Capital City Mall

Capital City Mall
Southeast entrance of Capital City Mall
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LocationCamp Hill, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°13′23″N 76°55′59″W / 40.223°N 76.933°W / 40.223; -76.933
Address3506 Capital City Mall Drive
Opening date1974[1]
DeveloperCrown American Corporation
OwnerPREIT
No. of stores and services80+
No. of anchor tenants4
Total retail floor area608,911 square feet (56,569.7 m2)[1]
No. of floors1
Public transit accessBus transport CAT bus: D
Websiteshopcapitalcitymall.com

Capital City Mall is a 608,911-square-foot (56,569.7 m2) regional shopping mall located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Harrisburg in Lower Allen Township, Pennsylvania. It is one of three enclosed malls in the immediate Harrisburg area, and is the only enclosed mall in Harrisburg's western suburbs. The anchor stores are Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Macy's, Sportsman's Warehouse, Dave & Buster's, and H&M. The mall is owned and operated by PREIT.

History

Capital City Mall was developed by Crown American Corporation, Johnstown, PA and opened in 1974 with Bowman's, Murphy's Mart and Sears as its anchors, as well as a movie theater. Bowman's was a locally based department store and closed in 1979. Their location was expanded and became the Harrisburg area's first Hess's later that year. In 1985, more changes came to the mall. G.C. Murphy closed its doors and the Garden Grove food court was added to the center of the mall. In August 1987, the vacant G.C. Murphy store was reopened as Ames. Later, Hess's was sold to May Department Stores in 1995 and they reopened the store into a Hecht's, which opened that fall. Ames closed their store in 1995. From 1996-1999, the mall was renovated, with the former Ames being expanded and reopening as a JCPenney in November 1995, and Sears completing an expansion and interior renovation in 1999. More changes came in 2005 when Hecht's was converted to Macy's, and the Garden Grove food court (now simply called the food court) relocated to the location of the former United Artists movie theater.

Capital City Mall from JCPenney

An extensive redevelopment project was completed in 2006, which relocated and expanded the food court. This gave the mall an additional 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2). of retail space, with 2 full service dining options (Davenport's Italian Oven and Garfield's) added as well. In 2011 the Davenport's Italian Oven closed and the space was converted into a DSW store in March 2013. The Garfield's restaurant also closed in 2013, with Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa replacing it in November 2015.[2] The freestanding Toys "R" Us in the rear parking lot relocated to the Carlisle Pike about 5 miles away and its building was demolished in early 2015. The outdoor enthusiast store Field & Stream, become the freestanding anchor, opened in 2015.[3]

On January 4, 2017, Sears announced their store would close by mid-February and was demolished by March 2017[4] to make way for multiple stores, including Dick's Sporting Goods, Fine Wine & Good Spirits and a smaller Sears Appliances & Mattress[5] store, as part of a mall makeover by PREIT. Dave & Buster's announced they would take over the Old Navy space, which closed on December 26,[6] on the JCPenney side of the mall and open in the fall 2018.[7] In October 2019, the Field & Stream store was replaced by Sportsman's Warehouse as part of an acquisition of eight Field & Stream stores by Sportsman's Warehouse.[8]

Current Anchors

Main Anchors

Junior Anchors

Former Anchors

Main Anchors

Junior Anchors

  • J.A. # 1 - Garden Grove Food Court (1985 - 2005), then Davenport's Italian Oven (2006 - 2011), now DSW.
  • J.A. # 2 - Rea and Derrick Pharmacy (1974 - 1991), then Peoples Drug (1991 - 1994), then CVS (1994 - 1999), then Old Navy (2000 - 2017) now Dave & Buster's.
  • J.A. # 3 - Garfield's Pub and Restaurant (2005 - 2013), now Hand and Stone Massage.
  • J.A. # 4 - Sears Appliances & Mattress (2017–2023) 12,248 SF[5][6][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Capital City Mall Fact Sheet" (PDF). PREIT. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Urie, Daniel (March 1, 2016). "Fashion-forward retailer, H&M to open at the Capital City Mall". PennLive. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "50,000-square-foot outdoor store, Field & Stream to make midstate debut".
  4. ^ Berg, Joel (February 6, 2017). "Dick's to replace Sears at Capital City Mall". Central Penn Business Journal. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Scott, Jason (November 9, 2017). "Smaller Sears store opening at Capital City Mall". Central Penn Business Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Lavey-Heaton, Megan (December 14, 2017). "Old Navy closing in Capital City Mall after Christmas". PennLive. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Scott, Jason (May 10, 2017). "Dave & Buster's coming to Capital City Mall". Central Penn Business Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  8. ^ Urie, Daniel (October 26, 2019). "Here's what opened at the former Field & Stream store at the Capital City Mall". PennLive. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Scott, Jason (July 13, 2017). "Capital City Mall owner signs lease with PLCB for wine and spirits store". Central Penn Business Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  10. ^ Urie, Daniel (2023-05-12). "End of an era: Last Sears store in Pa. to close". pennlive. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
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