Word: malle
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fight of Burlington, Vt., against the threat of the suburban mall [Nov. 13] compares with a buggy manufacturer obstructing the sale of autos in 1910. It is understandable, but hopeless. Most downtown areas, whether they are renovated or not, are now obsolete as shopping areas. They just don't give customers the convenience, hours and consideration they demand...
...wide screen in a theater with a good sound system to appreciate it. If Days of Heaven comes to your town (and it hasn't had a wide release yet), make sure they haven't shoved it into one of those mini-cinies in your neighborhood mall. In New York it's only showing on a tiny screen next to the Plaza Hotel. Superman is coming, as everybody knows. I have little faith in director Richard Donner after The Omen, but it'll be good to have Brando back on the screen even if he's a bit blubbery...
...cited the location of a new shopping mall in Pittsfield and the location of the Registry of Motor Vehicles in Worcester as two successful redirections of funds to encourage urban revitalization...
...classic example of civic self-defense, Burlington, Vt. (pop. 38,000), has now dealt the suburban mall still another blow. Overlooking Lake Champlain about 40 miles from the Canadian border, Burlington is an old port and mill town that has been enjoying an economic and architectural renaissance. Prestigious firms, such as IBM and Digital Equipment Corp., have moved into the area and built plants. The seedy waterfront is undergoing a face-lifting, and many of the city's Victorian buildings have been transformed from shabby relics into stylist shops, restaurants and dwellings. But Burlington's boom was threatened...
...last perusal of the notices before I sign off...no one interesting is coming to Passim. I can't find any info on the Rat (but go anyway; it's bound to be an experience). Paul's Mall is dead. Sigh...