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The New Retail Landscape has come to Willow Grove Park.
Both Floors of Willow Grove Park will be Open by Monday.
Willow Grove, PA. — The new trend of retail has come to the Willow Grove Park Mall in Willow Grove, PA. Tilted 10 will be opening its full arcade with 103,000 square feet and over 150 games on the first and second level of the old Strawbridge & Clothier anchor store by Monday. With one section currently open, the full Tilted 10 Arcade will be open during in early July 2023.
The addition of Tilted 10 is the latest in the new re-imaging of American retail spaces to come to Willow Grove. In addition to adding restaurants, Willow Grove has also added Electrify America EV Charging Stations on the exterior of the mall.
Willow Grove Park was a suburban Philadelphia Amusement Park from 1896 until 1971 that featured attractions such as performances by John Phillips Sousa. From 1972 until 1975, the Park operated as Six Gun Territory. In 1976, unable to keep pace with modern American themed amusement parks, Willow Grove announced that it would not open for another season.
In August of 1982, Willow Grove Park Mall opened on the site. The mall’s style paid homage to the original Willow Grove with amusement park decorations, old photos on food court tables, artwork, and a carousel, all inside the mall.
Large commemorative markers displaying bands playing at the Willow Grove Park still greet visitors at each entrance today.
Michael Thomas Leibrandt lives and works in Abington, Pennsylvania.
