Arsenal Mall
Encyclopedia
Arsenal Mall is a small enclosed shopping mall
located in Watertown, Massachusetts
. Its anchor store
s include The Home Depot
, Marshalls
, Forever 21
, and Old Navy
. The mall, managed by Simon Property Group
, features 56 stores and a food court
.
Filene's Basement
, one of the mall's anchors, filed for bankruptcy protection on May 4, 2009. New York’s Crown Acquisitions, with the Chetrit Group as its partner, has made a bid to buy 17 of Filene's 25 locations including their original Downtown Crossing location. The Arsenal Mall store is not included in the 17 stores to be purchased and is expected to close.
Located on the site of the former Watertown Arsenal
predating the Civil War
, the mall opened in 1983 as Arsenal Marketplace. Original anchor stores included Marshalls and Ann & Hope
. Ann & Hope closed in the early 2000s, and has been replaced by Home Depot and (since closed) Linens 'n Things
.
In addition, the mall features a scoreboard from the Boston Garden
in its food court.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
located in Watertown, Massachusetts
Watertown, Massachusetts
The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...
. Its anchor store
Anchor store
In retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain....
s include The Home Depot
The Home Depot
The Home Depot is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services.The Home Depot operates 2,248 big-box format stores across the United States , Canada , Mexico and China, with a 12-store chain...
, Marshalls
Marshalls
Marshalls, Inc., is a chain of American department stores owned by TJX Companies. Marshalls has over 750 conventional stores, as well as larger stores named Marshalls Mega Store, covering 42 states and Puerto Rico. Marshalls expanded into Canada in March 2011...
, Forever 21
Forever 21
Forever 21 is an American chain of clothing retailers with branches in major cities in The United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East that offers fashion and accessories for young women and men....
, and Old Navy
Old Navy
Old Navy is an American clothing brand as well as a chain of stores owned by Gap, Inc., with corporate operations in San Francisco and San Bruno, California. It is one of the first major corporations to house headquarters in the new Mission Bay district of San Francisco.Gap, Inc. was run by...
. The mall, managed by Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American commercial real estate company, ranked #1 in the United States as the largest real estate investment trust. Simon is a fully integrated real estate company which operates from five retail real estate platforms: regional malls, Premium Outlet Centers, The...
, features 56 stores and a food court
Food court
A food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining. Food courts may be found in shopping malls and airports, and in various regions may be a standalone development...
.
Filene's Basement
Filene's Basement
Filene's Basement, also called The Basement, is a Massachusetts-based chain of department stores which was owned by Retail Ventures, Inc. until April 2009 when it was sold to Syms....
, one of the mall's anchors, filed for bankruptcy protection on May 4, 2009. New York’s Crown Acquisitions, with the Chetrit Group as its partner, has made a bid to buy 17 of Filene's 25 locations including their original Downtown Crossing location. The Arsenal Mall store is not included in the 17 stores to be purchased and is expected to close.
Located on the site of the former Watertown Arsenal
Watertown Arsenal
The Watertown Arsenal was a major American arsenal located on the northern shore of the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts. Its site is now registered on the ASCE's List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks and on the U.S.'s National Register of Historic Places, and it is home to the...
predating the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, the mall opened in 1983 as Arsenal Marketplace. Original anchor stores included Marshalls and Ann & Hope
Ann & Hope Department Stores
Ann & Hope is a Rhode Island-based retailer that pioneered practices now common in modern big box stores. Named after the ship Ann and Hope, which was lost at sea off Block Island, Rhode Island in 1806, the store operated from 1953 to 2001 in the Northeastern United States...
. Ann & Hope closed in the early 2000s, and has been replaced by Home Depot and (since closed) Linens 'n Things
Linens 'n Things
Linens 'n Things is an online retailer of home textiles, housewares and decorative home accessories. Until 2008, the company also did business as a big box retailer under the name Linens 'n Things, Inc., headquartered in Clifton, New Jersey, United States, and did business across the United States...
.
In addition, the mall features a scoreboard from the Boston Garden
Boston Garden
The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928 as "Boston Madison Square Garden" and outlived its original namesake by some 30 years...
in its food court.