Comments on: Help Us!

By: Nathan Bush

Nathan Bush — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:48:04 +0000

Hey guys it’s Nathan!

I would like you guys to give me a call sometime…anytime is fine…if I don’t answer, leave a voicemail! My phone number is (515) 227-0846.

I would like to speak to you gentleman about profiling malls and the such. Talk to you later!

Nathan Bush

By: Arsenal Mall

Arsenal Mall — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:26:57 +0000

Just shared a link of the writeup you featured on Arsenal Mall on our facebook page. Some of the information is old (was written in 2007) but it was very well-written and gives a very detailed look at our historically unique shopping center. Thanks!

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:25:33 +0000

First of all I like your site as I am in the retail business myself. In regards to the Hudson, NH WS project you may want to look into another project that has been stalled in Nashua called Nashua Landing a proposed 600,000 SF lifestyle center down the street from the Pheasant Lane Mall which I believe came online after the Hudson project and though started by New England Development I have heard that WS was going to get involved (probably scrapping their Hudson project).

By: dan-onymous

dan-onymous — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:38:25 +0000

@Mela, The sprawling lightning-bolt shape might be novel, but it makes getting from one area of the mall to another take a long time, as opposed to a more efficient 2- or 3- story design. It also hurts because the good stores remaining aren’t confined to just one wing…they’re staggered throughout the mall, precluding an easy tear-down of any part of the mall. It’s sad, although the H & M there is big, and the JC Penney outlet is actually a true outlet, with great discounts. Inside, the mall’s design isn’t terribly dated, but the outside entraces painted in ridiculous 1980’s colors don’t exactly beckon shoppers. A little paint would be such an easy fix, but Simon hasn’t even done that! A difficult property for sure, and there doesn’t seem to be an easy solution

By: Mela

Mela — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:59:57 +0000

Given the discussions about it regarding Simon’s GGP grab, does anyone have anything on Franklin Mills? Simon has let this place just fall apart. It was this HUGE deal when it first opened, but now it’s half empty, most of the outparcels are abandoned empty restaurants, and it’s just generally fallen off from what it once was.

By: Chip

Chip — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:11:51 +0000

Please add a spot for Puente Hills Mall in Industry CA. This is the mall where “Back to the Future” was filmed. According to Wikipedia, Penney’s and Broadway closing in the 90’s, but the mall continues on today.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:59:48 +0000

Wanted to pass along my story from the Palm Beach Post – thought you’d be interested to see what’s up with the (late) Palm Beach Mall. -AA-

By: ed

ed — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:06:09 +0000

here is a link to the stamford town center mall. http://www.shopstamfordtowncenter.com. it has a very intresting design as it has about 5 floors but only 130 stores. has a cool outdoor plaza and is a very intresting mall. anchors are macys, saks, barnes and noble and h&m. also has a plaza with 6 sitdown restruants. google it for tons of info, old articles and photos.

thanks

By: Bobby P.

Bobby P. — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:55:35 +0000

I’d like to see some more Michigan content, myself. Maybe I could even arrange to meet one of you guys at one and give you a tour — I’m pretty well versed on most of the Michigan malls. Here are some of my recommendations:

*Any of the malls in the Upper Peninsula. All of them are very small and, except for Westwood Mall in Marquette, dying.

*Alpena Mall in Alpena. A very small-town, dying mall with a couple surprising former tenants.

*Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights. Very large, but with a few dying spots.

*Northland Center in Southfield, for obvious reasons.

*Anything else you think is interesting.

By: Matt from WI

Matt from WI — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:35:35 +0000

@Allan,

Of course, it’ll be expected that some information will overlap, but our own experiences and details are what will make the blogs / sites unique.

I look forwards to whatever you put out there in the retail history blogisphere.