History
The Nittany Mall first opened in January 1968 and has been home to a variety of retail, banking, and eating establishments since. The mall originally had just two anchors (Grants and Penn Traffic) and approximately 30 smaller stores. Its first expansion in the early 1970s included the addition of a Sears store, which remains one of the anchors today, and over a dozen other smaller stores.
Through additional expansions and renovations in the 1980s and 1990s, the mall has grown to over 532,000 square feet of retail space with more than 80 stores and services including four anchors. Its last major renovation was completed in 1999 and included the opening of a new Kaufmann's (now Macy's) department store.
Despite various proposals over the years for other enclosed shopping malls to be built in the area, the Nittany Mall remains the only one in the region. It is currently owned and managed by the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust which merged with Crown American Realty Trust, the mall's previous owner, in 2003.
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