Comments on: Winona Mall; Winona, Minnesota

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:07:49 +0000

@Another Random Winonan,

I know the Rubio’s. Very nice people. I was disappointed when they moved south to Winona.
Are they still operating in this mall? I hope they are and that they are doing well.

Say hi for me next time you go.

By: Another Random Winonan

Another Random Winonan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:06:29 +0000

There is also a really good new Mexican restaurant called Rubios that just opened recently in the mall.

By: Random Winonan

Random Winonan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:02:36 +0000

The mall actually now has almost nothing left in it. It’s so sad to see all the good stores close. I know of no one who actually goes there anymore for anything other than the grocery store.

By: Random Winonan

Random Winonan — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:08:12 +0000

Also, Two Plus Two, Blockbuster, and a few other shops closed last year.

By: Random Winonan

Random Winonan — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:06:17 +0000

The Winona Mall, isn’t most famous for its shiny ceilings and attractive floor, or for the fact that it actually only has maybe 9 stores, but for the broken gum ball machine that will let out the all of the gum balls it stored. Most people who live in Winona would laugh at your compliments, because we all know what a shame the Winona Mall is, but we love it the same, no matter how shiny the ceilings are.

By: Jonah Norason

Jonah Norason — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:10:56 +0000

Why does the Audio Designs font look really close to the Family Dollar font?

By: Teebo

Teebo — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:40:06 +0000

I was surprised to see that Two Plus Two store in the pictures. It looks like such an anacronism(sp?) with the outdated font, and the fact I haven’t seen one in forever.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:14:03 +0000

OMG! The ceiling is falling down! And, it’s GOLD!
Scott

By: J.T.

J.T. — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:44:02 +0000

It is very obvious that this mall has either never been updated or very little since it opened, and in this mall’s case that is a very good thing. The brass ceiling and terrazo floors are actually quite attractive in this mall and the whole place actually feels warm and inviting in a very old-school sense.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:54:41 +0000

Two Plus Two’s were everywhere in the Upper Midwest, especially between the late 1970s – late 1980s/early ’90s. They typically located in smaller malls, but they did have their share of stores in the larger malls as the 1980s brought forth the building of 1-million sq ft ’super regional’ malls.

I’m not sure what made the chain go under completely, but I would have to guess that part of it was due to competition. Claires Accessories expanded from being in larger malls, moving into smaller malls like this, thus taking all of Two Plus Two’s business away.