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Posted on 4/22/25 at 8:44 pm to Earnest_P
"We all know what’s wrong.". Wrong people hang out there and act like animals.
Posted on 4/22/25 at 8:57 pm to Earnest_P
Posted on 4/22/25 at 9:14 pm to Septiger
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Lakeside Mall , in Metairie is thriving today just as much as it was when I grew up in the 80’s .
I haven't been there in years but I'm sure that it can't beat mid 80's Lakeside mall, going to the record store to grab some LP's or cassettes, the arcade to play Punch Out or Spy Hunter, or going to Eckerd's to grab a Star Wars action figure or even walking to the movie theatre to watch Rocky IV.
Posted on 4/22/25 at 9:35 pm to Earnest_P
Mixed use developments that have a walkable core with shops, restaurants, office and apts/condos that mimic urban living is what is replacing them.
Posted on 4/22/25 at 9:37 pm to beaverfever
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Those pictures depressed the hell out of me. The 90s went hard.
I’m jsit grateful got to experience the 1980s when American Mall culture was at its zenith. What a time to be young and alive.
Posted on 4/22/25 at 9:46 pm to Earnest_P
Weekends had unsupervised teenagers who caused havoc. Fights, theft, straight thug behavior. Folks didn’t feel safe. Stores that actually appealed to those who spent the money left and were replaced with Footlocker and Abercrombie type stores. Growing up it was Sears and Montgomery Wards.
Posted on 4/22/25 at 9:55 pm to Earnest_P
It is sad in that another third space is dying. People are losing communal gathering places
Posted on 4/22/25 at 9:56 pm to Riggle
People have been trained to show with computers. Human interaction is so 20th century.
This post was edited on 4/22/25 at 9:57 pm
Posted on 4/22/25 at 9:58 pm to notiger1997
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Lakeside mall in Metairie does very well.
That place is nicer than the columbus circle mall by Trump Tower in NY.
Posted on 4/22/25 at 10:23 pm to Earnest_P
Malls are too cultured to stay in business
Posted on 4/22/25 at 10:27 pm to Darth_Vader
quote:Not wrong. I don’t remember the 80s but the early-mid 90s were the only thing more 90s than the late 90s so I’d believe it. Glamour shots for the whole crew.
I’m jsit grateful got to experience the 1980s when American Mall culture was at its zenith. What a time to be young and alive.
Posted on 4/22/25 at 10:41 pm to CleanSlate
This must transcend state lines. Back in the day we had three malls and as a kid I remember being very in tune with exactly how much culture I should expect to experience at each with slight variations depending on the time of day.
Posted on 4/22/25 at 11:01 pm to Earnest_P
When the mall became the local fight club, that was the beginning of the end
Posted on 4/22/25 at 11:04 pm to Dixie2023
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Zero customer service to be found,
I know it’s beating a dead horse because it’s everywhere but this is a huge reason.
No one gives a frick anymore to help you at the mall.
You are on your own and you will like it.
frick all of that.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 5:28 am to CleanSlate
I know y'all like to believe that black folks are the reason malls go out of business but the 2 in my area are booming and one is located in an area that is, according to the last census, 57% black and both are in a metro area which is 41% black. They is packed from open to close and they both are, as we speak, in the middle of remodeling and expanding. It would be more likely these two malls would shut down if it weren't for black folks....
Posted on 4/23/25 at 5:53 am to AwgustaDawg
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They is packed
I'm guessing you're part of the 57%?
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:46 am to Earnest_P
I would much prefer to shop online. The nearest mall is a 2 hour drive from my house
Posted on 4/23/25 at 10:19 am to TU Rob
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The old style indoor malls are dead, but the outdoor malls in our area are thriving. It isn't just a food court and department stores, it is nicer restaurants and more trendy shopping places, but every time I have to go there it is packed.
That's how it is in SoCal.
Posted on 4/23/25 at 10:27 am to Earnest_P
The truth is that too many troublemakers just started hanging out there in droves. I'm saying this in the nicest way possible.
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