Whitehall Mall

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Whitehall Mall is a shopping mall located in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.[1] It is anchored by Kohl's.[2][3] Whitehall Mall was one of the Lehigh Valley's first malls and is located across from the Lehigh Valley Mall.[4][5]

History

20th century

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Interior of Whitehall Mall in October 2019

Land for the mall (Template:Cvt) was purchased for $125,000 from a farmer and groundbreaking occurred in 1965.[4][6] Zollinger's opened before the mall on August 15, 1966, with the rest of the mall opening on September 26, 1966.[4] The mall had 52 stores including Sears, Weis Markets, Woolworth's, and Zollinger's.[4][7][8] Whitehall Mall expanded in 1973, and in 1978 Leh's opened, replacing the closed (bankrupt) Zollinger's.[4][9] Kravco become co-owner of the mall with PREIT in 1977 for 4.5 million.[10] Clover opened in March 1982.[11] Sears interior underwent a major overhaul in 1984.[12] The mall received a lowered tax assessment after settling with the county, township, and school district in 1985.[13][14]

In 1987, a suspicious fire started in the back of the mall that later caused a wall of the Leh's to be demolished.[15] Sears interior underwent another overhaul in 1994 that added 35,000 sq. ft. to the sales floor, and converted the former second floor offices to store space.[16] Several stores suffered damage due to a large roof leak in January 1990, with all stores reopening after a few days, and the roofs replacement planned for April.[17][18] Leh's closed in June 1996 due to bankruptcy, with Gallery Furniture taking over its former space in 1997.[19] Clover closed in 1996, with its replacement Kohl's opening in April 1997.[5][20]

Whitehall Mall received a $15 million renovation in 1998, where it was almost totally demalled, except for a portion near Kohl's.[5][21][22] Retaining the traditional mall look was determined to not be cost effective.[6] Sears was expanded during this time.[5] Three additional buildings were added to the mall's grounds during the renovation.[22] Weis Markets closed during renovations that almost doubled its space.[7] Plaza Theater closed in June 1999 due to having only two screens and being obsolete.[23] The theater was previously operated by Budco, and by AMC from 1987 to 1996.[24]

21st century

The opening of Gold's Gym in the mid-2000s was delayed due to design changes. Gold's Gym would use the former Leh's store and Plaza Theater.[23][25] Raymour & Flanigan relocated to the mall in 2012, occupying two vacant storefronts.[26][27] PREIT sold its 50% ownership of the Whitehall Mall in 2014 to Washington Prime Group, the mall's other owner.[2][28] Sears closed in February 2020.[29] PA Fitness (former Gold's Gym) closed in January 2022.[30]

Portions of the mall began to be redeveloped in 2023. Demolition of the former Sears began in June 2023 with Floor & Decor announced as its replacement.[31][32] Buy Buy Baby and Harmon Face Values would close in July 2023, with Bed Bath & Beyond closing in August 2023.[33][34][35] The former Old Country Buffet would be demolished in September 2023 and be replaced by parking.[35] Floor & Decor would open on December 21, 2023.[36]

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