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u4ic

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61. Now, it's the exit door

Tue May 19, 2026, 02:33 AM

3 hrs ago

I hate malls. But I will step inside to get some Purdy's chocolate, especially their milk chocolate and lemon bar.

As a kid, I loved the climbing blocks that kids would play on in the smaller mall near us. They would rotate and yes, kids fell off all the time. No one was seriously hurt and the mall was never sued as far as I know. Parents would leave the kids there, in the centre of the mall and do their shopping.

In the larger mall, there was a theatre that parents would leave their kids on Saturday mornings and shop. Plenty of cartoons and I'm sure I also watched the Pink Panther movies there too on those Saturday mornings.

As a teen, hanging out in the record store, in the Zellers restaurant with my friends (cheap and tasty fries and gravy,) and, of course, clothes shopping. Back then, stores in malls had actual Boxing Day sales, 70-90% off. You could take $50 and come back with a year's worth of clothing and shoes! Now the Boxing Day sales are maybe 25% off at best.

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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 Sunday OP

The ice skating rink. (Monroeville Mall). Loved watching people livetohike Sunday #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 Sunday #2

The independent retailers 31st Street Bridge 18 hrs ago #27

Thank you for sharing your memories with us, 31st Street Bridge.Do you remember the Thomas Kincade store at Monroeville debm55 17 hrs ago #34

I skated there as a kid. Dulcinea 18 hrs ago #28

Thank you, Dulcinea. Tha memeories of the trees and fountains.too debm55 17 hrs ago #35

I grew up in Monroeville too ( in University Park). livetohike 16 hrs ago #39

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

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

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

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

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

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

I've never liked malls PJMcK Sunday #8

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

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

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

local chinese spot at food court. but i needed to be bribed to go. xmas worse. wongs wok sweet + sour chicken. pansypoo53219 Sunday #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 18 hrs ago #19

Orange Julius JoseBalow Sunday #14

Thank you very much,JoseBalow. I loved Orange Julius. debm55 18 hrs ago #20

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

Thank you so much for sharing that with us. LogDog75 debm55 18 hrs ago #21

That's easy lol, the video game arcade. JMCKUSICK Yesterday #16

Thank you , John. My son and his friends could be fould there and in the hat store. debm55 18 hrs ago #22

The bookstore and the toy store Mad_Dem_X 19 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 18 hrs ago #23

Years ago... working at one! Nittersing 19 hrs ago #18

What wonderful memories. Thank you Nittersing for sharing with us. debm55 18 hrs ago #24

Did anyone have a Glamour Shots at their mall? debm55 18 hrs ago #25

Yes, there was a Glamour Shots at my mall Niagara 11 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 11 hrs ago #55

You're welcome, Debbie. You know one thing I wished I had done was the Niagara 11 hrs ago #56

HAHHAHHAHHAHA. I did build one. I still have it. It's a Sailor Bear. debm55 11 hrs ago #58

Very nice Niagara 10 hrs ago #59

Was (and still is) South Hills Village some_of_us_are_sane 18 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 17 hrs ago #37

The first enclosed mall I remember is the first one anywhere, Southdale, in a Minneapolis suburb. Ocelot II 17 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 17 hrs ago #38

I loved independent fashion stores and bookstores Grim Chieftain 17 hrs ago #30

HAHAHAHAHAAH. it dates me too. Thank you for sharing your memories with us, Grim Chieftain. debm55 12 hrs ago #52

The old malls had wide corridors and wide concourses. John1956PA 17 hrs ago #31

Yes, I have been to Ross Park and the walkway is narrow. Thank you John1956PA debm55 12 hrs ago #51

Many years ago my husband and I would walk around the mall at Christmas time. TommieMommy 17 hrs ago #32

Thank you very much, TommieMommy. That sounds wonderful. I always liked the Mall at Christmas time. debm55 12 hrs ago #50

The Food Court at the Danbury Mall in CT... FalloutShelter 17 hrs ago #33

That sounds wonderful, FalloutShelter. Thank you for sharing your memories with us. debm55 12 hrs ago #49

Newberry enid602 17 hrs ago #36

Thank you, so much for sharing your memories with us, enid602 debm55 15 hrs ago #48

Greengate Mall in Greensburg PA was my mall. johnp3907 16 hrs ago #40

As a preteen and teen, we lived in North Huntington.( Irwin area) I loved Greengate Mall.Thank you, johnp3907 debm55 15 hrs ago #47

When my wife was pregnant with my first son and after his birth... NNadir 16 hrs ago #41

What a heart warming memory to share with us, NNadir.Blessings to you and your family. debm55 15 hrs ago #46

I honestly never liked malls CanonRay 16 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 15 hrs ago #45

I lived in the arcade Phentex 16 hrs ago #43

Thank you very much for sharing your memories with us, Phentex. debm55 15 hrs ago #44

When they had the new cars, boats and RV shows. They charged so much doc03 12 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 11 hrs ago #57

I never had a local mall except later in life in Brooklyn...while back in the day.... electric_blue68 4 hrs ago #60

Now, it's the exit door u4ic 3 hrs ago #61