Milestones
Timeline
A working chronology. Unconfirmed dates remain open questions.
- 1974
Reported construction year
Construction & opening
CPBJ dates construction for Pennsylvania Blue Shield to 1974. CPBJ, January 20, 2017. Exact opening date and original building configuration remain research pending.
- Years in use
Research partially documented
Pennsylvania Blue Shield / Highmark
Reporting connects the building with Pennsylvania Blue Shield and later Highmark; a complete occupancy chronology is still pending. CPBJ, January 20, 2017. Highmark’s formation dates to 1996. Highmark, Our Story.
- 2013
Documented in reporting
Highmark leaves
Highmark departed to reduce property costs and consolidate operations. The cited report does not identify a new headquarters or relocation distance. CPBJ, January 20, 2017.
- Before the 2016 sale
Exact dates pending
Default & bank ownership
CPBJ links Highmark’s departure with default and bank ownership. The precise dates and duration of vacancy remain research pending. CPBJ, January 20, 2017.
- Summer 2016
Documented in reporting
Sale for redevelopment
Triple Crown Corporation and J.C. Bar Properties acquired the site. Their redevelopment proposal was reported in January 2017. CPBJ, January 20, 2017.
- May 27, 2017
Confirmed by same-day reporting
Implosion
The building was imploded at 7:30 a.m. abc27, May 27, 2017. A church-lawn viewing area had been announced beforehand. abc27, May 23, 2017.
- After 2017
Research pending
The site afterward
TODO: Verify the Camp Hill Commons redevelopment chronology and completed uses, including tenant and apartment details. Earlier proposals do not confirm later construction.