Mike
Before online shopping took over, the mall wasn’t just a place to buy things—it was the place to be.
These nostalgic photos from malls of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s perfectly capture why previous generations spent so much of our time and money wandering through their crowded halls.
Malls were humanity’s true meeting grounds, filled with neon signs, fountains to toss pennies into, and food courts that somehow always smelled like cinnamon pretzels.
Join us on this walk down memory lane, back when malls ruled our weekends and our wallets. Nostalgic mall pictures will give you all the feels.
1. Riverchase Galleria, 1986
2. Vintage Photo Of Westminster Mall, Courtesy Of A Circa Late 70s Or Early 80s Slide
3. Yall Remember When Malls Used To Have This Type Of Atmosphere
4. Jamestown Mall ~ Florissant, Mo (1998)
5. Buffalo, NY: Looney Toons Fountain In The Galleria Mall
6. Vintage Florida Retail: Palm Beach Mall, West Palm Beach, Fl (1970)
7. It Doesn’t Get More 90’s Then This Mall Court. Gotta Love Dying Malls
8. The Food Court At Dover Mall In Delaware. Picture Is From 1991 But The Design Looks Like A Mix Of 1982 With Some ’87 Accents
9. Moorestown Mall (Moorestown, Nj) & Holiday Spa Health Club. Mid 80s
10. What Was Your Go-To Mall During The 90s?
11. 90s Mall
12. Did You Guys Have A Natural Wonders Store In Your Mall?
13. This Mall Is Stuck In 1993
14. Going To The Mall Was So Much Fun As A Kid, Sucks They’re Dying Today
15. The Mall I Grew Up By As A Kid. It’s Where Mall Rats Was Filmed
16. Vintage Photo Of The Closing Harrisburg Mall In Its Heyday
17. This Late 1980s View Depicts Nanuet Mall In Nanuet, NY
18. Shoppers At Northpark Mall In Dallas Texas. Dated 1980
19. Shopping Mall In Utrecht. Netherlands, 1981
20. San Jacinto Mall, Baytown Tx (1981-2019)
21. West Mall Chris-Town Shopping Center. Pheonix, Az, 1960s Postcard
22. Galleria At South Bay Mall, Redondo Beach, California. Built In 1985
23. A Photo Of A Mall In The 80’s Thats Near Me, Pretty Cool
24. Visited My Local 90s Time Machine And Bought A Couple Of Cds. Aren’t Many Of These Stores Around Anymore. Streaming Is Convenient But I Still Love Owning Physical Media
25. 90s Mall Photos
26. Christmas 1998 At Eastland Mall In Charlotte, Nc
27. Hilltop Shopping Center, Richmond, Ca, 1996. A Quintessential 90s Mall Shot If I Ever Saw One. From The California State Library
28. Anyone Remember Going To The Phone Store In The Mall So Their Parents Could Pay The Phone Bill?
29. Baskin-Robbins At Houston’s Almeda Mall, Circa 1986. Shared From The Almeda Mall ’68 – ’88 Years Fb Group
30. Cafe Area At The Southdale Shopping Mall In Minnesota
31. Vintage Burlington Mall
32. Vintage View Of The Mall
33. Vintage Nj Mall Photos
34. Mall Of America (Bloomington, Minnesota) When It First Opened In 1992
