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October 2024 by George Chalhoub
The Fountain at East India Square is a stone fountain, designed by John Collins, showing the changes in Salem's topography as the waterfront area was dredged and filled. The fountain's top layer shows the shore line of Salem before many areas were filled in. The bottom layer is Salem's shore line today. Called "Salem's Gateway to the Far East" the fountain was completed in 1976.
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July 2024 by Robertson Souza
We had the opportunity/honor to visit the Massachusetts state in JUL_FY2024 and it was an amazing experience, a great opportunity to learn more about MA's history and legacy.
We did a plant tour at Salem East India Square and for sure it's a remarkable place.
Definitely, it's a city that deserves my respect. It was a privilege.
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July 2024 by Tooru Mutsuki
Okay, l love this mall but it's been a few years since I've been there. My daughter and l needed to use the bathroom. So l remember that there's one close to the movie theater. We were both shocked at how discussing it looked and smelled. Does anyone clean them? ? The floor looked filthy just before you walked in and then the gross smell hit you once you walked in.
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May 2024 by Matthew Harwood
A nice square hidden away along the main tourist street in Salem. There are lots of sites nearby and it is a pleasant place to stop at and get your bearings.
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November 2022 by Jane Litchford
When will city remove fencing for restaurant They removed the benches for the restaurant.also. Serving lots of drunks fights assaulted ar my door vandalized my building
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October 2022 by Vinayak Mishra
Bustling with tourists and lots of street performers during halloweekend
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October 2022 by Michael ,Zhang
It is lways slippery so people might slip
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October 2022 by R M
Stores and theater here are great but bathrooms are disguisting
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May 2022 by R C
Stores and theater here are great but bathrooms are disguisting
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October 2021 by J R
The arch ways represent the East trade with Salem. The fountain is a map of old an new Salem.
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October 2019 by Lilli R.
From my understanding, this mall has changed ownership and has since been rebranded as the Witch City Mall. The first day I went into this mall it was because I parked at the attached parking garage and it was the first thing we encountered. There seemed to be a decent amount of shops inside; a comic book shop, which was pretty good, a few occult shops, a photography studio, and some restaurants and bakeries. As I said above, the comic shop was great and there was also a book stall I encountered that was awesome. I picked up some pulp paperback novels for 40% off the given price and I walked away quite happy! The second day, I came back and was going to browse again, only this time I was confronted with a festering pile of mulchy, smelly garbage that was just sitting in a huge pile near the entrance and was beginning to liquefy. There was no one attending to it, no one to clean it up, and the entire inside of the mall in that section reeked to the high heavens of vomit-worthy garbage juice. There seems to be little to no management or ownership presence. Upon further inspection I noticed there were other areas of the mall in disarray and it was quite disappointing. Clearly the owner of the building doesn't care very much about it. If they did, they would appreciate all of the history and community around them - and the aesthetic of such - and would do their best to keep their building clean, maintained, and free of disgusting liquid garbage piles. It's a shame. The shops I went to were lovely, but the building itself is a thumbs down.
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October 2019 by Jeanne Conrad
Salem is a city with an interesting blend of the old and new. The main draw for tourists is the connection to the witch trials but Salem also has a history of being a bustling maritime seaport. While no longer a major center of commerce, you can still see traces of old money from the stately Federal style mansions of shipping barons and buildings that were formerly banks, scattered about the downtown district. I like strolling about and checking out the stores and museums. It's a very foot friendly city but there is a trolley that will take you to locations on the outskirts of the city center, such as the House of the Seven Gables, immortalized in Nathaniel Hawthorne's book.
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July 2018 by Prashant Prashant
Great place to walk around. This is where Peabody Essex Museum. It's the oldest Museum in the country.
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May 2017 by John O.
Other than a few restaurants, there isn't much that sticks out here. A few gift shops, an occult shop, a niche photo studio where people take pictures in period clothing either for the wild west or as witches as a few examples. But Cinema Salem is also located here. It's more the natives, people who hang out in the square that can be irksome. Tough guys, irritating punks can be found here hanging out with nothing better to do then talk smack or yell obscenities at people. Don't get me wrong, there are regulars that hang out here that are otherwise fine and are actually pretty chill. Just if you run into one of these jackasses, don't engage them. If they harass you just call the police to handle them.
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October 2012 by Patty L.
We stopped in here for a sandwich to take on the plane back to Denver. We had a veggie sandwich and it was very good. Loved the bread, it was soft and very fresh. The pizza slices we saw were big and they looked mighty tasty. The lady who took our order was very pleasant. If I lived here I would definitely go back.
