Comments on: Fairgrounds Square Mall; Muhlenberg Township (Reading), Pennsylvania

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:29:02 +0000

@Todd Reber, can Reading people afford Macy’s?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:25:35 +0000

@Edward Oswald, Too bad those older folks that “kept the mall from doing well ” don’t have that power with more important issues.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:40:51 +0000

@Keith, So, when it was the actual fairgrounds, when it rained…where did the people go?

By: peach

peach — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:48:40 +0000

bring back your place restaurant and pub

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:22:29 +0000

My family moved to Boyertown in 1981, and we went to this mall frequently… definitely more often than Berkshire Mall.

It was not the sad second or third-tier shopping plaza it seems to be today.

It was busy and had a good selection of stores.

There was a Coles Bookstore and a York Steak House at Fairgrounds … plus a Chik-Fil-A (But we always went on Sundays, so it was closed.)

I don’t remember a Hill’s there, but I do remember Boscovs and a retail Penneys (not an outlet)

Back then it seemed liked the “hip” mall compared to Berkshire… probably because all the glass and mirrors and the unusual step design made it feel more modern.

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:12:36 +0000

@mrmdn,
Re: Tartget. Yes, the new Target about 1 1/2 mi. North of Fairgrounds is indeed a ghost town. They also have a Super Wal-Mart 1 1/2 mi father north from it, so they are “bookended.” Giant Food stores in that strip is thriving, and you can’t get near 5 Guys Hamburgers, but at Target, you don’t need a handicapped placard to find a good close parking spot. Actually, it’s a pleasure to shop there–the store is all yours!

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:08:45 +0000

@kasey stokes,

Try The Amazing Wok on Rockland St.–especially recommend the shrimp toast.

By: mrmdn

mrmdn — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:14:14 +0000

A few Fairgrounds memories. As a kid Boscov’s had dirt track race cars hanging (I kid you not) from the ceiling as a nod to its origins as a race track. At one point it had at least two record stores one being the Wall, but as of 2009 only an FYE. When the movie theater was expanded several stores bounced around (including You Bet!, and Golden Eagle Comics) and some of these never returned.

Fith Street seems like it’s trying to clean itself up at least on the out skirts of Reading, but whether or not this has any postive impact on the mall has yet to be seen.

One final note I’m not sure if it’s intentional, but Target has opened two new store’s near two of the weaker Boscov’s store. The Fairgrounds location and the Reading Mall (which is Boscov’s corporate HQ) are both really slow. You could literall run each store 4-6 employees so it will be interesting to see if these stores hang on.

By: mrbm

mrbm — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:13:12 +0000

they should of never got rid of Your Place Restaurant I loved that restaurant

By: kasey stokes

kasey stokes — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:01:33 +0000

i have lived around here 4 years and recently iv been trying to track down a store that used to be in this mall when i was you it was a chinese food place that sat ont the corner across from gattoes pizza it was the best chinese food ive ever hadin my life i have tried everywhere to try n find somthing like it but cant so my plan is to track down the owner n somehow get the recipie its gonna be very hard because this was 10 to 13 yrs ago so we will c what happens if any one has any info mess me at juggalo_rellik@yahoo.com