ðə klˈoʊʒɚɹ ʌvðə lˈʌki plˈæt dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt stˈoːɹ ˌɔn ɐkˈædəmi stɹˈiːt ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, wˈʌn ʌv pˈoʊkiːpsiz aɪkˈɑːnɪk ɹˈiːteɪlɚz, dˈɛlt ɐ fˈaɪnəl blˈoʊ tə ðə mˈeɪn mˈɔːl.
The closure of the Luckey Platt department store on Academy Street in early 1981, one of Poughkeepsie's iconic retailers, dealt a final blow to the Main Mall.