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LogDog75

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15. The mall was like walking through a Sear catalog

Sun May 17, 2026, 10:33 PM

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Back in the 60s and 70s, when we get our Sear catalog, we'd sit and look through it at all the things we could buy. When malls became the go-to for shopping, we'd walk through the mall looking in the windows and stores seeing what we could buy. I still visit the Fashion Valley and Mission Valley malls, about one mile from each other, in San Diego but I rarely buy anything. I like walking around in them and see all the different things they sell.

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What is/was your favorite part of your local mall. My mall, Century III , was completely demolished recently. It [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

The ice skating rink. (Monroeville Mall). Loved watching people livetohike Yesterday #1

I read that too. The last time I was there was pre covid. I heard it was going downhill. I used to buy a hot dog and debm55 Yesterday #2

The independent retailers 31st Street Bridge 11 hrs ago #27

Thank you for sharing your memories with us, 31st Street Bridge.Do you remember the Thomas Kincade store at Monroeville debm55 10 hrs ago #34

I skated there as a kid. Dulcinea 11 hrs ago #28

Thank you, Dulcinea. Tha memeories of the trees and fountains.too debm55 10 hrs ago #35

I grew up in Monroeville too ( in University Park). livetohike 10 hrs ago #39

Those from childhood are undoubtedly all gone. But I went to the opening of Colorado's Park Meadows Mall hlthe2b Yesterday #3

Thank you very much hithe2b. That fireplace sounds wonderful. debm55 Yesterday #4

The piano in the food court. Galleria at South Bay. I haven't been there in years LoisB Yesterday #5

Fantastic, Thank you so much for sharing with us, LoisB. debm55 Yesterday #6

The Sears and JC Penneys stores. House of Roberts Yesterday #7

Thank you very much for sharing with us, House of Roberts. debm55 Yesterday #9

I've never liked malls PJMcK Yesterday #8

Thank you very much, PJMcK for sharing. I remember the parking lot too. debm55 Yesterday #10

As a teenager my favorite locations at the mall were Niagara Yesterday #11

Thank you very much, Niagara. I remember Auntie Annie's too debm55 Yesterday #12

local chinese spot at food court. but i needed to be bribed to go. xmas worse. wongs wok sweet + sour chicken. pansypoo53219 Yesterday #13

Thank you, very much for sharing with us, pansypoo53219. In our food court we had a woman who would give out samples of debm55 12 hrs ago #19

Orange Julius JoseBalow Yesterday #14

Thank you very much,JoseBalow. I loved Orange Julius. debm55 11 hrs ago #20

The mall was like walking through a Sear catalog LogDog75 Yesterday #15

Thank you so much for sharing that with us. LogDog75 debm55 11 hrs ago #21

That's easy lol, the video game arcade. JMCKUSICK 23 hrs ago #16

Thank you , John. My son and his friends could be fould there and in the hat store. debm55 11 hrs ago #22

The bookstore and the toy store Mad_Dem_X 13 hrs ago #17

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Mad_Dem_X. We had 2 bookstores and 2 stores. They were long gone before the debm55 11 hrs ago #23

Years ago... working at one! Nittersing 12 hrs ago #18

What wonderful memories. Thank you Nittersing for sharing with us. debm55 11 hrs ago #24

Did anyone have a Glamour Shots at their mall? debm55 11 hrs ago #25

Yes, there was a Glamour Shots at my mall Niagara 5 hrs ago #54

Thank you, Niagara. I thought it was strange to have this done. But for a time it was populara. Never went in or had it debm55 4 hrs ago #55

You're welcome, Debbie. You know one thing I wished I had done was the Niagara 4 hrs ago #56

HAHHAHHAHHAHA. I did build one. I still have it. It's a Sailor Bear. debm55 4 hrs ago #58

Very nice Niagara 4 hrs ago #59

Was (and still is) South Hills Village some_of_us_are_sane 11 hrs ago #26

Thank you very much for sharing your memories. some_of _us_are_sane. I have been to South Hills Village. I liked their debm55 10 hrs ago #37

The first enclosed mall I remember is the first one anywhere, Southdale, in a Minneapolis suburb. Ocelot II 11 hrs ago #29

Thank you very much for sharing your memories with us. I always wanted to go to the Mall of America . just for the heck debm55 10 hrs ago #38

I loved independent fashion stores and bookstores Grim Chieftain 11 hrs ago #30

HAHAHAHAHAAH. it dates me too. Thank you for sharing your memories with us, Grim Chieftain. debm55 6 hrs ago #52

The old malls had wide corridors and wide concourses. John1956PA 11 hrs ago #31

Yes, I have been to Ross Park and the walkway is narrow. Thank you John1956PA debm55 6 hrs ago #51

Many years ago my husband and I would walk around the mall at Christmas time. TommieMommy 11 hrs ago #32

Thank you very much, TommieMommy. That sounds wonderful. I always liked the Mall at Christmas time. debm55 6 hrs ago #50

The Food Court at the Danbury Mall in CT... FalloutShelter 10 hrs ago #33

That sounds wonderful, FalloutShelter. Thank you for sharing your memories with us. debm55 6 hrs ago #49

Newberry enid602 10 hrs ago #36

Thank you, so much for sharing your memories with us, enid602 debm55 8 hrs ago #48

Greengate Mall in Greensburg PA was my mall. johnp3907 10 hrs ago #40

As a preteen and teen, we lived in North Huntington.( Irwin area) I loved Greengate Mall.Thank you, johnp3907 debm55 8 hrs ago #47

When my wife was pregnant with my first son and after his birth... NNadir 10 hrs ago #41

What a heart warming memory to share with us, NNadir.Blessings to you and your family. debm55 8 hrs ago #46

I honestly never liked malls CanonRay 9 hrs ago #42

Thank you for sharing CanonRay. As I got older, I would park by the entrance near the store I wanted to go to, Go in and debm55 9 hrs ago #45

I lived in the arcade Phentex 9 hrs ago #43

Thank you very much for sharing your memories with us, Phentex. debm55 9 hrs ago #44

When they had the new cars, boats and RV shows. They charged so much doc03 5 hrs ago #53

Thank you doc03. I didn't know that. At one time I was making teddy bears. I wanted to try and sell them at the Mall. It debm55 4 hrs ago #57