History
The Cape Cod Mall was proposed in the late 1960s as a super-regional retail center for Barnstable County, due in part to rapid population growth. Before the mall was built, a Storyland theme park resided in its location. In July 1970, the mall was opened to the public, with an initial capacity of approximately 50 stores (30-40 were occupied at the time), and was anchored by Sears, Filene's and Woolworth's, all of which formerly had locations in downtown Hyannis on Main Street. Today, the only remaining original tenants are Sears, CVS and the mall barbershop.
Behind the mall were two movie theaters, with two screens each. In 1977, Filene's was expanded to 2 levels (notable for being the first location on Cape Cod with escalators). The following year, a new wing was added on the south side of the mall, with 25 additional stores and a fourth anchor, Jordan Marsh. The mall remained basically the same for the next two decades, with a small food court added and an interior renovation completed in the mid 1980s. In 1993, Woolworth's, which by that time was experiencing financial problems, announced their plans to close the mall store, and had vacated by early 1994. In 1996, Jordan Marsh was renamed Macy's after Federated Department Stores merged the chains.
Until 1985, the mall theaters competed directly with the Hyannis Drive-In Theater which was located right down Route 132.
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