JCPenney

Destiny USA store with fake logo

 JCPenney were once one of the biggest chains in the country. Now they're suffering and becoming fewer by the day. It's easier to find latter-day and mall or plaza locations than downtown or rural ones from early days. Here are a selection of past locations around Upstate.

Albany - Westgate Shopping Center, NY 5; closed in 1984 after relocating to Crossgates Mall

Auburn - Fingerlakes Mall; NY 5 & US 20

Camillus - Camillus Mall/Plaza; demolished in 2005 for Walmart

Cortland (1) - Cortlandville Crossing; NY 281

Cortland (2) - Downtown; Main St

deWitt - Shoppingtown Mall; NY 5 (demolition with 1975-2020 store pending for District East; first store from 1954 demolished in 1975 with most of original plaza)

Kingston - Hudson Valley Mall; US 9W

Latham - Latham Circle Mall; NY 2 and 7 & US 9; now plaza

Lansing - The Shops at Ithaca (formerly Pyramid) Mall; NY 34; later Best Buy, Borders (closed 2011), Ultimate Athletics, Ulta Beauty, DSW and later Dicks

New Hartford - Sangertown Square; NY 5 & 5A

Oswego - NY 104; now Hobby Lobby

Plattsburgh- Pyramid Mall; closed and moved to Champlain Centre in 1987

Rome - Freedom Plaza; NY 46 & 49; now Hobby Lobby

Syracuse - Destiny USA (formerly Carousel Center; pictured)

Watertown - Salmon Run Mall; NY 3 & CR 100

West Seneca - Shops at West Seneca; CR 91 & 137