Neshaminy Mall

Neshaminy Mall

Location	Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
Opening date	1968
Developer	The Korman Company and Strouse Greenberg
Management	General Growth Properties
Owner	General Growth Properties
No. of stores and services	120
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	1,020,000 square feet (95,000 m2)
No. of floors	1 (2 in Boscov's & Sears, 3 in Macy's)
Parking	Lighted Lot, 7000 spaces
Public transit access	SEPTA bus: 14, 58, 128, 130
Website	http://www.neshaminymall.com

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A statue of Tawanka, a chief of the Lenni Lenape, stands in front of Macy's

The Neshaminy Mall is located at U.S. Route 1 & Bristol Road in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States. It was the sixth interior mall constructed in Greater Philadelphia and opened in 1968. It has four main anchors (three department stores and a movie theatre) and over 120 smaller shops and eateries. The mall also contains a food court that was opened in 1989.

The Neshaminy Mall is directly across Bristol Road from Belmont, a historic home.

History

Plans to build the Neshaminy Mall were made in 1966, with Sears and Strawbridge & Clothier to be anchors. The mall was projected to cost $24 million. The Neshaminy Mall opened in 1968, developed by The Korman Company and Strouse Greenberg. The mall underwent an expansion in 1975. In 1977, the Lit Brothers store at the Neshaminy Mall closed as part of the chain closing all its stores in the Philadelphia area and was replaced by Pomeroy's. The Pomeroy's store became The Bon-Ton in 1987 after the chain was sold. A food court was added to the mall in 1989. In 1990, the Neshaminy Mall was purchased by Homart Development Company from Mutual of New York for over $50 million. The Bon-Ton closed in 1994. In 1995, the mall underwent a renovation that expanded the food court. In addition, Boscov's replaced the former Bon-Ton. The same year, General Growth Properties took over ownership of the mall after they acquired Homart Development Company. A 24-screen movie theater to be built at the mall was approved by Bensalem Township in 1997 after they had initially opposed the project. In 1998, the 24-screen AMC Theatres opened in the mall at a cost of $11 million. The Strawbridge's became Macy's in 2006 after Federated Department Stores acquired May Department Stores in 2005. In 2015, the mall began a small renovation starting with signage at mall entrances, the main sign and an expansion of the Boscov's. The mall also welcomed a Stewart's Root Beer in the food court.

Anchor stores

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Entrance 2 of the Neshaminy Mall

Main

• AMC Neshaminy 24 Theatre (91,402 sq ft., opened 1998, which made it the largest theater in Pennsylvania)
• Boscov's 2 floors. (185,000 sq ft., Opened 1995. Former location for Lit Brothers {1974-1977}, Pomeroy's {1977-1987}, and The Bon-Ton {1987-1995}, expanded 2015, replacing Quick Fit Alterations, Radio Shack, Tru-Tone Hearing Aids, Deb, Dollar Tree, House of Fabrics (which since became the original space for Boscov's Young Mens), and Up-Top Clothing (Which also used to be Kay-Bee Toys, Furnish 123, and some other stores occupying that spot).)
• Macy's 3 floors (218,150 sq ft., Opened 1968 as Strawbridge & Clothier. Became Macy's 2006)
• Sears 2 floors (175,083 sq ft., First store built in 1966, opened in 1967.,45,945 sq ft (4,268.4 m²). TBA, 221,028 sq ft (20,534.2 m²). total)

Minor

• Barnes & Noble Opened on November 12, 2008 at the site replacing Kritters Pet Center, Sugar Mountain, Eckerd Pharmacy (Itself a former Thrift Drug) and Good Times (which used to be a Wachovia Bank/First Union Bank/CoreStates Bank/Germantown Savings Bank) which had all been demolished)
• Modell's (14,291 sq ft., Opened 1994 in location of former AMC Premiere Twin Theatre)
• H&M (17,000 sq ft, Opened 2002 in part of location of former Woolworth's. The other part houses Hollister Co.)
• Shoe Carnival (Opened 2015, in the place of former Smart Toys, and Gordon's Jewelers)

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons