Comments on: Aviation Mall; Queensbury (Glens Falls), New York

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:44:24 +0000

I grew up in this mall and remember how amazing it was in it’s day. Now, it just makes me sad, although it’s not dead by any means compared to the state of other small malls in the Capital District…I guess I just have a soft spot for the old malls that were dark and dingy, lit only by horrible neon…yay for neon!

By: Jonah Norason

Jonah Norason — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:10:21 +0000

Sears is leaving this mall….

http://deadmalls.com/malls/aviation_mall.html

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:30:21 +0000

Denby’s was not where JC Penney’s used to be. Denby’s was located where Old Navy is today.

By: M

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:52:05 +0000

I miss the bridge outside Penney’s … there used to be a wide pond outside Penney’s, narrower in the middle, with a little arc bridge over it. You could walk around easily enough, but as a kid, where was the fun in that? I’m glad the part outside the old Caldor is still there, but the bridge was twice as cool.

Oh, and fyi, Target does have two entrances — you can walk straight through from outside the mall out the other side into the mall.

By: loveminuszero

loveminuszero — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:07:44 +0000

I remember readeing somewhere that there was a Robert Hall Village at this mall at one point? Does anyone know anything about this or where it was located?

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:02:49 +0000

Dan, was the Troy Savings Bank at the beginning of the food court? I remember until about the mid 1990’s, there was a Northeast Savings bank in that spot.

By: Jonah Norason

Jonah Norason — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:32:41 +0000

Target seems like a bizarre location…while many mall Targets take over a vacant spot (think Montgomery Ward) or built as a normal anchor, Target wraps around two former entrances, which seems to justify me calling it a “Parasite Anchor”.

By: Don

Don — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:18:37 +0000

I stumbled upon this blog but I can give some insight. I was the Caldor regional security supervisor when this store was built in 1979, it was where my office was. We opened in September 1979.

As far as the enttrance it was the only one, when you came out you could go right which would take you outside to the parking lot or to the Sears rear entrance.

Going straight took you up to the mall.

Turning left took you outside towards JC Penny and their rear door.

The mall like many others was big in the 80’s and store turnovers was huge. With bookstores, clothing stores, changing all the time.

When I worked there a Troy Savings bank was by one entrance and a great place to eat was also there along with a bakery as you came in and I think Lou’s Pizza. The food court came much later.

As far as Denbys I never remember them being close to Pennys they were more in the middle or closer to Sears, and Denby’s had a front entrance.

Also back then there was no mall security. Caldor had detectives that worked for me and Pennys had a great guy named Walt who was a retired NYC cop and was their secuirty. Sears finally got security around 1983.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:23:39 +0000

I go to the avation mall all the time but it is getting harder now because gas costs so much. I love ho there is now a gym in the mall so after you eat at the non expencive food court you can go and work off the fat. All an all it is a great mall.

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:03:44 +0000

the second picture with the ruby tuesdays is actually from the wilton mall in saratoga, ny – not the aviation mall.

i’m from glens falls, ny …the aviation mall, back in its hayday, was quite a sight to see. from the water fountains to the “jungle” in front of caldors, it really was a neat mall.

now…it’s just dead.