/ P atr ick ▁Henry ▁district ▁has ▁experienced ▁substantial ▁growth , ▁making ▁commercial ▁ret ail ▁challeng ing ▁for ▁the ▁Col ise um ▁Central ▁district ▁of ▁Ham pton . ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁last ▁several ▁years , ▁Col ise um ▁existed , ▁though ▁did ▁not ▁really ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁changing ▁times . ▁The ▁Nach man ' s ▁became ▁H ess ' s , ▁then ▁Pro ff itt ' s , ▁then ▁D ill ard ' s , ▁which ▁also ▁opened ▁an ▁auxili ary ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Children ' s ▁Palace . ▁Th al him ers ▁became ▁He cht ' s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁M acy ' s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Both ▁of ▁the ▁D ill ard ' s ▁stores ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁m all ▁was ▁set ▁aside ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁a ▁Bur ling ton ▁Co at ▁Factory ▁store . ▁Bur ling ton ▁Co at ▁Factory ▁instead ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Mont gom ery ▁Ward ▁building , ▁and ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁Steve ▁& ▁Barry ' s ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁slot ▁originally ▁sl ated ▁for ▁Bur ling ton ▁Co at ▁Factory . ▁ ▁R ede velop ment ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Col ise um ▁Mall ▁perman ently ▁closed ▁its ▁doors ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁demol ition ▁in ▁late ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁m all ▁was ▁re develop ed ▁as ▁an