Vermont's Rutland Mall

As the ad attests, RUTLAND MALL was Vermont's first climate-controlled shopping center. The first operational store opened its doors in October 1974.

Advert from Juster Associates

The southwestern Vermont shopping hub was anchored by Montgomery Ward and a Zayre discount mart. Both held grand openings in the fall of 1974. Inline stores opened during 1975. This RUTLAND MALL logo montage features trademarks of nine charter tenants.

An in-mall twin cinema -The Theatre Studio I & II- was inaugurated in July 1975.

Graphic from Entertainment Enterprises, Incorporated 

One of several Zayre-anchored mini-malls in New England, RUTLAND MALL (a.k.a. GREAT RUTLAND MALL) spanned around 217,800 leasable square feet and contained thirty stores. Its parking area could accommodate 1,700 autos.

RUTLAND MALL TENANTS 1975:

MONTGOMERY WARD (with Buffeteria Snack Bar and attached Auto Center) / ZAYRE (with Garden Shop and Snack Bar) / MARTIN'S FOOD CENTERS (with bakery and delicatessen) / OSCO DRUG / Bath 'n Bed / Bee Gee Records & Tapes / Bonanza Steakhouse (outparcel) / Cold River Wine & Cheese Shop / Eastern Horizons Imports / Erlanger's Fashions ladies' wear / Fitt's Photo & Hobby Shop / Jonathan Reid, Limited men's wear / Kay-Bee Toys / Kinney Shoes / Kremee Country Kitchen ice cream / Lauriat's Book & Card Shop / Lee's Hallmark Cards / Lothlorten Plant Store / Music For You records & tapes / Regis Hairstylists / So-Fro Fabrics / Stereo Theatre electronics / Sylmaril Hand Crafted Silver & Gold / The Clothes Hut apparel / The Theatre Studio I & II / Vermont National Bank (outparcel) / Wilson Sports Center

A RUTLAND MALL expansion was announced in the spring of 1977. By 1984, this plan had been rethought. A North Wing (on the right) would be added, This would increase the size of the complex to 384,800 leasable square feet. A tanked national economy, and competition from a new -and larger- Marble City mall, caused this RUTLAND MALL expansion to be abandoned.

Drawing from https://rutlandtown.com / Annual Report Town of Rutland, Vermont / December 1984 

Three area shopping hubs, of varying sizes, were in direct competition with RUTLAND MALL. WESTWAY MALL, seen here, is technically not a mall but a strip-type shopping center.

Photo from www.loopnet.com

DIAMOND RUN MALL is actually a mall. Dedicated in August 1995, it encompassed approximately 451,000 leasable square feet. As one might expect, the 30 million dollar shopping venue immediately put the hurt on RUTLAND MALL.

Graphic from Zamias Developers

Drawing from https://rutlandtown.com / Annual Report Town of Rutland, Vermont / December 1995

After the completion of DIAMOND RUN MALL, the Marble City's original mall quickly declined into a veritable ghost town. In 2001, the complex was razed and replaced by the Home Depot depicted here.

Drawing from https://rutlandtown.com / Annual Report Town of Rutland January 2001

We end our RUTLAND MALL jaunt with a site plan of the mall's successor, HOME DEPOT PLAZA. Entirely open-air, this power center encompasses around 163,000 leasable square feet, with a tenant list of five stores and services. Structures held over from the 1974-2001 mall are surrounded in blue.

Original drawing from http://www.justerdevelopment.com / Juster Development

RUTLAND MALL

Woodstock Avenue / US  4

Rutland County, Vermont

The development of the Green Mountain State's first enclosed shopping center was underway by the spring of 1972. In September of that year, Yonkers, New York's Juster Associates submitted plans to the Rutland District Environmental Commission and State Environmental Conservation Agency. The developers were told that their proposed 186,900 square foot mall was too large for the intended land parcel.

By April 1973, several agencies and individuals were blocking construction of the proposed mall due to resultant traffic congestion and potential drainage problems. A lion's share of resistance also came from downtown Rutland (City) merchants. The Board of Aldermen, Rutland City Planning Commission and William H. Foley -former  Mayor of Rutland (City)- were united in their opposition. More hearings were held. Approval was granted by the Rutland District Environmental Commission, but this decision was appealed. 

Juster Associates finally gained approval to build their retail complex in December 1973. Ground was broken soon after. RUTLAND MALL was being built on a 31-acre site, situated 1 mile northeast of the Rutland (City) Central Business District. The mall-to-be, which would encompass approximately 217,800 leasable square feet, was designed by G.K. Wasser of New York City's Kahn Associates. 

A 1-level (61,200 square foot) Montgomery Ward became the first operational store on October 30, 1974. The grand opening of a 1-level (55,100 square foot) Zayre discount mart was held on November 6th. A (25,000 square foot) Martin's Food Center, on the south end of the complex, was inaugurated on February 25, 1975, with a (10,000 square foot) Osco Drug opening its doors on May 26th.

Thirty stores and services were in operation by the spring of 1975. Charter tenants included Bee Gee Tapes & Records, So-Fro Fabrics, Erlanger Fashion Store, Lauriat's Book Card & Gift Shop, Regis Hairstylists, Fritt's Photo & Camera, Lynn's Hallmark, Jonathan Reid, Limited men's wear and The Clothes Hut. Entertainment Enterprises' The Theatre Studio I & II showed first features on July 4, 1975. The mall's parking area included a freestanding Bonanza Steakhouse.

Shopping strips in the vicinity of RUTLAND MALL included GREEN MOUNTAIN SHOPPING PLAZA (1963) {2.5 miles southwest, in Town of Rutland}, RUTLAND SHOPPING PLAZA (1966) {1.7 miles southwest, in Rutland (City)} and WESTWAY MALL (1977) {4.7 miles southwest, in Town of West Rutland}.

In May 1977, a RUTLAND MALL expansion was announced. This project would have added 150,000 square feet to the north side. Over the ensuing years, mall plans were modified. Juster Associates would encounter a great deal of resistance to their renovation plan; a scenario similar to that they experienced when trying to gain approval for the construction of the original mall in the early 1970s.  

Likewise, there was competition from two local mall development projects. A shopping venue for the northern environs of Rutland, tentatively known as The Commons, would never be built. News of a prospective "Zamias Mall," a project of Pittsburgh's Damian Zamias, surfaced in 1987. This complex was being developed in Rutland's southern environs.    

An amended RUTLAND MALL expansion plan proposed by Juster Associates would have added 177,000 leasable square feet and seventeen new stores. By the time government approval for the addition was granted, in March 1992, the national economy had tanked. Moreover, planning for the "Zamias Mall," now promoted as DIAMOND RUN MALL, was well underway. At this juncture, Juster Associates abandoned their RUTLAND MALL expansion plans.   

The only RUTLAND anchor nameplate change involved the conversion of Zayre into an Ames. This took place on October 26, 1989. DIAMOND RUN MALL {2.8 miles south, in Town of Rutland} was officially dedicated on August 23, 1995.

The new retail center quickly usurped RUTLAND MALL. Its anchor stores and twin cinema had been shuttered by early 1998. The mall quickly deteriorated into a run-down, boarded-up, graffiti-covered eyesore. In the year 2000, only an outparcel oriental restaurant -in the old Bonanza Steakhouse- was still open for business.

RUTLAND MALL was demolished in 2001, leaving only the freestanding restaurant and drug store-supermarket structure standing. A 1-level (120,000 square foot) Home Depot was built, which began business on July 11, 2002. The new power center, now entirely open-air, was renamed HOME DEPOT PLAZA.

In 2003, an (8,000 square foot) store was built between the new Home Depot and supermarket-drug store structure. A Columbus, Ohio-based Big Lots set up shop in the old grocery space on March 12, 2004, with the old Osco Drug becoming an Ashley HomeStore furniture outlet in March 2016.

Sources:

The Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, Vermont)

The Caledonian Record (St. Johnsbury, Vermont)

The Rutland Daily Herald (Rutland, Vermont)

Rutland City Directories 1963, 1966, 1974 and 1983 / Rutland Historical Society

https://law.justia.com / Justia US Law

"The Home Depot USA, Incorporated, & Ann Juster & Homer & Ruth Sweet Land Use Permit" / Conclusions of Law & Order / 2001

Vermont's Green Mountain Mall

St. Johnsbury, the "shire town" (or county seat) of Vermont's Caledonia County, is located in Vermont's "NEK" (or Northeast Kingdom). This is where the Green Mountain State's second mall-type shopping hub was developed. The first stores in GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL opened for business between November 1974 and August 1975. 

In 1975, the shiny new GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL encompassed around 181,000 leasable square feet. There were fifteen tenant spaces and free parking for 900 autos.

Over the years, both Zayre and J.C. Penney operated in two different spaces in the mall. The south anchor box housed both stores at different times. This building, which is seen on the right, also had stints as Rich's and Ames discount stores.

Photo from http://amesfanclub.com

A Sears Appliance & Hardware, or "Hometown Store," was a GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL tenant for 37 years.

Photo from www.greenmountainmall.com

This Green Mountain State shopping complex achieved its 60th year in business in November 2024. Over the years, it has never been physically expanded. However, a dizzying array of stores have come and gone.

Photo from www.greenmountainmall.com

In a circa-2021 site plan, an extension of the shopping concourse, into a former anchor store space, is indicated in dark gray. At this time, the mall houses sixteen store spaces, with seven being vacant. 

GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL TENANTS 2021:

J.C. PENNEY (with Styling Salon) / OCEAN STATE JOB LOT / Dollar Tree / Fitness Unbound / Fisher-Federated Auto Parts / Kingdom Gymnastics / NorthEast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce / Saint J Brewery / Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles 

J.C. Penney opened -in a vacant Zayre space- in early 1980. The store moved to the south end of the complex in the fall of 2007 (as seen here). Penney's pulled the proverbial plug on the store in May 2021.

Photo https://www.easternretail.com / Eastern Retail Properties

GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL

Memorial Drive and Sanger Circle

St. Johnsbury, Vermont

What was Vermont's first mall-type shopping center? There are two contenders that commenced operation at around the same time. The first store in RUTLAND MALL {in Rutland County} debuted in October 1974, with the first in GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL opening for business in November of the same year. 

GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL was built on a 15-acre plot, located 2.4 miles north of the St. Johnsbury city center. The complex was developed by the Green Mountain Realty Trust Company, which was a joint venture of William Costa, Orlando Costa and Harvey Caplan (of the Town of St. Johnsbury) and Matthew Sugarman, Bernard Healy and Barry Malitsky (of Massachusetts).

The 3.5 million dollar shopping venue spanned approximately 181,000 leasable square feet and was anchored by a (45,000 square foot) Zayre discount mart, (63,000 square foot) Grant City discount mart and (30,400 square foot) A & P supermarket. Inline stores included Citizen's Savings Bank & Trust Company, The Countryman & Gallery apparel and St. Johnsbury Plain & Fancy Card & Gifts.

GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL had a rocky start. Grant City opened in August 1975, but closed in February 1976. A & P debuted in April 1975, but went dark on May 15, 1976. Following this anchor store exodus, a McDonald's restaurant -and several other potential tenants- broke leases. 

Things began to pick up. A Shop & Save supermarket opened, in the vacant A & P space, in August 1977. Zayre relocated into the larger Grants space. J.C. Penney assumed the original Zayre spot and commenced operation on January 16, 1980. A Sears Appliance & Hardware set up shop in the inline section of the mall. This store welcomed first shoppers in 1981.

Over the years, stores came and went. Zayre was shuttered in January 1989. The store re-opened, as a Salem, Massachusetts-based Rich's, on November 19, 1991. At this time, the president of the Rich's chain, Howard Rich, bought a fifty-percent share of GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL, and invested 3 million dollars into renovating the facility.

In December 1996, the Rich's chain shuttered all stores. The vacant building at GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL was leased by Rocky Hill, Connecticut-based Ames, who opened their store in late 1997. Shop & Save, on the north end of the mall, became a Butson's supermarket in early 1992, which morphed into a Sav-A-Lot grocery in March 2000. This store was shuttered in 2006. A North Kingston, Rhode Island-based Ocean State Job Lot assumed the vacant space in early 2008.

Meanwhile, the Ames chain went belly-up, with its GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL stoire going out of business on October 13, 2002. The vacant building was occupied by a relocated J.C. Penney, which held its grand opening on September 26, 2007. The empty Zayre-Penney's space was reconfigured as an extended North Wing concourse, with a Yankee 1 Dollar housed in one of the newly-created store spaces.

Bernard Healy and Howard Rich, proprietors of GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL, performed a face lift renovation in mid-2011. This was accompanied by the opening of offices for the Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce, in December 2011. Subsequent dedications were held for Fitness Unbound (May 2015) and Saint J Brewery Draft Room & Hoagie Bar (February 2016). 

Sears, a circa-1981 charter tenant, closed their "Hometown Store" in 2018. After operating in GREEN MOUNTAIN MALL for over 41 years, J.C. Penney also pulled up stakes. Their store closed for good on May 16, 2021.

Sources:

The Burlington Free-Press (Burlington, Vermont)

The Caledonian Record (St. Johnsbury, Vermont)

The Lewiston Daily Sun (Lewiston, Vermont) 

The Stanstead Journal (Stanstead, Quebec)

http://www.greenmountainmall.com

http://www.geocities.com/ "Zayre88"

http://www.amesfanclub.com

 https://chainstoreage.com / Chain Store Age

South Burlington's University Mall



Named for its proximity to the University of Vermont, UNIVERSITY MALL presently spans over 600,000 leasable square feet, making it the Green Mountain State's largest shopping mall.

Photo from CB Richard Ellis / University Mall Teaser Brochure

In the beginning, there were two freestanding department stores at the future UNIVERSITY MALL site. Zayre opened for business in late 1970, with Almys being dedicated in mid-1978. Based in Salem, Massachusetts, the Almys chain was operating fifteen stores when Almys Burlington opened its doors.
Graphic from Almy, Bigelow & Washburn, Incorporated

 

In March 1977, work commenced on an L-shaped enclosed mall (in dark gray). When officially dedicated in April 1979, the complex encompassed approximately 320,000 leasable square feet, with free parking for 2,500 autos.

 

A vintage view of the Almys mall entrance. The store included a Beauty Salon and J & J snack bar restaurant.

Photo from Frederick Grant Hill Archive / UVM-Universitas Virdis Montis (University of Vermont) /  Alan Lasky, Paul Beique & Bob Blanchard

In February 1989, a new Zayre store opened at "U-MALL," replacing the original location. The store would operate as a Zayre for only 8 months. In October 1989, it was rebranded by Ames.
Photo from http://amesfanclub.com

Between 1985 and 1990, the mall was nearly doubled in size. The new Zayre, originally a freestanding structure, stood at the south end. The original store (in dark gray) was reconfigured as an extension of the South Wing. This included an expansion (in light gray) that connected the mall with the new anchor store. The mall now encompassed around 464,000 leasable square feet and contained fifty-three stores and services.

UNIVERSITY MALL TENANTS 1990:

AMES / STEINBACH / Aladdin's Castle video arcade / Anderson-Little / Athlete's Foot / Belden Jewelers / Ben & Jerry's ice cream / Brooks / Casual Corner / Cherry, Webb & Touraine / Chess King / Claire's Boutique / Designs by Levi / Earring Tree / Field's Hosiery / Foxmoor Casuals / GNC / Gordon's Jewelry / Great Expectations / Hersheldon's / Hickory Farms of Ohio / Hilson's Home Center (outparcel) / Howard Bank (outparcel) / International Coffee / Kay-Bee Toys / Kinney Shoes / Lechter's housewares / Marianne Shops / Martin's Food Center (outparcel) / Musicland / Papa Gino's / Pearle Vision Center / Perkins Landing / Pet Menagerie / Radio Shack / So-Fro Fabrics / Spencer Gifts / Stuart Simon men's wear / Suzanne's Hallmark / Tape World / This End Up / Thom McAn Shoes / Waldenbooks / Wendy's hamburgers  

GARDEN CAFE FOOD COURT:
A & W Hot Dogs & More / Continental Foods / Dairy Queen / KarmelKorn / Orange Julius / T.J. Cinnamon's / The Fortune Cookie / Sbarro the Italian Eatery   

By 1999, the present-day footprint of U-MALL is established. J.C. Penney opened a store in late 1992. Sears dedicated theirs in late 1998. A multilevel parking garage was also built. With these improvements, the shopping hub covers around 610,700 leasable square feet and houses over seventy stores and services. Free parking is provided for 3,127 autos.

A view of the U-MALL North Wing includes the storefront of one of the center's charter anchor stores off in the distance. Originally housing Almys -and then Steinbach- it operated as The Bon-Ton seen here for over 18 years.
Photo from CB Richard Ellis / University Mall Teaser Brochure

This section of the South Wing was added, along with a new Zayre, in the late 1980s.
Photo from www.labelscar.com / "Caldor"

The 8-bay culinary complex at U-MALL was installed in space originally occupied by a Wellby Super Drug. This retrofit was done as part of the mall's 1985-1990 expansion and renovation.
Photo from CB Richard Ellis / University Mall Teaser Brochure

J.C. Penney gutted half of the original -1970-vintage- Zayre, and added around 67,000 square feet. The U-MALL Penney's includes a small office mezzanine.
Photo from CB Richard Ellis / University Mall Teaser Brochure

Sears built a completely new store at U-MALL. It was the only tenant with lower and upper sales floors.
Photo from CB Richard Ellis / University Mall Teaser Brochure

Kohl's moved into the mall's Zayre-Ames building in early 2004.
Photo from CB Richard Ellis / University Mall Teaser Brochure

U-MALL, circa-2015. By our calculations, it has been the largest enclosed mall in Vermont since its inception, back in 1979. With its current leasable area of 610,700 square feet, the complex handily beats out its nearest size-wise contender, Greater Rutland's DIAMOND RUN MALL (with a gross leasable area of 451,000 square feet).

Vermont's very first Target store opened at U-MALL in October 2018. It assumed space vacated by The Bon Ton in the previous January.
Drawing from the Target Corporation

In a circa-2025 plan, we see the mall's eight-year-old Target, as well as H & M, which also opened October 2018. The Swedish high-fashion retailer's store took over four tenant spaces and four food court stalls. It encompassed almost 20,000 square feet.

UNIVERSITY MALL
Dorset Street and Williston Road
South Burlington, Vermont

Syracuse, New York's Pyramid Companies were the first corporate entity to propose a regional-class shopping mall for Greater Burlington. Their plan for PYRAMID MALL WILLISTON would have developed a 494,000 square foot complex on a site situated in the Town of Williston, a community 6 miles southeast of the Central Business District. Unfortunately for Pyramid, their mall proposal was rejected by the local governing body in October 1978.

By this time, a more modest mall was being built by Boston's Rand Industries Corporation. Tentative approval for their shopping center was granted by the South Burlington Planning Commission in May 1970. Over the next six years, permission had to be granted for several aspects of the mall-to-be. Ground was finally broken on March 16, 1977, at a 55-acre plot. This was located 2.3 miles southeast of downtown Burlington, in the bedroom community of South Burlington. 

UNIVERSITY MALL was added to existing Zayre and Almys stores. The 1-level (79,800 square foot) Zayre discount mart had opened on November 11, 1970. A 1-level (60,000 square foot) Almys was inaugurated on July 10, 1978. Outparcels of the mall proper included a (23,000 square foot) Martin's Food Center, (24,000 square foot) Hilson's Home Center and Howard Bank.

The grand opening of Almys, and construction of the mall, was delayed for four months, while the Dorset Street and Williston Road intersection was widened. Work ground to a halt in September 1977 and resumed in January 1978. At this time, Rand Industries took on a partner to aid in the development. They formed a joint venture with the Finard Company, of Boston, Massachusetts. 

When completed, the fully-enclosed, single-level mall encompassed approximately 320,000 leasable square feet. The "ultra-modern shopping promenade" was dedicated on April 5, 1979. Richard Arkwright Snelling (R) (Governor or Vermont) cut a ceremonial ribbon. Appearances were made by Minnie Mouse and the Wicked Witch of the West and a hot-air balloon flew above the mall.

Twenty-seven stores were in operation. By December 1979, there were forty-seven. Charter tenants included Wellby Super Drug, So-Fro Fabrics, Stuart Simon men's wear, The Athlete's Foot, Great Expectations, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Radio Shack, Kinney Shoes, Precision Haircutters and a Papa Gino's pizzeria.

Primary shopping options in the "U-MALL" trade area were BURLINGTON SQUARE-TOWN CENTER (1976) {1.6 miles northwest, in downtown Burlington} and a collection of small strip plazas situated 1.4 miles southwest of U-MALL, in South Burlington. BURLINGTON PLAZA and MALL 189 eventually morphed into SOUTH BURLINGTON FACTORY OUTLET CENTER and SHELBURNE ROAD PLAZA.

A renovation and expansion of U-MALL was announced in July 1985. The controversial project would encounter several hurdles before construction on a first phase could get underway, in November 1985. As part of Phase 1, a new structure was built to house a (48,000 square foot) Hilson's Home Center and (48,000 square foot) Martin's Food & Drug Center. A 1-level (86,000 square foot) Zayre would also be built built as a freestanding unit.

The Hilson store welcomed first customers on March 29, 1988. Martin's was dedicated on May 2nd. The new Zayre opened its doors on February 19, 1989. With the original Zayre vacant, it was possible to reconfigure it as an extension of the mall's South Wing. A 29,000 square foot South Wing expansion was built that connected the old and new Zayres. An 8-bay Garden Cafe Food Court now filled a vacant drug store space.

UNIVERSITY MALL was re-dedicated on March 23, 1990. Madeleine Kunin (D) (Governor of Vermont) presided over the festivities. Carole Gist, "Miss USA 1990" was also on hand. Music was provided by the Onion River Band, Rachel Bissex & Her Trio, the Dave Contois Trio and Vermont Youth Orchestra. Mall patrons also enjoyed a simulated magic carpet ride. The 4-year-long renovation had brought the square footage of U-MALL up to approximately 464,000. Its retail roster now listed fifty-three stores and services.

The first anchor change was set in motion with the shuttering of Almys, in May 1987. The store sat vacant until Asbury Park, New Jersey-based Steinbach opened on March 2, 1989. Meanwhile, stores in the Zayre chain were rebranded by Rocky Hill, Connecticut-based Ames on October 26th, 1989.

A second expansion of the retail hub commenced in February 1992. This renovation brought a 1-level (85,500 square foot) J.C. Penney. This store, which utilized gutted mall space and a small addition, was officially dedicated on November 11, 1992. In September 1997, a third mall expansion got underway. This added a 2-level (126,500 square foot) Sears and multilevel parking garage. These were dedicated on October 21, 1998. U-MALL now encompassed around 610,700 leasable square feet.

Subsequent anchor rebrandings took place after the closing of Steinbach, in March 1999. The store re-opened, as a York, Pennsylvania-based The Bon Ton, on November 3 of the same year. Ames was shuttered in October 2002. A Wisconsin-based Kohl's set up shop on April 16, 2004. An indoor-outdoor mall face lift was done between May and November 2005. During this project, new ceilings, flooring, lighting and soft seating were installed. Mall entrances were also rebuilt.

Finard Properties, who had established full ownership of U-MALL, defaulted on their loan. The property was foreclosed on in July 2016. It was placed under control of Miami Beach, Florida's LNR Properties, with Burlington, Massachusetts' Key Point Partners hired to manage and lease the facility. 

 

The new management company completed a renovation of the mall's interior during 2018, as The Bon Ton was closing down. This store went dark on January 31, 2018. Its space was refurbished, with a small format Target welcoming first shoppers on October 21, 2018. Sears pulled up stakes in February 2020. 

 

U-MALL was sold to a joint venture of New York City's Taconic Capital and Boston's Eastern Real Estate. The transaction closed on March 4, 2022. The Boston office of Atlantic Retail was hired to manage the property. At this time, UNIVERSITY MALL housed fifty-one stores and fifteen kiosks.

Sources:

The Burlington Free Press
http://www.labelscar.com / "Caldor"
https://sites.google.com / "Zayre88"

https://www.nemrc.info / Web Data South Burlington, Vermont

http://finardproperties.com / Finard Properties, Limited Liability Company (website on Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
http://www.keypointpartners.com / Key Point Partners
http://www.wcax.com / WCAX-TV / South Burlington, Vermont
http://www.joneslanglasalle.com
https://www.sevendaysvt.com / Seven Days / Vermont's Independent Voice

http://www.umallvt.com (website on Internet Archive Wayback Machine)

https://www.umallvt.com / University Mall

https://www.mynbc5.com / WPTZ-TV / Plattsburg, New York

https://www.vtcng.com / The Other Paper

https://atlanticretail.com / Atlantic Retail

https://www.keypointpartners.com / Key Point Partners

"University Mall" article on Wikipedia