Oxford Valley Mall

Oxford Valley Mall

Second floor, looking from Macy's
Location	Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates	40°11′02″N 74°52′51″W / 40.1839°N 74.8807°W / 40.1839; -74.8807Coordinates: 40°11′02″N 74°52′51″W / 40.1839°N 74.8807°W / 40.1839; -74.8807
Opening date	1973[1]
Developer	The Kravco Co.[2]
Management	Simon Property Group
Owner	Simon Property Group (65%)
No. of stores and services	150+[1]
No. of anchor tenants	3 (1 vacant)
Total retail floor area	1,334,000 square feet (123,900 m2)[1]
No. of floors	2
Parking	Lighted Lot
Public transit access	SEPTA bus: 14, 127, 128, 129
Website	http://www.simon.com/mall/oxford-valley-mall

The Oxford Valley Mall is a two-story shopping mall, managed and 65%-owned by the Simon Property Group, that is located next to the popular amusement park Sesame Place near Langhorne in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Its department stores are Sears, J.C. Penney, Macy's and H&M as a minor department store. There is a food court on the second floor, which was originally the second floor of a Woolworth store, as well as many retail stores featuring Spencer's, and a Dell Direct Store kiosk. As the surrounding area continues to grow, the mall is adding high-end stores such as Coach and Abercrombie and Fitch. An office building called One Oxford Valley is located next to the mall.^[1]

History

The Oxford Valley Mall opened in 1973, developed by The Kravco Company.^[2][3] In 1986, the Gimbels store was converted to Sterns after Allied Stores purchased seven Gimbels locations in the Philadelphia area.^[4] The same year, Bamberger's became Macy's.^[5] In 1989, Sears replaced Stern's after the latter closed several stores in the Philadelphia area.^[6] The mall underwent a renovation in 1990.^[3] In 1992, a separate, 10 screen movie theater was added behind Sears (4 new auditoriums were added in 2004). In 1995, the Oxford Valley Mall opened its food court on the second floor, replacing what had been the second floor of a Woolworth store.^[7][8] In addition, the mall replaced the spiral pedestrian ramp and fountain with a glass-enclosed elevator, upgraded the air conditioning system, and extensively renovated the JCPenney and Sears stores. All fountains were eventually removed with only the outdoor one remaining.^[8] The same year, Wanamakers was converted to Hecht's.^[9] In 1997, Hecht's became Strawbridge's after its parent company, May Department Stores, acquired the Strawbridge's chain.^[10][11] In 2006, the Strawbridge's store closed as a result of Federated Department Stores acquiring May Department Stores, with Boscov's taking over the former store.^[12] The Boscov's store closed in 2008 as part of their restructuring.^[13] On black Friday 2013 H&M opened as a minor department store.

Anchors

• JCPenney (3 floors) - 226,336 sq ft (21,027.3 m²).
• Macy's - (2 floors) 195,407 sq ft (18,153.9 m²).
• Sears - (2 floors) 173,000 sq ft (16,100 m²).
• H&M [minor anchor] - 22,000 sq ft (2,000 m²).

Former anchors

• Bamberger's - (now Macy's)
• Boscov's - 165,815 sq ft (15,404.7 m²). originally Wanamaker's, then Hecht's (1995), then Strawbridge's (1997-2006), Now vacant.
• Gimbels, then Sterns - (now Sears)

References

External links

• Oxford Valley Mall official website

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