Opening date 1967 No. of stores and services 50± | Owner The Rosen Group Opened 1967 Phone +1 302-798-6658 | |
No. of anchor tenants 1 (2 at maximum capacity) Total retail floor area 535,000 square feet (49,700 m) Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayClosedMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Darby Transportation Center, Concord Mall, Granite Run Mall, Chester Transportation Center, 69th Street Transportation Center | ||
Dead mall series tri state mall claymont delaware closed 11 27 2015
The Tri-State Mall is a shopping mall located on Delaware Route 92 (locally known as "Naamans Road") in Claymont, Delaware. At 535,000 square feet (49,700 m2), it is the state's fourth-biggest mall, with approximately fifty shops. It is located just off of Interstate 95 and is less than a mile from the Pennsylvania/Delaware border. The current anchor store is Burlington Coat Factory. A large percentage of shoppers are from Pennsylvania, wishing to take advantage of Delaware's lack of sales tax.
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- Dead mall series tri state mall claymont delaware closed 11 27 2015
- Tri state mall claymont delaware
- History
- Decline
- Layout
- References
Tri state mall claymont delaware
History
The mall opened in 1967, featuring Grant City and Wilmington Dry Goods as its anchor stores. The mall housed numerous niche stores, eateries, and other retailers throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Grant City became Kmart in 1976, while Wilmington Dry Goods became Value City. Value City closed and became Burlington Coat Factory in 2008.
Residents of nearby New Jersey and Pennsylvania were drawn to the mall due to the lack of sales tax in Delaware as well as its proximity to Interstate 95. Before Pennsylvania acquired the Powerball lottery game, residents of the state would often travel to the mall's "Tobacco Express" retailer in order to purchase tickets.
Decline
The mall began its decline in the 1990s, as a consequence of the construction of larger malls in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, as well as increased levels of crime in Claymont and its surrounding communities (including the nearby Pennsylvania towns of Chester and Marcus Hook).
The Kmart store closed in early December 2014.
In June 2016, Claymont residents considered ideas for redevelopment of the area, including the mall.
Layout
The mall includes a single-level, enclosed building arranged in a cross pattern. Exterior stairs on the building's eastern end lead to an adjacent strip mall of stores on the lower level of the property's parking lot. Current anchor stores include Burlington Coat Factory and a vacant anchor spot.
The strip section once included a Silo.