Tile work inside reminds me of Eastridge Mall Casper WY. At least, some of it does. Colors and diamond patterns are similar. Even the Pillars kinda remind me of Eastridge a little.
I love malls. It’s really sad what’s happening to them, thank you for sharing this one. Because of you and others doing this, in a way, the malls get to kinda live on forever. Also LOVED that intro music. Very funky ☺️
10:29 There was a time when I would not recognize that as Sears because I was so used to the bathroom-tile look that the Cheyenne one had. I believe the old Fort Collins Sears also had that bathroom-tiled look.
I wonder why Pennsylvania was the state so overdeveloped with shopping malls? Some were even places in super small towns that pretty much only the people living in that town would go to it, causing it to decline, they’re just about everywhere in PA and you have to wonder why so many of them were built.
So i can give you first hand experience here. Grew up in a village called Madera Pennsylvania. It was a 40 minute drive over the mountain one way to Altoona, Logan valley mall, another one this man has covered in his series. And it was 45 minutes over another mountain to get here, state college. My little village was just one of many little villages and towns between the two bigger malls. Yes there was Clearfield, Philipsburg places like that where you would go when you weren't looking for specific things. There was always grocery stores and dollar general types of stores but if you wanted basic clothing your only option was the semi bigger areas like Clearfield which had a Walmart and a few other stores. . If you wanted anything brand name. Or higher end merchandise. Or things we take for granted today. . You either went to state college or Altoona. . Days before Amazon. . All these malls were packed full to the brim. My teen years spent cruising the aisles along with many others. Today all gone. To answer your question directly. There's all existed because there was a need and a want in 1995. Lesser by 2005. And dead by 2015. So much change in such a short period of time brought all those options you used to drive an hour to get, right to your doorstep. My favorite memory of this mall. . My dad and mom loading me up in the car for my birthday, after calling around to all the other malls and finding nothing. . Finding one last copy of the legend of Zelda a link to the past right inside here at the game stop. Spending 70 bucks on it they probably didn't have. . Things such as this, my children will know nothing of.
What are your thoughts on Nittany Mall, and what do you think it’s future holds?
Tile work inside reminds me of Eastridge Mall Casper WY. At least, some of it does. Colors and diamond patterns are similar. Even the Pillars kinda remind me of Eastridge a little.
I love malls. It’s really sad what’s happening to them, thank you for sharing this one. Because of you and others doing this, in a way, the malls get to kinda live on forever. Also LOVED that intro music. Very funky ☺️
Thanks! I’m glad to be here to help preserve history!
Let's go! Only 1 minute in and it's already a banger!
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Great great video as always. I also really glad we're friends.
This mall looks really sweet! I love the pastel color scheme. I noticed a Suncoast too. I will have to hit this one next time I make it out that way
You should! It's an awesome 90s style Crown American mall. I just wish the blue neon still was on.
@@ERA_Productions That sounds like Phillipsburg by me. Another Crown American, also had blue neon
God I miss that mall. Heck, I miss the old State College in general
Here a Macy's, there a Macy's, everywhere a Macy's Macy's
10:29 There was a time when I would not recognize that as Sears because I was so used to the bathroom-tile look that the Cheyenne one had. I believe the old Fort Collins Sears also had that bathroom-tiled look.
Yeah, the Sears facades with different colors are quite hard to recognize for being a Sears.
I wonder why Pennsylvania was the state so overdeveloped with shopping malls? Some were even places in super small towns that pretty much only the people living in that town would go to it, causing it to decline, they’re just about everywhere in PA and you have to wonder why so many of them were built.
So i can give you first hand experience here. Grew up in a village called Madera Pennsylvania. It was a 40 minute drive over the mountain one way to Altoona, Logan valley mall, another one this man has covered in his series. And it was 45 minutes over another mountain to get here, state college. My little village was just one of many little villages and towns between the two bigger malls. Yes there was Clearfield, Philipsburg places like that where you would go when you weren't looking for specific things. There was always grocery stores and dollar general types of stores but if you wanted basic clothing your only option was the semi bigger areas like Clearfield which had a Walmart and a few other stores. . If you wanted anything brand name. Or higher end merchandise. Or things we take for granted today. . You either went to state college or Altoona. .
Days before Amazon. . All these malls were packed full to the brim. My teen years spent cruising the aisles along with many others. Today all gone.
To answer your question directly. There's all existed because there was a need and a want in 1995. Lesser by 2005. And dead by 2015. So much change in such a short period of time brought all those options you used to drive an hour to get, right to your doorstep.
My favorite memory of this mall. . My dad and mom loading me up in the car for my birthday, after calling around to all the other malls and finding nothing. . Finding one last copy of the legend of Zelda a link to the past right inside here at the game stop. Spending 70 bucks on it they probably didn't have. . Things such as this, my children will know nothing of.