Lebanon Valley Mall

Lebanon Valley Mall
Boscov's at Lebanon Valley Mall, August 2018
Map
LocationNorth Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°20′28″N 76°27′03″W / 40.34098°N 76.45093°W / 40.34098; -76.45093
Address2231 Lebanon Valley Mall, Route 422
Opening dateSeptember 10, 1975; 49 years ago (1975-09-10)[1]
DeveloperLebanon Valley Mall Company (Boscov's)[1][2]
No. of stores and services40 (when fully leased)[2]
No. of anchor tenants4[3]
Total retail floor area396,810 sq ft (36,865 m2)[3]
No. of floors1[3]
Parking2,207 spaces[3]
Public transit accessBus transport LT bus: 1, 8, 16[4]
Websitelebanonvalleymall.com

The Lebanon Valley Mall is a shopping mall that is located on the north side of U.S. Route 422 just west of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. Opened on September 10, 1975, the mall features Boscov's, Hobby Lobby, Planet Fitness, and PriceRite as its anchor stores.

History

The site started with a Boscov's Department Store in August 1972 and was completed in 1975. The Boscov's store at Lebanon Valley Mall was the first Boscov's location to be opened outside of Berks County.[5]

The Lebanon Valley Mall Company, a real estate development group owned by parent company Boscov's,[2] oversaw construction of this mall on U.S. Route 422 on the west side of town. Boscov's then served as one of the original anchor stores, along with G. C. Murphy's discount division, Murphy's Mart. Other major tenants upon opening included Acme Markets, Rea & Derrick drugstore, Kinney Shoes, RadioShack, Zales Jewelers, Hardee's, General Nutrition Center, Waldenbooks, and a movie theater.[1] In 1988, following the closure of the Acme Markets grocery store, Boscov's expanded into that space.[6]

Work on the next major expansion began in 1996; JCPenney then became a new anchor, but has since closed. Great Escape Lebanon Valley 10 opened at the mall in 2006, and was later changed to a Regal in 2014.[7] The mall previously had a Fox Theater.

In 2010, mall managers announced that Hobby Lobby would open that year in the former JCPenney space.[8][9][10] Planet Fitness then opened in early 2014, using part of the former Ames space.[11][12] Price Rite opened in June 2015.[13][14]

See also

  • Mall fountain, 2018
    Mall fountain, 2018

References

  1. ^ a b c "Set opening date of Lebanon Valley Mall". The Daily News. June 19, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Falk, Jeff (23 March 2021). "Financial stability of Lebanon Valley Mall may be stronger than it appears". LebTown. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lebanon Valley Mall" (PDF). Jones Lang LaSalle. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ Service Map (Map). Lebanon Transit. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Boscov's history, highlights". Reading Eagle. September 18, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. ^ Beth Boyer (June 23, 1988). "Boscov's expanding Lebanon store, mall". The Daily News. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Lebanon to temporarily lose only remaining movie theater". LebTown. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. ^ Miller, Barbara (7 April 2010). "Lebanon Valley Mall getting new hobby store, Subway restaurant". PennLive. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Hobby Lobby to open in Lebanon Valley Mall". Chain Store Age. May 13, 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ^ Stuhldreher, Tim (17 May 2010). "Lebanon Valley Mall to welcome Hobby Lobby outlet". Central Penn Business Journal. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. ^ Stewart, Les (December 5, 2013). "PlanetFitness to open at Lebanon Valley Mall". Lebanon Daily News. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  12. ^ Sadowski, Michael (19 February 2014). "First Lebanon County Planet Fitness to open". Central Penn Business Journal. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  13. ^ Sholly, Marylouise (March 24, 2015). "Price Rite grocery to open at Lebanon Valley Mall". Lebanon Daily News. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  14. ^ Miller, Barbara (22 June 2015). "Price Rite opening supermarket at Lebanon Valley Mall". PennLive. Retrieved 15 April 2021.