Neshaminy Mall

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.^[2] 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.^[1]

History

The Neshaminy Mall opened in 1968, developed by The Korman Company and Strouse Greenberg. The mall underwent an expansion in 1975.^[3] 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.^[4] The Pomeroy's store became The Bon-Ton in 1987 after the chain was sold.^[5] 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.^[3] 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.^[6] The same year, General Growth Properties took over ownership of the mall after they acquired Homart Development Company.^[7] 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.^[8] In 1998, the 24-screen AMC Theatres opened in the mall at a cost of $11 million.^[9] The Strawbridge's became Macy's in 2006 after Federated Department Stores acquired May Department Stores in 2005.^[10]

Tenants

Main anchors

• AMC Neshaminy 24 Theatre (91,402 sq ft., opened 1998, which made it the largest theater in Pennsylvania)
• Boscov's (185,000 sq ft., Opened 1995. Former location for Lit Brothers {1974-1977}, Pomeroy's {1977-1987}, and The Bon-Ton {1987-1995})
• Macy's (218,150 sq ft., Opened 1968 as Strawbridge & Clothier. Became Macy's 2006)
• Sears (175,083 sq ft., 45,945 sq ft (4,268.4 m²). TBA, 221,028 sq ft (20,534.2 m²). total)

Minor anchors

• Barnes & Noble (Opened on November 12, 2008 at the site replacing Kritters Pet Center, Sugar Mountain, Eckerd Pharmacy and Good Times (which used to be a Wachovia 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.)

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