Moorestown Mall its on the verge of a dying mall

 after a brief hiatus back to action and checking out the South Jersey Malls as part of the Philadelphia region is the Moorestown Mall 


This Mall opened in 1963 off rt 38 and a few miles down the road from the Cherry Hill Mall. This mall started out with Gimbel's, John Wanamaker's and Woolworth's as anchors. Sears was added to the mall in 1971. Lord and Taylor opened in 2000. Anchor changes started in the 1980's as Gimbel's went out of business and the store was converted to Stern's which had a short life at the mall and Philadelphia region and closed. 4 years later in 1990. Ports of the World which was a concept of Boscov's opened in the Stern's spot quickly converted to a actual Boscov's and is the only remaining anchor. Wanamaker's closed in 1995 and replaced with Hecht's which lasted a year at the mall. Strawbridge's would open and remain at the mall till 2006 when Macy's took over and lasted till 2017. Woolworth's would close in 1997. The covid 19 pandemic gave a deathblow to Sears and Lord and Taylor in 2020. The Sears did turn into a Cooper Health care campus and a Regal Cinema opened at the mall replacing a aging United Artist theatre. Apartments are currently being built on site at the mall as well.





















                               Where John Wanamaker's was with the eagle right outside they are gone.

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