Carbon Plaza Mall

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Carbon Plaza Mall
Location Lehighton, Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Address1241 Blakeslee Blvd E [1]
Opening date1972
OwnerLarken Associates [1]
No. of stores and services20+
No. of anchor tenants 2
Total retail floor area 210,000 square feet (20,000 m2) [1]
Public transit accessAiga bus trans.svg CT bus: 701, 702 [2]

Carbon Plaza Mall is an indoor and outdoor shopping mall on the south side of Route 443 in Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, just outside Lehighton. It is anchored by a Giant Supermarket and a Big Lots. Other major stores include Dollar Tree, Rent-A-Center, and Rite Aid. There are several fast food outlets in the parking lot.

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History

Bright’s Department Store moved to the mall in 1976, and the store was later sold to Laneco in 1983. [3] The store was remodeled in 1993. [4] Mahoning Valley Cinema opened in December 1995, using part of the space previously occupied by Bright's Department Store. [5] [6] [7] Big Lots opened at the mall in 1997. [8] Carbon Dack Associates purchased the mall in January 1998. [9] Medical services include OAA Orthopaedic Specialists and Blue Mountain Health System, which opened a cardiac care unit at the mall in April 2010. [10] On December 9, 2011 Blue Mountain Health System closed its Health Works fitness center. [11]

In late April 2020, Mahoning Valley Cinemas made the decision not to reopen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] FunTime Cinemas, after some renovations, announced they would reopen the former Mahoning Valley Cinemas in early 2021. [12] [13] [14] Carbon Plaza Mall was sold to Larken Associates for $18 million in November 2021. [1] Mahoning Valley 8 theaters closed in September 2023 at the request of the landlord and will be replaced by Marshalls. [15] [16]

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