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The Berkshire Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, a suburb to the west of Reading in Berks County. The Berkshire Mall is accessible from US 222/US 422 (Warren Street Bypass) at the Paper Mill Road interchange or the State Hill Road interchange. The main entrances to the mall are located along Woodland Road or State Hill Road. The mall first opened in February 1970. Former Wyomissing resident Taylor Swift was known to take shopping trips to the mall before she became famous. ==History== Planning for the mall began in the late 1960s. Sears was announced to be the first major planned tenant in November 1967, to replace its nearby Shillington location which had opened in 1956.〔(26 November 1967). (Sears Going to Berkshire Mall With Enlarged Store ), ''Reading Eagle''〕〔(25 October 1956). (Sears, Roebuck Opens New Store on Lancaster Avenue ), ''Reading Eagle''〕 Construction got underway in 1968, with an "official" kickoff in November of that year.〔(22 November 1968). (Berkshire Mall Building Starts ), ''Reading Eagle''〕〔(14 November 1969) (This aerial view ... ), ''Reading Eagle'' (aerial view of mall under construction in November 1969)〕 The mall opened in February 1970, and was the first enclosed shopping mall to open in eastern Pennsylvania outside of the Philadelphia area.〔〔(2 November 1985). (No Real Changes Expected Due To Berkshire Mall Sale ), ''Reading Eagle''〕 The mall's name is taken from the source of the name of Berks County, an abbreviation of the English royal county Berkshire. The old fountain in the center of the mall had been choreographed by local Reading company "Symphonic Fountains".〔http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/berkshire-mall〕 An upper level food court, The Terrace Cafe, held its grand opening December 7-10, 1989〔Andrews, Connie (19 February 1989). (Sales up at Fairgrounds Square and Berkshire Mall in 1988 ), ''Reading Eagle''〕〔(15 November 1989). (Taste What's Coming To Town! ) (Advertisement for food court opening in December 1989), ''Reading Eagle''〕 days before future mall shopper Taylor Swift was born just miles away. It replaced a Victorian themed mini-mall known simply as "Lamp Post Lane".〔http://mall-hall-of-fame.blogspot.com/2010/02/berkshire-mall-warren-street-bypass-us.html〕 The original owner and developer of the mall was the Goodman Company, which sold the property to Equitable Real Estate Management in 1985.〔〔 In July 2002, the mall was acquired by Allied Properties.〔(27 August 2002). (Walkers dislike new Berkshire Mall schedule ), ''Reading Eagle''〕 On the night of November 2, 2009, a fire broke out in a display window of the Victoria's Secret store. Before firefighters could arrive, the sprinkler system activated in the store and the adjacent hallway. The store suffered smoke and water damage; everyone was evacuated safely without any reported injuries. On April 14, 2010, there was a fire inside of Boscov's. A worker was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital for severe burns to the face. Firefighters had controlled the fire in 30 minutes. On January 12, 2011 at 4:20 PM according to leaked security footage, a mall patron fell head first into the fountain in the Boscov's court due to being distracted because she was walking and text messaging at the same time.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFOk22c_ltk〕 Days later the video uploaded to YouTube with titles such as "Girl Falls In Mall Fountain While Texting" went viral and received international news coverage. The "fountain lady" was later determined to be Cathy Cruz Marrero, who reportedly threatened legal action against the mall because nobody came to her aid after falling, however she never filed the lawsuit. As a result of this incident, the security guard who posted the video was fired. On May 22, 2014, the mall was hit by an unusually severe spring thunderstorm. Golf ball-sized hail ripped through the ceiling causing interior damage by shattering skylights which left glass and debris covering walkways, plants and the fountain in the Sears court, while cars were dented and windshields smashed in the parking lot. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Berkshire Mall (Pennsylvania)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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