Comments on: San Jacinto Mall; Baytown, Texas

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:14:33 +0000

@Sonic 1992,
That is so true. Well said.

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:08:39 +0000

@Nik P.,

Wow I almost forgot about that teen club and the market research place. I grew up in Baytown in the 80’s as well. It really is sad to see how bad the mall has gotten compaired to it’s glory days of the mid 80’s. I used to love going to the arcade which used to be where Chik Fil a and that getto cell pohone pace is now.

By: cristal

cristal — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:45:41 +0000

okay now im a teenager whos grown up in baytown and no the mall dosen’t need a aeropostale or whatever the hell it just needs good stores. If they put up aero and hollister where is the big people clothes? It would seriously give bigger people a bad impression and it would make lots of people to feel bad because of the clothing. I think they should put up alot of random stores and the food court and movies are perfect (:. I go from time to time but it gets boring after a while even to just hang there. So a starbucks and maybe a lounge or something can help(:

By: Alex Andre

Alex Andre — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:42:50 +0000

I agree, also at gets really hot and how will a strip mall make it better they should just close of the rest of the except the foodcourt and cinema. The cinema is gross and needs to be remodled and the food court needs to be returned to the way it used to be; without stupid colors and poorly painted stars. The white walls and black railings were nice. Why did they even think about doing that?

By: Sonic 1992

Sonic 1992 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:22:03 +0000

A Few Opinions/Thoughts of mine:

1. The San Jacinto Mall was one of the best things to ever happen to Baytown. I remeber walking in on opening day! I get depressed when I visit the mall, It deserves better/ CAN be better, need an example… VISIT Memorial City! It was a dump, now a SHOWCASE!

2. POOR MANAGEMENT, not it’s location is the reason SJM is dying/dead. SHAME on you Triyar

3. Why does it say in every article that people in Baytown prefer to go to Galleria or Katy Mills? Katy Mills is all clothes & shoes (and a million miles away), The galleria, well you know what that place is like. (snob central) Now if you say we all go to Baybrook, I won’t argue that, and it’s a nice place!

4. I bought all my big ticket items at SJM! TV’s appliances, Casual/Work clothes, Automotive at Sears, I remember spending nearly a whole day on many weekends there! Seeing a great movie at Cinema 6. I played most video games for the first time at Yesterdays! I can go on and on.

It is a crying shame what has happened to the San Jacinto Mall. There is NO excuse. I’m sick and damn well tired of driving a zillion miles for stuff we used to get right here in town from a great place.

I still choke up a little every time I visit, because I know how wonderful this place was. Ask anyone in Baytown, and I can guarantee they wish someone would wave a magic wand and make the mall new again! San Jacinto Mall, You don’t deserve what’s happened to you.

By: James

James — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:51:27 +0000

As someone who watch this mall open, peak in its glory days, and then spiral to a subpar unmitagated mess, I can say the best thing for this mall is to bulldoze it and start all over. This was where I hung out as a teenager. Making an a strip center out of it like they did to Gulfgate and Meyerland is its only chance at salvation.

I live in Baytown. I got to other malls now only because I can’t find anything at this one.

By: Jonah Norason

Jonah Norason — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:40:55 +0000

Dillard’s was never in the mall…and there’s a wholesale bleach supplier in the mall.

Bad sign.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:57:48 +0000

What has killed this mall is not Wal Mart. It’s a few things-

1. The establishment of Baybrook as a more “upscale” shopping area (an easy 20-30 min drive)

2. Stores like Old Navy that are beginning to build their own facilities or go into outdoor shopping centers.

3. Lack of upkeep by management. Parts of the mall are in disrepair. Nothing is so far along that it couldn’t be repaired reasonably, but

4. Culture- a lot of parents will fill their SUV full of preteen kids and drop them at the mall as a “social” activity. So there is certainly a culture and age clash there of some regards.

As for renovating the mall, most of the retail stores mentioned above (Lowe’s, Old Navy, etc) all exist right down the street. So there is very little new blood that could be added. Dillards existed in this mall for a long time and moved out a few years ago. With all due respect, the mall owners would be better to tear down. The dirt is worth far more without the building on it.

By: Gina

Gina — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:45:30 +0000

San Jacinto mall has been around my entire life. We used to go have a great time years ago, but things are not as “great” as they used to be. My families currents reasons for going to this mall are for Casa Ole and letting our daughter play upstairs in the air conditioning. It’s supposed to be better than sitting in the heat at a park, but i am guessing their ac is on the fritz. We go pretty regularly and we notice some things change. For instance, after hurricane Ike there were alot of damaged areas around on the floor from water. Instead of fixing them properly, they simply added carpet patches with trim to a tiled floor. They didn’t even cover the entire damaged area, there are gaps. This mall is surely falling apart. Sad to say, but we travel to Baybrook mall in Webster to do our shopping. We have no baby retail stores here in Baytown (except babies r us), and Baybrook meets our needs. From Children’s Place to Baby Gap, Cinnabon to Sonic, and Dillards to Victoria’s Secret… it’s the place to be! San Jac is too packed with cell phone kiosks and massage chairs to keep us loyal. Good Luck san jac, we live 10 minutes away, but choose to go where our needs are met at 40mins away!

By: JohnE

JohnE — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:49:34 +0000

The mall did alright for the hurricane and had some damage due to the storm. Several holes and leaks in the roof and glass ceilings. The Jeans West and Foot Locker near the food court had several ceiling tiles fall in due to water damage and those stores are closed for now. Eye Masters finally shut down and they put white tarps blocking the corridor to the old Mervyn’s and in front of the wall blocking the old Ward’s wing. Three new stores opened up but 2 are halloween seasonal stores and the other is an airbrush shop. It looks like they are going to open a store next to Sears so hopefully things are looking better at least for the holiday season. JCPenney has 2 more new style locations that just opened in Houston so who knows how long they will stay at the mall. Macy’s has only closed one store in Houston but the company is not doing well. The stores they got from Foley’s parent company have been below expectations so it is only a matter of time before they pull out of the mall as well.