Fairlane Village Mall

Fairlane Village Mall
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LocationNorwegian Township, Pennsylvania, United States[1]
Coordinates40°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 services10[7]
No. of anchor tenants4[8][needs update]
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, Michaels, and TJ Maxx.[7]

History

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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] A Lowe's Home Improvement store opened outside the mall on June 28, 1998.[20] ERE Yarmouth Retail began running the mall in the same year.[21][22] The Claverton Corp. sold the mall to Equity Investment Group in 2000.[23] 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][24][25] Waldenbooks announced in late 2009 its store would be closing when it ran out of items, which it did in January 2010.[26][27] The mall's movie theater (2 screens), after a series of owners including Carmike Cinemas, has been empty since 2010.[28][29]

Dragon Chasers Emporium, a shop in the mall, was raided by police and searched for illegal drugs and associated items in February 2012.[30][31][32] 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.[33] Michaels opened in August 2012 next to Kohl's.[34][35][36] 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.[37]

Fairlane Village LLC settled a multi-year tax valuation dispute with local townships in 2013.[38][39] Roman Delight restaurant closed nine months before its lease expired due to economic reasons in 2014.[40][41] Puppy Luv moved from the mall in late 2015 to Pottsville, and changed its name to Fish and Beyond Pet Center.[42] CVS moved from the mall in April 2016 to a new location in Pottsville.[43] The Hallmark Heritage Shop began its closing sale in May 2016.[44]

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.[45] rue21 also closed at the mall in 2017.[46][47] Benigna's Creek Wine Shoppe and Gertrude Hawk Chocolates opened in 2017, after previously being located at the former Schuylkill Mall.[48][49][50] Littman Jewelers closed in January 2018.[51] Dunham's Sports opened at the mall in December 2018 after also previously being located at the former Schuylkill Mall.[52][53][54]

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.[55][56] The mall's ex-Schuylkill Valley Sports served as a COVID-19 vaccination site starting in February 2021.[57] Large portions of the parking lot were paved in fall 2022.[58] TJ Maxx opened at the mall in October 2022, using most of the malls one wing expect for the ex-movie theater.[59][60] Super Shoes began closing at the mall in June 2023.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marchiano, Amy (March 8, 2012). "Officials greet Kohl's with ribbon-cutting ceremony". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Pytak, Stephen J. (June 16, 2012). "Fashion Bug stores slated to close". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. ^ Ward, Leo; Major, Mark (2003). Pottsville in the Twentieth Century. Arcadia Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-0738512372.
  4. ^ a b c Usalis, John E. (April 22, 2019). "Fairlane Village mall to be under new management". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b Senior, Chase (30 April 2019). "New Management at Fairlane Village Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Bortner, Peter E. (October 26, 2016). "2 companies buy Fairlane Village for $12.875 million". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  7. ^ a b c Marchiano, Amy (19 June 2023). "Super Shoes closing at Fairlane Village mall near Pottsville". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Fairlane Village Mall". Levin Management. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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  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 22 December 2017.
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  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. ^ a b "Furniture store to fill Value City spot at Fairlane Village". Republican & Herald. January 28, 2009. p. B.9.
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  23. ^ "Sales & Acquisitions". National Real Estate Investor. September 1, 2000.
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  25. ^ "Value City's end nears". Republican & Herald. October 29, 2008. p. A.1.
  26. ^ Richardson, Leslie (November 7, 2009). "Waldenbooks in Fairlane Village mall will shut down". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  27. ^ Pytak, Stephen J. (February 16, 2010). "Malls fill storefronts with nontraditional tenants". The Standard Speaker. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  28. ^ Brozana, Amanda Leigh (March 2, 2011). "Malls work to recruit tenants as economy trudges forward". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  29. ^ Pytak, Stephen J. (June 19, 2012). "Cinema sign at Fairlane Village replaced". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  30. ^ Andruscavage, Frank; Marchiano, Amy (February 23, 2012). "State police search for bath salts, synthetic pot at stores in area malls". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  31. ^ Jordan, Tracy (February 23, 2012). "'Head shops' raided for bath salts in Schuylkill County". The Morning Call.
  32. ^ Usalis, John E. (February 24, 2012). "Schuylkill police raid stores selling bath salts". The Standard Speaker. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  33. ^ Leskin, Thomas (March 5, 2012). "Kohl's at Fairlane Village has a 'soft opening'". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  34. ^ Marchiano, Amy (February 16, 2012). "Fairlane Village confirms Michaels craft store coming to mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  35. ^ Marchiano, Amy (August 20, 2012). "Michaels opens doors at Fairlane Village Mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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  37. ^ Leskin, Thomas (February 16, 2013). "Pretzel stands disappearing in local malls". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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  43. ^ Pytak, Stephen J. (March 31, 2016). "CVS to open new Pottsville location in late April". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  44. ^ Marchiano, Amy (May 25, 2016). "Hallmark to close at Fairlane Village mall; Liquidation sale starts Thursday". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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  48. ^ Marchiano, Amy (June 27, 2017). "Benigna's Creek makes home at Fairlane Village". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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  51. ^ Marchiano, Amy (January 16, 2018). "Littman Jewelers to close at Fairlane Village mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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  55. ^ Lee, Christine (June 24, 2020). "Kay Jewelers, Benigna's close in Fairlane Village mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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