Chris-Town Mall is the oldest operating mall and was the third shopping mall built in Phoenix, Arizona, located on Bethany Home Road and 19th Avenue. Today it still exists as an enclosed shopping mall, although the enclosed portion of the mall was greatly reduced when redevelopment changed the configuration closer to a power centre. The property currently is known as Christown Spectrum Mall, derived from Chris-Town Mall & Phoenix Spectrum Mall, names previously used in the past. Construction was completed in mid 1961. It is said that the construction didn't go as well as planned, the town would later find out why. Chris-Town Mall opened with much fanfare on August 24 advertised as the first indoor mall in Arizona. Another first for an Arizona mall was the air-conditioned interior, which may have led to competing Maryvale Mall converting to an indoor mall to stay competitive.