Logan Valley Mall - Altoona, Pennsylvania - indoor shopping center in Central Pennsylvania

Located in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the Logan Valley Mall is touted as one of the most-visited malls in Central Pennsylvania. According to mall owners PREIT, the mall attracts over 2 million visitors a year. Anchored by Macy's, Sears and JC Penney's, the Logan Valley is also home to the 8-screen Carmike Cinema, which attracts traffic from the entire Central Pennsylvania area. Its location offers easy access from either U.S. 220 or Pleasant Valley Boulevard, and the mall is served by public transit from downtown Altoona.

The Logan Valley Mall was originally built in 1960 as an open air mall to serve the Central PA area. At the time, it consisted of a Sears store and a handful of other small stores. In 1965, JC Penney, known then as simply Penney's, signed on as an anchor, and the mall was covered, becoming an indoor mall. The mall was acquired by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust in 1978 and is still owned and operated by PREIT, which owns and operates 38 enclosed shopping malls, including 19 in Pennsylvania.

On December 16, 1994, a fire destroyed over half of the mall, leaving it in ruins. In the wake of the fire, PREIT embarked on a three phase recovery plan that included adding a new anchor store, renovating the undamaged half of the mall, and rebuilding the damaged portion of the mall. When the plan was finished, the mall had added new anchor stores, a food court, a new Applebee's Restaurant, and an 8-screen multiplex theater, the Carmike Cinema.

Logan Valley Mall offers 778,000 square feet of retail space, including three anchor stores - Sears, JC Penney and Macy's - and two junior anchors, Old Navy and the Carmike Cinema. In addition, the mall houses 80 specialty stores and a Food Court. Featured specialty stores include high-performing national chains like American Eagle Outfitters, PacSun, Victoria's Secret and The Children's Place. Specialty tenants at the Logan Valley Mall include The Disney Store, Charlotte Russe, Hollister and Wacky Bear. The Food Court offers a variety of foods from eight different tenants, including Dino's Pizza and a China Wok.

Logan Valley Mall is the largest shopping mall between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, and as such, it regularly attracts visitors from as far as fifty miles away. In addition to shopping, dining and movie choices, the mall also features a Kids Shopping Club and regularly hosts community events in the mall's community room and the rest of the mall. It is also home to a Mall Walkers club, and employs over 1,500 area residents.

Other nearby attractions and amenities include a Wal-Mart store, Sam's Club and Target, in addition to a number of restaurants.

The Logan Valley Mall is open Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 9 pm, Sundays 12 noon to 6 pm, with extended hours for the holiday season. Individual store hours vary. For more information on special events and promotions at the mall, contact the mall management at 814-944-6128.