

The name Liberty Tree derives from the local version of Boston's Liberty Tree, which originally stood in downtown Boston. Lechmere was the mall's other anchor, which opened with the rest of the mall in 1972. Ann & Hope, one of the former anchor stores of the mall, opened in 1969 before the mall was completed. Since the 1980s, the Liberty Tree Mall has focused more on the discount end, whereas the Northshore Mall has focused on the mainstream/upscale end, thus enabling them to coexist semi-peacefully. The mall is located less than a mile away from the Northshore Mall in Peabody, although both malls are primarily owned and managed by Simon Property Group. The mall was renovated and expanded first in 1980 and again in 1993. Simon Property Group owns one third of the common area of the mall, between Kohl's and Best Buy the right-hand area of the property from Best Buy to Staples is owned by Target and the property from Kohl's to Dick's Sporting Goods is owned by New England Development, the mall's original developer.Ĭonstruction began in 1969, and the mall opened with a dedication ceremony on February 21, 1972. The Liberty Tree Mall is a shopping mall in Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S., managed by the Simon Property Group.
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This is a rather bottom-rung Simon mall, with plenty of vacancies and very little in the way of color or decor.Ĭheck out our ongoing series of dead and dying shopping malls! This is our walkthrough of the Liberty Tree Mall located in Danvers, MA from March 13, 2019.
