Diamond's
# Diamond's

Diamond's was a department store chain headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Originally named The Boston Store, it was founded in 1897 by Nathan and Issac Diamond, Jewish immigrants who had earlier begun a dry-goods mercantile in El Paso, it was renamed Diamond's in 1947 in honor of the store's 50th anniversary. Consisting of one store in Park Central Mall in downtown Phoenix, Diamond's had expanded to twelve stores throughout the Southwest when in 1984 then owner, Dayton-Hudson Corporation, sold the chain to Dillard's.

## Locations

The locations of the 12 former Diamond's department stores.

* Flagship Store, Washington Street at 2nd Street, Phoenix, AZ (opened 1897)
* Park Central Mall, Phoenix, AZ (opened 1957)
* Thomas Mall, Phoenix, AZ (opened 1963)
* Tri City Mall, Mesa, AZ (opened 1968)
* Metrocenter Mall, Phoenix, AZ (opened 1973) (now Dillard's Clearance Center)
* Park Place Mall, Tucson, AZ (opened 1974) (now Dillard's)
* Fashion Square Mall, Scottsdale, AZ (opened 1974) (later became Dillard's, then Sears, now Macy's)
* The Meadows, Las Vegas, NV (opened 1978) (later became Dillard's, now Dillard's Clearance Center on upper level and Curacao on lower level)
* Paradise Valley Mall, Phoenix, AZ (opened 1979) (later became Dillard's, then Sears, closed 2019, now demolished)
* Fiesta Mall, Mesa, AZ (opened 1980) (later became Dillard's, closed 2019)
* Desert Sky Mall, Phoenix, AZ (opened 1981) (now Dillard's)
* Fashion Show Mall, Las Vegas, NV (opened 1981) (later became Dillard's, now Forever 21)
* Tucson Mall, Tucson, AZ (opened 1982) (now Dillard's)
