- Country Club Mall
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Country Club Mall Location La Vale, Maryland, United States Address 1262 Vocke Road Owner Gumberg Asset Management Corp. No. of stores and services 48 No. of anchor tenants 4 Website http://www.shopcountryclubmall.com/ Country Club Mall is a shopping mall located in La Vale, Maryland, a suburb of Cumberland, Maryland in Allegany County, Maryland. The mall has 47 retail units, as well as 5 vendor stands on the main concourse. The largest retailers in the mall are Wal-Mart, the Bon-Ton, Sears, and JCPenney. Also located in the Country Club Mall is the AMC Theatres 6, the largest movie theatre in Allegany County. The mall is managed by Gumberg Asset Management Corp.
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History
The mall was built after the state of Maryland spent $12 million on a road that facilitated the region's growth. This is believed to have led to the closings of smaller stores in Cumberland.[1] The 64-acre (260,000 m2) property is a portion of a larger 192-acre (0.78 km2) parcel. Before 1979, most of the 192-acre (0.78 km2) parcel, including portions of the 64-acre (260,000 m2) subject property, was used for strip mining and a golf course. The strip mine was filled in 1979, and the shopping center was built in 1981. In 1979 the strip mine was filled in order to create the mall, which opened 2 years later in 1981. Almost a year after the mall opened, the Sears was completed. In its current form, the mall is 527,000 square feet (49,000 m2) in size..[1]
Surrounding Area
Country Club Mall is located in Allegany County in Western Maryland. The mall attracts residents from numerous counties in Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It is the only enclosed shopping mall within 65 miles (105 km).[2] It is located right off of Interstate 68.
Events
Specific events are offered sporadically for different months and occasions but there are also events that occur at a scheduled time every year. Waldenbooks booksellers offer children’s story times throughout the year. Around Easter, the Easter bunny visits the mall and the mall will hold different events catered towards children and adults. Different bakeries and other food vendors will set up shop around the mall depending on the time of year. When Christmas comes around Santa Clause comes to take pictures and give presents to the children. Chick-fil-A holds a Bingo game every Tuesday morning from 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Girl Scouts of America has a stand when it is time to sell cookies to anyone interested. Lastly, many fundraising organization such as Rachel Cares which is sponsored by St. Jude’s Hospital for Children comes to raise money for cancer research.[3]
Notes
- ^ "Speaker urges avoiding sprawl follies - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review". Pittsburghlive.com. 2003-06-07. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_138548.html. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ "Gumberg Asset Management Corp.". gumber.com. 2010-11-04. http://www.gumberg.com/featured-property.html. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ^ "Country Club Mall Events". Country Club Mall. 2011. http://www.shopcountryclubmall.com/events.php/. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
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Coordinates: 39°37′35.2″N 78°50′6.8″W / 39.626444°N 78.835222°W
Categories:- Shopping malls in Maryland
- Buildings and structures in Allegany County, Maryland
- United States shopping mall stubs
- Maryland stubs
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