Beer Mug Wall Decor From Carrousel Cards & Gifts (Centre Mall In Bristol, CT)

Bristol Centre Mall was a small two anchor mall that was part of a downtown urban renewal project from the mid 1960's. This one level mall was about 450,000 square feet and was opened in 1969-1970, and it contained two original anchor stores. One was a two level store called 'The Grand', a failed discount department store similar to Ames or Caldor (both also now gone) and the other was a branch of Raphael's, a small family department store located in nearby New Britain, CT. In addition, there was a small outparcel supermarket of 20,000 square feet for Food Fair and others.

The mall was located on the southern end of North Main Street and was set back into a steep hillside that defined the eastern border of the property. The parking was all one sided and faced North Main, and the overall site must have taken up what were, at one time, about five city blocks. The sad thing about this mall, including it's rather boring nondescript architectural style, was the fact that it pretty much obliterated the original downtown streetscape and some pretty significant buildings that today would be prime candidates for rehab and renovation. The mall was never a huge success.

Although Bristol is the birthplace and home of ESPN, Bristol is still a blue collar town, so Bristol Centre Mall was probably not the right design or location, but considering the time and place that it came from, it was state-of-the-art then and will always be the development that completely changed the character of downtown Bristol, Connecticut.

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