Wow, this is insane. My mom had her store here and I used to mess around on one of the ridable elephants. The thing I remember most about this place is the May's Gourmet Kettle Corn booth because there used to be a guy with a curly mustache who sold grill cheese' and they were actually not half bad. It is kind of sad to see places like this become gradually forgotten overtime, but it is what is.
@Tylky
3 жыл бұрын
Ah, nothing like going to the mall. Good to see Power Square Mall on the up.
@MrDan708
3 жыл бұрын
As a teen, I got one of those Radio Shack Repeat - Simon knock-offs. I didn't play it for long because I mastered it too quickly. As for Vanity Fare, they must be struggling; their original location in West Reading, PA just closed for good on Christmas Eve night. The Passing of an Age...this area was once the Outlet Capital of the World (tm)!
@DanaBlack
3 жыл бұрын
I live 7 miles straight up the road from this mall and didn't even know it existed. It's weird it is right by Superstition Springs.
@briangoldsmith8709
3 жыл бұрын
It’s really interesting to see two antique shops right next to each other & they’re both still in business.
@anonUK
3 жыл бұрын
"Celestial" refers to sky or heaven. "Lunar" refers to the moon.
@donutman.24
3 жыл бұрын
Despite being dead, this mall is pretty cool. Nice features and the stores here are quite cute and interesting.
@victoriansword
3 жыл бұрын
Celestial refers to the sky. I had that Voltron as a kid! I remember my mom got it for me at Toys R Us and it kept me entertained while we went grocery shopping. It’s a pet peeve of mine when businesses call themselves antique shops when they don’t actually sell antiques (usually things over 100 years old), but vintage items from the 1950s to 1990s.
@henryca03
3 жыл бұрын
It's to appease snobs who believe thrift store equals cheap.
@tocotronicon
3 жыл бұрын
Petrie!!!!❤️ I love these antique store visits. I had a similar two colour lava lamp back in the late 90s. Jesus, to think that these are now popping up in antique stores....😭😭🧓🧓🧓
@AmbientWalking
3 жыл бұрын
What a lovely way of seeing the world. I am always very happy after visiting your channel. Thanks so much!
@DarkMachineNation
2 жыл бұрын
I love that you're a collector. I like older toys (mostly from the 90s) and antique stores as well. Thinking about getting out today, in fact. 🤔
@alexander2685
3 жыл бұрын
To think more malls are closing 1in4 by 2025 this channel is like a looking at the past the good times in my youth i love this channel.
@jtlovescodelyoko
3 жыл бұрын
Yes The First Retail Archaeology Video Of 2021 I needed this particular after the embarrassment that happened on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Thank You Erik for this, I am excited and looking forward to new material in 2021.
@chrislongbeard
3 жыл бұрын
Patiently waiting for Chip & Dale and Tale Spin to get on Disney+.
@30roundz
3 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about Power Square mall! I was hoping for an update.
@bttfdmc1984
3 жыл бұрын
Wow haven’t been to that mall in like over 10 years when I lived in that area. Nice to see it’s still up and running. My go to place was the toy store that was in it for all the old discounted Kay bee toys.
@JPFalcononor
3 жыл бұрын
20 Ribeye steaks for $29?......They are either Minute Steak thin at 2 ounces each, or their previous owner was a Squirrel.....
@sarjim4381
3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure they aren't just small, they are low quality meat that has been soaked in meat tenderizer so you can at least sink a fork into it. I got suckered into buying one of these packs when I was young, first married, and we needed some cheap food. It was cheap, no doubt about that.
@JPFalcononor
3 жыл бұрын
@@sarjim4381 You are spot on with your assessment, and everyone has fallen into that trap at some point in their life...saying that however, this “bargain” price even defies normal water injected meat. If I lived in the area, my curiosity would get the better of me, and I would want to see what one would get for their $29...
@elizabethsullivan1894
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe that's 20oz ribeye? That seems too expensive though.
@AurumUsagi
3 жыл бұрын
That's a lot for steak! I've paid way lower prices in the States for streaks in restaurants
@R32R38
3 жыл бұрын
I also have never seen a butcher shop in a dead mall. Or a live one, come to think of it :)
@christopherborum6551
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine going to the mall to buy a quarter cow for $675
@JPFalcononor
3 жыл бұрын
On the east coast, you can find Amish Butchers in Mall type settings....
@JPFalcononor
3 жыл бұрын
@@christopherborum6551 Imagine telling your better half: “Honey, I’m heading to the mall to buy some vitamins and a gutted cow.”
@christopherborum6551
3 жыл бұрын
@@JPFalcononor OK. Pick me up something from the Woman store.
@peternincompoop9553
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine the smell.
@AriKona
3 жыл бұрын
If you in an "antique" (often defined as something more than 100 years old) store and remember when an item came out, you are old (or dead). However, if you are in a so-called "vintage" store where the items can be from a variety of eras, you might not be that old, likely just pre-millennial. Considering I was living here before the mall itself was even built in the first place, I am old...er. Thanks for another walk down memory lane. These are great videos.
@YanickFM
3 жыл бұрын
I like this, it's like going shopping without actually going anywhere. I miss browsing antique shops.
@jettozahoku
3 жыл бұрын
Seeing the Petrie puppet brought back memories. My grandparents had bought the Ducky one and used it as a dog toy for their little dog. When we visited them one day, I fell in love with the puppet and 'rescued' it. I threw it over the fence before we left their place, made sure to pick it up and stuffed it in the car real fast. Very cool antique stuff. I should go visit some here in Tucson.
@twin_rabbit
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely did not expect to hear ToeJam & Earl as the background music for the product demos. Nice little flash-back.
@molaisonmaker6896
3 жыл бұрын
Great find on the Petri Land Before Time
@MrOrchardsWorld
3 жыл бұрын
Best dead mall channel on the interweb by far!
@saturnotaku
3 жыл бұрын
Seeing the two antique stores next to each other reminds me of the pawn shops in Shenmue 2.
@rhiana7166
3 жыл бұрын
that mall was sad but i looooved the antique stores. im a thrifter and ebay seller so i do love old stuff! and finding treasures
@charlestonpinballarcade
3 жыл бұрын
Right before Pittsburgh Mills really fell off the map, there was a meat shop. They sold various vacuum packed cheese filled meats and flavored sausages. I think it was nice to see a local business do their own spin on Omaha Steaks, but only so many folks will head to the mall for meat shopping.
@WalkingRoscoe
2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite channels. Great work R.A.!
@R32R38
3 жыл бұрын
Northwest Connecticut has long had many antique shops, often selling high-end vintage stuff. Traditionally they did a large part of their business when affluent people came up from the city on weekends. They also traditionally had two sets of prices, weekday prices and weekend prices. Care to guess which were a lot higher?
@johnmurphy9127
3 жыл бұрын
I only recently discovered your channel and I'm already a total fan and addicted! Lol. I'm fascinated by your "thrifting" vids".
@RetailArchaeology
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😁
@parkscustomwoodcraft878
3 жыл бұрын
Omg I had one of those repeat games. I loved it as a kid and had forgotten all about it until just now.
@martinbaxter2616
3 жыл бұрын
Spencers lava lamp... I feel old. Join me. STAR TREK STUFF!!!! GO BACK!!!!
@comancheviperrrr
3 жыл бұрын
I like those old-school Pepsi signs. If I was there I would have probably pick those up.
@valerieannrumpf4151
3 жыл бұрын
That voltron toy looks so cool.😮
@georgesabol459
3 жыл бұрын
Storage facilities, the new blight. Just what Americans need, buy online bring it to storage.
@SearsCool
3 жыл бұрын
I do want to go to an antique store, I believe in Plano there is a struggling antique mall and it was originally an outlet mall
@ramblingsfromahousewife1588
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! There was a Garden Ridge at the end. Also, a TJMaxx.... both closed now.
@petenielsen6683
3 жыл бұрын
VF has changed its name and business model a little as well. The name is something like the Wrangler Outlet now and they sell fewer super discounted items. I thought the one nearby was closing forever, but it turned out they closed both their main store and overflow (a few weeks before COVID) in order to redesign the inside. When I was there recently and asked how they were doing I was told they closed non-profitable stores but took advantage of state ordered closings to remodel.
@brucesumter4327
3 жыл бұрын
wow so cool i miss all my toys from the 60's ty for showing this video's :)
@cmazing5481
3 жыл бұрын
Love the shopping part
@Spintechfilms
3 жыл бұрын
That is a very totalitarian designed mall
@Moonbeam143
3 жыл бұрын
That is a nice, little mall. Seeing the Christmas stuff makes me wish Christmas was a year round thing. And seeing the antique stores were nice, too. And seeing stuff from the 90's in there made me feel old, too.
@sacolbert
3 жыл бұрын
We had a factory outlet center that looked almost exactly like this. Same little food type stalls. Even An Antique store in it. I took the kids in there ever so often as there was a Toy outlet there. Think of a flea market toy stall, but inside. Still fun though for when they were younger. This place also had a VF outlet as well. Complete with Racks in the "mall". The mall has been repurposed a few times. Now an all Star Bowling, Floor and Decor, and a few other things are on the outside. I'm not sure that you can even get into the mall itself. I'll try sometime.
@JoeMotionVideos82
3 жыл бұрын
Total bummer, I live this place! VF was the only one that had my correct jean size.
@sonicmoremusic1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, another great one! I could spend all day in antique malls.
@ChopperCity22
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the update power square mall!! This is the year you will hit 100k!!!!
@appalachianwoman561
4 ай бұрын
I remember those Land Before Time puppets from Pizza Hut, the only one I ever had was Little Foot as well. It's odd seeing stuff you grew up with now in Antique stores but I guess every generation has gone thru it. Would be interesting to see a chemistry set from around the 50s wnd 60s because they say those contain dangerous stuff but I bet most of it's gone off and lost it's strength by now. I'm shocked the Outlet store that sold Lee jeans was gone, because that place used to be known by the name of that Outlet and it was always packed in past videos when you went.
@schwinnguy
3 жыл бұрын
Yay! A new RA for the new year. Thanks!
@andyt8193
3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating channel and have been interested in malls since Dawn of the Dead !! We had one in Manchester uk called the arndale centre . Thanks
@PrimeBeefer
3 жыл бұрын
Wow this is so sad. As a kid we used to go in the toy store that was there and I also enjoyed the book store and the kitchen store that was there. I was depressed 5 years ago when my buddy and I went in and played chess at the mesa library branch but I swear it only seems to get sadder. Also can I just say that I think the food thing that's gonna be a butcher is an SCP cuz I swear I have never actually seen it open and serving food in the last 20 years.
@Soniti1324
3 жыл бұрын
SCP?
@PrimeBeefer
3 жыл бұрын
@@Soniti1324 it's a term from a fictional universe that basically means a supernatural phenomen.
@markstrouse3101
3 жыл бұрын
Great great great video.
@stu71disco
3 жыл бұрын
A quarter cow $675 .....wow that would make the ultimate burger 😛 I wonder if the free chicken is still alive😄
@aidahoe2946
3 жыл бұрын
I love the pocket repeat
@vengeance1701
3 жыл бұрын
I had that Voltron, too!
@spiffywonderboy
3 жыл бұрын
I had one of those Voltron toys too. I'm not sure why though since I also had ones that actually transformed.
@williamharris8367
3 жыл бұрын
9:30 -- the Fischer Price clock! (At the back of the shelf) I had that as a young child in the early-1970s, but I don't think that it was new even then. I have not seen one of those in decades.
@johnnguyen6159
3 жыл бұрын
Could you do the Cityscape Mall in Downtown Phoenix at sometime? Not sure if there is still construction going on there, but just curious to see how it compares to the Arizona Center Mall being a little bit more centrally located.
@soesterbergblue
3 жыл бұрын
I don't see how it will survive without VF Factory Outlet, it's the reason most people even went there.
@CardShark_Chris
3 жыл бұрын
I had that Voltron toy too. Great video. Thanks for the memories.
@jenniferrinaldi8808
3 жыл бұрын
My brother had that Voltron toy!
@JarJarIsMyLover
3 жыл бұрын
I still have the littlefoot puppet!
@Crackrzz
3 жыл бұрын
OMG I had those Disney records when I was a kid! I think I gave them to a vinyl enthusiast friend. I may still have Vol III on cassette somewhere.
@walmartsucks1995
3 жыл бұрын
speaking of popcorn counters i would totally suggest trying Garrett's if you get to chicagoland
@chellastation
Жыл бұрын
Glad that this mall is surviving 😊🙏
@arbutuswatcher
3 жыл бұрын
Every mall needs a good pretzel or bagel stand. Shout-out to Winston Bagels at SIU in Carbondale.
@ohiobwb
3 жыл бұрын
Happy new year
@1sinister80
3 жыл бұрын
I also had the rubber voltron
@sherrybell3924
3 жыл бұрын
Another great episode. Thanks!
@neophytealpha
3 жыл бұрын
See an old kitchen stool too
@FireFox173
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how I feel seeing a toy I had as a kid in that vintage display, since I was born in 1990. It was that dog with the wheels around the 9:28 mark. I remember it had a string you pulled and it making a sound that I guess was supposed to be barking. I’ve had actually forgotten about it till I saw it In your video.
@darthdome2
3 жыл бұрын
Say hello from fan from Thailand
@rozzmillions2550
3 жыл бұрын
oh shit, I had one of those pocket repeat games!
@litigioussociety4249
3 жыл бұрын
I remember The Land Before Time toys, but I forgot it was Pizza Hut that had them. No one in my family likes Pizza Hut including me, because they're taste and texture is different than the other major chains, so collecting them all never happened.
@BendawgLJ
3 жыл бұрын
Made in Taiwan! That's good stuff, they were the big chip manufacturer in the older days.
@protector22222
Жыл бұрын
I had that simon thing
@No-01E
3 жыл бұрын
Hears music "Where's the chucky Asians guy reviewing transformers"😆
@Daniel28021991
3 жыл бұрын
Cool video
@SimplySage854
3 жыл бұрын
Why is it that when strip malls and shopping centers are on the decline psychic shops always pop up?
@faselessnobuddy
3 жыл бұрын
Well it should mean your mall will stick around...
@Ram-2112
3 жыл бұрын
Just got a storage unit there
@CometComicsFlash
3 жыл бұрын
Next time you see one of those fortune teller store you should pop in and ask if there'll be more of them coming :P
@IceQueen975
3 жыл бұрын
'Celestial' means "to be of the heavens" so no, it doesn't mean moon. Stars, planets, the moon, comets, etc. are celestial. Basically it's a broader term.
@xheralt
3 жыл бұрын
smol mall.
@sakuraglenn
3 жыл бұрын
At what point does a Mall get so small it's basically a shop?
@shawneegirl717
3 жыл бұрын
Not often
@josephlascola6592
3 жыл бұрын
20 ribeyes for 30bucks. Hell of a deal
@phedingsfield
3 жыл бұрын
You might want to get back to pv mall before it closes the movie theater posted they are closing due to the mall is going to be redeveloped into medical and housing spaces
@Mandalor_the_Lonely
3 жыл бұрын
Saw the Toy Story 2 box in the second antique store and if they think THAS antique I definietly feel old old
@daehawk9585
3 жыл бұрын
Those are more thrift stores than antique stores. Hey I still have my Pocket Repeat from when I was a kid.
@marcosdelafuente4847
3 жыл бұрын
Hello how are you? One question, do you know what happened to Carlos O briens? Mexican food at Northern and 7🤔
@joeb2588
3 жыл бұрын
I'm interested in seeing if the meat market brings in business and how well it soes.
@sbevemoment
Жыл бұрын
DESPERSION RELATION
@patrickhewitt7899
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe the fortune teller can see if the mall will die. 😂
@WhittyPics
3 жыл бұрын
Most Food Courts here have just taken out half the tables to spread them out more. One end looks busier than the other end?
@MyDreamIsAStory
3 жыл бұрын
I had that Land Before Time puppet. Funny story is I think when I got it, I ended up getting food poisoning from Pizza Hut. 😄
@neophytealpha
3 жыл бұрын
Malls need to sadly reinvent themselves. Figuring out new anchors as well as non chain stores you can't find anywhere else
@dindog22
3 жыл бұрын
that place is really quirky
@seoulalone2420
3 жыл бұрын
Were you ever able to get back to El Pedregal in N. Scottsdale for the Christmas season? I'm wondering if they still decorate for the Holidays.
@neophytealpha
3 жыл бұрын
SMURF!
@TheRealSuperJ
3 жыл бұрын
That is horrid. It doesn’t even look like it would’ve been nice when new.
@seanseanseanseansean
3 жыл бұрын
That game. Now I remember why I didn't like that game much. The buttons are too pointy. It was no fun to press the buttons for any length of time.
@mathewmclean9128
3 жыл бұрын
When you were in either of those antique stores, did you see any NASCAR collectibles?
@airingcupboard
3 жыл бұрын
Curious! Other than pandemic, what's driving the closure of these places? Is there no 'mall culture' anymore?
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