Shoppers World
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Shoppers World is the name of an outdoor shopping mall, located near the intersection of Route 9 and the Mass Pike in Framingham, Massachusetts. Shoppers World opened on October 4, 1951, making it one of the earliest suburban shopping malls in the country. It was anchored by a huge domed Jordan Marsh store with vast parking lots and strips of other stores.
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Shopper's World as seen from parking lot.
The original Shoppers World was torn down in 1994, to be rebuilt as a modern upscale strip mall. The new Shoppers World, featuring 795,308 square feet (74,000 m²) of retail space, opened in 1996. Stores include Best Buy and Toys R Us.
See also
- Southdale - the first enclosed shopping mall.
- Framingham Mall - located across the street in the town.
External links
- A History of Shoppers World (http://users.rcn.com/encarta95/stores/shoppersworld.html)
- Shoppers World official site (http://www.ddr.com/site.php?center_id=103)