When was this uncovered outdoor pedestrian shopping and dining mall in which the Burlington Montgomery Ward Building is found first conceived?
Montgomery Ward Building (Burlington, Vermont): The Burlington Montgomery Ward Building is a historic former department store building located at 52-54 Church Street, between Cherry and Bank Streets, in the Church Street Marketplace of downtown Burlington, Vermont. Church Street Marketplace: The Church Street Marketplace is an uncovered outdoor pedestrian shopping and dining mall in Burlington, Vermont, consisting of the four blocks of Church Street between Main and Pearl Streets. Church Street Marketplace:  The mall was initially conceived in 1958 and was built in 1980-81 to a design by Carr, Lynch Associates of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1958