Whitehall Mall

Whitehall Mall is a one-level shopping mall 2.6 miles (4.1 km) northeast of downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania, between MacArthur Road, Mickley Road, and Grape Street in Whitehall, a suburb of Allentown. The mall currently has one open anchor which is Kohl’s.
== History ==
On September 26, 1966, the Whitehall Mall had officially opened to the public as the first enclosed shopping mall in the Lehigh Valley region. The mall originally opened with two anchors which were Sears and Zollinger’s. The mall originally opened with 52 stores with some of its original tenants included a Weis Markets as well as a Woolworth’s. In 1973, the Whitehall Mall was expanded which added more room for more tenants to join the mall. In 1977, The Kravco Company who also owned and developed the recently opened Lehigh Valley Mall, became part owners along with PREIT. The original plan was for the Lehigh Valley Mall to be partners with the Whitehall Mall to avoid competition. In 1978, Zollinger’s closed but was quickly replaced with Leh’s. In March 1982, a third anchor was added which was Clover. In 1987, a suspicious fire occurred in the back of the mall which later caused a wall of the Leh’s to be demolished. In January 1990, a major roof leak occurred at the mall which resulted in a bunch of stores suffering damage, the roof was later repaired and all of the stores reopened a few days later.
== Decline ==
The Whitehall Mall began to decline during the 1990s, as it became an issue that having two malls next to each other began to cause competition with the bigger Lehigh Valley Mall. In June 1996, Leh’s closed and would later be taken over by Gallery Furniture a year later in 1997. Also in 1996, Clover closed but was replaced with Kohl’s in April 1997. In 1998, the Whitehall Mall received a $15 million renovation where it was almost totally demalled, except for a portion near Kohl’s. In 2014, PREIT sold 50% of its ownership of the mall to Washington Prime Group. In February 2020, Sears closed down. 
== Attempted Revival ==
Portions of the mall began to be redeveloped in 2023. In June 2023, the former Sears was demolished. Much other portions of the mall are planned to be demolished and replaced with an outdoor shopping center.
Category:Malls in the United States
Category:Malls in Pennsylvania
Category:Dead Malls
Category:Allentown Area Malls
Category:Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Category:Former Sears-anchored Malls
Category:Former Clover-anchored Malls
Category:Kohl's-anchored Malls
Category:Former Leh’s-anchored Malls
Category:Malls that opened in 1966
Category:Former Zollinger’s-anchored Malls
Category:The Kravco Company
Category:Washington Prime Group Malls
Category:PREIT Malls