We asked, you answered

After PennLive posted its first list of dead and dying malls in Pennsylvania, we asked our readers which malls they would add to the list.

The feedback was phenomenal, with many readers suggesting a mix of local properties and other sites throughout the state.

This new list includes malls our readers say are dead or dying.

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Harrisburg Mall, Swatara Township

Harrisburg Mall opened in 1969 as Harrisburg East Mall. Many locals still call it “East Mall.” It had three anchors: Gimbels, JCPenney and Wanamaker’s. Those three stores are gone, and Harrisburg Mall is now anchored by Macy’s and Bass Pro Shops. In the last few decades, many stores have come and gone, redevelopment plans have fallen through, and mall ownership exchanged hands during a sheriff’s sale.

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Colonial Park Mall, Lower Paxton Township

Colonial Park Mall opened in 1960 as Colonial Park Plaza, an open-air shopping center. It became an enclosed mall and was renamed a decade later. It’s anchored by Bon-Ton and Boscov’s, and many other stores have closed throughout the last several decades.

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Susquehanna Valley Mall, Selinsgrove

Susquehanna Valley Mall opened in 1978 with Bon-Ton and Boscov’s as anchor stores. The mall expanded in the 1990s, but many stores started closing there last year: Christopher & Banks, Deb, JCPenney and RadioShack.

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Nittany Mall, State College

The Nittany Mall opened in 1968 with Grants and Penn Traffic. Though the mall has expanded through the years and includes four anchor stores – Bon-Ton, Dunham’s, Macy’s and Sears – PennLive readers say there aren’t many shoppers in the State College shopping hub.

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Chambersburg Mall, Chambersburg

Chambersburg Mall opened in 1982 with Carmike Cinemas, Gee Bee, Hess’s and Sears. At its peak, the mall had 75 stores, but dozens of them have closed in recent years.

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Washington Mall, Washington County

Washington Mall was built in 1968 and was once the go-to shopping center in Washington County, but it started to fail when nearby Washington Crown Center was revamped in 1999.

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Stroud Mall, Stroudsburg

Stroud Mall opened in 1978 and is anchored by Bon-Ton, JCPenney and Sears. It has also included a Cinemark theater and dozens of other stores, but PennLive readers say Stroud Mall has been failing for years.

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Berkshire Mall, Wyomissing

Berkshire Mall opened in 1970 and is now anchored by Bon-Ton, Boscov’s and Sears. PennLive readers say it belongs on the dead and dying list.

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Fairgrounds Square Mall, Reading

Fairgrounds Square Mall opened in Reading in 1980 with anchor stores Boscov’s and JCPenney. Numerous stores have opened and closed since then, and the mall was auctioned after a former owner defaulted on the mortgage. The current owner, Hull Property Group, has plans to revitalize the mall.

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Johnstown Galleria, Cambria County

The Johnstown Galleria opened in 1992 and more than 100 retailers. Our readers say it belongs on the dead and dying malls list.

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Clearview Mall, Butler

Clearview Mall opened in 1981 and is anchored by Boscov’s and JCPenney. PennLive readers say it belongs on the list of dead and dying malls.

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York Galleria Mall, Springettsbury Township

The York Galleria Mall opened in 1989 and is anchored by Bon-Ton, Boscov’s and Sears. Though it is 98 percent occupied, PennLive readers say it belongs on the dead and dying malls list because it was put up for sale in 2014 and last year JCPenney closed.

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Lebanon Valley Mall, Lebanon

Lebanon Valley Mall opened in the early 1970s and has been through many changes. Much of the mall today is occupied by a PriceRite supermarket.

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Indiana Mall, Indiana

Indiana Mall is anchored by Bon-Ton, JCPenney, Kmart and Sears. PennLive readers say it belongs on the list of dead and dying malls in Pennsylvania.

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Oxford Valley Mall, Bucks County

Oxford Valley Mall opened in 1973 and has three anchor stores: JCPenney, Macy’s and Sears. Boscov’s, a former anchor store there, closed in 2008. PennLive readers say Oxford Valley belongs on the list of dead and dying malls in Pennsylvania.

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Coventry Mall, Pottstown

Coventry Mall opened in 1967 as The Norco Mall. It has struggled through a lot of turmoil in recent years. It was sold at auction in 2013 and sold again earlier this year to Pennmark Management Co., which plans to fill the vacancies and improve the mall.

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Pittsburgh Mills, Frazer Township

Pittsburgh Mills opened in 2005 with 2 million square feet of retail space, but has struggled with numerous vacancies. The mall went into foreclosure last year.

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North Hanover Mall, Hanover

North Hanover Mall opened in the late 1960s and has struggled through vacancies in recent years. It had a 30-percent vacancy rate when it was sold in 2012 as an underperforming property.

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Fairlane Village Mall, Pottsville

Fairlane Village Mall opened in 1974 and is now anchored by Boscov’s, Kohl’s and Michaels. The mall has numerous vacancies, including a theater space that has been empty since 2010. CVS, Fashion Bug, Fish and Beyond Pet Center, Hallmark, Roman Delight and Village Pretzel have closed there in recent years.

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Logan Valley Mall, Altoona

Logan Valley Mall opened in 1965 and is anchored by Carmike Cinemas, JCPenney, Macy’s, Old Navy and Sears. Though it includes more than 100 stores on two levels, our readers say it belongs on the list of dead and dying malls in Pennsylvania.

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Shenango Valley Mall, Hermitage

PennLive readers say the Shenango Valley Mall – which is anchored by JCPenney, Macy’s and Sears – belongs on the list of dead and dying malls in Pennsylvania.

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Clarion Mall, Clarion

With its two dozen stores, PennLive readers say the small Clarion Mall belongs on the list of dead and dying malls in Pennsylvania

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Cranberry Mall, Cranberry

With its 41 stores, PennLive readers say the Cranberry Mall belongs on the list of dead and dying malls in Pennsylvania.

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Lycoming Mall, Pennsdale

Lycoming Mall opened in the late 1970s and is anchored by Bon-Ton, Burlington Coat Factory, JCPenney, Macy’s and Sears. Gap and RadioShack closed there last year, and the mall was sold earlier this year.

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Cressona Mall, Schuylkill County

Wells Fargo filed a lawsuit against Cressona Mall last year, claiming it defaulted on a multimillion-dollar mortgage.

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Exton Square Mall, Exton

Exton Square Mall opened in 1973 and is anchored by Boscov’s, Macy’s and Sears. A JCPenney store closed there in 2014 and the mall has about a 20-percent vacancy rate.

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The original list

Read our first list: Dead and dying malls of Pennsylvania