Lehigh Valley Mall
Shopping mall in Pennsylvania, U.S.
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LANta bus: EBS Green Line, 103, 210, 211, 319, 325, 603Lehigh Valley Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall located in Fullerton in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. With 146 stores, it is the largest shopping mall in the Lehigh Valley and the ninth largest mall in Pennsylvania.[3]
The mall's anchor stores are JCPenney, Macy's, and Boscov's with Barnes & Noble as a junior anchor. In 2020, the mall also added a Dave & Buster's restaurant and video arcade.[2]
Background
The largest shopping mall in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley region, the Lehigh Valley Mall is located north of Allentown, on MacArthur Road between U.S. Route 22 and Grape Street.[3] The Lehigh Valley Mall is anchored by Boscov's (formerly Wanamaker's, Hecht's and Strawbridge's), JCPenney, and Macy's (formerly Bamberger's). In 2020, Dave & Buster's, a restaurant and video arcade, opened a location at Lehigh Valley Mall.[2]
Originally opened in 1976, the mall was purchased by Simon Property Group in 2003 when it acquired The Kravco Company. Although a majority stake in the mall has since been sold to the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, Simon continues to manage the mall.[3]
In 1995, the mall went under its first major renovation. The spiral ramp connecting the two levels was removed to make way for a glass elevator, fountains were removed, and renovations to the mall's interior and exterior appearance were made. A 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2) lifestyle center addition was added in October 2007, housing such stores as Apple, Sephora and Barnes & Noble.[3]
There is an additional outdoor strip center called the Lehigh Valley Convenience Center on the east side of the lot. It has 87,280 square feet (8,109 m2). Restaurants are located inside the mall and along its beltway road.
Anchors
Junior anchors
Former anchors
- Bamberger's (1976-1986)
- Wanamaker's (1976-1995)
- Hecht's (1995-1997)
- Strawbridge's (1997-2006)
References
- ^ Demick, Barbara (May 18, 1989). "Kravco And 6 Of Its Malls Sold To A Canadian Developer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Lehigh Valley Mall Fact Sheet" (PDF). Simon Property Group. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Blumenau, Kurt (May 20, 2007), "A makeover at the mall ** Stores are coming and going at the Lehigh Valley Mall, where an expansion also is being built.", The Morning Call, pp. D.1
External links
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- Lehigh Valley Mall
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- Palmer Park Mall
- Promenade Saucon Valley
- The Shoppes at Trexler
- South Mall
- Westgate Mall
- Whitehall Mall
