Aviation Mall


Aviation Mall is a major regional shopping mall in Glens Falls North, New York. It serves the extreme northern portion of the Capital District as well as the Glens Falls/Lake George area. The mall has a gross leasable area of. It is owned and managed by The Pyramid Companies. Anchor stores are Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Peter Harris, Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Regal Cinemas, Target, and TJ Maxx.

History

Aviation Mall opened in 1975 with JCPenney and Denby's as anchors. The mall was relatively small when it first opened, but was later expanded with Sears and then Caldor. In 1994, JCPenney built a new store next to its old store, with mall management converting the old space to more small store space. TJ Maxx was added the same year replacing space previously occupied by Magrams. In 1998, Caldor closed in a wave of underperforming stores, and became a Bon-Ton store. Target built on in 2004, and Dick's Sporting Goods moved into the remaining vacant portion of the original JCPenney slot in 2005.
The Pyramid Companies unveiled a plan in 1998 to triple the mall's size with an addition on adjoining property purchased for this purpose. Plans called for 14 movie theater screens, a new department store, and several big box tenants. The owners received approval for the project; however, it was scaled back to only a couple big box stores, which are today Target and Dick's Sporting Goods.
On January 31, 2018, it was announced that The Bon-Ton would be closing as part of a plan to close 42 stores nationwide. The store closed in April 2018.
On August 22, 2018, it was announced that Sears would also be closing as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide. The store closed in November 2018.
On March 4, 2019, it was announced Ollie's Bargain Outlet would be opening in the former Bon-Ton space on August 28, 2019.