Caldor: 70 Years On

Former Newington, CT store. Now has a Stew Leonards.

    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 even come to Syracuse and Albany until the mid-2000s. CNY and the NY Capital Region I know best, and the mid-Hudson Valley to a lesser extent, as they're the last ones I ever went to. Here are a select few in Upstate, Downstate and Connecticut (last two).

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 up the road to Camillus Commons), replaced by Target

Cicero - 1994-96; previously Chappells; 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

Henrietta - NY 252

Victor - NY 96

Greece - NY 104

Gates - NY 31?

Irondequoit - NY 104

Poughkeepsie - 43 Burnett Blvd; later Big Lots; now closed

Kingston - US 9W

Flushing - Glen Oaks; now an upscale mall

Newington (pictured) - US 5 & CT 15; now Stew Leonards

Hartford County - TBD (besides Newington)

Mt. Kisco - TBD