July 1, 1964
Ground was broken for construction of the “Charles River Arcade” on this date in 1964.
The opening date of September 1965 proved a little ambitious; the shopping center would not be officially open until 1967 when it would have an additional name, “Dedham Mall.” While almost everybody called it just “the Mall,” the two names were used interchangeably in advertising until the early 1980s. More posts about the Mall will be coming, check out my previous posts “Working at the Mall” and “More Mall.”
Dedham Tales 