What happened to Northridge Mall?

[Ron Burgundy]

Originally Posted by Jay F

I am very happy to hear that Brown Deer is still safe. I mentioned in a thread last year that I have very fond childhood memories of Brown Deer and how safe and nice it was..this is back in the late 60s/early 70s.

I believe our house must have been close to where this shooting took place. We lived on a street called Goodrich Lane, the main retail intersection around there was Bradley Road and 43rd. I remember shopping at a supermarket called Red Owl that was on that intersection. I wonder what's there now?

Goodrich is a block north of Bradley. Woodale is a block or two south of Bradley. It's in the general vicinity, but obviously there's a major thoroughfare in the middle so there's a natural separation.

The supermarket there has been torn down and the site will be the future home of a senior apartment complex. There's still a ratty-looking stripmall due west of the bowling alley on Bradley. Stores are still there, but it must be standing purely for nostalgia purposes, as the parking lot looks to be about 95% vacant at all times of the day. I think putting in a Walgreen's or CVS ---or better yet a locally controlled drugstore--- would be a real asset to that area due to the influx of senior citizens (51st & Bradley has another senior housing complex).

Originally Posted by Jay F

I can understand a little bit where the poster might have been confused. If I remember correctly Northridge was on Brown Deer Road and 76th? Isn't that very close to Brown Deer?

I don't understand the confusion at all. The street signs are different. The atmosphere is different. The police response is different. I'd cut some slack to the poster if they weren't so adamant in their stupidity. The Northridge area itself is no longer "bad" anyways (not the least bit dangerous) and is located about a mile away from Brown Deer's westernmost border.

[Jay F]

Thanks for the info Ron. I was able to locate the house I lived in on Google Earth. I discovered it was on Goodrich and 50th. There was a large rock in the front yard, I was pleased to see it's still there. The neighborhood looked the same as I remember it. Except Bradley Road seems kind of dead compared to when I lived there.

Maybe when I become a senior citizen in another 25 years or so I could move back to Brown Deer and live in one of those senior apt. complexes. I could end my life blocks away from where I started it. That would be kind of neat.

[1freshbrother]

the truth about northridge mall it was closed down because of blacks .
white people were scard to go there no white people no money being spent . blacks took over the area once it goes black it never goes back
= a getto mall
until the black race cleans up there act they are going to cost the white and honest black tax payer billions .

[south-to-west]

Originally Posted by 1freshbrother

the truth about northridge mall it was closed down because of blacks .
white people were scard to go there no white people no money being spent . blacks took over the area once it goes black it never goes back
= a getto mall
until the black race cleans up there act they are going to cost the white and honest black tax payer billions .

Man, I've been trying to clean up my act for weeks. But punks keep tryin' to hate on my swagga. Just last week I had to choke a b_tch!

Thats aa-ight tho cuz that slick-ass white dude Bernie Madoff is my new role model. To jack fiddy billion dollaz and then be allowed to chill in yo penthouse during trial? Man that's gangsta.

Or how 'bout dat Drew Peterson? Now dat's how you keep ho's in check!

[The Todd]

Originally Posted by 1freshbrother

the truth about northridge mall it was closed down because of blacks .
white people were scard to go there no white people no money being spent . blacks took over the area once it goes black it never goes back
= a getto mall
until the black race cleans up there act they are going to cost the white and honest black tax payer billions .

very blunt and harsh, but its the truth. I live in BD and still go over to that Pick n Save and Best Buy and the Target across BD road, but I wouldn't hang out over there at night. I do know that Pick gets robbed quite often, people bringing in shotguns?? I work at another Pick, so I hear some of this stuff. BD is still safe, I live over near the cop shop now, still very fine, walk around at night if you want, other parts of BD I don't know about. It is becoming quite diverse, which is good, at least a lot more so in the last ten yrs. Moved from 51st & Bradley in 97'. I do here a lot of parents around taking there kids out of BD school, espeically when they reach HS. Take it for what its worth.