Which towns have been the hardest hit by Store Closings.

[TRU7536]

I dont know if this is the right place to put this, but which towns have been the hardest with store closings?  Has anyone seen specific towns with massive empty stores?

[powersbt]

My area (Utica/Rome) has gotten hit pretty good over the years with Store Closings. Among the recent ones are: Linens and Things, Steve and Barrys, Office Max, and a Home Depot.

Others include: Bradlees (2) Ames (many around the area), Montgomery Wards, Service Merchandise, Klein's (2) and PharMor.

Most spaces never gained another Major Chain to replace them, and ended up being Subdivided into smaller spaces or left Vacated.

[NJxxJon]

Originally posted by powersbt
My area (Utica/Rome) has gotten hit pretty good over the years with Store Closings. Among the recent ones are: Linens and Things, Steve and Barrys, Office Max, and a Home Depot.

Others include: Bradlees (2) Ames (many around the area), Montgomery Wards, Service Merchandise, Klein's (2) and PharMor.

Most spaces never gained another Major Chain to replace them, and ended up being Subdivided into smaller spaces or left Vacated.

The ames were the same here in NJ - subdivides.  And...well......new...houses......in the 400K range. (built in a day crap too)

[DerangedHermit]

East Patchogue, NY. There's several big eyesores in that town:

- Plaza Theater (movie theater, Main Street): Abandoned for over 25 years. Town and county are trying to take over the land due to slumlord refusing to do anything.
- True Value (Main Street): Abandoned for about 10 years. They're trying to demolish this too.
- Waldbaum's (Main Street): Location closed in February; Shop Rite is going there (supposedly in January) but it's taking its time and has not even done anything to the building yet.
- Patchogue Floral Fantasyland (Route 101): Closed within the past year or two. No word on anything there.

A shopping center that, aside from Eckerd/Rite Aid, had all its tenants go out of business 10 years ago (Caldor, Pergament, Vision World), was knocked down earlier this year for a Lowe's which is expected to open early next year.

Suffolk County has also announced plans to renovate the entire East Patchogue corridor from Route 112 to Route 101.

It's getting better, but until they knock down the two big eyesores (Plaza & True Value), it's not complete.

[momof3]

Newington Ct is actually doing well as far as devolpment, we may lose Circuit City but the pike is really booming, as mentioned on these boards before we do need to find a tenant for the old Foodmart.