[2] Some of the surrounding facilities included Bowlanes, A&R Course, General Cinema, Horse and Rider, an exhibition hall, and a half price shoe store.

At one time up to three major chain stores--JCPenney (which James Cash Penney himself opened), Sanger-Harris, and Montgomery Ward--were part of the complex.

This once-popular spot in Mesquite housed department stores, retail shops, an early form of arcade, and even a movie theater (which has since been demolished).

[4] In September 2005, Big Town Mall was designated a staging point for the victims of Hurricane Katrina coming to Dallas for shelter and relief.

The mall's parking space was utilized as a first stop for evacuees – where authorities searched for weapons, screened them for medical conditions, gave them a light snack and passed them along to any number of shelters in Dallas, Fort Worth, Irving, Grand Prairie and even Oklahoma City.