Uncle Sam Atrium
shopping and office complex in Troy, New York, U.S
The Uncle Sam Atrium and Parking Garage is an urban office space, and parking garage in downtown Troy, New York, (formerly an enclosed shopping mall). Originally envisioned as a much larger $96 million shopping mall in the early 1970s, the project stagnated due to financial problems until local developer Carl Grimm put forth the financing to complete a smaller shopping center. Due to its small size, Troy's population loss, and competition from nearby larger suburban malls, the Uncle Sam Atrium became underutilized and mostly vacant by the early 1990s. In the late 1990s and 2000s, the mall was bought by David Bryce and saw most of its retail space converted to offices for the New York State Department of Health and Department of Labor. Today, the mall along with the attached Frear Building is mostly occupied by office space and retail.
The Uncle Sam Atrium is also home to the Troy Waterfront Farmer's Market during the winter months, with the exception of 2020 where the market moved to the former Price Chopper in Lansingburgh during the COVID-19 pandemic.
History
The idea for a large shopping mall to revitalize downtown Troy was first presented in October 1969. The proposed project was called the Uncle Sam Mall and it envisioned a $96 million shopping mall with a heliport, civic center, theater, and parking for 7,300 vehicles. The opening of the proposed Hoosick Street Bridge was considered to be essential to the success of the project. The Troy Urban Renewal Agency (TURA) had allotted an area bounded by Sixth Avenue, Broadway, Federal Street, and Broadway as Project C. The existing properties in Project C would be bought and demolished by the TURA and the land would be developed privately.
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