Westgate Mall (MA) - Raw & Real Retail
This is our walkthrough of the Westgate Mall in Brockton, MA from March 28, 2019. This is a rather dull mall located about 45 minutes south of Boston. It really is an enclosed strip center, as without the Mall entrance, you wouldn't know the difference. This mall seems like it is a fairly equal mix of national chains and local knockoff stores meant to look similar to their corresponding national brands.
Check out our ongoing series of dead and dying shopping malls!
Songs used in this video (in order):
Modern Sound Quartet - Peonia
Kenny Salmon - The Wonder of It All
Steve Gray - Wonder Groove
Here is some information from Wikipedia:
Westgate Mall is a shopping mall in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts. It is the oldest enclosed shopping mall in the state. Westgate Mall features Sears, Burlington, Best Buy, Bath and Body Works, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Famous Footwear, Old Navy, Planet Fitness, and a mix of more than 65 specialty stores including Victoria’s Secret, The Children’s Place and Rue21. Previous anchors include Jordan Marsh, Filene's, Bradlees, Gilchrist's, Child World, CW Price, Fallas, Toys R Us, and Macy's. Eateries include Buffalo Wild Wings, IHOP and Auntie Anne's. Westgate Mall is located at the intersection of Routes 24 and 27 in Brockton and accessible via the Brockton Area Transit Authority. Although Westgate Mall's GLA is small by regional standards, it is also surrounded by numerous adjacent big-box stores including: Walmart, Lowe's, A.C. Moore, Market Basket, Marshalls, and Dick's Sporting Goods. These standalone retailers complement the main building, driving increased traffic to the location as a shopping destination.
On January 4, 2017, it was announced that Macy's would be closing as part of a plan to close 68 stores nationwide. The store closed in March 2017. On June 29, 2018, Toys R Us closed after the chain's liquidation. On August 6, 2018, it was announced Fallas would also be closing as part of a plan to close 74 stores nationwide after parent company National Stores filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The former Macy's was partially replaced with Burlington and Planet Fitness in September 2018 and October 2018 respectfully. On January 8, 2019, Ocean State Job Lot announced that it would be opening in the former Toys R Us sometime in 2019.
Today's 600,000-square-foot mall opened -as the 356,000-square-foot Westgate Shopper's Park- in February 1963. It was expanded in 1984-1985 and substantially renovated between 2000 and 2003, reversing a trend of nearly a decade of decline wherein nearly all of the stores had vacated the center. Nearby malls, including South Shore Plaza and Silver City Galleria, dominated the market in the past 15 years, but the Westgate Mall today has repositioned itself as a smaller, more convenient alternative and as a result, business has improved.
Ownership of the mall has changed hands several times over the past decade. The mall was purchased by New England Development for $17 million in 1999, with plans to revitalize the vintage mall. Over several years, the new owners spent significant resources to remodel it, and were very successful in turning the mall around. In 2004, New England Development sold Westgate to Gregory Greenfield & Assoc. (GG&A) for $58.5 million; three years later, GG&A was taken over by Australia-based Babcock & Brown. In 2009, Bank of America foreclosed the mall due to breach of conditions on its mortgage with Babcock & Brown, and the property went on the auction block. Finally, in 2010, New England Development again purchased the property for $31.75 million, and as of 2016 remains Westgate Mall's current owner.
DJ Spinelli At Kings Bowling Alley In Lynnfield MA (11-13-15)
DJ Spinelli workin' the crowd at Kings Entertainment Facility in Lynnfield MA.
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