Saratoga Mall
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Location | Total retail floor area | 450,000 sq ft (42,000 m2) |
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No. of floors | 1 |
Saratoga Mall was an enclosed,
Development
Originally called Pyramid Mall Saratoga, the mall was built by
The mall was on 45 acres (180,000 m2) of land. Landscaping included 3,000 ft (910 m) of grass sod, 20 acres (81,000 m2) of land seeded for grass, and over 172 trees.[3]
Opening
The mall opened for business on October 18, 1973, with fifty stores and no vacancies. The original size of the mall was 310,000 square feet (29,000 m2). It employed more than 450 people.[3]
For opening day,
In early 1976, Montgomery Ward opened, bringing the total size of the mall to 435,800 square feet (40,490 m2).[5] The addition included 113,502 square feet (10,544.7 m2). The Montgomery Ward store addition totaled 95,500 square feet (8,870 m2).[6]
The mall's name changed in 1987 when it came under new ownership.
In mid-1992, the movie theaters at Saratoga Mall were managed by Hoyts. Hoyts also had newer theaters in the Wilton Mall next door. On June 19, 1992, the Saratoga Mall theaters became a second-run theater with ticket prices at $1.99. At that point, the mall had six theaters.[10] The final showings at the mall took place on Thursday, August 26, 1999. At the time, there were eight employees working for that cinema.[11]
Ownership
The mall was originally owned and developed by
Demolition
The possibility of demolition was announced in late 1998. Mall management began talking to big box retailers such as Target about location on the site. At the time, it was mentioned that this would offer flexibility in case the owners wanted to sell the mall. The mall was 450,000 square feet (42,000 m2) at that point and did not have any major anchors. Former anchors included Montgomery Ward, Jamesway, and Service Merchandise. At the time, the mall was owned by Pyramid Center & Co. Ltd.[13]
The Price Chopper portion of the property was subdivided from the rest of the mall in 1998.[14]
Demolition of the mall was completed in late 1999.[15]
Sources
- ^ a b Yusko, Dennis (2006-03-26), "Mall Makeover", Times Union, The (Albany), pp. CQ44
- Syracuse Herald Journal, p. 78, 1973-01-28
- ^ a b c d e f "Pyramid's 1973 expansion puts firm in top 50", Syracuse Herald Journal, p. 108, 1974-01-27
- ^ "(Advertisement)", Bennington (VT) Banner, The, p. 2, 1973-10-16
- ^ "Pyramid builds on past growth", Syracuse Herald American, p. 78, 1976-02-08
- ^ "Falcone, partners expand operations", Syracuse Herald American, p. 114, 1977-02-20
- ^ a b Thurman, Ken (1991-12-01), "Saratoga County Malls Hit by Recession", Times Union, The (Albany), pp. C8
- ^ Lee, Cliff (1989-07-30), "Saratoga Lengthening its 'Season' for Dollars", Times Union, The (Albany), pp. T11
- ^ Yu, Winifred (1989-09-07), "Town Approves Wilton Mall Sewer Plans", Times Union, The (Albany), pp. B11
- ^ "Movie goers to get price break at mall 6", Times Union, The (Albany), p. T17, 1992-06-18
- ^ "Hoyts Cinema closes doors at Saratoga Mall", Times Union, The (Albany), p. D5, 1999-08-27
- ^ "No decision in sewer line dispute", Times Union, The (Albany), p. B4, 1991-01-19
- ^ "Builders look to raze Saratoga Mall", Times Union, The (Albany), p. A1, 1998-10-03
- ^ Crowe II, Kenneth C. (1998-10-10), "New plan for shops off Route 87", Times Union, The (Albany), p. B4
- ^ Wood, Robin (2000-04-14), "A.C. Moore, Petsmart to be the last big-box tenants at Wilton Square Mall", Business Review, The (Albany), p. B4