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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