling stolen merchandise. The property then remained closed until a large-scale redevelopment plan emerged. In March 2013, Walmart announced its intention to buy the property and build a 185,000-square-foot Supercenter. Demolition was completed in June 2014, and the Walmart Supercenter opened on April 21, 2016. The former Hollywood Fashion Center is not the same property as Hollywood Plaza, formerly called Hollywood Mall, which is located roughly two miles east on Hollywood Boulevard.
- 2016
A Walmart Supercenter opened
[1]The replacement Walmart Supercenter opened on April 21, marking the site's transition away from the former mall format.
- 2014
Demolition was completed
[1]Demolition of the former mall was completed in June as part of the property's Walmart redevelopment.
- 2004
The flea-market operation ended
[1]Millennium SuperMall closed after the discovery of stolen merchandise being sold by numerous booths.
- 2002
The property became Millennium SuperMall
[1]The former mall began a temporary life as an indoor flea market marketed as Hollywood's City Place.
- 1994
The mall closed
[1]After the ownership bankruptcy and loss of its anchors, the shopping mall had closed by 1994.
- 1992
Burdines and J. C. Penney departed
[1]Both major anchors closed their stores and moved to Pembroke Lakes Mall.
- 1990
Ames closed
[1]Ames closed the location during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
- 1988
The Zayre store became Ames
[1]The Zayre location was converted to an Ames department store.
- 1982
Zayre replaced Richard's
[1]Zayre opened in the former Richard's anchor space.
- 1971
Hollywood Fashion Center opened
[1]The enclosed shopping mall opened on November 1 with Burdines, Jordan Marsh, J. C. Penney, and Richard's as anchors.
Products and positioning
A regional enclosed shopping center whose original department-store anchor model later gave way to warehouse-format food retail, a short-lived flea-market use, and eventual redevelopment as a Walmart Supercenter site.
Shopping center · 1971
Enclosed shopping mall
The original Hollywood Fashion Center was a conventional enclosed shopping mall anchored by multiple department stores. Its retail proposition centered on apparel, household goods, general merchandise, and specialty stores operating around a shared indoor common area. The mall's commercial identity depended heavily on its anchor tenants, and the departure of those stores in the early 1990s left the property without the principal traffic generators that had supported its original format.
Indoor flea market · 2002
Millennium SuperMall
Millennium SuperMall was a temporary reuse of the closed shopping-center property from 2002 to 2004. Also promoted as Hollywood's City Place, it provided vendor booths and indoor market space rather than conventional department-store retail. The operation was discontinued after stolen merchandise was found among goods sold by many of the booths.
Mass merchandise and grocery retail · 2016
Walmart Supercenter
The Walmart Supercenter was the replacement retail development built after the former mall was demolished. Walmart announced the planned acquisition and redevelopment in 2013, with a stated building size of 185,000 square feet. The store opened on April 21, 2016, representing the site's final documented transition from an enclosed mall to a single large-format retailer.
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Brand decisions
2013
Walmart redevelopment decisionStrategyBackground
The former mall property had been closed for years and had passed through several unsuccessful or temporary reuse plans.
Action taken
Walmart announced that it would purchase the property and construct a 185,000-square-foot Supercenter.
Aftermath
The former mall was demolished, with demolition completed in June 2014, and the replacement store opened in April 2016.
1996
Consideration of a Home Depot conversionStrategyBackground
After the mall had closed, the property was considered as a possible site for a Home Depot store.
Action taken
The proposed conversion did not proceed.
Aftermath
Later in 1996, the site instead became home to a Smart & Final warehouse-food store.
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