Town East Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. It opened in 1971. Built in the then mostly rural but quickly thriving northern part of Mesquite, it eventually led to the demise of nearby historic Big Town Mall. It has undergone several renovations throughout it's 40-year history to remain a competitive shopping mall in the DFW metroplex. The mall was used by director Ron Howard to film portions of the movie Cotton Candy in 1978.