# Highlands Mall

Harrison Township, PA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-59dce8e568` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/harrison-township-highlands-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-59dce8e568.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-59dce8e568.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-59dce8e568

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Walmart, Roomful Express, Freedom Square Diner, Dunham's Sports, GameStop, etc. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1977 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2006 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2008 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Crown American | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Michael Joseph Development | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | retail | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2005 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “closed in 2006” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlands_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Crown American” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlands_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Walmart, Roomful Express, Freedom Square Diner, Dunham's Sports, GameStop, etc.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlands_Mall
- **status**: “demolished” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlands_Mall
- **strategy**: “redevelop” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlands_Mall
- **zoning_change**: “Michael Joseph Development purchased the mall property in early 2005.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlands_Mall

## Anchors

Gee Bee Department Stores

## Parties

- Crown American — owner (from text) (1972–1992)
- Michael Joseph Development — owner (from text) (2005–2008)

## Timeline

- 1972: Crown American began planning expansion
- 1977: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1977: Mall opened
- 2006: Mall closed and demolition began
- 2008: Redeveloped mall opened

## Deals and debt

- 2005 sale:  Michael Joseph Development ← Gee Bee  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlands_Mall
- 1992 sale:  Value City ← Gee Bee  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlands_Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Highlands Mall is a former shopping mall in Harrison Township, Pennsylvania that operates today as an open-air shopping center. It opened in 1977 and closed in 2006, reopening after its redevelopment in 2008.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlands_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlands_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Highlands Mall, Harrison Township, PA." Record m-59dce8e568, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/harrison-township-highlands-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_harrisontownshiphighlandsmall,
  title = {Highlands Mall, Harrison Township, PA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/harrison-township-highlands-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-59dce8e568, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.