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.
The mall was recently bought by EDENS to be redeveloped into Woburn Village. In 2019 the mall closed leaving the TJ Maxx entrance remaining open and the Locks & Keys store moving to the same entrance. Currently they are demolishing the mall and keeping the TJ Maxx and Market Basket open. They will be gaining back DSW from the original mall to the village.
When they were starting to redevelop this mall many other malls were redeveloping in the Boston area. Including Hanover Mall, Arsenal Mall, and Greendale Mall just announced there redevelopment project.
I have a set of photos from 2018 and one in 2019.
2018
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.
The mall was recently bought by EDENS to be redeveloped into Woburn Village. In 2019 the mall closed leaving the TJ Maxx entrance remaining open and the Locks & Keys store moving to the same entrance. Currently they are demolishing the mall and keeping the TJ Maxx and Market Basket open. They will be gaining back DSW from the original mall to the village.
When they were starting to redevelop this mall many other malls were redeveloping in the Boston area. Including Hanover Mall, Arsenal Mall, and Greendale Mall just announced there redevelopment project.
I have a set of photos from 2018 and one in 2019.
2018
2019
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