- Chambersburg Mall
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Chambersburg Mall Location Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA Opening date 1982[1] Management PREIT No. of stores and services 56 No. of anchor tenants 4 Total retail floor area 454,350 square feet (42,000 m2)[1] Website http://www.shopchambersburgmall.com/ Chambersburg Mall is an American shopping mall located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in the unincorporated community of Scotland. Located proximate to exit 20 off Interstate 81, the mall has 56 stores and a capacity of 64 as of December 2008.[2]
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History
Chambersburg Mall opened in 1982 under Crown American mall developers with Hess's, Sears, Gee Bee, and Carmike Cinemas. Bon-Ton was added a few years later. Over time, Hess's closed all of its stores and the mall's store was replaced with JCPenney, which moved from a plaza in downtown Chambersburg. Gee Bee stores folded in 1992 and were taken over by Value City which itself closed completely in 2008. The store was replaced with Burlington Coat Factory. Rex electronics store also briefly occupied a space in the mall. Chambersburg Mall had as many as 75 stores at its peak, but due to competition from newer shopping centers in the area, the number of stores has dwindled down to approximately 55.
Present
Today, the mall is owned and managed by the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE, T/A PEI) which took over Crown American. Chambersburg Mall has four major anchor stores: Bon-Ton, JCPenney, Sears, and Burlington Coat Factory. It also still has the Carmike Cinemas seven-theater complex. Many[who?] would consider Chambersburg Mall a "dead mall" from its lack of business.
Events
Chambersburg Mall hosts events and drives for local establishments, most notably, the Pennsylvania State University.[3]
See also
- List of malls in Pennsylvania
References
External links
Categories:- Shopping malls in Pennsylvania
- Shopping malls established in 1982
- Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
- Pennsylvania stubs
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