tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post116940556502565183..comments2024-03-27T14:28:33.393-04:00Comments on The Caldor Rainbow: Crystal Mall; Waterford, ConnecticutNicholas M. DiMaiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063999916020250354noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-50724064343730463242012-03-09T21:52:34.559-05:002012-03-09T21:52:34.559-05:00The clock that used to be in the food court is now...The clock that used to be in the food court is now in front of the Waterford youth center on Boston Post Road. Thank you for the history lesson. My wife started working for Sears about 6 months before the mall opened when Sears was across 95 from the New London mall. Long time ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-85143622629014901372011-07-07T16:26:14.750-04:002011-07-07T16:26:14.750-04:00Update-2011
The Crystal mall is going under a $10 ...Update-2011<br />The Crystal mall is going under a $10 million renovation which includes new flooring, light fixtures, updating the food court, and signage.Here is the article on it: http://waterford.patch.com/articles/the-new-crystal-mall-minus-the-crystal#photo-5314135<br /><br />Also in case anyone was wondering the radio shack sign was changed to the newer logos.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895717736980222734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-55404750150681411392010-09-04T21:59:44.377-04:002010-09-04T21:59:44.377-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Barsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306406195348417480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-43476289453388601272010-06-16T13:23:31.049-04:002010-06-16T13:23:31.049-04:00In case anyone was wondering: I was at the Crysta...In case anyone was wondering: I was at the Crystal Mall last month; the retro Radio Shack sign is still up.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696652362667327941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-29259005190870772282009-12-24T14:42:15.900-05:002009-12-24T14:42:15.900-05:00Online Casinos tyuueooru
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You can see it if you drive on the Boston Post Rd.<br /><br />I have worked in many stores as a teenager in the 80's at this mall. Sear was one of the original stores. I remember when they first opened the mall only Filene's was open. The rest of the mall was still closed but we could see it from the glass doorway. <br /><br />I believe I have a number of photos from the mid 80's a few weeks before they started improving the mall in the 90's. I will see if I can dig them out.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432879266484565952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-55580780556286150512009-10-18T20:49:37.712-04:002009-10-18T20:49:37.712-04:00Being born in 1984, and growing up right down the ...Being born in 1984, and growing up right down the road in Salem, I remember the post-remodeled mall distinctly. <br /><br />The ash trays on top of the garbage cans, the original location of Sbarros ( in the foodcourt area, but had it's own restaurant style seating for some reasong) and Burger King, way on the other side of the mall.<br /><br />As a kid, I remember those horrid brown tiles, which always looked greasy and wet. That faux wood still haunts the railings today.<br /><br />Next to the elevator was a raised seating area with many tables, which extended way beyond the food court, and also the old D&L which my mother always dragged me into for what felt like hours.<br /><br />I'm sure there is more, but that is all that comes to mind at this moment.Brandonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-71240544165721286122009-09-01T16:44:02.820-04:002009-09-01T16:44:02.820-04:00The reason the mall got the Name Crystal Mall is b...The reason the mall got the Name Crystal Mall is because of the Waterford Crystal Chandelier. Which by the way happens to be the largest ever made by Waterford Crystal Inc. It weighs 2000 pounds. It contains 12,826 crystals.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17251540086934383008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-84730044289291870442008-12-08T10:15:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:15:00.000-05:00HelloI can tell you anything about the Mall you wa...Hello<BR/>I can tell you anything about the Mall you want to know. I Worked in the mall since the day it was open. Yes there was a Green clock but it was directly infront of what is now burger king which use to be down by Sears. Yes Sears was there since day one. Boarwalk fries use to be where burger king is and the clock is now in fron of the old waterford police station.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-55262493953359789492008-09-02T13:55:00.000-04:002008-09-02T13:55:00.000-04:00I was at the mall over this past labor day weekend...I was at the mall over this past labor day weekend (2008)and I couldn't believe how many stores have left this mall and how empty and cavernous it felt walking from one end to another. It was rather depressing I do have to say. It was nice to see some newer stores such as Aerie, but the amount of vacancies was astonishing. Where did all the stores go? Any idea on what might be coming in? I live on the Mass border near 395 so used to frequent this mall often many years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-17493111652248860882008-05-18T20:35:00.000-04:002008-05-18T20:35:00.000-04:00The biggest mistake that Crystal Mall has made to ...The biggest mistake that Crystal Mall has made to date is to allow the Disney Store to close. There must be someway that the mall can entice Disney to keep that store open...That is the ONLY reason for going to the Crystal Mall now- and with it closing, many people will never shop there again. I bet the Mall will be closed within 2 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-77573841612652069392008-03-16T13:16:00.000-04:002008-03-16T13:16:00.000-04:00If I remember correctly, the Burger King was down ...If I remember correctly, the Burger King was down near Sears on the lower level. I believe there was a Waldenbooks near that on the lower level as well. Strolling along that lower level, on the Filene's side, there was a really cool store called (I think) US General. They sold unique hardware items and what they didn't carry could be ordered via catalog.<BR/><BR/>On that same side of the mall up towards the Food Court was a Merry-Go-Round, across from it on the Jordan Marsh side was a Chess King. I bought my first pair of Parachute Pants there in 1984! Good Lord, does anyone remember those? They also carried the line of Sergio Valente wear and Ocean Pacific, etc. Wow, remembering about this I can almost smell the Aquanet and original "Polo" by Ralph Lauren cologne!<BR/><BR/>On the lower level (Jordan Marsh side) was the Radio Shack and down from there was a news/magazine store....I forget the name. News Shack? On the first level near Merry-Go-Round was Wilson's Suede and Leather, Athlete's Foot, Foot Locker(?), Petite Sophisticate, Things Remembered, Spencer Gifts. I think there was a CVS on the first level too.<BR/><BR/>One of the previously mentioned stores may be second level, but after 24 years memory fades a bit. <BR/><BR/>When the mall opened in 1984, it saved many of us from having to drive to Warwick, Rhode Island in order to go to a real mall. Of course, Westfarms Mall was an alternative but I didn't feel like dealing with I-84 traffic. <BR/><BR/>Simply driving up I-95 to Warwick was easier when you lived in Southeastern Connecticut. If you filled up with gas anywhere on Route 2 in Warwick or West Warwick, you'd save a few cents over Connecticut prices. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of the Warwick Mall and it's competitor the Rhode Island Mall, I'd love to see and read how the malls in the area are today on this site, along with other readers' memories of it's former glory as well. I was there in the late 1990's and shocked with how it had declined. Bald Hill Road had turned into box-store sprawl and many once identifiable landmarks gone (Lechmere's, and the sure-fire solution to Mothers' Day gift-giving, Uncle Matty's Flowers). <BR/><BR/>One last bit of nostalgia comes to mind: Does anyone remember that 1985 IROC Z-28 Camaro (bright yellow) the hood and body of which was signed by musicians and other celebrities and raffled off at MJ Sullivan Chevrolet in New London? What music event was that tied into? I entered that contest...wonder who won it? The car must be worth something today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-48532786292324967962008-02-26T22:21:00.000-05:002008-02-26T22:21:00.000-05:00Well, Burger King and Sabarros (sp?) used to be th...Well, Burger King and Sabarros (sp?) used to be their own "stores" you'd walk in and sat down independently from the food court, sabarros atleast. The hall way that was where the former tweeters is now, that's where Burger King was. also with a poster store and something around the corner. Hm. The sears warehouse down the road is no loger. It is now a SECOR Sheetmetal. Anyone remember the old Virtual Reality Machines? the huge things the moved all around, held about 10 people and was supposed to simulate a roller coaster? they had one of those there most of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-74734702998679713822008-02-18T19:27:00.000-05:002008-02-18T19:27:00.000-05:00Ah, home. :)Somewhere, I have a 1980's retrospect...Ah, home. :)<BR/><BR/>Somewhere, I have a 1980's retrospective insert from the Norwich Bulletin that has some info on the mall opening in '84. I will try & dig it up & send you some scans.Stormyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383728590462590740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-47062406139561160472008-02-09T15:40:00.000-05:002008-02-09T15:40:00.000-05:00This mall opened the year I graduated High School ...This mall opened the year I graduated High School (1984); and yes, Sears was an original anchor along with J.C. Penney and Filene's and Jordan Marsh.<BR/><BR/>Also some original tenants were Waldenbooks, US General Hardware, County Seat, Chess King, Lords & Ladies Hair Salon. There was a pizza restaurant in the Food Court that had strombolis. I think there was a Cinnabon also out the entrance to the Food Court.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-30527152500395846142007-12-28T20:34:00.000-05:002007-12-28T20:34:00.000-05:00Okay this mall is my life. I go here like all the ...Okay this mall is my life. I go here like all the time. Don't diss the Crystal, it's the best thing in New London County.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-79075546309086653912007-12-19T21:42:00.000-05:002007-12-19T21:42:00.000-05:00My question is, why did Macy's choose the now-date...My question is, why did Macy's choose the now-dated (and this point, a bit frumpy) Jordan Marsh store and choose the Filene's as the new Macy's? Or just split the departments? (though Dillard's is much more notorious for doing this, Macy's does it too!)Pseudo3Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848368606946150471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-65050441589718456632007-12-18T08:42:00.000-05:002007-12-18T08:42:00.000-05:00I enjoyed reading your post. I recently moved to t...I enjoyed reading your post. I recently moved to this part of the state and stumbled on the mall a few months ago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03671818380502295299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-12939835142963168092007-05-05T23:32:00.000-04:002007-05-05T23:32:00.000-04:00And I would also like to add an update to my last ...And I would also like to add an update to my last comment. That girl above me was right about the mirrors in the food court and the clock (sorry it actually took this long for my memory to come back about this). The mall did recieve new paint around 94', but the beyond (now disinigrating) white bland tiles were added around 97'.<BR/><BR/>There is still one picture of the malls interior taking somewhere in the 80s. It is found in the book of Waterford (which the waterford library only owns, as far as I know.) <BR/><BR/>Ready to hear this? The elevator use to be originally RED. This came back to me, as I've recently noticed that parts of the current grey elevator paint is now chipping off, exposing it's original groovy color. The food court use to have an arcade next to Burger King, and a Cinnabon use to be next to Pac Sun. And I am super-proud to see the original logo. Looks like a combination of the AT&T logo/OCP Robocop logo.<BR/><BR/>I live 10 minutes away from this mall, and this mall is the most boring mall to chill out in....Jeeze....I REALLY HOPE this mall gets aquired by MACERICH sometime soon! BwahahahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-58453591889436401522007-03-07T13:07:00.000-05:002007-03-07T13:07:00.000-05:00the mall sucksthe mall sucksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-14439786616723257582007-02-05T12:38:00.000-05:002007-02-05T12:38:00.000-05:00Absolutely would like to see the older bags, Fox. ...Absolutely would like to see the older bags, Fox. Actually, this might reveal what the former octo-logo looked like better done than my words. At your request, I will add it to the page - it needs some editing already.Nicholas M. DiMaiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063999916020250354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-40558177922672620672007-02-05T01:16:00.000-05:002007-02-05T01:16:00.000-05:00Nick,
I have some old Crystal Mall bag pics, if ...Nick, <br /><br />I have some old Crystal Mall bag pics, if you are interested in posting them. Let me know..<br /><br />FoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-22451243304493863382007-02-05T01:11:00.000-05:002007-02-05T01:11:00.000-05:00The Filene's store in the mall was opened when Fil...The Filene's store in the mall was opened when Filene's was still part of the Federated chain, It was the first Filene's (FDS) store in CT. <br /><br />With its FDS roots, it was much more upscale then when it became a MayCo store. Almost on the same scale as its sister Bloomindale's. It actually wasn't that much smaller then the closest branch in Warwick, RI. Only after the May purchase of Filene's, and the rebranding of G.Fox, did Filene's as a store carry a full line assortment. Unfortunetly, the merger caused the chain to downgrade its merchandise assortment. Even G.Fox had a higher class of merchandise, but because of the May principle, it too was downsized dramitically. <br /><br />At that time, Filene's carried stricly clothing and soft lines in home only, hence the small size of the store. Most of the northern stores outside of CT had to be expanded to accept the new merchandise.<br /><br />The Macy's (JM) was also the first Jordan Marsh location in the state, opened when Allied was being absorbed into Federated as well. At the time it opened, Reads was still around, and it was shortly rebranded to JM. When Federated took over, most of the Read's stores were either converted to JM or closed down completely. The store in the Trumbull Mall became an A&S before finally switching to Macy's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com