Mall Stores You Once Loved But No Longer Exist! Part 2!

Many of the stores we used to see in the mall have sadly disappeared. In this video we will have a look back at some mall stores you may have loved!
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[@frankrizzo4460]

I know it's all about convenience nowadays but there's something to be said about seeing the actual item in your hands when you buy it. Growing up going to the malls meant meeting up with friends and family spending the day walking around and maybe getting lunch as well. It's sad that that concept is leaving us in our society now, I'll always have great memories of those days.

[@van3158]

Its the days stuck shopping that drove the want/need for online shopping. TBH I’d never want to go back to the old ways on that one, my mother and grandmother would drag us out “shopping” to be gone 8 hours to a handful of stores.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

I loved it! It was an event. I miss those days with my mom and my sister.

[@ZMAN_420]

EXACTLY, It was a whole event! Planning to go to the mall, actually going and how to get there, figuring out your budget and what too buy, after you leave plans, how to get home excetra. VERY WELL SAID! 👍🏻🇺🇲

[@jenniferhansen3622]

@@ZMAN_420 Yes! Looking for the perfect gift for someone.... it was just so much fun!

[@ZMAN_420]

@@jenniferhansen3622 ABSOLUTELY! Now you can just click a button and order an item to your home. Interacting with no other people. I went to the mall one time before Christmas and got the double CD of the Forrest Gump soundtrack. I will never forget it. Total time leaving home, getting to mall, meeting with friends, going to lots of stores fore everyone there, actually purchasing item, calling for a ride from pay phone would take HOURS! It was a half a day project. I hope you have Great Holidays coming up! 👍🏻🇺🇲

[@NASCARFAN93100]

I wish we could all go back to these days

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching NASCARFAN!

[@Ben_Diaz]

We can only imagine it in our minds 😉

[@dvferyance]

Maybe some day we will. History does repeat itself.

[@catrinahartz944]

Me too😢

[@SBpunx-el2bw]

Me too🥺

[@paul8926]

I miss my shopping mall days when I was young, the good ole days !

[@PolPotsPieHole]

didnt know how good we had it back then, the 70s,80s and 90s were the best for growing up. I miss the mall days too. Went to a mall last Christmas and it was rather depressing.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thanks for watching Paul!

[@frankdenardo8684]

I remember Hickory Farms, The Swiss Colony, Merry Go Round, Deb Shops, Sears, Liberty House, K B Toys, B. Dalton, Walden Books, and other stores that are just a memory.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of the stores you remember frankdenardo8684!

[@MarkNOTW]

We still have a Sears here in palm beach gardens FL mall.

[@neophytealpha]

Definitely Hickory Farms.

[@frankdenardo8684]

@neophytealpha I do remember Hickory Farms. I bought a lot of cheese and got those gift boxes that contained cheese, salami, jelly, jam, marmalade, and preserves. Other stores I remember were Hastings, Smith's, Roos-Atkins, The County Seat, Miller's Outpost, the World's Fair Food Court, J.C. Penney, FYE, Musicland, Casual Corner, Foxxmoor.

[@1nm1]

The Swiss Colony is STILL around as an ONLINE store. Food is still delicious too. If you ever get to Monroe, WI they have a a factory outlet store where you can find items at a fraction of the catalog prices, including food.

[@f.frederickskitty2910]

Who remembers Merry Go Round? I loved that store even if it was pricey for the time.

[@Melancholy1966]

I loved Things Remembered. The first gift I ever bought for my husband before we got married was a key fob with his name engraved on it. He still has it 31 years later.

[@RhettyforHistory]

That was the perfect gift then if he still has it. Thank you for watching Melancholy1966!

[@johnlopez3996]

I remember Chess King, B. Dalton Bookstore, Waldenbooks, and Hickory Farms. Many high school kids would work at the shopping malls because they did not have to drive so far. Thank you for this history of specific mall stores. Take care.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of the stores you remember John!

[@tabithamashburn8786]

I remember those bookstores, sometimes I bought books to read for English classes there

[@tarareads23]

Waldenbooks was my favorite bookstore. More so than Barnes & Noble.

[@TheZoidberg312]

I loved B Dalton!! Also, KB Toys

[@trainman28882]

Always loved the water fountain sculptures in the mall. All malls had them. It was a sad day when the malls started to remove them.

[@TheUluxian]

Wilson's Leather is one that I miss. They always had the coolest jackets.

[@sl8605]

Pretty sad, most kids will never get experience going to the mall on the weekends and hanging out all day. It may sound boring to them, but they will never know the fun we had. Not only that, the stores in the mall were where alot of young adults would get their 1st job right after high school. I worked in our local mall and made lifelong friends working there.

[@asa3409]

Yes. So many fun Saturdays with my friends. We got dropped off early and stayed all day.

[@shannon_w.]

My son who is 24 was the last generation of Mall Rats. He and my daughter (who is 28) talk about how sad it is that the kids today will NEVER get to enjoy a weekend at the mall. It is so sad 😞

[@MisterMikeTexas]

@@asa3409 Our mall was within walking distance, just blocks away. A friend and I would walk there and hang out almost each weekend.

[@RhettyforHistory]

It really was a lot of fun and I agree with you that kids today will really never get to experience it in the same way. Thank you for watching sl8605!

[@Rich-xt6yy]

It’s the same with every generation, we feel bad for the younger ones and that feel sorry for us. Doesn’t matter when you grew up, everyis going to think theirs is the best

[@SavaFiend]

I miss Wicks N Sticks. I used to work as a supervisor at one and it was my favorite job. I loved walking in and getting overpowered by the smells of all the Yankee candles and all the displays of glass oil lamps and novelty wax burners and stuff.

[@RhettyforHistory]

That is a great one that you mentioned. Thank you for watching SavaFiend!

[@Marthaad]

Ohhh I remember! And the candles that were in the shapes of animals and ice cream cones .. I never wanted to actually burn those lol . Thank you for the memory

[@davidellis4084]

i went to the mall for two things - music and books. I really miss browsing the stacks and bins to see what was new and what was a gem hidden in the bargain bin. Yes, I am a tail end Boomer (b. 1962) and have some nostalgia for the malls, but i think that the current generations will never understand the sense of community that they brought to the older generations.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us David!

[@lisajoyce6803]

I’m a tail end boomer also the dead last ones I was born in 1964 in June I will be 60 in 2 months we lived at the mall.

[@jrebecca0195]

I still miss Payless ShoeSource. They had a great selection of sizes and styles of shoes at great prices.

[@RhettyforHistory]

They really were a huge loss. Thank you for watching jrebecca0195!

[@glennso47]

I don’t miss Payless Shoes. Their store always smelled like glue.

[@jrebecca0195]

@@glennso47🤣

[@tweetygirl818]

They are online and i read they are supposed to reopen some stores

[@jrebecca0195]

@@tweetygirl818actually, their website directs you to Amazon. As far as stores opening in the USA, I haven't heard anything, but that would be nice.

[@drusmith3480]

I used to love walking into the mall and smelling the giant cookies, giant pretzels and other goodies.😊🩷

[@RhettyforHistory]

That's always the best! They were great at luring you in with smells. Thank you for watching and sharing that aspect of the malls.

[@sonhuynh8222]

I miss these stores that i grew up with. Progress can be very sad 😢

[@glennso47]

I doubt that much of anything is progress anymore.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching sonhuynh8222!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

You never know what the market will do or where it will shift. A lot of people took to shopping online and receiving their purchases on the doorstep.

[@dvferyance]

@@MisterMikeTexas I rarely ever buy online.

[@felicetanka]

We're proceeding not progressing.

[@karinwade]

Former Payless ShoeSource manager here. When I noticed the prices increasing and less foot traffic (especially in mall locations) I knew it was declining. Too bad as I really enjoyed the job and wore the shoes...

[@gabster92]

I wish Payless was still around, I loved the shoes.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

I wish my small city still had a Payless. They had a decent selection of wide width shoes for women and kids. Now it's a Maurice's, and I never go in there.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your experience working there!

[@tweetygirl818]

@@gabster92they are online and they are supposed to reopen some stores

[@au_barb]

I remember when Payless Shoes used to be Fayva Shoes. My mom never got me shoes there, she said they were cheaply made and wouldn't be comfortable. As a kid/teen I loved to go in and try them all on though. 😂

[@Jared_Wignall]

Going to the mall used to be an amazing time. Now many of the great places they had at the malls are gone unfortunately.

[@glennso47]

Media Play was a store that sold books, magazines, records and other material. Out of business about 12 years ago.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Jared!

[@Epic_C]

I think the 80s and early 90s were some of the best times for it. Technology was still limited, when in hindsight was probably better. Ever since the population boom after the 2000s plus the fact the internet got into the hands of everyone, it has just been downhill since then.

[@sarahmiller72282]

As a teen, I loved shopping at Deb’s! I don’t think they’re around anymore, but they were kind of like Rue 21 is today. Deb’s had all of the cool, in style clothing plus cute “homecoming” type dresses that were really affordable.

[@tylerpemberton3134]

I'm almost 40yoldm and I remember my mom dragging me into Debs so she could shop....

[@shannon_w.]

I used to LOVE Deb! We also had a store called Ormond's that was the same type of store as Deb.

[@lainiwakura1776]

I remember they had fun socks.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing the store you loved shopping at Sarah!

[@mariebelladonna437]

They had a really great plus sized section, too! Really great variety of super cute clothes, in bigger sizes. I loved that place.

[@krisfrederick5001]

This is a confessional...Knowing we were going to the Mall afterwards was the only thing we looked forward to about going to Church on Sundays. Online shopping doesn't have a food court or arcades. Kids these days don't what they missed.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Suncoast!

[@gabster92]

My ten year old son loves going to the mall, when his father and I tell him stories on how malls used to have arcades, toy stores, all of the stores we used to have and show him these types of videos, he tell us that we need to bring everything back and not shop online.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories krisfrederick5001!

[@TH-hy9kr]

​@@gabster92my kiddo and I enjoy going to the mall together. She also goes with my husband. We hit up FYE records, Spencer's, GameStop, and Barnes & Noble books. The food court has the staples and has added a great new gelato place.

[@lisajoyce6803]

No they don’t although my 13 year old grandson loves the mall at Fairfield commons he never saw one before that

[@Tapp-Mourningwood]

I miss Suncoast. Back then, they had a good selection of vhs and movie memorabilia repros, posters, etc.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing what you miss Tapp-Mourningwood!

[@shannon_w.]

I miss going into the mall this time of year it was just a feeling in the air that you can't describe. I also did retail management in the mall, and even though it was exhausting and I complained about it, then I do miss that time now. We all need to get out of the house and start shopping in person again! Come on, everyone, only WE can change the dynamic!

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're right about it being a special time of the year in the mall Shannon. Thank you for watching!

[@KB0101]

There were lots of clothing stores that we loved as girls. Fashion Bug, Casual Corner, Winkleman’s, Korvettes Department Store, Baker Shoes, Kinney Shoes, Tom McCann…

[@samanthab1923]

Dress Barn

[@fairymay7486]

I remember fashion bug great memories 😊

[@darquequeen]

Fashion Bug! Yes! I remember shopping there for clothes when I was in high school. ❤

[@summerdais325]

Sagebrush was another one. I had a small waist, an ass, and athletic thighs. 😂 NOT the 80's ideal body type! Fashion Bug had the best fitting jeans for my body type. My bff, whom I met in my 40s, had the same favorite jeans. She was/is even curvier than I was/am. ETA: I will be 50 this year. Yes, that's me in my profile pic. I look older in person, especially with recent health issues, but it turned out that my body is falling apart, and I looked younger than what one would expect is for the same reason. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Diagnosed at 49.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of the stores you loved KB0101!

[@paulstan9828]

When I was in my late teens 1970 they opened a new mall near me. My favorite store was Woolworth. They had a great sporting goods section where you could also buy target shooting supplies including ammunition. Try that today. They had a great sidewalk cafe where you could sit with a cup of coffee and your high school buddy and watch the pretty girls walk by. 😁👍 Hi Jodie! 👋😁🇦🇺👩🏻

[@swansfan6944]

Hi Paul 👋😁🇺🇸👱🏼‍♂️

[@RhettyforHistory]

Woolworth was a great store to have around. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Paul!

[@danielkaiser8971]

I agree. Back then before the internet and mobile phones, all major social activities were in-person. You left home to go out and see people, and so did everyone else. Entire groups of people would attend a function all for the same shared reasons. We can't really come close to that using the internet, though all things have their pros and cons.

[@hollyinhell]

I love this channel. The subject matter, the music, the calming voice of the narrator. This could very well be my emotional support channel.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Holly and I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the content!

[@dalecorne3869]

The malls always had great holiday decorations. You could see awesome lights without having to freeze to death

[@markhewitt4307]

Growing up just south of Chicago, I remember our local mall having Radio Shack, Montgomery Wards, Camelot Music, Payless Shoes, and Aladdin's Castle Arcade that sticks out. A Kaybee toys was in there for a while too.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of what you remember Mark!

[@danielkaiser8971]

Yes! All of those stores were also here in Oklahoma City. I went to all of them. I miss the arcades especially, it was the whole context of video games in the culture that made it special, you usually had to go there to play the games (they hadn't yet fully made it into people's homes). You sometimes saw other regulars -- and play a "two player" game together. Today you can download any of them, or play with others online, still okay but not the same.

[@au_barb]

Which mall was that? I used to live within walking distance of Orland Square Mall. I wonder if it's still there. 😂

[@markhewitt4307]

@@au_barb Lincoln Mall in Matteson

[@markhewitt4307]

@@au_barb Yeah Orland Square Mall is still there. It got really bad and rough though.

[@Judah98]

WOW 😲! I remember Oaktree. I use to shop there back in the day. They had very nice clothing and the price was not bad at all. 😢

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories of Oaktree!

[@MrMegaFredZeppelin]

Thank you Rhetty for History for ALL you do👍🏻ROCK ON!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching mrmegafredzeppelin4630!

[@crazyviking24]

I miss the Arcade the most

[@RhettyforHistory]

Those were always a lot of fun. Thank you for watching!

[@MarkNOTW]

Same here

[@amysprenkle9966]

I remember when there used to be supermarkets as an anchor stores in malls.😮

[@frankrizzo4460]

Yeah I used to work at Phar-Mor years ago and it was connected to a major mall.

[@glennso47]

@@frankrizzo4460That’s a drug store that is not around anymore.

[@RhettyforHistory]

I never had that where I was but it sounds like a good idea. Thank you for watching Amy!

[@dvferyance]

The malls in La Crosse and Green Bay recently got a Hyvee.

[@inactive8414]

My favorite store has got to be KB Toys! Oh man just going to that store during the Holidays was super exciting especially for a young child of the 1980s!

[@jenniferhansen3622]

I was a child in the 80s too, and that would be the first store I'd want to go in!! Born 1977. 😊

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your favorite inactive8414!

[@inactive8414]

@@RhettyforHistory You're very welcome.

[@inactive8414]

@jenniferhansen3622 Me too infact I still somewhat remember the Cabbage Patch Doll craze(born in 1980)and how insane everyone went trying to get one at KB Toys.

[@MrTPF1]

Chess King, Wilson Leathers, Spencer Gifts, Hickory Farms, and of course, Orange Julius were all very popular stores in our mall in central MA.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Spencer's was very educational. They sold a book in their 18-plus restricted section called "Basic Golf". It was very informative, and held your attention. 😄

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching MrTPF1!

[@MarkNOTW]

We actually still have a Spencer’s here in the Wellington FL mall.

[@phyllispitts6656]

I can still remember some of the jingles of some of these stores! Kind of bitter sweet memories.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching phyllispitts6656!

[@travelingwithmikeandpam9074]

I still love going to malls that are doing good. But I miss some of those old stores! Thanks for the memories Rhetty!

[@RhettyforHistory]

It is great to see some malls doing well and hopefully they continue to do so. Thank you for watching my friend!

[@josephsciascia217]

Shopping Malls are slowly disappearing 😢

[@RhettyforHistory]

Yes they are and it's really sad to see them going. Thank you for watching Joseph!

[@tonyvargas368]

I remember a real estate investor saying years ago that America had too many malls and that half of them needed to close. Sadly, he was right.

[@dvferyance]

Hopefully some of them will stay around. And I do agree we had too many. I didn't realize how many small towns once had them I thought only larger cities had them.

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

I miss a lot of things growing up going to the mall. I worked at 2 different stores in my local mall and loved to peoplewatch. I liked Radio Shack. I bought my son a red, 2-foot-tall remote-controlled robot there. I also bought a nice police scanner, too. I miss a LOT of the old stores. Thanks, Rhett. Always nice to have a look back at great memories. 😊

[@jenniferhansen3622]

I miss those days. My mom and I would always get separated from my dad and if we couldn't find him we'd always check Radio Shack. That's usually where he was. They're both gone now, and I almost can't believe it. I'd love to have a day at the mall with them again.

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

@@jenniferhansen3622 Aww, my heart goes out to you. I don't have my parents any longer either. That story of finding your dad at Radio Shack made me laugh. 😄Hold those great memories in your heart forever❤❤.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

@@VickiCampbell-1216 Thank you, Vicki! I certainly will. 💓

[@tyronebristol1669]

The mall is the first place I noticed for the first time ,people walking looking at there phones . Didn’t have one yet so I thought it was so strange.

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

@@jenniferhansen3622 All the best, Jennifer. 🤗

[@jayalexander3356]

Wicks n Sticks. I loved that store.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching jayalexander3356!

[@RetroMythologist]

The fall of malls is not a good thing :(

[@RhettyforHistory]

No, I don't think it is either. Thank you for watching RetroMythologist!

[@leesashriber5097]

I miss the bookstores. Going to the mall was an experience. Meeting friends to go shopping, dropping by the arcade to play a round of Ms. Pac-Man and checking out the guys. We had Polsky's, O'Neil's, Sears, and Camelot Music. Claires was where we got our ears pierced. The Limited, Express, GAP, Casual Corner, Benetton, Esprit, were our go to stores. Some are still here but not like the good old days. I was sad when Payless closed. Another very relatable upload. Thank you my friend 😊

[@Jeff-xy7fv]

As a teen, my favorite store at the mall was Radio Shack.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Jeff-xy7fv!

[@McPh1741]

Being an 80s kid, it's amazing to me that people would rather drive around to different stores or shop in an open strip mall in the weather over shopping in a mall. It's sad how antisocial the younger generations are.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts McPh1741!

[@CodyCole80]

💯 One thing about the mall is that you could eat, shop, be entertained, etc without concern for the weather. Once you were inside, you were good for the entire day and didn’t have to worry about being, cold, hot, or rained on. 👍🏾

[@jgringo5516]

@@CodyCole80yep, and there was always a Movie theater at the Mall too. Greatest place ever for a young guy to chat up the pretty gals.

[@CodyCole80]

@@jgringo5516 😂👍🏾

[@oooh19]

What about small businesses and quaint shops? Many people nowadays don’t want to go to big chains or box stores they want unique mom and pop

[@mdtaylor2274]

Does anyone else remember going to your local Merry-Go-Round store to buy Z. Cavaricci?

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing a memory with us mdtaylor2274!

[@DanniTheMagicJunkDrawer]

I never bought z. Cavaricci at merry go round BUT I did make my father take me there after he picked me up from work. I was 15 and knew my mom would not approve of the white leather bustier I was about to buy- so I took my dad. Lol lol

[@crazyviking24]

Hot Topic was my favorite store to shop in.

[@pleasestopscreaming]

Same. It's not the same as it was in my prime shopping days (late 90s, early 00s). But I'm sure the teens from the first store in CA would say the same to me 😅

[@gabster92]

It was the best now, it's a shell of it's former self if that.

[@crazyviking24]

@@gabster92 A lot of them are like that.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your favorite store!

[@an80slady]

I miss Deb, Rave, and Jean Nicole and also Lerners!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing what you miss an80slady!

[@daviniasingleton9406]

I Loved the Rave in my teen years

[@brendakrieger7000]

I just miss shopping malls💔

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Brenda!

[@jdjensen96822]

My first & most favorite job was with KB Toys (Kay Bee Toys). I remember when "Payless Shoes" was actually called Volume Shoes Source Lol. Without the toy, music or bookstores, today's malls just seem empty bland. Thanks Rhetty for keeping memories of happier times alive!

[@kratoscraken5614]

Yes my friends good times eh! Toys R us, arcades, movies, corn dogs and popcorn and of course hot girls 🤙

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching kratoscraken5614!

[@kratoscraken5614]

@@RhettyforHistory no worries mate 👍

[@josephreynoldsii5048]

I loved the Oak Tree. There use to be one in the Prestonwood Mall in Dallas, TX that I would frequent during my senior year of high school and after. While I don't have any more trousers I bought from there, I still have these three shirts. I guess they'd be considered vintage now! Then there was this mall in the city I lived in - they had a Hastings and a Camelot. What I liked about Hastings was that they carried imported vinyl and cassettes, but that store wasn't as hug as the Camelot which was on the upper level and pretty close to it.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of the places you frequented Joseph!

[@ttop64]

Hi Rhett . I remember a lot of these stores being in malls . A few that I remember seeing back then that have disappeared are Suncoast video stores and Brooks and Casual Corner which were women's clothing stores and Kaybee toy stores.

[@TheZoidberg312]

I worked at a Suncoast! Such a fun, basically zero responsibility, job.

[@ZMAN_420]

Awesome Content! I miss the malls!👍🏻🇺🇲

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching ZMAN!

[@seatspud]

SoCal GenX'er here, once again dropping some mall stores that'll hopefully be remembered. Casa De Candles (lotta hippie stuff!) J.K.Gill's (think Staples, but smaller) The Tinder Box (the scent alone was nostalgic) Small World Gift and Novelties (similar to Spencers) Karl's Toys & Hobbies (only one I knew of was at Puente Hills)

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some more stores for us to remember seatspud!

[@portlandgirlx0x096]

Mall shopping was so expensive! I saw one video where the girls bought stickers. That was about all i could get too, stickers! 🛍👧

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching portlandgirlx0x096!

[@mariebelladonna437]

My husband and I got our champagne flutes for our wedding toast at Things Remembered, at one of our local malls, back in 2005. They were silver, with our names and wedding date engraved on them. I tied pretty white bows on the stems. They're still sitting in my curio cabinet, to this day-and my husband is still sitting right beside me-as I type this. 😊❤ I still remember the excitement of that time. Going into the store and ordering them, excitedly waiting for them to come in, and then going to pick them up. Window shopping in the mall, and eating in the food court. Though I admit that I, too, have done my share of online shopping, I really miss the time when malls were thriving. There was just something about holding something in your hands, buying something yourself, going to pick it up, something about the atmosphere of a bustling mall, that online shopping could just never compare to.

[@BennyLlama39]

Here's one that's semi-on-topic... anyone else remember going to the mall and being assaulted by the chemical reek emanating from the salon, or whatever they were called? As soon as you got a whiff, you knew someone was getting a perm. 🙂

[@RhettyforHistory]

Those definitely had a memorable smell. Thank you for watching and sharing a memory.

[@wendycampbell5099]

Lol, I worked in one!

[@girlgamergear3260]

Payless is one the very missed stores in our Mall. The Logan Valley Mall use to be a Mecca for shopping in central Pennsylvania. It's a ghost town now with a community College using part of the building. It is at least keeping it open. Rave and The Deb are two stores friends and I still talk about missing. Macy's is very open and sparse, but still open. I did find two new stores open on my last trip. A resale shop and a local furniture store! Nittany Mall in State College is slated to be turned into a casino!

[@abethepunk]

I miss that mall, loved it before the fire.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing what you miss girlgamergear3260!

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

Love my trips in the Wayback Machine with Rhetty!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Carlos!

[@illenialLisette]

Oh man. I LOVED going to the mall. I had a job and going walk the mall was an every weekend thing. Miss it SO much.

[@gregwasserman2635]

You can probably make several videos on defunct mall stores. The list is quite long. I remember stores like the Chess King, Deb's (my sisters went there), Maurice's, B.Dalton's, Waldon Books, K-B Toys, Media Play, Merry-go-Round, Fashion Bug (sisters also shopped there), and Kinney Shoes, to name but a few! Malls will be with us though their numbers will continue to decline along with traditional mall stores.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're right about being able to make several videos on this subject. This is the second one so gar. Thank you for watching Greg!

[@au_barb]

Maurice's is still around, especially in small Midwestern towns. They really aren't my style but it's literally the only women's clothing store where I live.

[@TopGunAce23]

I met my best friend in Things Remembered in 1995. She was the manager of the store. Then when they shut down her store, she went into banking. Lots of great memories at the store. Rest In Paradise, Queen RO.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us TopGunAce23!

[@maryhirsch2909]

I miss the malls. I miss meeting friends and seeing all the people.

[@shannonnewman3091]

I loved going to the shopping mall from 1980 too 2010 , It just lost its fun .......

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching shannonnewman3091!

[@didiosthrance]

This one hits in the feels for some reason.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching didiosthrance!

[@didiosthrance]

@@RhettyforHistory I veg out to your videos. I usually give it a few months so I can watch multiple videos. This one hit the nostalgia button big time even though I was never a mall kid. Watching the 1990s Things Found in Every House now and then on to the next!

[@monikameza4107]

Love the ol, days 😔thanks for the memories.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're very welcome Monika. Thank you for watching!

[@JustAllinOneResource]

Back then I was managing a Radio Shack store in a mall, and I have to say it's was one of the better times to work in especially at Christmas. Everyone seemed to be smiling, and getting along, Christmas music was playing throughout the mall, the Food court was incredible, and best part of it all the ladies were all decked out in their finest. Man those were great times. Also no one ever worried about having something really bad happen in any of the malls (compared to today). Things were so much more carefree, and relaxing.

[@rightwinger1505]

I remember a York steak house in our mall...summit park mall in Niagara Falls New York. We would go there on Sundays after church. The mall is permanently closed now, but i remember going there to hang out with friends. Some of the stores mentioned in this video were in that mall.

[@XianHu]

What about the mall bookstores, B. Dalton, Bookstop, Borders, Crown Books, Encore Books, Waldenbooks, etc.; you could probably do a whole video on them alone.

[@RhettyforHistory]

I've done a few of those but you certainly mentioned some that I have not. Thank you for watching XianHu!

[@VolkswagenNut1969]

Always a nostalgia trip seeing Crossroads Mall and the Penn Square of old! 😃

[@RhettyforHistory]

I loved them both and thankfully one is still around. Thank you for watching!

[@PolPotsPieHole]

Awesome, good morning Rhetty

[@RhettyforHistory]

Hello and thank you for watching!

[@djbille4283]

It’s not difficult to get nostalgic and feel a little melancholy when watching videos of this nature. The 70’s, 80’s and even into the 90’s were the best times for going to the mall and shopping at these stores and so many others that are no longer with us. So sad. 😞

[@davidgoodman6924]

Bought many a cassette tapes from Tape World and Camelot Music! They both were in competition in my Mall back in the 80's. Plus Christmas time was my favorite time at the Mall, the decorations, Santa, window displays, music, made it magical for me. 😢

[@chrisnemec5644]

As a long-time mall veteran, one chain everyone seems to be snubbing on these types of channels is Titches. This retail chain, founded in Dallas in the 1950's, eventually sold out to Joske's in the 1970's. PS thank you for putting Joske's here when some other channels are snubbing it.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and mentioning a little more for us Chris!

[@chrisnemec5644]

@@RhettyforHistoryYou're welcome.

[@JennRighter]

I worked at Wet Seal in the long gone City Center mall in Columbus Ohio over 20 years ago. I really loved working in the mall and being in the mall even though throughout my childhood and teenage years I was too poor to ever be able to buy anything from any store. I remember Trade Winds, Rave, Merry Go Round, Contempo, and there was this one really cool science store that I forget the name of. If anyone remembers a science mall chain store please let me know. It was my favorite store to go into.

[@actipton80]

Natural Wonders sold science and nature related items. It was one of my favorite stores.

[@NightimeInDeepSpace]

I would love to go back to the late 70s early 80s and see all the wood panel facades, brick, and bubble lighting in the malls. It looks so warm and cozy especially around Christmas

[@kevystead]

There was a Radio Shack in my local mall as a kid. It was right across from A&A Records and Tapes.. My first part time job when I was 12 or 13. I miss those days!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing what you had in your area kevystead!

[@williamkennedy2747]

I remember County Seat. I still have jean jacket from there.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Oh that is a really cool keepsake! Thank you for watching and sharing what you still have William!

[@PrimroseHarmony]

Hey Rhetty, I loved this video very much. I really miss the way we used to enjoy malls it’s just not the same anymore. I miss KB toys EB - before it became GameStop, Biz kids, The Disney stores, Lerners, Gymboree, Gadzooks, Waldenbooks, Burdines, and enjoying the food courts with family and friends. There are so many other stores I didn’t name that I miss a lot. Also, famous mall arcades like Starbucks. Arcades of the past would really be a great video all on its own! ❤ 80s and 90s were the last decades of its time. If you know you definitely know.

[@MicaMakes]

Miss going to the mall especially around the hollidays. It wasnt Christmas until you went to the mall and saw all the decorations and going into all the stores trying to find that perfect gift and then taking it home the same day to wrap

[@shannondore]

I miss Camelot music. It was one of my favorite stores along with the Suncoast movie store. And I worked all throught the 90's at a mall and Brookstone was the best place to spend your lunch time. They had those awesome massage chairs.👍🏻🤣

[@jonathanwalburgh7560]

I still have my pamphlet advertising the Camelot Repeat Performance frequent buyers' club. I got a lot of great CDs that way when I was a teen in the early '90s!

[@shannondore]

@@jonathanwalburgh7560 That's awesome. I have such great memories of the mall back in the 90's. Now the mall near me is a ghost town and sketchy. I hate going in there now.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing what you miss as well as where you worked.

[@ToddKrill]

I was a Radio Shack Store Manager from 1980 thru 1991. Shopping Malls in the '80's were THE Central Hub of American Life, with countless throngs in attendance everyday, ESPECIALLY on weekends. Thanks for this trip down Memory Lane. Cheers!

[@jons.6216]

Z-Gallery here in SF was one I really missed! I was just talking about a behemoth mall in Cupertino, CA - Vallco Fashion Park that my dad and all three of my brothers worked on eventually in the late 70s to early 80s as the expansion of it continued! In recent years I've read that the entire property has been flattened!

[@b.p.4250]

Yeah still hard to believe it is gone. It was such a nice place and they even had a bakery in there. Just an empty space now; the elaborate development planned for the site got hung up in legalities. Glad we hit to experience it!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories as well as one you miss.

[@rlrl2768]

I worked there as a teen 😢

[@RedProg]

South Coast Plaza is where we spent hours at. Great stores and restaurants. I miss radio shack

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing where you went RedProg!

[@mollysmithe143]

Omg Delia’s and Mandee was my jam! And Filene’s basement from time to time. VIM was a denim store not sure if that was just an NYC thing or not. I love these videos!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing what you loved Molly!

[@whoisjohngault3270]

I’ve never heard of Filene’s basement but it explains a quote from The Office by Dwight Schrute to a female guest at Pam and Jim’s wedding. I never understood his reference to “Filene’s basement” and I’ve watched “Office” episodes over and over - this one stumped me. I’m assuming this is a regional company? The Office setting being in Scranton PA. I’m in Virginia so I have no idea.

[@jimmybrazell2645]

Musicland and Circus World were two that come to mind when I think about malls stores not on your list. I loved Camelot Music and Radio Shack. Bought my first PC at Radio Shack. Another store that escapes me was a camera store where I bought my first SLR camera in the 80’s.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You mentioned a couple good ones there. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories Jimmy!

[@JaneDoe-ps6ve]

Would that be Ritz Camera store.

[@jimmybrazell2645]

@@JaneDoe-ps6ve Nope. They were also located in the mall and I did use them for film developing.

[@stanford-nf4jk]

I remember Music Plus, Sam Goody (both music stores but not same company if I recall correctly.) Software Etc. was a sister store to Babbage’s that focused more on PC Gaming. They also sold 3DO systems and games whereas Babbage’s did not. There are other mall stores like Mervyn’s and Gottschalk’s, The May Company and Robinson’s which merged into Robinson’s May which you may or may not have already covered in a previous video.

[@WyldAli]

Yeah, it pretty much was a "Holy Tech Trinity" of gaming stores in bigger malls. You had Electronics Boutique, which was like 85% Console gaming, Software Etc that was like 85% PC gaming, and Babbages - a 50/50 split of both. All three were awesome.

[@brendaholliday6866]

Rhett, I enjoyed these memories about shopping malls that we loved. One memory in particular I have is the last time me and my late mother shopped at the mall and we had lunch before we went home. This mall was still in the process of adding stores at the time. Have a fantastic weekend. Take care 🐎

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing a memory of you and your mother Brenda! I hope you have a great weekend as well!

[@mickieg1118]

Sadly, part of the decline of malls was/is a "criminal element" hanging around inside and outside the malls. No one wants to go somewhere that isn't safe.

[@BennyLlama39]

As I understand it, another element is greedy mall owners charging extortionist-level rent for stores no bigger than the mobile home I used to live in.

[@purplesprigs]

You could not be more right. Even Mall of America has become a dystopian thug gangster hangout. We shop online - we all have our pants pulled up and no one is carrying a gun.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching mickieg1118!

[@waynev.8200]

Thanks for another informative and entertaining video. I live in California and we had B. Dalton bookstore in the malls. It was formerly named Pickwick Books. Very few bookstores in malls now. There are still some Barnes and Nobles around and I still enjoy visiting those.

[@rebels42wynn83]

I remember Camelot Music and The Wall music stores. Great stores, great memories. Radio Shack was pretty awesome as well.

[@mattstarr8203]

what about Frederick of Hollywood

[@RhettyforHistory]

That is a good one to mention and they were certainly in malls. Thank you for watching Matt!

[@hollisthomas8881]

I used to love Casual Corner. Their clothes were sharp looking & a reasonable price.

[@ICOLLECTBASEBALL]

I miss Hastings so much. I almost started crying when you were talking about it. 😢😢😢😢

[@juliemudd2985]

In the 80’s and 90’s some of my favorite stores were Ups and Downs, Brooks, Rave, and Fashion Bug. I think Brooks was my favorite. They had the cutest clothes and I could always find my back to school outfit there lol

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of your favorite stores Julie!

[@lisab7977]

Rave!!! I was trying to remember the name of that store! Thanks 😅

[@juliemudd2985]

@@lisab7977 haha you’re welcome! I remember they had all of the neon clothes 😂 I loved it!!

[@jadsr69]

Spencer’s was always a fun store to go to in the mall. Always looking at the black light posters.

[@bxpress6507]

Yes I miss the mall so much..seeing the stores..the kiosks..but wgat really made it a mall is the real arcades they had back in 80s!

[@paulstewart4077]

As always, thanks for taking me back. Can't wait for your next video

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching Paul!

[@NateB1976]

There was one store in both our malls here that was really popular and kind of cool that I always wondered what happened to them. It was called something like Crystal visions or Crystal wonders. They had all kinds of new age stuff, crystals, rain sticks, jewelry, hippy stuff, kids toys for learning and much more. Never seen or heard anything about it since the big mall closed.

[@t2delan1]

I loved Man Alive, Northern Reflections, MC Sports, Lerner, Foxmoor, Spencer's, The Body Shop, Summit Stationers, Montgomery Wards, Piercing Pagoda, Disc Jockey, Brooks, gosh so many!!! No wonder people don't leave their houses! There's nowhere to go!😢

[@chrisdye5068]

I miss the small independent toy and hobby stores, the record stores, the camera shops. Not to mention the small book stores. Those were the days.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing what you miss chrisdye5068!

[@swk38]

all those lovely stores i could never afford to shop at

[@thelastjohnwayne]

I really miss going to the Malls and actually trying on clothes before I bought them. And I miss all the pretty ladies at the mall. It was a great experience

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing what you miss thelastjohnwayne!