The Spotsylvania Towne Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia, originally opened as the Spotsylvania Mall in 1980, anchored by Sears, Leggett, JCPenney, F. W. Woolworth Company, and…
The Springfield Mall opened with 70 stores in 1974. The main interior section of the mall was 350,000 square feet, and with Bamberger’s and John…
Being the youngest of ten kids, I spent many road trips from Ohio to Florida packed in the back of our station wagon in the…
Philadelphia Mills is the second largest mall in Pennsylvania after the King of Prussia Mall, which is also serves the Greater Philadelphia region. It was…
Ron Rice became a multi-millionaire by creating Hawaiian Tropic suntan oil and lotions marketed through hundreds of bikini pageants for almost thirty years. His life…
The Schoodic National Scenic Byway in Maine is a captivating route that offers travelers an immersive experience of natural beauty and local culture. Stretching 29…
The 1,336,364 square-foot Oxford Valley Mall opened in 1973 and is currently the tenth-largest mall in Pennsylvania. It is clean and well-kept, and more stores…
When screenwriter Amy Holden Jones decided to use the Mystic Pizza restaurant in Mystic, CT as the inspiration, setting, and even the title of the…
Bishop’s Orchards in Guilford, Connecticut is more than just a farm; it’s a delightful fusion of traditional agriculture and contemporary charm. This family-run gem has…
Olde Mistick Village is, at its base level, a shopping center disguised as an 18th-century Colonial hamlet. It is neither “olde”, having opened in 1973,…
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