The Berkshire Mall

Day 4
A 4 mile run takes us south along Lake Pontoosuc. This stretch of road I know well - the Williams crew bus would take us along this stretch every afternoon and right around 4:30 we'd be dropped off at the far end of Pontoosuc, to run the last 1.5 miles to the boathouse on Lake Onota, and start practice. Less commonly, when we managed to secure transportation from the college, we'd take a left just as we reached the Lake, and head over to the Berkshire Mall. To be honest, the only thing I remember about going to the Berkshire Mall was the movie theater. And as I read about it now, it turns out that that's about the only thing left. That, and a Target. The rest of the mall closed almost exactly one year ago, in May 2019. There seem to be a bunch of proposals to repurpose it, maybe for recreation, but maybe for farming or senior housing.
The Berkshire Mall certainly isn't the only mall that is shuttering these days -- there seems to be a lot of opportunity out there and a lot of real estate for the right project. Wonder what that will turn out to be...

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After leaving the Berkshire Mall (or what has become of it), the route heads south down Rte 8 into fast food and retail land. Maybe I can make a virtual stop at Five Guys. That certainly wasn't there back in college...