Local history 50 years ago: 1974 John Dietrick and Florence Mullen, both of Altoona, won minibikes at the grand opening and remodeling of the A&P Grocery Store on Chestnut Avenue, while Donna Zitsch of Altoona won a snowmobile. 25 years ago: 1999 Frank J. Pasquerilla, 72, of Johnstown, chairman of Crown American Realty Trust that […]
The Phillipsburg Mall, which opened in September 1989, has fewer than 20 tenants within the concourse, a parking lot loaded with potholes and a crumbling infrastructure. How did it get here and where is it headed?