# Methuen Mall

Methuen, MA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-f127e61001` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/methuen-methuen-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-f127e61001.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-f127e61001.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-f127e61001

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The Loop strip mall with tenants including The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1973 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 1997 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1999 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 60.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 72 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loop_(shopping_center)
- **acres**: “It was built in 1973 as an enclosed shopping mall on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site and initially included Howlands and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as 70 other retailers.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loop_(shopping_center)
- **after_notes**: “Major tenants of The Loop are The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loop_(shopping_center)
- **status**: “It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loop_(shopping_center)
- **strategy**: “It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loop_(shopping_center)

## Anchors

Home Depot, Sears, Marshalls, Jordan Marsh, Howlands, Filene's Basement

## Timeline

- 1973: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1973: Opened as enclosed shopping mall
- 1977: Howlands replaced by Jordan Marsh; Filene's Basement added
- 1997: Closed
- 1999: Demolished and redeveloped into The Loop strip mall
- 1999: Major tenants of The Loop are The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.

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

The Loop, formerly Methuen Mall, is a shopping mall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. It was built in 1973 as an enclosed shopping mall on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site and initially included Howlands and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as 70 other retailers. In 1977, Howlands was replaced by Jordan Marsh, while Filene's Basement was added in the 1980s. Methuen Mall suffered a significant loss in tenancy after both Sears and Filene's Basement moved to The Mall at Rockingham Park across the state line in Salem, New Hampshire. It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop. Major tenants of The Loop are The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loop_(shopping_center)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loop_(shopping_center)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Methuen Mall, Methuen, MA." Record m-f127e61001, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/methuen-methuen-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_methuenmethuenmall,
  title = {Methuen Mall, Methuen, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/methuen-methuen-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-f127e61001, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.