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debm55

(61,732 posts) Sun May 17, 2026, 02:17 PM Sunday

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

brought back memories of the walking club inside the mall, the stage where I got to see Three Dog Night and other groups for free, the variety of stores, anchor and smaller stores that were Mall stores.and the glass elevator. What was your favorite part or memory of Your Mall?

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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 Monday #27

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

I skated there as a kid. Dulcinea Monday #28

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

I grew up in Monroeville too ( in University Park). livetohike Monday #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 Monday #19

Orange Julius JoseBalow Sunday #14

Thank you very much,JoseBalow. I loved Orange Julius. debm55 Monday #20

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

Thank you so much for sharing that with us. LogDog75 debm55 Monday #21

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

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

The bookstore and the toy store Mad_Dem_X Monday #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 Monday #23

Years ago... working at one! Nittersing Monday #18

What wonderful memories. Thank you Nittersing for sharing with us. debm55 Monday #24

Did anyone have a Glamour Shots at their mall? debm55 Monday #25

Yes, there was a Glamour Shots at my mall Niagara Monday #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 Monday #55

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

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

Very nice Niagara Monday #59

Was (and still is) South Hills Village some_of_us_are_sane Monday #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 Monday #37

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

I loved independent fashion stores and bookstores Grim Chieftain Monday #30

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

The old malls had wide corridors and wide concourses. John1956PA Monday #31

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

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

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

The Food Court at the Danbury Mall in CT... FalloutShelter Monday #33

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

Newberry enid602 Monday #36

Thank you, so much for sharing your memories with us, enid602 debm55 Monday #48

Greengate Mall in Greensburg PA was my mall. johnp3907 Monday #40

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

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

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

I honestly never liked malls CanonRay Monday #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 Monday #45

I lived in the arcade Phentex Monday #43

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

When they had the new cars, boats and RV shows. They charged so much doc03 Monday #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 Monday #57

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

Thank you very much for sharing with us, electric_blue 68 debm55 Yesterday #62

Now, it's the exit door u4ic Yesterday #61

Thank you very much for sharing your memories with us, u4lc. debm55 Yesterday #63