Jordan Marsh Winter 1960
There’s no anecdote to this photo, except that it’s rare to find a color photo of parts of Shoppers World, except in postcards. I found this Kodachrome slide, and thought the readers would enjoy it. Route 9 is in front, and to the right , if you look hard, you can barely make out the sign for the Bowler’s World, which was across the road, the site of Legal Seafoods today. On the top left of this scene, you can see the edge of the Jordan’s dome.
In the 1950’s when it got cold, they used to put up wooden panels with windows along the walkways, to shield shoppers from the wind. Kind of like enclosing the mall. Santa would arrive by helicopter, and the reindeer would be in a corral on the north end nearest the playground.
In the spring, Shoppers World planted extravagent flower beds, which were in full bloom and drew people from miles around. Someone thought these flowers were pretty special and took this picture, probably spring of 1960.
michelle said,
October 24, 2006 at 2:26 am
Nice! Thanks for the posting this, no anecdote necessary : )
dee sheehan said,
February 28, 2007 at 11:09 pm
always remember raymond marshal and john burkis (both deceased. didnt they do a great job of landscaping and planting flowers. the grounds was a showplace.
kudos to them and george apt, the manager of shoppers world.
Washington Cube said,
April 1, 2007 at 11:12 pm
I’ve never seen a colored photograph of Shopper’s World. As for the landscaping, businesses had more pride then. I refuse to believe it’s solely a time management or economics issue that keeps businesses from looking this spiffy.