Livingston Mall
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| Location | 112 Eisenhower Pkwy Livingston, NJ 07039 |
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| Opening date | 1972 |
| Developer | N. K. Winston Corp.[1] |
| Owner | Kohan Retail Investment Group |
| Architect | Charles Luckman and Associates[1] |
| No. of stores and services | 109 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Total retail floor area | 968,820 sq ft (90,006 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Public transit access |   NJ Transit bus: 70, 73, 873 Community Coach bus: 77 Livingston Express Shuttle |
| Website | livingston-mall |
Livingston Mall is a two-level shopping mall located in Livingston, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The mall has a gross leasable area of 968,820 sq ft (90,006 m2).[2] Located near the Passaic River close to neighboring Morris County, it serves customers from Essex, Morris and Union counties. The mall is anchored by Macy's and Barnes & Noble.
History
[edit]Livingston Mall was planned in the late 1960s and opened for business in stages starting with Bamberger's in 1971,[3] followed by the mall proper itself in 1972 with additional anchor stores Sears and Hahne & Company.[1] The mall benefited from the migration of population in Northern New Jersey to suburban and exurban areas, and the exodus of shoppers and stores from downtown Newark, once Northern New Jersey's premiere shopping mecca that was in serious decline since the July 1967 race riots. Both Bamberger's and Hahne & Co. had massive flagship stores in downtown Newark at the time of the mall opening. Sears also had a store on Elizabeth Avenue in Newark's once popular South Ward.
In 1986, the Bamberger's store transformed into Macy's.[4] Around this time the M. Epstein store was converted to an annex for Macy's. In 1989, Hahne's gave way to Lord & Taylor when its parent company, which owned both banners, decided to retire the Hahne's brand.[5]
The dawn of the early 2020s saw several traditional department store retailers update their brick-and-mortar formats after being encroached upon to a degree by several digital retailers in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On February 6, 2020, it was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its traditional brick-and-mortar format.[6]
On August 27, 2020, it was announced that Lord & Taylor would shutter its traditional brick and mortar format as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
A plan for the 50-year-old Livingston Mall to be refreshed was authorized by the Livingston Township in March 2021.[8]
Location
[edit]Livingston Mall is located at the intersection of Eisenhower Parkway and South Orange Avenue, and is accessible from Exit 4A off Interstate 280, New Jersey Route 10, New Jersey Route 24, Interstate 78, and Interstate 287. Bus service is provided by NJ Transit's 70, 73, and 873 routes. Coach USA's Community Coach 77 bus also serves the mall. The Township of Livingston operates the Livingston Express Shuttle which serves the mall and the South Orange station.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Livingston Mall debuts". The Herald News. August 2, 1972. p. 12. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ International Council of Shopping Centers: Livingston Mall Archived 2007-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 21, 2006
- ^ "Bamberger's Opens Store". New York Daily News. New York, New York. October 10, 1971. p. 365.
- ^ "Bamberberger's Logo Changes to Macy's". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. September 5, 1986. p. 19.
- ^ "Hahne's changing New Jersey stores". Staten Island Advance. Staten Island, New York. January 12, 1989. p. 92.
- ^ NJ.com, Nicolette Accardi | NJ Advance Media for (February 6, 2020). "Sears will close stores in Livingston and New Brunswick". nj.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Thomas, Lauren; Rattner, Nate (2020-08-20). "Lord & Taylor is closing two dozen stores. Here's a map of where they are". CNBC.
- ^ "Livingston Township Authorizes Redevelopment Study of Livingston Mall Property". TAPinto.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- International Council of Shopping Centers: Livingston Mall, accessed September 21, 2006