Comments on: Metcalf South Shopping Center; Overland Park, Kansas http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south News and Views of Malls, Shopping Centers, and Retail Chains Past and Present Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:47:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Janet Reynolds http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162970 Janet Reynolds Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:27:42 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162970 @ReBeL, Johnny passed away recently @ReBeL,
Johnny passed away recently

]]> By: Janet Reynolds http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162969 Janet Reynolds Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:21:11 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162969 @Isabella Leone, I cannot tell you how much of my allowance I spent buying your father's yummy pizza! @Isabella Leone,
I cannot tell you how much of my allowance I spent buying your father’s yummy pizza!

]]> By: Janet Reynolds http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162967 Janet Reynolds Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:19:24 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162967 @Ace Frehley, Duffy fought with a lot of people. What a bully! @Ace Frehley,
Duffy fought with a lot of people. What a bully!

]]> By: Janet Reynolds http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162966 Janet Reynolds Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:18:53 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162966 @Dave MacGill, Hey....you lived behind us...next door to the Wenzel's. I remember you. @Dave MacGill,
Hey….you lived behind us…next door to the Wenzel’s. I remember you.

]]> By: Janet Reynolds http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162962 Janet Reynolds Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:13:00 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162962 @D Scott, Wongs was a chinese restaurant on the bottom level. There was also a flower shop owned by a a former music teacher at Diemer. I remember walking to the mall and cutting through as well. @D Scott,
Wongs was a chinese restaurant on the bottom level. There was also a flower shop owned by a a former music teacher at Diemer. I remember walking to the mall and cutting through as well.

]]> By: Janet Reynolds http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162960 Janet Reynolds Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:09:46 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-162960 @Lisa Stewart, Is Stewart your maiden name? What year did you go to Diemer. I started in 1966. We moved to 95th and Lamar in 1965. My mom still lives there! @Lisa Stewart,
Is Stewart your maiden name? What year did you go to Diemer. I started in 1966. We moved to 95th and Lamar in 1965. My mom still lives there!

]]> By: Alex Johnson http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-160219 Alex Johnson Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:57:20 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-160219 @Mike Smih, I don't recall Chris but I did work with Bob Simmering and Steve Parker. I remember they were in a band together. I also remember Scott Kleban, what a character! @Mike Smih, I don’t recall Chris but I did work with Bob Simmering and Steve Parker. I remember they were in a band together. I also remember Scott Kleban, what a character!

]]> By: Kelley http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-159556 Kelley Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:35:47 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-159556 @Mike Doyle, Have you seen this thread? http://pa-in.facebook.com/wall.php?id=40310234875&page=10&hash=51360525f416d9b7abb5560955592d53 @Mike Doyle,
Have you seen this thread?

http://pa-in.facebook.com/wall.php?id=40310234875&page=10&hash=51360525f416d9b7abb5560955592d53

]]> By: Kelley http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-159554 Kelley Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:24:57 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-159554 @Lewis, Strange. I don't remember those other bars being there. I remember when there was a Venture over there and we'd go to Bennigan's for dinner. Sad that those places are gone. Musicland was such a big store back in the days of Metcalf South. There was also a magic shop and Victoria's Secret was just starting out and was on the top floor, near Ups-n-Downz. I always shopped there with my mother for high school clothes. Merry-go-Round was a good place for funky prom dresses. What else...? Oh yeah; Spencer Gifts! I remember looking at all of the posters of good-looking guys of the time (probably the brat pack). Keep the memories coming... Maybe someone can explain more about how this area looked in the 70's? Popular places that are no longer...? What things used to be and what they are now? This would be really interesting for me to hear about! Thanks and have a great week everyone. Kelley @Lewis,
Strange. I don’t remember those other bars being there. I remember when there was a Venture over there and we’d go to Bennigan’s for dinner. Sad that those places are gone.

Musicland was such a big store back in the days of Metcalf South. There was also a magic shop and Victoria’s Secret was just starting out and was on the top floor, near Ups-n-Downz. I always shopped there with my mother for high school clothes. Merry-go-Round was a good place for funky prom dresses. What else…? Oh yeah; Spencer Gifts! I remember looking at all of the posters of good-looking guys of the time (probably the brat pack).

Keep the memories coming… Maybe someone can explain more about how this area looked in the 70’s? Popular places that are no longer…? What things used to be and what they are now? This would be really interesting for me to hear about!

Thanks and have a great week everyone.

Kelley

]]> By: Lee http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-159393 Lee Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:20:36 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/kansas/metcalf-south#comment-159393 hymm well i find this all very interesting and sad in a way iv seen the video footage of this mall and others and its very troubling to see store after store empty. I live in Boise Idaho and our mall is located right near the main highway connector, the mall itself i believe was built in 1988, currently in this economic disaster it has lost quite a few stores but retains sears, macys, jcpenneys, dillards, and alot of others smaller stores, it did loose mervyns however, now i wouldnt suggest going to boise town square mall to take any pictures or video because they have an extremely strict rule about picture taking and on several occasions have called the police and have either removed or hauled people off too jain now you might be able to get away with a cell phone camera il bet but thats it the only thing i can figure is thier paranoid about lawsuits or some such crap and dont like camera's. My feelings are if they ever go out of business i wont miss them, the mall is very small anyway with no special features that i can recall and i can say with much emotional feeling that all the other malls i have seen on utube deserve more respect. hymm well i find this all very interesting and sad in a way iv seen the video footage of this mall and others and its very troubling to see store after store empty. I live in Boise Idaho and our mall is located right near the main highway connector, the mall itself i believe was built in 1988, currently in this economic disaster it has lost quite a few stores but retains sears, macys, jcpenneys, dillards, and alot of others smaller stores, it did loose mervyns however, now i wouldnt suggest going to boise town square mall to take any pictures or video because they have an extremely strict rule about picture taking and on several occasions have called the police and have either removed or hauled people off too jain now you might be able to get away with a cell phone camera il bet but thats it the only thing i can figure is thier paranoid about lawsuits or some such crap and dont like camera’s.

My feelings are if they ever go out of business i wont miss them, the mall is very small anyway with no special features that i can recall and i can say with much emotional feeling that all the other malls i have seen on utube deserve more respect.

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