User:PanzaM22/Lebanon Valley Mall
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| Lebanon Valley Mall | |
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| Opening date | October 6, 1975 |
| No. of stores and services | 70+ |
Lebanon Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located just outside the city of Lebanon in North Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania.
The mall opened in 1975 with Boscov's, and Ames as its anchor stores. This was the first branch store outside of Reading for Boscov's (the nations largest family owned department store) and became the model for their Central PA expansion throughout the 1980s.
The mall continued operating without major changes in the 1970s and 1980s. In the early 1990s, the property was neglected and began to fall into disrepair. From 1996 to 1997, the mall was given a multimillion dollar renovation in an effort to stimulate commercial growth at the property. The renovation including changes within the mall common areas and the addition of a wing on the south side of the property which would be anchored by a new JC Penney, which relocated from the nearby Lebanon Plaza Mall.
The Ames location closed in 2001 when the company shuttered all stores. It is now home to a Boscov's furniture and mattress outlet. The JC Penney location closed in 2006 and is currently vacant. Also in 2006, The Great Escape Theaters opened a 10-screen multiplex with stadium seating in the southwest wing of the mall.
The mall is now home to over 50 stores and a movie theater; Boscov's and Boscov's outlet are the mall's current anchor stores.
