▁sho pping ▁district ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁outside ▁of ▁Dow nt own ▁Cross ing ▁in ▁Boston . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Golden ▁Tri angle ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁three ▁square ▁mile ▁district ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁F ram ingham , ▁border ed ▁by ▁Wor c ester ▁R d . ▁( Route ▁ 9 ), ▁C och itu ate ▁R d . ▁( Route ▁ 3 0 ), ▁and ▁Spe en ▁Street ▁in ▁Nat ick . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁area ▁began ▁to ▁expand ▁beyond ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁triangle ▁with ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁B J ' s ▁Wh oles ale ▁Club ▁and ▁a ▁Super ▁Stop ▁& ▁Sh op ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁Route ▁ 3 0 . ▁It ▁now ▁includes ▁the ▁original ▁area ▁plus ▁parts ▁of ▁Old ▁Connecticut ▁Path , ▁Con cord ▁St . ▁( Route ▁ 1 2 6 ) ▁and ▁Spe en ▁St . ▁north ▁of ▁Route ▁ 3 0 . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁complexity ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁F ram ingham ▁and ▁Nat ick ▁co oper atively ▁operate ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁distinct ▁district ▁with ▁similar ▁z oning . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁formed ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Sho ppers ▁World ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁Sho ppers ' ▁World ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁open ▁air ▁sho pping ▁m all , ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River . ▁The ▁m all ▁drew ▁many ▁other ▁ret ail ▁construction ▁projects ▁to ▁the ▁area , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁Sher wood