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19-513: The complex opened on November 9, 1975 and was developed by the Youngstown, Ohio-based Cafaro Company , who continue to own and operate it. Due to Pennsylvania's lack of sales tax on clothing, the Millcreek Mall attracts many visitors from Ohio , New York and Canada . The mall proper houses 121 store spaces, with 12 kiosks. The 165 stores and restaurants figure often cited includes stores within

38-474: A Verizon Wireless store. Giant Eagle opened a supermarket on the property on March 23, 2017. On the popular children's television series Arthur , the mall in Elwood City is based on Millcreek Mall, stylized as Mill Creek Mall . Cafaro Company The Cafaro Company is an American property management and real estate development company which owns several retail shopping centers throughout

57-407: A Dahlkemper's catalog showroom, which closed in 1993. Its space became Burlington Coat Factory . HomePlace took the former Carlisle's location after Carlisle's closure in 1995. Elder-Beerman took over the former Lazarus in 1998, but was converted five years later to The Bon-Ton . After HomePlace closed, its space was divided between Steve & Barry's and AC Moore ; the former closed in 2009 and

76-432: A multimillion-dollar renovation. Among the new additions to the mall are a children's area, a food court, and renovated entrances to the building. The mall also got skylights, porcelain floors, a new west side entrance, and new parking lot lights. The food court opened in late 2008. Boscov's opened in the recently shuttered Sears on October 5, 2017. On October 18, 2017, it was announced Round One Entertainment will join

95-432: Is also home to several restaurants including Max & Erma's , Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill , Outback Steakhouse , Starbucks , Picasso's Deli, Cold Stone Creamery , Arby's and Aoyama Japanese Steakhouse, which is in a former Chi-Chi's . A Homewood Suites , TownePlace Suites and a Fairfield Inn also sit on the property. The former Blair store, originally a Children's Palace toy store, has been converted into

114-516: Is an American chain of all-suite residential-style hotels owned by Hilton Worldwide . As of December 2019 , the chain consists of 505 hotels in 4 countries and territories with 57,545 rooms. 490 Homewood Suites hotels are independently owned and operated by franchisees with 55,899 rooms, while 15 hotels are managed with 1,646 rooms. Homewood Suites competes in the upscale tier of the extended-stay market, along with Staybridge Suites by IHG and Residence Inn by Marriott . The first Homewood Suites

133-567: The Eastwood Field baseball park and multi-function complexes such as the renovated Millcreek Mall and Spotsylvania Towne Centre in the 2000s. Anthony M. Cafaro, Sr., son of company founder William M. Cafaro, retired as president of the Cafaro Company in December 2009 and was succeeded by his sons Anthony Cafaro, Jr. and William A. Cafaro. Homewood Suites Homewood Suites by Hilton

152-560: The United States . Based in Niles, Ohio , it is the largest privately owned shopping center development and management company in the U.S., managing more than 30,000,000 square feet (2,800,000 m ) of commercial real estate throughout the country. Brothers William M. Cafaro and John A. Cafaro began developing grocery stores for Kroger starting in 1942. In 1949, the Cafaro brothers formed

171-730: The 1970s and 1980s. In 1970, Cafaro opened the first enclosed mall in Iowa , Kennedy Mall in Dubuque . In 1988, Target Corporation asked the company to develop centers for the retailer in the Pacific Northwest , expanding the company portfolio to Washington and Oregon and resulting in the establishment of an office in Puyallup, Washington . William M. Cafaro died in April 1998. The Cafaro Company divulged in portfolio diversification with projects such as

190-544: The Cafaro Company. They began developing shopping centers , starting with a grocery plaza in Sharon, Pennsylvania . The two brothers managed the non-grocery tenants in the centers they developed. In 1965, Cafaro opened its first regional shopping mall property, American Mall in Lima, Ohio . The company’s first regional mall projects were primarily localized to Ohio, Michigan , Indiana , Pennsylvania , and West Virginia throughout

209-598: The Erie Institute of Technology (EIT). The Hills / Ames department store, which sat empty for over five years, became All Seasons Market Place & Flea Market but now houses At Home , a home decor store. Also on the property is the former Cinema 6 , a discount movie theater, which is now the Elevate! church. A Men's Wearhouse , OfficeMax , David's Bridal , Ollie's Bargain Outlet , and many smaller stores also occupy land on

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228-593: The Millcreek Mall is currently working on to find a way to prevent this sort of crime from happening again. In February 2023, it was announced that Dick's Sporting Goods will be moving from its prior location in the Millcreek Mall Pavilion into the space formerly occupied by The Bon-Ton. The Millcreek Mall Pavilion consists of stores including Ross Dress for Less , HomeGoods , Michaels Arts & Crafts , Five Below , Carter's , Ulta Beauty , Vertical Jump Park, and DSW Shoe Warehouse . The mall property

247-551: The center. It opened in Summer 2018. On January 31, 2018, it was announced that regional division The Bon-Ton will be closing this location. On September 18, 2022, a massive fight broke out between juveniles in the Macy's wing in the Food Court which resulted in a shot being fired into the ceiling and the mall having to go into lockdown. The individuals involved in the shooting were charged and

266-575: The change of ownership that went into effect the year before. In 2010, Homewood Suites began a partnership with Books for Kids, a New York City based children’s literacy advocacy group. The two organizations opened a library in July 2010 in Memphis, Tennessee. Homewood Suites provides a free hot breakfast every morning, and hosts a free Evening Social reception on Wednesday, consisting of draft beers, house wine, soft drinks and light food options. Homewood Suites

285-462: The latter in 2020. Also, Kaufmann's was converted to Macy's in September 2006. Burlington Coat Factory moved out of the mall in late 2012. In 2014, the space that was occupied by Burlington was split into six spaces that now house Primanti Brothers, a Mad Mex restaurant, a Round One Entertainment arcade and a Guitar Center. The two other spaces are still vacant as of now with no future plans. The area of

304-411: The mall was also renamed "The Promenade" with an entrance of its own. The combination of anchors has given it the shape of a gun pointed at downtown Erie when viewed from above, which has led to controversy in some cases. This has resulted in an urban legend which states the mall was intentionally built that way under the direction of the mafia. On March 27, 2008, it was announced the mall would receive

323-434: The physical mall and its many peripheral restaurants, stores and strip plazas. The mall is anchored by Boscov's , JCPenney , Macy's and Dick's Sporting Goods . The mall's original anchor stores included Boston Store, Halle's , JCPenney , Kaufmann's , Carlisle's and Sears . Boston Store in 1979 became Horne's , which in turn closed and became Lazarus in 1994. Lazarus closed this anchor in 1997. Halle's later became

342-422: The site of the Millcreek Mall. On July 3, 2019, Sonic Drive-In opened up in the former Sears Auto Center lot. Across the street from the Millcreek Mall, the land that was once woods has begun to experience a major change. On the land there are five restaurants; O'Charley's , Moe's Southwest Grill , Buffalo Wild Wings , Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen , and McDonald's , a SpringHill Suites hotel, PNC Bank , and

361-469: Was founded in Omaha, Nebraska in 1989. For the next ten years, the hotel chain was owned by Memphis -based Promus Hotel Corporation , which also owned Embassy Suites , Hampton Inn and Doubletree . Hilton purchased Promus in 1999 for $ 3.1 billion, making Homewood Suites a Hilton brand alongside the other three Promus chains. In 2000, Homewood Suites changed its name to Homewood Suites by Hilton, reflecting

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