An urban renewal project designed with the intention of stopping the decline of the central business district of downtown Poughkeepsie, the mall was created by blocking off a section of Main Street (from Market to Catherine/Academy Streets) to automobile traffic.
ɐn ˈɜːbən ɹᵻnjˈuːəl pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt dɪzˈaɪnd wɪððɪ ɪntˈɛnʃən ʌv stˈɑːpɪŋ ðə dᵻklˈaɪn ʌvðə sˈɛntɹəl bˈɪznəs dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv dˈaʊntaʊn pˈoʊkiːpsi, ðə mˈɔːl wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ blˈɑːkɪŋ ˈɔf ɐ sˈɛkʃən ʌv mˈeɪn stɹˈiːt fɹʌm mˈɑːɹkɪt tə kˈæθɹɪn slˈæʃ ɐkˈædəmi stɹˈiːts tʊ ˈɔːɾəməbˌiəl tɹˈæfɪk.