East Brook Mall


The East Brook Mall is a mall located in Mansfield, Connecticut that was built to serve Willimantic and the surrounding area. The mall currently has 27 stores and 2 anchor stores, Kohl's and T.J. Maxx.

History

The mall was opened on April 24, 1975 to the public to be the first mall opened in Northeastern Connecticut. It was opened with 3 anchor stores, Caldor, Sage-Allen, and A&P Supermarkets. The three anchors remained until Sage-Allen closed all its shops in 1993, including the on in the mall. Shortly after, A&P Supermarkets closed its store in 1994. Cherry & Webb opened in Sage-Allen's shop between 1993-1995 until JCPenney replaced the store in mid-1995. In the same year, TJMaxx opened in the former supermarket.

21st century

An Applebee's and Savings Bank Institute both opened in external locations in the parking lot in 2001. Caldor finally closed its store in 1999 and was replaced by Ames. Ames ended up closing after its bankruptcy in 2002. A movie theater opened in the mall in 2004 and closed briefly in 2009, only to reopen under new owners. Kohl's opened in Caldor's former space in 2006. In August 2013 JCPenney closed its store inside the mall. In the same year, a Michaels opened up next to TJMaxx.

Major store list

Major stores inside the mall.