Author: cwagner

In 1986, Gimbels was sold to Stern’s, Bamberger’s was replaced by Macy’s, and Strawbridge & Clothier purchased Abraham & Straus. Abraham & Straus had struggled for years in the Philadelphia region to gain a sizable customer foothold, all to no avail. By early 1987 the …

On August 6, 1981, the Court opened for business at 10 am. Combined, the Court and the Plaza totaled seven major department stores and over two hundred fifty shops and restaurants. Together, they occupied 2,400,000 square feet of retail space. Kravco’s expectation was that the …

At a December 1976 meeting of the Upper Merion Planning Commission Kravco unveiled its plans to “cash in “on the vacant thirty-acre tract adjacent to the Plaza. Kravco saw a need to capitalize on the growing northeastern demand for higher-end shopping. The Plaza was built …

The PA Turnpike from Carlisle to Valley Forge opened in November of 1950. The soon to follow Schuylkill Expressway started its journey towards Philadelphia by opening up a short section of its highway near King of Prussia in 1951. From there, M.A. Kravitz Company, founded …

King of Prussia was originally called Reeseville, named after a prominent landowning family of the township. The village was renamed King of Prussia in honor of Frederick the Great, the King of Prussia, ostensibly after locals frequenting a tavern by that name (owned by the …

Kravco President Arthur Powell discussed the intriguing possibility of connecting the two adjacent mall properties with a two-car monorail to travel on a 1,500-foot track that would run over Goddard (now Mall) Boulevard.

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