The food court was later renamed Saturn Court when the car dealership picked up the food court's sponsorship. Calder's piece, after being taken down in early 1970s, was refurbished and moved to the newly built food court in 1987, which was named Calder Court for the sculptor. The mall is notable for the works of public art which it originally held, including one of the final works of noted sculptor Alexander Calder, a giant mobile Janey Waney which was made especially for the mall's opening in 1969, and a 40-foot (12 m) mural by Larry Rivers. They were followed soon after by a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m 2) Martin's (later Steinbach, then JCPenney), and then Sears. After a preview event with guest of honor Robert Moses on March 10, 1969, the mall, with anchors Macy's and Abraham & Straus (later Stern's and now a lifestyle village), opened on March 12. Plans for the mall were first announced in October 1965 by Macy's, to be called "Nesconset Shopping Center". The mall is anchored by Macy's and Dick's Sporting Goods, with Primark coming soon. Its name is a portmanteau of the towns of Smithtown and Brookhaven, as the mall overlaps the boundaries of these towns, Also the mall overlaps the boundaries of the Smithtown Central School District and Middle Country Central School District. The mall has been managed since 1995 by Simon Property Group it is one of the largest developers of shopping malls in the United States and the owner of Long Island's largest mall, Roosevelt Field in Garden City. The complex covers an area of 1,204,769-square-foot (111,927 m 2) of retail space, with the key building (opened in 1969) being one story and 800,000-square-foot (74,000 m 2), which includes 119 shops and restaurants.
It is also the easternmost enclosed mall on Long Island, and thus draws shoppers from the (5) towns that make up the Hamptons, and the North Fork. James), and is the main mall for the "Mid Island" area of Long Island. Smith Haven Mall is a shopping mall located in Lake Grove, New York (with the western half of the mall in St. Outdoor lifestyle center at Smith Haven Mallġ (2 in Dick's Sporting Goods, former JCPenney, and former Sears, 3 in Macy's)
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