Stepping around the crime situation and the associated demographics. Metro North had a similar situation as Bannister Mall.
@dojacatslays234
4 ай бұрын
i was 5 when the mall got demolished i have faint memories of that place but all of my memories are good ones
@marcmckenzie5110
4 ай бұрын
My family lived in Atchison, Kansas. In the 70s one of our favorite things was to spend a Saturday together at Metro North. My dad and I would often see a movie, while my mom and sister shopped. Whenever we split up to check out different stores, get an Orange Julius, or whatever, the center with the carpeted tiers and the hot air balloons were a great people watching spot and the place to meet up. Really fond memories, and it’s sad to know it is all gone - but life always moves forward.
@angelicamarotta902
7 ай бұрын
And now Zona Rosa is starting to lose shops due to brick and morter stores moving towards internet sales only. The circle of life...
@andrewwhite889
8 ай бұрын
There are some facts you missed in your video. While retailers were vacating Metro North, it wasn’t of their choosing. Metro North and Zona Rosa were developed and owned by the same company and they wanted to force those stores to move to Zona Rosa by NOT renewing leases at Metro North. It’s possible they may have also tried coercing retailers with increased rates at Metro North but I’m only aware of non-renewals, which would make more sense to drive retailers from the mall. The lease rates were considerably higher at Zona Rosa so many of the local independent stores folded rather than move. I learned all this from acquaintances at Metro North who owned and or worked at Metro North. I knew someone who worked at a law firm that represented the mall’s owner and was aware of their overall plan. As karma would have it, Zona Rosa eventually had financial difficulties and was sold to new owners. The mismanagement of Metro North was a devastating blow to the local economy. As the mall declined, so did businesses surrounding the mall. When the mall closed completely, the entire area suffered. Some businesses attempted to fill some of the vacant properties surrounding the mall but soon failed due to the lack of traffic that previously frequented the area.
@msanrai
9 ай бұрын
Zona Rosa...I hate that place. Metro was 100 x's better.
@elijahwilson1422
3 ай бұрын
Agreed
@marklowery8193
9 ай бұрын
My dad worked at The Eye Glass Shop in Metro North Mall during the 90’s. Crazy how it’s all gone now
@alreno76
9 ай бұрын
Nice video. Good work. Love the background info. I worked at Independence Center in 77 to 79 at Burstein-Applebee.
@artheriford
4 ай бұрын
There was a BA at Vivion and Antioch. I thought that was the coolest store growing up.
@thatstupidbunnysuit2648
Жыл бұрын
This mall was my childhood. I miss it dearly.
@archangel_one
Жыл бұрын
I like the crystal clear pictures. I like to see this as America, what it used to be like, and what it has become. It would be nice if they did renovate the area.
@jmcubria
Жыл бұрын
Wow. So many great memories at this place! As a child I was mesmerized by the hot air balloons and seeing Santa. I even got lost in this mall and separated from my mother and aunt and spent a little time in the security offices.
@frankfurlacker5219
Жыл бұрын
I used to go to the movie theater at Metro North Mall all the time. Wow. What a ghost town.
@elijahwilson1422
3 ай бұрын
Same here and I saw Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom there and I remember the arcade next to it and also the place that sold pizza next to it. I also saw Return of the Jedi there when I was small and have nothing but fond memories of Metro North and Antioch Mall. I miss the 1980s
@frankfurlacker5219
3 ай бұрын
@@elijahwilson1422 I saw Juice, Encino Man, countless movies. The last movie I saw there was Beavis and Butthead Do America.
@elijahwilson1422
3 ай бұрын
Nothing like an Orange Julius to wash down your Topsy's popcorn and buying an Atari and games for dirt cheap at KB Toys.
@Jameschewingfoil
2 ай бұрын
The last time I went to Metro North Mall was back when the original movie The Crow came out.The mall lost all of its charm then.
@EricCProductions76
Жыл бұрын
I just found your channel. What happened? You did a great mall video and stopped making videos. I make similar videos like yours.
@Bbv82
Жыл бұрын
As someone who lives nearby, Zona Rosa died too after COVID. All the bars closed down the smaller stores lost money, walking through there it's black windows and rented these room signs. The only thing keeping it alive are the apartments and families
@dsc-nr5zy
Жыл бұрын
Serious? I can't believe Zona Rosa couldn't survive. What is left? The Plaza? I have not been to KC since my mom passed in 2015.
@Bbv82
Жыл бұрын
@@dsc-nr5zy yeah that's Bassicly it my bf and I get super bored 😭 I mean you can go to zona Rosa expect to be disappointed though
@dsc-nr5zy
Жыл бұрын
@Isabella Mundy there is Country Club Plaza, and now Crown Center? Have you been to that one?
@Bbv82
Жыл бұрын
@@dsc-nr5zy yeah but even then most attractions are aimed at the littles now
@brockreynolds870
Жыл бұрын
@@dsc-nr5zy Ward Parkway is still thriving... having Target and Trader Joe's as anchors REALLY saved it's bacon.
@davidwilliams6154
Жыл бұрын
I was a department manager for cabinets, and then electrical in Mt. Clemens. When Kmart to over full control. They got more and more crap from overseas, never having stock to sell. The joke was its on the boat .we would tell the customers
@Freddy_Confetti
Жыл бұрын
I grew up going there with my dad. We thought it was better than Home Depot. Sad to see it fold
@caspianbchalphy
Жыл бұрын
I didn’t know Zona Rosa (or however it’s spelled) was that close and hurt the mall. I hated going to Zona Tosa as a kid and much preferred Metro North but hearing that it helped push Metro North faster downward I hate it even more haha
@adammuncy8475
Жыл бұрын
The mall was owned by the same owners as Oak Park Mall, and charged the same rent, which was overpriced for the location. The east wing with Montgomery Wards languished before Wards went bankrupt. Not to mention that the signs for Montgomery Ward stayed on the outside of the building for over 10 years. In the late 90's, Barry Woods opened up, and then Boardwalk and Zona Rosa about 4 years later, taking the gleam from Metro North. In addition, the Liberty area of Kansas City began taking off at the exact same time. Plus they sold out to the developers of Zona Rosa, so by that point in time they had ZERO initiative to make positive changes. Unfortunately, it wasn't just the fault of mall management, but also the management of the retail area on the other side of Barry Road. Best Buy pulled out of that location and opened up a store in the location just north of Barry Woods at Tiffany, and they opened up the one in Liberty as well. Not to mention that the shopping center just west of it across 169 underperformed for about 10 years after Circuit City went bankrupt. It's sad because the mall could have had at least another 10 good years. It had a great location situated at 152 and 169 hwys, but piss poor management all around is what caused it to close.
@ColeWheeler4Lyfe
Жыл бұрын
Pour one out for MNM.
@ken45y
Жыл бұрын
I miss Metro North and Antioch mall
@dar6095
Жыл бұрын
It is painful to see the places of our fond childhood memories all gone and with the death of traditional American consumerism , these were my two childhood hangouts.
@dsc-nr5zy
Жыл бұрын
Me too. Many good memories.
@gah.....
6 ай бұрын
Same
@horsepoorwilson
Ай бұрын
Hate Zona Rosa...too much outside walking.
@Mr_Folf
Жыл бұрын
I remember doing a boy scouts pinewood derby around 08-09 in here.... it was so dead back then.
@billsimonis
2 жыл бұрын
I worked at the corporate offices for Builders Square for 6 years. In the end, we were all laid off. I had considered relocating for Hechinger's offices but I didn't want to leave San Antonio, so I ultimately declined. Which as it turned out was the for the best.
@bulbman256
2 жыл бұрын
I live a short drive form this place, the macy's looks really weird next to the random bland apartment's, it's stuck in the past and it looks very cool at night. Ironic that now Zona Rosa seems to also be struggling, I go there sometimes and half the stores n some areas are vacant.
@dianeadkins-diorio1783
2 жыл бұрын
Forest City Enterprises is no more themselves; they were bought out four years ago by a Toronto-based firm...
@bobowrathsovine.
2 жыл бұрын
I moved to a Grand Rapids and went to a HQ store in summer of 1996. The when I wanted to shop there again few months later it was gone.
@jhacker5150
2 жыл бұрын
I live within a stones throw of this as of 2022. The golf place is up and running. There’s some framing done for what looks like multi family Housing / apartments. The rest of its just a bunch of muddy puddles and trash from McDonald’s across the street
@beatlesnmore
2 жыл бұрын
I worked for Builders Square in Las Vegas NV from 1985 - 1997 as assistant manager. When Kmart sold Builders Square to Leonard Green & Associates in1996, that was the start of the downfall. Hechinger and Builders Square were merged. Headquarters moved from Builders Square, San Antonio, management to Hechinger management. That was the final straw. Hechinger management started to revamp all Builders Square stores into Hechinger layouts, very bad decision, that was the end. Builders Square management in San Antonio should have been left in charge. Good thing for me, since Kmart owned Builders Square prior to the merger, Kmart put me in as manager of 3 different Kmarts in Las Vegas. But unfortunately Kmart went down hill, and in 1999, CVS Drug Stores in Las Vegas offered me management position with them, and the rest is history...retired now!
@moose2577
2 жыл бұрын
We went to Builders Square whenever we went to Wichita when I was a kid. I'm pretty sure the Home Depot on the west side was where the Builders Square was.
@tiffanyisaacson5497
2 жыл бұрын
I miss Metcalf South mall 😢 now a worthless home depo is in its spot.
@archangel_one
Жыл бұрын
In 20 years, you'll miss that wonderful Home Depot! 😢 Actually, I worked there for a while at Sears, in its local HQ at the top. And I remember taking my children to the Metro North Mall. It all died about the same time that I did.
@D2503T
2 жыл бұрын
At my Home Depot the original blue was showing… the manager was outside and I said “hey your builders square is showing!” He was like “you’re too young for that”. It’s such an odd layout store. Home Depot’s kept the weird layouts here That’s my stupid story 🤣🤣
@cityofabscissae
Жыл бұрын
Where do you live?
@D2503T
Жыл бұрын
It the Woodridge IL Home Depot … ! And then the one in Darien was a home base
@patraic5241
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a local. That unsafe rep is really what did Rolling Acres in.
@scott7119
3 жыл бұрын
Grew up in Akron. I think that I was about 12 when Rolling Acres opened and I remember going to its big launch. It was a very trendy mall at that time with chrome, plants and shades of burnt orange:) Very mid- 70's.The water fountains in malls at that time were very cool. They had Karmelkorn, which at that time was a new mall food merchant in Akron - it wasn't in Chapel Hill or Summit. Sad that they let it decline so badly before they tore it down. Honestly, Summit Mall was just about 15 minutes away - probably not the greatest geographic planning - but still a nice mall for its time.
@bartman1238
3 жыл бұрын
My parent used to shop there
@stevebayt145
3 жыл бұрын
Why not include actual pictures. And all this information is on other youtube videos and google.
@stevebayt145
3 жыл бұрын
a weird idea to have drawings and not pictures.
@smithys_exploration
3 жыл бұрын
Its cool don't give my man hate, also he could've uploaded before most people started to.
@maryannjohn8888
2 жыл бұрын
So sad- I worked for the Merchants Assoc for the mall back in its hey day and loved it. The mall was managed by Vivian Poe who was a dynamo… I wondered what happened to my home away from home as I moved away in ‘83 - thanks for enlightening me!
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