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31st Street Bridge

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27. The independent retailers

Mon May 18, 2026, 11:34 AM

May 18

... back when it was affordable for them to be in the big malls. Monroeville Mall had them at first.
And the variety at "Cench," which we called Century Three Mall.

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What is/was your favorite part of your local mall. My mall, Century III , was completely demolished recently. It [View all] debm55 May 17 OP

The ice skating rink. (Monroeville Mall). Loved watching people livetohike May 17 #1

I read that too. The last time I was there was pre covid. I heard it was going downhill. I used to buy a hot dog and debm55 May 17 #2

The independent retailers 31st Street Bridge May 18 #27

Thank you for sharing your memories with us, 31st Street Bridge.Do you remember the Thomas Kincade store at Monroeville debm55 May 18 #34

I skated there as a kid. Dulcinea May 18 #28

Thank you, Dulcinea. Tha memeories of the trees and fountains.too debm55 May 18 #35

I grew up in Monroeville too ( in University Park). livetohike May 18 #39

Those from childhood are undoubtedly all gone. But I went to the opening of Colorado's Park Meadows Mall hlthe2b May 17 #3

Thank you very much hithe2b. That fireplace sounds wonderful. debm55 May 17 #4

The piano in the food court. Galleria at South Bay. I haven't been there in years LoisB May 17 #5

Fantastic, Thank you so much for sharing with us, LoisB. debm55 May 17 #6

The Sears and JC Penneys stores. House of Roberts May 17 #7

Thank you very much for sharing with us, House of Roberts. debm55 May 17 #9

I've never liked malls PJMcK May 17 #8

Thank you very much, PJMcK for sharing. I remember the parking lot too. debm55 May 17 #10

As a teenager my favorite locations at the mall were Niagara May 17 #11

Thank you very much, Niagara. I remember Auntie Annie's too debm55 May 17 #12

local chinese spot at food court. but i needed to be bribed to go. xmas worse. wongs wok sweet + sour chicken. pansypoo53219 May 17 #13

Thank you, very much for sharing with us, pansypoo53219. In our food court we had a woman who would give out samples of debm55 May 18 #19

Orange Julius JoseBalow May 17 #14

Thank you very much,JoseBalow. I loved Orange Julius. debm55 May 18 #20

The mall was like walking through a Sear catalog LogDog75 May 17 #15

Thank you so much for sharing that with us. LogDog75 debm55 May 18 #21

That's easy lol, the video game arcade. JMCKUSICK May 18 #16

Thank you , John. My son and his friends could be fould there and in the hat store. debm55 May 18 #22

The bookstore and the toy store Mad_Dem_X May 18 #17

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Mad_Dem_X. We had 2 bookstores and 2 stores. They were long gone before the debm55 May 18 #23

Years ago... working at one! Nittersing May 18 #18

What wonderful memories. Thank you Nittersing for sharing with us. debm55 May 18 #24

Did anyone have a Glamour Shots at their mall? debm55 May 18 #25

Yes, there was a Glamour Shots at my mall Niagara May 18 #54

Thank you, Niagara. I thought it was strange to have this done. But for a time it was populara. Never went in or had it debm55 May 18 #55

You're welcome, Debbie. You know one thing I wished I had done was the Niagara May 18 #56

HAHHAHHAHHAHA. I did build one. I still have it. It's a Sailor Bear. debm55 May 18 #58

Very nice Niagara May 18 #59

Was (and still is) South Hills Village some_of_us_are_sane May 18 #26

Thank you very much for sharing your memories. some_of _us_are_sane. I have been to South Hills Village. I liked their debm55 May 18 #37

The first enclosed mall I remember is the first one anywhere, Southdale, in a Minneapolis suburb. Ocelot II May 18 #29

Thank you very much for sharing your memories with us. I always wanted to go to the Mall of America . just for the heck debm55 May 18 #38

I loved independent fashion stores and bookstores Grim Chieftain May 18 #30

HAHAHAHAHAAH. it dates me too. Thank you for sharing your memories with us, Grim Chieftain. debm55 May 18 #52

The old malls had wide corridors and wide concourses. John1956PA May 18 #31

Yes, I have been to Ross Park and the walkway is narrow. Thank you John1956PA debm55 May 18 #51

Many years ago my husband and I would walk around the mall at Christmas time. TommieMommy May 18 #32

Thank you very much, TommieMommy. That sounds wonderful. I always liked the Mall at Christmas time. debm55 May 18 #50

The Food Court at the Danbury Mall in CT... FalloutShelter May 18 #33

That sounds wonderful, FalloutShelter. Thank you for sharing your memories with us. debm55 May 18 #49

Newberry enid602 May 18 #36

Thank you, so much for sharing your memories with us, enid602 debm55 May 18 #48

Greengate Mall in Greensburg PA was my mall. johnp3907 May 18 #40

As a preteen and teen, we lived in North Huntington.( Irwin area) I loved Greengate Mall.Thank you, johnp3907 debm55 May 18 #47

When my wife was pregnant with my first son and after his birth... NNadir May 18 #41

What a heart warming memory to share with us, NNadir.Blessings to you and your family. debm55 May 18 #46

I honestly never liked malls CanonRay May 18 #42

Thank you for sharing CanonRay. As I got older, I would park by the entrance near the store I wanted to go to, Go in and debm55 May 18 #45

I lived in the arcade Phentex May 18 #43

Thank you very much for sharing your memories with us, Phentex. debm55 May 18 #44

When they had the new cars, boats and RV shows. They charged so much doc03 May 18 #53

Thank you doc03. I didn't know that. At one time I was making teddy bears. I wanted to try and sell them at the Mall. It debm55 May 18 #57

I never had a local mall except later in life in Brooklyn...while back in the day.... electric_blue68 May 19 #60

Thank you very much for sharing with us, electric_blue 68 debm55 May 19 #62

Now, it's the exit door u4ic May 19 #61

Thank you very much for sharing your memories with us, u4lc. debm55 May 19 #63