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SHOPPING CENTERSAllendale Shopping Center is located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Originally opened in 1955 it was purchased in 1973 by National Shopping Centers and managed by Joseph Bermant.“Bermant says, ‘I want to bringfine art into the public spaces of America.’ But he admits there’s a commercial advantage to havingsuch lures. The artwork is carefully placed to encourage shoppers to walk or elevate down into the Allendale Underground—the newest section of the shopping center.”—(Newspaper article)90ALLENDALE