Millcreek Mall

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Not to be confused with the Mill Creek Mall in Secaucus, New Jersey.

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Millcreek Mall

Location	Millcreek Twp., Pa.
Coordinates	42°4′8.08″N, 80°5′54.53″W
Opening date	1974
Management	Cafaro Company
Owner	Cafaro Company
No. of stores and services	241
No. of anchor tenants	7
Total retail floor area	2,600,000 sq ft^[1] (241,500 m²)
No. of floors	1
Website	Millcreek Mall

The Millcreek Mall or Millcreek Mall Complex is a one-level shopping mall and shopping complex located about five miles south of downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, between Peach Street and Interstate 79, in Millcreek Twp. Millcreek Mall is the 12th largest mall^[2] in the United States. The complex opened in 1974. Due to Pennsylvania's lack of sales tax on clothing, the Millcreek Mall attracts many visitors from Ohio, New York and Canada. The complex features over 241 stores and restaurants and is owned by Cafaro Company.

1 Outside the Millcreek Mall
- 1.1 Interchange
2 Anchors
3 Renovations
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Outside the Millcreek Mall

The Millcreek Mall Pavilion consists of stores including Borders, Old Navy, Michaels Arts & Crafts, Linens 'n Things, Gander Mountain, DSW Shoe Warehouse, Dick's Sporting Goods, Starbucks and Cold Stone Creamery.

The mall property is also home to several restaurants including Max & Erma's, Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill, Outback Steakhouse, The Fox and Hound Pub, Red Lobster, Ponderosa Steakhouse, Arby's and Aoyama Japanese Steakhouse, which is located in a former Chi-Chi's.

A Homewood Suites and a Fairfield Inn also sit on the property. Regal Cinemas began construction of a 12-screen movie theater in 2000, but after filing bankruptcy four months later, the cinder-block shell of the structure stood as a huge eyesore for nearly 7 years, until it was finally demolished to make way for a TownePlace Suites in early 2008. The former Blair store, has been converted into a technical school. The Ames department store which has sat empty for over five years, became All Seasons Flea Market [1], with new and used items. Also on the property is Cinemark 6, a discount movie theater.

A Men's Wearhouse, Pier 1 Imports, PETCO, OfficeMax, GameStop, David's Bridal, Toys "R" Us and many smaller stores also occupy land on the site of the Millcreek Mall.

[edit] Interchange

Across the street from the Millcreek Mall, the land that was once trees, has recently began to experience a major change. On the land there is four restaurants or fast food restaurants, they are O'Charley's, Moe's Southwest Grill, Buffalo Wild Wings, and McDonalds. Also on the land is a new hotel, a PNC Bank, and a Verizon Wireless.

[edit] Anchors

A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts (27,000 sq ft (2,508 m²))
The Bon-Ton (119,815 sq ft (11,131 m²))
Burlington Coat Factory (90,102 sq ft (8,371 m²))
JCPenney (162,266 sq ft (15,075 m²))
Macy's (160,203 sq ft (14,883 m²))
Sears (180,989 sq ft (16,814 m²))
Steve & Barry's (26,000 sq ft (2,415 m²))

[edit] Renovations

On Thursday March 27, 2008, it was announced that the mall would receive a multi-million dollar renovation. Among the new additions to the mall will be a children's area, a food court, and changing the entrances of the building. The mall will also get skylights, procelain floors, and a new west side entrance. The mall's website no longer calls it Millcreek Mall but now Millcreek Mall Conplex. Construction has already started and is expected to be complete by November 2008. ^[3]