The Point at Carlisle Plaza
LocationCarlisle, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°11′53″N 77°10′20″W / 40.198056°N 77.172222°W / 40.198056; -77.172222
Address800 East High Street
Opening date1964[1][2]
DeveloperCrown American
OwnerPoint Plaza LLC (Giant)[1][3]
No. of stores and servicesLess than 15[2]
Total retail floor area182,859 square feet (17,000 m2)[2][4]
No. of floors1

The Point at Carlisle Plaza (formerly Carlisle Plaza and Carlisle Plaza Mall) is a shopping mall located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It is anchored by Dunham's Sports and Lowe's.[1][5]

History

Carlisle Plaza opened as a open-air shopping plaza in 1964, with backing from David Javitch, founder of Giant Food Stores, and his son, Lee, who would soon become president and CEO of Giant. Under the ownership of Crown American, plans were announced in 1968 for an expansion of the plaza into an enclosed mall.

In 1976, Carlisle Plaza was finally fully enclosed and the mall's name was changed to Carlisle Plaza Mall. The mall opened with three original anchors, Bon-Ton, JCPenney and Kmart. The mall also had a small concourse outside of it, anchored by Giant.

Carlisle Plaza Mall experienced a decline starting in the mid-1990s. In 1996, Kmart closed its doors and moved to a new, larger location in Carlisle. Additionally, in the same year, JCPenney shut down and relocated to Capital City Mall in Camp Hill.

In November 2002, Crown American sold the mall to Michael Joseph Development Company for $5.8 million. Following this acquisition, the mall underwent a name change in 2003, transitioning from Carlisle Plaza Mall to The Point at Carlisle Plaza.

The mall underwent reconfiguration in the early 2000s, during which 200,000 sq ft was removed, including two anchor buildings previously occupied by Albion Point Antiques & Collectibles/Kmart and J. C. Penney. Before the construction, a mural depicting the history of Carlisle, originally located in the mall, had to be relocated. In February 2004, Lowe's opened in the space formerly occupied by the anchor buildings and now owns the store as well. The total cost of the mall's renovations amounted to $4 million.

Carlisla Plaza mall limped along from that point forward. OfficeMax filled the former Giant supermarket, and Bon-Ton remained an anchor to the mall. Some chain stores, like Kay-Bee Toys, Foot Locker, Jo-Ann Fabrics, and Bath & Body Works would remain. Gold's Gym would take some mall space, but would not have mall access. The former Kmart would be filled with Albion Point Antiques & Collectibles, something Crown American used to fill anchor spaces in some of its malls, which were mainly ex-Kmarts. The space didn't prosper as much as Hanover's Black Rose Antiques & Collectibles, filled in Crown American's North Hanover Mall's former Kmart 30 miles to the south.

In August 2005, Cedar (Cedar Carlisle LLC) acquired the mall for $11 million. Dunham's Sports became a tenant and opened at the mall in late September 2005. Subsequently, in October 2012, Giant (Point Plaza LLC) purchased the mall for $7.35 million.

The Bon-Ton, a tenant at the mall, announced in late January 2018 that its store would be closing. In January 2019, the former Bon-Ton space was repurposed for storing new Giant shopping carts. In 2020, OfficeMax, a tenant in the shopping center next to the mall, closed due to bankruptcy and the impact of Covid-19.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Key Point events since 2002". The Sentinel. March 1, 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Miles, Tyler (March 1, 2015). "Getting to The Point: After 50 years, mall looking for rebound". The Sentinel. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Gitt, Tammie (March 28, 2013). "Giant Food Stores buys The Point at Carlisle Plaza". The Sentinel. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Fameco Real Estate" (PDF). FAMECO. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Point at Carlisle Plaza". CBRE. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. "Title Transferred to Shopping Center Site". Chambersburg Public Opinion. 27 December 1963. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  7. "Carlisle Plaza Plans for Enclosed Mall, 8 More Stores in Near Future". The Sentinel. 16 January 1969. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  8. "Happy Birthday, America". The Sentinel. 28 February 1976. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  9. Snyder, Myles (31 January 2018). "Bon-Ton to close Carlisle store". ABC27. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  10. Bird, S. Elizabeth (2 February 2018). Dressing In Feathers: The Construction Of The Indian In American Popular Culture. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-429-96945-4. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  11. "Crown sells Carlisle mall". Pittsburgh Business Times. American City Business Journals. November 1, 2002. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  12. Veronikis, Eric (27 March 2013). "Giant Food Stores buys Point at Carlisle Plaza for $7.4M". PennLive. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  13. "Dead and dying malls of Pennsylvania, updated: More shopping centers are bleeding retailers". PennLive. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  14. Owens, Crystal (December 8, 2002). "Some Plaza Mall tenants finding new homes". The Sentinel. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  15. Blymire, David (December 13, 2002). "History mural dismantled at mall". The Sentinel. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  16. Farr, Leah Farr (September 29, 2005). "Dunham's opening Friday". The Sentinel. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  17. Cress, Joseph (March 1, 2010). "'Big box' stores find their niche". The Sentinel. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  18. Hoopes, Zack (January 31, 2018). "Carlisle Bon-Ton to close". The Sentinel. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  19. Gitt, Tammie (January 16, 2019). "Former Bon-Ton in Carlisle being used to store Giant shopping carts". The Sentinel. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  20. "Bon-Ton announces it's closing Carlisle location". WGAL. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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