![]() The trees shipped from Florida were nearly killed by a cold snap when delays in the shipment of the glass for the main entryway forced emergency heaters into use. Palm trees and other tropical plants were originally used in the mall area. After the mall was built it became a massive retail area instead. West Towne was built in a cow pasture on the west side of Madison in an area that was originally intended for industrial development. The store would eventually be replaced by a food court. The Manchester's location was their sixth and at the time their largest store. The West Towne and its sister mall, East Towne, were originally developed by Jacobs, Visconsi, and Jacobs Company of Cleveland, Ohio, which was later known as the Richard E. ![]() The anchor stores are JCPenney, Hobby Lobby, Total Wine & More, Dick's Sporting Goods, Forever 21, and Von Maur. West Towne is the sister mall to the East Towne Mall which opened a year later. The 56,000-square-foot (5,200 m 2) Manchester's store was later replaced by a food court. ![]() The mall was designed by the architect Lou Resnick and developed by Jacobs, Visconsi, and Jacobs Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, the developer of Brookfield Square in Milwaukee. It was the first enclosed shopping center within 70 miles (110 km) of Madison with its grand opening on October 15, 1970. West Towne Mall is a shopping mall located in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S., owned by CBL Properties. Lou Resnick, Jacobs, Visconsi, and Jacobs Co.ฤก (2 in Dick's Sporting Goods and JCPenney) Jacobs, Visconsi, and Jacobs Co., Cleveland, Ohio ![]()
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