Awww, I miss the Malls from back when I was a kid! I'm such an old soul, I wish I could move to a town that is all old fashioned full of old fashioned people! Love the Nostalgia from anywhere from 90s and before ! 70's and 80's were the best! Also really like the 50's and 60's even though I wasn't here for that!
I used to love The Ninja Turtles too!! I remember my aunt bought me the movie from like 1990 , I watched it over and over! Eating the ninja turtle fruit snacks and I loved when I got the pizza shaped fruit snack. Watching the cartoon , playing the nintendo game and arcade version. Loved me some teenage mutant ninja turtles!!! The classics!!
Also, many stores that sold electronics (like Radio Shack and Fry's electronics) had closed down in the recent years. This could have been due to people buying online instead. The 8-Bit Guy has a video explaining "What Happened to America's Electronics Stores?". Maybe you could make a video about the last dedicated electronics store in your area.
man you made me cry so bad after watching this... i was just gone back to my zone of the 80s. ahhh those times arent coming back.. i wish i had enjoyed more back then never knew it will be gone sooner or later. good work bro.
In the 90's this mall had a really strange green and brass color scheme that gave it an almost otherworldly steampunk aesthetic to it. While the current white paintjob looks nice, I think the old paint scheme was way more memorable.
this mall was one of the main malls of my childhood (late 90's- early 2000's) but for me it turned into a wonderful winter wonderland... how ever i did prefer the southcoast plaza christmas decorations
This mall, along with South Coast Plaza and Westminster Mall were my three main weekend hangouts in the late 80’s. I miss the simple fun of eating at the food court with my buddies and then going up to the third floor movie theater in that mall. Good times. 😊
Same here, with an occasional detour to the Brea Mall. I probably spent 50% of my waking hours in the 90s at this mall and the Westminster Mall. My family was obsessed with going for about a decade and then I think we all just suddenly stopped going in the 2000's from burnout.
Transformers and GI Joe were my jam. It was a great experience as a kid to go to those mall toy stores but KMart had better prices. Get an action figure and enjoy an Icee while checking out the latest addition to my stable.
@@NostalgiaFix81 There actually were THREE fountains. One in the center of the mall (Formerly Nordstroms) square sunken shaped with fountains on the corners as seen in KCop, One by the "Arcade" (Formally Robinsons)was a semi circular water fall style. The last one was by Macy's (Formally Bullocks) round with Mirrored orbs floating in it and a cluster of fountains in the middle. If I remember correctly, some kid in the late 90's fell in and almost died, made the local News. The parents sued and guess what happened?
I have heard that the owner of the Mainplace Mall still wants to keep this as a mall but he wants to make it like a shopping plaza for residents since housing is being added to the property
Great video. So interesting and fun to watch.
Awww, I miss the Malls from back when I was a kid! I'm such an old soul, I wish I could move to a town that is all old fashioned full of old fashioned people! Love the Nostalgia from anywhere from 90s and before ! 70's and 80's were the best! Also really like the 50's and 60's even though I wasn't here for that!
Times were certainly simpler and people were more optimistic for the future in general.
I used to love The Ninja Turtles too!! I remember my aunt bought me the movie from like 1990 , I watched it over and over! Eating the ninja turtle fruit snacks and I loved when I got the pizza shaped fruit snack. Watching the cartoon , playing the nintendo game and arcade version. Loved me some teenage mutant ninja turtles!!! The classics!!
This is my childhood mall. Sad to see this die down.
I think it’s still there, but totally remodeled so it doesn’t look the same.
@@NostalgiaFix81 I know… it's just that I can believe they're doing this to one of the few malls left in OC
Also, many stores that sold electronics (like Radio Shack and Fry's electronics) had closed down in the recent years. This could have been due to people buying online instead. The 8-Bit Guy has a video explaining "What Happened to America's Electronics Stores?". Maybe you could make a video about the last dedicated electronics store in your area.
I’d love to. We had a Media Play and Circuit City years ago.
@@NostalgiaFix81 At least there's still Best Buy
man you made me cry so bad after watching this... i was just gone back to my zone of the 80s. ahhh those times arent coming back.. i wish i had enjoyed more back then never knew it will be gone sooner or later. good work bro.
Thank you 👍
In the 90's this mall had a really strange green and brass color scheme that gave it an almost otherworldly steampunk aesthetic to it. While the current white paintjob looks nice, I think the old paint scheme was way more memorable.
Yeah and it can still be seen in the movie “Kindergarten Cop” which was filmed there 👍
this mall was one of the main malls of my childhood (late 90's- early 2000's) but for me it turned into a wonderful winter wonderland... how ever i did prefer the southcoast plaza christmas decorations
It’s a really fun mall for sure. Thanks for the comment.
This mall, along with South Coast Plaza and Westminster Mall were my three main weekend hangouts in the late 80’s. I miss the simple fun of eating at the food court with my buddies and then going up to the third floor movie theater in that mall. Good times. 😊
Absolutely!
Same here, with an occasional detour to the Brea Mall. I probably spent 50% of my waking hours in the 90s at this mall and the Westminster Mall. My family was obsessed with going for about a decade and then I think we all just suddenly stopped going in the 2000's from burnout.
I really wish things would go back to the way they were
I hear you
2:06 Orange Julius is Baum!!!
Yeah it was so good. Wish I could still drink them but so much sugar 😂
@@NostalgiaFix81 That’s 100% accurate. Lots of sugar.
The quill spring mall (i think it what it was it may be a differ mall in OKC) is one of those old fasioned mall. Great video. Love it very cool.
Thank you
Trolley Square, Crossroads, ZCMI, and Cottonwood were the malls of my childhood. Trolley had the best arcade named Trolley Games.
Wish I could have seen that when it was open. Sounds awesome!
This mall looks awesome
Transformers and GI Joe were my jam. It was a great experience as a kid to go to those mall toy stores but KMart had better prices. Get an action figure and enjoy an Icee while checking out the latest addition to my stable.
Sounds like a good memory 👍
It won’t be gone soon because MainPlace 2.0 just been announced that is is coming soon
That’s good to hear there’s some more time. When I was there they were already doing some remodeling
I remember when I was a kid telling my parents that when I grow up, I'm going to go to Toys R Us every single day! Lol
I miss the big Toys R Us stores. The little ones in Macys don’t hold a candle to the original
Kindergarten Cop was filmed here! Too bad they took away the water fountain by the elevator :(
Yeah it would’ve been nice if they left the fountain. This mall was a perfect setting for that movie.
@@NostalgiaFix81 There actually were THREE fountains. One in the center of the mall (Formerly Nordstroms) square sunken shaped with fountains on the corners as seen in KCop, One by the "Arcade" (Formally Robinsons)was a semi circular water fall style. The last one was by Macy's (Formally Bullocks) round with Mirrored orbs floating in it and a cluster of fountains in the middle. If I remember correctly, some kid in the late 90's fell in and almost died, made the local News. The parents sued and guess what happened?
People who saw a women run into Macy
I must have missed that when editing, lol
When my cousin and I could not shop at the gap kids any more at the mall we cried that day
But you’ll always have those memories, right? 😉👍
I have heard that the owner of the Mainplace Mall still wants to keep this as a mall but he wants to make it like a shopping plaza for residents since housing is being added to the property
I hope it turns out okay. It’s a great retro mall.
@@NostalgiaFix81 Keep up the faith pal
A lot 🌴 in one video.
I live by the mall
First 🥇🏆