Diamond's

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title: "Diamond's" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["companies-based-in-phoenix,-arizona", "defunct-companies-based-in-arizona", "defunct-department-stores-based-in-arizona", "retail-companies-established-in-1897", "retail-companies-disestablished-in-1984", "target-corporation"] description: "Former Arizona based department store" topic_path: "general/companies-based-in-phoenix-arizona" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond's" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Former Arizona based department store ::

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Field	Value
name	Diamond's
logo	Diamond's Department Store Final Logo.png
former_name	The Boston Store (1897-1947)
type	Public
founders	Nathan and Isaac Diamond
area_served	Southwestern US
key_people	Nathan and Isaac Diamond
industry	Retail
products	Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products
parent	Roberts Brothers (1957-1968), Dayton-Hudson Corporation (1968-1984)
founded	1897
defunct	1984 (Acquired By Dillards)
hq_location	Phoenix, Arizona
locations	12 (1984)
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| name = Diamond's | logo = Diamond's Department Store Final Logo.png | former_name = The Boston Store (1897-1947) | type = Public | founders = Nathan and Isaac Diamond | area_served = Southwestern US | key_people = Nathan and Isaac Diamond | industry = Retail | products = Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products | parent = Roberts Brothers (1957-1968), Dayton-Hudson Corporation (1968-1984) | founded = 1897 | defunct = 1984 (Acquired By Dillards) | hq_location = Phoenix, Arizona | locations = 12 (1984) Diamond's was a department store chain headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, that operated from 1897-1984. Originally named The Boston Store, it was founded by brothers Nathan and Isaac Diamond.

History

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The Boston Store was founded in 1897 by brothers Nathan and Isaac Diamond, Jewish immigrants who had in 1891 begun a dry-goods mercantile in El Paso called The New York Store. Hearing of great potential in Arizona, the brothers moved to Phoenix. They set up a store on Washington Street in Downtown Phoenix. By 1941, the Diamond brothers had enlisted the help of family to run the store. Nathan's sons, Harold and Bert, and Isaac's son, Herbert, were all involved with management of the store. The Boston Store was renamed Diamond's in 1947 to mark the store's 50th anniversary. Harold and Ralph Diamond eventually took over the ownership. Roberts Brothers of Portland, Oregon purchased Diamond's in 1957. That same year, the store opened its first branch location at Park Central Mall. The building on Washington Street was subsequently closed. In 1962, the firm considered expanding into the Tucson market but would hold off on doing so until 1974. In 1968, Diamond's was sold to Dayton Corporation of Minneapolis. In 1970, Diamond's acquired Las Vegas based Ronzone's and converted its store at The Boulevard Mall to a Diamond's. On January 14, 1984, Diamond's consolidated its operations in Mesa by closing its Tri-City Mall location due to its close proximity to the newer Fiesta Mall location. Diamond's had expanded to twelve stores throughout the Southwest when in September 1984 then owner, Dayton-Hudson Corporation, sold the chain to Dillard's.

Locations

The locations of the former Diamond's department stores. The Original Flagship Store on Washington Street operated from 1897-1957. ::data[format=table title=""]

Mall	Location	Opened	Subsequent use
Park Central Mall	Phoenix, AZ	August 25, 1957	Converted to Dillard's, now medical offices
Thomas Mall	Phoenix, AZ	September 23, 1963	Converted to Dillard's, later demolished
Tri-City Mall	Mesa, AZ	August 7, 1969	Closed January 14, 1984, later demolished
The Boulevard Mall	Las Vegas, NV	1968 as Ronzone's, 1970 as Diamond's	Converted to Dillard's
Metrocenter Mall	Phoenix, AZ	October 1, 1973	Converted to Dillard's then Dillard's Clearance, now vacant
Scottsdale Fashion Square	Scottsdale, AZ	Spring 1974	Converted to Dillard's then Sears, now Macy's
Park Place Mall	Tucson, AZ	August 5, 1974	Converted to Dillard's later demolished and replaced with new Dillard's
Meadows Mall	Las Vegas, NV	1978	Converted to Dillard's, now Dillard's Clearance on upper level and Curacao on lower level.
Paradise Valley Mall	Phoenix, AZ	February 1, 1979	Converted to Dillard's then Sears, later demolished
Fiesta Mall	Mesa, AZ	July 4, 1980	Converted to Dillard's then Dillard's Clearance, later demolished
Fashion Show Mall	Las Vegas, NV	February 14, 1981	Converted to Dillard's, now Forever 21
Tucson Mall	Tucson, AZ	July 30, 1981	Now Dillard's
Desert Sky Mall	Phoenix, AZ	December 1981	Converted to Dillard's, now Dillard's Clearance
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References

References

1. "The Diamond Family of Phoenix, The Boston Store & Diamond’s Department Store – JMAW – Jewish Museum of the American West".
2. "Arizona Republic 16 Apr 1941, page Page 21".
3. "Arizona Republic 06 Feb 1957, page Page 14".
4. "Arizona Republic 03 Feb 1957, page Page 9".
5. "Tucson Citizen 09 Aug 1984, page 54".
6. "Arizona Republic 07 May 1968, page Page 6".
7. "The Minneapolis Star 21 Jan 1970, page Page 35".
8. (1984-01-06). "Diamond's to close Tri-City Mall outlet". Arizona Republic.
9. "Arizona Republic 10 Aug 1984, page Page 91".
10. BAK. "Diamond's, Phoenix, Arizona".
11. "Arizona Republic 25 Aug 1957, page Page 83".
12. "Arizona Republic 22 Sep 1963, page Page 3".
13. "Arizona Republic 04 Aug 1969, page Page 29".
14. (1973-09-30). "Metrocenter Mall". Arizona Republic.
15. (1974-08-04). "Park Mall Addition Diamonds". Arizona Daily Star.
16. (1979-01-07). "Gonzales Architect of Paradise Valley Diamond's Store". Arizona Republic.
17. (1980-07-03). "The best things in life are found in Mesa and Tempe...". Arizona Republic.

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