West Town Mall is a super-regional shopping mall located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Opened in August 1972, this one-level mall is located in the western portion of Knoxville in the West Hills community. West Town Mall is located along Interstates 40/75 and Kingston Pike. The mall has of gross leasable area, making it the largest of any enclosed shopping mall in Tennessee.Factual Information on West Town Mall The anchor stores are Dillard's, Dick's House of Sport, 2 Belk stores, JCPenney, plus a Cinebarre.

There is a food court in the center of the mall. This was the original location of a junior anchor Frankenbergers Department Store until 1985. This food court was the first mall location for Knoxville-based Petro's Chili & Chips.Petro's moves to malls after the World's Fair

In 1994, there was a major expansion, which included 2 new anchors along with 32 smaller shops.

On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide. The store closed on January 6, 2019, and demolition began on January 9, 2020 Subsequent to the demolition, it was replaced by Dick's House of Sport, a new concept by Dick's Sporting Goods.

Anchors Belk Women- Northeast anchor (Opened in 1972 as Proffitt's, expanded in 1995, became Belk in 2006, then Belk Women in 2007) (122,000 square feet) Belk Men, Home, and Children- Southwest anchor (Opened in 1994 as Parisian as part of an expansion, became Belk Men, Home, and Children in 2007) (140,000 square feet) Dick's House of Sport- West anchor (Opened in 1972 as Sears, closed in 2019, was demolished in 2020 then rebuilt as Dick's House of Sport in 2021) (75,000 square feet) Dillard's- Northwest anchor (Opened in 1972 as Miller's, became Hess's in 1987, then closed in 1992, expanded and became Dillard's in 1993) (244,000 square feet) JCPenney- Southeast anchor (Opened in 1994 as part of an expansion) (177,000 square feet)

Former anchors

JCPenney (Opened in 1972, relocated in 1994) Sears (Opened in 1972, closed in 2019 and demolished in 2020) (180,000 square feet) Frankenbergers (Opened in 1972, closed in 1985, became the food court)

Movie theaters In 1998, Knoxville based Regal Entertainment Group opened a Funscape entertainment complex in the mall.Deconstructing the Mall In 2018, the Regal Cinemas was rebranded to Cinebarre.

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