Comments on: Aurora Mall; Aurora, Colorado

By: new store

new store — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:56:22 +0000

I am interested in the econome there and the demographics of the area where the aurora mall is, I have a store that sales lowrider stuff can anyone give me there input as far as if my customer is in the mall ( chicano 13-45 ) into lowrider bikes die cast collectables, cholo clothing.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:07:39 +0000

Tabor Center is still open in downtown Denver even though there really isn’t much retail there but Tabor is the home of Denver’s ESPN Zone and I believe some rather large heath club.

Back in 1988 when I was a student at the University of Denver I interned at then KRZN radio 760/KMJI “majic 100″ ( now KIMN Mix 100 ). One day we were told to head down to Tabor Center for a “special surprise”. The surprise? The entire cast of the then-new TV show “Roseanne” was there. I think KUSA channel 9 ( then ABC ) and Joslins were behind in bringing the cast to Denver and of course Tabor Center. Since Roseanne Barr had ties to Denver having Rosey in town was a very big deal.

I also remember seeing Roseanne Barr, John Goodman and Laurie “Jackie’ Metcalf outside the side entrance of Tabor..smoking cigarettes.

For some reason I remember NBC-TV having a “studio store” in both the Tabor Center and Aurora Mall. They didn’t last long but the downtown (Tabor ) store did move across the 16th Street Mall to the Joslins store where it stuck around for a few more months. I still remember some the items they had for sale. like T-shirts featuring David Letterman and the cast of the Cosby show and pillows and blankets…with a pic of the anchors of “News 4 Colorado” on them.

I would imagine those “channel 4″ items didn’t sell. I can’t imagine in Denver who would want to “sleep” with weatherman Ed Greene.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 09 May 2009 01:49:13 +0000

My late grandmother lived in Aurora when I used to visit her as a kid in the mid-to-late ’80s; I remember when there was a department store called “The Denver” that was probably at the Aurora Mall (I could be mistaken). This was maybe around 1986 or so. Maybe someone remembers this store.

I also wonder if anyone remembers “The Shops At Tabor Center” that was in downtown Denver in the late ’80s.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:35:43 +0000

Jennifer, Aurora Mall is still there and very much a part of Aurora. With nearby Buckingham Square recently bulldozed, business has actually upticked a little at the mall. Buckingham Square was bulldozed for a mixed retail/residential units with Dicks Sporting Goods and Target being the anchors. Aurora, also recently opened a new mall in the south called Southlands Mall. Wal-Mart, Best Buy, JC Pennys and Kerasotes 16 Theathers being the anchors.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:19:36 +0000

anyone remember when Mcdonald’s,sam goody, taco bell, and subway where there? man this mall has sure changed i remember the old arcade used to be so good and now its lame they shutdown the kb store and other kool things too sad that simon accquired it anyone know who owned it before simon

By: Miguel

Miguel — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:21:41 +0000

I too, worked at one of the anchors at the Aurora mall (Sears). I live about a mile away and my family sometimes go there for dinner in the food court (they built on by JC Penney’s, where the Wallgreen’s was back in the day. It’s still going strong. the center court is not the same, there’s a tiny kid’s play area and some kiosks there instead of the mrs fields. but the glass elevator is still there. the renovation updated it, but it’s still a pretty old-school mall by modern standards.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:05:43 +0000

I just found this website, and don’t really know what to say. My husband had heard that the Aurora Mall had closed it’s doors. So I had to try and find out. I spent four years working in the mall at on of the anchor stores, and was sad to hear that it may no long be there. After looking at the pictures posted here, I’m still a little sad to see that center court is being changed. Mrs. Field’s use to be there and the glass elevator I hope gets to stay. My daughter has so many memories riding the elevator going to the Disney store. So please, I would like for someone who lives in Aurora to fill me in on what has happened to the mall.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:23:31 +0000

Aurora’s population of 300,000 is not part of Denver’s population of 500,000, it’s its own City. The Denver Aurora Metro area has 2.3 million people.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:23:59 +0000

Hey David,

I miss Cinderella City too, it was a fun mall, especially Cinder Alley. Unfortunately it was located in a decaying area and nobody wanted to go there anymore.

By: David Mitchell

David Mitchell — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:52:58 +0000

I went down to check out this piece of retail “heaven” about a week & half ago. It sure has changed. I sure do miss cin city. It was fun even for someone like me from the west slope of Colorado. They don’t do malls like that any more!