lˈɛtʃmɪɹ wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli plˈænd æz ðə fˈoːɹθ ˈæŋkɚ, bˌʌt ɪt nˈɛvɚɹ ˈoʊpənd dˈuː tə pˈɛɹənt kˈʌmpəni mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi wˈɔːɹd klˈoʊzɪŋ ðə tʃˈeɪn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ ðə mˈɔːl ˈoʊpənd.
Lechmere was originally planned as the fourth anchor, but it never opened due to parent company Montgomery Ward closing the chain in 1997, the same year the mall opened.