University Mall: It's Vermont's Largest & Busiest Mall, But How's It Doing? S. Burlington, VT. 

I suppose it's doing ok as far as malls go, but it's a totally different vibe than it had growing up here in the 90s and 2000s

Growing up (mid-late 2000's), I remember the giant flat wall in the food court being McDonald's (on the corner), Dunkin Donuts, Taco Bell, and Subway, then across was Sbarro (now Roman Delight), Fortune Cookie, Quiznos, and Ben & Jerry's (on the corner across from McDonald's; though it's changed restaurants a bunch of times). There was no frozen yogurt stand, and the food court was always full of people. Sometimes you couldn't find a seat near your restaurant of choice. Also, the back side of the mall has a back door with a hallway leading to the food court. That's the entrance I usually went through with my parents.

Grew up going to this mall and it was always a good time. Couldn't wait to get to Kay B toys and pick something out usually a model car. When I first got my license I would drive 40 minutes, park in the parking garage go to FYE and burn a CD and go get something to eat from the food court while I waited for the CD to be ready. The U mall doesn't feel the same as it did in years past especially once the food court changed.

As a Canadian currently living in Montreal I’ve been to this mall and its counterpart in Plattsburgh a few times. This one is doing much better, I think. Though the food court is clearly awful (esp as someone hoping to try some U.S. chains), the stores have a decent selection and it’s right near Burlington airport, perfect for grabbing the last few things before or after a flight

We still go there occasionally. Every month there is a sports card and collectibles event with a lot of pop up tables. I can remember a lot of stores from when I was a kid. Sears, bon ton, ames, dream machine arcade, babadges, vt toy and hobby, pet store, mcdonalds, taco bell, subway, dunkin donuts, sabaro pizza, kb toys, northern reflections, fye, waldens book store, etc... Some other stores in the surrounding area... Service merchandise and woolworth.

Where you think used to be a fountain was a customer service island/desk. I remember going there to purchase mall gift cards or ask questions in the past.

I currently work at one of the anchor stores at UMall, and I would say its far from dead lol. Also, as to the food court - I didn't see it myself but I've been told that H&M absorbed the right side restaurants. Popular spot with students, especially weekends and surprisingly well-maintained. Staff do a good job.

After you filmed, a Spirit Halloween went into that Sears 2023. One of the busiest days of the year at the Umall is when they have their Halloween festivities called Malloween. There are trading card shows happening often that are very big and bustling. Also the Vermont gaming Center is really impressive. They seem to always have something going on.

The food court hasn't been doing well since they bricked up the windows at the end sometime in the early '00s. The only view it had was of I-89 running right behind the mall, but still it let a lot of light in that the skylights didn't quite replace.

Grew up going to the Umall (born 1990) and still live locally. Here’s my info dump: The Sears was a Spirit of Halloween this past fall. The food court used to be packed. Especially during holiday shopping times, you sometimes couldn’t find a free table to sit down at. The wall that was put up used to be (around 2007) subway, Taco Bell, dunkin, McDonald’s. The other side was sbarros (where the other pizza place is now), Chinese food, Quiznos and Ben & Jerry’s. There was no middle kiosk then. I worked at the Quiznos during highschool (06-07?) and it was always very busy. Insane during the holiday season. There was full time jobs maintaining the food court. Taking out trash, cleaning tables/floors, gather trays. Two people would work together doing this during peak hours. Now it feels so empty. I think the mall is ultimately dying. One of the “big moments” I remember happening was when the Taco Bell closed (2009?). It was always the busiest food place because the next closest one is approx 40 minutes away. I heard the owner retired and dissolved the franchise instead of selling it to someone that wanted to keep it going. So it closed. And that was when I first remember seeing an obvious difference in the food court customers/mall shoppers in general. This was also around the time malls were closing anyway due to increased online shopping. Then Covid happened so the mall began closing hours earlier than usual and still close at 7pm I believe. Applebees and target stay opened later though. There is no other mall option anywhere close by (at least an hour maybe?) and this has to be how the place is still hanging on. I find myself going there with my highschool best friend still. We try to have mom dates once a month and usually end up at the Umall shopping. But that might be partially due to nostalgia and less because the mall is actually good lol. So yeah. I think the mall could possibly get lucky, and continue to stay open due to monopolizing the local mall market. But when I walk in there these days I always think about how it’s dying. Compared to 20 years ago, it’s so many less people and store fronts.

34 year old born and raised in VT here. I live about 30 minutes away from the mall and I go quite frequently (mostly weekends) and it's actually quite busy most of the time I am there. The food court used to have so many places to eat McDonald's, Taco Bell, Subway, Sbarros, and the like, but roughly 12 years ago they all started rapidly leaving and I could not tell you why exactly. It was always really busy so I'm confused as to why they left. Victoria's Secret used to be an FYE (those were the good ol days) spencer's has been in there spot for as long as I can remember. As well as Hot Topic. I believe the pacsun was where the Vermont Gaming academy is now. Pacsun was also there for a very long time. Applebees and Ihop have been there for ages as well. Just a little more history on the mall. I wouldn't consider it to be dead by any means but saying it's dying is maybe a slight stretch. Vermont is still full of a lot of the old school types so it gets lots of business and seems quite busy most days that i am there. Again, it's the weekend but I feel like if a mall still gets really busy on a weekend then it's fine. Love the video and I'm heading here later today!

This was/is my hometown mall. You caught it during the time it's most busy, around Thanksgiving/Christmas. It's definitely changed over the years, and other than holidays is pretty touch & go with regard to how busy it is. It keeps hanging on somehow though! You're right about the food court. It did used to have a bunch of options...Subway, A&W, Dunkin and McDonald's. Those all moved out over time...before H&M moved in and took over most of the right hand side.

The parking garage was also another way in you could go through the Sears.

The mall definitely had the biggest fall off, especially after Covid. I would say i rarely go there, and the last few times I went, it was dead. I have a lot of memories of the mall, so it sucks to see it fall to irrelevancy.

Different vibes but still doing ok! This mall is super nostalgic for me and I still visit every so often. We were all so excited for a target 😅 I remember this was the mall where you hung out at as a teen in the early 2000’s and you went to the downtown mall as a special occasion because downtown traffic sucked. Even though those two malls were about 15 minutes from each other

I still have a token from the old arcade that was in that mall. Pretty sure it was an Aladdin's Castle. Two or three different arcades all went into that mall, into the same spot, and they all had electrical fires.

I still go there on weekends and it's usually busy. I think that if it weren't for Target, this mall would have shuttered years ago. I do miss the old arcade, the old Kay-B-Toys and the food court! Regarding the Sears space, it was a Spirit Halloween pop up! I went there last fall to look at costumes.Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works space used to be FYE. The Shoe Dept Encore used to be where Victoria's Secret was.

I attended college in vermont from 2019-2021 and went to this mall a few times. The food court was always empty, new vendors would open and would close after a couple months. From what I can tell it appears there are more stores than when I was there. It was cool to get a look at what it is today, post pandemic.

To be fair, Burlington is very walkable and bikable. People would rather visit and support local stores downtown than chain stores.

Jersey mikes and daves hot chicken coming to our food court! I would say around 2020 the food court started to look like that due to covid

I remember a Sabbaro's, Mcdonald's ,a chinese food, Taco bell,a juice bar Coffee shop in the late 90's early 2000's High rents and Penny's and Sear's leaving didn't help.

there used to be a Papa Gino's there when I was a kid.

I used to like the U mall but after they put H&M in they just got rid of all of the food court. This food court used to have dunkin mcdonalds KFC and subway and a couple of other places its just sad to see the food court like this.

There was a Papa Ginos pizza in there. A large arcade was in the corner. Kaybee toys, FYE, Ames,Wendys all were in there. I remember Zayres. A large hobby store with a train running all day used to be by the Kohls entrance.

I just graduated from SMC with a degree in Neuroscience. I'm staying in the area to work at UVMMC and I LOVE this mall. You definitely did your research! I'm originally from southern VT and would travel to the Mall of New Hampshire or Boston. I have so many good memories of going to the mall twice a week with my friends in college. I even worked at Bath and Body Works over Christmas break one year. I hope VTs keep this mall open for years to come. Great video!

Almy’s, one of the two original anchor stores when the University Mall opened on April 5, 1979. Too bad I can't put the Grand opening photo on here.

Jersey Mike's coming to the food court this summer!

The mall is doing just fine but a very different vibe. It was more kid friendly. I was a kid in the 90s. It had a huge arcade, big toy store, kids book store, music and video store. The food court used to be larger. H&M store moved in most recently and was built into the food court, eliminating half of the food court. Restaurants used to be everything from McDonald's, Dunkin, Subway, Taco Bell, A&W, Chinese Food, and so much more. Other restaurants like Wendy's and Papa John's was here as well. The spot that you noticed as maybe being a fountain, was actually a big customer service desk. Sears closed recently, but you were right about the pop up store. Spirit Halloween occupies the old Sears building in the fall. I think the reason the mall is doing just fine, is because of the lack of options, no competition or any other places to go in Vermont!

I live 5 minutes away from this mall, and yes, it did used to have fountains in the halls during it's heyday. Also, the food court had some 15 different restaurants, including the only Taco Bell in the Burlington area. There was even a few kisosks the would pop up in the middle of the food court to sell different treats. There was a smoothie stand that was there for quite a while. Down the opposite hallway, there was Vermont's largest arcade for many years, occupying 2 storefronts on both sides of the hall. 4:37 5:51

I think the point in which the mall truly started to go downhill is when the previous owners booted out mcdonalds, dunkin and subway to give H+M more space. I think over all its hanging on and the new owners are doing a good job at correcting the errors of the previous ones, but its got a long way to go.

i got so excited to see this video, as this is the mall i live close to, and go to about once a month! even though i didn't grow up here, i've been going to this mall for a few years, and i do wish there was a better food court, and that it was a two story mall. i do enjoy it still because i go with my friends, and just love going to the mall in general, and it is usually busy, especially on the weekends! i was going to mention if u are able to lower the background volume in your videos, that would be much appreciated! i love every single video i have watched, but it can be really hard to hear you sometimes. thanks for sharing these videos, im excited for more!

Interesting mall! Will you do an another video about JCPenney At Crystal Mall before it closes?

During covid all of the restaurants shut down, after covid most of the restaurants did not return

Rumors where circulating in 2018/2019 that Sears was set to become a Runnings Farm Supply store but I don't know how true those rumors were Champlain Centre mall in plattsburgh ny does kinda compete with this mall sorta Even though it's across the lake it kinda competes And yes I grew up going to this mall their used to be fountains I think The food court used to have DUNKIN, MCDONALD'S, TACO BELL, Sbarro pizza & a Chinese Restaurant I say around 2014 they started to close cause their was a planned bigger store I heard that never happened that was supposedly going on their Champlain Centre mall, U Mall both my childhood malls of the early to mid 2000s

Our mall sucks. We have no clothing stores, the food court has nothing. It’s ridiculous.

That's the first mall you have gone to that I have been to. It used to have an fye and a hobby shop and those were the only 2 places I went to in there. It has been probably 12 years since I was last there.

My good old University Mall! I haven't gone there since covid began. Thank you good sir for doing a walk-through how do you know if some stores are still there or not. But I will say the damn covid took my Chinese food restaurant. }:(

There was a Spirit Halloween in part of the Sears space.

i went to the state’s university and road my bike to this mall a ton. Was a nice place to get groceries with the target/clothes

Have lived in the area since '86 and visited quite a bit before that as a kid. Have seen a lot of changes, some good and some bad. I think the biggest negative is definitely the almost non existent food court! I think it's always going to be right on the edge of dying but will hold on for many years to come! Great video!!

My Native mall and familiar with this property since the 90s I worked at the McDonalds in this mall around the summer of 2001. I remember the Dream Machine arcade that used to be across from the food court. It was set on fire internally as the owner tried to claim insurance money. Never came back after that. Software ETC./Babbages, Kay-bee Toys, Radio Shack, and Electronics Boutique were some of my favorite stores that I had friends work at. Wendys used to be down were IHOP is now - they had a small fixture. Record Town and Saturday Night Matinee were also great stores too before merging into FYE Yeah too bad about the food court as the mall is great today. They used to have a Dairy Queen, Roli Boli, McDonalds, Taco Bell, even Dizzy's Donuts and Subway down that right side thats now a wall. Fortune Cookie and Sbarro used to be on the left side. University Mall is nothing but Nostalgic Looking forward to the JC Penney Face lift that might happen soon Thank you for your video!

When I was growing up, we would have to schedule a day to come here as it was an hour and a half drive to Burlington from where I lived. I miss the way it was back then (late 90's/early 00's).

Would you do a video on Governor''s Square Mall in Tallahassee, FL?

When I tried to do a video project there back in high school, a security guard shut my ass down so you're lucky you got to film. A lot of the stores are the same but it looks way different, like the energy and spirit of the place are missing. Sad to see about the state of the food court, but happy to see Auntie Anne's pretzels is still there.

I expect this mall... along with all the larger brick-and-mortar stores originally seen as anchors, is going away. The price of real estate, the no-revenue parking, and the facts of changed public shopping habits since Covid (not just Amazon!), all contribute to the changes. People just don't gather in such areas anymore.

There is supposed to be a Dave Hot Chicken and a Jersey Mikes opening in the mall this fall, which is drastically going to improve the food situation in the mall.

5:47 That wall was a McDonalds, Taco Bell, and a Subway all next to each other! After a selection like that, of course it's going to feel empty.

Man i haven't been there in at least 5 yrs. Last time i went it was practically empty. The only reason the mall is still around is because theres nothing else for shopping. As a kid it was my favorite place because it had the only video game store anywhere remotely close

Thats my teenage mall. So much love and memories. I even had some excitement in the parking garage with my GF at the time😜. So much love towards you for making this video. Im currently old and live so very far away. But this has warmed my heart...

The mall offers special rates for small businesses such as mine - You begin to pass my store (7:08) Eat and Be Hoopy (the big snowman with a hula hoop in the front window) we do hula hooping parties and lessons. As well as art and cooking activities. ! I 😊love being at the mall. We need an indoor place to hang out here!

Vermont Gaming Academy is definitely helping to keep people coming, they have fully packed events nearly every night!

the food court had a taco bell, a dunkin and a mc Ds long ago, over the years they all went away with time starting with taco bell. eventually H&M took the whole wall up to expand and got rid of all of the food court space there. the Chinese resturaunt there was a joke and the owners were really mean. sad really i loved all of the fast food when it was there. the mall is not super super busy during the off season so thats probs why fast food could not stay

i remember the food court use to have places on both walls. it even had a mc donald's. although i don't know when or why they left. i want to say they left anywheres between 2018-2022. around that time i had stop going to the mall. it wasn't until last year when i started visiting again, and noticed the food court.

That wall used to be filled with McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, subway. They got rid of them when they brought H&M in because H&M took up that whole area. In my opinion H&M is not worth it. They should’ve just kept the food court because the food places were always busy.

My name is Chad Rollins, I lived in Vermont my whole entire life, especially in the Burlington area. I was born in Burlington and I’ve been here ever since. I was born in 1979 when the mall was built. I remember the mall being a little bit better than what it is now 20 years ago. The mall is still an iconic spot in the Burlington area. I would recommend anybody to stop by and check it out.

I think that the Canadian dollar being so low isn't helping. I'd go to Vermont and that mall often but the exchange rate is so brutal lately.

I remember when Taco Bell was in the Food court

You certainly get around!

actually the orginal Zaryes is still standing, if you look at sateilite photos you can see the original building as well as the filler between it and the "new" building

The wall with the restaurants used to be as part of H&M now H&M took over more space

it had a good food court up until about 2007

Now i think rents are to high, and it's risky, as malls are dying.

Cute how your thumbnail is meant to make it look empty when that's the garage entryway...

Of course this is in Burlington.

I love this mall I always go there

When they converted the Bon Ton to a Target, they must not have done any work to the celling. Every time I visit, I’m struck by how small/cramed that store feels, probably because the celling is low for a target store. For being so small, it still has a great selection.

I live near the Canadian Border in Vermont and considering there is no shopping in most of Vermont you would think this mall would be on fire. I guess most people are buying on-line. I have to rely on Amazon and others for most things I need.

I live in New Jersey there's another mall in Woodbridge that is also dying its call the Woodbridge mall it doesn't have alots of people going there like before.

I *REALLY* think Target should've put minimal resources into running that location as a Bon-Ton with a Target sign in front, and moved into the Sears space once it became available (always a "when" not an "if"). Either that or not waste so much space on grocery; it's actually surprising they weren't prevented from that by the mall having a category-exclusivity agreement with Hannafords.

Seems like a nice clean mall! A bit generic but overall looks good!

I’d say it’s definitely holding steady. The food court is a tad concerning, but generally especially with this weekday afternoon crowd it seems to be doing fine relatively speaking.

I think the space with the foldup chairs is a spot that will help the general public file during tax season.

Although small you forgot Burlington Square Mall

There’s another indoor mall in VT… the Green Mountain Mall in St. Johnsbury. Though, it’s definitely a dead mall.

I've been there many times throughout the years.. The food court is sad, but the rest of the mall looks fairly healthy. One reason I think is Vermont is one of the fittest and healthiest states. People still walk places and Vermont has a solid middle class and a very solid upper class that still have money to spend..

The mall is home to Vermont’s ONLY target actually.

I first stepped foot in University Mall back in the 80s as a kid, and it has changed quite a bit. In the food court, which used to have far more to choose from, there used to be giant utensils hanging from the ceiling (a spoon, a knife, and a fork), and it would be so busy finding a seat was a bit of a challenge. Of course, there would always be some creepy Santa whose lap you could sit in when Christmas came around.

Given the circumstances (that being: mall in vermont) i think the mall is doing remarkably well, it always feels pretty decently populated for like,,,small city/town mall at the very least the antique store and the retro game place are both pretty cool

the whole time i felt uncomfortable watching this. i visit this mall about once a month.

I'm 28 right now, and my sense of time isn't the greatest, but I think around like 11 years or so ago is when the food court started to die out. There used to be a Taco Bell, McDonalds, and a Ben&Jerry's (among other things, but I don't quite remember). I don't really know the criteria on dying vs just fine; I don't think the mall is in trouble, but it's definitely much less busy than it was 10 years ago. I still use the mall primarily to visit the VGA (Vermont Gaming Academy) which is like a kind of culture thing now, with not only board games and such for purchase, but also board gaming nights, tabletop rpg stuff, tournaments for various games, and other gaming nerd kinds of events. And then I also get an Auntie Anne's pretzel

I've lived down the street from the university mall all my life. At one point in time, it was very popping, just like so many malls in the united states. The food court was full with a and w. Hot dogs and more taco bell subway sbarro Fortune cookie... There was even a place called rollie bollie That made these amazing calzone style Cheesy breads.... I miss those days. When they got rid of the fye In twenty twenty one I was officially done.

there was a/ still is a mall in st Johnsbury called the green mountain mall, it was pretty decent in the late 90s early 00s but slowed way down after jc penny left. its still somehow going though today allbeit alot more tired

As a Vermonter, the umall is not what it used to be many of the restaurants of the food court went out of business. Somehow the umall has adapted and is surviving somehow. Surprised u know that Bon Ton existed at some point lol

Wonder if the time capsule is still in the floor of the food court

I grew up going to this mall as well, and I can honestly say it was much more vibrant and sprawling when I was a kid in the late 90's and early 2000's. It's managed to hold on, but has really gone downhill over the years. It's kind of sad to go in there now remembering what once was. It would be amazing to have it return to it's former glory! Although sadly I'm not sure that will ever be a reality. The kids of today will never know the thrill of the mall at that time. I recall the Ben & Jerry's, the train that would ride along the track on the ceiling, the cars with ribbons for sale in the middle of the mall, and riding the escalator at Sears. The escalator was the best. 😔♥️

Fun fact: The Spencers has been in that location ever since the mall opened. I guess the market for female massagers has always been healthy. It would be cool if you could use the spencers as a time machine to go back to the 80's....

idk why h&m needed to be that fucken huge bc they took over the entirety of the food court and most of the stores on the other side where the entrance is like was it necessary and i can agree target definitely saved the mall and is keeping it from dying

My 2010's experience was the peak, I'd say, as someone born in 1999 (and someone who moved to Vermont in 2006) I mostly remember visiting the FYE to pick up new, trendy shirts and Japanese candy, and eating Sbarro in the food court. It's such a shame to see this mall shrinking when it comes to things to do. The last time I went was last year to go to Spirit Halloween which was in the Sears location, if I remember.

Zayre. Wow that was quite a while ago

Finally checked out your video since RU-vid’s been recommending it to me for over a week. Some things to note: the UMall used to extend only to where the JC Penney is, and then it was Zayre. Zayre was there for about a decade, not a few months, and didn’t rebrand as Ames, their chain was bought out by Ames. It used to be the food court was just a S’Barro where that Roman Pizza place is now, Fortune Cookie, which was the longest running fixture of the mall until COVID finally brought them down, and frankly I can’t even recall what was there next to them. Across from there was one of the main mall entrances, now hidden behind Penney’s loading docks, where Papa Gino’s Pizza and Aladdin’s Castle were. You could go order a pizza, go next door to the arcade and play until they paged you that your pizza was ready. Sears had two locations in Burlington that consolidated to the newly built expansion to the mall (they also built a new service center by the mall parking lot’s far entrance, since one of the consolidated locations, the one where Market 32 on Shelburne Road now is, had also had one, about where Buffalo Wild Wings is today). Sears featured 3 floors and the parking garage was mainly built for the expected additional traffic they’d bring. The upper floors of the parking garage closed when Sears did, and a couple years ago they also closed the 2nd level. LIf it ever was it was only as a phase of expansion and it was always designed to be connected. To be honest The mall over the years had mall staples of the 80s and 90s - Musicland, GNC, Electronics Boutique, Waldenbooks, Pet Managerie, Foot Locker, etc. The food court expanded to the other side of that area in the 90s when the mall itself expanded. It featured a McDonald’s, Subway, Taco Bell, and Dunkin’ Donuts. Ben and Jerry’s also had a location on the same side as the older locations, but it closed down well before anything else. All those ones I mentioned were kicked out by the mall when H&M came in because H&M needed the extra space. So that’s when the food court started to decline to its current state. Based on the business that used to be at that mall even in spring and summer, not just before Christmas when you were there, it’s definitely a dying mall.

I live 5 mintues from their. I was just their a few hours ago, not as busy as it once was, but not dead. I believe the food court taken over by H&M attributed to the decline of business. They seem to be doing okay, hasn't closed down yet. The energy and vibe isn't the same. I feel like the UMall is dying. I remember a Rolli Boli where Dunkin was in the early 2000s.

Are the new mall videos you’ve got on your channel as exciting as our crappy University mall? I’m sure they are much better👍🏽 No offense, you make a good video 👍🏽 very professional

20 or 30 years ago? I'm only 26 and I remember this mall having a _lot_ more just 10 (or a few more) years ago! We had a _full_ food court, now we only have like four or five restaurants. We had so many more stores, and now a lot of the places are vacant or being used as storage for other stores like Target. I love this place still, but it's definitely gone downhill. And I really miss the other mall in Downtown as well. That one was my absolute favorite (with _two_ floors instead of one), and now it's been completely replaced. I don't think it was because of a lack of business/profit. I think the main culprit has been high expenses when it comes to things like rent, making it _seem_ like a lack of profit was the killer for many places. But as it stands, I don't find it believable. No good reason for a Taco Bell to leave. No good reason for FYE to leave. While there are stores and restaurants that have been here for as long as I can remember, like Spencer's, Hot Topic, Auntie Anne's, etc. They were making money just fine. I literally think it was high expenses, and the mall owners are the ones to blame. That _entire_ wall in the food court on the right side, that you walked along, never used to be there. You're right. It used to be _all_ restaurants. McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, Subway, Taco Bell. I remember. And it's so sad to see one mall completely gone, and the other one like this. Because landlords charge too much. Edit: And maybe the places that closed down didn't meet _expected_ profit margins. But that is still directly linked to expenses.

I think the University Mall is a dying Mall. It's fading away slowly. But it just may survive because Northeastern Vermont does not have much else.

@2:32 New England Collective isn’t there. That was only during Christmas. And yet another store shut down near target entrance, (Rue21). The mall sucks, i hate it. But its the only mall to go to

The food court is not what it used to be. There was a Taco Bell, McDonald's, subway, Dunkin. Back in the day it had a Wendy's. Combination high rent and poorly run franchises. Maybe a movie theater would do ok? Back in the day it was one of the best attractions in Vermont. Still packed during the holidays but a shell of what it was.

It wasn’t so much that the food court restaurants moved out, H&M bought out half the food court space for their expansion which took over 3(?) other storefronts in addition to the food court. Because of that, they lost McDonald’s, subway, Taco Bell and Dunkin’ Donuts as well as icing, and a toy store. The side that still exists has always had rotating restaurants but of similar theme such as Roman delights was a sbarro at one point. The carpeted areas that you if they were fountains: at least since late 90s, no. Until Covid they were cozy sitting areas with couches and chairs and coffee tables. Sometimes they’re used for events like the one the Christmas tree is set up on.

I am from the area, and have been coming here since the 80s. I can remember the food court had many different food chains on both sides, they were always packed with customers, long lines, and you were lucky to find an empty table to sit at. I can remember when there also use to be Chess King, Radio Shack, Express, Deb, Kay B Toys, Etc... I remember how crowded all these shops use to be. I thinks the u mall started to die after those chains died off, and since Bon Ton and Sears has left with less food chains has gotten worse. I think people that have lived here for decades can relate how busy the mall was during the weekends and holiday, Sometimes taking an hour or more to get out of there stuck in traffic! Hopefully the mall can turn around and make a comeback, Its really the only true mall left in Vermont, But amazon, online shopping is a big culprit as well nowadays, so i wont hold my breath with all the store closings over the last decade or more.

5:36 H&M used to be a small toy store on the corner, and the wall with the mural used to be a McDonald’s, Dunkin, Taco Bell, and subway in that order your walking, they expanded the store space to make the H&M by removing all three food places

Sears and the chinnery family . What year is it in Vermont? It's been 2024 four times in Tampa Florida.😮😂