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Mountain Farms Mall is a one-story shopping mall in Hadley, Massachusetts, United States, with approximately 12 stores. It is located on Route 9, at 335 Russell Street in Hadley, Massachusetts, between Amherst and Northampton, approximately five miles east of Exit 19 off I-91. The mall is owned by S.R. Weiner and WS Development.〔(W/S Development )〕 == History == Mountain Farms first opened to the public on Nov. 23, 1973 as an indoor shopping mall.〔Pfarrer, Steve (August 25, 1998). Wal-Mart group buys Route 9 mall. ''Daily Hampshire Gazette'', p. 1. Retrieved December 28, 2007〕 Original anchor stores were Woolco and Almy's. After the neighboring Hampshire Mall opened in 1978, business at Mountain Farms fell off. In the heyday of its first incarnation were about 40 stores in the mall. By 1990, the Mountain Farms was generally referred to as "the dead mall", containing a hot tubbing location, a weekly flea market and an AMC theater. By the spring of 1994 its original 35 stores had declined to four. In May 1994 Wholesale Depot Inc. filed bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and closed its store which opened at the mall in December 1992. In June 1997, WS Development, an open-air shopping center developer, showed interest in refurbishing the mall and as part of this plan it envisioned devoting a third of its space to a Wal-Mart store. The Planning Board members at the time raised concerns about the appropriateness of a Wal-Mart in Hadley saying that they preferred small and unique stores. In 1998 permission was obtained to bring in the Wal-Mart.〔Andelman, Kirsten (June 18, 1997). Wal-Mart pitched for mall. Daily Hampshire Gazette, p. 1. Retrieved December 28, 2007〕 In April 1998 a citizens group in Hadley filed suit against W.S. Development and the Hadley Planning Board seeking to overturn the Planning Board's decision to grant site plan approval.〔Andelman, Kirsten (April 30, 1998). Anti-Wal-Mart bias said root of protest. Daily Hampshire Gazette, p. 1. Retrieved December 28, 2007〕 In July 1998 a Hampshire Superior Court justice dismissed the lawsuit. On August 19, 1998 the mall was sold by Henry Rosenberg of New York City, trustee of MFF Realty Trust, to W.S. Hadley Properties, care of S.R. Weiner and Associates Inc. of Chestnut Hill. The buyers were sister companies of WS Development, the mall's prospective developers.〔 Construction on the new project began in February 1999.〔Cameron, Judith B (1999, February 8). Big U.S. retailers to join Valley marketplace. Daily Hampshire Gazette, p. B13. Retrieved December 28, 2007〕 Peoples Bank of Holyoke purchased a boarded-up former Bess Eaton doughnut shop adjacent to the Mountain Farms Mall.〔Andelman, Kirsten (March 5, 1999). Peoples Bank to open lending branch in Hadley. Daily Hampshire Gazette, p. A7. Retrieved December 28, 2007〕 Wal-mart opened its store in February 2000. Linens 'N Things opened its store in September 2000, and closed in 2008 after liquidating. An Old Navy opened a month later in October 2000.〔(New mall threatens small business ) By: Adam White Issue date: 11/1/01 Section: News The Massachusetts Daily Collegian〕 In 2001, Barnes & Noble opened a store in the revamped mall.〔(Bigger might be better ) By: Regan McKendry Issue date: 10/3/01 Section: Opinion The Massachusetts Daily Collegian〕 In 2002 Michael's, an arts and crafts store, opened between Marshall's and Bread & Circus supermarket.〔Scott Merzbach (March 13, 2002). Marshall's on pace to open Hadley store. Daily Hampshire Gazette, p. A7. Retrieved December 28, 2007〕 In September 2002 the Kai Chi restaurant in the Mountain Farms Mall closed as a consequence of their landlord W.S. Development Associates, LLC of Chestnut Hill purchasing the remaining 10 years on their lease.〔Scott Merzbach (September 13, 2002). Kai Chi restaurant closes. Daily Hampshire Gazette, p. B3. Retrieved December 28, 2007〕 In 2003 a expansion of the Bread & Circus (which later that year was rebranded as Whole Foods Market) at Mountain Farms Mall began.〔Scott Merzbach (July 26, 2003). Mall work continues apace. Daily Hampshire Gazette, p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2007〕 A 63-room, Econo Lodge was constructed that opened in 2003 in front of Mountain Farms Mall.〔(Planet Fitness pumps up new home ) By Scott Merzbach Staff Writer, The Amherst Bulletin Originally published on: October 26, 2007〕 During this time period the Hampshire Mall was regarded as the dead mall in comparison to the vibrant Mountain Farms Mall (although it too revived in 2005). Eastern Mountain Sports, Pier 1 Imports, Panera Bread, and Famous Footwear opened stores in mall in 2004.〔Scott Merzbach (May 29, 2004). The mall shuffle. Daily Hampshire Gazette, p. A1. Retrieved December 28, 2007.〕 A new expanded Whole Foods Market (formally Bread and Circus) opened in June 2004. Home Depot obtained permission for a shopping center adjacent to the mall later in the year. In May 2006 the town voted in favor of the "Compatible Building Size Bylaw" which measure placed cap on retail building size, effectively prohibiting future malls and shopping centers from coming to the Route 9 corridor. The proposed Lowe's home improvement center, Home Depot, and Wal-Mart Supercenter projects, all of which have already begun or completed the planning process, will not be affected.〔Scott Merzbach (2006, May 23). Hadley caps size of retail buildings. Daily Hampshire Gazette, p. A1. Retrieved December 28, 2007〕 The Home Depot and Hadley Corner retail project was shut down in March 2006 by the state Department of Environmental Protection.〔Scott Merzbach (August 2, 2006). Year delay possible for Home Depot construction. Daily Hampshire Gazette, p. B3.〕 In 2007 construction began at the rear of the mall for a Planet Fitness which opened in 2008.〔(Hadley draws national retailers ) By SCOTT MERZBACH, Staff Writer Hampshire Gazette article Originally published on: Monday, February 24, 2003〕 Bed, Bath, and Beyond opened in the former Linens N' Things space in November 2009. Currently there is no interior entry other than a set of vestigial doors between Panera Bread and EMS. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mountain Farms Mall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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