Livingston Mall
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The Livingston Mall is a two-level, super-regional shopping mall owned by the Simon Property Group located in Livingston, New Jersey, United States, serving western Essex, Morris and Union counties. The mall has a gross leasable area of 980,000 ft².[1]
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[edit] History
Livingston Mall was planned in the late 1960s and opened for business in stages starting with Bamberger's in 1971, followed by the mall proper itself in 1972 along with additional anchor stores, Sears, M. Epstein, and Hahne & Company in 1972. The mall benefited from the migration of population in Northern New Jersey to suburban and exurban areas, and the mall is in close proximity to downtown Newark, once Northern New Jersey's premiere shopping mecca that was in serious decline since the July 1967 race riots. Both Bamberger's, and Hanne's maintained stores in downtown Newark when the mall opened, and Sears had a store on Elizabeth Avenue in Newark's once popular South Ward. In 1986, the Bamberger's store was converted to Macy's, In 1989, Hahne & Company was converted to Lord and Taylor, and the M. Epstein store was converted first to an annex for Bamberger's, and after an expansion of that building, it was divided into leasable mall space. Sears remains the mall's sole original anchor.
Franklin Simon, a once-popular New York City based women's clothing store also operated a unit here. The Livingston Mall, despite having a Lord and Taylor, has appealed to a more mid-level customer since its opening, as the upmarket, The Mall at Short Hills is about five miles away. Lord and Taylor had operated a standalone store in nearby Millburn, that was closed in 1988, when it was decided that Lord and Taylor would relocate to the Livingston Mall in 1991.
The mall's Gap store, dating back to 1973, is the oldest surviving GAP store in New Jersey.[2]
[edit] Stores
The Livingston Mall is anchored by Lord & Taylor, Macy's and Sears, and includes over 100 specialty stores and eating establishments.
The following stores are coming soon:
[edit] Location
Livingston Mall is located at the intersection of Eisenhower Parkway and South Orange Avenue, and is accessible from Exit 4A off Interstate 280 West, Route 10, Route 24, Interstate 78 and Interstate 287. Bus service is provided by NJ Transit's 70, 73, and the PABCO Transit, Inc MCM3 route. Coach USA's 31 bus and Community Coach 77 also serve the mall.
[edit] Anchors
- Lord & Taylor (formerly Hahne's; 169,200 sq. ft.)
- Macy's (formerly Bamberger's; 255,100 sq. ft.)
- Sears (192,000 sq. ft.)
