Viewmont Mall
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 Looking towards JCPenney, the mall entrance, and Yankee Candle on May 16, 2017 | |
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| Location | Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°27′37″N 75°39′23″W / 41.46033°N 75.65631°W / 41.46033; -75.65631 |
| Address | 100 Viewmont Mall |
| Opening date | 1968[1] |
| Developer | Crown Construction[2][3] |
| Owner | PREIT[4] |
| Stores and services | 90[5][needs update] |
| Anchor tenants | 4[1] |
| Floor area | 768,000 square feet (71,000 m2)[1] |
| Website | shopviewmontmall |
Viewmont Mall is a shopping mall located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Dick's House of Sport, and HomeGoods.[6]
Viewmont Mall cost $10 million to construct and the original anchors included Grant's, JCPenney and Sears.[2][3][7] Sears opened first at the mall in February 1968, with the two floor JCPenney later opening in October.[2][8] Grant's closed at the Viewmont Mall in 1976 and was replaced by Hess's the same year.[3][9][10] Hess's built a larger store starting in 1987.[11] Sears received major changes in 1993 that roughly doubled the store's size.[12] Hess's closed in late summer 1994, and was replaced by Kaufmann's in Fall 1995.[9][10] In April 1999, it was announced the General Cinemas theater would close after being located at the mall since November 1973. The final day of operation was on January 17, 2000, with the building later being demolished and replaced by a Borders.[13] Viewmont, along with Wyoming Valley Mall was sold by Crown American to PREIT in 2003.[14] Kaufmann's was renamed Macy's in September 2006.[10] Viewmont Mall received a major renovation in 2007.[15]
The malls food court in 2014 received significant changes including the addition of Buffalo Wild Wings.[16] Sears closed in mid-2016 and was demolished later in the year.[17][18] PREIT knew Sears would not remain at the mall several years before its lease expired.[5] Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream were announced as Sears replacement in April 2016 with the dual store opening in September 2017.[19][20][21] HomeGoods opened in August 2017 next to Field & Stream, on former Sears space.[22][23] Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream temporarily shut down at end of January 2023. The store was converted into a Dick's House of Sport which opened in August.[24][25]
References
- 1 2 3 "Viewmont Mall - PREIT" (PDF). PREIT. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- 1 2 3 Fulton, Brian (January 21, 2018). "50 Years Ago - Sears to open at Viewmont Mall". Times Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- 1 2 3 Nissley, Erin L. (August 21, 2017). "Local history: Viewmont Mall opening changes retail landscape". Citizens Voice. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ↑ Horvath, Jeff (May 27, 2018). "THE SHIFTING STRATEGY OF MALLS". Citizens Voice. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- 1 2 Falchek, David (April 10, 2016). "Dick's, Field & Stream to take Sears spot at Viewmont Mall". Times Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Viewmont Mall". PREIT. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ↑ Lange, Stacy (October 24, 2018). "JCPenney in Lackawanna County Celebrating 50 Years". WNEP. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Fulton, Brian (October 3, 2018). "Time Warp 1968:Viewmont Mall finds third anchor with opening of J.C. Penney Co". Times Tribune. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- 1 2 Salerno, Allison B. (August 22, 1994). "Hess's Scranton liquidation sale first of 10 scheduled this year reporter's notebook: Changes at Hess's". The Morning Call. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- 1 2 3 Fulton, Brian (April 9, 2016). "Saying Goodbye to Sears". Times Tribune Blogs. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Hess's announces expansion". The Morning Call. June 21, 1986. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ↑ Lovette, Brittany (July 11, 2016). "Video Vault: Glory Days of Sears at the Viewmont Mall". WNEP. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Fulton, Brian (September 10, 2019). "Time Warp, 1999: Cinemark opens as General Cinemas heads out". Scranton Times-Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ↑ Bolus, Kathleen (September 21, 2014). "Viewmont, busy with changes, provides contrast to Mall at Steamtown". Times Tribune. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ↑ Tomkavage, Robert (February 12, 2023). "A tale of two shopping malls". Times-Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ Lange, Stacy (June 17, 2014). "Changing Landscape at the Viewmont Mall". WNEP. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Lee, Peggy (April 6, 2016). "Sears at Viewmont Mall to Close". WNEP. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Lange, Stacy (October 17, 2016). "Sears Store Gone, But Not Forgotten". WNEP. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Lange, Stacy (April 10, 2016). "Mall Vacancy Filled With Sports Stores". WNEP. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Lange, Stacy (September 1, 2017). "Dick's Sporting Goods, Field & Stream Ready for Outdoor Shoppers". WNEP. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Wilson, Marianne (April 11, 2016). "PREIT brings DICK'S Sporting Goods and Field & Stream to Viewmont Mall". Chain Store Age. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ↑ Ciampi, Raquel (October 28, 2016). "HomeGoods to Open in Lackawanna County". WNEP. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Goldklang, Suzanne (August 13, 2017). "Shoppers Head to HomeGoods Grand Opening". WNEP. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Singleton, David (January 13, 2023). "Dick's Sporting Goods at Viewmont Mall to convert to Dick's House of Sport". Times Tribune. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ Sarwar, Jake (August 11, 2023). "Dick's House of Sport Opens in Scranton". WOLF. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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