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Is it still the 2nd largest mall, or is it now the 3rd largest? -- michael180 15:32, August 15, 2005 (UTC)
Parts of the article look like they might be from an advertisement or brochure from the mall. Perhaps placing those sections in quotes and citing the sources will make this more encyclopedia-friendly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikicali00 ( talk • contribs) 09:10, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
Although the mall is smaller than the Mall of America and South Coast Plaza in terms of total area, there is more space devoted purely to retail than any other mall in the country, 2,850,000 square feet(285,000 m²), roughly 350,000 more square feet retail space than Mall of America and 50,000 more than the South Coast Plaza. There are more than 13,000 parking spaces on the 200 acre site.
This quote is untrue, unless King of Prussia has undergone recent renovation since the end of 2005, it is listed (if all three sections were counted together) to have almost 2.7 million square feet of retail space whereas SCP has 2.8 million. Provide a source that says that King of Prussia is now the largest mall by retail space, but most studies (see List of largest shopping malls in the United States show that King of Prussia would be smaller regardless. Shrek05 14:36 26 June 2006
I tagged this sentence as dubious because it uses weasel words and is merely speculation. If "The two-building agglomeration is also arguably the world's largest shopping complex at one discrete location." then there needs to be data to support this. If there is no such data, then it should be removed from the lead paragraph altogether. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by RedPoptarts ( talk • contribs) 19:04, 19 February 2007 (UTC).
"The history of King of Prussia speaks to the evolution of shopping malls and the retailing business over the years."
Does anyone know of, or would anyone please upload, some maps of the mall as it developed through the years? I'd particularly love to see it again as it existed in the 1980s, when I was growing up nearby. There was a small computer store in it which sold Apples and Commodores, and a very nice saleswoman who let me play with them, and if it hadn't been for that store and that woman then I might not be on Wikipedia today. :) - Brian Kendig ( talk) 03:10, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
"The mall has several large stores located in the immediate vicinity, including a 16 screen United Artists Theaters with an IMAX theater,[6] a supermarket, a Costco Wholesale, Toys "R" Us, Best Buy, Nordstrom Rack, Crate and Barrel, Walmart and several luxury and affordable hotels. Lockheed Martin also has offices nearby."
What supermarket? Obviously they don't mean the Costco or Walmart. Do they mean the Wawa? The Acme a mile down the road? —Preceding
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I have proposed that Plaza at King of Prussia and Court at King of Prussia be merged into this article. They both describe the two portions of the mall and seem like redundant articles. The information about the plaza and the court can efficiently be presented in this article. Dough4872 ( talk) 00:32, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
The current size of the mall is 2,793,000 of leasable retail space:
The leveling of the old Wanamaker's building will reduce the size of mall. Wanamaker's was 190,000 sq ft, and the new construction in its place will only be 68,000 sq ft. This means the new Plaza will be smaller at 1,558,000 sq ft, and KOP total 2,671,000, which would make KOP smaller than Mall of America and South Coast Plaza. However, the newly announced (Nov 29th) expansion connecting the Plaza and Court will add 140,000 sq ft of additional space, meaning the new KOP will be about 2,811,000 sq ft when all is finished, ensuring KOP retains its place as the largest US mall by retail size. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.36.218.21 ( talk) 01:05, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
I don't think it should be capitalized when its in parenthesis... its no longer part of the name, so its not a proper noun. Famartin ( talk) 02:30, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
King of Prussia is no longer the largest mall in the US; American Dream Meadowlands has taken the record. The list of largest shopping malls in the United States says so. I just want to put this out so the article's first sentence can be edited without an argument. Every875 Talk to me 02:40, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Hello. This is my first time actually talking on a talk page, and so also don't want to edit it just in case I make grammatical errors, but I do believe that this mall has the only iMax theater in Pennsylvania and I was just thinking that that should be included. Thanks! PostSupernova ( talk) 16:15, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
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Is it still the 2nd largest mall, or is it now the 3rd largest? -- michael180 15:32, August 15, 2005 (UTC)
Parts of the article look like they might be from an advertisement or brochure from the mall. Perhaps placing those sections in quotes and citing the sources will make this more encyclopedia-friendly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikicali00 ( talk • contribs) 09:10, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
Although the mall is smaller than the Mall of America and South Coast Plaza in terms of total area, there is more space devoted purely to retail than any other mall in the country, 2,850,000 square feet(285,000 m²), roughly 350,000 more square feet retail space than Mall of America and 50,000 more than the South Coast Plaza. There are more than 13,000 parking spaces on the 200 acre site.
This quote is untrue, unless King of Prussia has undergone recent renovation since the end of 2005, it is listed (if all three sections were counted together) to have almost 2.7 million square feet of retail space whereas SCP has 2.8 million. Provide a source that says that King of Prussia is now the largest mall by retail space, but most studies (see List of largest shopping malls in the United States show that King of Prussia would be smaller regardless. Shrek05 14:36 26 June 2006
I tagged this sentence as dubious because it uses weasel words and is merely speculation. If "The two-building agglomeration is also arguably the world's largest shopping complex at one discrete location." then there needs to be data to support this. If there is no such data, then it should be removed from the lead paragraph altogether. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by RedPoptarts ( talk • contribs) 19:04, 19 February 2007 (UTC).
"The history of King of Prussia speaks to the evolution of shopping malls and the retailing business over the years."
Does anyone know of, or would anyone please upload, some maps of the mall as it developed through the years? I'd particularly love to see it again as it existed in the 1980s, when I was growing up nearby. There was a small computer store in it which sold Apples and Commodores, and a very nice saleswoman who let me play with them, and if it hadn't been for that store and that woman then I might not be on Wikipedia today. :) - Brian Kendig ( talk) 03:10, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
"The mall has several large stores located in the immediate vicinity, including a 16 screen United Artists Theaters with an IMAX theater,[6] a supermarket, a Costco Wholesale, Toys "R" Us, Best Buy, Nordstrom Rack, Crate and Barrel, Walmart and several luxury and affordable hotels. Lockheed Martin also has offices nearby."
What supermarket? Obviously they don't mean the Costco or Walmart. Do they mean the Wawa? The Acme a mile down the road? —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
140.147.236.194 (
talk)
16:36, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
I have proposed that Plaza at King of Prussia and Court at King of Prussia be merged into this article. They both describe the two portions of the mall and seem like redundant articles. The information about the plaza and the court can efficiently be presented in this article. Dough4872 ( talk) 00:32, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
The current size of the mall is 2,793,000 of leasable retail space:
The leveling of the old Wanamaker's building will reduce the size of mall. Wanamaker's was 190,000 sq ft, and the new construction in its place will only be 68,000 sq ft. This means the new Plaza will be smaller at 1,558,000 sq ft, and KOP total 2,671,000, which would make KOP smaller than Mall of America and South Coast Plaza. However, the newly announced (Nov 29th) expansion connecting the Plaza and Court will add 140,000 sq ft of additional space, meaning the new KOP will be about 2,811,000 sq ft when all is finished, ensuring KOP retains its place as the largest US mall by retail size. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.36.218.21 ( talk) 01:05, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
I don't think it should be capitalized when its in parenthesis... its no longer part of the name, so its not a proper noun. Famartin ( talk) 02:30, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
King of Prussia is no longer the largest mall in the US; American Dream Meadowlands has taken the record. The list of largest shopping malls in the United States says so. I just want to put this out so the article's first sentence can be edited without an argument. Every875 Talk to me 02:40, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Hello. This is my first time actually talking on a talk page, and so also don't want to edit it just in case I make grammatical errors, but I do believe that this mall has the only iMax theater in Pennsylvania and I was just thinking that that should be included. Thanks! PostSupernova ( talk) 16:15, 21 August 2023 (UTC)