Carbon Plaza Mall
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{{infobox shopping mall
| name = Carbon Plaza Mall
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| location = Lehighton, Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| address = 1241 Blakeslee Blvd E{{cite news |last1=Ahner |first1=Terry |title=Carbon Plaza Mall sells for $18M |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20211113/carbon-plaza-mall-sells-for-18m/ |access-date=15 November 2021 |work=Times News Online |date=November 13, 2021}}
| opening_date = 1972
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| number_of_stores = 20+
| number_of_anchors = 2
| floor_area = {{convert|210000|sqft|m2}}
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| publictransit = {{bus icon|12px}} CT bus: 701, 702{{cite web|title=CT Bus|publisher=Carbon Transit|url=https://carbontransit.com/ct-bus/|accessdate=May 15, 2022}}
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Carbon Plaza Mall is an indoor and outdoor shopping mall on the south side of Route 443 in Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, just outside Lehighton. It is anchored by a Giant Supermarket and a Big Lots. Other major stores include Dollar Tree, Rent-A-Center, and Rite Aid. There are several fast food outlets in the parking lot.
History
Bright’s Department Store moved to the mall in 1976, and the store was later sold to Laneco in 1983.{{cite news |title=ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 1, 1983 |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20230201/on-this-date-february-1-1983/ |access-date=3 February 2023 |work=Times News Online |date=February 1, 2023}} The store was remodeled in 1993.{{cite news |title=ON THIS DATE AUGUST 16, 1993 |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20230816/on-this-date-august-16-1993/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=Times News Online |date=August 16, 2023}} Mahoning Valley Cinema opened in December 1995, using part of the space previously occupied by Bright's Department Store.{{cite news |last1=Kress |first1=Emily |title=Mahoning Valley Cinema Closes its Doors Amid Coronavirus Pandemic |url=https://www.brctv13.com/news/local-news/25894-mahoning-valley-cinema-closes-its-doors-amid-coronavirus-pandemic |access-date=15 March 2021 |work=BRC13 |publisher=Blue Ridge Communications |date=April 23, 2020 |language=en-gb}}{{cite news |title=ON THIS DATE NOVEMBER 14, 1995 |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20221114/on-this-date-november-14-1995/ |access-date=3 February 2023 |work=Times News Online |date=November 14, 2022}} Big Lots opened at the mall in 1997.{{cite news |title=ON THIS DATE MARCH 21, 1997 |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20230321/on-this-date-march-21-1997-2/ |access-date=7 April 2023 |work=Times News Online |date=March 21, 2023}} Carbon Dack Associates purchased the mall in January 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/1998/01/14/del-management-company-buys-carbon-plaza-mall-lighting-landscaping-are-among-the-upgrades-the-new-owners-plan/|title=Del. Management Company Buys Carbon Plaza Mall|access-date=December 8, 2011}} Medical services include OAA Orthopaedic Specialists and Blue Mountain Health System, which opened a cardiac care unit at the mall in April 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.tnonline.com/2010/apr/27/cardiac-care-unit-opens-mahoning|title=Cardiac care unit opens in Mahoning|accessdate=December 8, 2011}} On December 9, 2011 Blue Mountain Health System closed its Health Works fitness center.{{cite web|url=http://www.tnonline.com/2011/nov/10/health-works-closing-its-doors-carbon-plaza-mall|title=Health Works closing its doors in Carbon Plaza Mall|accessdate=December 8, 2011}}
In late April 2020, Mahoning Valley Cinemas made the decision not to reopen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Kneller |first1=Ryan |title=Retail Watch: New Allentown market joins growing lineup of Lehigh Valley boutique grocers, lifesavers in the age of coronavirus |url=https://www.mcall.com/business/retail-watch/mc-biz-new-farmers-market-opens-allentown-retail-watch-20200425-jowuveapvrhgtlaf2tdy4snkra-story.html |access-date=26 April 2020 |work=The Morning Call |date=April 25, 2020}} FunTime Cinemas, after some renovations, announced they would reopen the former Mahoning Valley Cinemas in early 2021.{{cite news |last1=Hedes |first1=Jarrad |title=New company to reopen Mahoning Cinema |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20210218/mahoning-cinema-to-reopen/ |access-date=15 March 2021 |work=Times News Online |date=February 18, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Kneller |first1=Ryan |title=Lehigh Valley area movie theater, shuttered since last spring, finding new life under new owners |url=https://www.mcall.com/business/retail-watch/mc-biz-lehigh-valley-area-movie-theater-reopening-20210219-4gcaubuk7rhv7p3icobga3k7b4-story.html |access-date=15 March 2021 |work=The Morning Call |date=February 19, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Mataloni |first1=Carmella |title=Movie theater in Carbon County to reopen |url=https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/carbon-county/movie-theater-in-carbon-county-to-reopen/523-5c9aa285-e64d-4604-8c16-2dec2596680f |access-date=15 March 2021 |work=WNEP |date=March 1, 2021}} Carbon Plaza Mall was sold to Larken Associates for $18 million in November 2021. Mahoning Valley 8 theaters closed in September 2023 at the request of the landlord and will be replaced by Marshalls.{{cite news |last1=Ahner |first1=Terry |title=Mahoning movie theater to close |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20230830/mahoning-movie-theater-to-close |access-date=17 October 2023 |work=Times News Online |date=August 30, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Ahner |first1=Terry |title=Marshalls to open in Lehighton plaza |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20231007/marshalls-to-open-in-lehighton-plaza/ |access-date=17 October 2023 |work=Times News Online |date=October 7, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.larkenassociates.com/commercial-leasing/carbon-plaza Larken Associates Carbon Plaza]