Caldor: 70 Years On

Former Newington, CT store.

Caldor was one of those discount department store chains that has disappeared over the years.  They were only in CNY for a couple years in the mid-'90s.  Before and after that, I only knew them from visiting relatives or going away to school out of town until 1999 when it was no more.  Walmart stole Caldors thunder, while Target didn't come to Syracuse and Albany until the mid-2000s.  Here are a select few in Upstate, Downstate and New England.

Fayetteville - 1994-96; demolished, Fayetteville Mall (now Towne Center); Target close to former site, which is the parking lot now.

Fairmount - 1994-96; demolished; Fairmount Fair; became Walmart until 2006 (moved to Camillus), replaced by Target

Cicero - 1994-96; partially demolished and repurposed; Penn-Can Mall (now Roger Burdicks Drivers Village); became Burdick Chevrolet Buick GMC.  Walmart and Target are now nearby on US 11.

Guilderland - Crossgates Mall, US 20; later Best Buy, now vacant

Clifton Park - Clifton Country Mall; demolished 2016

Glen Oaks

Henrietta

Victor

Greece

Gates

Irondequoit

Poughkeepsie - US 44

Kingston - US 9W

Flushing- now an upscale mall

Newington (pictured)

Hartford County