The Shops at Liberty Place, Philadelphia, PA

The Shops at Liberty Place is in Center City Philadelphia and is part of Liberty Place. The Shops are centered around a giant dome with shops on two levels. There are hallways that stem out to 17th Street, Market Street, Sixteenth Street, and Chestnut Street. The food court is actually bigger than some malls in the suburbs or even in rural areas.

The Shops at Liberty Place was in phase two of the Liberty Place project along with Two Liberty Place, a parking garage, and a Ritz Carlton which later became a Westin Hotel. The Shops at Liberty Place opened on November 13, 1990 which was not good because the country was in a recession and the mall was 25 percent vacant which translates to Fifty stores and fourteen restaurants that were open. In 1990 the mall was owned by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association. In 1999 the mall was sold to Sunbelt Management.

The Shops at Liberty Place has an interesting mix of shops. Now I don’t know if this was meant to be an upscale mall like Providence Place and than got more value oriented stores over time or is it the opposite. I kind of think it’s the opposite because many stores have switched to outlets like LOFT and Bloomingdales Outlet. They do have a Kiehl’s and J. Crew which is more upscale. The Food Court is actually better than most malls in the suburbs which it should honestly be the opposite because malls outside the city have more space but malls just usually fill their malls with Chinese places, Sbarros, and Chick-fil-A or maybe those are just my local malls.

Here are my photos from The Shops at Liberty Place from just before and just after opening on July 29, 2019 enjoy!

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