Church Street Marketplace - Burlington, Vermont - Award-Winning Shopping Mall and District in Downtown Burlington

The Church Street Marketplace is an award-winning shopping district in downtown Burlington, Vermont. With an open air shopping mall, historical architecture, year-round festivals, concert music, a wide variety of dining and shopping venues, street entertainers and nooks to explore to get away from it all, this place has everything a person could want and then some.

The concept of Market Street and Church Street originated in 1958 as part of a series of discussions of urban renewal. During the summer of 1971, a one day street fair trial was conducted in four blocks of Church Street, and approximately 15,000 people attended. Successful Street Fair was taken as a demonstration of the feasibility of a mall.

In late 1971, Patrick Robins, president of downtown Burlington Development Association and local architect Bill Truex (then president of the City Planning Commission) recognized the potential of the mall. With his guidance, a second week-long street fair is held along Church Street in the summer of 1972. Traffic was diverted from four blocks from the Church of the street parallel to the street, transit has been added for the week and short-term physical changes (such as adding trees, benches, and booths) were conducted in the street. The merchants were allowed full use of the product display area for retail and special events were planned. An estimated 50,000 people attended during the week.

A design for the church of the street was discovered in March 1978, covering a two-tier scheme, with a lower level below the street level, connecting the adjacent buildings through their basements. The lowest level to add 80,000 square meters of commercial space to the total of the city without the new construction, and provide 20,000 square feet of city-owned retail space.

In March 1979, the City sponsored panel discussions and local residents and traders responded negatively to the idea of a two-level mall. The Steering Committee decided to eliminate the two-tier scheme, and a new plan was conceived. The new plan includes what the street level to sidewalk level, resurfacing the street with brick, adding canopies and shelters, the closure of the street cars in the two central, and implementation of downtown bus cycle to allow buses to cross Church Street into two intersections. The overall plan was approved by the voters of the city that year.

The Courtyard Burlington Harbor is located just steps from Lake Champlain, Burlington Town Center, Market and Church Street. Right in the center of this area, the hotel is ideal for business or pleasure. Spacious rooms, a hot breakfast buffet, swimming pool, bath tub, fitness center, high speed internet, flat screen high definition television, current films and a business center all combine to make the port of Burlington Courtyard the place of choice for accommodation needs. During a stay in the port of Burlington Patio, it is necessary to visit Ben and Jerry's, Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, ECHO on the Lake, Shelburne Museum and Shelburne Farms. Over the summer celebrate the 400th anniversary of Lake Champlain, as there are many special events scheduled throughout the summer. Stroll along the path Burlington bike 8 miles, as it wanders along the Burlington waterfront.