Ali Mall is the very first major shopping mall in the Philippines. It is located at Araneta Center

Araneta Center

The Araneta Center is a 35-hectare commercial area in Quezon City, Philippines. Araneta Center Inc. , controlled by the Araneta family, is the owner, developer and manager of Araneta Center, which brings in an estimated 1 million visitors daily...

, Cubao, Quezon City

Quezon City

Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...

 near SM Cubao. The mall was named after World Champion Boxer, Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...

. The mall was built in the 1976, making it one of the oldest malls in the country. Recently, they relaunched the new Cinemas and Food Court.

History

Construction on the mall began in 1975 after Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...

's boxing victory between Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier

Joseph William "Joe" Frazier , also known as Smokin' Joe, was an Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a one-fight comeback in 1981....

 in Araneta Coliseum. The Ali-Frazier fight was called "Thrilla in Manila". In the 1970s, there were no malls in the entire country, so Ali addressed a speech to the Philippines to build a shopping mall near the Big Dome in honor of his victory, a shopping mall with a floor area of 62,000 sq.m. In the 1980s, the mall has been undergoing expansions and renovations since its construction. In 2009, an expansion to Ali Mall was opened.

Anchors

• Ali Mall Cineplex 4
• Shoe Center
• Rustan's Expresslane
• Food Gallery
• National Bookstore
• Mercury Drug

See also

• Araneta Center
  Araneta Center
  The Araneta Center is a 35-hectare commercial area in Quezon City, Philippines. Araneta Center Inc. , controlled by the Araneta family, is the owner, developer and manager of Araneta Center, which brings in an estimated 1 million visitors daily...
  
  
• Smart Araneta Coliseum
• Gateway
  Gateway Mall (Araneta Center)
  Gateway Mall is a shopping mall complex located at Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City. Also underway at Araneta Center is a mall expansion and construction of the Gateway Tower. Gateway Mall has won some awards in terms of its mall design and tenant mix which made the mall to become the 2006-2007...