Milton residents have a new nearby shopping mall that is starting to grow slowly but surely.

L.L. Bean was the first store to open at Legacy Place, the new retail center that is taking shape in Dedham. P.F.Chang’s the Chinese bistro is also open and the largest Whole Foods market in the area is scheduled to open on September 2nd.

Additional stores will be opening between now and the spring of 2010. They will include a Legal Seafoods, Williams Sonoma, Banana Republic and a whole lot more. You can find a complete store directory here.

One of the larger tenants will be a 15 screen Cinema de Lux from National Amusements scheduled to open August 28th.

You can read more at The Patriot Ledger.