Comments on: Randall Park Mall; North Randall, Ohio http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall News and Views of Malls, Shopping Centers, and Retail Chains Past and Present Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:55:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MIKE http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-144793 MIKE Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:01:05 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-144793 The big old nasty building you were asking about started out as a Days Inn hotel it might have changed names ten times or more since then Well up here in Alaska we have a couple Malls they mention one of malls on deadmalls University Mall is now going alittle better they got Lazy Boy funiture and the Alaska university moved in on the other end and they gave the place a face lift it looks good in there :) and it is 90% filled with stores P.S. love your web site and thanks for the memorys of when i was a mall rat :) The big old nasty building you were asking about
started out as a Days Inn hotel it might have changed names ten times or more since then
Well up here in Alaska we have a couple Malls
they mention one of malls on deadmalls University Mall is now going alittle better they got Lazy Boy funiture and the Alaska university moved in on the other end and they gave the place a face lift it looks good in there :) and it is 90% filled with stores
P.S. love your web site and thanks for the memorys of when i was a mall rat :)

]]> By: Rich http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-144338 Rich Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:13:24 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-144338 RPM was the biggest mall in the country for a very brief time. It was bigger than any of the other malls in Cleveland--which at that time included the newly enlarged Great Northern. It had nearly twice the number of stores of Great Lakes Mall, which has remained the healthiest of the mainstream East Side malls, although the strips immediately around it are in bad shape. The Royal Castle was probably their last new build and predated the mall. It's been discussed previously and elsewhere. RPM was the biggest mall in the country for a very brief time. It was bigger than any of the other malls in Cleveland–which at that time included the newly enlarged Great Northern. It had nearly twice the number of stores of Great Lakes Mall, which has remained the healthiest of the mainstream East Side malls, although the strips immediately around it are in bad shape.

The Royal Castle was probably their last new build and predated the mall. It’s been discussed previously and elsewhere.

]]> By: Bill http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-144170 Bill Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:24:58 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-144170 @Carol F, I Believe It used to be a Royal Castle originally then changed to many different business now check cashing service. @Carol F,

I Believe It used to be a Royal Castle originally then changed to many different business now check cashing service.

]]> By: Todd http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-134760 Todd Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:06:05 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-134760 I'm almost afraid to ask this, but what do you think are the chances of ever being able to be let into Randall Park and/or other dead and closed up malls to be able to walk through them again before they are possibly demolished? I’m almost afraid to ask this, but what do you think are the chances of ever being able to be let into Randall Park and/or other dead and closed up malls to be able to walk through them again before they are possibly demolished?

]]> By: anon http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-133017 anon Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:57:58 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-133017 @James, south park opened in the 90s @James,

south park opened in the 90s

]]> By: JP http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-131088 JP Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:37:56 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-131088 Parmatown is in real trouble. If I had to guess, it's about 50% filled...the rest of the space is covered over with signage from waterproofing services, etc. You'd have to see it for yourself, but it's nowhere near what it was in the 80's and 90's. SouthPark, which has a lot to do with Parmatown's decline, is doing very well, especially on the weekends. Chapel Hill mall in Akron is looking pretty rough these days by all accounts. Myself and others have written about all this on the Rolling Acres board, you might want to check it out. Parmatown is in real trouble. If I had to guess, it’s about 50% filled…the rest of the space is covered over with signage from waterproofing services, etc.

You’d have to see it for yourself, but it’s nowhere near what it was in the 80’s and 90’s.

SouthPark, which has a lot to do with Parmatown’s decline, is doing very well, especially on the weekends.

Chapel Hill mall in Akron is looking pretty rough these days by all accounts.

Myself and others have written about all this on the Rolling Acres board, you might want to check it out.

]]> By: James http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-130855 James Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:06:33 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-130855 Randall Park is the biggest of the malls to fail in Cleveland (and the US?); what about the rest of Cleveland area malls? CLEVELAND'S EASTSIDE MALL SCENE, CIRCA 1980 VS. 2009: Richmond Mall / Expanded, Now Richmond Town Center Beachwood Place / Expanded & Nearby Lifestyle Centers at La Place & Legacy Village opened or remodeled in recent years Great Lakes Mall / Still going (strong?). Severance Center / Died, Replaced with Strip Center in Late 90s Randall Park Mall / Dead Euclid Square Mall / Dead Cedar Center & Southgate USA / Still going, in one form or another Eton Square & Village Center / Still going, in "life style center" mode CLEVELAND'S WEST SIDE MALL SCENE, CIRCA 1980 VS. 2009: Great Northern / Expanded several times, bigger than ever Westgate / Died, replaced with lifestyle center in 00s Midway / Dying, if not already dead. Beach Cliff / Major remodel in 00s- going strong or struggling? Promenade & Crocker Park- New Since 1980; Promenade in 90s & Crocker Park in the 00s CLEVELAND'S SOUTH SIDE MALL SCENE, CIRCA 1980 VS. 2009: Parmatown / Dying? Southland / ??? South Park Mall- New Since 1980; opened in late 90s- going strong? Randall Park is the biggest of the malls to fail in Cleveland (and the US?); what about the rest of Cleveland area malls?

CLEVELAND’S EASTSIDE MALL SCENE, CIRCA 1980 VS. 2009:

Richmond Mall / Expanded, Now Richmond Town Center

Beachwood Place / Expanded & Nearby Lifestyle Centers at La Place & Legacy Village opened or remodeled in recent years

Great Lakes Mall / Still going (strong?).

Severance Center / Died, Replaced with Strip Center in Late 90s

Randall Park Mall / Dead

Euclid Square Mall / Dead

Cedar Center & Southgate USA / Still going, in one form or another

Eton Square & Village Center / Still going, in “life style center” mode

CLEVELAND’S WEST SIDE MALL SCENE, CIRCA 1980 VS. 2009:

Great Northern / Expanded several times, bigger than ever

Westgate / Died, replaced with lifestyle center in 00s

Midway / Dying, if not already dead.

Beach Cliff / Major remodel in 00s- going strong or struggling?

Promenade & Crocker Park- New Since 1980; Promenade in 90s & Crocker Park in the 00s

CLEVELAND’S SOUTH SIDE MALL SCENE, CIRCA 1980 VS. 2009:

Parmatown / Dying?

Southland / ???

South Park Mall- New Since 1980; opened in late 90s- going strong?

]]> By: Joe Toxic http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-129967 Joe Toxic Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:05:41 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-129967 Great postings and now I'll be late for work tomorrow morning. Fresno CA. Great postings and now I’ll be late for work tomorrow morning. Fresno CA.

]]> By: stincubus http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-125716 stincubus Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:06:26 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-125716 Hi Mark: Checkout http://www.up-late.com/mall.htm... lots of links to photo and video of the mall. Hi Mark: Checkout

http://www.up-late.com/mall.htm...

lots of links to photo and video of the mall.

]]> By: Mark http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-125534 Mark Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:06:56 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/ohio/randall-park-mall#comment-125534 Does anyone know if they plan on selling or auctioning off any old pieces of the mall? Growing up in Cleveland and going to RPM and seeing the website brings back so many memories. It really is a shame to see what WAS a great place to fall apart like this. If anyone has older pictures of RPM from the inside and can post them that would be great. I use to work at the 2 Hallmark stores back in the late 80s and early 90s so seeing some of the names of the stores was great!!! Does anyone know if they plan on selling or auctioning off any old pieces of the mall? Growing up in Cleveland and going to RPM and seeing the website brings back so many memories. It really is a shame to see what WAS a great place to fall apart like this. If anyone has older pictures of RPM from the inside and can post them that would be great. I use to work at the 2 Hallmark stores back in the late 80s and early 90s so seeing some of the names of the stores was great!!!

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