The Ultimate 1980s Mall Experience

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Published 2023-09-09
The brightly lit signs above call out to you, the odor of pizza, Chinese cuisine, and deep-fried everything assaults your nostrils, and the sounds of hundreds of fellow patrons journeying from one end of the massive structure to the other rattles your eardrums... and you love every second of it.

This is what it was to embark on a trip to the mall in the 1980s. Join us in this video as we travel back in time, and together we'll take part in the ultimate 1980s mall experience!

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Written By: Anthony J. Rapino
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References:

"SHOPPING MALL." WIKIPEDIA. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_mall

"History of Malls." www.yourarticlelibrary.com/mall-management/history…

Smith, Keith. "Arcade Origins." The Golden Age Arcade Historian. allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2013/03/arcade-…

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All Comments (21)
  • @johncantrell614
    I can’t really understand why malls fell out of favor. It was warm in the winter, cool in the summer. And if it was stormy outside, you still stayed dry as you shopped. Todays shopping centers are all separate stores, and you are at the mercy of the weather. No, the old way was better to me, at least as far as shopping went.
  • @3rdcoastobs467
    As a 80s baby 90s teen there was something magical about the mall..no cell phones, people actually talking and arcades!
  • @thecynicallife7096
    I cry every time I see a throwback video. We aren’t getting this time back again!
  • @LukeDodge916
    The older i get the more emotional i get regarding the 80s and 90s. I genuinely have this ache for the way we lived before the internet. I love the convenience of the internet but i wish it didnt destroy the very fabric of society here in the west. I just want to go back so damn badly...
  • @managerof3monsters
    I worked at the mall when I was in high school…best days of my life. Seriously, if you weren’t there, no one could imagine just how great the 80s and 90s truly were. So bittersweet.
  • @cdgee6399
    I'd go back and live in the 80s forever! I miss everything about it.
  • @hagakuru
    Can't even dream about dropping off a 9, 10, 11 year-old at the mall alone nowadays. In early 80s it was common for me to ride my bike there and spend hours. Sad world we live in now.
  • @jarethforever5846
    I miss spending time in the mall bookstores, trolling the aisles and landing at the mag racks.
  • @highwayman187
    In a pre-internet pre-smartphone time The mall was the hub of your town if you weren't there to meet someone, you would definitely run into them there it was so awesome the atmosphere the stores Man, being a kid in the '80s was great
  • @fee4900
    They 80s was the absolute best time in the USA
  • @cdubz265
    I can remember when pet stores (with live pets) were inside malls
  • @jennellew.6036
    I miss the malls especially around Christmas time and during the summer months.
  • @donmcatee45
    I was one of the mall rats/flowers back in the day, man I miss my concert jerseys, 501’s and Nike Hi-tops, when I still had luxurious locks of hair…. Where have all the good times gone? If you remember that, then you were there too!
  • @Truthster772
    In the 80’s and early 90’s some road trips were centered around going to different malls. Malls are a staple of my childhood. Many many memories. Glad to be GenX.