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, JCPenney, and Macy's as well as 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 including Spencer's, and a Dell Direct Store kiosk. As the surrounding area continued to grow, the mall added high-end stores such as Coach, The Children's Place and Abercrombie & Fitch. An office building called One Oxford Valley is located next to the mall.
History
The Oxford Valley Mall was developed by The Kravco Company and opened in 1973. In 1986, the Gimbels store was converted to Stern's after Allied Stores purchased seven Gimbels locations in the Philadelphia area. That same year, Bamberger's became Macy's. In 1989, Sears replaced Stern's after the latter closed several stores in the Philadelphia area. The mall underwent a renovation in 1990. In 1992, a separate, 10 screen movie theater was added behind Sears (4 new auditoriums were added in 2004). In 1995, the mall opened its food court on the second floor, replacing what had been the second floor of a Woolworth store. 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. The same year, Wanamaker's was converted to Hecht's. In 1997, Hecht's became Strawbridge's after its parent company, May Department Stores, acquired the Strawbridge's chain. 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. The Boscov's store closed in 2008 as part of their restructuring. 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).
- Vacancy - (2 floors) 165,815 sq ft (15,404.7 m2)
Former anchors
- Boscov's - now vacant
- Strawbridge's - became Boscov's in 2006
- Hecht's - became Strawbridge's in 1997
- Wanamaker's - became Hecht's in 1995
- Stern's - became Sears in 1989
- Bamberger's - became Macy's in 1986
- Gimbels - became Stern's in 1986
References
External links
- Oxford Valley Mall official website
