Walt Whitman Shops
Walt Whitman Shops (formerly known as Walt Whitman Mall) is a shopping mall in Huntington Station, New York in Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. The mall features the traditional retailers Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Saks Fifth Avenue. The mall is named for the poet Walt Whitman due to the close proximity to his birthplace, a US National Historic Site, located near the mall.
The Walt Whitman statue in front of Walt Whitman Shops | |
| Location | Huntington Station, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40.8223°N 73.4097°W |
| Opening date | November 23, 1962 |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| Architect | Welton Becket |
| No. of stores and services | 105 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,089,350 sq ft (101,204 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Saks Fifth Avenue, 3 in Bloomingdale's, 4 in Macy's) |
| Parking | 5,043 spaces |
| Public transit access | Suffolk County Transit: 1, 3, 6 Huntington Area Rapid Transit: H20, H30, H40 Nassau Inter-County Express: n79 |
| Website | simon |
The mall is owned and managed by Simon Property Group, one of the largest developers of shopping malls in the US.
On August 27, 2020, it was announced that Lord & Taylor would shutter its traditional brick-and-mortar format as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous Lord & Taylor outpost is in the approval stages to become reconstructed for a vibrant modern office use concept.