Viewmont Mall
Looking towards JCPenney, the mall entrance, and Yankee Candle on May 16, 2017
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LocationScranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates41°27′37″N 75°39′23″W / 41.46033°N 75.65631°W / 41.46033; -75.65631
Address100 Viewmont Mall
Opening date1968[1]
DeveloperCrown Construction[2][3]
OwnerPREIT[4]
No. of stores and services90[5][needs update]
No. of anchor tenants4[1]
Total retail floor area768,000 square feet (71,000 m2)[1]
Websiteshopviewmontmall.com

Viewmont Mall is a shopping mall located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods / Field & Stream, and HomeGoods.[1]

History

Viewmont Mall cost $10 million to construct and the original anchors included Grant's, JCPenney and Sears.[2][3][6] Sears opened first at the mall in February 1968, with JCPenney later opening in October.[2][7] Grant's closed at the Viewmont Mall in 1976 and was replaced by Hess's the same year.[3][8][9] Hess's built a larger store starting in 1987.[10] Sears received major changes in 1993 that roughly doubled the store's size.[11] Hess's closed in late summer 1994, and was replaced by Kaufmann's in Fall 1995.[8][9] Viewmont, along with Wyoming Valley Mall was sold by Crown American to PREIT in 2003.[12] Kaufmann's was renamed Macy's in September 2006.[9] Viewmont Mall received a major renovation in 2007.[13]

The malls food court in 2014 received significant changes including the addition of Buffalo Wild Wings.[14] Sears closed in mid-2016 and was demolished later in the year.[15][16] PREIT knew Sears would not remain at the mall several years before its lease expired.[5] Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream were announced as Sears replacement in April 2016 with the dual store opening in September 2017.[17][18][19] HomeGoods opened in August 2017 next to Field & Stream, on former Sears space.[20][21] Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream temporarily shut down at end of January 2023. The store was converted into a Dick’s House of Sport with an opening date scheduled for August.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Viewmont Mall - PREIT" (PDF). PREIT. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Fulton, Brian (January 21, 2018). "50 Years Ago - Sears to open at Viewmont Mall". Times Tribune. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Nissley, Erin L. (August 21, 2017). "Local history: Viewmont Mall opening changes retail landscape". Citizens Voice. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ^ Horvath, Jeff (May 27, 2018). "THE SHIFTING STRATEGY OF MALLS". Citizens Voice. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b Falchek, David (April 10, 2016). "Dick's, Field & Stream to take Sears spot at Viewmont Mall". Times Tribune. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ Lange, Stacy (24 October 2018). "JCPenney in Lackawanna County Celebrating 50 Years". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. ^ Fulton, Brian (October 3, 2018). "Time Warp 1968:Viewmont Mall finds third anchor with opening of J.C. Penney Co". Times Tribune. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b Salerno, Allison B. (August 22, 1994). "Hess's Scranton liquidation sale first of 10 scheduled this year reporter's notebook: Changes at Hess's". The Morning Call. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. ^ a b c Fulton, Brian (April 9, 2016). "Saying Goodbye to Sears". Times Tribune Blogs. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Hess's announces expansion". The Morning Call. June 21, 1986. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  11. ^ Lovette, Brittany (11 July 2016). "Video Vault: Glory Days of Sears at the Viewmont Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  12. ^ Bolus, Kathleen (September 21, 2014). "Viewmont, busy with changes, provides contrast to Mall at Steamtown". Times Tribune. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  13. ^ Tomkavage, Robert (February 12, 2023). "A tale of two shopping malls". Times-Tribune. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  14. ^ Lange, Stacy (17 June 2014). "Changing Landscape at the Viewmont Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  15. ^ Lee, Peggy (6 April 2016). "Sears at Viewmont Mall to Close". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  16. ^ Lange, Stacy (17 October 2016). "Sears Store Gone, But Not Forgotten". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  17. ^ Lange, Stacy (10 April 2016). "Mall Vacancy Filled With Sports Stores". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  18. ^ Lange, Stacy (1 September 2017). "Dick's Sporting Goods, Field & Stream Ready for Outdoor Shoppers". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  19. ^ Wilson, Marianne (11 April 2016). "PREIT brings DICK'S Sporting Goods and Field & Stream to Viewmont Mall". Chain Store Age. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  20. ^ Ciampi, Raquel (28 October 2016). "HomeGoods to Open in Lackawanna County". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  21. ^ Goldklang, Suzanne (13 August 2017). "Shoppers Head to HomeGoods Grand Opening". WNEP. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  22. ^ Singleton, David (January 13, 2023). "Dick's Sporting Goods at Viewmont Mall to convert to Dick's House of Sport". Times Tribune. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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