Question: The Alton Square Mall is a 2-level 634,181 square-foot enclosed shopping mall located in Alton, Illinois, one of its anchors are J. C. Penney Company. Inc, an American department store chain with how many locations, in 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico?

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The Shoppes at Parma: The Shoppes at Parma, formerly known as Parmatown Mall, is a shopping mall located in Parma, Ohio, (being renovated to being an outdoor shopping mall, like Crocker Park) approximately 10 mi south of Cleveland.  It is located at the southwest corner of State Route 3 and Ridgewood Drive in southern Cuyahoga County.  It is anchored by J.C. Penney, Walmart and other stores.  The mall opened as a shopping plaza in 1956 and was enclosed in the mid-1960s.  Its original anchors were Higbee's (1967) and May Company (1960) Higbee's became Dillard's in 1992, and closed in 2000.  A Cleveland Trust Bank branch located next to May Company opened in August, 1960 when the new May Company strip was added.  The old Higbee's structure was demolished and replaced with a new Walmart in 2004.  May Company became Kaufmann's in 1993 and Kaufmann's became Macy's in 2006.  A Kresge also served as a fourth anchor store until it was closed in the early 1980s to make way for an expansion.  Parts of the original plaza remain open-air, with Chuck E. Cheese's and Marc's as major tenants.  It has about 50+ stores.  The mall was renovated in the early 2000s.  The mall is currently being renovated to be an outdoor shopping center, with the interior demolished for store fronts.

Times Square Stores: Times Square Stores (also called TSS and TSS Seedman's) was an American department store chain based in New York City that operated from 1929 to 1989.  By the late 1980s the chain operated 12 stores in New York and 6 in Puerto Rico, and an off-price ladies' apparel chain, "Finders Keepers", which had 15 locations.  The New York department stores ranged in size from 160,000 to 220000 sqft .  During its prime it was considered Long Island's most prominent discount department store chain.

Lebanon Valley Mall: Lebanon Valley Mall is a shopping mall located on the north side of U.S. Route 422 just west of Lebanon, Pennsylvania.  The site started with a Boscov's Department Store in August 1972 and the mall was completed in 1975.  Work on the next major expansion began in 1996 and J. C. Penney became a new anchor, but has since closed.  A ten-screen Great Escape Theatres location opened at the mall on July 13, 2006.  Hobby Lobby also anchors the mall in the former JC Penney location.

Alton Square Mall: The Alton Square Mall is a 2-level 634,181 square-foot enclosed shopping mall located in Alton, Illinois.  Its anchors are Ross Dress for Less and J. C. Penney.  Sears was a third anchor, but closed in 2012.  Macy's was a second anchor until it closed in 2017.  The old Sears site was made into a Illinois Wholesale Furniture which later also closed.  It also has a post office.

Las Catalinas Mall: Las Catalinas Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Caguas, Puerto Rico.  The mall opened in 1997, and it is anchored by Sears, and Kmart.  The mall is home to the first "Large Premium Format" movie theater in Puerto Rico and second in the Caribbean region at the time of its opening, which is owned and managed by Caribbean Cinemas.

West Towne Mall: West Towne Mall is a shopping mall located in Madison, Wisconsin that is owned by CBL Properties.  It was the first enclosed shopping center within 70 mi of Madison with its grand opening October 15, 1970.  The mall was designed by architect Lou Resnick and developed by Jacobs, Visconsi, and Jacobs Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, the developer of Brookfield Square in Milwaukee.  The 56000 sqft Manchester's store was later replaced by a food court.  West Towne is the sister mall to the East Towne Mall which opened a year later.  As of 2008, West Towne Mall is anchored by Sears, J. C. Penney, Boston Store, and Dick's Sporting Goods.

Plaza Carolina: Plaza Carolina is an enclosed shopping mall located in Carolina, Puerto Rico.  Anchored by JCPenney, TJ Maxx, Forever 21, Best Buy and Sears, it features over 240 stores, making it the second largest mall in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.  It also has a food court in its second floor and several offices in its third floor.  Since 2004, the mall is owned by Simon Property Group.  The mall was renovated in 2012 including new central atrium and fountain area, new floors, bathrooms and food court.

Plaza del Caribe: Plaza del Caribe is an enclosed shopping mall located in Ponce, Puerto Rico.  It is owned by Empresas Fonalledas and it is the largest mall in southern Puerto Rico.  The mall is located at the intersection of Puerto Rico Highway 2 and Highway 12.

Washington Square Mall (Evansville, Indiana): Washington Square Mall is a shopping mall located in Evansville, Indiana, United States.  It opened October 31, 1963 and was the first enclosed shopping center in Indiana.  Developed by Erie Investments, the mall was originally anchored by Sears and an A & P supermarket.  Louisville-based Stewart Dry Goods was added, as a second anchor department store, in 1969.  This store -as well as the entire chain- was merged with Indianapolis' L. S. Ayres chain in 1980.

J. C. Penney: J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (doing business as JCPenney) is an American department store chain with 1095 locations in 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico.  In addition to selling conventional merchandise, JCPenney stores often house several leased departments such as Sephora, Seattle's Best Coffee, salons, optical centers, portrait studios, and jewelry repair.

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Answer: 1095