El Con Mall in Tucson, AZ was built in 1960. I knew it since I was 5 years old. We would go there when family visited us during Christmas season to go shopping. Later as a teenager in the 1970's my friends and I tried to go there to hang out, but soon the old folks would make security chase us out. They said they didn't want hippies hanging out, even though we were just teenagers in high school and what we wore was the style then.
@@dorianpreston8961 So much more fun shopping at a real store. Seeing things for real. Especially clothes. Glad I did a lot of shopping in the 70s, 80s and 90s . It was fun.
Sorryn Northland Center was a shopping mall on an approximately 159-acre (64 ha) site located near the intersection of M-10 and Greenfield Road in Southfield, Michigan, an inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Construction began in 1952 and the mall opened on March 22, 1954.
I remember when stores had manuals doors you had to push or pull to open. And I remember how impressed I was when I saw the automatic doors on Star Trek in 1960s. Then glass sliding doors started appearing on stores so we didn't have to back into or have someone hold the doors open for us when we went shopping.
I live within walking distance of this mall. I really wish it remained this way today. It’s just so boring today. Only thing I really enjoy is the new movie theater.
I went to the mall yesterday.I was so sad to see how it has become.Tons of food and coffee shops..jewelry stores and ladies stores ..nothing for men at all...New technology has killed off so many jobs,and things we used to love...Malls..bowling alleys..newspaper and magazines...and so on
Free parking was a selling point to get people to come to the Mall or your store if you weren't in a mall, I live in a small town and I still see faded "Free Parking" signs painted on the side of businesses's.
I had no idea there were malls in the 1950's. I assume that they were not common, as everything i have ever seen about the 50's were more about town squares on main Street...of most cities and towns.
zangardo - "if" there was any imported car in that parking lot most likely it'd be a VW Beetle, since in '56 I do believe neither Toyota nor Datsun were exported to (if any Crown was sold before the video it'd be soon before)California, where they were originally sold. I'd wouldn't bet on finding any other European car, even an MG or Triumph convertible...
Not sure, but I think the second or third cars in the center row, to the left of the two-tone 1955 Chevrolet, could be English. These had been actively exported to the USA since the late 1940s, and Volkswagens were already established in America by the middle '50s as well. Foreign cars really started to take off in 1958, spurring American manufacturers to produce compact cars in 1959-1960.
I know this is an old comment but just happened upon it and it was a topic I looked into a bit in the past. The original Sims was greatly influenced by the consumer culture of the 50s, along with classic sitcom aesthetics (which they sadly abandoned, along with the older edgy marketing style). The style of music you are hearing is commonly referred to as "elevator music", and was played in retail locations. It tended to be light jazz or classical music. Muzak was was the most famous brand producing it, and they were famous for creating a type called "stimulus progression" which would increase it's pace over time to make workers more productive.
I would love to go shopping in the 90’s tho who else my mom said the 90’s was awesome I wish I was born in the 90’s but the 21st Century is better 2018 anyone 😂😂
it looks so surreal. Man the ruling class had such a powerful grip on terraforming the human experience exactly to have everyone in a dream like consequence less state...of course if you were white. Its so fascinating because under all this beauty I always feel this overwhelming feeling of dread at whats really going on behind the scenes.
@@julienielsen3746 thanks-I would like to remind Mark that the "ruling class" would have had servants to do the shopping, etc. The people in the flick are very middle class appearing to me
@@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu I think the rich would have their maids do the grocery shopping. Or have groceries delivered from the market. Shopping for clothes etc, would have been done by the rich themselves. Maybe not as much in shopping malls but, high end clothing stores where they might have custom fitting done. Probably at Macy's though. Depends on the person. Not all wealthy are snobs.
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Look at all this beautiful cars ! Omg
They were beautiful. Love the two-tone cars. Not made anymore.
I came along a little later, but things were still the same. I'm so grateful I grew up during this wonderful time. ☺
The malls in the 80’s was the best thing .. wonderful memories
The 1980s and 90s probably were last gasp for shopping malls anyway; downsizing has all but killed even strip malls today.
They sure were!
All nostalgia :)
70s and 80s.
El Con Mall in Tucson, AZ was built in 1960. I knew it since I was 5 years old. We would go there when family visited us during Christmas season to go shopping. Later as a teenager in the 1970's my friends and I tried to go there to hang out, but soon the old folks would make security chase us out. They said they didn't want hippies hanging out, even though we were just teenagers in high school and what we wore was the style then.
Would have been impossible to imagine back then, that shopping malls would be replaced by shopping by computers....
Online shopping is jus unbearably difficult and boring..the amout of time typing your card number ....
@@dorianpreston8961 what? Are you kidding me! 😂
@@dorianpreston8961 So much more fun shopping at a real store. Seeing things for real. Especially clothes. Glad I did a lot of shopping in the 70s, 80s and 90s . It was fun.
Sorryn Northland Center was a shopping mall on an approximately 159-acre (64 ha) site located near the intersection of M-10 and Greenfield Road in Southfield, Michigan, an inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Construction began in 1952 and the mall opened on March 22, 1954.
Watching and trying to get the happy feeling of buying at the mall again. 🥲
ooooo the most beautiful time of history........🤘🤘🤘🤘
I’m only 31 and I believe them were the good days . I can only imagine...
The days we live in are now getting only way worse and scary .
@@Nitroxdude I think each era has its own qualities
@Alias Fakename Yup... SOOOO much better now. Not.
Sounds about white.
@@jamesjohnson4708 no I think they was black folk back then too.
I remember when stores had manuals doors you had to push or pull to open. And I remember how impressed I was when I saw the automatic doors on Star Trek in 1960s. Then glass sliding doors started appearing on stores so we didn't have to back into or have someone hold the doors open for us when we went shopping.
Oh what a beautiful time
I live within walking distance of this mall. I really wish it remained this way today. It’s just so boring today. Only thing I really enjoy is the new movie theater.
Wow looks awesome!!!
We didn't have malls in the 50's we had downtown malls didn5 come out until the early 60s
I wish it was still the 1950s. As soon as 1959 ended, we'd go right back to 1950.
Good Golly! Even The Announcer Was Excited And Joyful When Researching This!!!!
😂
Back when they were good salesmen.
I went to the mall yesterday.I was so sad to see how it has become.Tons of food and coffee shops..jewelry stores and ladies stores ..nothing for men at all...New technology has killed off so many jobs,and things we used to love...Malls..bowling alleys..newspaper and magazines...and so on
Larry Becker Jr am sorry to tell you this but this is not men's world anymore, it's womens ruled the world
Choque De Cultura Pretty much
@@jhonnycultura4455 wrong women will always buy things even when they are broke. That's why the shops are tailored to women.,Follow the money
U can thank the feminist movement for hating men so much!!
I wish I got to experience the 50's
Loved it
Free parking was a selling point to get people to come to the Mall or your store if you weren't in a mall, I live in a small town and I still see faded "Free Parking" signs painted on the side of businesses's.
I had no idea there were malls in the 1950's. I assume that they were not common, as everything i have ever seen about the 50's were more about town squares on main Street...of most cities and towns.
Starting in California. Looked like a fun place to shop.
In the Chicago area, Marshall Fields (and Sears) were king...
I miss those great shoe stores. And the regular stock of REAL leather shoes that were crafted, not like the junk you see now.
Imagine what they could do now with well behaved parents and children!
I used to work there
How are you
0:20 find the import.
There is no import in 1964,it probably starts around 1970s
zangardo - "if" there was any imported car in that parking lot most likely it'd be a VW Beetle, since in '56 I do believe neither Toyota nor Datsun were exported to (if any Crown was sold before the video it'd be soon before)California, where they were originally sold.
I'd wouldn't bet on finding any other European car, even an MG or Triumph convertible...
Not sure, but I think the second or third cars in the center row, to the left of the two-tone 1955 Chevrolet, could be English. These had been actively exported to the USA since the late 1940s, and Volkswagens were already established in America by the middle '50s as well. Foreign cars really started to take off in 1958, spurring American manufacturers to produce compact cars in 1959-1960.
Whoa! Is this something else then alien shows on the history channel?! Pretty cool...!
I never watch those alien shows.
Most Malls are filled with Redundant Chain Stores Nowadays.
Depressing
Most of those stores are out of business. Macys not far behind.
Back then it was "Christmas", not "Happy holidays" or just "holiday" as it is now.
Go back to bed, Ron.
I thought that too. Christmas was so much fun back then.
what is the music?? Reminds me of the Sims (1)
It's almost 80 years old.
I know this is an old comment but just happened upon it and it was a topic I looked into a bit in the past. The original Sims was greatly influenced by the consumer culture of the 50s, along with classic sitcom aesthetics (which they sadly abandoned, along with the older edgy marketing style). The style of music you are hearing is commonly referred to as "elevator music", and was played in retail locations. It tended to be light jazz or classical music. Muzak was was the most famous brand producing it, and they were famous for creating a type called "stimulus progression" which would increase it's pace over time to make workers more productive.
More empty malls the better! I hate the no parking and the large crowds.
I think us Brits were about 10 to 20 years behind the U.S. America was definitely way ahead in consumerism and advertising than the rest of the world.
Now the US is behind Europe in so many ways.
its crazy to think that there was 1 in 3 cars and over 5000 parking spots but we cant keep up with 1 in 3 cars with more than 100000 spaces...🤷♀️
Our civilization peaked between 1937 and 1973. Then wealth corrupted everything.
Maybe if you're white.
All the shots were of OUTside the malls. No shots of INside the indoor malls.
Probably not enough indoor lighting, to shoot color film in those days, it required enormous amounts of light and was expensive.
@@JENDALL714 - True...
Weren't too many indoor malls anyway at the time.
This was not an indoor mall; it was entirely outdoors.
Sure just leave the kids at the rides and Easter event while mom goes shopping !!! Omg 😆
Where are those animated toys today?
They become politicians
I often dream in malls 😴
I have to say, some of those big toys were pretty creepy looking.
Look like the pull toys they were selling at the time. I don't remember having any of them myself.
2018 how pathic people behave when it comes to Christmas.
Beautiful America populated by Americans.
WOW no Xbox, PS4, idiot phones, tight or sagging pants kids. Please take there please!!!
wow... I think you have something stuck in your butt.
Fallout at its finest
Bro they got rid of the best part of this film, which is when the mention “the gayest store at the mall is the farmers market “
I would love to go shopping in the 90’s tho who else my mom said the 90’s was awesome I wish I was born in the 90’s but the 21st Century is better 2018 anyone 😂😂
Lol sweetie no it isn't. 90s were the last great decade.
The 80's and 90's was more fun than today I think.
The only way the 21st century is better than the 90's is that people that grew up in the 21st century have no concept of how good things used to be...
I miss the 70s. It was the best.
it looks so surreal. Man the ruling class had such a powerful grip on terraforming the human experience exactly to have everyone in a dream like consequence less state...of course if you were white. Its so fascinating because under all this beauty I always feel this overwhelming feeling of dread at whats really going on behind the scenes.
some cheese to go with your whine?
@@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu LOL Good one.
@@julienielsen3746 thanks-I would like to remind Mark that the "ruling class" would have had servants to do the shopping, etc. The people in the flick are very middle class appearing to me
@@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu I think the rich would have their maids do the grocery shopping. Or have groceries delivered from the market. Shopping for clothes etc, would have been done by the rich themselves. Maybe not as much in shopping malls but, high end clothing stores where they might have custom fitting done. Probably at Macy's though. Depends on the person. Not all wealthy are snobs.