A G.C. Murphy 5 & 10, which stood at the southwest corner of Central Avenue and Broad Street. Murphy's, which opened in the early 1920s, originally occupied only the right half of this store. They expanded into the left half in 1953.   

Photo from the George C. Crout Collection, courtesy of the Middletown Public Library

A circa-1965 rendering from an early proposal to reinvent the declining downtown area. This plan did not advocate constructing an enclosed shopping mall, but just giving face lifts to existing store fronts.
Photo from the George C. Crout Collection, courtesy of the Middletown Public Library

A circa-1971 rendering of the prospective MIDDLETOWN MALL. In this view, we see the Verity Parkway entrance, which is flanked by The Central Store and J.C. Penney. The exterior design of the Brutalist structure would be softened a bit for the mall that was eventually built.
Photo from the George C. Crout Collection, courtesy of the Middletown Public Library

Another 1971 rendering; this of the interior of the prospective "climate-controlled mall for the Central Business District." The interior of the completed mall looked exactly like this drawing, except that most of the store spaces were never leased.
Photo from the George C. Crout Collection, courtesy of the Middletown Public Library.