Posted on 12/26/2022 8:33:13 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA — Local dad Justin Simpson took a trip to the mall on Christmas Eve to begin his Christmas shopping, only to find a vacant lot where the mall once stood.
"Oh man, I've been coming here forever," Simpson said. "I mean, it's been a few years, but I used to love getting malts at the Woolworth soda fountain. Then my mom would always make us buy some educational books over at Borders."
A distraught Mr. Simpson had reportedly planned to shop for his entire family at the mall this year. "I figured I could get the older kids some MP3s at Sam Goody, then hit KB Toys for the little ones," he said. "Finally, it was off to the jewelry counter at Sears to get something for my wife. Where am I going to buy presents now?"
While Simpson talked, several other confused-looking fathers arrived at the empty mall lot. They all stared wistfully at the weed-choked rubble for a few minutes before aimlessly driving away.
As for Simpson, he had quickly moved on to his backup Christmas shopping plan. "I'm going to see if I can find a Toys 'R' Us for the kids," he said. "As for the wife, I suppose I can just take her out to dinner at Howard Johnson's, and then we can go to see a drive-in movie. We haven't done that in ages."
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Knoxville Center Mall - torn down and an Amazon warehouse built in its place.
Amazon warehouse never opened. It just sits there vacant.
15 dollar Amazon cards? YOU CHEAPSKATE!
We did something different because we’re all over 50...gave to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Danny Thomas is a memory of my youth. He left quite a legacy.
” but I used to love getting malts at the Woolworth soda fountain.”
I remember those but didn’t have the money for malts.
Sears, Western Auto
No Red Ryder 200 Shot Carbine Air Rifle?......................
That’s actually a fun idea. Let people drive through the abandoned malls like the Blues Brothers.
Old malls would make great luxury condominiums. High ceilings, huge floor space. Turn the parking lot into a park.
I went to Midtown Mall in Rochester, and noticed that some thieves ran off with both the McCurdys and the Sibleys department stores!
Circuit City, Comp USA, Radio Shack, PetValu, Borders and KMart.
Those gutted me.
For reasons I cannot fathom, we’re getting a “Boot Barn” in the strip mall where KMart once was.
As if we really need a lot of square dancing clothes and hideous “fashion” cowboy boots here.
Interesting, that's the same plan for a huge mall near my house.
You remember the old Atlantic Mills near downtown ?
Probably owned by the same Corporation as ours.
Our mall has already lost one ‘wing’ to a condo development.
The others wings are just waiting until the few remaining leases are up.............
No - I’ve been here only since 2002-03.
When a huge mall closed in our area (the surrounding neighborhood went into the toilet) I thought it could be re-purposed as a prison.
People from the surrounding area could check in, spend several nights there, and credit the time served to their future criminal convictions.
Before you know it, they'll likely merge with Nash-Kelvinator and form a fourth big car company. They could call it AMC. After that picture show place.
Never heard of it.
But I still miss the old Red Barn.
Yes, we lost all of those, plus Zales, Gordon Jewelers, the food court is almost empty except for a ‘Crackers’ and a Asian fast food place.
We also lost The Gap, American Eagle Outfitters, Kirkland’s, McCrae’s (upscale dept store), Hallmark, Victoria’s Secret, 5-7-9 Shop, GNC, and a host of others...................
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