Connecticut Post Mall

The Connecticut Post Mall is a super-regional shopping center located on U.S. Route 1 in Milford, Connecticut. The center comprises 1.3 million square feet of leasable space and features 125 stores. It is the largest mall in the state of Connecticut.

Initial plans for the mall, originally named the Connecticut Post Shopping Center, were unveiled in 1957 by developer Sol G. Atlas. The plans proposed construction of an open-air center comprising 918,000 square feet of retail space featuring 80 stores, with surface parking for 5,600 cars. The site, totaling 75.4 acres, was previously owned by the Woodruff Seed Company.

The Atlas firm selected a Milford architect, Jesse James Hamblin, to design the center.

Development of the site started in late 1957, with construction on structures beginning in early 1958. The center was completed in 1960.

The center opened to the public on September 14, 1960. The opening ceremony drew 65,000 attendees, including U.S. Senator Prescott Bush (R-CT) and U.S. Representative Robert Giaimo (D-CT).

The center cost $30 million to construct (approximately $326 million in 2025 USD when adjusting for inflation) and at the time of opening was both the largest development project between Boston and New York and the largest shopping center in the state of Connecticut.

Many of the property’s original tenants opened flagship locations in the center, including:

Stop and Shop, Inc.: