This is our walkthrough of Strawberry Square in Harrisburg, PA from October 23, 2019. This is a very different sort of retail space than your typical mall, but shares many of the same elements as a mall would. Portions are done in the old arcade style, other spots more of a central town square type of hub. There is a very interesting food court with rows of exposed light bulbs lining the ceiling that comes off as quite striking. The space is split about 50/50 between retail and business/schools. It was quite refreshing walking around this mall.
Songs used in this video (in order):
Gordon Grant - Brogan
Alan Hawkshaw - Next Stop L.A.
Henry Malberg's Multi-Gitarren - Porto Cervo
Trevor Bastow - Clean Machine
John Fiddy - Main Street Coaster
David Marriott, Jr. - On the Seventh Day
Steve Gray - Wonder Groove
Steve Gray - Reach Out
Here is some general info from wikipedia:
Strawberry Square is a mixed-use retail and commercial complex located in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is owned and managed by the Harristown Development Corporation (HDC), a non-profit organization.
Strawberry Square is considered a project in the modern urban revitalization of center city Harrisburg. Phase I of this mixed-use facility originally opened in 1978, with 1,400,000 square feet of office and retail space overlooking the Capitol. Eleven years later, HDC completed the $21 million Phase II expansion. This included the restoration of ten 19th and 20th century buildings that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and represent the city's oldest remaining retail establishments. The site was named for the alleyway that traverses the complex's east-west axis, which still exists from Front Street to Third Street in downtown Harrisburg. The portion of Strawberry Alley vacated for the Complex is now a commons area beside the second floor escalators. It was also referred to as the 'Key Block' when the complex was first constructed in the 1970s.
Major tenants include Verizon, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (including the headquarters of the Pennsylvania Attorney General), Harrisburg University, Temple University Harrisburg, Capital Area School for the Arts, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, and Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. In addition, Strawberry Square houses an array of service retail, upscale fashion shops, jewelers and other specialty stores. More than 40 shops and galleries along with 10 food emporiums are contained in about 170,000 square feet of retail space. Its food court includes a variety of national and international cuisine.
Due to its high name recognition and centralized location, Strawberry Square's atrium has become, in effect, a Harrisburg town square, hosting hundreds of community, education, and arts groups and events annually. The complex also hosts multiple high-school and college classes.
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