Susquehanna Valley Mall (and a Bonus Boscov's)

Located along the heavy traffic 'mile of retail with no bypass option' as I like to call it, this mall is anchored by Sears, Bon Ton, a movie theatre and Boscov's. JCPenney previously also operated a store here as you will see, but it has closed since these pictures were taken. 

Boscov's, a Reading, PA based company, can be compared to Macy's which may explain why Macy's does not have a location at this otherwise typical mid-sized mall. Boscov's opened about a year or so in advance of the mall and the sign seen below is original from 1978!

This was my first time stepping foot into a Boscov's and I must admit that it is a really nice store. At least 70% of the entire back of the store was dedicated to furniture alone! Many of the department signage were done in neon as you can see below.

A candy counter is just plain awesome to see nowadays.

Although it appears to be not really used anymore, a garden center is also present:

Enough about Boscov's. Time to focus on the mall itself. As mentioned, it would appear that this mall opened in later 1978 with Boscov's being an original anchor. Bon Ton too operated here from the beginning, while JCPenney opened about 10 months later as a third anchor. Sears anchored a 1988 expansion. The current movie theatre is actually the newest thing having opened in 2013. The pictures of the mall start at the main Boscov's mall entrance, moving into the Sears wing and back (including the Bon Ton second entrance corridor) and concluding by doing a look down the original corridor.

A 2014 map of the mall.

Boscov's second mall entrance on the right and below.

The Radioshack has since closed.

Turning the corner to Bon Ton's second entrance corridor and back:

Always nice to find a mall still using fountains.

Now closed.

Obviously closed as well.

One of my favorite things about the mall was the ceiling architecture.

Another architecture picture.

Exterior pictures:

The mall's main entrance.

JCPenney had an attached auto center at this mall.

A fancy auto center entrance.

The mall's road sign as seen in 2014. Weis operates a location next to the mall.

From what I've gathered the mall is in a downwards decline. Many stores have followed the example either because of bankruptcies, closing unprofitable locations, or just plain out relocating outside of the mall to the massive Monroe Marketplace up the road. Hard to say what will become of the mall.