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I moved to Nashville in 1987 and lived just a few blocks south of the Harding Mall. Thanks for doing a video on this mall, brought back some good memories.

Don't know why they closed it down our taxes helped build that Mall yeah I know need update hope someday they open back up especially on interstate highway 240 right there so sad lots memories going there

I lived in Des Moines in 1968 and recall going to the mall a few times to see movies, buy records or eat at Bishop's. Since I didn't drive, I depended on friends so did most of my shopping downtown. Used to eat lunch at Kresge's and get my hair cut at Younkers salon. Fond memories of that time.

My husband and I have many fond memories of Charlottetown Mall as children in the 1960s. Thank you!

The pheasant lane mall,_killed the old Nashua mall.

Garfield's restaurant

Bought a pair of jordans at crossroads in 98 had to run to my car as a few gang members chased me.

Interesting history this mall has.Thanks Eric!.😎

Used to love this mall when I was a kid. Suggestion for next vid: Franklin Park Mall, Toledo.

Hansen Spring

I still go to this mall because of Jay's CD and hobby and gamestop

Was longs drugs always there i kinda remember it being something else for a while.

Almost forgot it was Wednesday new video time breaks up my crazy work weeks 😂

We all know why this mall failed.

Thank you Eric for posting this!.This mall brings back great memories,back when i was a mall rat.Still shop there although a lot of my favorite stores are gone like Jordan Marsh,Caldor, and Filene’s.😎

I lived in OKC from 1981-1986 during the heyday of the mall. I would take my young daughter there and walk all over the mall. It was very nice at that time.

The Piada eatery is awesome! Great food for the money. It’s not expensive and mostly very healthy!

Good video! We lived in Pittsburgh for a decade and saw this mall before it was partially demolished to become “the block at Northway”… then Whalburgers opened there and that sucked… they’re gone now… 😂😂😂

Will Islands

I used to go here nearly every weekend with my mom in the 90s. There was a Friendly's restaurant in the mall we used to go to after she got what she needed out of Bradlees. Funny thing is that the street signs still say "mall" when heading toward the new building and on the highway there is still the old sign for "Nashua Mall and Plaza" from the 90s between the Denny's and casino.

Childhood Memories from the 50’s and 60’s, starting at the Grill and winding around the Park Forest Plaza~THE Grill, Green River Soda, and a lady who was there a lot who sadly must have been suffering from a motor disease. As a child I was scared of her. Next door there was a teen club called The Twelfth of Never . I was too young to get in but my sister did. I was very jealous. It had closed by the time I was old enough to go. Goldblatts was a big department store that had just about everything. I think they even sold parakeets and goldfish. They also had a “store dic” aka known as a store detective named Marie. She was petite, may have worn a wig and wore lots of makeup, especially bright orange lipstick. She was always giving us children the evil eye. We thought we were so smart following her around the store. Moving on, Rothchild’s was a clothing store for the entire family. My mom worked there part-time. Near there there was a restaurant that was very hip for the times but I can’t remember the name of it. Of course there was Marshall Fields with its beautiful white exterior facade and the steep downward-angled hill leading to the basement opening. The basement was my favorite as it was the home of the toy department. My best girlfriend Louise and I would drool over the dolls and doll accessories available. Christmastime was especially exciting in the basement of Marshall Fields. Sometimes we were lucky enough to take the escalator upstairs to the Chuckwagon and sit down to a wonderful kid’s meal served right off what I thought was a real chuckwagon. Strolling along we would come to Bramson’s Clothing Store. Two things I remember are that the merchandise was way too expensive for my family and their dressing rooms were so different and fancy with white sliding translucent doors. We used to pretend it was our house. Across from Bramson’s there were a few (to me) nondescript stores and then you reach Kresgies and then my very beloved Karmelkorn candy store. Kresgies was a five and dime that had a cool soda fountain and lunch counter as was common for the day. They sold my favorite lipstick called Tangee Orange. There was also a Photo Booth where us kids could pretend to look glamorous or ham it up for the camera. The finished photos would come out of a little slot and had a particular smell to them. The Karmelkorn! On Saturdays the line of kids would snake out the door past those nondescript stores I mentioned and all the way down to the parking lot. Most were getting their little brown sacks filled with penny candy to take to the Saturday afternoon matinee at the Holiday theatre. Near the Karmelkorn was the old Jewel grocery store. Grownups would grocery shop and pull their car around the circle and employees would bring the groceries out and put them in the car. In the winter they plowed the parking lot and the snow was piled all around the pick-up circle. Like mountains! Around the corner and down a few stores was Lyttons, another clothing store. I got a dress there. Take a right and a few more stores and across from them was a little cozy place called Waffles Belgique. Belgium waffles at their finest! Coming back into the main part of the plaza a few more stores until you again take a right and head over to the music store called Lyon Healy. I bought reeds for my clarinet there. Above the music store was my dentist, Dr. Solo. Oh he was mean. I dreaded going to him. I still get a slight cramp in my stomach just thinking about climbing up the stairs to his office…like a condemned person. Near there was the big new Sears. We kids watched it being built. Sadly, a fireman lost his life in the process of building it. It had a candy/peanut counter and in back of that there was a little restaurant. They had the best fries. I liked to ride the escalator for no particular reason. We made our own fun back then. Next to Sears was the bowling alley. One year the cicadas covered the grass near there and I was afraid to go. Heading back the other way now there was Sun Drugs. If my dad wanted cigarettes he would simply write a note to the manager and I would walk over there and buy them for him. Across from Sun Drugs was a butcher shop called Bueller’s. I would go there with my dad and the meats and cheese smelled heavenly. Coming back into the main part of the plaza was Liang’s Chinese Food and Myama’s Stationary store. I believe the Myama’s son was a Park Forest Policeman. In that area was a toy store called Prince and Princess. It was pretty good but nothing like Marshall Field’s basement! There might have been a shoe store named Milgrams in that area as well. We are back around to the Holiday Theatre. All us kids went to the Saturday matinees. Before the show, there might be some contest on stage, like a yo-yo contest. Someone might win a bike. In the theatre was a cry room, supposedly sound proof where parents could take their crying babies. And a candy counter, although I can’t believe they made any money on Saturdays because everyone got their candy at the Karmelkorn! Leaving the theatre and curving to the right was a Burney Brothers Bakery. Pink boxes tied with string held the items. Scrumptious baked goods there, especially the Almond Sweet Rolls. This concludes the tour around the Park Forest Plaza through the eyes of a child. I’m 73 now, a retired teacher living in Kentucky. It seems odd I can’t remember all of this but I can hardly remember what I ate for dinner last night!

I remember David's Bazaar. I used to get fancy cigarettes and look at the pipes and statutes and the chess sets.

The aerial shot you keep showing with the large L-shaped building in the foreground and the parking lot to its left labeled "Nashua Mall Plaza" is not correct. The address for that lot is 283 Daniel Webster Highway, next to the L-shaped Sun Plaza. The actual Nashua Mall location is about 7 miles north of here on Coliseum Ave. or Gusabel Ave., depending on the side.

Thanks Eric,for this upload!.😎

It is not a mall anymore, just a waste of space off Exit 6 in Nashua...I went one day to go to Xmas tree store, and it was gone.. grrrr. last year..

Thanks Eric for another great video!.😎

Wonderful memories! I visited this mall multiple times in the 1970s and early 80s. The JC Penny was branded "Penny's" on its signage for some time. IIRC, around 1979/1980 there was a small video arcade/game room that opened up on the far side of the eastern hallway in front of Penny's, and just before this was an ice cream shop. Early on, there was a "Round Table" knight themed restaurant in the parking lot.

It was good til it wrecked Sears and Younkers.

Very, very nice job! We visited the mall for the first time in many years, yesterday, and were curious about its history. Thanks!

I do want to point out that the main building never had a movie theater inside. The first theater near the mall was the Crossroads 8 to the southeast of the mall that opened in 1988. That theater became a discount theater when the Crossroads 16 opened south of the mall in 1998. The old theater closed in 2005, was briefly re-opened, and finally closed in 2015. The Crossroads 16 managed to hang on until January 2024 despite very little in the way of updates over the years.

Great vid! Just FYI: it’s pronounced PEA-biddy, not like P. Ditty lol

Nicely done-and it’s a great mall. I could be wrong, but I believe that the first enclosed mall in Nebraska was The Center Mall in Omaha, which opened in the mid-50s. It still exists (not sure if there is any retail left), but it did include Omaha-based Kilpatricks, which became Younkers.

Thank you for this upload!.😎

I spent hours and hours of my childhood here. incredible times

Several weeks ago

Having lived in Cleveland Heights, it was very nostalgic. Your site settled a dispute about the stores that used to be @ the Nashua Mall in NH! Lot of fun ..thanks again😊

Wherever do you find your history facts and pictures? Outstanding posts! Thank you 🏬 🏬🏬

I remember going there from kingfisher to Christmas shop or just walk the mall as a teen

Thanks for the upload Eric!.😎

My favorite mid week day is finally fulfilled

If anyone remembers me, say hi! I was born and raised there from 1962 to 1978.

I say KC's Country Club Plaza is the oldest mall in Missouri (US?).

fun n games

Thank you Eric for this upload!.😎

I thought this mall had a service merchandise in it as an anchor when I was a kid.

I used to skateboard there as a kid before it was enclosed. Also spent a lot of quarters in the arcade after it was enclosed. Bought several vinyl albums from the record store. The public restrooms were kind of hidden down a business hallway. Good memories!

I used to live by this mall. It is doing really well now except for the hall where the Sears used to be. I have many memories of shopping here with my husband and 2 sons as well as taking them to the kids play area.

you forgot the small amusement center located where Macys is today

This guy should have so many more subscriptiors then he does