Opening-day lineup at Washington Mall
Washington Mall
Opened: Oct. 17, 1968
Cost to build: $6 million
Location: 40-acre tract, South Strabane Township
Size: 375,000 square feet of floor space
Owners: Ben H. Richman (I. Richman and Co. president); Stephen I. Richman, Esq.; C.S. Coen (Coen Oil Co. chairman); Richard Coen (Coen Oil president); Mrs. William Brooks; Marilyn C. McIlvaine; George W. Mawhinney (vice president, Jessop Steel Co.); Angelo and Phillip Falconi (Falconi Enterprises partners)
Original 41 tenants
(alphabetical order)
All-Pro Chicken
Anticipation Maternity
Barbara Joyce Restaurant
Bard’s Dairyland
Bestyet Donuts
Biggs Hardware
Central TV
Consumers
Crown Corner
Eisaman Business Equipment
Fashion Hosiery
First Federal Savings & Loan
Foxwood Casuals
G.C. Murphy
Giant Eagle
Hanover Shoes
Haynes Triangle Sports Wear
Hixon’s Playland
Imperial Cleaners
J.C. Penney (store, auto)
Jo-Ann Fabrics
Kard Kiosk
Keystone Shoes
Kinney Shoes
Lang’s Carriage House
Marianne Shop
May’s Apparel
Mikus Beauty Shop
Rhea’s Bakery
Rishell’s Barber Shop
S.A. Meyer
Shorty’s Lunch
Singer
Teeks Fine Shoes
Thorofare
Thrift Drugs
Union National Bank
Victor’s Men Shop
Warrick Four Seasons Flowers and Gifts
XXI Amendment Lounge
Yareck’s