Capital City Mall is a regional
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
located approximately southwest of
Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the List of c ...
in
Lower Allen Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Allen Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,980 at the 2010 census.
The township has State Correctional Institution – Camp Hill, and it formerly had the headquarters of the Pe ...
. It is one of three enclosed malls in the immediate Harrisburg area, and is the only enclosed mall in Harrisburg's western suburbs. The anchor stores are
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (stylized as "DICK'S Sporting Goods") is an American sporting goods retail company, based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The company was established by Richard "Dick" Stack in 1948, and has approximately 854 stores an ...
,
JCPenney
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
,
Macy's
Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American chain of high-end department stores founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994, through which it is affiliated wi ...
,
Sportsman's Warehouse
Sportsman's Warehouse is an American outdoor sporting goods retailer which operates in 29 states across the United States. Sportsman's Warehouse sells apparel, footwear, and gear which caters to sportsmen and sportswomen with interests in hunting, ...
,
Dave & Buster's
Dave & Buster's is an American restaurant and entertainment business headquartered in Dallas. Each Dave & Buster's has a full-service restaurant and a video arcade. As of October 2022, the company has 151 locations in the United States and two i ...
, and
H&M. The mall is owned and operated by the
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that invests in shopping centers mostly in the Mid-Atlantic states.
History
The company was founded by Sylvan M. Cohen in 1960 as one of the first equi ...
(PREIT).
History
Capital City Mall was developed by Crown American Corporation, Johnstown, PA and opened in 1974 with Bowman's,
Murphy's Mart and
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
as its anchors, as well as a movie theater. Bowman's was a locally based department store and closed in 1979. Their location was expanded and became the Harrisburg area's first
Hess's
Hess's was a department store chain based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company started in 1897 with one store, originally known as Hess Brothers, and grew to nearly 80 stores by its peak in the late 1980s. The chain's stores were closed or sold ...
later that year. In 1985, more changes came to the mall. G.C. Murphy closed its doors and the Garden Grove food court was added to the center of the mall. In August 1987, the vacant G.C. Murphy store was reopened as
Ames
Ames may refer to:
Places United States
* Ames, Arkansas, a place in Arkansas
* Ames, Colorado
* Ames, Illinois
* Ames, Indiana
* Ames, Iowa, the most populous city bearing this name
* Ames, Kansas
* Ames, Nebraska
* Ames, New York
* Ames, Ok ...
. Later, Hess's was sold to May Department Stores in 1995 and they reopened the store into a
Hecht's
Hecht's, also known as Hecht Brothers, Hecht Bros. and the Hecht Company, was a large chain of department stores that operated mainly in the mid-Atlantic and southern region of the United States. The firm originated in Baltimore, Maryland.
By 20 ...
, which opened that fall. Ames closed their store in 1995. From 1996-1999, the mall was renovated, with the former Ames being expanded and reopening as a
JCPenney
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
in November 1995, and Sears completing an expansion and interior renovation in 1999. More changes came in 2005 when Hecht's was converted to
Macy's
Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American chain of high-end department stores founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994, through which it is affiliated wi ...
, and the Garden Grove food court (now simply called the food court) relocated to the location of the former
United Artists
United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the studi ...
movie theater.
![Capital City Mall from JCPenney](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Capital_City_Mall_from_JCPenney.jpeg)
An extensive redevelopment project was completed in 2006, which relocated and expanded the food court. This gave the mall an additional . of retail space, with 2 full service dining options (Davenport's Italian Oven and Garfield's) added as well. In 2011 the Davenport's Italian Oven closed and the space was converted into a
DSW store in March 2013. The Garfield's restaurant also closed in 2013, with Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa replacing it in November 2015. The freestanding
Toys "R" Us
Toys "R" Us is an American toy, clothing, and baby product retailer owned by Tru Kids (doing business as Tru Kids Brands) and various others. The company was founded in 1957; its first store was built in April 1948, with its headquarters loc ...
in the rear parking lot relocated to the Carlisle Pike about 5 miles away and its building was demolished in early 2015. The outdoor enthusiast store
Field & Stream
''Field & Stream'' (''F&S'' for short) is an American online magazine focusing on hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. The magazine was a print publication between 1895 and 2015 and became an online-only publication from 2020.
History ...
, become the freestanding anchor, opened in 2015.
On January 4, 2017, Sears announced their store would close by mid-February and was demolished by March 2017 to make way for multiple stores, including
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (stylized as "DICK'S Sporting Goods") is an American sporting goods retail company, based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The company was established by Richard "Dick" Stack in 1948, and has approximately 854 stores an ...
,
Fine Wine & Good Spirits and a smaller
Sears Appliances & Mattress store, as part of a mall makeover by PREIT.
Dave & Buster's
Dave & Buster's is an American restaurant and entertainment business headquartered in Dallas. Each Dave & Buster's has a full-service restaurant and a video arcade. As of October 2022, the company has 151 locations in the United States and two i ...
announced they would take over the
Old Navy
Old Navy is an American clothing and accessories retailing company owned by multinational corporation Gap Inc. It has corporate operations in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The largest of the Old Navy stores are its ...
space, which closed on December 26,
on the JCPenney side of the mall and open in the fall 2018.
In October 2019, the Field & Stream store was replaced by
Sportsman's Warehouse
Sportsman's Warehouse is an American outdoor sporting goods retailer which operates in 29 states across the United States. Sportsman's Warehouse sells apparel, footwear, and gear which caters to sportsmen and sportswomen with interests in hunting, ...
as part of an acquisition of eight Field & Stream stores by Sportsman's Warehouse.
Current Anchors
Main Anchors
* Anchor # 1 -
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (stylized as "DICK'S Sporting Goods") is an American sporting goods retail company, based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The company was established by Richard "Dick" Stack in 1948, and has approximately 854 stores an ...
(2017–Present) 61,000 SF
* Anchor # 2 -
JCPenney
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
(1995–Present) 103,000 SF
* Anchor # 3 -
Macy's
Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American chain of high-end department stores founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994, through which it is affiliated wi ...
(2006–Present) 120,000 SF
* Anchor # 4 -
Sportsman's Warehouse
Sportsman's Warehouse is an American outdoor sporting goods retailer which operates in 29 states across the United States. Sportsman's Warehouse sells apparel, footwear, and gear which caters to sportsmen and sportswomen with interests in hunting, ...
(2019–Present) 50,000 SF
Junior Anchors
* J.A. # 1 -
DSW (2013–Present) 17,400 SF
* J.A. # 2 -
Dave & Buster's
Dave & Buster's is an American restaurant and entertainment business headquartered in Dallas. Each Dave & Buster's has a full-service restaurant and a video arcade. As of October 2022, the company has 151 locations in the United States and two i ...
(2018–Present) 28,000 SF
* J.A. # 3 - Hand & Stone Massage (2016–Present)
* J.A. # 4 -
H&M (2016–Present) 19,000 SF
* J.A. # 5 -
Sears Appliances & Mattress (2017–Present) 12,248 SF
* J.A. # 6 -
Fine Wine & Good Spirits (2017–Present) 11,500 SF
Former Anchors
Main Anchors
* Anchor # 1 -
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
(1974 - 2017), now
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (stylized as "DICK'S Sporting Goods") is an American sporting goods retail company, based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The company was established by Richard "Dick" Stack in 1948, and has approximately 854 stores an ...
.
* Anchor # 2 - H.H Bowman Dept. Store (1974 - 1979), then
Hess's
Hess's was a department store chain based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company started in 1897 with one store, originally known as Hess Brothers, and grew to nearly 80 stores by its peak in the late 1980s. The chain's stores were closed or sold ...
(1979 - 1995), then
Hecht's
Hecht's, also known as Hecht Brothers, Hecht Bros. and the Hecht Company, was a large chain of department stores that operated mainly in the mid-Atlantic and southern region of the United States. The firm originated in Baltimore, Maryland.
By 20 ...
(1995 - 2006), now Macy's.
* Anchor # 3 -
G.C. Murphy (1974 - 1985), then
Ames
Ames may refer to:
Places United States
* Ames, Arkansas, a place in Arkansas
* Ames, Colorado
* Ames, Illinois
* Ames, Indiana
* Ames, Iowa, the most populous city bearing this name
* Ames, Kansas
* Ames, Nebraska
* Ames, New York
* Ames, Ok ...
(1985 - 1995), now JCPenney.
* Anchor # 4 -
Toys "R" Us
Toys "R" Us is an American toy, clothing, and baby product retailer owned by Tru Kids (doing business as Tru Kids Brands) and various others. The company was founded in 1957; its first store was built in April 1948, with its headquarters loc ...
(1985 - 2012), building demolished in 2015, then
Field & Stream
''Field & Stream'' (''F&S'' for short) is an American online magazine focusing on hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. The magazine was a print publication between 1895 and 2015 and became an online-only publication from 2020.
History ...
(2015 - 2019), now Sportsman's Warehouse.
* Anchor # 5 -
United Artists Theater 6 (1974 - 2004), now the location of the Food Court.
Junior Anchors
* J.A. # 1 - Garden Grove Food Court (1985 - 2005), then Davenport's Italian Oven (2006 - 2011), now DSW.
* J.A. # 2 - Rea and Derrick Pharmacy (1974 - 1991), then
Peoples Drug
Peoples Drug was a chain of drugstores based in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1905, Peoples was subsequently purchased by Lane Drug in 1975, Imasco in 1984, and finally by CVS in 1990, which continued to run the stores under the Peoples banne ...
(1991 - 1994), then
CVS (1994 - 1999), then
Old Navy
Old Navy is an American clothing and accessories retailing company owned by multinational corporation Gap Inc. It has corporate operations in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The largest of the Old Navy stores are its ...
(2000 - 2017) now Dave & Buster's.
* J.A. # 3 - Garfield's Pub and Restaurant (2005 - 2013), now Hand and Stone Massage.
References
External links
Capital City MallPennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
{{Harrisburg Malls
Shopping malls in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Shopping malls established in 1974
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust