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BOULEVARD MALL: BUFFALO (AMHERST) NY

Jack Thomas' Commentary:

Revised June 12, 2009
( With info provided by Justin N. )

Opened in 1962, Boulevard Mall, built along Niagara Falls Blvd, provided a vital link to the western Amherst and eastern Tonowanda area, as well as the northern fringes of the city of Buffalo. The malls anchors were JCPenney, Kobacker's (which became Sibley's in 1983), and Jenns's. Also added to the mix was a food court with a fully restored carousel.

The mall did fairly well throughout the beginnings of its life. In 1989, the Walden Galleria opened up shop about 4 or 5 miles southeast of this mall along the Thruway. At that time, Sibley's was also swallowed up by the May Corporation, and turned into its Kaufmann's brand. After struggling for a little while, the mall was able to find some new ground to stand on. In the mid 90's, mall management redeveloped the property both inside and out giving the mall a more modern look to keep up with the ever changing face of retail.

The year 2000 brought a small expansion, bringing in Sears, Michael's Arts and Crafts, and Comp USA(since closed as part of the company's bankruptcy), the latter of the two being external access only stores.

This mall is undoubtedly thriving, continuing to turn a profit, and remaining one of the top players in the Buffalo market.

Links:

www.boulevard-mall.com

Matt Valcourt’s Commentary:

User submitted May 2007

In the last two years alone, Boulevard Mall has become almost 100% full! 3 new anchor restaurants have opened (Johnny Rockets, Bonefish Grill, and Grand Buffet). The food court is now completely full with the additions of Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins, Cajun Quarter, and China Max. Many stores have moved/been remodeled including Victoria's Secret, Littman Jewelers, Borders Express, TGI Fridays, Blue Wireless, Radio Shack, and the 2 Kaufmann's anchors became Macy's in 2006). In 2007 a brand new Charlottle Russe store opened (replacing the long closed Eddie Bauer store). The main entrances have also been remodeled with new elegant concrete pillars. The entire outside has also been painted. I would no longer even consider this to be a dead mall. Hope this helps to update the status of this mall, since the last post occurred several
years ago. Here's the mall website to check it out yourself!

http://www.boulevard-mall.com/index.htm

John O.’s Commentary:

User submitted Mar 2007

The Boulevard Mall in Amherst, New York since about late 2006 has been undergoing a cosmetic update on the exterior to hide the mall's age. It has received a few entrance remodels. Its current tenants are Macy's Mens (former Kaufman's), Macy's Womens (original location Macy's moved into), JCPenney, and Sears.

The mall is has a large economic base because it serves the students at the State University of New York at Buffalo (North Campus) which is only a few miles away. The school maintains free bus service to the mall on Wednesdays and Saturdays which allows students without a car to shop there. Being located on Niagara Falls Boulevard (US Route 62) also allows the mall to catch a lot of traffic as the road is one of the busiest routes in the Buffalo metro area.

Unusual for a mall, it includes a CompUSA and a Michael's store which are attached to the Sears. The two stores are not accessible from the mall or Sears. Also included on the southern end behind the Michael's store is a Buffalo Athletic Center (BAC), a regional fitness center, which also is not accessible from the mall. Unfortunately, the CompUSA store is slated for closing sometime at the end of April 2007.

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