North Hanover Mall facts for kids
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Interior of North Hanover Mall, April 2018
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| Location | Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°49′15″N 76°59′37″W / 39.82093°N 76.99356°W |
| Address | 1155 Carlisle Street |
| Opening date | 1967 |
| Developer | Crown American |
| Management | Mason Asset Management |
| Owner | Mason Asset Management |
| No. of stores and services | 30 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (2 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 452,000 sq ft (42,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in former JCPenney) |
| Public transit access |  rabbittransit bus: 20N, 22N |
North Hanover Mall is a shopping mall in Hanover, Pennsylvania. It is a place where people go to shop for many different things. The mall has two main "anchor" stores, which are big stores that attract lots of shoppers: Dick's Sporting Goods and Burlington. A third large store, Rural King, is planned to open soon.
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Mall History
The North Hanover Mall first opened its doors in 1967. Back then, it was an open-air shopping area. Some of the first stores included W.T. Grant, Town & Country, Sears, and Food Fair.
Becoming an Enclosed Mall
Between 1969 and 1970, the mall was rebuilt to become an enclosed shopping center. This meant shoppers could walk inside without worrying about the weather! During this time, two new big stores joined: The Bon-Ton and JCPenney.
The Town & Country store later became Kmart. Kmart moved out in 1996, and the space was then used by Black Rose Antiques. The Bon-Ton store also moved out in 2006.
Changes and New Stores
After Black Rose Antiques left, construction began in 2007. The old Black Rose building was taken down to make way for a new Dick's Sporting Goods. The former Bon-Ton building was also demolished to build a two-story Boscov's.
Boscov's was supposed to open in 2008, but it was delayed. In 2009, the mall's manager said that Boscov's would not be opening there after all. In 2012, JCPenney moved into the space that was originally planned for Boscov's.
New Ownership
In 2014, the company that owned the mall, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, sold it. The new owner became Mason Asset Management from New York.
Recent Store Changes
On January 4, 2018, Sears announced that it would be closing its store at the mall. The Sears store closed in April 2018.
Then, on June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that its location would also be closing. The JCPenney store closed on October 18, 2020. After these closings, Dick's Sporting Goods and Burlington became the only main anchor stores left at the mall.
A new store called Rural King is set to open in the old Sears location in the spring of 2021. They started hiring new team members in late 2020.
