Viewmont Mall
 Looking towards JCPenney, the mall entrance, and Yankee Candle on May 16, 2017 | |
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| Location | Scranton, Pennsylvania,United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°27′37″N75°39′23″W/ 41.46033°N 75.65631°W |
| Address | 100 Viewmont Mall |
| Opening date | 1968[1] |
| Developer | Crown Construction[2][3] |
| Owner | PREIT[4] |
| No. of stores and services | 90[5][needs update] |
| No. ofanchor tenants | 4[1] |
| Total retail floor area | 768,000 square feet (71,000 m2)[1] |
| Website | shopviewmontmall |
Viewmont Mallis ashopping malllocated inScranton, Pennsylvania.It is anchored byJCPenney,Macy's,Dick's House of Sport,andHomeGoods.[1]
History
[edit]Viewmont Mall cost $10 million to construct and the original anchors includedGrant's,JCPenneyandSears.[2][3][6]Sears opened first at the mall in February 1968, with JCPenney later opening in October.[2][7]Grant's closed at the Viewmont Mall in 1976 and was replaced byHess'sthe same year.[3][8][9]Hess's built a larger store starting in 1987.[10]Sears received major changes in 1993 that roughly doubled the store's size.[11]Hess's closed in late summer 1994, and was replaced byKaufmann'sin Fall 1995.[8][9]Viewmont, along withWyoming Valley Mallwas sold byCrown AmericantoPREITin 2003.[12]Kaufmann's was renamedMacy'sin September 2006.[9]Viewmont Mall received a major renovation in 2007.[13]
The malls food court in 2014 received significant changes including the addition ofBuffalo Wild Wings.[14]Sears closed in mid-2016 and was demolished later in the year.[15][16]PREIT knew Sears would not remain at the mall several years before its lease expired.[5]Dick's Sporting GoodsandField & Streamwere announced as Sears replacement in April 2016 with the dual store opening in September 2017.[17][18][19]HomeGoodsopened in August 2017 next to Field & Stream, on former Sears space.[20][21]Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream temporarily shut down at end of January 2023. The store was converted into a Dick’s House of Sport which opened in August.[1]
References
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- ^abcNissley, Erin L. (August 21, 2017)."Local history: Viewmont Mall opening changes retail landscape".Citizens Voice.Retrieved7 May2019.
- ^Horvath, Jeff (May 27, 2018)."THE SHIFTING STRATEGY OF MALLS".Citizens Voice.Retrieved7 May2019.
- ^abFalchek, David (April 10, 2016)."Dick's, Field & Stream to take Sears spot at Viewmont Mall".Times Tribune.Retrieved7 May2019.
- ^Lange, Stacy (24 October 2018)."JCPenney in Lackawanna County Celebrating 50 Years".WNEP.Retrieved30 April2019.
- ^Fulton, Brian (October 3, 2018)."Time Warp 1968:Viewmont Mall finds third anchor with opening of J.C. Penney Co".Times Tribune.Retrieved8 May2019.
- ^abSalerno, Allison B. (August 22, 1994)."Hess's Scranton liquidation sale first of 10 scheduled this year reporter's notebook: Changes at Hess's".The Morning Call.Retrieved1 May2019.
- ^abcFulton, Brian (April 9, 2016)."Saying Goodbye to Sears".Times Tribune Blogs.Retrieved8 May2019.
- ^"Hess's announces expansion".The Morning Call.June 21, 1986.Retrieved1 May2019.
- ^Lovette, Brittany (11 July 2016)."Video Vault: Glory Days of Sears at the Viewmont Mall".WNEP.Retrieved30 April2019.
- ^Bolus, Kathleen (September 21, 2014)."Viewmont, busy with changes, provides contrast to Mall at Steamtown".Times Tribune.Retrieved8 May2019.
- ^Tomkavage, Robert (February 12, 2023)."A tale of two shopping malls".Times-Tribune.Retrieved4 April2023.
- ^Lange, Stacy (17 June 2014)."Changing Landscape at the Viewmont Mall".WNEP.Retrieved30 April2019.
- ^Lee, Peggy (6 April 2016)."Sears at Viewmont Mall to Close".WNEP.Retrieved30 April2019.
- ^Lange, Stacy (17 October 2016)."Sears Store Gone, But Not Forgotten".WNEP.Retrieved30 April2019.
- ^Lange, Stacy (10 April 2016)."Mall Vacancy Filled With Sports Stores".WNEP.Retrieved30 April2019.
- ^Lange, Stacy (1 September 2017)."Dick's Sporting Goods, Field & Stream Ready for Outdoor Shoppers".WNEP.Retrieved30 April2019.
- ^Wilson, Marianne (11 April 2016)."PREIT brings DICK'S Sporting Goods and Field & Stream to Viewmont Mall".Chain Store Age.Retrieved1 May2019.
- ^Ciampi, Raquel (28 October 2016)."HomeGoods to Open in Lackawanna County".WNEP.Retrieved30 April2019.
- ^Goldklang, Suzanne (13 August 2017)."Shoppers Head to HomeGoods Grand Opening".WNEP.Retrieved30 April2019.