Patriot Place Massachusetts - Not Just Football
The New England Patriots Football Stadium and Lifestyle Complex
Sep 26, 2009
In 1994, Robert Kraft spent $172 million to purchase the New England Patriots football team. The team was, to say the least, mediocre. But today, Kraft, the 65-year-old chairman and chief executive of The Kraft Group has a team that has won three superbowl titles under his ownership. In 2008, Forbes magazine estimated the team's worth at $1.3 billion.
In the 1990s, Kraft began the construction of a new, privately funded, football stadium to replace the dilapidated stadium that was home to the team in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The new Gillette stadium opened in 2002. But Kraft's vision did not end there. He developed the idea of a lifestyle center around the stadium, with retail stores, a cinema, restaurants, a medical center, and a hotel. And today, his vision is a reality.
Patriot Place Shopping
One of the first stores to open in the Patriot Place complex was Bass Pro Shops, an outdoor activities retailer with headquarters in Springfield, Missouri. The Patriot Place Bass Pro store is the only one in New England. Other headliner stores that now grace the complex are:
- Victoria's Secret
- Staples
- Reebok
- Life Is Good
- Old Navy
- Christmas Tree Shops
- Crabtree and Evelyn
- Eastern Mountain Sports
Patriot Place Restaurants and Bars
Dining opportunities abound at Patriot Place. From fine dining to doughnuts,there are choices for all tastes:
- Bar Louie
- CBS Scene
- Davio's
- Dunkin Donuts
- Five Guy's Burgers
- Olive Garden
- Red Robin
- Skipjack's
- Tasting's
- Tavolino
Other Entertainment and Facilities at Patriot Place
- Showcase Cinema - A state-of-the-art multiplex cinema with Dolby sound system, and stadium and luxury seating, the Showcase cinema is another major attraction to the complex. The cinema also features the Studio 3 bistro in the lobby.
- Hotel and Spa - The Renaissance Hotel and Spa is the only four-star hotel between Providence and Boston. It has 150 guest rooms and an extensive spa.
- Brigham and Women’s/Mass General Health Care Center - The health care center caters for outpatient and day surgery needs for the local population. It is a modern four-floor building with four operating theaters and a 16-bed pre- and post-operative area.
- The Hall at Patriot Place - The Hall is a modern museum dedicated to the New England Patriots football team. It has advanced video and audio equipment and is designed to envelop fans into the Patriot's football experience. Players present and past give talks to fans. It is a shrine to the football franchise.
- Nature Trail and Cranberry Bog - Behind the shops the land has been laid out with a half-mile long nature trail that winds around the only remaining cranberry bog in Foxboro. The trail offers sights of a wide variety of plant and animal life.
Patriot Place - Not Just for Football
There is a wealth of entertainment for the whole family at Patriot Place in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
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