"[2] Fifty-nine acres (24 ha) of land was purchased in fall, 1968 from the city of Albany for a price of $1.2 million.

[5] A hearing at the Colonie Planning Board was scheduled for July 8, 1969[6] for a proposed subdivision for the mall.

[8] A hearing at the Colonie Town Zoning Board was scheduled for 5:15pm on September 17, 1970, regarding mall signage.

A variance had to be requested because the size of the proposed signs was larger than was allowed by zoning laws at the time.

[11] Initial plans called for the south end of the mall to have a single-level E. J. Korvette Store at 140,000 square feet.

[14] On October 21, 1969, the National Commercial Bank and Trust Co. of Albany was approved by the United States Comptroller of the Currency to open a branch in the mall.

[17] Apart from a sanctuary, it had a front counter staffed by a priest, and a consultation where anyone, Catholic or otherwise, could receive guidance from members of the clergy.

[18] It was located on the western side of the mall between Almart's and the Motherhood Maternity Shop.

[19] Like any other store in the mall, they paid rent based on square footage, at retail rates.

While furnishings were waiting to be received, nearby stores loaned items to be used in the chapel.

Mass times at ten minutes after the hour were intended to accommodate store employee lunch or dinner breaks.

Bishop Broderick, D.D., of the Albany, New York Catholic Diocese, blessed the altar of St. Francis Chapel in a concelebrated dedication Massachusetts The bishop commented that while traditional forms of worship like the Rosary, Stations of the Cross, and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament were falling out of favor, it was good to see evidence of them at St. Francis Chapel.

It was estimated that approximately 25,000 people had visited the chapel between its unofficial opening in late December 1970, and its official dedication.

Fabian Joyce, rector, joked about one of the initial visitors mistaking the chapel for a bank and the priests as tellers.

[19] Only about ten years after the mall opened, initial major anchors Almart's and Korvette's, closed.

[23] By October 12, 1997, the only restaurant left in the mall was Ario's Pizza, after Rick's Cafe closed a few days prior.

[1] The Hoyt's Cine 10 movie theaters, in operation for over 20 years, did not renew their lease which ended in August, 2000.

The theatre was in a free-standing building consisting of 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2), and beginning in 1993, switched to second-run movies at a reduced rate.