Mall Stores You Once Loved But No Longer Exist!

As a Gen-X, malls were our primary source of entertainment. If you weren't home watching MTV, you were out at the mall walking around all day long. It was guaranteed you would see several of your friends there. We would check out the latest clothes, snack at the food court, and usually catch a matinee at the movie theater, or check out the guys at the arcade or sports stores. You could literally spend a whole day there, socializing. I wish today's kids had malls to enjoy.

Do you guys remember the mall at Christmas time? All the lights and toy displays 🙂 And the smell of cookies, popcorn, pretzels and perfume and new shoes. It was magical.

We used to cruise the malls for chicks when I was in HS over 40 years ago and spent hours at the arcade. What fond memories. Wish I could live it all over again

A baby boomer here and I thought 'The Mall' was a great concept and I miss it terribly! One stop, park once, everything under one roof where it's warm, safe, and you saw ALL your friends! You didn't have to go outside in the heat or the cold and it was a festive atmosphere. I'll never understand why they fell out of favor.... but I betcha they'll be back one day :) It was particularly nice to go during the holidays.... always decorated and really fun. You could do ALL your Christmas shopping in one place, it was so much easier than today.

The internet killed the shopping mall. I remember stores such as Pass Pets, Hickory Farms, Spencer's Gifts, and Orange Julius. I miss the malls because it was a place for people to meet and greet one another.

I miss the old book stores terribly! Hopefully we won't lose Barnes & Noble and Books A Million

I LOVED Fashion Bug. It's so sad seeing all of these store chains go under. Going to the mall used to be great because you could visit multiple different stores at once and had such a variety of items to purchase. We'd spend hours at the mall shopping. If it was a rainy day, the mall was a great place to go for some fun. Everything today is online and it takes away from the experience of shopping.

The thing I loved about the mall is you could go there and not spent a penny and still feel part of something. Walking through with my friends as a teenager, being poor but could still feel cool just hanging out in a fairly safe environment. Sad those places no longer exist.

Malls, Bowling alleys, Roller rinks, Drive in theaters.. It's so sad that it's all gone. It's like when you're having a really good dream then something wakes you up and you're totally bummed.

I met my wife at a mall in 2002. She wrote her phone number on a Hot Topic receipt(still have it). We are still together to this day, happily married with 3 kids.

One thing that was great about the mall that not many people mention, is that when you became of age to get your first job you could get hired. Go to the mall walk into any of the stores and ask if they were hiring. The bigger stores like Sears would have a personnel dept. You could walk into a mall and leave gainfully employed at your very first job that day! Nowadays they just refer you to the website. Back then some manager would take pity on you and give you your first real job.

the mall during the holidays was the place to be... the look.. the activity.. the vibe..... that was a great time in my life.. i miss that..

I grew up in the 80s. The malls were where I met friends and socialized. We'd spend hours there. We didn't just shop, we had pizza, saw movies, went to the arcade. My first 'real ' job was in a mall in the late 80s, all the way through the mid 90s. The mall was such a huge part of my teen and early adult life. It's so sad to see them go.

As a young girl in the late 1990s, I yearned so deeply to shop and wear clothing from Limited Too. That brand was worn by all of the cool, pretty, and popular All-American girls. My Mother and Father who are now both deceased 🥺 were exceptionally hardworking immigrants. They simply could not afford to purchase anything from Limited Too for me. I would sometimes receive their catalogs in the mail and would slowly turn each page, imagining myself in the clothes, pajamas, and surrounded by their incredible bedroom accessories. I was far too young to fully appreciate and be as profoundly touched in my heart and Soul as I am now for my dear Parents and all they did to provide me with an excellent education and quality of life. I may not have been the best dressed child, but I was blessed beyond measure and still am, because of their immense and admirable sacrifices.

I’m 50 now but when I was 16 I worked at the store in the mall called Rave, I loved working there because I loved the clothes and I got a discount. Also Limited I loved shopping there . The 80’s were a great time . I hope they don’t start closing down malls I still love shopping in them . Great video .

The store I miss the most is Hello Kitty. Our mall had an entire store dedicated to Hello Kitty and Friends. You can find some stuff online but not the stationary that was once available.

This was a heartbreaking walk through my teenage and adult years. It just reminds me that the America that I grew up in doesn't exist anymore.

I miss the malls. It's too bad so many are gone.

My mom LOVED Casual Corner! She died suddenly in 1979. She liked the The Limited also. Very fashion conscious n business wear.

I’ll never forgot a store our mall had called World of Science. I was around 10 and they had telescopes, science kits, games, fossils, videos and other great things, and it was fun to look around. One year I spent Christmas money on a piece of amber with an ant inside and I still have it almost 30 years later.