The Shoppes at Trexler
The Shoppes at Trexler (formerly Trexler Mall) was a regional shopping mall located in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, United States. Trexlertown is a suburb of Allentown. The mall used to serve the western suburbs of Allentown, such as Trexlertown. The mall opened in 1974 with anchors Grant City and A&P Supermarket. A Laneco discount store opened a year later. The mall had a unique L-shape. A wing lead from Laneco to Grant's, and a wing from Grant's to A&P. Only two years later, Grant City was converted into a Hess's Department Store. The Trexler Mall Coin Laundry entered the mall in 1981. The next change occurred in 1988, when A&P switched banners into a Super Fresh grocery store. Between 1993 and 1995, there was a major anchor shuffle in the largely vacant mall. All three anchors switched names. Super Fresh closed in 1993, becoming Giant shortly after. Then, Hess's became The Bon-Ton in 1994. The former site of Laneco was replaced with a flea market, then a health center. In 2001, the dead mall was de-malled into a strip center, and renamed. The wings became Famous Footwear, Dollar Tree, Hallmark, among others. A new anchor, Kohl's, took over much of the space that had formerly been the enclosed portion of the mall. On January 31, 2018, it was announced that The Bon-Ton would be closing as part of a plan to close 42 stores nationwide. The store will close in April 2018.[1]
References
- "Commercial Real Estate - Trexler Mall - Northwest Real Estate Properties". cedarrealtytrust.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
Coordinates: 40°33′02″N 75°35′27″W / 40.55059°N 75.59082°W