Comments on: Washington Mall; Washington, Pennsylvania http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall News and Views of Malls, Shopping Centers, and Retail Chains Past and Present Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:14:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-160430 Matt Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:15:39 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-160430 I lived in Washington from 1977-1984. My mom worked at Sten's and later at Teek's shoes. There used to be a store called Gil's at the end of the mall across from the Pizza Boy. It was a small dime store type place. The toy store was Toyco then Circus World. There was a hardware store, a Richman brothers mens store, a uniform store, a knick knack store called Touch of Glass, Carmens hairdressers, Radio Shack, a self service post office. They had this cool cherry tree thing at Christmas where you made a donation to some charity and you could pull off a plastic cherry with a ticket for a prize inside. I went to JFK school and spent a lot of Sunday afternoons hanging out in the mall with friends. It's such a shame to see it so dilapidated now. I went back for a visit in 2007 and walked around; very sad! I lived in Washington from 1977-1984. My mom worked at Sten’s and later at Teek’s shoes. There used to be a store called Gil’s at the end of the mall across from the Pizza Boy. It was a small dime store type place. The toy store was Toyco then Circus World. There was a hardware store, a Richman brothers mens store, a uniform store, a knick knack store called Touch of Glass, Carmens hairdressers, Radio Shack, a self service post office. They had this cool cherry tree thing at Christmas where you made a donation to some charity and you could pull off a plastic cherry with a ticket for a prize inside. I went to JFK school and spent a lot of Sunday afternoons hanging out in the mall with friends. It’s such a shame to see it so dilapidated now. I went back for a visit in 2007 and walked around; very sad!

]]> By: scott http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-159159 scott Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:41:07 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-159159 Does anyone remember the name of the pizza place out in the back of the mall by K-Mart. I think it was in a caboose or something like that. There was a state store beside it if I remember right. Bought my first set of skis at Net & Turf. Does anyone remember the name of the pizza place out in the back of the mall by K-Mart. I think it was in a caboose or something like that. There was a state store beside it if I remember right.
Bought my first set of skis at Net & Turf.

]]> By: scott http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-159154 scott Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:28:16 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-159154 @Bill, Anyone remember the head shop kiosk in front of giggles by pizza boy? I remember the theatre, called "Mall Twin" Two threatres down a long ramp. I saw the Omen there in 1976. @Bill,
Anyone remember the head shop kiosk in front of giggles by pizza boy? I remember the theatre, called “Mall Twin” Two threatres down a long ramp. I saw the Omen there in 1976.

]]> By: scott http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-159147 scott Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:19:19 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-159147 @CB, It was the 21st Amendment Lounge XXI Longe Beside the Thrift Drug Store where I bought my baseball cards! Don't forget about Net & Turf! @CB,

It was the 21st Amendment Lounge
XXI Longe
Beside the Thrift Drug Store where I bought my baseball cards!

Don’t forget about Net & Turf!

]]> By: Prange Way http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-154729 Prange Way Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:40:12 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-154729 @Mark, You can actually still go in? The fat, waddly guy may have been the janitor who tipped off the security guard, who was sitting outside the TV station watching TV on it, that I was taking pictures. Don't think I am welcome back. :( @Mark, You can actually still go in? The fat, waddly guy may have been the janitor who tipped off the security guard, who was sitting outside the TV station watching TV on it, that I was taking pictures. Don’t think I am welcome back. :(

]]> By: Susan http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-153658 Susan Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:03:55 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-153658 @Billy Mike, I think the current owners are probably both - flush with cash and dunderheads! You should see the place now...the only remaining businesses there are JoAnne Fabrics, Penney's, and a nail salon. @Billy Mike, I think the current owners are probably both – flush with cash and dunderheads! You should see the place now…the only remaining businesses there are JoAnne Fabrics, Penney’s, and a nail salon.

]]> By: Mark http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-153653 Mark Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:42:31 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-153653 There was a photo in the local paper recently of the moldy, dark, dank and creepy place, showing all the buckets to catch rainwater from the leaky roof. The place is a disaster. People say they can't stand to go in there because of the moldy smell. There is a fat guy that waddles around the place-I think he's supposed to be a janitor. I don't know why officials don't just condemn the place. There was a photo in the local paper recently of the moldy, dark, dank and creepy place, showing all the buckets to catch rainwater from the leaky roof. The place is a disaster. People say they can’t stand to go in there because of the moldy smell. There is a fat guy that waddles around the place-I think he’s supposed to be a janitor. I don’t know why officials don’t just condemn the place.

]]> By: Gary http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-138619 Gary Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:55:20 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-138619 I happened to be in the area with some friends about a year ago and tried to access the mall, but it was getting late and when I tried to enter, one of the security guards in her truck told me the mall was closed. I asked her if it was permanently and she told me just for the night. We talked a little bit about the mall and its history and she even offered me the owner's number but I misplaced it somewhere. Overall, it was a totally different experience but not like the experience the site's webmaster had to go through. I happened to be in the area with some friends about a year ago and tried to access the mall, but it was getting late and when I tried to enter, one of the security guards in her truck told me the mall was closed. I asked her if it was permanently and she told me just for the night. We talked a little bit about the mall and its history and she even offered me the owner’s number but I misplaced it somewhere. Overall, it was a totally different experience but not like the experience the site’s webmaster had to go through.

]]> By: todd http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-137967 todd Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:42:39 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-137967 In the late 80's early 90's when i was just getting into middle school the washington mall was the spot to be and to be quite frank the franklin mall was poop back then. I walk to the mall almost every day took 5 minutes from where i lived on north main street. Pizza boy had in my opinion the best pizza in Washinton next to ossos of course. I went to the mall to jo-ann fabrics the other day and it made me feel hollow inside to see what has become of the mall. most of its blocked off because of falling ceiling tiles and tons of buckets on the floor to catch water from all the leaks and it feels more like a mortuary than the mall it was. In the late 80’s early 90’s when i was just getting into middle school the washington mall was the spot to be and to be quite frank the franklin mall was poop back then. I walk to the mall almost every day took 5 minutes from where i lived on north main street. Pizza boy had in my opinion the best pizza in Washinton next to ossos of course. I went to the mall to jo-ann fabrics the other day and it made me feel hollow inside to see what has become of the mall. most of its blocked off because of falling ceiling tiles and tons of buckets on the floor to catch water from all the leaks and it feels more like a mortuary than the mall it was.

]]> By: todd http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-137963 todd Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:34:21 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/pennsylvania/washington-mall#comment-137963 @Corey, NRM was right next to the exit that went out by the checkerd dry cleaners place and the book store was the little professer, @Corey, NRM was right next to the exit that went out by the checkerd dry cleaners place and the book store was the little professer,

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