Poughkeepsie Galleria
The Poughkeepsie Galleria in December 2019
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LocationPoughkeepsie, New York, United States
Coordinates41°37′34″N 73°55′14″W / 41.626241°N 73.920653°W / 41.626241; -73.920653
Opening dateAugust 1, 1987
ManagementThe Pyramid Companies
OwnerThe Pyramid Companies
No. of stores and services105
No. of anchor tenants4
Total retail floor area1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2)
No. of floors2
Parking2000 spaces
Websitepoughkeepsiegalleriamall.com

The Poughkeepsie Galleria is a shopping center on U.S. 9 in the Town of Poughkeepsie, New York, located just north of Wappingers Falls, and is the largest shopping center in Dutchess County.[1] The mall retailers include Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Target, American Eagle, Build-A-Bear, PacSun, Sephora, H&M, and Hollister. The Galleria has an area of 1,100,000-square-foot (100,000 m2) with two floors containing 123 shops[2][3] and restaurants as well as a 16-screen, stadium-seating Regal Cinemas theater.

The Galleria is owned and managed by The Pyramid Companies, a group who also owns and manages regional sister mall the Palisades Center in West Nyack, NY.

History

Expansion & Policies

In the early 1980s, a proposal for a two-story indoor mall in Poughkeepsie, New York was submitted. The mall opened on August 1, 1987 as the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall.

Upon opening, the mall had five anchor stores: G. Fox & Co., Jordan Marsh, Lechmere, Filene's, and JCPenney.[4] Due to underperformance, the Filene's store closed in 1989 and was replaced with Steinbach, which relocated from South Hills Mall next door.[5] Sears also announced plans to relocate from South Hills Plaza at the same time.[6] Steinbach closed in 1995 and became Dick's Sporting Goods and DSW Shoe Warehouse the same year.[7] Filene's returned to the mall in 1993 by taking over the defunct G. Fox chain, while Sears ultimately opened at the mall after Jordan Marsh was vacated.[8] Montgomery Ward also moved into the mall in the early 1990s, becoming the sixth anchor and replacing an existing store in Poughkeepsie.[9]

In 2004, both DSW and Dick's moved to new locations vacated by Montgomery Ward, while the former Filene's and Lechmere building was converted to Best Buy and Target.[10]

During January 2005, the mall announced it would enact and begin enforcing the Pyramid Companies' "MB-18" teenage curfew policy beginning in September 2005, following a large fight involving young teenagers in front of what was then Filene's. Due to the size of the incident, local police were called, and several arrests were made. Filene's was converted to Macy's in 2006.

On February 8, 2020, It was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate their traditional brick-and-mortar format.[11]

On June 23, 2020, JCPenney announced that they would also close their location at the Poughkeepsie Galleria.[12] In 2021, the vacant store was used a COVID-19 vaccine distribution site.[13]

In October 2022, the Poughkeepsie Galleria has announced newest additions: 110 Grill, The Village Pancake Factory, and Windsor.[14]

References

  1. ^ "The High Life". August 4, 2008.
  2. ^ https://www.costar.com/article/1062277572/mall-owner-secures-restructured-loan-for-poughkeepsie-galleria
  3. ^ "About – Poughkeepsie Galleria". www.poughkeepsiegalleriamall.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  4. ^ Harrington, Gerard (June 2, 1987). "Filene's to be fifth Galleria anchor". Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 9A. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ Auster, Harvey (February 2, 1989). "Steinbach looking for bigger space". Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 11A. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^ Gibbons, Kent (March 4, 1989). "Sears, planning expansion, wooed by 2 malls". Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 9A. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  7. ^ Zetlin, Minda (December 26, 1995). "Discount havens rake in Valley bucks". Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 4A. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Your Sunday letter from the editor". The Poughkeepsie Journal.
  9. ^ "Montgomery Ward closing". Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  10. ^ Karchmer, Jennifer McGraw (February 22, 2003). "Dick's, DSW have new homes". Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 4B. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  11. ^ Cordero, Katelyn. "Sears at the Poughkeepsie Galleria to close". The Poughkeepsie Journal.
  12. ^ Bomey, Nathan. "13 more J.C. Penney store closings revealed: Department store continues bankruptcy store closures". USA TODAY.
  13. ^ "Dutchess County to Open COVID-19 Vaccination Sites". townofnortheastny.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  14. ^ Tyko, Heather Clark and Kelly. "Lane Bryant, Justice parent company files for bankruptcy protection; which stores will close". The Journal News. Retrieved 2020-10-14.

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