Diamond Run Mall FINALLY CLOSES!

The infamous Diamond Run Mall recently closed after many year of declining. Diamond Run Mall leaves only one typical mall in the state of Vermont. The University Mall in South Burlington. Diamond Run Mall was the only mall in the area of Rutland, VT.

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Arsenal Mall, Watertown, MA

As a kid Arsenal Mall was my absolute favorite I don’t know why because the tenant mix really wasn’t the best for most people but I loved everything about this mall. Arsenal Mall opened in 1983 as Arsenal Marketplace and was developed by New England Development, across the street from Watertown Mall. The mall was built in two original arsenal buildings and were connected by building a expansion to connect the arsenal buildings. Arsenal Marketplace opened with a Marshalls, Filene’s Basement, and Ann & Hope which closed in the early 2000’s. The mall was renamed Arsenal Mall which I still refer to it as (after two name changes). Home Depot took the back section of Ann & Hope and Linens N Things took the section with a mall entrance. Simon Property Group brought the mall in 1999 as a deal with New England Development that included many malls including Atrium Mall, Greendale Mall, Solomon Pond Mall. The mall’s food court included the scoreboard from the original Boston Gar...

Swansea Mall, Swansea, MA

Why do I keep visiting malls on the brink of closure? Either way here’s the Swansea Mall just east of Providence. This was once the premier shopping mall in Providence so let’s see how it fell. Swansea Mall opened with two anchors Sears and Edgar Department Store which was founded in Brockton, MA. Swansea Mall got two more anchors from an expansion in 1980 Caldor and Rhode Island’s Apex. In 1089 the mall had a major renovation the cinema was removed. Edgar’s left the mall and Boston based Jordan Marsh. The mall’s logo was changed to what it was when it closed. In 1996 Jordan Marsh closed all their stores and were converted into a Macy’s. The Caldor stores had a fire in their store in 1997. Many restaurants left in the 90’s and that is where I think the decline started. In 1995 the mall opened a food court at the Caldor end of the mall. In 2001 Walmart opened in the former Caldor and Apex shut down. Walmart moved out of the mall in 2013 into an outparcel building. In January...

Woburn Mall, Woburn, MA

Woburn Mall was a a small mall in the shadows of the large Burlington Mall. The mall was never busy on the inside. You’d think by looking at the parking lot it was packed inside because the parking lot is small and the big tenants are right at the mall entrance like Market Basket, and TJ Maxx. There really isn’t much history on this mall because of it size I’m thinking. I am guessing that the mall was built in the early to mid 70’s. The mall was renovated which is honestly shocking in 2004. The Frabric Place which was the anchor in Center Court closed in 2008. The mall had a strange tenant mix. They had many discount oriented shops but not really regular mall chains. They really wanted this to be a place that you could go to and get your groceries, shoes, and takeout at Uno’s. They did have some chains but it wasn’t special. Some of the chains were Talbots Outlet Store, Payless ShoeSource, and GNC. They had a Sports Authority just like many of the dead malls in the area. Th...

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