The Ames Fan Club

I HAVE NOTICED THAT DICK's SPORTING GOODS IS IN SUPER SUPER EXPANSION MODE NOW. LIke 2 years ago I saw one in West springfield mass and the newslibrary archies said that Dick's opened in 1994, and the ones in MAnchester And NEwington CONNECTICUT OPENED IN the mid 1990s. I HAVE BEEN SEVERLY RESEARCHING DICKS

BUT I have noticed this: In 2001 they opened in Williston VT, in 2003 Dick's opened in a former Ames in South Portland. in 2003 they opened in Plattsburgh NY, Millbury Mass Warwick and Smithfield RI and in 2003 they opened in ORange and WaterforD CT and in 2003 they opened in ATtleboro MAss. In early 2005 they opened in Hadley, SEekonk and Danvers MAss, and Canton Ct. in 2004 Dick's opened in Portsmouth NH, Enfield CT, BAngor ME, Queensbury NY (I WENT IN THE MALL THAT IT IS IN AND IT WAS READY TO OPEN), Plainville CT, in 2002 one in Worcester Mass opened.


They are currently starting construction of the one in Concord NH, and are said to be building ones in KEENE NH, and in LEOMINSTER MASS (TO OPEN SOON), NATICK MASs (Old decathalon and said to be open not too long from now) Taunton Mass (in the old Bradlees in the mall and to open soon), starting construction of one in SAugus Mass, Pittsfield Mass in an old Bradlees, Milford Ct, Augusta MAine, Brockton MAss, Plymouth Mass, Rutland VT,

I have noticed the store count quickley came up from 167 to 239 stores. I have seen the Dick's in Portsmouth NH, HAdley (it was under construction when I saw it), WEst Springfield, Worcester, Millbury and Mass, Queensbury (it was one week away from opening when I saw it), and Saratoga NY, Williston VT (THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW A DICKS and I saw it in 2002). Decathalon sports died just before Dick's was in Super expansion mode, by the end of 2003 only 4 Decathalons were left (Bellingham, Norwood, Burlington and Hanover Mass)

WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK OF DICKS AND THEIR SUPER EXPANSION.

For northern new england, Dick's goes along with Kohl's, Target and Lowe's with their super expansion...

I miss Decathlon. I used to go to the Portsmouth store.  As of last year, it's still there and vacant.  Dick's opened just aside Kohl's in other vacant spots. (see picture)

In Bangor they opened in the former Porteous and theres a store planned for Augusta too.  In only a few years, there will be Dick's Sporting Goods in all major cities.

ive never been to one before

The Dick's / Former Ames / Former Zayre in South Portland.

This is dicks of Newington, was remodeled in 2004. store opened up in 1994, next to Price Chopper.

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This is dicks of Newington, was remodeled in 2004. store opened up in 1994, next to Price Chopper.

www.amesfanclub.com images has the old look of the Dick's sporting goods in newington and that Dick's is next to the former Ames.

The one in west springfield massachusetts looks very different and I heard it opened in 1994.

here is the dick's sporting goods in augusta marketplace in maine under construction and near completion.

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here is the dick's sporting goods in augusta marketplace in maine under construction and near completion.

more of the dick's in augusta

this is the GAlyan's sporting goods store that DIck's sporting goods replaced in the Walden GAlleria mall in Cheektowaga (Buffalo) new york. DIck's bought otu Galyan's (they were 80,000 square efet) sporting good stores a year ago and they were in ,as far as I know, MEntor Ohio, Danvers MAss etc. I saw the Dick's that was formerly Galyan's in Danvers in the liberty tree mall parking lot.

picture of galyan's now Dick's in walden galleria
 
from http://www.pyramidmg.com/portfolio/walden_galleria.asp

here is the dick's sporting goods in ithaca new york in the pyramid mall where Ames was! it openeed in 2003.

from http://www.pyramidmg.com/portfolio/pyramid_mall.asp

here is the dick's sporting goods in poughkeepsie new yorkj in the poughkeepsie galleria. it came to thje mall in the late 1999s and relocated to another parrt of the mall in 2003 or 2004

from http://www.pyramidmg.com/portfolio/poughkeepsie_galleria.asp

here is what dick's in newington ct looked

from http://newington.univers-clt.com/view_property_C.php?account_no=G1137100&series_card=2

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here is what dick's in newington ct looked

from http://newington.univers-clt.com/view_property_C.php?account_no=G1137100&series_card=2

here is dick's in newington ct's new look

from http://newington.univers-clt.com/view_property_C.php?account_no=G1137100&series_card=1

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here is what dick's in newington ct looked

from http://newington.univers-clt.com/view_property_C.php?account_no=G1137100&series_card=2

here is dick's in newington ct's new look

from http://newington.univers-clt.com/view_property_C.php?account_no=G1137100&series_card=1

here is dick's plan in newington ct
the store on the left is dick;s

from http://newington.univers-clt.com/view_property_C.php?account_no=G1137100&series_card=1

I find it shocking Dick's will close in orange to move to Milford! why? the orange store opened a few years ago! and how far is the one in orange from milford liek 3-4 miles? I wonder if Dick's will open in the states it has not opeend in yet. Of all maine areas, Dick's has not comitted to Lewiston-Auburn yet!! I bet it will either come in the vacant 60,000 sf Porteous or the rest of the vacant Service merchandise (part of that store is dollar tree). it is not in nashua, salem or manchester nh yet, I bet it will coem to nashua and salem in one level of the closed macy's buildings that moved to the Filene's in those malls. that is logical. I bet it will open in more palces around boston, as one is under cosntruction in saugus, almsot open in brockton, one is in natick now and one opened in danvers.

here is the dick's taht was Galyan's in walden galleria mall in cheektowaga ny. they had another dick's nearby.

from http://www.waldengalleria.com/content.asp?contenttype=Mall_Info

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here is the dick's sporting goods in ithaca new york in the pyramid mall where Ames was! it openeed in 2003.

from http://www.pyramidmg.com/portfolio/pyramid_mall.asp

Actually, Ames was near the other end of the mall. These row of stores used to be JCPenney.

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here is the dick's sporting goods in poughkeepsie new yorkj in the poughkeepsie galleria. it came to thje mall in the late 1999s and relocated to another parrt of the mall in 2003 or 2004

from http://www.pyramidmg.com/portfolio/poughkeepsie_galleria.asp

This was formerly the Montgomery Ward store in the Poughkeepsie Galleria.

here is the dick's sporting goods in kingston ny in the hudson valley mall.

here is the dick's sporting goods in latham ny in the latham farms shopping center. notice the logo!!!!! with wal-mart in the plaza the store must have opened in liek 1994.

here is the dick's sporting goods in clay new york in the great northern mall

here is a picture of dick's in binghamton new york on court st at night. THIS DICK"S SPORTING GOODS WAS THE FIRST DICK"S EVER!!!! IT was founded in 1948 or 1952 and the store told me it is 18,000 sf.

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here is a picture of dick's in binghamton new york on court st at night. THIS DICK"S SPORTING GOODS WAS THE FIRST DICK"S EVER!!!! IT was founded in 1948 or 1952 and the store told me it is 18,000 sf.

more DIck's in binghamton new york. THIS IS THE SAME DICKS THAT I MENTION ABOVE AS THE FIRST DICKS SPORTING GOODS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

here is the dick's sporting goods in keene in the monadnock marketplace tbhat opened last october.

hre is the dick's in dewitt ny in the shoppingtown mall.

dick's sporting goods in syracuse in the fairmount plaza on west greense st

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dick's sporting goods in syracuse in the fairmount plaza on west greense st

more dick's in syracuse on greense

here is the dick's sporting goods in ithaca in the pyramid mall.

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here is the dick's sporting goods in ithaca in the pyramid mall.

more dick's in ithaca.

here is the dick's sporting goods in elmira (horseheads and Elmira heights or big flats) ny in consumer square. the plaza must have opened 1993 or 1994. notice the dick's logo looks different.

here is dick's in vestal new york (a suburb of binghamton which is home of the first dick's)

here is dick's in wilkes barre pa in the lowe's / (a plaza I beleive called east end centre) plaza near target and near the wyoming valley mall on a huge shopping strip off rt. 81.

here is dick's in scranton pa in the home depot plaza and near the viewmont mall on the 2nd bottom hill.

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here is dick's in scranton pa in the home depot plaza and near the viewmont mall on the 2nd bottom hill.

dick's in scranton ,more of it.

here is the dick's in middletown in the crystal run galleria.

here is the dick's in poughkeepsie galleria in poughkeepsie ny. i heared this dick's moved from whhere target is to the old montgomery ward (thwere it is now)

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here is the dick's in poughkeepsie galleria in poughkeepsie ny. i heared this dick's moved from whhere target is to the old montgomery ward (thwere it is now)

more dick's in poughkeepsie.

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here is the dick's in poughkeepsie galleria in poughkeepsie ny. i heared this dick's moved from whhere target is to the old montgomery ward (thwere it is now)

more dick's in poughkeepsie.

back of dick's in poughkeepsie

here is a dick's sporting goods logo on a sign. it is on the sign of hte one in wilkes barre

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here is the Dick's Sporting Goods in Augusta marketplace in Maine under construction and near completion.

The store is now open!

here is the dick's in bangor maine in the bangor mall that replaced porteous in august 2004.

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here is the dick's in bangor maine in the bangor mall that replaced porteous in august 2004.

bangor mall one

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here is the dick's in bangor maine in the bangor mall that replaced porteous in august 2004.

bangor mall one

bangor mall one

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here is the dick's in bangor maine in the bangor mall that replaced porteous in august 2004.

bangor mall one

bangor mall one

bangor mall one

dick's in watertown ny in the salmon run mall. this mall is identical to the champlain centre mall.

here is the dick's sporting goods new location in manchester CT in the buckland hills mall. the phamplit listed this as the new location and the old location as temporary.

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here is the dick's sporting goods new location in manchester CT in the buckland hills mall. the phamplit listed this as the new location and the old location as temporary.

dick's manchester CT

dick's in newington CT

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dick's in newington CT

newington CT

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dick's in newington CT

newington CT

sign in newington CT

Dick's in Canton CT in the new plaza.

here is the dick's sporting goods in plainville CT in the old kmart and it opened like last year or so.

The Dick's at the Buckland Hills Mall opened up in the Old Steiger's Department Store. Last year they temporarily moved into the former Filene's Men's Store which used to be D&L so they could remodel their store. Filene's Men Store moved into the old Lord & Taylor.

construction of dick's in topsham me (near target) as of july 2, 2006.

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construction of dick's in topsham me (near target) as of july 2, 2006.

more work on the future dick's in topsham me

dick's in meriden Ct in the mall in the old lord and taylor.

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dick's in meriden Ct in the mall in the old lord and taylor.

meriden

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dick's in meriden Ct in the mall in the old lord and taylor.

meriden

meriden ct

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dick's in meriden Ct in the mall in the old lord and taylor.

meriden

meriden ct

meriden ct

meriden ct

dick's in rutland vt that opened last year

dick's sporting goods in victor ny (15 minutes from buffalo and across the mall)

old dick's in henrietta ny (near rochester) and it moved to the mall in a space that looks like galyn's.

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old dick's in henrietta ny

new dick's in henrietta ny that is porbably galyn's

the one in greece ny in greece ridge center mall

dick's in webster ny (near rochester) and it opened like 2 yrs ago

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dick's in webster ny (near rochester) and it opened like 2 yrs ago

webster ny sign

dick's in amherst ny (near buffalo)

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dick's in amherst ny (near buffalo)

amherst ny

dick's clarence / williamsville ny (near buffalo)

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dick's clarence / williamsville ny (near buffalo)

sign clarence ny

former dick's in cheektowaga ny (near buffalo) and it moved to the mall in the old galyn's

new dick's in cheektowaga ny

dick's in hamburg / blasdell ny near the mall (near buffalo)

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dick's in hamburg / blasdell ny near the mall (near buffalo)

hamburg ny

dick's in whitehall pa (near allentown) at the end of the major retail area and in the wal-mart plaza.

dick's erie pa outside the mall

dick's mentor oh (20 minutes from cleveland)

dick's westlake oh (15 minutes from cleveland)

elyria oh dick's in the target plaza

dick's in strongsville oh (near cleveland) under construction in the mall (the largest in the area) and is set to open this fall.

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dick's in strongsville oh (near cleveland) under construction in the mall (the largest in the area) and is set to open this fall.

strongsville

dick's in parma oh in the mall

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dick's in parma oh in the mall

parma

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dick's in parma oh in the mall

parma

parma oh

dick's east Aurora / bainbridge oh

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dick's east Aurora / bainbridge oh

aurora

dick's Highland Heights oh (near cleveland)

dick's Lyndhurst oh in the posh legacy village and down the road from the posh beachwood place mall. it looks like it was galyn's

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dick's Lyndhurst oh in the posh legacy village and down the road from the posh beachwood place mall. it looks like it was galyn's

lyndhurst

vacant dick's sporting in north randall oh (same plaza as vacant toys r us, and near the closed circuit city and half vacant mall). it moved to lyndhurst.

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vacant dick's sporting in north randall oh (same plaza as vacant toys r us, and near the closed circuit city and half vacant mall). it moved to lyndhurst.

vacant north randall

new dick's in garfield heights as of june 7, 2006. it is in a new big plaza and garfield heights is near cleveland.

dick's north olmsted oh (near cleveland). it looks like galyn's.

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dick's north olmsted oh (near cleveland). it looks like galyn's.

north olmsted oh

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dick's north olmsted oh (near cleveland). it looks like galyn's.

north olmsted oh

n. olmsted

dick's plymouth meeting / east norristown pa.

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dick's plymouth meeting / east norristown pa.

sign in plymouth meeting.

dick's sporting in the outskirts of easton pa

otehr side of the mall where it says dick's in watertown ny

the one in middletown ny

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the one in middletown ny

middletown ny

Hmm --

     Dick's is building a store here in the Westfield Brandon Mall in Brandon, Florida. It should be opened in January. The store will be part of the Mal... but it will be in the OUTDOOR Mall part -- The mall is expanding, but it will be open - not enclosed.
     Dick's is building a few more stores in new malls in the Tampa Bay area. Can't wait to get hockey equipment at Dick's.

JimS

it says coming soon on the dick's sporting goods webpage in pittsfield mass

Dick's is pretty good, but nothing compares to Bass Pro Shop. I blows Dicks SG away, it's a site to behold. To goodness sake you have to go thru a turnstyle to get into the store. The one I went to was bigger than a super Wal-Mart. It had huge waterfalls, a arcade shooting gallery, huge fish tank, rock climbing wall on the backside of a waterfall that is like 3 stories tall, they even have a boat and atv show room in the store.

correction- Bass Pro doesn't have much sports stuff though.  I had all the stuff Dicks has like hunting, camping, hiking, fishing, outdoor clothes and shoes- things of that nature. So they're not exactly the same type store.

Evansville Indiana

A close shot of the sign

Here's the old-styled Dick's from the Great Northern Mall. Thanks to an outdated image on Virtual Earth, revenge can be bestowed on that security guard who made one of our forum posters delete all of his elusive pictures!

Here's a strange, old-school Dick's Sporting Goods in Big Flats, New York (bordering Elmira and Horseheads) near the Arnot Mall.

Dick's Sporting Goods; Big Flats, NY. This must be one of the last stores in the country with this old logo! This picture was just taken in January 2007.

dick's in White marsh md (near baltimore)

dick's in hunt valley md

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dick's in hunt valley md

dick's hunt valley md

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dick's in hunt valley md

dick's hunt valley md

hunt valley

dick's in york pa near the west manchester mall

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dick's in york pa near the west manchester mall

york pa

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dick's in york pa near the west manchester mall

york pa

york pa

There is already a small Dick's Sporting Goods at the Westfield Meriden Square Mall in Meriden, Connecticut. - What if they open a bigger store at the mall? They can have put it in either the first floor or second floor of the former JC Penney. While I don't know how big the existing store is, I do know that the Dick's Sporting Goods in Plainville is bigger at 50,000 Square Feet and the Dick's Sporting Goods at the Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester is even bigger than that at 80,000 Square Feet. It might be easier for the mall to lease out the Dick's Sporting Goods space than the giant former JC Penney.

I'm really disappointed with the Boulevard Mall in Amherst, NY demolishing their food court for a Dick's! As I've said before, a mall isn't a mall without a food court!  >:(

Quote from: Pikapower on March 28, 2015, 05:50:04 PM
I'm really disappointed with the Boulevard Mall in Amherst, NY demolishing their food court for a Dick's! As I've said before, a mall isn't a mall without a food court!  >:(

This reminds me of Southland Center in Taylor, MI. In 2006, they tore down their food court, which lasted 14 years, for a Best Buy. They actually incorporated the skylight tower from the food court into the store!

there is now a Dick's Sporting Goods at the King of Prussia Mall.  It is located on the 2nd floor of the former Sears
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8633/15918115163_9a4edd656a_c.jpg)

The old Xpect Discounts in North Haven, Connecticut was demolished for a 48,000 Square Foot Dicks Sporting Goods.

This article appeared in The Meriden-Record Journal on July 6th, 2015. It also talks about the new Cinemark Theater opening on  July 22nd.

New theater, sporting goods store under construction in North Haven

Published: July 5, 2015 | Last Modified: July 6, 2015 12:57PM
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

NORTH HAVEN â€" The new Cinemark NextGen theater on Universal Drive promises to be an entertainment blockbuster when it opens July 22, a marketing manager said this week.

The Rave Cinemas closed recently to make way for the 57,202-square-foot entertainment complex behind it. Cinemark, of Plano, Texas, bought Rave Cinemas last year. The former theater will be demolished to make way for four new businesses.

Cinemark estimates it will spend $16.2 million for wall-to-wall screens in all 14 auditoriums, digital projection and real 3-D capability in several, enhanced sound, a cafeteria-style concession stand, and Cinemark XD, a massive-screen extreme digital auditorium with luxury lounge recliners and 60-plus-speaker digital surround sound.

The new cinema will show movies and live events, including boxing matches and Metropolitan Opera productions, according to James Meredith, Cinemark’s vice president of marketing.

“All cinemas have enhanced digital surround sound, so it’s a great opportunity for people in the area to enjoy high-quality movies and other events,” Meredith said.

During site plan approval, Cinemark also agreed to an easement that will allow for development of the Quinnipiac Marsh Trail at the rear of the property.

Last year, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special permit to allow Cinemark to serve alcoholic beverages at a lounge inside the complex. Customers cannot consume alcoholic beverages inside the theaters, but there will be a lounge where they can enjoy beer and wine.

“The plan is really a good one,” commission member James Giulietti said at the time of the approvals. “The premises as they sit today are largely in disrepair and the parking lot has been in disrepair for years.”

Across the street, developers are working on razing the former Xpect Discount store and renovating the 339,000-square-foot- Home Depot Plaza.

“The new building under construction will be occupied by Dick’s Sporting Goods and is expected to open later this fall,” said Nicholas Brown, vice president of development for the northeast region of Kimco Realty.

“The shopping center will also receive various site improvements and a façade renovation.”

The center is anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club and Home Depot. Plans call for the demolition of Xpect and to replace it with a new 48,000-square-foot prototypical Dick’s Sporting Goods store.

The façades for the balance of the non-anchored stores are being renovated, and various other site improvements are also being constructed, including a renovated pylon sign, new site lighting, additional landscaping and a new parking lot.

Construction began in March 2015 and the total cost is $8.3 million, according to the Kimco website.

First Selectman Mike Freda mentioned the town’s commercial sector and the Cinemark Theater when accepting a Celebrate CT! award from the Connecticut Economic Resource Center last November.

“Look at these projects and see a lot is happening in North Haven,” Freda said at the time. “I spend a lot of time on economic development and meet with developers, commercial real estate agents and retailers on a regular basis to create opportunities and bring them to positive outcomes.”

Quote from: Marc B on July 06, 2015, 08:34:43 PM
The old Xpect Discounts in North Haven, Connecticut was demolished for a 48,000 Square Foot Dicks Sporting Goods.

This article appeared in The Meriden-Record Journal on July 6th, 2015. It also talks about the new Cinemark Theater opening on  July 22nd.

New theater, sporting goods store under construction in North Haven

Published: July 5, 2015 | Last Modified: July 6, 2015 12:57PM
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

NORTH HAVEN â€" The new Cinemark NextGen theater on Universal Drive promises to be an entertainment blockbuster when it opens July 22, a marketing manager said this week.

The Rave Cinemas closed recently to make way for the 57,202-square-foot entertainment complex behind it. Cinemark, of Plano, Texas, bought Rave Cinemas last year. The former theater will be demolished to make way for four new businesses.

Cinemark estimates it will spend $16.2 million for wall-to-wall screens in all 14 auditoriums, digital projection and real 3-D capability in several, enhanced sound, a cafeteria-style concession stand, and Cinemark XD, a massive-screen extreme digital auditorium with luxury lounge recliners and 60-plus-speaker digital surround sound.

The new cinema will show movies and live events, including boxing matches and Metropolitan Opera productions, according to James Meredith, Cinemark’s vice president of marketing.

“All cinemas have enhanced digital surround sound, so it’s a great opportunity for people in the area to enjoy high-quality movies and other events,” Meredith said.

During site plan approval, Cinemark also agreed to an easement that will allow for development of the Quinnipiac Marsh Trail at the rear of the property.

Last year, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special permit to allow Cinemark to serve alcoholic beverages at a lounge inside the complex. Customers cannot consume alcoholic beverages inside the theaters, but there will be a lounge where they can enjoy beer and wine.

“The plan is really a good one,” commission member James Giulietti said at the time of the approvals. “The premises as they sit today are largely in disrepair and the parking lot has been in disrepair for years.”

Across the street, developers are working on razing the former Xpect Discount store and renovating the 339,000-square-foot- Home Depot Plaza.

“The new building under construction will be occupied by Dick’s Sporting Goods and is expected to open later this fall,” said Nicholas Brown, vice president of development for the northeast region of Kimco Realty.

“The shopping center will also receive various site improvements and a façade renovation.”

The center is anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club and Home Depot. Plans call for the demolition of Xpect and to replace it with a new 48,000-square-foot prototypical Dick’s Sporting Goods store.

The façades for the balance of the non-anchored stores are being renovated, and various other site improvements are also being constructed, including a renovated pylon sign, new site lighting, additional landscaping and a new parking lot.

Construction began in March 2015 and the total cost is $8.3 million, according to the Kimco website.

First Selectman Mike Freda mentioned the town’s commercial sector and the Cinemark Theater when accepting a Celebrate CT! award from the Connecticut Economic Resource Center last November.

“Look at these projects and see a lot is happening in North Haven,” Freda said at the time. “I spend a lot of time on economic development and meet with developers, commercial real estate agents and retailers on a regular basis to create opportunities and bring them to positive outcomes.”

Marc: where was the Rave theaters on Universal Drive? I know there's a Showcase Cinemas on that street.

Quote from: JimSawhill on July 11, 2015, 11:01:39 PM

Quote from: Marc B on July 06, 2015, 08:34:43 PM
The old Xpect Discounts in North Haven, Connecticut was demolished for a 48,000 Square Foot Dicks Sporting Goods.

This article appeared in The Meriden-Record Journal on July 6th, 2015. It also talks about the new Cinemark Theater opening on  July 22nd.

New theater, sporting goods store under construction in North Haven

Published: July 5, 2015 | Last Modified: July 6, 2015 12:57PM
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

NORTH HAVEN â€" The new Cinemark NextGen theater on Universal Drive promises to be an entertainment blockbuster when it opens July 22, a marketing manager said this week.

The Rave Cinemas closed recently to make way for the 57,202-square-foot entertainment complex behind it. Cinemark, of Plano, Texas, bought Rave Cinemas last year. The former theater will be demolished to make way for four new businesses.

Cinemark estimates it will spend $16.2 million for wall-to-wall screens in all 14 auditoriums, digital projection and real 3-D capability in several, enhanced sound, a cafeteria-style concession stand, and Cinemark XD, a massive-screen extreme digital auditorium with luxury lounge recliners and 60-plus-speaker digital surround sound.

The new cinema will show movies and live events, including boxing matches and Metropolitan Opera productions, according to James Meredith, Cinemark’s vice president of marketing.

“All cinemas have enhanced digital surround sound, so it’s a great opportunity for people in the area to enjoy high-quality movies and other events,” Meredith said.

During site plan approval, Cinemark also agreed to an easement that will allow for development of the Quinnipiac Marsh Trail at the rear of the property.

Last year, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special permit to allow Cinemark to serve alcoholic beverages at a lounge inside the complex. Customers cannot consume alcoholic beverages inside the theaters, but there will be a lounge where they can enjoy beer and wine.

“The plan is really a good one,” commission member James Giulietti said at the time of the approvals. “The premises as they sit today are largely in disrepair and the parking lot has been in disrepair for years.”

Across the street, developers are working on razing the former Xpect Discount store and renovating the 339,000-square-foot- Home Depot Plaza.

“The new building under construction will be occupied by Dick’s Sporting Goods and is expected to open later this fall,” said Nicholas Brown, vice president of development for the northeast region of Kimco Realty.

“The shopping center will also receive various site improvements and a façade renovation.”

The center is anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club and Home Depot. Plans call for the demolition of Xpect and to replace it with a new 48,000-square-foot prototypical Dick’s Sporting Goods store.

The façades for the balance of the non-anchored stores are being renovated, and various other site improvements are also being constructed, including a renovated pylon sign, new site lighting, additional landscaping and a new parking lot.

Construction began in March 2015 and the total cost is $8.3 million, according to the Kimco website.

First Selectman Mike Freda mentioned the town’s commercial sector and the Cinemark Theater when accepting a Celebrate CT! award from the Connecticut Economic Resource Center last November.

“Look at these projects and see a lot is happening in North Haven,” Freda said at the time. “I spend a lot of time on economic development and meet with developers, commercial real estate agents and retailers on a regular basis to create opportunities and bring them to positive outcomes.”

Marc: where was the Rave theaters on Universal Drive? I know there's a Showcase Cinemas on that street.

Showcase Cinemas got bought out by Rave a few years ago. Then Cinemark bought them out, but the Rave in Southington (Milldale or Plantsville) and Berlin (Kensington) were sold to Starplex.

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The old Xpect Discounts in North Haven, Connecticut was demolished for a 48,000 Square Foot Dicks Sporting Goods.

This article appeared in The Meriden-Record Journal on July 6th, 2015. It also talks about the new Cinemark Theater opening on  July 22nd.

New theater, sporting goods store under construction in North Haven

Published: July 5, 2015 | Last Modified: July 6, 2015 12:57PM
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

NORTH HAVEN â€" The new Cinemark NextGen theater on Universal Drive promises to be an entertainment blockbuster when it opens July 22, a marketing manager said this week.

The Rave Cinemas closed recently to make way for the 57,202-square-foot entertainment complex behind it. Cinemark, of Plano, Texas, bought Rave Cinemas last year. The former theater will be demolished to make way for four new businesses.

Cinemark estimates it will spend $16.2 million for wall-to-wall screens in all 14 auditoriums, digital projection and real 3-D capability in several, enhanced sound, a cafeteria-style concession stand, and Cinemark XD, a massive-screen extreme digital auditorium with luxury lounge recliners and 60-plus-speaker digital surround sound.

The new cinema will show movies and live events, including boxing matches and Metropolitan Opera productions, according to James Meredith, Cinemark’s vice president of marketing.

“All cinemas have enhanced digital surround sound, so it’s a great opportunity for people in the area to enjoy high-quality movies and other events,” Meredith said.

During site plan approval, Cinemark also agreed to an easement that will allow for development of the Quinnipiac Marsh Trail at the rear of the property.

Last year, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special permit to allow Cinemark to serve alcoholic beverages at a lounge inside the complex. Customers cannot consume alcoholic beverages inside the theaters, but there will be a lounge where they can enjoy beer and wine.

“The plan is really a good one,” commission member James Giulietti said at the time of the approvals. “The premises as they sit today are largely in disrepair and the parking lot has been in disrepair for years.”

Across the street, developers are working on razing the former Xpect Discount store and renovating the 339,000-square-foot- Home Depot Plaza.

“The new building under construction will be occupied by Dick’s Sporting Goods and is expected to open later this fall,” said Nicholas Brown, vice president of development for the northeast region of Kimco Realty.

“The shopping center will also receive various site improvements and a façade renovation.”

The center is anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club and Home Depot. Plans call for the demolition of Xpect and to replace it with a new 48,000-square-foot prototypical Dick’s Sporting Goods store.

The façades for the balance of the non-anchored stores are being renovated, and various other site improvements are also being constructed, including a renovated pylon sign, new site lighting, additional landscaping and a new parking lot.

Construction began in March 2015 and the total cost is $8.3 million, according to the Kimco website.

First Selectman Mike Freda mentioned the town’s commercial sector and the Cinemark Theater when accepting a Celebrate CT! award from the Connecticut Economic Resource Center last November.

“Look at these projects and see a lot is happening in North Haven,” Freda said at the time. “I spend a lot of time on economic development and meet with developers, commercial real estate agents and retailers on a regular basis to create opportunities and bring them to positive outcomes.”

Marc: where was the Rave theaters on Universal Drive? I know there's a Showcase Cinemas on that street.

Showcase Cinemas got bought out by Rave a few years ago. Then Cinemark bought them out, but the Rave in Southington (Milldale or Plantsville) and Berlin (Kensington) were sold to Starplex.

Not all Showcase Cinemas and Multiplex Cinemas were sold.  National Amusements still has Showcase Cinemas, Cinema De Lux, and Multiplex Cinemas locations in the Metro NYC-Long Island area (as Cinema De Lux or Multiplex Cinemas), Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and the Springdale 18: Cinema De Lux (in Springdale, OH), and Edgewater Multiplex Cinemas (in Edgewater), NJ

National Amusements/Showcase Cinemas CT:

Berlin - StarPlex

Enfield - Cinemark

Manchester - Cinemark Buckland Hills 18 + Imax (Formerly Cinema De Lux)

Milford - Connecticut Post 14 + Imax (Formerly Cinema De Lux)

North Haven - Cinemark

Southington - Starplex

Dick's is having their Grand Opening in Waterbury, CT October 11-13th. Its opening in the former Toys R Us in the Brass Mill Commons adjacent to the Brass Mill Mall.

Dick's Sporting Goods is selling eight of their Field & Stream stores to Sportsman's Warehouse
https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2019/10/02/dicks-sporting-goods-sells-8-field-stream-stores.html

Likely because Dick's appears to want to get out of the firearms business
and a Field and Stream store that doesn't sell guns would be a joke.

Quote from: TheFugitive on October 04, 2019, 08:02:37 AM
Likely because Dick's appears to want to get out of the firearms business
and a Field and Stream store that doesn't sell guns would be a joke.

Field and Stream will be better than Dick's. The 3 Dick's here are not managed properly and the employees don't seem to care. I love Cabela's and Bass Pro... The Bass Pro store here has a gun range that rifle teams at schools use for events.

It's unconfirmed at this point, but I heard the 50,000 square foot Dick's in the former Big KMART in Plainville, CT is closing.

Quote from: bjs203marc on December 22, 2019, 06:58:22 PM
It's unconfirmed at this point, but I heard the 50,000 square foot Dick's in the former Big KMART in Plainville, CT is closing.

Was confirmed today by NBC 30, the location has closed. The location has been removed from their website.

In Manchester CT, they have relocated from the mall to The Plaza At Burr Corners (where Pilgrim Furniture / Waldbaum's Supermarket (before Pilgrim) used to be). They opened in that spot just a couple of months ago. That store had orginally been at the mall for over twenty five years before moving over there due to high rent in that property within the mall. They decided to relocate for that very reason.

Quote from: Everything Community on April 08, 2022, 12:50:43 AMIn Manchester CT, they have relocated from the mall to The Plaza At Burr Corners (where Pilgrim Furniture / Waldbaum's Supermarket (before Pilgrim) used to be). They opened in that spot just a couple of months ago. That store had orginally been at the mall for over twenty five years before moving over there due to high rent in that property within the mall. They decided to relocate for that very reason.

According to The Manchester Scoop, the former Dick's space at the mall has been leased. They didn't have info on the exact tenant as of this time.