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06-07-2009, 03:46 PM
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Recently, I was in Madison Square Mall on a Sunday afternoon to visit the Nextel/Sprint store. It was one of those weekends that it rained and rained and rained. I could not believe how deserted this mall was on a rainy Sunday. I kept seeing the same people walking around and around, but they weren't carrying any packages. Most of them were mall walkers.
I was told that Parkway Place Mall was the same way before the monster renovation that gave us the mall it is today. Personally, Parkway Place is my choice for mall shopping. Not too big, not too small. If there were a Target attached it would be perfect for me.
I'm just not that impressed with Bridge Street. I like the open air malls in California (I think BSt was modeled after them) but in Alabama, it just doesn't work for me. Summer you go in a store where it is really cool (temperature) then you go back out in the heat. Hot/cold everytime you go in and out of a store. Same in the winter except in reverse. It just doesn't work for me.
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06-07-2009, 06:39 PM
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pretty nice
I was at the madison square mall the other day (for the first time), and liked it. Maybe it wasn't "packed", but it is still pretty nice.
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06-07-2009, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by nva79
I was at the madison square mall the other day (for the first time), and liked it. Maybe it wasn't "packed", but it is still pretty nice.
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We went about a month ago on a rainy day and saw quite of few people. They were all carrying bags.
Last edited by Sarges Dad; 06-07-2009 at 08:05 PM..
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06-08-2009, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Sarges Dad
I grew up in Harvey Illinois and Dixie Square Mall was one of the first indoor Mall's in the country. It is sitting there in ruins since the 70's. They reopened to film the car chase in the movie Blues Brothers. Now trees are growing through the roof.
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Wow, that looks a lot like some of the Mayan ruins I have seen in Central America! 
Sad. I haven't been in the mall for a long time, but sometimes I do want to see what I am getting. I don't like Bridgestreet. I feel like my car isn't good enough for the lot! (We downsized to a 2006 Scion XB, a 1999 Miata and a 2000 Ford F250). |
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06-08-2009, 09:01 AM
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LOL, that would be a car upgrade for us.
I'm surprised McFarland is still around. It was a dump in the 1980s. Now that there is some history on them, malls look more and more like the model used for the multiplex theatres. They open with great fanfare, get huge crowds for a while, then the crowds drop off and maintenance starts to get deferred, and they eventually sit abandoned. Lifespan varies according to the area and the level of interest.
Eastwood Mall in B'ham was the one that always sticks out in my mind. It had so much going for it, but eventually suffered the same fate.
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06-08-2009, 01:45 PM
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I prefer Parkway Place over Madison. It just seems nicer in the interior. If Madison Square got a Macy's, I would be there weekly. To me, the only reason to go tio MS is if you need to go to Sears or Penney's and then I just park at the store and don't walk through the mall. I was so happy when Bridge Street opened. It is worth it just to have such a nice movie theater.
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06-08-2009, 07:17 PM
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I'm surprised McFarland is still around.
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Was in Tuscaloosa weekend before last, and the entire mall looked shut down except for Sticks-n-Stuff in the old Woolco (to show my age) location. |
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06-09-2009, 06:16 PM
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I'm originally from Tuscaloosa and IMO I agree that Madison Square is starting to downward spiral like McFarland Mall did. Dillard's closed at McFarland last summer and Goody's naturally followed suit recently. According to my friends and family whatever life was in it, is definitely headed for the pits. It's been doing that for years and with the addition of Midtown there and new stores opening in University Mall...it's only a matter of time before it closes.
Some large anchor stores in Madison Square would help it so much, are people really wanting it to close and have Parkway Place be the only mall? Sure seems that way!!
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06-09-2009, 07:24 PM
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What can the public do to help bring life to MS?
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06-09-2009, 07:35 PM
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What can the public do to help bring life to MS?
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