Comments on: Phoenix Village Mall; Fort Smith, Arkansas

By: JRuck

JRuck — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:43:02 +0000

Phoenix village mall is no longer..but from 2008 to 2010 they have been slowly stripping down the mall an rebuilding the interior, Now its Phoenix village expo center. they hold different types of things like antiques shows/sale, gun shows..etc.. so from going from a junk mall that was in horrible condition to being something useful..aint to bad..

By: Bob Collins

Bob Collins — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:17:14 +0000

As a young teen, I was excited to visit my older sister who got a job at the brand new mall, at Hunt’s Department Store (a local chain). We’d go on her lunch break to a little lunch counter with tables and chairs in the mallwalk. For a nice dinner out the whole family would go to Furr’s Cafeteria. Furr’s outlasted many of the retailers, and often on a Sunday after church we’d stand in a long line and peer into the shut down stores.
For awhile, the mall made a go of being a medical center with several specialty offices. But that tanked, too.

By: Thurman

Thurman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:48:08 +0000

An update: I recently went there to survey what the construction crews have been up to. The Main mall building is still standing and appears to have renovation work going on inside. In fact, it appears to have recieved a new paint job on at least one side of the building including the old Venture/Atwood’s location.The Pheonix Village center, basically a strip mall, which stood in front of the mall has been demolished aside from a few structures that will be renovated. New tar has been put down on in the parking lot. It’s quite possible that this mall may spring back to life. The lights are still on, at least.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:01:29 +0000

Correcting my previous post to say the “would” in the last sentence shouldn’t be there, lol.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:56:14 +0000

I just discovered the website and have been reading through the archives, and I was thrilled to find this post, as I have a minor Venture obsession. It was great to see the pictures and also see other people who would were as excited about them as I was.

By: WANETA

WANETA — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:46:54 +0000

THE PHOENIX VILLAGE MALL WAS RECENTLY BOUGHT AND HAS SEEN SOME CHANGES. PART OF IT WAS COMPLETLY DEMO’ED AND THE MAJOR PART HAS BECOME INSIDE WAREHOUSE STORAGE.

By: TenPoundHammer (Bobby)

TenPoundHammer (Bobby) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:40:59 +0000

Just a footnote: The Woolco closed in 1979? That’s weird; literally every other Woolco I’ve ever found went under in 1982-1983 with the chain.

By: Thurman

Thurman — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:25:07 +0000

I haven’t been to the mall on an expedition in over a year but have read several articles in the Fort Smith paper about redevelopment of the area. I know that the construction crews have started to work but I don’t know what will be torn down and what will be remodelled. I really hope the main building remains standing because it is quite a relic of mall design with its arches and giant grid like box design. Long live the Phoenix Village Mall!!

By: evagail

evagail — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:45:21 +0000

i still live in Fort Smith.i love phoniex village mall i miss being little and trick or treating there.i miss furrs there and the movies.i hung out there with my friends.also my best friend greg used to work at ventures he loved that job and he misses it.i wished i was rich cause i would buy that place up in a heartbeat i hope no one is ever stupid enough to tear the place down.i dont understand why people do that to people take something away from them like that,its just wrong.i do know they are tearing up the parking lot in that area id like to know why.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:39:41 +0000

The Venture later became Atwood’s, which is probably what the labelscar is.