Long before COVID came along people were moving out of Valley Vista Mall. When I spoke to locals about stores leaving or their desire to more their stores in the mall, they all stated the same thing. "It's too expensive." After the first year of the pandemic, most of the stores re-opened. However, 2 years later, stores are leaving one by one. The mall wasn't anything great before and now it's even a shell of its former self.
Sears and Dillards are gone leaving only J.C. Penny left as an anchor store. At this point, I really don't see anything driving traffic to Valle Vista Mall. La Plaza, The Outlets and Sunrise have everything you probably want and need.
Here are a few select shots of how empty the mall currently is. This pictures were taken around 6 PM. So, there is no reason for the mall to be so empty.
