tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post3808554336183478929..comments2024-03-27T14:28:33.393-04:00Comments on The Caldor Rainbow: A Look Back At "Pavilions at" Buckland HillsNicholas M. DiMaiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063999916020250354noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-54102295325923689052012-02-15T10:02:34.169-05:002012-02-15T10:02:34.169-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-46114431475965360272012-01-18T01:56:47.910-05:002012-01-18T01:56:47.910-05:00Thanks for the amazing article here. I was searchi...Thanks for the amazing article here. I was searching for something like that for quite a long time and at last I have found it here. Your blog is better than others because of useful and meaningful posts. Keep posting them in the future too, I will be waiting for thatWe have many brand <br /><br /><a href="http://www.vitanherbs.com" rel="nofollow">natural minerals</a>saimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281551295502083429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-76490899516791814342011-06-09T16:09:49.978-04:002011-06-09T16:09:49.978-04:00It is an incredible mall not also because of the f...It is an incredible mall not also because of the food court but also because it has a perfect environment it's like a kind of semi-open air structure.Generic Viagrahttp://www.rx-mex.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-51612039888920010192011-02-21T15:23:37.901-05:002011-02-21T15:23:37.901-05:00It is a very good mall, I visited until last year,...It is a very good mall, I visited until last year, It has some great stores, and some great food services, the parking lot is big and the surroundings great.<br />77svViagra Onlinehttp://www.iservepharmacy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-89475250313743892632009-07-15T22:27:21.131-04:002009-07-15T22:27:21.131-04:00This mall is declining even more due to the urban ...This mall is declining even more due to the urban blight that is bused in from Hartford. They have declined so much that they have to stoop to the level of signing leases with Tattoo parlors and "massage" parlors while they close customer service and lay off security gaurds ( Funny this property isn't listed on GGP's website as being affected by the bankruptcy filing?... business as usual I think not). They need to fire the entire mall management office and stop the busses. Rumor has it that Simon property group has recently purchased this property from failing GGP. We can only hope it's true. There isn't a store manager in this mall that wouldn't like to see that happen. I'll personally volunteer to give Nancy (Mall Manager) her pink slip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-33178610888646941622008-12-17T15:28:00.000-05:002008-12-17T15:28:00.000-05:00Mall looks great the way it is now but taking out ...Mall looks great the way it is now but taking out the arcade was one big mistake,alot of these kids looked forward to meet at the mall with their friends to go to the arcade.I used to be an ex employer at the arcade at buckland mall and belive me we made moneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-77228046728277754402008-09-08T01:38:00.000-04:002008-09-08T01:38:00.000-04:00I just came across your site. I love defunct retai...I just came across your site. I love defunct retail chains and although I am not from your area, I enjoy teh photos and appreciate the history nonetheless. Keep up the great work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-59187503545047267632008-09-07T22:01:00.000-04:002008-09-07T22:01:00.000-04:00Don't know if you're interested, but here's a leas...Don't know if you're interested, but here's a lease plan of Buckland Hills from 2003...<BR/><BR/>http://web.archive.org/web/20031017073226/http://www.generalgrowth.com/content/live/data/LeasePlans/The+Shoppes+at+Buckland+Hills_site_and_lease_plans.pdfPseudo3Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848368606946150471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-42613663513388167682008-09-02T22:58:00.000-04:002008-09-02T22:58:00.000-04:00The original design of this mall is unmistakeably ...The original design of this mall is unmistakeably coming straight out of the late 1980s (1990--still seeing the fade out of the 80s). Some of the skylights in the mall still have some of the original globe lighting around the seams. And other plaza's that surround the mall still hold it's original theme I notice (giant squares, a lot of turquoise colors).<BR/><BR/>I am still a bit desperate to find out exactly what the original food court looked like. Nick, if you could take a pencil and paper and sketch a quick floor plan to give me an idea of what the food court/arcade use to look like, that would be great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-28525203023011873052008-08-06T22:30:00.000-04:002008-08-06T22:30:00.000-04:00Allow me to elaborate on the "wall" in front of wh...Allow me to elaborate on the "wall" in front of what was once the Time Out arcade. <BR/><BR/>Before the arcade was demolished for the carousel following the remodel of the mall, there was what was best described as a "wall" which divided the arcade on one side and the food court's two food parcels, Panda Express (left side) and Sbarro (right side), on the other. <BR/><BR/>After the remodel, this wall was cleared to give it an open-air look it has now, resulting in both chains to be relocated elsewhere within the court.<BR/><BR/>About McDonalds, I'm not sure why it left the mall but you rarely see the golden arches replaced by a Burger King.Nicholas M. DiMaiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063999916020250354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-31875212350129791652008-08-05T19:58:00.000-04:002008-08-05T19:58:00.000-04:00I remember not only going to the opening of this m...I remember not only going to the opening of this mall, but having to do an American Government report on regulations that govern the building of something so large. It was really a central point of a lot of community doings back when it was first opened. If I recall, it was originally slated to open in South Windsor, but the board of selectmen and taxpayers voted against it, fearing the project. It was intended to help boost Downtown Manchester, but sadly, had the opposite effect. A lot of the mainstay stores on Main Street closed, due to competition from the mall and the box stores that popped up around it.<BR/>Still, many a youthful day ad night were spent at this mall, and to this day I'm surprised by the changes I see in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33709921.post-50848210141152230212008-08-05T17:31:00.000-04:002008-08-05T17:31:00.000-04:00I believe it was you on the Labelscar post which m...I believe it was you on the Labelscar post which mentioned this:<BR/><BR/>"The upscale renovation blew Buckland Hills former crummy/average image away and much for the better adding more restaurants and removing some older food court shops."<BR/><BR/>I was always curious about that and I asked to no avail on the comments. I guess that McDonald's, Sbarro, and Panda Express were too "junky", but I really had the "local, unappealing" stands in mind.<BR/><BR/>What do you mean by Sbarro's "wall"?Pseudo3Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848368606946150471noreply@blogger.com