Washington Mall

Washington Mall
Location Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Opening date 1968
Closing date

1999 (presumably)

2014
Developer Falconi
Management Oxford Development Company
No. of anchor tenants 2
No. of floors 1 (3 in former JCPenney)

Washington Mall is a mostly defunct enclosed shopping mall located in South Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, just outside the city of Washington, formerly managed by J J Gumberg Co. and now by Oxford Development Company. It is owned by Falconi, a local developer which also owns a number of properties throughout Washington County. Its anchor, JCPenney, closed in February 2007[1] and relocated to the defunct Foundry shopping center less than a mile away in March 2007; however, due to ground settling problems at the aforementioned retail complex and financial difficulties with the property owner, JCPenney moved back to the Washington Mall in mid-September 2008.[2][3] On January 15, 2014, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing as part of a plan to close 33 stores nationwide. The store closed in May 2014.[4]

As of July 2015, the remaining tenants include Staples, Toys "R" Us, Grand China Buffet and Grille, and Harbor Freight Tools. Since 2014, a Spirit Halloween store has occupied part of the JCPenney first floor. As of January 25, 2018 the Toys "R" Us is slated to close leaving only Staples, Grand China Buffet and Harbor Freight Tools which are outlying stores and not in the actual mall.[5]

The mall was at one time the preeminent place for shopping in Washington. Up until the 1990s, it was faring its own. However, as the crosstown rival Franklin Mall (now Washington Crown Center) was expanded and completely remodeled, Washington Mall was severely affected by this. There have been plans to demolish and rebuild the mall as a strip shopping center, although nothing has materialized.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Lynda Guydon (January 14, 2007). "J.C. Penney exit makes others at mall nervous. With Washington Mall anchor gone, new managers mum on their plans". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  2. ↑ "J.C. Penney to reopen Washington mall site". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. July 26, 2008. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Penney's reopening at Washington Mall". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. September 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  4. ↑ "Here's A List Of The J.C. Penney Stores That Are Closing". The Huffington Post. January 15, 2014. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-24. The interior of the mall is vacant and decaying!
  6. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Dan (June 20, 1997). "Crown American, Gumberg weigh mall, power center. South Strabane's Route 19 stretch is a retail speculator's hotspot". Pittsburgh Business Times. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  7. ↑ "Washington Mall; Washington, Pennsylvania". Labelscar. July 13, 2006. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-19.

Coordinates: 40°11′06″N 80°14′06″W / 40.185°N 80.235°W / 40.185; -80.235

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