Saturday, December 28, 2013

Misc. Discount Department Stores - PA/ NJ/ DE/ MD

ALMART (closed by late 70s)

PA
Bethlehem, Lehigh Center, 1015 Club Ave. (opened 64)

DE
Wilmington, Concord Mall, 4737 Concord Pike (opened 71; demolished for JCPenney)
Wilmington, 4437 Kirkwood Hwy. (opened early 60s)

BIG N (acquired by Ames in 78)

PA
Coal Township, 1990 Rt. 61 (opened 9/27/67)
Mill Hall, 284 Hogan Blvd. (opened 8/10/66; demolished for Lowe's)
Stroudsburg, 51 N. 3rd St. (opened 10/27/65)
Williamsport, 1736 E. 3rd St. (opened late 60s, became Giant)


BRITT'S (closed by 82)

NJ
Brick, Brick Plaza (became Jamesway)
Freehold, Freehold Mall, 3684 Rt. 9 (opened 10/63; became Jamesway)
Newton, Spring St. (closed 80)


GAYLORD'S (acquired by Value City unless otherwise noted)

PA
Feasterville, Bucks County Mall, 67 E. Street Rd. (opened 67, closed early 70s; became Clover)
Hazleton, Church Hill Mall, 1099 N. Church St. (opened 65; became Gee Bee)

DE
New Castle, 4008 N. Dupont Hwy. (opened 60s, acquired by Zayre)
Wilmington, Miller S.C., 3614 Miller Rd. (opened mid 60s, acquired by Zayre; demolished for Home Depot)
Wilmington, 1251 Centreville Rd. (opened early 60s, acquired by Zayre)


GEE BEE (acquired by Value City in 92)

PA
Chambersburg, Chambersburg Mall, 3055 Black Gap Rd. (opened 82)
Hazleton, Church Hill Mall, 1099 N. Church St. (former Gaylord's acquired by early 80s)
Muncy, Lycoming Mall (opened 70s)
Pottsville, Fairlane Village Mall, Rt. 61 (opened approx. 84 in former Woolco)
Selinsgrove, 1070 N. Susquehanna Rd. (Plaza Dept. Store acquired early 80s)
York, West Manchester Mall, 1800 Loucks Rd. (opened 81)


GRANDWAY (most stores closed by 79)

PA
West Chester, West Goshen S.C., 985 Paoli Pike (became Kmart in 79)

NJ
Closter, 33 Vervalen St. (became Kmart in 79)
East Brunswick, Rt. 18 (not sure of exact location)
Elmwood Park, 100 Broadway (became Kmart in 79)
Keansburg, 100 Rt. 36 (opened 56 as first Grandway)
Paramus, 859 Rt. 17 (became Kmart in 79)


GREAT EASTERN MILLS (sold to Valley Fair in mid 70s)

NJ
Hackensack, Rt. 4 & Main St. (opened early 50s; demolished late 00s)
Jersey City, 441 Rt. 440 (opened late 60s/ early 70s; became Valley Fair; demolished mid 00s)
Little Falls, 1710 Rt. 46 (opened 60s; became Valley Fair/ Caldor)
New Brunswick, 17 Rt. 1 (opened mid 60s; demolished for AMC Theater)
North Plainfield, 1168 Rt. 22 (opened early 60s; became Valley Fair/ Kmart; demolished for Costco)
Paramus, 651 Rt. 17 (opened 60s; became Valley Fair, then Burlington)
Vauxhall, 2445 Springfield Ave. (opened approx. 70; became Valley Fair; demolished for Home Depot)


HILL'S (acquired by Ames in 99)

PA
7 - York, 2430 E. Market St.
27 - State College, Hills Plaza, 2121 S. Atherton St.
31 - Lebanon, 801 E. Walnut St. (demolished for Home Depot)
33 - York, Delco Plaza, 1201 Carlisle Rd. (demolished for Giant)
35 - Harrisburg, 5005 Jonestown Rd.
38 - Pottsville, Cressona Mall, Rts. 61 & 183 (opened 73)
39 - Camp Hill, 3431 Simpson Ferry Rd.
40 - South Williamsport, 560 Montgomery Pike
128 - Edwardsville, 100 West Side Mall (demolished for Lowe's)
133 - Wilkes-Barre, East End Center, 549 Kidder St.
134 - Scranton, Greenridge Plaza, 1690 Nay Aug Ave. (opened mid 80s)
136 - Hanover, South Hanover S.C., 815 Baltimore St. (opened mid 80s; demolished for Giant)
138 - West Hazleton, Valmont Plaza, 200 Susquehanna Blvd. (opened 80 in former Cook's)
163 - Bloomsburg, Columbia Mall, 255 Columbia Mall Dr. (opened 88)
210 - Lancaster, Golden Triangle S.C., 1300 Lititz Pike (opened early 90s)
221 - Reading, Madiera Plaza, 3215 N. 5th St. Hwy. (opened early 90s in former Kmart)


MURPHY MART (acquired by Ames in 85)

PA
Camp Hill, Capital City Mall, 3500 Hartzdale Dr. (opened 74)
Harrisburg, Union Deposit Mall, 4247 Union Deposit Rd. (opened early 70s)
Lebanon, Lebanon Valley Mall, 2201 W. Cumberland St. (opened 75)
Lewisburg, Plaza 15, 141 Rt. 15 (opened early 70s)
Tunkhannock, Tioga West Plaza, Rt. 6 (opened 70)
Waynesboro, Wayne Heights Mall, 1525 E. Main St. (opened early 70s)

NJ
Cape May Court House, 20 S. Dennisville Rd.


ROBERT HALL VILLAGE (closed by 77)

PA
Williamsport, 3233 Lycoming Creek Rd. (opened 73)

NJ
Flemington, Flemington Circle S.C., 272 Rt. 202/31
Neptune, 300 W. Sylvania Ave. (became Two Guys & Bradlees; demolished for Walmart)


TOWN & COUNTRY

PA
Burnham, Greater Lewistown Plaza, 224 N. Logan Blvd.
Carlisle, 222 Carlisle Plaza Mall (opened 70s, became Kmart; demolished)
Chambersburg, 1363 Lincoln Way East
Hanover, North Hanover Mall, 1155 Carlisle St. (opened 60s, became Kmart)
Harrisburg, 4200 Derry St. (demolished for Home Depot)
Hazleton, 702 N. Broad St. (became Kmart)
Lemoyne, 1023 State St.
Pottsville, N. Claude Lord Blvd. (not sure of exact location)
Shamokin Dam, Rt. 11/15 (not sure of exact location)
West Chester, 1115 West Chester Pike (opened early 60s)
Williamsport, 3500 W. 4th St. (opened 60s)

MD
Hagerstown, 562 Northern Ave.


VALLEY FAIR (acquired by Value City in late 70s, closed 09)

NJ
Hillsdale, 372 Broadway (opened 56, closed by late 70s)
Irvington, 468 Chancellor Ave.
Jersey City, 441 Rt. 440 (Great Eastern Mills acquired in 70s; closed by late 70s; demolished)
Little Falls, 1710 Rt. 46 (Great Eastern Mills acquired in 70s; sold to Caldor in early 80s)
Little Ferry, 260 Bergen Turnpike
North Plainfield, 1168 Rt. 22 (Great Eastern Mills acquired in 70s; sold to Kmart in late 70s; demolished for Costco)
Paramus, 651 Rt. 17 (Great Eastern Mills acquired in 70s; sold to Burlington)
Vauxhall, 2445 Springfield Ave. (Great Eastern Mills acquired in 70s; closed by late 70s; demolished for Home Depot)


WILMINGTON DRY GOODS (acquired by Value City in 89)

PA
Lancaster, East Towne Mall, 2092 Lincoln Hwy. (opened 74, closed by late 70s)
Philadelphia (NE), Leo Mall, 11725 Bustleton Ave. (opened late 70s in former JM Fields, closed before 89; demolished for Home Depot)
Springfield, Springfield S.C., 751 S. Sproul Rd. (opened early 80s in former Korvette's; demolished for Giant)
 
NJ
Vineland, Cumberland Mall, 3849 S. Delsea Dr. (opened 73)

DE
Dover, 650 S. Bay Rd. (opened 70s)
Claymont, Tri-State Mall, 333 Naamans Rd. (opened 69)
Wilmington, 414 Market St. (opened 1929 as first Dry Goods store; replaced by Elsmere store in 79)
Wilmington, Elsmere S.C., 2201 Kirkwood Hwy. (opened 79 replacing downtown store)
Wilmington, Midway S.C., 4601 Kirkwood Hwy. (opened 60s)


ZAYRE (acquired by Ames in 88; stores converted by 90)

PA
Cleona, Cleona Square, 471 W. Penn Ave. (opened 84 in former King's; demlolished for Giant)
Harrisburg, Union Square, 3851 Union Deposit Rd. (opened 80s)
Hazleton, Laurel Mall, Rt. 93 & Airport Blvd. (opened 78)
Mechanicsburg, Gateway Square, 101 Gateway Sq. (opened 87)
Sunbury, Sunbury Plaza, 1125 N. 4th St. (opened 70s in former Colonial Faire)
Wilkes-Barre, 53 Spring St. (opened 70s)
York, 2142 White St. (opened 88)

DE
New Castle, 4008 N. Dupont Hwy. (opened 80s in former Gaylord's)
Newark, 1 Chestnut Hill Rd. (opened 73)
Wilmington, Miller S.C., 3600 Miller Rd. (opened 80s in former Gaylord's; demolished for Home Depot)
Wilmington, 1251 Centerville Rd. (opened 80s in former Gaylord's)

MD
Hagerstown, 501 Dual Hwy. (opened 70s)
Salisbury, 258 Tilghman Rd. (opened approx. 86)

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