Queens Place Mall
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Queens Place Mall is an urban shopping mall in New York City
, New York
, USA
. Just northwest of the larger Queens Center
, it is located on Queens Boulevard
in the neighborhood of Elmhurst, Queens
. The building was constructed in 1965 as Macy's
and was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
.It was later converted to Stern's
and then closed by Federated Department Stores
. Today its flagship stores are Best Buy
and Target
(which occupies the top Three floors, as the Target encompasses two floors itself), and it contains many smaller stores such as Red Lobster
, Outback Steakhouse
, Subway
, Mrs. Fields
, Daffy's, and much more.
The building was originally planned as a traditional rectangular construction designed to replace several blocks of residences. However, the owner of the corner property staunchly refused to sell what had been her childhood home, and as a result the shopping center was re–configured as a circle overshadowing the tiny house, where the woman continued to live until her death.
The mall is near the Grand Avenue – Newtown subway station of the IND Queens Boulevard Line
( trains). The Mall is also serviced by the Q60, and Q59 (New York City bus) Q59 bus route.
The Queens Place Mall is bounded by the following streets: Queens Boulevard, 56th Avenue, Justice Avenue, & 55th Avenue. The Queens Place Mall is between 56th Avenue & 57th Avenue, facing Queens Boulevard. The main entrance to the Queens Place Mall faces Queens Boulevard
. There is a parking garage entrance for the Queens Place Mall on 56th Avenue.
Queens Center
is 2 blocks southeast on Queens Boulevard, between 57th & 59th Avenues.
40.735743°N 73.874267°W
New York City
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, New York
New York
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, USA
United States
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. Just northwest of the larger Queens Center
Queens Center
Queens Center is an urban shopping mall in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York City, United States. It is located at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard, adjacent to the Woodhaven Boulevard station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. It...
, it is located on Queens Boulevard
Queens Boulevard
Queens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Queens connecting communities from Midtown Manhattan to Jamaica...
in the neighborhood of Elmhurst, Queens
Elmhurst, Queens
Elmhurst is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Roosevelt Avenue on the north; Corona to the northeast; Junction Boulevard on the east; Rego Park to the southeast; the Long Island Expressway on the south; Middle Village to the south and southwest; and Maspeth...
. The building was constructed in 1965 as Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
and was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP is an American architectural and engineering firm that was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill. They opened their first branch in New York City, New York in 1937. SOM is one of the largest...
.It was later converted to Stern's
Stern's
Stern's was a regional department store chain serving the U.S. states of New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The chain was in business for more than 130 years, prior to its 2001 integration into Macy's and Bloomingdale's...
and then closed by Federated Department Stores
Federated Department Stores
Macy's, Inc. is a department store holding company and owner of Macy's and Bloomingdale's department stores. Macy's Inc.'s stores specialize mostly in retail clothing, jewelery, watches, dinnerware, and furniture....
. Today its flagship stores are Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
and Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
(which occupies the top Three floors, as the Target encompasses two floors itself), and it contains many smaller stores such as Red Lobster
Red Lobster
Red Lobster is a U.S. chain of seafood restaurants. It also operates in Canada, the UAE and Japan . It is aimed at the mid-level "casual dining" segment of the market...
, Outback Steakhouse
Outback Steakhouse
Outback Steakhouse is an American casual dining restaurant chain based in Tampa, Florida with over 1200 locations in 22 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It was founded in February 1988 in Tampa by Bob Basham, Chris T...
, Subway
Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
, Mrs. Fields
Mrs. Fields
Mrs. Fields Famous Brands is a franchisor in the snack food industry, with Mrs. Fields and TCBY as its core brands. Through its franchisees’ retail stores, it is one of the largest retailers of freshly baked, on-premises specialty cookies and brownies in the US and the largest retailer of...
, Daffy's, and much more.
The building was originally planned as a traditional rectangular construction designed to replace several blocks of residences. However, the owner of the corner property staunchly refused to sell what had been her childhood home, and as a result the shopping center was re–configured as a circle overshadowing the tiny house, where the woman continued to live until her death.
The mall is near the Grand Avenue – Newtown subway station of the IND Queens Boulevard Line
IND Queens Boulevard Line
The Queens Boulevard Line is a fully underground line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan and Queens, New York City, United States. The line provides crosstown service across Manhattan under 53rd Street and east through Queens to Jamaica...
( trains). The Mall is also serviced by the Q60, and Q59 (New York City bus) Q59 bus route.
The Queens Place Mall is bounded by the following streets: Queens Boulevard, 56th Avenue, Justice Avenue, & 55th Avenue. The Queens Place Mall is between 56th Avenue & 57th Avenue, facing Queens Boulevard. The main entrance to the Queens Place Mall faces Queens Boulevard
Queens Boulevard
Queens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Queens connecting communities from Midtown Manhattan to Jamaica...
. There is a parking garage entrance for the Queens Place Mall on 56th Avenue.
Queens Center
Queens Center
Queens Center is an urban shopping mall in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York City, United States. It is located at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard, adjacent to the Woodhaven Boulevard station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. It...
is 2 blocks southeast on Queens Boulevard, between 57th & 59th Avenues.
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