Susquehanna Valley Mall

Susquehanna Valley Mall
Location Selinsgrove, PA, USA
Coordinates 40°49′32″N 76°50′55″W / 40.82556°N 76.84861°W / 40.82556; -76.84861
Address One Susquehanna Valley Mall Drive, Selinsgrove, PA 17870[1]
Opening date 1978[2][3]
Developer Kravitz Properties[4]
Management PREIT[5]
Owner Susquehanna Valley Mall LP[5]
No. of stores and services 60+[6]
No. of anchor tenants 4[7]
Total retail floor area 744,900 sq. ft.[1]
No. of floors 1
Website susquehannavalleymall.com

Susquehanna Valley Mall is a shopping mall outside of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania on US 11/US 15.[1] It is anchored by Bon-Ton, Boscov's, and Sears.[3][7] Several outparcels include a Carmike Cinemas (formerly Cinema Center) and Weis Markets.[8][9]

History

Boscov's opened in 1977, prior to the mall.[2] Susquehanna Valley Mall opened on September 26, 1978 with 400,000 sq. ft. of space and three anchors including Bon-Ton and Boscov's.[3][4][6] J. C. Penney became an anchor 10 months after the mall opened.[2] Susquehanna Valley Mall expanded in 1998 and added a fourth anchor, Sears, along with additional stores.[2] The mall was the largest retail project to occur in the Susquehanna Valley for 30 years until PREIT opened the Monroe Marketplace in 2008.[10] Two women were carjacked from the mall parking lot in May 2009, with the carjacker later turning himself in.[11] Courtyard Theater opened in 2013 and presents live theater in the mall.[12] In June 2014, a fatal car accident occurred in the mall's parking lot.[13] Gap closed in January 2015 and Christopher & Banks moved to the Monroe Marketplace.[3][7] J. C. Penney closed in April 2015.[3] RadioShack and Deb Shops also closed in 2015.[14]

Notoriety

The Murder of Troy LaFerrara in 2013 and Lori Auker in 1989 both began in the parking lot of the Mall.[15][16][17][18] The 94KX Cares for Kids Radiothon while being held at the Susquehanna Valley Mall has raised $45,000 in 2012, $40,721 in 2013, and $41,678 in 2014. It benefits the Janet Weis Children's Hospital at Geisinger Medical Center through Children's Miracle Network.[19][20][21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Susquehanna Valley Mall". PREIT. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pursell, Tricia (November 22, 2008). "Susquehanna Valley Mall: Under one roof for 30 years". The Daily Item. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Moore, Marcia (January 8, 2015). "J.C. Penney closing at Susquehanna Valley Mall". The Daily Item. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 "News and views around the Keystone State", Reading Eagle, p.14, January 11, 1978 (Archived at news.google.com)
  5. 1 2 Strawser, Justin (July 21, 2016). "Valley Mall will not be sold". The Daily Item. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. 1 2 Scarcella, Francis (April 30, 2016). "More in store for malls". The Daily Item. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Strawser, Justin (January 6, 2015). "Two mall stores closing". The Daily Item. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  8. "PREIT Retail Susquehanna Valley Mall" (PDF). Smartlite. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  9. Dandes, Rick (December 17, 2014). "Threats nix "The Interview" movie release". The Daily Item. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  10. Misur, Susan (October 9, 2008). "$65M strip mall opens in Valley". The Daily Item. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  11. "Kidnapper surrenders". The News Item. May 23, 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  12. Brown, Simone (August 8, 2013). "New theater opening at Susquehanna Valley Mall". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  13. Stevens, Ali (June 5, 2014). "Man dies after accident in parking lot". Newsradio 1070 WKOK. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  14. Moore, Marcia (February 10, 2015). "Radio Shack closing Susquehanna Valley Mall location". The Daily Item. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  15. Finnerty, John (June 8, 2007). "Surveillance camera helped shatter Northumberland County killer's alibi". The Daily Item. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  16. Goldstein, Sasha (December 4, 2013). "Mom kills, robs Pennsylvania man she met on Craigslist before treating husband to birthday dinner: cops". New York Daily News. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  17. "Decade-old crime solved with cat hairs and insects", Reading Eagle, p.B2, April 2, 2001 (Archived at news.google.com)
  18. Scicchitano, Eric (August 27, 2014). "No death penalty: Barbours' plea changes penalty, but 'life' still mandatory". The News Item. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  19. Lawrence, Mark (August 6, 2012). "94KX Radiothon raises nearly $46,000". Newsradio 1070 WKOK. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  20. "94KX Radiothon a Success". PAHomePage. August 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  21. Bartlett, Sara (August 4, 2014). "Over $41,000 raised during Radiothon". Newsradio 1070 WKOK. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

See also

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