I went to a mall recently for the first time in I don’t even know how many years because I like that the baggy pants trend from the '90s has come back and I wanted some.
I was shocked at how crowded it was, even on a weekday afternoon. Apparently that particular mall is very much not dying. Also, it had this exact scene in it.
I walked through a mall this weekend like a high school student and it was actually fun.
they had a fuck load of deals since they’re happy you were there
Dead malls must be a car-culture thing, right? Because the local malls where I live are always full of people whenever I’m there, not really dead at all
And yeah, it is nice to hang out with friends there and look at clothes or eat something or stuff like that!
Of our surviving malls, they all had to go through a big redesign, to try to steer into the ‘hang out’ sentiment. Lot’s of more higher end dining, a park, apartments/hotels/office space, a few small performance venues for bands.
A mall that has all of that now was, before the renovation, was department stores and specialty shops connected as spartan and efficiently as possible, with a fast food court for convenience but nothing you’d really want to sit longer than you absolutely had to. To the extent it worked as a teen hangout it was because they could grab some cheap food, be inside under a generic roof outside any stores, they could giggle at the stuff in Spencer’s Gifts.
Ours is quite lively. Not hating social interaction, but the crowding is a bit much. The other mall died, only got one now.
Being a teen in the 80s, Woodland Hills Mall was the bomb! Big enough to spend the afternoon, hang out, meet girls, hit the arcade, dodge the skins and rednecks who wanted to beat our punker asses. Good times!
People despawn when you leave to save resources. It’s dead when you’re not around.
We had one of our local malls torn down and replaced with one of those giant, multi-strip-mall complexes with parking lots that are nearly impossible to navigate through. It dawned on me that it’s still basically a mall, just one that you can drive through to each store so you don’t have to walk very much.
They still have these at the movie theater near me lol
Do not trust them. They poke you in the asshole.
Unless you’re into that, in which case go check em out.
public humiliation chair lol
My local Penny’s went out of business what feels like a decade ago. I didn’t realize the brand was still alive.
It’s great if you love insanely overpriced clothes!
See I don’t agree, I actually cross the border (pre the orange rapist and the tariffs) to shop there and save buckets of money shopping there. The long weekend deals are amazing compared to where I live. I got 35 pieces of closing for 310 dollars last fall.
Damn at my local JC Penny that money would buy you like 3 dresses
Oh Buffalo is amazing. Didn’t pay more than 20 dollars for any item.
I love it there.
Out of pure curiosity one time, I used one of those chairs. My god did it hurt, I got neck pain for a week
Wish there was a mall still near by me. I really love the vibes of a mall with the echoey music. I’d probably go on a trip to Minneapolis just to vibe at mall of America lmao.
I have at least three near me. I intend to go next month, to get a new iPhone. So yeah, every 2-5 years; I’m not their number one customer
I have one near me. I took my kid there because he was really curious about what it’s like inside malls. That was some depressing shit. Any mid-2000s nostalgia was eclipse by the zombie apocalypse feel of the place.
MOA is fantastic and still very populated.
Me and the fam go there a few times a month just to walk and have lunch. Great place for summer when it’s too hot or raining out, great for winter when it’s too cold out.
Malls used to be great for that. It was where boutiques went to die
I can smell this photo. Quite nostalgic.
That’s 100% the 5th Avenue Mall in Anchorage, AK.
Those chairs remind me of the ones from the animated movie WALL-E, which is concerning for our futures 😒
