Northshore Mall
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The Northshore Mall is one of the largest shopping mall
s in New England
and is located on Route 114 near Route 128 in Peabody, Massachusetts
. It is anchored by J. C. Penney
, Macy's
, Sears
and Nordstrom
. A recently completed redevelopment reconfigured the center, which is approximately 1.685 million ft².
It is managed by Mark Whiting and the Simon Property Group
, and is less than a mile away from the Liberty Tree Mall
, another Simon-managed shopping mall.
whose daughter Elizabeth and son-in-law Nathaniel West built Oak Hill Estate designed by Samuel McIntire
, which was then sold to Richard S. Rogers as a summer residence in 1850. His son Jacob C. Rogers and his wife sold parts of the interior to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and sold the property in 1922 to the Congregation of St. Francis Xavier
who would establish the St. Joseph Juniorate, which remained at the location for 33 years. Portions of the 100 acre (0.404686 km²) land had been used for farming purposes and included a dairy while other parts had gardens and fountains. The estate was later torn down and in 1955, Allied Stores
bought the land and built the shopping center.
Originally, the center was planned for Beverly
instead. It was anchored by Jordan Marsh
and an adjoining Filene's
, and included Sears
, as well as Kresge
, J.J. Newberry
, RH Stearns, and Stop & Shop
. Recreational facilities at the time included a bowling alley, a cinema, and a small amusement park called Kiddietown where the new Macy's store now sits.
The shopping center has been home to the St. Therese Society of Mt. Carmel Chapel since 1960. It is the first chapel ever built within a shopping center, paving the way for another Carmelite chapel to open at Bergen Mall in New Jersey as well as other mall chapels throughout the country at places such as Plymouth Meeting Mall
. There is an elevator adjacent to the main entrance next to Joe's Bar & Grill which leads to the chapel, the chapel gift shop, and a dental office. The mall also houses the Peabody Police Department Community Outreach Center. The shopping center went through several changes in the 1970s and 1980s, including the expansion of Sears to a full-line anchor. Eventually, starting with a small section near the Sears store, the entire center was enclosed to better compete with nearby Liberty Tree Mall
constructed by New England Development in 1972.
During the original construction in 1958, a unique underground delivery tunnel was incorporated that ran the entire length of the mall. Prior to the mall enclosure, snow cleared from the central concourse was dropped through traps into dumptrucks in the tunnel below. This tunnel is still in use today for delivery and refuse removal.
In 1986 Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.
acquired an interest in North Shore Shopping Center from Allied.
In 1992 the shopping center was acquired by New England Development, which initiated a major renovation that expanded the mall to almost 1.7 million ft² when completed in 1994. On the northwest end of the mall, Filene's built a replacement store where the amusement park once was, while Lord & Taylor
constructed a new store at this end as well, with both stores opening in 1993. A new food court was added adjoining the former Filene's site, which was gutted and rebuilt for the addition of J. C. Penney
. In 1999 New England Development sold the mall to a joint venture led by Simon Property Group
, which also assumed management of the center.
Except for the renaming of Jordan Marsh
in 1996 to Macy's, the mall's structure and anchors remained essentially intact from 1994 until 2005, when May Department Stores
(the then parent of Lord & Taylor and Filene's) was acquired by Federated Department Stores
(the owner of Macy's). In March 2006, Federated briefly closed the Filene's store, before using the space to relocate its Macy's store that May (the remainder of the Filene's stores were renamed Macy's later that year). In June 2006 Federated closed down its Lord & Taylor
store as it prepared to divest that chain.
Faced with such large vacancies, Simon
had already announced an agreement with Nordstrom
to open a store in 2009 at Northshore Mall. Plans called for the gutting and demolition of the original 1958 former Jordan Marsh store for a new wing of mall retail space, the construction of a new Nordstrom at the end of the new wing and for Macy's to move their Men's and Home departments to the vacant Lord & Taylor. The new wing opened on November 4, 2009. Unlike the rest of the mall, it has stores on two floors, both of which connect to and have access to Nordstrom. The food court entrance was also renovated and expanded, with the additions of The Cheesecake Factory
, which opened in October 2007, and P.F. Chang's China Bistro, which opened in early 2009.
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...
s in New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
and is located on Route 114 near Route 128 in Peabody, Massachusetts
Peabody, Massachusetts
Peabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population is about 53,000. Peabody is located in Boston's North Shore suburban area.- History :...
. It is anchored by J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney
-External links:*...
, Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
, Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
and Nordstrom
Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale department store chain in the United States, founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and in some locations, home furnishings...
. A recently completed redevelopment reconfigured the center, which is approximately 1.685 million ft².
It is managed by Mark Whiting and the 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...
, and is less than a mile away from the Liberty Tree Mall
Liberty Tree Mall
The Liberty Tree Mall is a shopping mall in Danvers, Massachusetts, USA that is currently one-third owned by and managed by the Simon Property Group. The Simon Property Group currently owns and manages only the common area of the mall between Kohl's and Best Buy...
, another Simon-managed shopping mall.
History
The Northshore Shopping Center first opened in September 1958 as an outdoor open air shopping center. The center occupied a field that was formerly owned by Elias Hasket DerbyElias Hasket Derby
Elias Hasket Derby was among the wealthiest and most celebrated of post-Revolutionary merchants in Salem, Massachusetts, and owner of the Grand Turk, the first New England vessel to trade directly with China....
whose daughter Elizabeth and son-in-law Nathaniel West built Oak Hill Estate designed by Samuel McIntire
Samuel McIntire
Samuel McIntyre was an American architect and craftsman, Chestnut Street District, a legacy to one of the earliest architects in the United States, Samuel McIntyre is a primary example of Federal style architecture....
, which was then sold to Richard S. Rogers as a summer residence in 1850. His son Jacob C. Rogers and his wife sold parts of the interior to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and sold the property in 1922 to the Congregation of St. Francis Xavier
Xaverian Brothers
The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St. Francis Xavier are a religious order founded by Theodore James Ryken in Bruges, Belgium in 1839 and named after Saint Francis Xavier...
who would establish the St. Joseph Juniorate, which remained at the location for 33 years. Portions of the 100 acre (0.404686 km²) land had been used for farming purposes and included a dairy while other parts had gardens and fountains. The estate was later torn down and in 1955, Allied Stores
Allied Stores
Allied Stores was a department store chain in the United States. It was founded in the 1930s as part of a general consolidation in the retail sector by B. E. Puckett. See also Associated Dry Goods. It was the successor to Hahn's Department Stores, a holding company founded in 1928...
bought the land and built the shopping center.
Originally, the center was planned for Beverly
Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides...
instead. It was anchored by Jordan Marsh
Jordan Marsh
Jordan Marsh & Company was a department store in Boston, Massachusetts, which grew to be a major regional chain in the New England area of the United States. In 1996, the last of the Jordan Marsh stores were converted to Macy's. The store was formerly part of Allied Stores and then Federated...
and an adjoining Filene's
Filene's
Filene's was a Boston-based department store owned by Federated Department Stores , and May Department Stores . It operated throughout New England and in New York.-Early years:...
, and included Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
, as well as Kresge
Kmart
Kmart, sometimes styled as "K-Mart," is a chain of discount department stores. The chain acquired Sears in 2005, forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded in 1962 and is the third largest discount store chain in the world, behind Wal-Mart and...
, J.J. Newberry
J.J. Newberry
J.J. Newberry's was an American five and dime store chain in the 20th century. It was founded in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States, in 1911 by John Josiah Newberry . J.J. Newberry had learned the variety store business by working at S.H...
, RH Stearns, and Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company is a chain of supermarkets located mostly in the northeastern United States. Its main rivals are Shaw's Star Market and Hannaford in New England, while ShopRite and the A&P family of supermarkets are its main competition in New York and New Jersey.- History :Stop...
. Recreational facilities at the time included a bowling alley, a cinema, and a small amusement park called Kiddietown where the new Macy's store now sits.
The shopping center has been home to the St. Therese Society of Mt. Carmel Chapel since 1960. It is the first chapel ever built within a shopping center, paving the way for another Carmelite chapel to open at Bergen Mall in New Jersey as well as other mall chapels throughout the country at places such as Plymouth Meeting Mall
Plymouth Meeting Mall
The Plymouth Meeting Mall is an shopping mall located in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, approximately west of Philadelphia. The mall is located on Germantown Pike near the Mid-County Interchange, where the Pennsylvania Turnpike crosses the Northeast Extension/Blue Route .Built in 1966, Plymouth...
. There is an elevator adjacent to the main entrance next to Joe's Bar & Grill which leads to the chapel, the chapel gift shop, and a dental office. The mall also houses the Peabody Police Department Community Outreach Center. The shopping center went through several changes in the 1970s and 1980s, including the expansion of Sears to a full-line anchor. Eventually, starting with a small section near the Sears store, the entire center was enclosed to better compete with nearby Liberty Tree Mall
Liberty Tree Mall
The Liberty Tree Mall is a shopping mall in Danvers, Massachusetts, USA that is currently one-third owned by and managed by the Simon Property Group. The Simon Property Group currently owns and manages only the common area of the mall between Kohl's and Best Buy...
constructed by New England Development in 1972.
During the original construction in 1958, a unique underground delivery tunnel was incorporated that ran the entire length of the mall. Prior to the mall enclosure, snow cleared from the central concourse was dropped through traps into dumptrucks in the tunnel below. This tunnel is still in use today for delivery and refuse removal.
In 1986 Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.
Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.
Edward John DeBartolo, Sr. was an American businessman who is widely regarded as the father of the American shopping mall...
acquired an interest in North Shore Shopping Center from Allied.
In 1992 the shopping center was acquired by New England Development, which initiated a major renovation that expanded the mall to almost 1.7 million ft² when completed in 1994. On the northwest end of the mall, Filene's built a replacement store where the amusement park once was, while Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor, colloquially known as L&T, or LT, based in New York City, is the oldest upscale, specialty-retail department store chain in the United States. Concentrated in the eastern U.S., the retailer operated independently for nearly a century prior to joining American Dry Goods...
constructed a new store at this end as well, with both stores opening in 1993. A new food court was added adjoining the former Filene's site, which was gutted and rebuilt for the addition of J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney
-External links:*...
. In 1999 New England Development sold the mall to a joint venture led 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...
, which also assumed management of the center.
Except for the renaming of Jordan Marsh
Jordan Marsh
Jordan Marsh & Company was a department store in Boston, Massachusetts, which grew to be a major regional chain in the New England area of the United States. In 1996, the last of the Jordan Marsh stores were converted to Macy's. The store was formerly part of Allied Stores and then Federated...
in 1996 to Macy's, the mall's structure and anchors remained essentially intact from 1994 until 2005, when May Department Stores
May Department Stores
The May Department Stores Company was a national department store chain in the United States, founded in 1877 by David May. The company ceased to exist in 2005 when it was merged with Federated Department Stores, Inc . Prior to the merger it was headquartered in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri...
(the then parent of Lord & Taylor and Filene's) was acquired by Federated Department Stores
Federated Department Stores
Macy's, Inc. is a department store holding company and owner of Macy's and Bloomingdale's department stores. Macy's Inc.'s stores specialize mostly in retail clothing, jewelery, watches, dinnerware, and furniture....
(the owner of Macy's). In March 2006, Federated briefly closed the Filene's store, before using the space to relocate its Macy's store that May (the remainder of the Filene's stores were renamed Macy's later that year). In June 2006 Federated closed down its Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor, colloquially known as L&T, or LT, based in New York City, is the oldest upscale, specialty-retail department store chain in the United States. Concentrated in the eastern U.S., the retailer operated independently for nearly a century prior to joining American Dry Goods...
store as it prepared to divest that chain.
Faced with such large vacancies, Simon
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...
had already announced an agreement with Nordstrom
Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale department store chain in the United States, founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and in some locations, home furnishings...
to open a store in 2009 at Northshore Mall. Plans called for the gutting and demolition of the original 1958 former Jordan Marsh store for a new wing of mall retail space, the construction of a new Nordstrom at the end of the new wing and for Macy's to move their Men's and Home departments to the vacant Lord & Taylor. The new wing opened on November 4, 2009. Unlike the rest of the mall, it has stores on two floors, both of which connect to and have access to Nordstrom. The food court entrance was also renovated and expanded, with the additions of The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. is a restaurant company in the United States. The company operates 165 upscale, casual, full-service dining restaurants: 151 under The Cheesecake Factory mark, 13 under the Grand Lux Cafe mark and one under the RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen mark...
, which opened in October 2007, and P.F. Chang's China Bistro, which opened in early 2009.
Anchor Stores
- Macy'sMacy'sMacy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
- Macy's Women's Store (200,000 ft²; opened 1993, formerly Filene'sFilene'sFilene's was a Boston-based department store owned by Federated Department Stores , and May Department Stores . It operated throughout New England and in New York.-Early years:...
) - Macy's Men's & Home Store (120,000 ft²; opened January 2008 in former Lord & Taylor)
- Macy's Women's Store (200,000 ft²; opened 1993, formerly Filene's
- J. C. PenneyJ. C. Penney-External links:*...
(138,212 ft²; opened 1994) - NordstromNordstromNordstrom, Inc. is an upscale department store chain in the United States, founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and in some locations, home furnishings...
(144,000 ft²) opened April 17, 2009 - SearsSears, Roebuck and CompanySears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
(240,200 ft²; opened 1958, expanded) - Filene's BasementFilene's BasementFilene'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....
Outparcel Stores
- Shaw's Supermarket
- Toys "R" Us
- Barnes & NobleBarnes & NobleBarnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton...
- Sears Automotive Center