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 Here's a look at the Rockaway Townsquare Mall The mall opened in 1977 in Rockaway,NJ and sits off of Interstate 80. The beginning anchors were Sears, Bamberger's, Hahne's and JC Penny. Of course the mall had anchor changes throughout its history in 1986 Bamberger's converted to Macy's. In 1989 Hahne's was phased out in favor of Lord and Taylor which lasted till 2020 that store still remains vacant today. As a update the former Lord and Taylor will become a Dick's House of Sport which is opening 2 more locations in Freehold and Jersey City coming in the future. Sears also closed in 2020 and replaced with a Raymour and Flanigan furniture store. The mall was also used as a movie shoot in the 1980's for a movie called Firstborn in 1984 which had Sarah Jessica Parker in it. The mall is operated by Simon Malls.

 Still in Pennsylvania, I'll be visiting the Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne, PA. This mall looks busy but some parts of it are dead and also facing the future with apartments built on site. Oxford Valley opened in 1973 with Bamberger's JC Penny, Gimbel's and John Wanamaker or Wanamaker's also a 2 floor Woolworth's was located in the mall section. Next door to the mall is also a Sesame Place theme park which you can get views of mall on some of the rides. Two anchor changes happened in 1986 as Bamberger's became Macy's and the Gimbel's store closed being replaced with Stern's as the chain entered the Philadelphia market. Stern's had a short life in the Valley as they closed in 1989 and replaced with Sears which lasted till 2019. In 1995, Wanamaker's closed and converted to Hecht's which had a short tenure at the mall as they were replaced with Strawbridge's in 1997 even though there's one on a 10min drive down rt 1 to Bensalem at ...

 Crossing state lines into Pennsylvania to check out a mall I went to one time a decade ago but could I be too late since I heard this mall is next to meet the wrecking ball. Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem, PA  History of Neshaminy Neshaminy Mall opened in 1968 in Bensalem, PA a half hour drive from Philadelphia. The opening anchors were Strawbridge and Clothier and Sears. In 1975, the mall had a expansion added a third anchor which was the Lit Brothers or Lits. This store was short lived and the first anchor change as Lits closed 2 years later and replaced with Pomeroy's which lasted a full decade and replaced with The Bon Ton which also had a short life at the shopping center as Boscov's would replace it in 1995. The next anchor change didn't come until 2006 When the Strawbridge brand was retired by Macy's after their acquisition of May department stores company which eliminated all the chains under their portfolio except for Lord and Taylor which was sold to Hudson Bay o...