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27 comments:

  1. I would like to see a piece written on the history of the former Indian Springs Shopping Center in Kansas City, Kansas. It was constructed in 1971, included two movie theaters (the original on the upper level renamed Springs North, and the newer one on the lower level named Springs South). Demolition of the mall began in February 2016. Lots of memories there.

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  2. "Unknown" said, on May 31, 2023

    Conestoga Mall, Grand Island Nebraska.
    The class of 1984 had their Prom in the center court by the antique copper fountain. The band (who seemed to know only songs by The Stray Cats) kept blowing the fuses. No music means no dancing and a lot of standing around. Apparently the classes who graduated before us tore up other venues so our choice was very limited. The school gym or the mall. Well it was the 80’s so we did the Mall thing. The memories still make me smile.

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  3. "g" said, on Jun 14, 2023
    Dillard's left the Conestoga mall in February 2023.

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  4. DELINQ said, on July 18, 2023

    I’m so appreciative of your work on this site. Was looking for the name of my 80s childhood mall pizzeria on a lark, with no real expectation of finding anything.

    Lo and behold, South Shore Mall…Captree Corners…NINO’S!!! Wave after wave of nostalgia just washed over me as I read your well-researched description and perused your collection of images.

    Amazing archival work, what a resource; this is what the internet was made for. Thank you so much.

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    1. DELINQ,

      I cannot express how much I appreciate your kind comment about my South Shore Mall MALL HALL OF FAME article.

      It is comments such as yours that make all of the work I have done on the MHoF website over the past 17 years worth it!

      Thanks again for commenting

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  5. "bartenational" said on 8-30-2023:

    Found this resource, AMAZING! I was looking into rollmans department store after we found a poster advertisement in a picture frame. Then looked in Cincinnati Malls and was amazed to find the depth of research into the history. I have done some initial searching and found nothing! the web is not as accessible as one would think. Anyway Great job! thanks!

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  6. "bartenational", thanks so much for the positive feedback. It makes working on the site worth it.

    A agree about the inaccessibility of the internet at times. Sometimes, it takes many, many different web searches to find valid info.

    Thanks again and have a wonderful Labor Day weekend.

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  7. Unknown said on Sep 12, 2023,

    Town & Country: Casto et al also constructed Central Point Shopping Center in Columbus.

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    Unknown also said on Sep 12, 2023,

    An FYI on Town and Country Shopping Center, et al. Don Casto and Albert B. Shields (commercial real estate broker) worked together on the centers built before 1955.

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  9. Unknown, thanks much for posting the info.

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  10. DELINQ said on Sep 13, 2023,

    I just can’t stop marveling at what you are doing here at the MHoF! I’m returning today to let you know the site made an appearance on my local subreddit when someone asked about the history of a department store location. The one & only reply was so meticulously detailed, I knew you had to be their source before clicking the attribution link! Bravo!

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  11. Delinq,

    Thanks so much for posting! I'm pleased that you enjoy the MHoF site.

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  12. "1961 Models"

    "Unknown" asked, on Sep 30, 2023:
    What did they sell for new?

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    1. Sorry for the delay....

      mobile homes sold for between 3,000 and 10,000 dollars, in 1960.

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  13. "Unknown" said, on Oct 7, 2023:
    ["1963-1966 Models"]

    We purchased a Stewart Dubl-Wide in 1964 and it was delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming. We were very happy with the purchase of our home set up on 10 acres of land.

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  14. "Unknown" said, on Oct 19, 2023:
    I have some mall closures for you for Arizona, Fiesta Mall in Mesa, and Paradise Valley Mall.

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  15. Patricia W Cruser said, on October 21, 2023:
    I am trying to remember the name of the store in Highland Mall, Austin, TX, where I bought a Kawaii piano in 1981.

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  16. "Unknown" posted on Nov 5, 2023:

    I have a suggestion for a piece written up about Bay Park Square, an original Debartolo shopping mall that opened in 1980, now owned by Simon, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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  17. Unknown, thanks much for the suggestion.

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  18. Unknown said, on Dec 4, 2023:

    Please post the former Coventry Mall Pottstown PA!

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  19. "g" said, on Jan 11, 2024
    a gabe's discount store operates out of the old sears in the boulevard mall (buffalo)

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  20. Jana commented on 2-8-2024

    LOVE this page! I was wondering if I could have permission to download and play around with one of your Bellevue Square (Washington State) maps. I have some data for the late 60s and I'd love to see if I can put store names together with where they would have been located. I posted this '89-'90 Bellevue Square directory on Vintage King County (Facebook).

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  21. Jana, feel free to use one of my MallHallofFame BelleVue Square maps.

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  22. David commented on 2-14-2024:

    What a great page! Just a note for the Del Amo Fashion Square in Torrance, the picture of the Ohrbach's store picture is actually the Cerritos store that was more of a plum color over the Torrance Blue color. For some reason this B&W photo has been wrongly listed on the location. The Torrance store was partially recessed into the mall on three sides while as in the picture the Cerritos store was free standing with the east side inline with the mall outer wall.

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  23. David,

    Checking historic aerial views and old Del Amo Fashion Square pictures reveals that you are entirely correct. The photo in question was NOT the Del Amo/Torrance store. It is the Los Cerritos Center store.

    I removed said picture from the Del Amo Center/Fashion Square article. I didn't repost it in the Los Cerritos Center article because I already had a drawing on there that I made of the store.

    I gotta confess that these two Ohrbach's stores do look a lot alike...especially in black & white. I guess this is because they both opened in the early '70s.

    Thanks much for posting.

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