It was built in 1973 as an enclosed shopping mall on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site and initially included Howlands and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as 70 other retailers.

It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop.

In July 1972, Manchester, Connecticut–based First Hartford Realty announced construction of Methuen Mall.

The 137,000-square-foot (12,700 m2) store included more than fifty departments for merchandise, as well as a 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m2) automotive repair center in the parking lot.

[4] Howlands, whose store was the largest in the chain, opened on September 17 in the spot intended for Sutherlands.

Nonetheless, business continued to diminish at the mall until the only remaining tenant was an Applebee's restaurant.

[24] The new, non-enclosed shopping center has no real anchor stores, but contains a Home Depot, AMC Theatres, and Marshalls, as well as about twenty smaller businesses, including Pearle Vision, a store that was in the original Methuen Mall.