 He died on February 10, 2017 from pancreatic cancer in Reading.On June 22, 2000, the section of U.S. Route 422 Business and U.S. Route 422 between Pennsylvania Route 562 and Shelbourne Road in Exeter Township, Pennsylvania was designated by an act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly as the Albert Boscov Commemorative Highway in honor of Boscov.In 2006, Boscov co-founded Goggleworks Center for the Arts in downtown Reading, PA, renovating the former Wilson Goggle Factory into one of the largest art centers in the country.