Rotterdam Square
 View of the Food Court Entrance |
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| Location | Rotterdam, New York United States |
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| Management | The Macerich Company |
| Owner | The Macerich Company |
| No. of stores and services | 80+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 900,000 sq ft (84,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Rotterdam Square is a shopping mall located in Rotterdam, New York, United States. Owned and managed by The Macerich Company (which also owns Wilton Mall in Wilton), the mall has an area of 900,000 square feet (84,000 m2) on one level with over 80 stores, a 450-seat food court as well as restaurants and a 6 screen Sony-Loews Cineplex, now operated by Zurich Cinemas (independent Company).
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Entrance off West Campbell Road
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[edit] History
The Mall is situated on the site once owned by the Vedder Family.[1] Harman Albertse Vedder of Schenectady bought the land in 1672 and built a home on it.In 1832 Harmens' Great Grandson Johannes sold it to Colonel Daniel David Schermerhorn Campbell, who constructed a 26-bedroom mansion on the site.[2]
At the time of construction, the area around the mall was a nature preserve, and environmental groups were concerned that the building of the mall would endanger wildlife and pollute the wet lands on the opposite side of Route 337, now the Great Flats Nature Trail and Preserve.[3]
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Great Flats entrance, the Mall entrance can just be seen in the right hand background
[edit] The Carousel
Until January 2007, Rotterdam Square featured a full-size Italian carousel in the food court. The management sold the Carousel in late 2006 and in January 2007; it was dismantled and removed.
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The Carousel in the Food Court
[edit] The Graveyard
The Mall is unique in that it features a graveyard within the complex. This graveyard is located in a corner between the food court entrance and the front side entrance. The graveyard is the family cemetery of the Vedder Family dating back to around 1715.[1]
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View of the graves
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The location of the graveyard
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Inscription in the graveyard
[edit] The Theater
A basic mall-based theater that was previously part of the Sony-Loews Cineplex (and then AMC) circuit. The theater is a 6 screen cinema now operated by a Independently owned theater company named Zurich Cinemas. the Theater has recently been refitted with Stadium Seating, and digital projectors along with 3D capabilities.[4]
[edit] Anchors
- Kmart - 86,479 sq ft (8,034.2 m2).
- Macy's - 120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2).
- Sears - 101,985 sq ft (9,474.7 m2).
- Rotterdam Square Cinema (Previously AMC/Sony-Loews Cineplex)- 19,800 sq ft (1,840 m2).
- TJ Maxx - 29,028 sq ft (2,696.8 m2).
[edit] Former anchors
[edit] References
- ^ a b Schenectady History Society
- ^ From information on marker in graveyard
- ^ Minute of Schenectady City meeting 12/11/06
- ^ http://cinematreasures.org/theater/26813/
[edit] External links
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