Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Closed Department Stores - PA/ NJ/ DE

B. ALTMAN (closed 89)

PA
Radnor, St. David's Square, 550 E. Lancaster Ave. (opened 65)
Willow Grove, Willow Grove Park, 2500 Moreland Rd. (opened 82, closed 86)

NJ
East Orange, 570 Central Ave. (opened 1930, relocated 59 to Short Hills)
Paramus, Fashion Center, Rt. 17 & Ridgewood Ave. (opened 67)
Short Hills, Mall @ Short Hills, 1200 Morris Turnpike (second location; demolished early 90s for Neiman Marcus)



BARKER'S (closed early 80s)

NJ
Flemington, Flemington Mall, Rt. 202 (opened 70s, sold to Jamesway)
 


BENSON'S (closed early 70s)

PA
West Chester, 117 W. Gay St. (opened 1914)



BOSTON STORE (acquired 80 by Boscov's)

PA
Hazleton, Laurel Mall, Rt. 93 & Airport Blvd. (opened 72)
Wilkes-Barre, 15 S. Main St. (opened late 1800s)



BOWMAN'S (closed 79)

PA
Camp Hill, Capital City Mall, 3500 Hartzdale Rd. (second location, sold to Hess's)
Harrisburg, 314 Market St. (not sure when opened)
Harrisburg, Kline Village, S. 25th St. (opened 50s)
Lemoyne, West Shore Plaza, 1200 Market St. (opened 50s, relocated 74 to Camp Hill)


BRIGHT'S (closed 95)

PA
Lansford, 28 W. Ridge St. (relocated late 70s)
Lehighton, Carbon Plaza Mall, 1241 Blakeslee Blvd. (second location in former Grant City; closed 95)


DUNHAM'S (last store closed 97)

PA
Morrisville, Morrisville S.C., 1 E. Trenton Ave. (opened 81 in former Lit Bros., closed 95)

NJ
Flemington, Flemington Mall, Rts. 31 & 202 (opened 77, closed 6/83; demolished)
Hamilton, Independence Mall, 2465 S. Broad St. (opened 60s, closed 97)
Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville S.C., 1901 N. Brunswick Ave. (opened 60s, closed 94)
Trenton, 11 N. Broad St. (closed 6/83)
Willingboro, Village Mall, 2091 Rt. 130 (opened 83, not sure when closed)



EPSTEIN'S (last store closed 01)

NJ
Bridgewater, Somerset S.C., 353 Rt. 202/206 (opened 56, closed early 90s)
Morristown, 32 Park Place (closed 01; demolished for apartments)



FORTUNOFF (closed 09)

NJ
Wayne, Wayne Towne Center, 260 Willowbrook Blvd. (opened 70s)
Woodbridge, Woodbridge Center, Rt. 1 (opened in former Hahne's)



GOERKE'S (acquired 60s by Steinbach)

NJ
Elizabeth, 100 Broad St. (not sure when opened)
Newark, 699 Broad St. (opened 1923, closed by 40s; later became Hearn's & S. Klein; demolished 13)
Plainfield, 107 W. Front St. (second location, Tepper's acquired 60s)
Plainfield, 163 E. Front St. (relocated to 107 W. Front St in 60s)


HAHNE'S (acquired 90 by Lord & Taylor)

NJ
Bridgewater, Bridgewater Commons, 400 Commons Way (opened 89)
Eatontown, Monmouth Mall, Rts. 35 & 36 (opened 76)
Lawrenceville, Quaker Bridge Mall, Rt. 1 (opened 75)
Livingston, Livingston Mall, 112 Eisenhower Pkwy. (opened 72)
Montclair, 50 Church St. (opened 1929, relocated 1951; used as a clearance store)
Montclair, S. Park & Church Sts. (second location, closed 89; demolished for condos)
Newark, 609 Broad St. (opened 1911)
Rockaway, Rockaway Townsquare, 301 Mt. Hope Ave. (opened 80)
Westfield, 609 North Ave. (opened 63)
Woodbridge, Woodbridge Center, Rt. 1 (opened 78, closed 90)



KRESGE-NEWARK (renamed Chase-Newark 64, closed 67)

NJ
East Orange, 570 Central Ave. (opened 59 in former B. Altman)
Newark, 671 Broad St. (opened 1920s; demolished for new buildings)
Summit, 362 Springfield Ave. (opened 46)



LEH'S (closed 94)

PA
Allentown, 626 Hamilton St. (not sure when opened)
Bethlehem, Bethlehem Square, 3926 Linden St. (opened 87)
Quakertown, Quakertown Plaza, 99 N. West End Blvd. (opened 50s)
Whitehall, Whitehall Mall, MacArthur Rd. & Grape St. (Zollinger's acquired 71)


MUIR'S (closed by early 80s)

NJ
East Orange, Main & Prospect Sts. (opened 1926)


OHRBACH'S (merged with and renamed Steinbach in 87)
 
NJ
Newark, Market & Halsey Sts. (closed 74)
Paramus, Bergen Mall
Wayne, Willowbrook Mall, 4 Willowbrook Blvd. (opened 71)
Woodbridge, Woodbridge Center, Rt. 1 (opened 71)



ORR'S (last store closed 93)

PA
Bethlehem, Main & Broad Sts. (Bush & Bull acquired, closed 93)
Easton, 30 Centre Square (closed 91)

NJ
Chester, Chester Springs S.C., 179 Rt. 206 (opened 79, closed early 90s)
Flemington, Flemington Mall, Rt. 202 (opened early 80s, closed early 90s; demolished due to de-malling)
Phillipsburg, Hillcrest Mall, 755 Memorial Pkwy. (opened 65, closed 92)



PACKARD'S

NJ
Hackensack, 630 Main St. (demolished for Target)



S. KLEIN (closed 78)

PA
Glenolden, 150 N. Macdade Blvd. (opened mid 70s in former JM Fields)
Levittown, Rts. 1 & 413 (demolished)
Philadelphia (NE), Roosevelt Mall, 2399 Cottman Ave. (opened mid 60s)
Springfield, Marple Crossroads, 400 S. State Rd. (opened 60s)

NJ
Cherry Hill, 2100 Rt. 38(opened 60s)
East Brunswick, 655 Rt. 18 (opened 70s)
Newark, 699 Broad St. (opened 49 in former Goerke's/ Hearn's, demolished 13)
Woodbridge, 675 Rt. 1 (opened late 60s)



SNELLENBURG'S (acquired 62 by Lit Bros.)

PA
Broomall, Lawrence Park S.C., 1991 Sproul Rd. (opened 57)
Philadelphia (S), South Philly S.C., 2301 W. Oregon Ave. (opened 54)
Willow Grove, Willow Grove S.C., 120 Park Ave. (opened 57)



STEINBACH (closed 99)

NJ
Asbury Park, Cookman Ave. (opened early 1900s, closed 79)
Brick, 64 Brick Plaza (opened 60s, sold to Bon-Ton)
Elizabeth, 100 Broad St. (Goerke's renamed 70s)
Manalapan, Manalapan Mall, 55 Rt. 9 (opened early 70s, sold to Value City)
Ocean, Seaview Square Mall, 2317 Rt. 66 (opened 76, sold to Value City)
Plainfield, 107 W. Front St. (Goerke's renamed 70s)
Pleasantville, Shore Mall, 6725 Black Horse Pike (opened 74, sold to Value City)
Red Bank, 121 Broad St. (not sure when opened, sold to Bon-Ton in)
Wayne, Willowbrook Mall, 4 Willowbrook Blvd. (Ohrbach's acquired 87, sold to Lord & Taylor)
Woodbridge, Woodbridge Center, Rt. 1 (Ohrbach's acquired 87, sold to Lord & Taylor)



STROUD'S (closed 94)

PA
Stroudsburg, 1002 N. 9th St.
West Hazleton, Valmont Plaza, 214 Susquehanna Blvd. (opened 60s)
Wilkes-Barre, 251 Mundy St. (opened 70s)


TEPPER'S (acquired 60s by Goerke's)

NJ
Plainfield, 124 W. Front St. (relocated in early 60s)
Plainfield, 107 W. Front St. (second location; demolished)


WATT & SHAND (acquired 92 by Bon-Ton)

PA
Lancaster, 23 Penn Square (not sure when opened)
Lancaster, Park City Center, Rt. 30 (opened 70)



ZOLLINGER'S (closed 71)

PA
Whitehall, Whitehall Mall, Rt. 145 & Grape St. (opened 66, sold to Leh's)
Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming Valley Mall, Rt. 309 & Kidder St. (opened 69, sold to Hess's)

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