Originally, the land that the Beaver Valley Mall is located on had been owned by Pettibon Racoon Golf Course, until it was sold to build the mall. The Beaver Valley Mall had always been a huge attraction to Beaver County residents dating back to the 1970’s. The mall had its grand opening on Sept. 23, 1970. With the opening of the mall, it had opened a total of 100 new stores. The original storefronts of the mall included The Joseph Horne Company, Gimbels and Sears. During the early ages of the mall, it brought in a lot of businesses. With the numerous stores, it was the busiest mall in the county. It was a popular spot for teenagers to hang out in as it had a number of arcades and teenage-targeted stores.

The mall made a great deal of business from consumers up until the 2000s, when profits started to decline. During this period of time, outdoor malls started to make a increase in business and profit. This incline was due to the fact that most consumers prefer to shop at outdoor malls like the plazas below the Beaver Valley Mall or shopping outlets. While there was still a large amount of stores located in the mall during the late 2000s, there was also a lot of businesses leaving. In the late 2010s, over half of the businesses had left, leaving a fair amount of storefront businesses, but very few businesses remaining inside the mall.

Today, there are very few businesses that remain at the Beaver Valley Mall. The main businesses still opperating include JCPenney, Rural King, Dick’s, Boscov’s, T-Mobile, Bath and Body Works, U-Haul, Shogun and Chick-fil-A. Most businesses have resorted to leaving and going outside the mall. This is mostly due to the fact that the mall is charging high rent for any space. With little to no consumer traffic, most businesses cannot afford to rent a lot out in the mall.

With businesses building near the mall, including GetGo, Verizon, Ollies, Huntington, Supercuts, Charlies and Arby’s, it has brought in more business than in past years. Nonetheless, despite the high rates, there have been a few new stores coming into the mall, including Mall Pizza, Build a Burger and El Paso.

There has been hope that the Beaver Valley Mall will make its comeback in the near future, although there isn’t any certainty that it will. Recently, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunner for this mall with all these new businesses but, ultimately the survival of the mall all depends on the consumers.