Hampshire Mall facts for kids
The interior of Hampshire Mall, 2007
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| Location | Hadley, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′23″N 72°32′52″W / 42.35639°N 72.54778°W |
| Address | 367 Russell Street |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Developer | The Pyramid Companies |
| Owner | The Pyramid Companies |
| No. of stores and services | approximately 30 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 435,000 square feet (40,413 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 with partial upper level |
Hampshire Mall is a popular shopping center in Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. It has about 30 stores and a small second floor. The mall is owned by The Pyramid Companies.
Some of the main stores you can find there are Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, PetSmart, and Target. On the second floor, you can find Interskate 91 North, which is a roller skating rink. Right next to the skating rink is LaserBlast: Ancient Adventure, a fun Lasertag place.
Mall History: How It Grew
Hampshire Mall first opened its doors in 1978. Back then, its main stores were JCPenney, Steiger's, and Kmart.
Over the years, the mall changed. In 1994, the Steiger's store was taken down. A new store called Media Play opened in its place on August 10, 1995.
Kmart closed down in 2002. In 2003, the old Kmart space was rebuilt and made bigger. This new, larger space became a Target store.
The mall also had a movie theater when it first opened. It had six screens from 1978 to 1999. In 2000, it was made much bigger and became a 12-screen Cinemark movie theater.
In early 2005, a large Dick's Sporting Goods store opened. It took the place of a store called Eastern Mountain Sports. Later that year, Best Buy and Steve & Barry's moved into the space where Media Play used to be. Steve & Barry's closed its store in August 2008.
Getting to the Mall
The state of Massachusetts is thinking about making Route 9 wider. This road leads to the mall. They want to add more lanes to help with traffic. This would make it easier for people to get to Hampshire Mall and other nearby shopping areas.
See also
- Mountain Farms Mall—another shopping center located across the street from Hampshire Mall.
