EXHIBIT 21 (a)



CROWN AMERICAN REALTY TRUST

AMENDED LIST OF SUBISIDIARIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002

Following are the subsidiaries of Crown American Realty Trust and of Crown American Properties, L.P. as of December 31, 2002 together with their ownership interests as of that date.

Crown American Realty Trust:

|Subsidiary:                                                             | Ownership Interest                               
|----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------
|Crown American Properties, L.P.                                         | 72.47% common interest
100.00% preferred interest
|Crown American Financing Corporation                                    | 100.00%                                          
|Crown Lycoming Service Associates                                       | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American WL Associates                                            | 100.00%                                          
|Washington Crown Center Associates                                      | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Lewistown Associates (formerly Crown Wyoming Associates) | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Acquisition Associates I                                 | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Acquisition Associates II                                | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Acquisition Associates III                               | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Acquisition Associates IV                                | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Acquisition Associates V                                 | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Acquisition Associates VI                                | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Acquisition Associates VII                               | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Acquisition Associates VIII                              | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Acquisition Associates IX                                | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Acquisition Associates X                                 | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Ventures, Inc.                                           | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Capital City Associates                                  | 100.00%                                          
|Crown American Valley View Associates                                   | 100.00%                                          



Crown American Properties, L.P.

|Subsidiary                                                                          | Ownership Interest
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------
|Crown American Financing Partnership, L.P.                                          | 99.5% *           
|Crown American WL Associates, L.P.                                                  | 99.5% *           
|Washington Crown Center Associates, L.P.                                            | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Lewistown Associates, L.P. (formerly Crown Wyoming Associates, L.P.) | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Crossroads, LLC                                                      | 100.0%            
|Crown American Crossroads II, LLC                                                   | 100.0%            
|Crown American Acquisition Associates I, L.P.                                       | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Acquisition Associates II, L.P.                                      | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Acquisition Associates III, L.P.                                     | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Acquisition Associates IV, L.P.                                      | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Acquisition Associates V, L.P.                                       | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Acquisition Associates VI, L.P.                                      | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Acquisition Associates VII, L.P.                                     | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Acquisition Associates VIII, L.P.                                    | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Acquisition Associates IX, L.P.                                      | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Acquisition Associates X, L.P.                                       | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Capital City Associates, L.P.                                        | 99.5% *           
|Crown American Valley View Associates, L.P.                                         | 99.5% *           
|Crown American GC, Inc.                                                             | 100.00%           
|Crown American Services Corporation                                                 | 100.00%           



* The remaining 0.5% interest in each of these entities is held by Crown American Realty Trust or by one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.