Viewmont Mall

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox shopping mall | name = Viewmont Mall | image = Viewmont Mall, Scranton, Pennsylvania.jpg | image_width = | caption = Looking towards JCPenney, the mall entrance, and Yankee Candle on May 16, 2017 | location = Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States | coordinates = {{coord|41.46033|-75.65631|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}} | address = 100 Viewmont Mall | opening_date = 1968<ref name="preit2020"/> | closing_date = | developer = Crown Construction<ref name="tt01212018"/><ref name="cv08212017"/> | manager = | owner = PREIT<ref name="cv05272018"/> | architect = | number_of_stores = 90<ref name="tt04112016"/>{{update after|2019|5}} | number_of_anchors = 4<ref name="preit2020"/> | floor_area = {{convert|768000|sqft|m2|-3}}<ref name="preit2020"/> | parking = | floors =  | publictransit =  | website = {{URL|shopviewmontmall.com}} | footnotes = }}

'''Viewmont Mall''' is a shopping mall located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Dick's House of Sport, and HomeGoods.<ref name="preitviewmont"/>

==History== Viewmont Mall cost $10 million to construct and the original anchors included Grant's, JCPenney and Sears.<ref name="tt01212018"/><ref name="cv08212017"/><ref name="wnep10242018"/> Sears opened first at the mall in February 1968, with the two floor JCPenney later opening in October.<ref name="tt01212018"/><ref name="tt10032018"/> Grant's closed at the Viewmont Mall in 1976 and was replaced by Hess's the same year.<ref name="cv08212017"/><ref name="tmc08221994"/><ref name="ttb04092016"/> Hess's built a larger store starting in 1987.<ref name="tmc06211986"/> Sears received major changes in 1993 that roughly doubled the store's size.<ref name="wnep07112016"/> Hess's closed in late summer 1994, and was replaced by Kaufmann's in Fall 1995.<ref name="tmc08221994"/><ref name="ttb04092016"/> In April 1999, it was announced the General Cinemas theater would close after being located at the mall since November 1973. The final day of operation was on January 17, 2000, with the building later being demolished and replaced by a Borders.<ref name="tt09102019"/> Viewmont, along with Wyoming Valley Mall was sold by Crown American to PREIT in 2003.<ref name="tt09212014"/> Kaufmann's was renamed Macy's in September 2006.<ref name="ttb04092016"/> Viewmont Mall received a major renovation in 2007.<ref name="tt02122023"/>

The malls food court in 2014 received significant changes including the addition of Buffalo Wild Wings.<ref name="wnep06172014"/> Sears closed in mid-2016 and was demolished later in the year.<ref name="wnep04062016"/><ref name="wnep10172016"/> PREIT knew Sears would not remain at the mall several years before its lease expired.<ref name="tt04112016"/> Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream were announced as Sears replacement in April 2016 with the dual store opening in September 2017.<ref name="wnep04102016"/><ref name="wnep09012017"/><ref name="csa04112016"/> HomeGoods opened in August 2017 next to Field & Stream, on former Sears space.<ref name="wnep10282016"/><ref name="wnep08132017"/> Dick's Sporting Goods and Field & Stream temporarily shut down at end of January 2023. The store was converted into a Dick's House of Sport which opened in August.<ref name="tt01132023"/><ref name="wolf08112023"/>

==References== <references>

<ref name="csa04112016">{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Marianne |title=PREIT brings DICK'S Sporting Goods and Field & Stream to Viewmont Mall |url=https://www.chainstoreage.com/real-estate/preit-brings-dicks-sporting-goods-and-field-stream-o-viewmont-mall/ |access-date=1 May 2019 |work=Chain Store Age |date=11 April 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="cv08212017">{{cite news |last1=Nissley |first1=Erin L. |title=Local history: Viewmont Mall opening changes retail landscape |url=https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/local-history-viewmont-mall-opening-changes-retail-landscape-1.2232771 |access-date=7 May 2019 |work=Citizens Voice |date=August 21, 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="cv05272018">{{cite news |last1=Horvath |first1=Jeff |title=THE SHIFTING STRATEGY OF MALLS |url=https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/the-shifting-strategy-of-malls-1.2338651 |access-date=7 May 2019 |work=Citizens Voice |date=May 27, 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="preit2020">{{cite web|title=Viewmont Mall - PREIT|url=https://www.preit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/VIE_leasing-brochure_NP.pdf|website=PREIT|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706215705/https://www.preit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/VIE_leasing-brochure_NP.pdf |archive-date=July 6, 2020|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="preitviewmont">{{cite web |title=Viewmont Mall |url=https://www.preit.com/properties/mall-portfolio/viewmont-mall/ |website=PREIT |access-date=24 December 2024}}</ref>

<ref name="tmc06211986">{{cite news |title=Hess's announces expansion |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1986-06-21-2519883-story.html |access-date=1 May 2019 |work=The Morning Call |date=June 21, 1986}}</ref>

<ref name="tmc08221994">{{cite news |last1=Salerno |first1=Allison B. |title=Hess's Scranton liquidation sale first of 10 scheduled this year reporter's notebook: Changes at Hess's |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1994-08-22-2990733-story.html |access-date=1 May 2019 |work=The Morning Call |date=August 22, 1994}}</ref>

<ref name="tt09212014">{{cite news |last1=Bolus |first1=Kathleen |title=Viewmont, busy with changes, provides contrast to Mall at Steamtown |url=https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/viewmont-busy-with-changes-provides-contrast-to-mall-at-steamtown-1.1756862 |access-date=8 May 2019 |work=Times Tribune |date=September 21, 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="tt04112016">{{cite news |last1=Falchek |first1=David |title=Dick's, Field & Stream to take Sears spot at Viewmont Mall |url=https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/dick-s-field-stream-to-take-sears-spot-at-viewmont-mall-1.2029026 |access-date=7 May 2019 |work=Times Tribune |date=April 10, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="tt01212018">{{cite news |last1=Fulton |first1=Brian |title=50 Years Ago - Sears to open at Viewmont Mall |url=https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/50-years-ago-sears-to-open-at-viewmont-mall-1.2292796 |access-date=7 May 2019 |work=Times Tribune |date=January 21, 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="tt10032018">{{cite news |last1=Fulton |first1=Brian |title=Time Warp 1968:Viewmont Mall finds third anchor with opening of J.C. Penney Co. |url=https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2018/10/02/time-warp-1968viewmont-mall-finds-third-anchor-with-opening-of-jc-penney-co/ |access-date=8 May 2019 |work=Times Tribune |date=October 3, 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="tt09102019">{{cite news |last1=Fulton |first1=Brian |title=Time Warp, 1999: Cinemark opens as General Cinemas heads out |url=https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2019/09/10/time-warp-1999-cinemark-opens-as-general-cinemas-heads-out/ |access-date=2 January 2026 |work=Scranton Times-Tribune |date=10 September 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="tt01132023">{{cite news |last1=Singleton |first1=David |title=Dick's Sporting Goods at Viewmont Mall to convert to Dick's House of Sport |url=https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/dicks-sporting-goods-at-viewmont-mall-to-convert-to-dicks-house-of-sport/article_3b7e1420-488e-568d-9829-a595519637e9.html |access-date=3 February 2023 |work=Times Tribune |date=January 13, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="tt02122023">{{cite news |last1=Tomkavage |first1=Robert |title=A tale of two shopping malls |url=https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/a-tale-of-two-shopping-malls/article_b90977cc-95f7-564f-bc29-218595804594.html |access-date=4 April 2023 |work=Times-Tribune |date=February 12, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="ttb04092016">{{cite web |last1=Fulton |first1=Brian |title=Saying Goodbye to Sears |url=http://timestribuneblogs.com/pages-from-the-past/saying-goodbye-to-sears/ |website=Times Tribune Blogs |access-date=8 May 2019 |date=April 9, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="wnep04062016">{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Peggy |title=Sears at Viewmont Mall to Close |url=https://wnep.com/2016/04/06/sears-at-viewmont-mall-to-close/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=6 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="wnep04102016">{{cite news |last1=Lange |first1=Stacy |title=Mall Vacancy Filled With Sports Stores |url=https://wnep.com/2016/04/10/mall-vacancy-filled-with-sports-stores/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=10 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="wnep06172014">{{cite news |last1=Lange |first1=Stacy |title=Changing Landscape at the Viewmont Mall |url=https://wnep.com/2014/06/17/changing-landscape-at-the-viewmont-mall/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=17 June 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="wnep07112016">{{cite news |last1=Lovette |first1=Brittany |title=Video Vault: Glory Days of Sears at the Viewmont Mall |url=https://wnep.com/2016/07/11/video-vault-glory-days-of-sears-at-the-viewmont-mall/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=11 July 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="wnep10172016">{{cite news |last1=Lange |first1=Stacy |title=Sears Store Gone, But Not Forgotten |url=https://wnep.com/2016/10/17/sears-store-gone-but-not-forgotten/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=17 October 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="wnep10282016">{{cite news |last1=Ciampi |first1=Raquel |title=HomeGoods to Open in Lackawanna County |url=https://wnep.com/2016/10/28/home-goods-to-open-in-lackawanna-county/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=28 October 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="wnep08132017">{{cite news |last1=Goldklang |first1=Suzanne |title=Shoppers Head to HomeGoods Grand Opening |url=https://wnep.com/2017/08/13/shoppers-head-to-homegoods-grand-opening/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=13 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="wnep09012017">{{cite news |last1=Lange |first1=Stacy |title=Dick's Sporting Goods, Field & Stream Ready for Outdoor Shoppers |url=https://wnep.com/2017/09/01/dicks-sporting-goods-field-stream-ready-for-outdoor-shoppers/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=1 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="wnep10242018">{{cite news |last1=Lange |first1=Stacy |title=JCPenney in Lackawanna County Celebrating 50 Years |url=https://wnep.com/2018/10/24/jcpenney-in-lackawanna-county-celebrating-50-years/ |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=WNEP |date=24 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="wolf08112023">{{cite news |last1=Sarwar |first1=Jake |title=Dick's House of Sport Opens in Scranton |url=https://fox56.com/news/local/dicks-house-of-sport-opens-in-scranton |access-date=24 December 2024 |work=WOLF |date=11 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

</references>

==External links== * [https://www.shopviewmontmall.com/ Viewmont Mall official website] * [https://www.preit.com/properties/mall-portfolio/viewmont-mall/ Viewmont Mall - PREIT website]

Category:Shopping malls in Pennsylvania Category:Buildings and structures in Scranton, Pennsylvania Category:Tourist attractions in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Category:Shopping malls established in 1968 Category:1968 establishments in Pennsylvania Category:Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust Category:Shopping malls developed by Crown American