Comments on: All the Malls of New England

By: Dan H.

Dan H. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:12:58 +0000

@AceJay, Mountain Valley Mall was built in 1980

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:45:25 +0000

@Dean,

Hi Dean,

Thanks for the reply! I do indeed remember most of that! I always thought the Orange Julius was in the Square not the mall. I could be wrong it was so long ago. I definitely remember the seedy little restaurant in Woolco. The Red Grille! I can still see the red and while panels on the back wall of the store. Why can’t I remember the tall multicolor glass thing? I’ll ask my friend who good with remembering this kind of stuff.

Yes, if by chance your Dad has some pictures I know not only me but many others on this blog would love to see them!

Thanks again Dean!

By: JF

JF — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:14:55 +0000

@Brian,
Andover College has itself moved to South Portland to a one-time furniture store.

By: JF

JF — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:13:45 +0000

@Jacquelyn Smith,
There’s no city in CT with the name Buckland Hills. It’s located in Manchester, on Buckland Street, which goes up a hill at the location where the mall is located.

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:06:08 +0000

@Jim,

Hi Jim,

Yes, it was Record Town, and across from Child World. Good memory!

There was also a cool Spencer Gifts store where I spent a lot of time looking at the psychadelic black light posters.

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:01:50 +0000

@Phil,

Hi Phil,

No, I’m sorry I don’t think I have any pictures of Sage Allen or Woolco at Enfield Mall, but I’ll take a look in my father’s old albums just in case.

I have many mental pictures of that mall, though. Do you remember:

* The seedly little restraunt in Woolco’s? The auto shop there? The blue light specials?

* That tall multicolor stained glass spinning thing in the middle of the mall?

* The shoe department in Sage Allen, which had a trolly car with a light on the front that you sat on to try on your shoes?

* The smell of pizza andOrange Julius combined?

It was surely a funky place in its hayday.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:44:53 +0000

if this site where to do the history of shoping plaza’s the lincon plaza in worcester mass whould be a great artical

By: Jonah Norason (Pseudo3D)

Jonah Norason (Pseudo3D) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:36:13 +0000

I’m doing a similar project.

http://retailaddictionblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/all-malls-of-texas.html

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:05:21 +0000

I’m so glad others remember that weird airplane store in the Enfield Square. Wasn’t it very close – perhaps right next to – Record Town? Or next to Child World or something?

I also remember the liquor store that was in there and the strange tobacconist on one end.

As far as the Enfield Mall goes, I was very young when it was in the process of dying. I remember a place that did iron-on t-shirts and such, and definitely spent many an hour in Jonathan’s Eatery playing video games. I mostly miss Cine Enfield, where I saw dozens and dozens of movies as a kid. The Flea Market years were kind of sad and depressing. Dollar-store before dollar stores caught on.

Would love to see some pics. It would send me into a good 24 hours of bizarre nostalgia, I’m sure.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:08:45 +0000

Regarding the posts about the Enfield Mall (which are now over 2 years old), to the person who’s dad owned the cocktail lounge in the mall (and I remember it saying just that on the door) I would LOVE to see some pictures if you have them. Especially of Woolco and Sage Allen. You all brought back some very vivid memories of that mall. Especially the dark tones inside. If I remember it had that dark sort of shiny tile on the floor. I forgot about the flea market that took over after Woolco went under. I miss Woolco! My mom would shop there frequently and I always bugged her to go eat at the Red Grille restaurant at the back of the store. Good eats:) Fond memories indeed.

So again, if you have pictures I would love to see them.
Thanks!