History
The original, open-air mall was built by Sol Atlas and opened in 1960, anchored by a Caldor discount department store and a Stop & Shop supermarket at opposite ends. In 1962, the sixth branch of the Alexander's department store chain opened.
In 1981, the mall was made enclosed. The mall underwent a renovation in the late 1980s which added the Skyview Cafe food court, and lost anchor Alexander's.
The Mall strongly opposed the proposed rival New Haven Galleria mall at Long Wharf, filing over 15 lawsuits.
A $118 million 480,000-square-foot (45,000 m2) expansion project took place in 2005–2006, adding:
- an additional level of parking
- a 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m2) third floor to Macy's
- a large extension to the building with a 55,000-square-foot (5,100 m2) movie theater (Connecticut Post 14 Cinema de Lux, replacing the Milford Fourplex, previously located in an adjacent building), a new food court, and two more anchors, Dick's Sporting Goods and Target.
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