The HIstory of King of Prussia Mall

Making History Greater Presentation Series: “The History of King of Prussia Mall”

Thursday, March 16, 2017, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join the Historical Society of Montgomery County for our next presentation in our Making History Greater Series when Michael Shaw presents The History of King of Prussia Mall.

For the past year, author and historian Michael Shaw has been looking carefully at one of the largest malls in America. The King of Prussia Mall is one of Montgomery County’s most recognizable landmarks and, in terms of leasable retail space, is the largest mall in America. It has long been a shopper’s paradise, and Michael Shaw is attempting to write the story of the mall from its opening in 1963 to today.

Born 65 miles northwest of Manhattan in Middletown, NY, nestled in the picturesque Hudson River Valley, Michael Shaw gained a unique perspective of history from an early age. Both of his parents are former educators, who always appreciated and helped nurture Michael’s sense of history. Shaw majored in history at Ithaca College, settling in Bucks County, PA, for a time before moving to King of Prussia in 1994.

As part of its mission to promote and interpret the history of Montgomery County, the Making History Greater series features scholars, authors, and historians who are currently working on telling new stories about the complexity of our region’s history. Presentations are held at the Historical Society located at 1654 DeKalb Street in Norristown, PA. Thursday presentations begin at 5:00 with a social gathering and light refreshments. Presentations begin around 5:30 and last for about an hour with time for questions at the end. This program is free and open to the public.