Fairlane Village Mall

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Fairlane Village Mall
Fairlane Village Mall south entrance.jpeg
South entrance to Fairlane Village Mall
Fairlane Village Mall
Location Norwegian Township, Pennsylvania, United States [1]
Coordinates 40°42′20″N76°11′23″W / 40.70553°N 76.18982°W / 40.70553; -76.18982
Address7211 Fairlane Village Mall
Opening date1974 [2] [3]
ManagementLexington Realty International [4] [5]
OwnerPottsville Commons LLC
Pottsville Mall LLC [6]
Stores and services10 [7]
Anchor tenants 4 [8] [ needs update ]
Floor area 405,000 sq ft (37,600 m2) [9] [10]
Public transitAiga bus trans.svg STS bus: 10, 14 [11] [12]
Website shopfairlanevillage.com

Fairlane Village Mall is a shopping mall located just outside of Pottsville, Pennsylvania off Route 61. [8] It is anchored by Boscov's, Dunham's Sports, Kohl's, Michaels, and TJ Maxx. [7]

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History

Development of the mall was delayed by earth moving operations and the discovery of coal. [13] Fairlane Village was built on property owned by the Seitzinger Brothers, with its name coming from the Ford Fairlane car. The mall opened with anchors Boscov's, McCrory, and Woolco. [4] [14] Gee Bee opened at the mall in 1983 and was later replaced by Value City in 1993. [15] [16] [17]

Boscov's outside tent collapsed due to inclement weather in July 1986, with only light injuries occurring. [18] In 1995, the Boscov's store was heavily reconstructed. [19] ERE Yarmouth Retail began running the mall in 1998. [20] [21] The Claverton Corp. sold the mall to Equity Investment Group in 2000. [22] EigFairlane Village Mall LLC sold Fairlane Village Mall to A.M. Fairlane Village LLC in 2004. [6] Levin Management took over running of the mall in 2006. [9] Value City's closure was announced in February 2008, postponed in March, but later the store would finally close in November. [17] [23] [24] Waldenbooks announced in late 2009 its store would be closing when it ran out of items, which it did in January 2010. [25] [26] The mall's movie theater (2 screens), after a series of owners including Carmike Cinemas, has been empty since 2010. [27] [28]

Dragon Chasers Emporium, a shop in the mall, was raided by police and searched for illegal drugs and associated items in February 2012. [29] [30] [31] Kohl's replaced the former Value City in March 2012 after a massive renovation, but did not occupy all of its space or have a mall entrance. [32] Michaels opened in August 2012 next to Kohl's. [33] [34] [35] Fashion Bug closed in 2012, along with the rest of the chain. [2] Village Pretzel closed in December 2012 due to the owner's retirement and poor sales. [36]

Fairlane Village LLC settled a multi-year tax valuation dispute with local townships in 2013. [37] [38] Roman Delight restaurant closed nine months before its lease expired due to economic reasons in 2014. [39] [40] Puppy Luv moved from the mall in late 2015 to Pottsville, and changed its name to Fish and Beyond Pet Center. [41] CVS moved from the mall in April 2016 to a new location in Pottsville. [42] The Hallmark Heritage Shop began its closing sale in May 2016. [43]

Fairlane Village Mall from Boscov's Fairlane Village Mall from Boscov's.jpeg
Fairlane Village Mall from Boscov's

Fairlane Village Mall was sold in September/October 2016 for $12,875,000 to Pottsville Commons LLC and Pottsville Mall LLC. [6] Wells Fargo closed in April 2017, merged with another closing branch, and opened a new location at the Pottsville Park Plaza. [44] rue21 also closed at the mall in 2017. [45] [46] Benigna's Creek Wine Shoppe and Gertrude Hawk Chocolates opened in 2017, after previously being located at the former Schuylkill Mall. [47] [48] [49] Littman Jewelers closed in January 2018. [50] Dunham's Sports opened at the mall in December 2018 after also previously being located at the former Schuylkill Mall. [51] [52] [53]

Lexington Realty International took over management of the mall on May 1, 2019. [4] [5] Fairlane Village Mall lost one restaurant and three stores in 2020, two of which closed during the malls COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. [54] [55] The mall's ex-Schuylkill Valley Sports served as a COVID-19 vaccination site starting in February 2021. [56] Large portions of the parking lot were paved in fall 2022. [57] TJ Maxx opened at the mall in October 2022, using most of the malls one wing expect for the ex-movie theater. [58] [59] Super Shoes began closing at the mall in June 2023. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marchiano, Amy (March 8, 2012). "Officials greet Kohl's with ribbon-cutting ceremony". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Pytak, Stephen J. (June 16, 2012). "Fashion Bug stores slated to close". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Ward, Leo; Major, Mark (2003). Pottsville in the Twentieth Century. Arcadia Publishing. p. 56. ISBN   978-0738512372.
  4. 1 2 3 Usalis, John E. (April 22, 2019). "Fairlane Village mall to be under new management". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Senior, Chase (April 30, 2019). "New Management at Fairlane Village Mall". WNEP. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 Bortner, Peter E. (October 26, 2016). "2 companies buy Fairlane Village for $12.875 million". Republican & Herald. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Marchiano, Amy (June 19, 2023). "Super Shoes closing at Fairlane Village mall near Pottsville". Republican & Herald. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Fairlane Village Mall". Levin Management. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Fairlane Village Mall, Pottsville, Pa". Chain Store Age. March 22, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Fairlane Village Mall Leasing Plan" (PDF). LoopNet. CoStar Group. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Pottsville-Shenandoah 10 bus schedule" (PDF). Schuylkill Transportation System. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Pottsville-Port Carbon/St. Clair 14 bus schedule" (PDF). Schuylkill Transportation System. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Al Boscov". Schuylkill County Historical Society. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Pennsylvania". Chain Store Age. 1974.
  15. ↑ Directory of Shopping Centers in the United States. 1986. pp. 5–375.
  16. ↑ "100 years ago -- 1908...". Republican & Herald. July 11, 2008. p. A.13.
  17. 1 2 "Furniture store to fill Value City spot at Fairlane Village". Republican & Herald. January 28, 2009. p. B.9.
  18. ↑ "Some goods salvaged from fallen store tent". Reading Eagle. July 27, 1986. p. A14. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  19. ↑ Lockwood, Jim (February 12, 2017). "Customers, employees reflect on Al Boscov". Republican & Herald. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Fairlane Village". Reading Eagle. January 30, 1998. p. B6. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Management Contracts". National Real Estate Investor . April 1, 1998.
  22. ↑ "Sales & Acquisitions". National Real Estate Investor . September 1, 2000.
  23. ↑ "Value City closing; 49 jobs eliminated". Republican & Herald. February 1, 2008. p. A.1.
  24. ↑ "Value City's end nears". Republican & Herald. October 29, 2008. p. A.1.
  25. ↑ Richardson, Leslie (November 7, 2009). "Waldenbooks in Fairlane Village mall will shut down". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  26. ↑ Pytak, Stephen J. (February 16, 2010). "Malls fill storefronts with nontraditional tenants". The Standard Speaker. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  27. ↑ Brozana, Amanda Leigh (March 2, 2011). "Malls work to recruit tenants as economy trudges forward". Republican & Herald. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  28. ↑ Pytak, Stephen J. (June 19, 2012). "Cinema sign at Fairlane Village replaced". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  29. ↑ Andruscavage, Frank; Marchiano, Amy (February 23, 2012). "State police search for bath salts, synthetic pot at stores in area malls". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  30. ↑ Jordan, Tracy (February 23, 2012). "'Head shops' raided for bath salts in Schuylkill County". The Morning Call .
  31. ↑ Usalis, John E. (February 24, 2012). "Schuylkill police raid stores selling bath salts". The Standard Speaker. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  32. ↑ Leskin, Thomas (March 5, 2012). "Kohl's at Fairlane Village has a 'soft opening'". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  33. ↑ Marchiano, Amy (February 16, 2012). "Fairlane Village confirms Michaels craft store coming to mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  34. ↑ Marchiano, Amy (August 20, 2012). "Michaels opens doors at Fairlane Village Mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  35. ↑ Kraat, Betsy (February 15, 2012). "Michaels Stores Leases at Fairlane Village Mall". National Real Estate Investor .
  36. ↑ Leskin, Thomas (February 16, 2013). "Pretzel stands disappearing in local malls". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  37. ↑ Bortner, Peter E. (April 19, 2013). "Fairlane Village tax dispute settled". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  38. ↑ Dietz, Al (April 18, 2013). "Settlement reached on tax assessment for two malls". Times News. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  39. ↑ Marchiano, Amy (February 6, 2014). "Roman Delight closes in Fairlane Village mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  40. ↑ Marchiano, Amy (February 7, 2014). "Economy cited as reason for Roman Delight closure". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  41. ↑ Marchiano, Amy (January 3, 2016). "Puppy Luv gets new home, name". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  42. ↑ Pytak, Stephen J. (March 31, 2016). "CVS to open new Pottsville location in late April". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  43. ↑ Marchiano, Amy (May 25, 2016). "Hallmark to close at Fairlane Village mall; Liquidation sale starts Thursday". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  44. ↑ Pytak, Stephen J. (March 23, 2017). "Wells Fargo prepares to open new Pottsville branch". Republican & Herald. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  45. ↑ "rue21 in Berks spared as retailer closes hundreds of stores". 69 News & Associated Press. Associated Press. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  46. ↑ Buynovsky, Sarah (April 25, 2017). "Nowhere to Shop in Schuylkill County?". WNEP. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  47. ↑ Marchiano, Amy (June 27, 2017). "Benigna's Creek makes home at Fairlane Village". Republican & Herald. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  48. ↑ Usalis, John (October 31, 2017). "Gertrude Hawk store reopens at Fairlane Village mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  49. ↑ Albert, Jessica (October 31, 2017). "Schuylkill County Gertrude Hawk Location Reopens". WNEP. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  50. ↑ Marchiano, Amy (January 16, 2018). "Littman Jewelers to close at Fairlane Village mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  51. ↑ Marchiano, Amy (May 22, 2018). "Details on Dunham's at Fairlane Village mall released". Republican & Herald. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  52. ↑ Strub, Chelsea (May 24, 2018). "Dunham's Coming to Fairlane Village". WNEP. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  53. ↑ Terwilliger, Vicki (December 8, 2018). "Dunham's Sports opens at Fairlane Village mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  54. ↑ Lee, Christine (June 24, 2020). "Kay Jewelers, Benigna's close in Fairlane Village mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  55. ↑ Senior, Chase (January 3, 2020). "Longtime Village Mall Restaurant Closing". WNEP. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  56. ↑ "COVID vaccine available at Fairlane Village Mall in Schuylkill County". WNEP. February 24, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  57. ↑ Marchiano, Amy (September 6, 2022). "Smoothing out the parking lots at the malls in Schuylkill County". Republican & Herald. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  58. ↑ Usalis, John E. (February 24, 2021). "Pandemic delayed T.J. Maxx addition at Fairlane Village mall, but it's set for 2022". Republican & Herald. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  59. ↑ Soo Lee, Hyun Soo Lee (October 16, 2022). "T.J. Maxx holds grand opening at Fairlane Village mall near Pottsville". Republican & Herald. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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