Oodles of outlets; 25 years after the birth of Lancaster Outlet City, Rt. 30 East is one of largest outlet strips in the nation

by Chad Umble and Tim Mekeel
Local.LancasterOnline.com

Lancaster County, Pa - Stanley Friedman was right.

When he brought the outlet-mall concept here 25 years ago, he boldly called it "an idea whose time has come."

Friedman was the optimistic developer of Lancaster Outlet City, the county's first outlet mall.

It opened in 1982 with much fanfare but few stores, just 16 merchants on the site of the former Sky-Vue Drive-In theater on Lincoln Highway East.

Though some outlet centers here have come and gone since then, including Friedman's, his declaration has proven true.

The Outlet City site is now home to Tanger Outlet Center, a bustling property.

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