The Loop is a strip mall

Strip mall

A strip mall is an open-area shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front...

 in Methuen, Massachusetts

Methuen, Massachusetts

Methuen is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 43,789 at the 2000 census.-History:Methuen was first settled in 1642 and was officially incorporated in 1726; it is named for the British diplomat Sir Paul Methuen. Methuen was originally part of Haverhill,...

 that was built on the former site of the Methuen Mall

Methuen Mall

The Methuen Mall was a single-story shopping mall in Methuen, Massachusetts. It was built in 1973 on a site and initially included Jordan Marsh and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as some-70 other retailers...

. It contains a Loews Cineplex

Loews Cineplex Entertainment

Loews Theatres, aka Loews Incorporated , founded in 1904 by Marcus Loew and Brantford Schwartz, was the oldest theater chain operating in North America until it merged with AMC Theatres on January 26, 2006. From 1924 until 1959, it was also the parent company of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. The...

 owned and operated by AMC Theaters.

History

The Loop was opened in the summer of 2000 after the demolition of the Methuen Mall

Methuen Mall

The Methuen Mall was a single-story shopping mall in Methuen, Massachusetts. It was built in 1973 on a site and initially included Jordan Marsh and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as some-70 other retailers...

 which stood at the location for twenty five years. The original mall's demise followed soon after the opening of the larger Mall at Rockingham Park

Mall at Rockingham Park

The Mall at Rockingham Park is located in Salem, New Hampshire. It is the largest shopping mall in New Hampshire, as well as northern New England, with of floor space. The mall is adjacent to the Rockingham Park race track in Salem, and was the state's third shopping mall to be built...

 in sales tax-free Salem, New Hampshire

Salem, New Hampshire

Salem is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 28,776 at the 2010 census. Salem is a marketing and distributing center north of Boston, with a major amusement attraction, Canobie Lake Park, and a large shopping mall, the Mall at Rockingham Park.- History :The...

. The Loop is the original property of The Wilder Companies that opened their branded chain of shopping centers across the country. There are currently shopping centers in Kissimmee

Kissimmee, Florida

Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...

/Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

 (which has two) and Punta Gorda, Florida

Punta Gorda, Florida

Punta Gorda is a city in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2007, the city had a population of 16,762. It is the county seat of Charlotte County and the only incorporated municipality in the county...

. The newest Loop is located in Northborough, Massachusetts

Northborough, Massachusetts

Northborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The official spelling of the town's name is "Northborough", but the shorter spelling "Northboro" is also used...

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