JCPenney Court at Hampshire Mall
JCPenney opened its doors along with the Pyramid-owned Hampshire Mall in Hadley, Massachusetts in 1977. Thirty years later, the warm, garish 1970's tone of wooden facade, disco-chic mirrored globe-bulb ceilings, octo-tiles and terrazzo all over might suggest you've stepped into a timewarp...
Though not much has changed, showroom windows have gone dark and pieces of the tile are falling apart. See more angles in the "Hampshire Mall" set.
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Jeff_B. (40 months ago | reply)
Awesome - I love the look of this! Brings me back to my youth.
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Kristen (Annika Lux) (34 months ago | reply)
Just the type of mall design I like. It vaguely reminds me of the Caldor end of the Newburgh Mall (NY).
mister squishy (33 months ago | reply)
Saw this photo attached to an article on the Consumerist and immediately recognized the mall, having gone to high school in South Hadley and worked there as a teen.
I live in North Carolina these days, so spooky nostalgia.
Jay Adan (33 months ago | reply)
I'm a local who recognized the mall right off when I saw the pic on Consumerist. Congrats!
IXAQUEI (33 months ago | reply)
I had the exact same experience as Mr. Jay Adan just now.
Bearcat X added this photo to his favorites. (22 months ago)