Meadow Glen Mall

The Meadow Glen Mall is a small enclosed shopping mall situated at the junction of the Mystic Valley Parkway (Route 16) and Locust Street in Medford, Massachusetts. Constructed in 1979, the Meadow Glen Mall is a neighborhood mall catering mainly to residents in the inner northern suburbs of Boston, including the communities of Medford, Malden, Everett, Somerville, and Stoneham.

History
Because the mall was built on the site of an old drive-in theatre, the Meadow Glen Mall's original interior consisted of pictures of movie stars and other movie-related decor. Signs posted throughout the mall's parking lot still reflect this theme, naming sections of the parking lot after cinema stars such as Clark Gable and Judy Garland. The mall has since gone through several renovations over the years.

Until 2001, the mall's main anchor tenant was a Bradlees department store that closed when the chain went into bankruptcy. Kohl's opened in its place in 2002. Other past tenants include York Steak House (which was located where iParty is now), Kay-Bee Toys and Waldenbooks.

Toward the end of the 1990's, the Meadow Glen Mall ran the risk of being considered a dead mall, as many of the stores either moved elsewhere or went out of business. The mall has since bounced back, as other stores occupied vacated spaces around the mall.

Around the mid 1990's, ex-drummer of Extreme and manager of Salem band Godsmack, Paul Geary, operated a music lesson shop in the mall, which is in his hometown.

On August 14, 2004 Meadow Glen Mall had celabrated it's 25th Birthday with a giant bash inside and outside of the mall, inclding a cookout, moon bounce, radio disneyand plenty of giveaways.

Meadow Glen today
Meadow Glen is home to two anchor stores, Kohl's and Marshall's, along with approximately 40 in-line tenants. Other current tenants include Bath and Body Works, Spencer Gifts, Claires, Olympia Sports and Radio Shack. Meadow Glen has a fairly small food court which includes McDonalds, Panda Express, Friendly's and Dunkin' Donuts. Also, there is an Old Country Buffet restaurant at Meadow Glen, and a Sea Lion Sushi restaurant has recently opened. The mall also has a Customer Service desk (located at the mall's center) which is also were you can find security. The security dept. at the mall are there to assist you with motor vehicle lockouts, jump starts and escorts. The mall also has various coin-operated kids rides.

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