Comments on: East Towne Mall; Madison, Wisconsin http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall News and Views of Malls, Shopping Centers, and Retail Chains Past and Present Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:22:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gary http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-126621 Gary Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:07:53 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-126621 @Corey Coyle, Westmoreland Mall near Pittsburgh, which is a CBL mall, still has three fountains in there. They were installed during a renovation in 1994 and are still there to this day despite the mall receiving a few cosmetic improvements here and there. @Corey Coyle, Westmoreland Mall near Pittsburgh, which is a CBL mall, still has three fountains in there. They were installed during a renovation in 1994 and are still there to this day despite the mall receiving a few cosmetic improvements here and there.

]]> By: Corey Coyle http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-126486 Corey Coyle Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:33:58 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-126486 I thank East Towne mall is becoming a dead mall. I notice that when I went to East Towne in Sept. A lot stores were empty. More people are going to West Towne Or Greenway Sta.. In favor Of High end and a better varity of Stores. That steakhouse in East Towne was York Steakhouse West towne also had one. West Towne also had a Ruby Tuesday a restarunt like TGI Fridays. that miss Gonig to. When that went out It became a Sam Goody Music store and is now Potbelly Subs I thank East Towne mall is becoming a dead mall. I notice that when I went to East Towne in Sept. A lot stores were empty. More people are going to West Towne Or Greenway Sta.. In favor Of High end and a better varity of Stores. That steakhouse in East Towne was York Steakhouse West towne also had one. West Towne also had a Ruby Tuesday a restarunt like TGI Fridays. that miss Gonig to. When that went out It became a Sam Goody Music store and is now Potbelly Subs

]]> By: Rick http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-121755 Rick Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:53:37 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-121755 @eric, I used to work for Moon Fun Shop at East Towne Mall. @eric, I used to work for Moon Fun Shop at East Towne Mall.

]]> By: Daniel Conderman http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-113562 Daniel Conderman Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:04:16 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-113562 I just visited this Mall and I have a couple things to say about it. First, I hate All the Kiosk stores. I remember years ago these little crappy things would just be around during christmas. Now they are every place. There was a whole kiosk to buy feathers. Give me a break! I would never buy anything from a kiosk because honestly everyone looking at stuff in then looks like a complete jackass. Go into a store and buy things like a normal person. if you want to buy from a street vendor, then go to mexico. Next, All the bench pods. These are just circles of sadness. It is were all the guys sit with all there wives bags and they all look at each other. you guys look like jerks, go and buy a hat or something for christ sakes. Next. This is the worst damn food court ever. It has all the regular places and that is fine, but then they simple smashed about 500 table 2000 chairs into an area that should hold half that. You can't walk to an empty table in the middle, if there are people using a table on the edge. All in all, this place has pushed me over the edge and I hope I never have to visit it again for a long time. --dan PS, I saw some punk kid working a kiosk smoking a cig. That was nice. I just visited this Mall and I have a couple things to say about it.

First, I hate All the Kiosk stores. I remember years ago these little crappy things would just be around during christmas. Now they are every place. There was a whole kiosk to buy feathers. Give me a break! I would never buy anything from a kiosk because honestly everyone looking at stuff in then looks like a complete jackass. Go into a store and buy things like a normal person. if you want to buy from a street vendor, then go to mexico.

Next, All the bench pods. These are just circles of sadness. It is were all the guys sit with all there wives bags and they all look at each other. you guys look like jerks, go and buy a hat or something for christ sakes.

Next. This is the worst damn food court ever. It has all the regular places and that is fine, but then they simple smashed about 500 table 2000 chairs into an area that should hold half that. You can’t walk to an empty table in the middle, if there are people using a table on the edge.

All in all, this place has pushed me over the edge and I hope I never have to visit it again for a long time.

–dan

PS, I saw some punk kid working a kiosk smoking a cig. That was nice.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-111030 Kathy Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:13:50 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-111030 @Dave T in AZ, I have the exact same memories of East Towne. I realize you posted a long time ago, but on a walk I just thought about MOON FUN SHOP and had to google it. And, I had forgotten about the bar. I think you have the name wrong, but, yeah. Wow. Ain't nothing like it these days! Enjoy the memories, @Dave T in AZ,
I have the exact same memories of East Towne.
I realize you posted a long time ago, but on a walk I just thought about MOON FUN SHOP and had to google it.
And, I had forgotten about the bar. I think you have the name wrong, but, yeah. Wow. Ain’t nothing like it these days!
Enjoy the memories,

]]> By: Frank http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-92760 Frank Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:29:49 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-92760 Carousel (a hot dog stand) I remember my dad getting into a arguement with the cashier Bazaar (a pier1type store) i asked my mom for one of the stuffed Piranhas they sold Chess King (chams and colter brand clothes) Silvermans Moon Fun Shop Petrie Sports Carousel (a hot dog stand) I remember my dad getting into a arguement with the cashier
Bazaar (a pier1type store) i asked my mom for one of the stuffed Piranhas they sold
Chess King (chams and colter brand clothes)
Silvermans
Moon Fun Shop
Petrie Sports

]]> By: Matt from WI http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-86194 Matt from WI Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:26:20 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-86194 So they put fountains back into Brookfield Square huh? I recall before the 1996 renovation (when the mall looked very dated), it had fountains as well. The '96 remodel added a food court, but dumped any character the mall had left in it, making it look as sterle as any other mall renovatrion of that period. While they're not sinking in the floor level for seating, I'm noticing now that they ARE throwing down carpeted spots in the middle of the concourses of some malls and adding soft seating areas in this spots. Sort of a modernized variation of those classic sunken seating areas. Could this be a trend? I hope so. They need to start making any remaining malls asthetically pleasing to the eyes again like how they used to before turning to the total blandness of the late 1970s-1980s. That in turn may bring in more people and more businesses. So they put fountains back into Brookfield Square huh?

I recall before the 1996 renovation (when the mall looked very dated), it had fountains as well. The ‘96 remodel added a food court, but dumped any character the mall had left in it, making it look as sterle as any other mall renovatrion of that period.

While they’re not sinking in the floor level for seating, I’m noticing now that they ARE throwing down carpeted spots in the middle of the concourses of some malls and adding soft seating areas in this spots. Sort of a modernized variation of those classic sunken seating areas.

Could this be a trend? I hope so. They need to start making any remaining malls asthetically pleasing to the eyes again like how they used to before turning to the total blandness of the late 1970s-1980s. That in turn may bring in more people and more businesses.

]]> By: Corey Coyle http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-86166 Corey Coyle Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:53:29 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-86166 CBL Needs to put the fountains back in the East and West towne malls. The Macerich Corp. Has Fountains in all their malls. The Closest mall to Madison is Lindale mall In Cedar Rapids Iowa. CBl Just Dose't put fountains in all thier mall The Brookfield Square has Fountains, That they just put in When They refurbished the mall. CBL Needs to put the fountains back in the East and West towne malls. The Macerich Corp. Has Fountains in all their malls. The Closest mall to Madison is Lindale mall In Cedar Rapids Iowa. CBl Just Dose’t put fountains in all thier mall
The Brookfield Square has Fountains, That they just put in When They refurbished the mall.

]]> By: Steve http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-83569 Steve Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:45:01 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-83569 Sorry for posting this on the East Towne site, but I can't find a similar thread about West Towne. Having grown up on the West side during the '70s and '80s I have fond memories of the place, having spent a lot of time there, especially since my middle school (Jefferson) and high school (Memorial) were right across the street. I was making a list of the old time '70s-era stores, when the mod decor featured the (very loud) fountains and sunken living room look of a bachelor pad. Here's a list of stores I recalled from the time; I'd welcome additions of others to aid my fading memory: York Steak House Aladdin's Castle Stone Fence Fanny Farmer's Buddy Nut Squirrel Playback McCrorey's Drug Walden Books Prange's County Seat Chess King Sears JC Penney Spencer Gifts Casual Corner Musicland There was also a drug store right at the main East entrance (across from York Steak House) but I can't remember the name. Any recollections? Sorry for posting this on the East Towne site, but I can’t find a similar thread about West Towne. Having grown up on the West side during the ’70s and ’80s I have fond memories of the place, having spent a lot of time there, especially since my middle school (Jefferson) and high school (Memorial) were right across the street. I was making a list of the old time ’70s-era stores, when the mod decor featured the (very loud) fountains and sunken living room look of a bachelor pad. Here’s a list of stores I recalled from the time; I’d welcome additions of others to aid my fading memory:

York Steak House
Aladdin’s Castle
Stone Fence
Fanny Farmer’s
Buddy Nut Squirrel
Playback
McCrorey’s Drug
Walden Books
Prange’s
County Seat
Chess King
Sears
JC Penney
Spencer Gifts
Casual Corner
Musicland

There was also a drug store right at the main East entrance (across from York Steak House) but I can’t remember the name. Any recollections?

]]> By: Jim http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-75422 Jim Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:50:24 +0000 http://www.labelscar.com/wisconsin/east-towne-mall#comment-75422 Lots of good memories came back reading the different comments. Reember at York Steak House they used to shout out the orders in french, they would let you substitute the pudding for the salad that was at the start of the cafeteria style line. Gimbels also had a restaurant called Tasty Town on the first floor, that did not last long. Penneys and Sear's both had snack bars with grills and those both were shuttered. I remember buying one of those plastic blow up chairs at the Moon Fun Shop. They also had a location on State Street next to Singer Sewing Center. I remember walking by Buddy Squirrels Nut Shop and you could smell tham roasting nuts, and also a candy store called Mrs. Stovers Candies, where they gave out samples. Buddy Squirell is still there, Stovers closed around 1977, I think. There was a store called Id Boutique, where the lighting was very dark. Also, Thrift Drug store, owned by JCPenney, which was located across from York Steak House. When East Towne first opened, there were a lot of local Madison retailers, sadly, that is not the case anymore. I also remember a Pizza place near the Burger King called Orange Bowl- best soft serve in the mall as well. Lots of good memories came back reading the different comments. Reember at York Steak House they used to shout out the orders in french, they would let you substitute the pudding for the salad that was at the start of the cafeteria style line. Gimbels also had a restaurant called Tasty Town on the first floor, that did not last long. Penneys and Sear’s both had snack bars with grills and those both were shuttered. I remember buying one of those plastic blow up chairs at the Moon Fun Shop. They also had a location on State Street next to Singer Sewing Center. I remember walking by Buddy Squirrels Nut Shop and you could smell tham roasting nuts, and also a candy store called Mrs. Stovers Candies, where they gave out samples. Buddy Squirell is still there, Stovers closed around 1977, I think. There was a store called Id Boutique, where the lighting was very dark. Also, Thrift Drug store, owned by JCPenney, which was located across from York Steak House. When East Towne first opened, there were a lot of local Madison retailers, sadly, that is not the case anymore. I also remember a Pizza place near the Burger King called Orange Bowl- best soft serve in the mall as well.

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