Do You Remember The Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix AZ
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Metrocenter was a regional enclosed shopping mall in northwest Phoenix, Arizona. It was bounded by Interstate 17, 31st, Dunlap and Peoria Avenues. Before its closure, the three most recently open anchor stores were Harkins Theatres, Walmart Supercenter, and Dillard's Clearance Center; three additional vacant anchor stores included former Sears, JCPenney, and Macy's locations. The mall featured 100 stores, a 12 screen movie theater, and a food court. Since January 2021, the mall had been owned by the Carlyle Development Group based in New York City. The mall officially closed on June 30, 2020.
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IMO it lost its soul when it was made over in the early 90’s. The fountains, the sculptures, the sunken rest areas, the Christmas decor (with the vibrating snow slide?), the ice rink, the huge scoops at the entrances, of course the Alley and the AMAZING tile work throughout the interior.
In 1973 me and my friend rode our bikes from Glendale to the Metro Center Mall. We did not know anything about the mall which was under construction at the time. We rode our bikes inside the mall on the second floor. After about 5 minutes a construction worker spotted us and told us we need to leave as it was dangerous to be in there during construction. We left but I still have that memory from my youth. I spent all of my HS weekend’s cruising around the mall and bought my wife’s wedding ring at Kay Jewelers in 1986. It is sad for me to see this mall close but if it morphs into something new which will help our economy I’m for it.
Did the same. Rode there, West Valley Mall and Christown on our bikes from 67th and Missouri area. Metrocenter was a destination and now it's just an asterisk...
Very informative. Our family lived near Metrocenter from 1974-2005. Metrocenter was part of our lives. It was the ultimate in shopping, fun and entertainment. Anything you desired, it was there. I thought of it almost as a amusement park. The sights, sounds and food. You could spend a whole day there. I don't have to tell you how it was when the holidays arrived. The whole mall was decorated. It was packed with shoppers.
The very last time I was at Metrocenter before it's decline, was in 2004. You could tell the magic was gone. Some stores had closed and there were vacant spaces. You never saw that before. You slowly heard the news over the years that the major anchor stores were closing at the mall. By then, we had moved long ago. Finally, the last nail hit the coffin in 2020 when it was announced Metrocenter was officially closing. It was like losing a longtime friend.
Sure there was competition, newer malls, online shopping to contribute to it's demise, but never will there be a mall like Metrocenter. Ever.
thank you for sharing your memories of this place.
The slow decline of the mall was say maybe around 2006 or 2008 because I remember going there as a 6th grade trip and started to realize that it was in trouble.
Arizona mills had more business compared to metro center mall in 2008. Stores were closing only few good ones were still open including with the arcade. After that more and more stores were closing and the mall wasn’t how I remembered afterwards. It seems like my childhood was ending after 6th grade because some of the things that I grew up were closing or ceasing to exist.
Many of the things in phoenix Arizona that I grew up with and I would consider what made Phoenix awesome no longer exists. Sadly I no longer look at the city the same way anymore m, maybe if things from my childhood still existed there. Maybe it would still feel the exact say way it did when I was a child.
@@treykoyawena4443 Phoenix, AZ is foreign to me now. Last time I visited was in 2014. The neighborhood where we lived is ghetto now. They're building where desert once was. I doubt if Phoenix is the same as when I last visited. If I visited now, I would be a total stranger, even though I was born and raised there.
That's where Bill and Ted's excellent adventure took place!
that's right
The one thing I remember about Metro Center was the Metro Lounge bar, the outside of which was shaped like an airliner, with livery that looked a lot like TWA's at the time. It also had windows about the size you'd see on a commercial airliner, that overlooked the ice skating rink. The Metro Lounge was also where I met my girlfriend in 1979, which was also where she worked at the time, she was 19 when I met her (before they raised the drinking age to 21). I also remember the Metro Port food court. This brings back a lot of good memories, when people actually went to the mall for Christmas shopping, I guess online retail had a lot to do with the mall's gradual decline in the last 20 years.
I got a nice piece of ass out of that bar one night back in 1985 when I was 22 years old, a hot redhead.
Early 80’s it was the greatest
RIP Metrocenter Mall (October 1973-June 30 2020)
Very sad to watch I practically grew up at that mall also cruised the circle when I was a teen in the mid 80s in my first car FORD T-BIRD (1980) nothing special lol memories from as far back as I can remember of that mall I moved out of AZ. in 95 I was very sad when a friend called and told me the mall is closing. Thank you for this video PEACE Brother
thank you for watching my friend.
Arizona is the new California. Most of what real Arizona people remember about Arizona is rapidly disappearing. Arizona is nothing like it was years ago.
Arizona is nothing like it was years ago, thanks to the illegals for ruining it.
Bill and Ted's mall. That's how I know this one, it's totally awesome.
I remember so many things about this mall growing up to the day when my brother got lost at this mall and was getting a soda with mall security lol
I was at the valley metro light rail extension opening next to the mall I never got to go there it’s sad to see it close 😢
Today is November 11th,2023 here in Connecticut though
I love the history of this. The parking lot was packed out for sure. I didn't know there was a test at the end😂
Yes there was. Hopefully you took it.
Went there early 90’s good memories later on with family
I managed to visit this mall back in 2019, at that time didn't know it was about to close. I should've. It was completely dead and the entire second floor was closed off to the public. I really liked it and it's a shame it's gone now.
What did you like about it? I only ask because seeing it for the first time in it's final, dying form would not make a good impression on most people.
In the '90s me and a deceased friend were going group home to group home as boys and we were placed in a home near Metro center we discovered this mall when the ice rink had already been gone five or six years and Metro Midway was installed and active
Does anybody remember the section of Metro Midway where the bathrooms were by concessions on the bottom next to the stairwell and escalator that led up to the top??? just around that corner was Sonic blast man the very first video game that used a punching bag to test your strength... Every person that was a jock wanted to be that game but they couldn't cuz the game was meant to wear you out before you finish the final stage and your knuckles are raw
I remember visiting metro center mall on a trip to Arizona back in the 90s. Thanks for the video I’m going to check and see if you have a video on one of the classic malls in Denver Colorado cinderella city also, do you have a video on a Central Valley california department store institution Gotshalks
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This Metro Center is pretty Space-Agey. It reminds me of 2001: A Space Odyssey when they were in that space hotel. It looks kind of like that.
Exactly, I visited a couple weeks ago and the vibes I got from at night were exactly what you mentioned
Awesome video
thank you
@@EricCProductions76 your welcome
I wish I could post pictures but I had the honor of developing a fan experience for Jordan/Nike for the NBA All Stars 2009. The location of the Jordan experience was just outside Dillard's which I believe was a DILLARD'S Outlet by then.
dillards closed the day before yesterday on april 15 and great video
Thank you
I also have a suggestion. The Walden Galleria in Buffalo NY. It's the only one left that's still doing okay. As far as I know anyway, I really haven't been there in years. But that's what I heard.
I will add it to my list. Thanks.
You left off the storage business still on site
Thank you for adding that missing info.
The JCPenney is now a life storage phoneix
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Dillards
Wat movies was filmed at metro center? Lota memories at that mall cruising around da mall wen central ave was jumping on Friday nights. Good bye metro center..
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Thanks Eric video was very informative
While you're thinking about doing Americatel can you put Beanie Babies on your list📲😇👍
I'm not really doing toys
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@@juanserrano5629 I do, but I am focusing on stores, restaurants and malls first.
This was idea I ask
thank you and I am sorry if I didn't mention you my friend.
@@EricCProductions76 that find I saw my comment Anywyas
Demolition starts next month
awesome thanks for the heads up
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I finally got one right, I guessed 14!!! First time in over a year!!!!
Congratulations you were paying attention! Great job!
Very sad to watch I practically grew up at that mall also cruised the circle when I was a teen in the mid 80s in my first car FORD T-BIRD (1980) nothing special lol memories from as far back as I can remember of that mall I moved out of AZ. in 95 I was very sad when a friend called and told me the mall is closing. Thank you for this video PEACE Brother
thanks for sharing your memories