Logan Valley Mall

Logan Valley Mall is a regional shopping mall in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. It is currently anchored by JCPenney and Macy's and features over 75 stores and services on two levels.

Logan Valley Mall
The main entrance of the Logan Valley Mall
LocationAltoona, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40.46767°N 78.41145°W / 40.46767; -78.41145
Address5580 Goods Lane
Opening date1965
DeveloperCrown Construction
OwnerNamdar Realty Group
ArchitectHunter, Campbell & Rea (now Hayes Large)
No. of stores and services71+
No. of anchor tenants3
Total retail floor area778,385 square feet (72,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors1-2 (1 in former Sears)
ParkingGarages and Lots
Public transit access AMTRAN bus: 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12
ATA bus: Clearfield to Altoona Shopping
CamTran+ bus: 36
Websiteshoploganvalleymall.com

History

Logan Valley Mall opened in November 1965 as an open-air shopping center with Sears,[2] Weis Markets and a few small shops.[3] In 1966, JCPenney was constructed[4] and the mall was enclosed for a grand opening on June 8, 1967.[5] In 1979, another expansion was completed by Crown American with the construction of Hess's department store.[6]

The Amtran Bus station and Mall Main Entrance

On December 16, 1994, a fire broke out and destroyed nearly half of the mall.[7] A three-phase plan was immediately laid out. The first phase beginning in 1995 started with a new store, Kaufmann's, which was added to the far end of the mall to replace Hess's. The already built, undamaged two-story portion of the mall was renovated, and these renovations included changeovers such as the re-branding of Wall To Wall Sound & Video to The Wall and temporary relocation of restaurants such as Wong's Wok. Another phase one project was the construction of a new two-story section to replace the portion damaged by the fire. Phase two consisted of opening a new three-story parking garage and a new eight-screen Carmike Cinema. Phase three was completed in 1997 and included the openings of a new larger JCPenney location closer to Sears. Following this opening, a new food court opened in the renovated second floor of the former JCPenney store, which allowed for more stores in the old two-story section.

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) acquired the mall in 2003 as part of its merger with Crown American. The May Department Stores Company, which owned Kaufmann's, was sold to Federated Department Stores in 2005. Federated proceeded to convert various May properties to Macy's, including the Logan Valley Mall store. In 2017, the Carmike Cinema was re-branded AMC Classic following AMC's acquisition of the Carmike chain. Also in 2017, the mall was sold to Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group.[8]

On December 28, 2018, it was announced that the mall's Sears store would be closing as part of a plan to close 80 stores nationwide.[9] The store closed on March 3, 2019.

See also


References
  1. "Logan Valley Mall Fact Sheet" (PDF). PREIT. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  2. "Photo: As New Sears Roebuck Store Opened". Altoona Mirror. November 3, 1965. p. 27.
  3. "Photo: Record Number of Groundbreakers at Sears". Altoona Mirror. April 29, 1965. p. 40.
  4. "Penney's Joins Mall". Altoona Mirror. January 7, 1966. p. 10.
  5. "Grand Opening". Altoona Mirror. June 7, 1967. p. 25.
  6. "AD". Altoona Mirror. September 12, 1979. p. 24.
  7. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CROWN+AMERICAN+REPORTS+FIRE+AT+LOGAN+VALLEY+MALL-a015994372
  8. "New York companies buy Logan Valley Mall". Altoona Mirror. September 9, 2017.
  9. Thomas, Lauren (2018-12-28). "Sears is closing 80 more stores in March, faces possible liquidation". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
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