- Green Acres Mall
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Coordinates: 40°39′43″N 73°43′12″W / 40.662°N 73.720°W
Green Acres Mall Location: Valley Stream, New York, U.S. Opened: 1956 Owner: Vornado Realty Trust No. of Stores: 230+ No. of Anchors: 6 Size: 1.8 Mil. Square Feet [1] Floors 2 Open Roof: 1956 - 1968 Closed Roof 1968 - Present Renovations: - 1968: Roof Closed
- 1983: Second Floor Added
- 1983: Food Court Added
- 2006-2007: Entire Mall Renovated
Website: Green Acres Mall Green Acres Mall is an indoor shopping mall located in Valley Stream, New York, off Sunrise Highway in Nassau County right off the border of New York City. The mall has a gross leasable area (GLA) of 1,800,000 square feet (170,000 m2).[1] The mall is the 26th largest in the United States. The mall is extremely popular in Nassau County and in the neighboring New York City borough of Queens. The mall is accessible by many MTA Long Island Bus routes as well as two New York City Transit routes that cross the border. The mall has many anchors such as Macy's, Macy's Men's and Furniture Gallery, J.C. Penney, Kohl's, and Sears.
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History
Green Acres Mall was built in 1956, replacing Curtiss Airfield as one of Long Island's first open air malls. It was partially built on the former site of the Columbia Aircraft Corporation. [2] In 1968, the mall was enclosed "to create an even more appealing shopping environment." At the time, there were three anchor stores. There were more renovations and an expansion in 1983 including adding a second level, food court and a fourth anchor store.[3]
In the early days of the mall, WMCA `Good Guys' would broadcast from the mall as would WABC.[4]
The Mall's "Re..." Era
The ceilings, floors, and food court have been going under multi-million dollar renovations to better compare to Long Island's largest mall, Roosevelt Field. The food court's renovation was finished in early 2006. The mall's other renovations were finished in March, 2007. New to the area is a Best Buy, Petsmart and a BJ's Wholesale Club which opened in early 2007. During the last few years the mall's slogan has been Re... such as Reinvented, Redone, Remastered, etc. It is on Long Island, right next to the border line separating Nassau County and Queens.
Anchor stores
- Macy's (266,676 sq ft)
- Macy's Men's Store and Furniture Gallery (117,712 sq ft)
- JCPenney (97,213 sq ft)
- Old Navy (21,051 sq ft)
- Sears (144,537 sq ft)
- Kohl's (Opened Sep 29, 2010)
References
- ^ a b Green Acres Mall, International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed August 27, 2007.
- ^ Abandoned and Little Known Airfields
- ^ Green Acres History
- ^ To the Mall, Bearing Money, Newsday
See also
- Roosevelt Field
- Westfield Sunrise
External links
Categories:- Valley Stream, New York
- Shopping malls in Nassau County, New York
- Shopping malls established in 1956
- Airports on Long Island
- Retail company stubs
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