Cape Cod Mall facts for kids
| Location | Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′03″N 70°17′53″W / 41.667477°N 70.297951°W |
| Opening date | June 15, 1970 |
| Developer | Davenport Realty, Equity Management |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group (56.4%) |
| No. of stores and services | 82 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 9 (8 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 723,605 square feet (67,225.1 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Barnes & Noble and both Macy's locations) |
The Cape Cod Mall is a popular shopping mall located in Hyannis. Hyannis is a village within the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts. The mall first opened its doors in 1970.
It was later updated and made bigger in the late 1990s. This made the mall's total shopping space about 723,605 square feet (67,225.1 m2). Today, Simon Property Group manages and partly owns the mall. The main or "anchor" stores are big names like Marshalls, Best Buy, two Macy's stores, Regal Cinemas, Target, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Barnes & Noble. There is also one empty space that used to be a Men's Wearhouse store.
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History of Cape Cod Mall
Early Days and Growth
The idea for the Cape Cod Mall came about in the late 1960s. It was planned as a large shopping center for Barnstable County. This was because many people were moving to the area. Before the mall was built, a fun theme park called Storyland was in its place.
The mall officially opened on June 15, 1970. It started with about 50 store spaces, and 30 to 40 of them were filled. The first main stores were Sears, Filene's, and Woolworth's. These stores had all been in downtown Hyannis before.
In 1976, two movie theaters were built behind the mall. Each theater had two screens. In 1977, the Filene's store was made bigger. It became two levels and was the first place on Cape Cod to have escalators. The next year, a new section was added to the mall. This new part brought 25 more stores and a fourth main store, Jordan Marsh.
The mall stayed mostly the same for the next 20 years. A small food court was added, and the inside was updated in the mid-1980s. In 1993, Woolworth's closed its store in the mall. Then, in 1996, Jordan Marsh became a Macy's store. This happened after two large store companies merged.
Big Changes in the Late 1990s
The mall's biggest update started in 1998. This was also the year that Simon Property Group bought the mall. A new, bright section was built, which went through the old Woolworth's space. This expansion added 40 new stores. It also brought in new main stores like Best Buy and Marshalls. A two-story Barnes & Noble bookstore also opened.
The new section also featured a much larger food court. It had over 10 different food places and seats for about 500 people. There was even a carousel for fun! Sears also doubled its size to almost 140,000 square feet (13,000 m2). A new 12-screen movie theater complex was built too. This was the only one of its kind in Barnstable County. The old movie theaters behind the mall were taken down to make more parking space.
Macy's Expansion
In 2005, a big store company bought the Filene's chain. Because of this, in 2006, the Filene's store at Cape Cod Mall became a Macy's store. This new Macy's focused on women's clothing and accessories. The original Macy's store (which used to be Jordan Marsh) then became a Macy's for men's, kids', and home items.
This change made Cape Cod Mall one of the few malls with two Macy's stores. Together, these two stores offer about 225,000 square feet (20,900 m2) of shopping space. This is similar to many of the largest Macy's stores across the country.
Recent Updates and New Stores
On August 8, 2017, a new entertainment center called Ten Pin Eatery was announced. It opened on April 23, 2018. This fun spot includes a ten-pin bowling alley, a laser tag area, a full bar, and an arcade with 50 games.
In 2018, plans were shared to update a part of the mall where the Sears store was. These plans showed that Sears and other nearby stores would be replaced by two new large stores. One of these new stores looked a lot like a Target store. The Sears Auto Center was also planned to be removed for more parking.
On July 10, 2018, Target officially announced they would build an 80,000 square foot store in the former Sears space. This Target store opened in October 2019. It sells many things like kids' products, home decor, and beach items. It also has a Starbucks inside. Sears closed its store on December 9, 2018. The mall's last original tenant, CVS, also closed its doors. However, CVS later returned inside the new Target store.
In March 2019, some restaurants and stores like Five Guys, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Visionworks moved to a different part of the mall. On August 13, 2019, it was confirmed that a 46,000 square foot Dick's Sporting Goods store would open next to Target in the former Sears space. Dick's Sporting Goods opened on August 7, 2020.
