old strip malls/plazas

[Jag67]

I'll start..This is Sheridan Plaza in Tonawanda. Built in 1950 with an exterior renovation in the 70's (cant you tell?). This plaza was much bigger (and nicer) until TOPS DEMOLISHED HALF OF IT:flaming: there is a dollar store in this place called "Na Na Dollar" (one of those scary chinese-owned $ stores). I went in their once and the lady kept following me around the whole store...creepy.

[76&AmesfanmanBBTB]

MY FAVORITES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)

Naugatuck Valley Mall built 1969 demolished 1999

Farmington Valley Mall built date unknown renovated to shopping center named Simsbury Commons

Torrington Parkade formally held Ames/Caldor date built unknown

the MALL at Bristol Centre built 1969 plans for demolition for downtown construction to rejuvanate area possible street mall

Westfarms Mall built 1974

Crystal Mall Built 1984 has old exterior Filene's building updated inside not sure if it'll last through the changing of May's companies names by Federated they already have Macy*s in there

Danbury Fair Mall its just so cool

theres problably alot more but it'll take too long to type it all;)

[d_fife]

nashua mall: built in 1969 first indoor mall in nh, had 80,000 square foot woolco and 70000 square foot almy's. almy's became burlington coat in 1988 and woolco became bradlees in 1983. had 34 stores booksmith, cherry and webb, poore simon's and had an outdoor plaa with 51,000 squre foot alexander's supermarket, child world, radio shack, and bakery and 29 other stores outside mall was cinema. mall became 86,000 square foot kohl's, burlington coat was unalterted, 37,000 squrae foot babies r us, 13,700 squrae foot l.l. bean, 50,000 squrae foot christmas tree shops and a lot of the indoor stores moved to a part in back of kohl's where smaller stores were set for.

Rockingham mall in salem built in 1972. with 90000 square foot bradlees, 43000 square foot child world and 51000 square foot channel hardware and had 25 stores, like CVS, Cherry and webb, papa gino's. the indoor part was gradually demalled from 1993-1999 and the indoor part became 43000 squrae foot bob's stores, 24000 squrae foot tj maxx, a larger 24,000 squre foot Bed and bath (it closed 1993. papa gino's stayed. the indoor entrance became RAdio shack.

chelmsford mall in chelmsford mass was built in 1973 with king's, child world and channel. King's became bradlees in 1983 and bradlees was 100,000 square feet. Child world closed in 1992, mvp sports replaced it. MVp sports closed. the indoor part closed in late 1990s and the mall was revitalized and became Michaels, aspen dental, staples linens n things. and bradlees became kohl's.

billerica mall will soon die and it had 30 stoers, and has 84,180 square foot k-mart, 41,700 square foot market basket and a 48,000 square foot almy's. it was built in 1975. almy's became burlington coat.

Mountain valley mall in conway nh was built in 1980 with a 40,318 square foot k-mart, 34,000 squrae foot jc penny and shop n save and dairy queen ,waldenbooks. hannaford was said be 53,000 square feet and must have been expanded in the 1990s and remodled late 1990s. the kmart closed 2000 and otehr stores closed. some stores closed just before.  when I wnet 6 stores were left. the mall will be demolished to be rebuilt to lowe's, with 168,000 square feet. the remaing stoers, gNC fashion bug payless, cinema and JCpenny will be relocated within the property and hannaford will stay.

king's plaza in concord built 1967 with a 50000 squrae foot king's that stayed vacant from late 1982 to early 1999 and was demolished and a year ago rebuilt to tj maxx and bed bath and beyond.