Logan Valley Mall facts for kids
The main entrance of the Logan Valley Mall
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| Location | Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°28′04″N 78°24′41″W / 40.46767°N 78.41145°W |
| Address | 5580 Goods Lane |
| Opening date | 1965 |
| Developer | Crown Construction |
| Owner | Namdar Realty Group |
| Architect | Hunter, Campbell & Rea (now Hayes Large) |
| No. of stores and services | 71+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 778,385 square feet (72,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1-2 (1 in former Sears) |
| Parking | Garages and Lots |
| Public transit access |  AMTRAN bus: 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12 ATA bus: Clearfield to Altoona Shopping CamTran+ bus: 36 |
Logan Valley Mall is a regional shopping mall in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. It is currently anchored by JCPenney and Macy's and features over 75 stores and services on two levels.
History
Logan Valley Mall opened in November 1965 as an open-air shopping center with Sears, Weis Markets and a few small shops. In 1966, JCPenney was constructed and the mall was enclosed for a grand opening on June 8, 1967. In 1979, another expansion was completed by Crown American with the construction of Hess's department store.
On December 16, 1994, a fire broke out and destroyed nearly half of the mall. A three-phase plan was immediately laid out. The first phase beginning in 1995 started with a new store, Kaufmann's, which was added to the far end of the mall to replace Hess's. The already built, undamaged two-story portion of the mall was renovated, and these renovations included changeovers such as the re-branding of Wall To Wall Sound & Video to The Wall and temporary relocation of restaurants such as Wong's Wok. Another phase one project was the construction of a new two-story section to replace the portion damaged by the fire. Phase two consisted of opening a new three-story parking garage and a new eight-screen Carmike Cinema. Phase three was completed in 1997 and included the openings of a new larger JCPenney location closer to Sears. Following this opening, a new food court opened in the renovated second floor of the former JCPenney store, which allowed for more stores in the old two-story section.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) acquired the mall in 2003 as part of its merger with Crown American. The May Department Stores Company, which owned Kaufmann's, was sold to Federated Department Stores in 2005. Federated proceeded to convert various May properties to Macy's, including the Logan Valley Mall store. In 2017, the Carmike Cinema was re-branded AMC Classic following AMC's acquisition of the Carmike chain. Also in 2017, the mall was sold to Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group.
On December 28, 2018, it was announced that the mall's Sears store would be closing as part of a plan to close 80 stores nationwide. The store closed on March 3, 2019.
