The Shoppes at Solana


The Shoppes at Solana is a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, owned and operated by Enoch Kimmelman. It is located on El Paso's west side, at Interstate 10 and Sunland Park Drive. It features five anchor stores operating under four brand names, and more than 130 specialty stores on two enclosed levels. It is the second-largest mall of the three in the metro area, behind Cielo Vista Mall.
With a gross leasable area of, the mall is classified as a super-regional mall by the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Construction of the mall was completed in 1988, and it opened to the public on August 31 of that year. It is approximately one mile from Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, a racino just across the state line in Sunland Park, New Mexico. It is about four miles from the border with Mexico.
Macy's closed its Sunland Park Mall store in 2017. Western Wear moved into the former Macy's space.
Forever 21 closed in 2018.
On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Sears will be closing this location in early 2019 a part of a plan to close 40 stores.
In July 2023, the mall was sold and bought by Enoch Kimmelman, a president and CEO of Starr Western Wear. The mall was renamed The Shoppes at Solana. The mall's website and domain name merged to the new name in August 2023.
Sometime in 2024 Conn's closed due to bankruptcy.
WWW sunlandparkmall.com

Anchors

Former Anchors

Conn's
  • The Popular Dry Goods used to have a glass elevator that went from the first floor to the Greenery restaurant on the 2nd floor. This is why you used to be able to see those tall glass windows facing the outside. You used to be able to see the outside while going up and down. Sadly, after The Popular closed, Sears ripped out the glass elevator and only the small internal elevator was preserved for regular customer use. Both elevators were Montgomery A Series. Sears most likely redid the cab when it opened. It is speculated that the original cab was wooden and the doors inside were also brown as well.
The rest of the elevators in the mall are still there, some working and some defunct.

Wurlitzer theatre organ

A Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ, originally located in El Paso's Plaza Theatre, was located at the mall while the shuttered theater was being renovated for reopening. The organ was returned to the area from a Dallas, Texas collector and installed at the mall. The organ returned to the Plaza when it reopened in 2006.