Fairlane Village Mall

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Fairlane Village Mall
LocationNorwegian Township, Pennsylvania, United States[1]
Coordinates40°42′20″N 76°11′23″W / 40.70553°N 76.18982°W / 40.70553; -76.18982Coordinates: 40°42′20″N 76°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]
No. of stores and services20+[7]
No. of anchor tenants4[8]
Total retail floor area405,000 sq ft (37,600 m2)[9][10]
Public transit accessBus transport STS bus: 10, 14[11][12]
Websiteshopfairlanevillage.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, and Michaels.

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] Woolco later became Gee Bee,[15] which was bought out by Value City in 1992.[verification needed]

Boscov's outside tent collapsed due to inclement weather in July 1986, with only light injuries occurring.[16] In 1995, the Boscov's store was heavily reconstructed.[17] ERE Yarmouth Retail began running the mall in 1998.[18][19] The Claverton Corp. sold the mall to Equity Investment Group in 2000.[20] 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] Waldenbooks announced in late 2009 its store would be closing when it ran out of items, which it did in January 2010.[21][22] The mall's movie theater (2 screens), after a series of owners including Carmike Cinemas, has been empty since 2010.[23][24]

Dragon Chasers Emporium, a shop in the mall, was raided by police and searched for illegal drugs and associated items in February 2012.[25][26][27] 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.[28] Michaels opened in August 2012 next to Kohl's.[29][30] 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.[31]

Fairlane Village LLC settled a multi-year tax valuation dispute with local townships in 2013.[32][33] Roman Delight restaurant closed nine months before its lease expired due to economic reasons in 2014.[34][35] Puppy Luv moved from the mall in late 2015 to Pottsville, and changed its name to Fish and Beyond Pet Center.[36] CVS moved from the mall in April 2016 to a new location in Pottsville.[37] The Hallmark Heritage Shop began its closing sale in May 2016.[38]

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.[39] rue21 also closed at the mall in 2017.[40][41] Benigna's Creek Wine Shoppe and Gertrude Hawk Chocolates opened in 2017, after previously being located at the former Schuylkill Mall.[42][43][44] Littman Jewelers closed in January 2018.[45] Dunham's Sports opened at the mall in December 2018 after also previously being located at the former Schuylkill Mall.[46][47][48]

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.[49][50] The mall's ex-Schuylkill Valley Sports served as a COVID-19 vaccination site starting in February 2021.[51] TJ Maxx will open at the mall in 2022, using most of the malls one wing expect for the ex-movie theater.[52]

Anchors[]

  • Boscov's (1974-present) (204,178 sq ft (18,968.8 m2))[3][10]
  • Kohl's (2012-present) (57,819 sq ft (5,371.6 m2))[1][10]
  • Michaels (2012-present) (22,200 sq ft (2,060 m2))[10][30]
  • Dunham's Sports (2018-present) (41,800 to 43,960 sq ft (3,883 to 4,084 m2))[10][48]

Former Anchors[]

  • Value City (80,000 sq ft (7,400 m2))[9][53]

See also[]

References[]

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