Comments on: Barstow Mall; Barstow, California

By: Joe Toxic

Joe Toxic — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:58:12 +0000

Live in Central Calif, but if this place is still around, I’ll stop by on the way to Vegas. I dig these types of sites and odd ball history. Great stories on the shoe careers ha ha.

By: FlamingAtheist

FlamingAtheist — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:23:23 +0000

Excellent! I worked at Kinney Shoes as well in 1986. Leonard fired me because I wasn’t ‘productive’ enough even though my commission was higher than his wife’s or another co-workers. Get rid of the guy who makes more, keep the guy who does worse. Tough lesson but there it is. The mall was THE place, Score was an awesome arcade. I also worked at Rude’s Department Store for a few months. Great pictorial! Huzzah!
And yes Peter, I’ve been all under the mall on foot, ATC and bicycle, freaky but fun.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:02:02 +0000

I worked at Kinney shoes in 1987 right after I got out of the Army and moved back to Barstow. After a WHOLE month of amazing the manager, Leonard Duran, I was informed that I had been CHOSEN to be a manager candidate with a very bright future in shoes. It took about one week to think the whole thing through and I ran screaming (ok, not literally) from there. I think I had seen a few episodes of Married with children that had just come out and realized I did NOT want to be Al Bundy. In my short time working there, I would eat those “southern dogs” from Hot-Dog-On-A-Stick (hotdogs with BBQ sauce) and roam through the mall and look at it’s many closed store fronts… I remember when that place opened in the mid 70’s. Excitement Anyone else ever walk UNDER the mall through the drain culvert that went all the way to the other side of main street?

By: fayla

fayla — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:03:36 +0000

i use to live in barstow. the mall is still there but nothin but the sports center and a music store is left. at one point there was a gym and a skate shop. but those are long gone. as well as the big lots. not to sure about the korean spot though.

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:08:55 +0000

………….ok, how weird is this? I work for a general contractor and we are bidding a project in May of 2009 that consists of renovating a portion of the (unbeknownst to me) infamous, Route 66, “Barstow Mall.” Looks life new life maybe coming to the mall! I jumped online to try and find the zip code for the mall and encountered this website. I’ve NEVER done a blog in my life, but couldn’t resist this one!

………you truly can find anything on the world wide web!

By: Jonah Norason

Jonah Norason — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:06:51 +0000

I think this place could use a Bon Worth…

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:08:12 +0000

Found out a little more. Kmart pulled out sometime around 1993, and Sears was Pic ‘n Save before becoming Big Lots in 2002. It seems Big Lots was slated to close in 2003 but stayed open until 2006.

By: Captjack

Captjack — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:10:48 +0000

Dylan, I think th efolks that have made comments are only relating the history of this mall and their rememberances. I did not see anyone berate the community of Barstow but explain that Victorvilles’ business sector pulled local customers into their venues.
I do hope for your community that the TT Group fulfills their promise to revitalize the Barstow Mall unlike the frequent promises by the Pyramid Group on the East Coast of our country. Cheers, jack.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:18:15 +0000

Just so everyone knows the mall is still here and the TTgruop from San Jose is planing to put 2.5 – 5 million dollars in the mall causethey think it has the full patential.I think some people should fill horable about what they wrote.. Some people like me live here. We are just a small town that was forgoten when Vctorville opened their Mall. I hope every one who wrote those harsh things willl come back to Barstow in about two years when the mall is bulit and come look at our town improvments. Man i cant what to write about yourguyes mall and town when it is forgoten!!:)

By: SEAN

SEAN — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:50:45 +0000

Sorry, PVS has the story today.