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3 unusual facts about Dutchess Mall


Dutchess Mall

As of December 2011, Home Depot is the only store still open with a McDonald's, a Citizen's Bank branch, and a Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union branch occupying space in the lot as well.

Dutchess Mall opened in 1974 as the first mall in Dutchess County.

The rumored mall, which would have been anchored by Macy's, never came to fruition.


South Hills Mall

South Hills Mall was the first true indoor shopping mall in Poughkeepsie and the second in Dutchess County (after Dutchess Mall in Fishkill, 10 miles south).


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