# Mini-Dopefest near Boston April 12th at 6:30PM in Framingham **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 4, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dopefest-near-boston-april-12th-at-6-30pm-in-framingham/531290 "2010-03-04T16:11:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dopefest-near-boston-april-12th-at-6-30pm-in-framingham/531290/21 "2010-04-12T16:56:25Z")
Sorry I can’t make it, but I’ve confirmed that Pepper Mill has her meeting tonight. Just an aside. The current **Shopper’s World** is apparently a pale shadow of the former mall of that name, on that site. It was one of the first shopping malls built in the US, and it was apparently huge: Have a look: > **[Shoppers' World: Framingham, Massachusetts on DeadMalls.com](https://www.deadmalls.com/malls/shoppers_world.html)** [http://www.framinghamnatickretail.com/shoppersworld/index.html](http://www.framinghamnatickretail.com/shoppersworld/index.html) > **[Shoppers World in the Era Before Big Box; Framingham and Natick, Massachusetts...](http://www.labelscar.com/massachusetts/shoppers-world)** > > The golden triangle area of Framingham and Natick Massachusetts is one of the most active retail districts in the northeastern portion of the United States, and while today it's dominated by only one enclosed shopping mall, it used to be home to 5... [http://natickmass.info/Shoppers%20World/Beginning%20of%20the%20End.html](http://natickmass.info/Shoppers%20World/Beginning%20of%20the%20End.html) > **[Shopper's World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoppers_World_%28Framingham,_Massachusetts%29)** > > Shopper's World is an open-air shopping center in Framingham, Massachusetts. The original facility (spelled Shoppers' World) is of historical significance as one of the first suburban shopping malls in the United States upon opening in 1951; it was demolished and replaced by the current open-air facility in 1994. The retail park, with the adjacent Natick Mall in Natick, are major components of the Golden Triangle shopping district in the center of MetroWest, situated between Route 9 and Route 30.... ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dopefest-near-boston-april-12th-at-6-30pm-in-framingham/531290/22 "2010-04-12T19:59:17Z")
So who all is coming, and will we recognize each other? ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dopefest-near-boston-april-12th-at-6-30pm-in-framingham/531290/23 "2010-04-12T20:50:10Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > So who all is coming, and will we recognize each other? Look for the Red Sox fan arguing with the Yankees fan. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dopefest-near-boston-april-12th-at-6-30pm-in-framingham/531290/24 "2010-04-12T20:52:04Z")
I’m in jeans and a green-and-white plaid shirt if anyone is looking for me. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dopefest-near-boston-april-12th-at-6-30pm-in-framingham/531290/25 "2010-04-13T01:08:26Z")
Here are **Robot Arm** and **Beebs**. [![](https://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b127/jrfranchi/USS%20Constitution/067.jpg) ](https://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b127/jrfranchi/USS%20Constitution/067.jpg) \*\*Beebs \*\*will post \*\*Laughing \*\*\*\*Lagomorph \*\*and myself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dopefest-near-boston-april-12th-at-6-30pm-in-framingham/531290.md?page=1)