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Luk said,

ON JUNE 17TH, 2007 AT 1:04 AM

Hi there. I've already been on your sight for many hours now, and I'm completely enthralled by it. I live in palm beach gardens, florida...where as I'm sure you know is The Gardens Mall. Anyways. There is an ailing mall in West Palm Beach about ten minutes south, The Palm Beach Mall, which is almost 50 years old. There used to be a mall in between the two called the Twin City Mall which was anchored by Sears, Jefferson's and a third one...closed about 15 years ago, and is now mixed use restaurants, banks, grocery store, etc. I hate the big shopping centers with the mega stores...that are becoming all too popular in suburbia. Also, I noticed you do not have West Virginia in your list. How/where/when can I submit info and photos?

Panda said,

ON JUNE 19TH, 2007 AT 2:06 PM

In the malls of New England link, you are missing one of Boston's malls...The Corner Mall in Downtown Crossing. Just thought you should know so you can add it to the list.

Mary said,

ON JUNE 23RD, 2007 AT 12:17 AM

no web site....but was looking up what my neighborhoods historical stuff...

I am very close to the old Blue Ridge Mall In KC MO

Guess what is there now..??? A Giant Walmart....and there is already a walmart within a 10 min drive.

I can snail mail photos..its very sad.

I want to move

Shann said,

ON JULY 1ST, 2007 AT 11:48 PM

Port Plaza (as most people know it) definitely falls into the category of dead malls. This used to be THE place to shop in Green Bay, Wisconsin. A friend and I decided to stop in about 4 years ago and it was depressing to see about 90% of the storefronts empty. It wasn't a huge shock when they announced the mall was abruptly closing in 2006, as the place to shop now is Bay Park Square.

Chris Whittaker said,

ON JULY 3RD, 2007 AT 8:02 PM

Thanks for the Southern Tier mall update in Upstate NY. Based on that, and the other mall trips that you have had, the next two logical trips would be to either the Rochester malls (which I could help with) and/or the Scranton/Wilkes Barre PA malls, including Steamtown, a large downtown mall built in the early 90's. Even better, there are malls that have not been looked at here that are on the way to these places (Sangertown Square and FIngerlakes Mall, two of the early Pyramid Designs in the case of Rochester, and the small Southside Mall between Albany and Binghamton NY).

Matt from WI said,

ON JULY 12TH, 2007 AT 7:43 PM

Guys, I found a bunch of vintage pictures featuring the construction, and exterior / interior shots of Valley Fair Mall that was on the outskirts of Appleton WI. This mall is no longer open to the public after an attempt and failure of trying to convert the complex into a 'youth oriented' mall.

They claim to be the world's first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping center, but we all know who has that claim to fame. Still it's one of Wisconsin's first, that's for sure.

I visited the mall once in 1993, twice in 1995, and my final time in early 2000. None of those times, did I get any images.

http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=U0&Dato=20070710&Kategori=APCNEWS&Lopenr=707100810&Ref=PH

Should this page of images go offline, I did save the pics locally to my computer for a possible future writeup on the mall for this site (Mall Hall of Fame also did a Valley Fair entry, but it's buried in their archives). Being from the region, and having family that's lived in the area since the 1970s, between myself and them, I have tons of information in my mind.

I need to get cracking on Northland Mall as well.....that's Appleton's 'other' mall.

JAL said,

ON JULY 13TH, 2007 AT 6:54 PM

The small city of Marquette, Michigan, used to have two malls: Marquette Mall and Westwood Mall. Westwood is in operation, but I believe Marquette closed. There is a car dealer on the site, and I think some fast food. I will be up there next month. Does anyone have any information?

Service Merchandise said,

ON JULY 17TH, 2007 AT 9:03 PM

I'm in Oak Ridge TN right now and there is a mall called something like Rutger Place, but it will be a lifestyle center soon. I'll try to visit and take pics.

Bobby said,

ON JULY 18TH, 2007 AT 1:38 PM

Can you find the exact name please? I can't find anything on Google.

shaney_oyeah said,

ON JULY 19TH, 2007 AT 1:51 PM

Caldor, I know another mall in Nj that you probably haven't even been to or heard of.

It's the Holiday City Mall in the holiday City development (a giant age-restricted community) in Toms River, NJ. It's a mini mall, & has no anchors.

It has a Freedman's Bakery, Silver Threads (a local chain that sells clothes for old people), a vitamin store, a small grocery store, a few banks, a restaurant, a few rea estate offices, i think an antique store, a showroom for some contractor, and a few other places. It's really bizarre.

It's probably been there since who knows how long and is packed with tons of old people.

It's at the intersection of Jamaica blvd & plaza dr (in the middle of a giant development).

Jonah N said,

ON JULY 19TH, 2007 AT 9:06 PM

I got some photos and a mall directory of Valley View Mall (aka Tanglewood's killer). I can send some to you, but you don't have anything yet.

SEAN said,

ON AUGUST 6TH, 2007 AT 6:18 PM

White Plains NY has malls worth checking out.

1 GALLERIA

2 THE WESTCHESTER

3 CITY CENTER

I work close by to them, if you post i will ad more info.

COME ON DOWN! Excuse the t p i r reference.

twincitymall said,

ON AUGUST 17TH, 2007 AT 12:32 AM

Looking for pictures of the old Twin City Mall located in North Palm Beach.

This mall was built in 1970 and I cant seem to find ANY pictures...

Thanks!

[jonrev] said,

ON AUGUST 17TH, 2007 AT 5:46 PM

Here's my site with photos and Information on Lakehurst Mall that stood in Waukegan, Illinois...

http://www.freewebs.com/lakehurst/

I used to go to this mall all the time, and almost all movies I saw in a theatre until recently were at the Lakehurst Cinema. The mall opened in 1971 with three anchors, and started to die when Gurnee Mills was built. It met the wrecking ball in 2003 and the demo crews are just wrapping up demolition of the theatre.

I also have the sign from this mall that stood at the Rt. 120 off-ramp.

DQ said,

ON AUGUST 20TH, 2007 AT 4:05 PM

Was reading the write-up on Laurel Mall in Laurel, Maryland. It says the mall opened in 1977. I lived in Laurel all my life and was at the mall on opening day. It opened in 1979, not 1977. I was still riding my bike on the dirt hills between the old shopping center and Montgomery Ward in 1977.

Ryan said,

ON AUGUST 23RD, 2007 AT 12:04 PM

I see from the Delaware posts you were just in the Philadelphia area, or someone was. There's two treasure you ought to check out. the MacDade Mall in Delaware County, PA on MacDade Blvd. near South Ave. This one has like 4 stores left, a K-Mart (former Woolco I believe) and an Acme Supermarket. It's still open as far as I know but not for long. The other is Cheltenham Square Mall at Ogontz Avenue (Route 309) and Cheltenham Avenue on the Cheltenham/Philadelphia border. This one's not doing as bad as MacDade but is anchored by Burlington Coat Factory and Value City, a sign of decay. A Home Depot is also on the property. I don't know much else about the mall except that the Burlington Coat Factory/Shop Rite used to be a Gimbels a while back and I wonder why it's come to this.

Seth said,

ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2007 AT 10:23 PM

I saw your blerb on the County Line Mall in Indianapolis, Indiana. It's nice to see some history behind this place. I live close to it and have done some exploring of it myself, if there is a way to send you pictures of it's current state, with the two still existing mall corridors, I would be happy to send some to you. Let me know!

Jerseyboy381 said,

ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2007 AT 10:17 AM

I don't know if this is the place to post this but I'm driving myself crazy. I'm looking for pictures of the Menlo Park Mall in Edison NJ before the expansion and remodeling that took place in the early 90's. I have very vague memories of going there in the 80's since my dad worked in that office building on the south side of the mall and took me there a few times. All I really remember was some orange panels on the ceiling and there was something there having to do with the show "Double Dare" one weekend. Id' love any information anyone has of the old mall before the expansion.

AceJay said,

ON OCTOBER 13TH, 2007 AT 6:45 PM

Hey there, I was wondering if I could help you out by giving you pictures and some press info for Quaker Bridge Mall in Lawrenceville, NJ. I think it deserves a feature

Email me if you'd like me to take pictures.

Sera said,

ON OCTOBER 20TH, 2007 AT 3:25 PM

This mall used to be my favorite one to go to back when I was a kid, but wow, it's really fallen since then. As I'd been reading your blog lately I thought maybe I'd send you this information on it, and see if anyone there knows anything more about it's history.

Charlestowne Mall opened in 1991, anchored by JCPenney, Marshalls, Carson Pirie Scott, and Kohls. I'm not sure on the exact changes that happened, but JCPenney and Marshalls have been replaced by Sears and Von Maur (which is apparently planning to leave after this holiday season?), and there is a Cinema 18 there that I'm not sure was there when it opened. I remember that this mall had a little educational toy store (Imaginarium or something, I believe) in it that I really loved. It even had a little child-size mall entrance to go through. When we were going to the mall I always wanted to go to Charlestowne and not Fox Valley because of this!

The mall is mostly empty now, the city wants the place to just shut down already, and it really is pathetic. The place looks nice enough and all, but it's just so... empty. Some interesting tenants make use of the place now too. There's a haunted house that's there just for the Halloween season- though the near-empty mall is scarier than it is, and there's a mini-golf place. The Carousel that I remember riding as a kid is still there- I wonder what they'll do with it when the place closes. It has the mall's name written on it and everything. But nobody was there riding it. About the only place at the mall that people seemed to be going was the theater. Even the department stores seemed pretty bare (and the Kohls was TINY. I wanted to find some new pants, but no luck there!).

I'm planning to go back in a week or two to get some pictures. I hope I get there before Halloween- I want to get pictures of the Christmas decorations that they are already putting up while beside the haunted house. Christmas is about the only time of year that the mall seems to get many people, so apparently they're trying to get a head start on that by decorating in the middle of October. I'll get those pictures to you once I go again, okay?

And to think, I remember when this mall was nicer than the nearby Fox Valley Center (now Westfield Fox Valley). But due to competition with that, the Aurora Premium Outlets, Woodfield, and a slew of big box centers this relatively young mall that drove some smaller ones out of business (Piano Factory Mall and St. Charles Mall, anyone?) is in a tight spot itself.

Ryan said,

ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2007 AT 11:13 PM

I was reading your Jersey mall posts and in the Shore Mall post you commented that you'd seen every mall in New Jersey. From South to North (roughly): Hamilton Mall, Deptford Mall, Moorestown Mall, Ocean County Mall, Burlington Center Mall, Quaker Bridge Mall, Market Fair, Brunswick Square Mall, Woodbridge Center Mall, Menlo Park Mall, Jersey Gardens, Bridgewater Commons, Mall at Short Hills, Livingston Mall, Phillipsburg Mall, Riverside Square, Rockaway Townsquare and not enclosed Roxbury Mall (though it's still interesting).

Ryan said,

ON OCTOBER 29TH, 2007 AT 12:19 PM

And if you're checking out those Jersey Malls, find Neshaminy Mall: Sears, Macy's, Boscov's, one floor with an excellent Woolworth labelscar arond back. I can provide some history too.

Macy's=evil said,

ON NOVEMBER 9TH, 2007 AT 11:47 AM

I want to know some more about The Source Mall in Westbury, NY on Long Island. From the website's directory all I see is a Fortunoff as the chain's flagship store but also Nordstrom and Saks outlets. It looks like the lower level doesn't continue the stretch of the mall which looks neat. Anyone have info? Wikipedia says an Ohrbach's was on the property too at one point.

Big Daddy said,

ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2007 AT 7:32 AM

Here is a tribute site for the late Big Daddy's Restaurant from Brooklyn and Florida. This site has pictures from the Lauderhill Mall location that was closed around 1977. We are also looking for pictures of any other Big Daddy's that were known to exist in Brooklyn on Coney Island Avenue in Sheepshead Bay or Miami Beaches Lincoln Road Mall or Washington Avenue.

Dan said,

ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2007 AT 7:44 PM

Hey I found some kool photos that you might want to use for you maine mall artical

Ariel Photo:

http://www.maine.rr.com/Around_Town/features/above/13mall.asp

The two story structure replacing the Porches Department store:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/DSCN4013_mainemallfront_e.jpg

Another Ariel Photo:

http://images.ask.com/fr?q=Maine+Mall&desturi=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maine.rr.com%2FAround_Town%2Ffeatures%2Fabove%2Fwinter2001%2Fpage3.asp&fm=i&ac=1&ftURI=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.ask.com%2Ffr%3Fq%3DMaine%2BMall%26desturi%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.maine.rr.com%252FAround_Town%252Ffeatures%252Fabove%252Fwinter2001%252Fpage3.asp%26imagesrc%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.maine.rr.com%252FAround_Town%252Ffeatures%252Fabove%252Fwinter2001%252Fimages%252Fthumbs%252F27.gif%26thumbsrc%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252F65.214.37.88%252Fts%253Ft%253D6302901293989665124%26thumbuselocalisedstatic%3Dfalse%26fn%3D27.gif%26imagewidth%3D120%26imageheight%3D80%26fs%3D7%26ft%3Dgif%26f%3D2%26fm%3Di%26ftbURI%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ask.com%252Fpictures%253Fq%253DMaine%252BMall%2526page%253D10%2526pstart%253D65&qt=0

This is the Jordan Marsh (now Macys) Before the Maine Mall was built onto it.

http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?process=gallery&gallery_id=S326647&provider_id=326&ptp_photo_id=339016

Jason Armes said,

ON NOVEMBER 28TH, 2007 AT 10:21 PM

Cheltenham Square Mall will be located in Cheltenham Township,

Montgomery County Pennsylvania at 2385-87 West Cheltenham Avenue

in Wyncote,PA with a zip code of 19095 and Cheltenham Square Mall

will get a better area to relocate Cheltenham Township,Montgomery

County,PA and Cheltenham Square Mall will say no to locations to

Philadelphia,Philadelphia County,PA 19150 and Philadelphia,Pennsylvania

will no longer use to locate (Cheltenham Square Mall) and Cheltenham

Township,Montgomery County,PA will still longer use Cheltenham Square

Mall,Forever for life without"Philadelphia,PA" anymore.

Jason Armes

South Philadelphia,PA

Jason Armes said,

ON NOVEMBER 28TH, 2007 AT 10:31 PM

Exit 351(PA Turnpike) will be use for the(BENSALEM/TREVOSE)

Interchange will connects with US 1,PA 132 and I-95 in Bucks County,PA

and PA 63 in Northeast Philadelphia,PA will have NJ State Capitol in

Trenton,NJ,Oxford Valley Mall&Sesame Place in Langhorne,PA,The

Neshaminy Mall&Philadelphia Park Racetrack&Casino in Bensalem,PA

APS Workplace in Trevose,PA and Franklin Mills Mall in Northeast

Philadelphia,PA with Hotels Provided in Bucks County&Northeast

Philadelphia,PA area locations. Exit 351 will formerly use the PHILADELPHIA Interchange and PA Turnpike will relocate to the

BENSALEM/TREVOSE Interchange with Toll Plazas&EZ Pass.

Jason Armes

South Philadelphia,PA

kturnerga said,

ON NOVEMBER 29TH, 2007 AT 9:23 PM

Question:

Do you remember the various retailers who put out Christmas album collections including tire stores such as Goodyear and Firestone? I have a JCPenney 1973 album and a Grants album from that time period.

Ryan said,

ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2007 AT 10:39 AM

The MacDade Mall in Pennsylvania I posted about recently(ish) is now being used as a movie set. It's interesting to see fountains and 60s decor again as the movie is set in that golden age of malls. There was rumor that the mall would be torn down and I don't know if that is still on schedule after production of the movie. Gives an interesting spin to a dying mall.

Jerry said,

ON DECEMBER 7TH, 2007 AT 9:11 PM

I was so sad (and rather disturbed!) to see your piece on the Washington Mall, in Wash PA. Growing up in and around Washington, I guess I never really realized how lucky we were to have TWO great malls (for the 80's) in one fairly small town. Going to South Hills and Century III (which is still my all-time favorite) were considered "special" trips for serious shopping. But most of my mall time until I was about 16 (1993) was spent at Washington Mall!

In it's heyday, that JCPenny's and the Giant Eagle grocery (then at the front of the mall) along with G C Murphy's (including their really antiquated but charming lunch counter) were real draws. Shortys (in one of your pics) was known for it's hot dogs and they were really fantastic (and cheap). There was a great pet store called Jerry's and a Waldenbooks and a Baskin Robbins on the front end. In the back was a popular arcade and a cheap pizza joint that served it the way it should be - greasy and foldable, for it's thin flimsy crust. Somewhere in the depths of the narrow hallways near the Elby's (outparcel) was a barber shop that I had my hair cut on more than one occasion.

The best memory I had was during Easter of 1981 where they had a local radio station doing promos from inside. Being the big ham that I was, they thought it was cute when I made a beeline for the microphone where they allowed me to say "Welcome to Washington Mall" for the delight of the shoppers. Adorable, huh? LOL

Anyway, the last I was there (about 1993) it was about 1/2 occupied. The Wal-Mart had opened across the road (JCPenneys side) and the K-Mart Plaza in the front had long been razed. Last I was in town (1998) the Giant Eagle had moved across the interestate) all I could tell from the outside was the the JCPenney's was still there. And perhaps it will be the last thing to go. I'm glad I still have fond memories of it though. I hope you find this useful! Your site has been a wistful trip but I'm glad someone has kept these commercial icons in their memory. Well done

Mark said,

ON DECEMBER 21ST, 2007 AT 2:10 AM

I love this site and was hoping to find pictures from the 70s of the mall in Trumbull Connecticut ... of all the malls I've seen and remember I think that was something truly unique, I remember theme areas, like each of the corridors was like a section of Disneyland. I was only 10 when I visited my aunt there and she took me to the G Fox there. Travelling recently in Connecticut I went back to try to find it and all that is there now is yet another messys/Lord and Taylor Shoppingtown, same blandness as everywhere.

Herman Krieger said,

ON DECEMBER 23RD, 2007 AT 1:03 AM

Photo essay: "Mall-aise", off beat look at malls in America, at:

www.efn.org/~hkrieger/mallaise.htm

Kevin said,

ON DECEMBER 23RD, 2007 AT 6:51 PM

Hi there - I love the site and want to help. I try my best to visit as many old (and new) malls as much as possible when on the road, and have recently started to take pictures. I also have a collection of about 50 directories (the brochure kind) from the mid to late 90's and early 2000's that you may like. They are all from malls in New England. Malls I have pictures of: Rhode Island, Wakefield, Walpole Mall, Westgate Mall (WAY before the newest renovation), and Silver City.

How can I share this stuff with you?

Kevin

Brian said,

ON DECEMBER 27TH, 2007 AT 6:17 PM

Hi,

Inspired by this fantastic site of yours, I took some pics of Rhode Island Mall last week, during the Christmas rush. Apparently, the news of Christmas didn't make it to the former Midland Mall...and the pics tell the story. Please let me know if you would like me to e-mail you the pics for this site.

Brian

Jack said,

ON JANUARY 22ND, 2008 AT 8:30 PM

The next time you folks come through Central Ohio, there is one mall that is an absoulute must see: Columbus City Center.

There is absolutely nothing there. Zilch. Zip. Nada. No anchor stores (the last one, a Macy's, opened with the mall as Marshall Field's, closed last December.) and more coppers than shoppers. This makes taking pictures a bit difficult (during my last visit I was stopped a couple of times and told to put the camera away) It is currently run by the City of Columbus, as its old owners, Simon Property Group, were evicted over the summer of 2007. It's probably not going to close any time soon (there are a couple of small shops that get good business, as its large parking garage is used by workers downtown) but I'd hurry, because the city wants to re-devellop it. I have a TON of pictures, including several of the million-square-foot Lazarus anchor store, if you want my help. If you want the pics, just email me.

qwert78@earthlink.net

Teddy said,

ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2008 AT 3:26 AM

hello all, there is one i think you will want to know about, its on the border of mexico, yes this big ol long mall has , or i need to say had three blocks all with over head floor cat walks and ground lev curbs walks and yes there is even SMOKING in this mall, but like the ones ya have listed here the mall has closed one block, call that giving in to the store front cus the main ent of this mall faces the rio grand and looks out to mexico across the USA park but its all down hill truly the mall is or was built on a hill and that was for the river to rise and fall but like the malls going away so to have the rushing rivers of spring an summer so now the USA has a nice green park in a place where there is no green for miles and miles the park is, well it just looks unreal, this mall is long and has just a hand full of stores but walk as much as ya want to and see some of the men smoking and wonder wheres that sent, wheres that ,,, funk even, but this mall has a old water cooler system, and step in side from the texas heat and ya almost fall to the ground thanking the spirts , this mall is dim and damp but great for most any one who needs a cool rest away from the boarder town and Texas oven, this mall is off i-35 south , to find it go south to the border then stop and make a right be fore the crossing then ya stay west maybe 7 blocks and you will se the next walk over crossing one block more your in the mll and parking is on down in gated parking lot enjoy and have a blunt or a cig, no pipes no cigars big sign and two guys walk the malls cleaning the ash trays with ease its wonderful to see old life style's and truly the stores are 99 cent store and wigglys womans wear and a few drug stores and a water store where ya can buy water oh and a rental center that will bring your washer to Mexico for you , Teddy

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Margaret Duhon said,

ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 2008 AT 2:11 PM

Mall update for Houston, Texas

Northline Mall which opened in 1960 at the corner of I45 & Crosstimbers St. was leveled effective last week.

Mall was small, original anchors were Joske's and Montgomery Wards. Mall also had a Piccadilly Cafeteria. There was a medium sized anchor store in the back of the mall which was housing classrooms for Houston Community College at the time of its demolition, but I have not been able to find out the name of the store. Also I am unsure of all its original tennants other than the anchors and Piccadilly. There was a 4 screen movie theater in the rear of the mall on the outparcel, and I think it shut down the year I moved to Houston, 89-90 and it was demolished not long after. Unfortunately I have no pictures to submit.

Sharpstown Mall/Sharpstown Center at hwy 59 South & Bellaire Blvd has filed for bankruptecy and its last major anchor is leaving. Macy's will close sometime in February. Store was originally a Foley's. Mall also used to have a JC Penny, Montgomery Ward, Limited Express, Gap, Lerners and all the major botiques of a mall. It started on a downward decline in the 90's due to the surrounding areas that became sesspool for immigrants and drug dealing and major crime. The mall is basically a shell of its former self. A Burlington Coat Factory is housed in the former Montgomery Wards building. Mall was originally a 1 story and a 2nd story was added in the 70's.

Christopher said,

ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2008 AT 11:38 PM

One mall that would be great for this website is our forgotton Hampton Square Mall in Bay City/Essexville MI.

This mall was built in 1975, and featured Kmart, JCPenny (1990 addition) and Weichmann's as the main anchors. Currently, nearly every single store is closed. There is an extremely popular Chinese restaurant that has been there for years. The mall started declining with the new Bay City Mall across town in 1991. The Bay City Mall is also declining, and may be dead itself in a few years.

Christopher said,

ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2008 AT 11:45 PM

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/hampton.html

Here is a link to Hampton Square Mall Information!

Mike said,

ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2008 AT 2:33 AM

I was wondering if you or you know somebody that might have a photo of a plaza called Henrietta Plaza which is located in Henrietta, NY (Rochester). I would like to find a photo of the plaza from the 1970's to show the way it originally looked. Any information or help you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Angie said,

ON MARCH 13TH, 2008 AT 3:23 PM

I need to know where you got your information for the Blvd Mall in Las Vegas, NV. I am trying to make the Wikipedia site for it, and I don't have any reliable references for the interesting history of this mall. Can you tell me where you got your information?

Gary said,

ON MARCH 21ST, 2008 AT 12:21 PM

Another BARNS & NOBLE is Closing in Manhattan. Take pictures of it

Jaime said,

ON MARCH 25TH, 2008 AT 4:26 PM

Check out the Fashion Mall in Plantation, Florida (Broward County). This mall used to be all high-end... now you can't pay retailers to open shop. Still it's open... maybe the food court has magic Manchu Wok or something. They've been threatening to overhaul it for years... we'll see.

Chris Trice said,

ON MARCH 27TH, 2008 AT 12:13 AM

Hello,

I thought you might like to know that I'll soon be

publishing a book of my photographs of Dixie Square

Mall, located in Harvey, Illinois...one of the most

famous "dead" malls in the world. The photos were made

over a 3-year period, and represent both a thorough

documentation of the mall, and a chance to reconsider

the aesthetics of abandoned spaces. The book includes

over 50 images, plus various historical information

about the mall itself, and will be accompanied by the

launch of a companion website. The target date for

both book and website is late spring, 2008.

I'm considering including a "links" section on the

website, and possibly in the book itself. Would you be

willing to let me include a link and/or printed

reference to your site? If you think anyone on your

contact list (or visitors to your site) might be

interested in my book, you are more than welcome to

pass this information along. I'd also be pleased to

discuss any ideas you might have for cross-promotion!

You may see a sample of my work at Dixie Square here:

http://www.mocp.org/collections/mpp/trice_christopher_w.php

And here:

http://www.mocp.org/collections/permanent/trice_christopher.php

Please contact me if I can provide any further

information.

Thanks for your time,

Chris Trice

Jeff said,

ON MARCH 29TH, 2008 AT 1:17 PM

AceJay said,

ON APRIL 23RD, 2008 AT 12:02 PM

Hey Caldor or another admin, I posted up two huge posts in the Cherry Hill and Echelon Mall blogs and they never appeared. Could you look through the autofilter? It had a bunch of links (to pictures) so that's why it never appeared, I guess.

Stephen Greer said,

ON MAY 13TH, 2008 AT 1:58 AM

You should take a peek at the Burlington Center Mall in Burlington NJ, It is one of the newer malls in the area, and has some 80s desegins in it. Also while in burlington, check out Burlington Coat Factory Store 001 on Route 130, since it is the first of many Burlington Coat Factory stores.

Joshua DeLand said,

ON JUNE 3RD, 2008 AT 6:40 PM

- I know someone that works at Universal Mall in Warren, MI and they said that that asbestos is currently being removed from the old Montgomery Ward Store and that the redevelopment construction is going to start this week. I also heard that the Target Store located on Dequindre, right down the street is going to build a store there. I am not sure if it is going to be a regular Target Store or Metro Detroit's first Super Target. The movie Theatre is going to stay along with A.J. Wright and Burlington Coat Factory. There is also new traffic lights being put up on Dequindre in front of the old Mervryn's and there will be a street going through where the old Mervyn's is now. I will let you know how things are progressing on The Universal Mall redevelopment. Thank You.

Sincerely,

Joshua DeLand

TXGolfer said,

ON JUNE 5TH, 2008 AT 8:53 PM

I have an idea for a mall which would be reported on: Highland Mall in Austin, TX

Patron Zero said,

ON JUNE 8TH, 2008 AT 3:13 AM

Os it possible to get an addition made to the Indiana page to include Glendale Mall (originally Glendale Center) in Indianapolis ? This was the premier shopping center-cum-enclosed-mall built back in the 1950s and 'perished' in 2007. I have a few vintage photos as well as scans of the mall's floor plan & shopping directory should such weigh in favor of it's inclusion to this site.

Mall Rat said,

ON JUNE 9TH, 2008 AT 12:00 AM

Metro North Mall in Kansas City, MO would be a great feature to your site

Wikipedia.org's pg for "Metro North Mall" has lots of details also (most of them mine)

Metro North is owned by the guy who brought you "Metcalf South Shopping Center"... and it's got all the retro lamposts, planters, black diamond shiny ceiling thing, and fountains

It's basically a bigger version of Metcalf South, that got lucky and lasted a long time - it's got 40/125 stores and anchored by Macy*s, JCPenney (which is having a closing sale), and a Dillard's Clearance Center... Montgomery Wards is the 4th anchor closed in 2001

There is a $2 movie theatre, dress alterations shop, etc. - ya'll should check it out ^^

I know more if u need info

JP said,

ON JUNE 15TH, 2008 AT 11:32 AM

Call me crazy, but I have an idea for a site that would complement Labelscar...a mall wiki. It would be a Wikipedia-type site that anyone can edit, but devoted to shopping malls and retail history. The owners of this site and most regular contributors could become admins...

There could be articles on individual malls, the retail scene in general in various metro areas, lists of current and former locations for various chains, etc. Everything could go much more in-depth than, say, a corresponding Wikipedia article.

Any thoughts?

Mall Rat said,

ON JUNE 15TH, 2008 AT 4:39 PM

^ Brilliant idea! I would love that! =)

JP said,

ON JUNE 15TH, 2008 AT 6:17 PM

Well I got something small going...

http://retailguide.wikispaces.com

Nothing but indexes so far, but who knows...this may become something someday.

Jonah Norason said,

ON JUNE 15TH, 2008 AT 6:32 PM

Actually, I considered doing that on Wikia. Maybe I should make that...

Jonah Norason said,

ON JUNE 15TH, 2008 AT 6:36 PM

Ack! I had just made one on Wikia, which (I think) is better.

Jonah Norason said,

ON JUNE 15TH, 2008 AT 6:40 PM

Check back on:

http://mallsretail.wikia.com/

(sorry JP, I had already initiated the process before you posted...)

Tyguy said,

ON JUNE 16TH, 2008 AT 6:55 PM

Hey everyone, I just submitted some information on a mall and some pics to the owner of this site. Hopefully he will get them soon and post them up. They are of the Midnapore Mall here in Calgary, Canada. Its pretty dead.

I think that idea about a mall wiki is awesome and I'd defintely be interested in seeing it and contributing. It'd be really cool if it can get going, we seem to have a lot of people from all over on this site so I think it would be promising. Great stuff JP. Jonah, when I click on yours I just get a 404 wiki not found error, did you take it down or are you working on it?

Jonah Norason said,

ON JUNE 16TH, 2008 AT 7:54 PM

It's now at http://Malls.wikia.com

Jonah Norason said,

ON JUNE 16TH, 2008 AT 8:20 PM

It's not as indexed as JP's, but it's far less antagonistic to new users as with mine people can actually make and edit pages...

Mall Rat said,

ON JUNE 19TH, 2008 AT 8:47 PM

^ I love it! I've alrdy gotten started... and someone else has too

Jake said,

ON JULY 6TH, 2008 AT 11:18 PM

I have another idea: Valley View Center in Dallas. This mall is located less than a mile from the upscale Galleria Dallas and just a few miles from the ultra upscale and behemoth Northpark Mall near Highland Park. This mall was built from out from an existing Sears store in the early 1970's and initially included anchor tenets Bloomingdales, Sanger Harris, Joske's (or maybe Dillard's, i'm not certain) and Sears, of course. In recent years, it anchors have included JCPenny, Dillards, Sears, and Foley's (converted to Macy's in 2006), along with an AMC cinema. However, over the past year, the mall has fallen on especially hard times. This past March, Macy's shut its doors for good since it has a very successful location at the Galleria almost next door. Then, on July 2, Dillard's announced that it would be closing its store by the end of August, leaving JCPenny, Sears, and the theaters as the only anchors. This mall is located in a particularly upscale part of Dallas surrounded by large office towers and other similar developments. The land which the mall sits on is extremely valuable in itself. For this reason, a complete redevelopment is highly likely considering the wave of development occuring in the area. If you are interested in seeing this mall before it is gone for good, I would recommend visiting soon since its real estate is so valuable.

Although the mall tends to attract a lower-end clientele due to its anchors, crime does not seem to be a major factor here. In my opinion, the biggest factor in this mall's decline has been intense competition, In Dallas, the high-end dollar primarily flows to Northpark Center and the Galleria Dallas, which are both located within close proximity to the mall. In addition, Stonebriar Centre, a new mega mall in nearby Frisco has pulled significant foot traffic away from other malls in northern Dallas and nearby suburbs Plano and Frisco with its mid to high end shops and large variety of restaurants. As a result, this overmalling has created intense competition for other nearby malls such as Valley View and Collin Creek Mall in Plano. Dallas is one of the most overmalled cities in the United States, with several malls dead or dying (and several more recently torn down). Therefore, Valley View will most likely just become another casuality added to a lengthy list.

Mike said,

ON JULY 17TH, 2008 AT 11:28 AM

Any chance that you can do a story on the original Menlo Park Mall in Edison NJ? They renovated it in 1990, and now its a completly different mall. I am having trouble locating any information on the original mall. I cant locate any pictures or any information outside wikipedia....

Jonah Norason said,

ON JULY 17TH, 2008 AT 12:44 PM

Try using News.Google.com and search for "Menlo Park Mall" before 1990.

Joey said,

ON JULY 17TH, 2008 AT 4:10 PM

Newport Centre Mall in Jersey City, NJ

Garden State Plaza in Paramus, NJ

and Woodbridge Center in Woodbridge, NJ would all b great!

Halle Higbee said,

ON JULY 22ND, 2008 AT 12:43 PM

Let me know via the e-mail address I gave you if you are interested in a Cleveland correspondent.I noticed that you have a little bit about this area, but not a great deal.

I have interesting stories about city hall (over)involvement and developer short-sightedness in one of America's hardest-hit cities during this "recession".

Contact me via the e-mail address above and let me know. I can post pictures with back story along with interesting news items as they pop up.

Mike said,

ON AUGUST 12TH, 2008 AT 1:44 PM

http://www.spotsylvaniamall.com

This mall had a few stores in it. It raised it's rents and they left. Now the mall is trying to expand.

It is in Fredericksburg VA

Terry Babiarz said,

ON AUGUST 15TH, 2008 AT 1:13 PM

I think it would be great if you could get some oral history about the chain stores that were in areas over the years. I was in Retail for almost forty years in the Chicago Area. My career took me to Wisconsin and up and down the East Coast. There has to be more people like me that remember more than you will ever get in a book.

Ryan said,

ON AUGUST 24TH, 2008 AT 9:45 AM

Be sure to check out www.emporis.com for some more St. Louis mall information. Here are some links:

Glen Carbon, IL (Cottonwood Mall)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=cottonwoodmall-glencarbon-il-usa

Alton, IL (Alton Square)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=121574

Crestwood, MO (Crestwood Mall)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=121403

St. Peters, MO (Mid RIvers Mall)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=121067

Mehlville, MO (South County Mall)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=121144

North County (Jamestown Mall)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=121621

Fairview Heights, IL (St. Clair Square)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=121543

Chesterfield, MO (Chesterfield Mall)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=chesterfieldmall-chesterfield

St. Ann, MO (Northwest Plaza)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=northwestplaza-streetann

Jennings, MO (River Roads Mall)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=121620

Keep checking back for more pictures in the future.

Ryan said,

ON AUGUST 24TH, 2008 AT 9:59 PM

More St. Louis malls:

Richmond Heights, MO (St. Louis Galleria)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=121064

Des Peres, MO (West County Mall)

http://www.emporis.com/ge/wm/cx/?id=121065

Hazelwood, MO (St. Louis Mills)

http://www.emporis.com/ge/wm/cx/?id=121542

CoryTJ said,

ON AUGUST 31ST, 2008 AT 2:56 AM

Jake, I have to say that on my trip to Valley View in Dallas, the mall seemed to be very healthy. There was plenty of national chain presence, and the foot traffic seemed steady. Apparently along with the closings, there are a number of new store openings.

The only downfall of course is the lack of interested anchor tenants to fill the two vacated spaces that were formerly Macy's and Dillard's. I have to tell you, I loved this mall. It had a lot of charm, convenience, and variety. A good fit for new anchors for this mall would be a Bon-Ton chain of sorts (Bon-Ton, Boston Store, Elder-Beerman, Bergners, Younker's, Herberger's, or Carson's) and a Von Maur or Kohl's.

I am sticking, by the way, to my original assessment of Dillard's. Two thumbs down. If being unimaginitive were a crime, Dillard's should get the death penalty.

Jake said,

ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2008 AT 10:34 PM

Personally, I do not feel that Valley View will die off completely in the near future, however, I do see a looming possibility of redevelopment, especially with two empty anchor pads. In addition, Sears and JCPenny, don't really fit the demographics of the area since both of these middle-class stores are located within a relatively upscale area. Most of the national stores within Valley View can be found at other nearby malls, such as Stonebriar Centre and Collin Creek. Therefore, many of these stores are a bit redundant. In addition, JCPenny has been building many big box style stores lately, therefore, the Valley View store could potentialy move to a nearby power center. The one thing that could actually save Valley View is the AMC theaters and the mall's proximity to the Galleria. Many visitors to the Galleria come to Valley View for the theaters, helping to add foot traffic to the mall.

In short: Valley View won't close for at least another year or two, but don't be surprised to hear of redevelopment plans sometime in the next few years.

As far as Dillard's goes, I enjoy shopping at Dillard's, but I must admit that it is far from unique. Their stores in upscale malls such as Northpark can be a bit unique, but otherwise, their stores all seem exactly the same. In recent years, they have become just as homogenous as Macy's did after the May Co. buyout.

Andrew said,

ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2008 AT 10:30 AM

If you ever swing by North Carolina check out Southgate Mall in Elizabeth City. It's a 250,000 sq ft mall with a spartan decor not unlike the day it opened in 1968. Still has good business for now, esp. with three anchors, but with a new business district forming on the freeway a few miles west, who knows how long that will last. Check out this time capsule of a building!

ellie said,

ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2008 AT 2:23 PM

I just read Discovery-Based Retail for my own store, but thought you might like it. It's a resource for retailers, but also gives a great account of how the industry has changed. I recommend! www.discoverdbr.com

Ken said,

ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2008 AT 11:12 PM

http://www.13wmaz.com/article/20081007/NEWS01/81007012 details how Macon Mall, already with 39 empty spaces, is losing Dillard's. The Macon Mall has a "deteriorated" reputation and is said to be a hangout for urban youths. The mall is being operated by a court-ordered manager as it is a subject of foreclosure.

Lynn said,

ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2008 AT 6:56 PM

There are 2 malls worth looking into in Ohio, which seems to be a continuing labelscar state

Dayton Mall (mostly torn down now) had a similar fate of Randall Park and Rolling Acres; however segregation and suburban sprawl really killed it. I moved to Dayton in the late 90s for college and never ventured over until about 2005, it was a really large mall, I believe the biggest of it's time in the entire miami valley but crime, gang violence, a 2 story suburban mall and then a lifestyle center also near by finally killed it. It is interesting that strip mall and big box retailers still exist and thrive in that area though.

The other is Midway Mall in Elyria Ohio, this mall recently lost Dillards and I hear that JcPenney is leaving in 2009, which I have a feeling will really kill this mall off. I haven't been inside this mall since 2006. My mom worked at Dillards part time in her "golden years" so I heard a lot of the stories. I worked nearby and even in the 90s a lot of retail outlets were moving out and random non-chain stores starting coming in...mainly sports and gold stores. They tried a few years ago to revamp it, but even at holiday time it's not as busy as I've seen it. My mom and dad lived there since the mall existed, even before so and she has a lot of info I'm sure she could share about it's up and down road.

Lynn said,

ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2008 AT 7:00 PM

sorry I meant Salem Mall, in Dayton, the Dayton Mall still exists.

La Reyna said,

ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2008 AT 8:33 PM

I think you ought to do the malls of Dayton, Ohio: Salem, Dayton, Mall at Fairfield Commons, and The Greene.

Forbes.com recently named Dayton, Ohio, one of 10 dead cities in the nation. The jobs here are becoming scarcer, leaving people with no choice but to migrate to areas where jobs are plentiful or get further education. The shopping options are no better. The Salem Mall is gone. Dayton Mall is exhibiting early signs of decline. The only malls that are flourishing are the Fairfield and The Greene. Both are outside Montgomery County. They're in Beavercreek, Ohio, the outer suburb of Dayton.

Please do this important piece of history soon.

tony p. said,

ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2008 AT 1:46 AM

in regards to finding retro rad pics of mall from way back I found two on this ladies website of the rockaway townsquare mall. ritablitt.com/resume/index.cfm It must be opening day 1977. Remember those crazy sculptures? Rita made them. This is her website. im 27 years old i can remember a few major things, the lights were wild. Did they have some kind of seating that sunk into ground like a sunken living room? maybe carpet yellow? across from an ice cream place. as a kid i use to run along the fountain streams it was slanted tile wall. I recall an orange drink place and maybe a bake potato joint and yogurt/salad eatery? very vage indeed. I need more pics to bring back and jog my brain with visions. I hope someone can help me, im such a geek hahaha. contact me at myspace if anyone feels the way i do. myspace.com/radtone81. I think they should put rita's sculptures back in the mall were they belong. Maybe they got rid of all the rad stuff cuz of stupid insurance premiums.?.? i dont get it.

tony p. said,

ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2008 AT 2:07 AM

oh i forgot to mention on her website go to the portfolio, scrole to sculptures and you will find the pics toward the bottom.

Mike said,

ON OCTOBER 29TH, 2008 AT 6:39 PM

Would love to see some information on Jamestown Mall in Florrissant, MO - looks like it is probably not long for the mall world - Sears has announced they are pulling out now, in addition to Dillards that has already left, leaving the mall with only JC Penney Outlet and Macy's as its only anchors. The Macy's store in the mall is actually one of the newer stores in the St. Louis area, having been built in the late 90s as a Famous-Barr. The old Famous Barr store was then turned into JC Penney's and within a couple of years was downgraded to an outlet store. Smaller spaces are emptying out more and more, especially in the Dillard's wing, and now plans are to convert the former Dillards store and wing into Office Space, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

Bobby said,

ON OCTOBER 29TH, 2008 AT 6:57 PM

Famous Barr at Jamestown Mall never became a JCPenney. The Famous became Macy's.

Evan said,

ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2008 AT 2:12 PM

How do I send you pics? I took three pics of the near empty Palm Beach Mall food court today? Just email me please and I can send them to you!

Bobby said,

ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2008 AT 3:24 PM

Their emails are caldor@labelscar.com and prangeway@labelscar.com .

Mike said,

ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2008 AT 8:21 AM

As I remember, about 10 years ago, Famous Barr built a brand new store at Jamestown - the old Famous then became JC Penney, after the new one opened, which is now a Macy's.

Occasional Oklahoman said,

ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2008 AT 6:05 PM

Sheridan Village in Tulsa, Oklahoma has been contracted for demolition later this year (http://www.batesline.com/archives/2008/11/sheridan-village-doomed.html). Lost Tulsa has some pictures of it (http://www.losttulsa.com/2008/11/sheridan-village-admiral-place-and.html), and links to a Flickr album (http://www.flickr.com/photos/losttulsa/sets/72157608599875895/) with many more pictures.

The Leavster said,

ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2008 AT 9:10 AM

The owner of several malls in the Houston, TX area is considering filing for bankruptcy. Here is a link to the local news station.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/17970821/detail.html

Later,

Leavster

Bobby said,

ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2008 AT 9:37 AM

We've already covered that in another post.

Jamie B said,

ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2008 AT 8:50 PM

I tried to send you an email about a mall you might be interested in including on Labelscar, but I get it back the email sayng it is unable to send. I am talking about Northshore Square Mall in Slidell, LA. Please contact me at jamiegon@yahoo.com if you are interested on the info and pics I have. Jamie B

CoryTJ said,

ON NOVEMBER 21ST, 2008 AT 9:40 AM

Hey, I was contacted by deadmalls.com to submit something for Grand Avenue in Milwaukee. Does anyone have any pics from the 80's or even early 90's they could send me. Any help would be appreciated. corybroker1@aol.com. Thanks.

nicola carysle said,

ON NOVEMBER 27TH, 2008 AT 4:16 AM

i found a list of closing stores & chains suposedly from the sec, can anyone confirm these, the chains & stores are cache, talbots, & J. jill, also pac sun closing all stores. so like i said if anyone can confirm & verify this.

Erica said,

ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2008 AT 10:38 PM

Has any one covered Chicago Place Mall at 700 N. Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611. Michigan Ave currently had 4 Malls. 900 N. Michigan anchored by Bloomingdales, Watertower Place that was anchored by Lord and Taylor and Macy's but now American Girl Place stands in the Lord and Taylor spot, North Bridge Mall anchored by Nordstroms and the dying or dead Chicago place anchored by Sack's 5th Ave, Talbots and used to have a huge Ann Taylor presence. The rumors that the mall was going to be turned into a hotel. Has anyone heard anything or been inside with some pictures?

Moving away from downtown has anyone covered Ford City? near Midway Airport?

Jodie said,

ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2008 AT 12:30 PM

There was an article in today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the plight of Northwest Plaza, once billed as the world's largest shopping center. Here is the link: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/developmenteconomy/story/2D783124CEAF437D862575170013B3D9?OpenDocument

Thank you for the site! I find it fascinating.

Erica Crawford said,

ON DECEMBER 24TH, 2008 AT 1:50 PM

I just got back from Canton Centre in Canton Ohio. The place is 90 percent empty but still open. JC Penney was very busy but the mall has mostly dark store fronts. Tons of label scars outside and faded brick. I took pictures. I will post them up today on your flickr site.

Erica

Erica said,

ON DECEMBER 26TH, 2008 AT 1:26 AM

My pictures from Canton Centre can be found here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/18223393@N07/sets/72157611600563360/

Let me know what you think. This mall has been dying for 20 years. I am shocked it is not mentioned anywhere.

Charles said,

ON DECEMBER 26TH, 2008 AT 9:41 AM

Erica, I like your Canton Centre pictures! The Mall Hall of Fame blog is reporting that the place has already been demolished for redevelopment, but evidently that is not the case. I was there a year ago (before Macy's closed) and got a number of pictures myself, but yours are the only newer ones I've seen.

Chip said,

ON DECEMBER 26TH, 2008 AT 8:50 PM

Nice pics Erica. Having lived in Canton between 1981-84, I don't recall going to this mall. We always went to Belden Village since that one had Sears ( also O'Neils and Halles that closed and became Higbees). Canton Centre is done. The inside reminds me of the old College Hills Mall in Normal IL. Except all the storefronts are open, not hiding behing fiberboard.

AceJay said,

ON DECEMBER 27TH, 2008 AT 3:38 AM

Was there another anchor and wing where the Walmart is now?

Erica said,

ON DECEMBER 27TH, 2008 AT 11:01 PM

Yes Montgomery Ward was once there.

Click on this link and scroll down until you see Mellett Mall. All of the floor plans through the years are listed.

http://mall-hall-of-fame.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html

As a kid it was great to go to this mall because they had Kaybee Toy Hobby. Belden Village only had Hobby Center not as cool as Kaybee.

More gumball and trinket machines at Mallett and the theatre and Baskin Robbins right next to each other made a childhood mall trip just great. I also remember helping my mom pull my sister in the stroller up these horrible steps in the back of JC Penny. I was only 4 at the time of the stroller pulling so a stranger had to help us with the effort. I believe those have been turned into ramps now.

Erica said,

ON DECEMBER 27TH, 2008 AT 11:05 PM

I posted on the Mall Hall of Fame blog so he is updating stuff right now after seeing my pictures. Nice guy

Erica Crawford

Chicago

Former Akron/Canton Ohio Resident

Erica Crawford said,

ON JANUARY 2ND, 2009 AT 12:37 AM

Here is an article published in today's Chicago Sun Times regarding Chicago Place.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1358106,CST-NWS-mall01.article

Eric Paulson said,

ON JANUARY 8TH, 2009 AT 10:56 AM

I just wanted to let say that next time you cover a mall in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, you should make an entry on the Brookdale Center.

The mall was opened in 1962 with Sears and JC Penney. Later in the 60s, a Dayton's and Donaldson's were added. Brookdale went along just fine until the 90s, when the suburb it is located in called Brooklyn Center, had a demographic switch, from solidly middle class to poverty level.

After several anchors coming in and out, Macy's announced today it is closing its store there in the near future. Steve and Barry's recently pulled out of the mall. The only remaining anchors that will be left are Sears and Barnes and Noble

Here is an article regarding the fate of the mall from December 15, 2008: http://www.startribune.com/business/36083789.html?elr=KArksUUUU

Ryan said,

ON JANUARY 9TH, 2009 AT 11:43 PM

Just a suggestion - but since this blog is about reatil in general, how about a post about that Mall Cop movie? It was shot at Burlington Mall in Mass. Again, just a suggestion...

Mr.D said,

ON JANUARY 10TH, 2009 AT 12:18 PM

I Second Ryan.

Mall Cop Review!!!!

Sera said,

ON JANUARY 14TH, 2009 AT 8:52 PM

Added a link to you guys on my new retail blog.

Mr.D said,

ON JANUARY 18TH, 2009 AT 4:24 PM

If anyone wants to check out this time capsule go ahead.It's a store from the 70's called Valley Fair(?).The interior has a few "surprises" for the unprepared.

First is the smell......Then the getto looking pet department with dead fish greeting you ,Third is the sleezy looking restaurant in the back and the foruth and final thing is the merchandise is unsold stuff from the 70's/getto.

The address is 260 Bergen Tpke, Little Ferry NJ.Go if you dare.

Jonah Norason said,

ON JANUARY 18TH, 2009 AT 6:05 PM

Wow...that actually sounds pretty awesome.

Jonah Norason said,

ON JANUARY 18TH, 2009 AT 6:10 PM

But it doesn't look to be enclosed, but there is an old Wal-Mart called "H Mart".

Mr.D said,

ON JANUARY 18TH, 2009 AT 8:40 PM

H Mart has nothing to do with Wal-Mart.

It's a Asian supermarket.

Jonah Norason said,

ON JANUARY 19TH, 2009 AT 10:37 AM

But it still doesn't look enclosed. Is it?

Mr.D said,

ON JANUARY 19TH, 2009 AT 11:36 AM

So I've seen stand alone stores featured on this site.

SEAN said,

ON JANUARY 19TH, 2009 AT 11:44 AM

Review from wwwthemovieboy.com **

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

Directed by Steve Carr.

Cast: Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell, Raini Rodriguez, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Gerety, Adam Ferrara, Shirley Knight, Stephen Rannazzisi, Jamal Mixon, Adhir Kalyan, Erick Avari, Allen Covert.

2009 - 90 minutes

Rated: (for some violence, crude and suggestive humor, and language).

Reviewed by Dustin Putman, January 12, 2009.

"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" is better than it sounds, which is to say that it's not good at all but just shy of awful. The title, though, is something to behold, and may be reason enough for this tepid, instantly forgettable comedy to go belly-up at the box-office. Seriously, does making a trip to the theater and spending ten bucks a pop to see something called "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" sound appealing to anyone? Maybe ten-year-old boys. Maybe. But don't let the PG rating fool you; this is basically "Die Hard" set in a mall, only with less laughs and not as much profanity. The peril, gunplay and endangered lives, however, are safely intact.

Bumbling, heavyset single father Paul Blart (Kevin James) has dreamed of becoming a state trooper, but his hypoglycemia has kept him time and again from finishing the mandatory obstacle course. Working instead as a security guard at the West Orange Pavilion Mall, Paul tries to maintain his dignity even as he is dogged by coworkers and humiliated in front of the girl he has eyes for, sweet-faced weave seller Amy (Jayma Mays). When the mall is suddenly taken over on Black Friday by a group of thieves led by Veck Sims (Keir O'Donnell), Paul is the only remaining inhabitant not captured and held hostage at the mall bank (he was too busy playing "Guitar Hero" in the closed video game store). Now, with the cops surrounding the building and Amy and, later, his own precocious daughter Maya (Raini Rodriguez) trapped in the bank, it is solely up to Paul to save the day.

"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" was directed by Steve Carr, the king of throwaway family movies whose past credits include 2005's "Rebound" and 2007's "Are We Done Yet?" He is in his comfort zone here, but a game Kevin James (2007's "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry") and a cute-as-a-button Jayma Mays (2007's "Epic Movie") raise the proceedings all on their own above being thoroughly detestable. James and Mays share the best scene in the film - a joint ride on a Segway through the mall and out to Amy's car, scored to '80s power ballad "I Can't Hold Back" by Survivor - that surprisingly doesn't end in a cheap pratfall or gag. It's just a pure, sweet moment, and one of the few that the picture provides.

The central heist plot, by contrast, is running on autopilot, and so is the screenplay by Kevin James and Nick Bakay. Attempts at humor are broad, but so uninspired that there isn't a single joke worth mentioning or remembering. Paul may not always be balanced on his feet, but he manages to elude the criminals as he sets out to save the hostages. That he intentionally breaks the law himself - he actually finds the time to shatter the glass of a Hallmark store in order to get Amy a birthday card while she sits at gunpoint mere steps away - is washed over by director Steve Carr, who reasons away Paul's own occasional ill behavior simply because he's the hero of the piece. A subplot involving the police outside and Commander James Kent's (Bobby Cannavale) shared past with Paul is egregious, particularly when it leads to a groan-inducing last-act twist.

Boring and predictable in both its narrative and its aesthetics, "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" merrily goes on its way without bothering to add inspiration into the equation. Kevin James is likable in the title role, but deserves a smarter cinematic vehicle to show off his talents, while Jayma Mays plays nice in the underwritten part of love interest Amy. A movie focusing just on their blossoming relationship would have been preferable to anything else offered up here. Save for the few nice moments between them and the handful between Paul and daughter Maya, "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" is dumbed-down, low-rent slapstick with stereotypes galore and a violent undercurrent that doesn't sit well. With witticism not in director Steve Carr's vocabulary, he chooses to go for the juvenile.