Thankfully I got to visit this mall before the Costco shut down. It was a lot nicer place to visit before that happened because the food court was always full of people eating Costco pizza and hot dogs and it felt less creepy.

I lived across the street and spent a lot of time there in the 90s as a kid. Walmart was the kiss of death of that mall.

@unfazedreview3000

2 күн бұрын

Agreed. Adding a Walmart and taking away the Costco was a brutal finishing move.

OH I LOVE A COZY RAINY MALL DAY W BENJAMIN ❤❤❤

@unfazedreview3000

5 ай бұрын

Weeeeee

The outside is giving AMC 30 next to the Charley’s steakhouse, inside becomes a forgotten Arrowhead quite sad, might have to drive down there soon

When we came here to visit family (97?), my aunt took my sister & I here to see Dr. Doolittle. This was when the theatre was on the 2nd floor. Eventually, we moved to AZ and lived down the street from the mall (15th & Colter). I went to this mall so much.

Lived near this mall in the 80s. It was beautiful. Holidays had elaborate displays. There were sand sculptures set up like art exhibits and more. It was a lot of fun and so close to home. Metrocenter was more elaborate and amazing but this was in my backyard and I loved it. I can't believe Metro and Fiesta are gone. Those were my childhood and teen hang out years. I thought they would always be around. Time capsules of my youth. Even the places I loved in my twenties have all been torn down. The Valley eats childhood memories. Nothing is allowed to age in the Phoenix Sonoran desert. Progress must be made and icons destroyed. I am no luddite and I love shiny new things. I just wish some of these places were able to survive.

@unfazedreview3000

2 ай бұрын

Agree with you 100%. Wish they could keep a few of these iconic spots. It’s odd to destroy them all. Vegas has the same bad habit unfortunately. If it were up to me, Metro would be restored back to how it was circa 1985 and listed as a historic building. Same with Christown but try to bring it back to how it was in 1969 style-wise. Same with fiesta, maybe go for a more 90s vibe there. But either way I wish these places would be preserved and utilized.

Wow! Haven't been there in years. I can remember going to see Santa every year and all of the Wallace and Ladmo stage shows in the early 70's.

I spent many a day, high, shopping shopping shopping...🎉 at this Mall for years. I lived close to it.

Definitely remember the sand sculptures. And the old movie theater upstairs. The Miracle Mile; the Walgreens inside the mall. I was still shopping at the Christown Costco during the pandemic in 2020 before they moved out. Spent a lot of time here, at MetroCenter and Westridge in the early 90s. Maryvale Mall was already a dump back then.

I miss it all, Tilt arcade (and chinese restaurant next door), charlie's house of fun, miracle mile deli, kb toy store, the united artists theatre and montgomery wards (with music store attached).

@unfazedreview3000

2 күн бұрын

Definitely miss KB toys!

Oh wow, i used to go to Christown when i first moved to Phoenix in 1990. I'd forgotten all about it! Moved to the East Valley years ago and rarely go into Phoenix anymore. Great memories!

@unfazedreview3000

Күн бұрын

Good times

Went to a lot of baseball card shows here with my dad growing up. We did see a couple of teenagers fighting and one pulled a gun thankfully they all just took off. It was wild back then and even crazier now.

Man, those are some massive couches

@unfazedreview3000

5 ай бұрын

Thanks I made them myself by hand with some tape and spare fabric.

Nice exploration. It’s like they’re trying to hold on to that little piece of interior Christown Mall as an homage to the past-though except for maybe a few people like you I wonder if anyone cares or appreciates it in this absentee-aloof society we seem to live in now. I wonder how stand alone restaurants as a whole are doing these days, including fast food joints, as far as profitability. I wonder if any of these places actually ever get busy like back in the glory days-versus just hanging on! I also wonder what if anything is going on with the Metrocenter site.

@unfazedreview3000

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! It does make you wonder about the purpose and future of the center of the mall! Would be great to see it revitalized. But most likely it will stay in this state for a while and either end up demolished or turned into some kind of medical campus or storage facility in a few years at best. Word is that Metro Mall will be torn down in the spring sadly. Thanks for watching as always!

@somni2246

4 ай бұрын

There's a 60s-style fast-food joint near where I grew up-- that's been around since the early 60s, I believe-- called All American. It's a small stand-alone place, strictly walk-in (with a handfull of small tables and benches outside near the parking lot)-- the building itself looks like something right out of American Graffiti-- but come 6ish PM on a weekend and this place is packed with a line out the door-- nearly without fail. I don't even think the food is anything that special-- and most locals, if they were being honest, would probably admit the same-- but I think it's more the fact that this place is a local institution, with such a strong historical connection to the community, which encourages this almost rabid loyalty from local residents. I have relatives who grew up in the area who moved out to different states, but everytime they come home to visit the first stop on the itinerary is All American for a burger, fries, milkshake and a knish. Which, btw, that's another little idiosyncracy about this place: they sell items like knishes and tuna salad (there's a big Jewish community in the area) which you don't typically associate with 1960s Americana fast-food. Their handmade French-fries, however, are legendary, and it's the local custom to dip the fries in milkshake (don't knock it till you try it). It's kinda nice though; my opinion of the food aside, I'll probably be devastated if there ever comes a day where that place shutters for good.

Never spent time at christown. Too far east for my family. We went to westridge mall, now desert sky mall. Then arrowhead mall once westridge went down hill. Kinda sad seeing the malls slowly going down hill.

Saw a movie there one time but I think that's my only experience with this mall. I don't recall actually going to see the rest of the mall

@unfazedreview3000

5 ай бұрын

Solid theater! I remember seeing A perfect getaway at this one as a teen.

I remember there used to be a FARRELS ice cream shop at Christown

@Chevelle602

2 күн бұрын

Yep

My wife was the assistant manager of the Hallmark store there

Really nothing in the interior of the mall but i do like the harkins there.

Once cosco left, it died out

@unfazedreview3000

Ай бұрын

So true

I wonder why this happens? I never have seen one of our shopping centres close

@unfazedreview3000

5 ай бұрын

Crime, junkies and crime! Sounds mean but it’s true. The area went downhill and the mall suffered. Once Costco and JCP moved out it really declined even more as there was much less foot traffic. Shops packed up and moved out.

@godisreality7014

2 ай бұрын

@@unfazedreview3000 Malls were built to be re-purposed. It´s an agenda. Also, the idea is to remove natural land and seal it with assfault.

@charcharbug

2 күн бұрын

@@unfazedreview3000as an introvert this place is right up my alley, dont wanna get shanked tho 😅

Why would I waste my time in malls when the Internet is so much closer and no lines to check out! Even though I don't see a lot of people!

@unfazedreview3000

2 күн бұрын

Your wish is granted it appears. In this case. The appeal of malls are about the social aspects and it’s a bummer to see them go.

@darthlobo1213

2 күн бұрын

@@unfazedreview3000 As someone who grew up in the 80's and 90s malls were a big part of my childhood! When Arcades and Toys store left the mall so did a lot of people just saying!

@ShilohRules

6 сағат бұрын

Internet shopping is certainly more confident. But going to the mall is all about the experience.

@darthlobo1213

5 сағат бұрын

@@ShilohRules Yeah if you like people! As a intervert I order all my stuff on line!

Grew up going here and going to the theatre with my father

@bullfart9221

Ай бұрын

And Costco kept it alive, sucks how it left

My wife and I walk the mall regularly with our girls. It's a shell of its former self unfortunately.