Vermont Downtowns and Wal-Mart
Rutland Farmers' Market
Every Saturday, May through October, downtown Rutland hosts a Farmers' Market in
Depot Park, next to the Wal-Mart parking lot. Downtown Rutland is one of
Vermont's finest, with great architecture and a good mix of locally owned shops
and restaurants including a downtown Wal-Mart. Working with the Preservation
Trust of Vermont, Wal-Mart took over a former K-Mart location in downtown
Rutland in 1997. The 70,000 square foot store has proven to be a real draw
for downtown Rutland. A Wal-Mart employee recently revealed that Wal-Mart
plans to close the store and build a big box outside of town. Wal-Mart
headquarters deny the plan.
(Photo Credit Ann Cousins)