# Dedham Mall

Dedham, MA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-93f6422686` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/dedham-dedham-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-93f6422686.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-93f6422686.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-93f6422686

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | operates as an open-air power center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1965 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| GLA (sq ft) | 575000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 20 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Charles River Arcade Corporation | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **original_developer**: “The Dedham Mall was conceived in the early 1960s as a value capture opportunity led by Michael Pacella and Pasquale Franchi of the Charles River Arcade Corporation” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedham_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The Dedham Mall is a former indoor shopping mall which currently operates as an open-air power center” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedham_Mall
- **status**: “The Dedham Mall is a former indoor shopping mall which currently operates as an open-air power center” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedham_Mall
- **strategy**: “Despite the changes in layout and tenant mix, the site continues to operate under the “Dedham Mall” name; however, it is functionally no longer an indoor mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedham_Mall

## Anchors

Sears, Lowe's, Super Stop & Shop, Linens 'N Things, F. W. Woolworth, Bradlees

## Parties

- Charles River Arcade Corporation — owner (from text) (1967–1973)
- Thomas J. Flatley — owner (from text) (1973–)

## Timeline

- 1964: Groundbreaking for the mall (then called the “Charles River Arcade”)
- 1965: Opened
- 1967: Mall officially opened
- 1973: Purchase by Thomas J. Flatley
- 1997: Woolworth’s store closed
- 2000: Transformation to power center began
- 2001: Bradlees store closed

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Dedham Mall is a former indoor shopping mall which currently operates as an open-air power center located on Route 1A in Dedham, Massachusetts. The mall served the adjacent southeastern neighborhoods of Boston including West Roxbury, Roslindale, Readville and Hyde Park as well as the surrounding suburban towns of Westwood, Milton, and Needham. The site is located north of downtown Dedham and abuts the Charles River to the west.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedham_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for original_developer — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedham_Mall
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Dedham Mall, Dedham, MA." Record m-93f6422686, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/dedham-dedham-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_dedhamdedhammall,
  title = {Dedham Mall, Dedham, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/dedham-dedham-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-93f6422686, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.