I owned the Surf City Squeeze as shown 2:51 into the video. It opened in February 2005 and we closed March 2020.

We used to shop there before we got our mall, Los Cerritos. We also had a Fedco, here in Cerritos. Now, it's a Target. Miss Fedco.

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

I have also done videos of both Los Cerritos and Fedco.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJ-ezbiQkdW3cps.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/m62fkpeugJPYmto.html

I managed the Thom Mcann mens store from 1981 to 1982. The mall was thriving back then.

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing your memories.

@reggiepalmer6157

5 ай бұрын

Those were the malls' greatest times 👍Before the invasion ✔️

Burlington is coming back and taking the space that Bed Bath & Beyond used to be!

Tower Records was located on Beach Blvd & Lincoln Ave. a 1/2 mile south of the mall. The only music store that was in the Buena Park Mall was Sam Goody located next to the entrance of JC Penny.

@skigh17

Жыл бұрын

Tower records was at the bp mall. It was where t.j.maxx sits at now. They renovated that whole spot for Tower records at the end of 05. Then tower went out of business a year later.

@caseybartholomew2940

Жыл бұрын

Not true. There was a SG Musicland near Pennys, but there was also. Wherehouse near where Miller’s Outpost used to be. Also, Tower was there after they left the Beach/Lincoln location. They took over Longs Drugs for a short time.

Yup, I'm old enough to remember when BPM was an entire outdoor mall! I was excited in 1984-85 when they opened the renovated lower level (basement) of the mall, added more stores and the food court.

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing those memories

@reggiepalmer6157

5 ай бұрын

Yep, me too, so fun to climb the big boulders

I worked at the mall from 1988 to 1992. I remember the Jolly Roger restaurant in parking lot near La Palma Ave. The smell of popcorn inside Sears. The pet store. The shop with all the cheeses and salami. Buster brown shoe store. The caramel corn place.

@EricCProductions76

18 күн бұрын

thanks for sharing your memories

I worked at the JC Penney I was the best catalog sales man they ever had

BP Mall had Aladdin's Arcade which had the best entrance (double mirrored and blue lights). I also remember when they opened the bottom level making it the best mall in OC.

During the early-mid 1990s, my grandmother would take me over there to see the shops. I recall this one breakfast restaurant she would take me to on the lower level. It was right next to one of the waterfalls they had on each end of the mall.

@EricCProductions76

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing that nice memory

@Big_chile

Жыл бұрын

I remember the waterfall

I grew up with these malls in my neighborhood. This video was very informative of the things I wondered about as I passed this area driving on Beach Blvd

Back in the early 90's, there used to be a comic shop, a cool arcade and game express that sold cool imports like super famicom games inside the mall. Use to bounce around this place to the Westminster Mall and Huntington Center

Love the video. I basically lived at that mall in the 80s and eventually worked at the UA movie theater for a while in 87/88. Fun place.

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully I brought back some good memories. Thanks for watching. I have other Orange County stores and malls on this channel.

Circuit City was actually across the street. I remember buying a couple of TUBE TV sets there. And Fedco, being a regional chain, set the stage for its demise given the amount of dough they dropped to renovate and convert the old May Co site into its discount format. Wal-Mart opening its Cerritos store that same year didn’t help either.

In the Mid 60's there was the Copper Penny Restaurant at the Mid Entry to the Mall from the Parking Lot. I think that was the only eating place in the Mall at that time. My Mom worked at the Sears in the Credit Dept. downstairs, so I was at the Mall couple times a week. There was also a Carmel Corn stand just inside that Mid Entry walkway, the smell was AWESOME.

I hadn't seen or been to the Buena Park mall since late 87( I moved from California in late 88) I remember it from my childhood years when it was still an open air shopping center. I watched it evolve over the years and have many fond memories from over the years.

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your memories

My very first job was at that May Co around 1981. I also went to the Marinello School of Beauty which was also in the mall while I worked at May Co. I even remember this mall when it was an open air mall. Lots of great memories from my youth there.

A good Monday Mall Madness would be the Sherman Oak's Galleria. A lost of action there for a short lived Mall.

@EricCProductions76

2 жыл бұрын

I actually had that on my list of malls. Pet project but now that you mentioned it, I will put it on my list to do.

Not a bad mall it seems to be doing all right for itself. loads of closures it seems but at least most were filled up great video.

@EricCProductions76

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

@sunsetrecords2548

2 жыл бұрын

@@EricCProductions76 your welcome

The mall still looks similar to the old part of Del Amo Mall.

I remember shopping at that Fedco store usually on our way out of Knott's Berry Farm. Eric, I would love to see a video on Fiesta Mall in Mesa Arizona. That was my Mall of choice to shop at before it closed in 2018. Hello from Phoenix Arizona!🔥

@EricCProductions76

2 жыл бұрын

thank you for the suggestion, I will put it on my list.

JCPenney was not an original Buena Park Mall anchor store in the 1960s. It wasn't built there until 1980.

Tower Records and Circuit City were NOT in the BP mall. They weren't even on the same property. They were next door to each other on Beach Blvd., just north of Lincoln.

@EricCProductions76

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the correction, the last time I was at the mall was in 1992 and I barely remember it back then.

@kevinmosteller447

Жыл бұрын

Actually, Tower Records did relocate to the BP mall for a couple years in the mid-2000’s. The one on Beach Blvd/Lincoln closed around 2006 and they moved to an outside store front at the BP mall facing La Palma until Tower went under in 08. The Circuit City was never at the BP mall tho

@skigh17

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinmosteller447 yeah I was bout to say the same thing. I remember the big remodel They had to do at the mall before they moved there. Tower records was where t.j.maxx sits at now. Ever time I pass by it, I think of tower records.

@caseybartholomew2940

Жыл бұрын

Tower Records was, in fact, in the Buena Park Mall near the end of their existence. They had moved from the old Circuit City near the corner of Beach and Lincoln and went into the old Longs Drugs location in the BPM.

@naldy21b

Жыл бұрын

I don't remember Tower being there, but Circuit City was across the street on La Palma. Both shopping centers are called Buena Park Downtown. The mall is still BPM... 😉

Wow this mall is small and all it’s stores basically closed I feel so bad for the mall hopefully it keeps thriving well even with no real mall anchor tenants. I have a suggestion about a mall you should do can you do the history of forest fair village formally Cincinnati mills which is in Ohio. I never been but the mall is abandon and super colorful. Like it would literally looks like the friendliest mall you’d bring your child to. The decor is super weird, no one is inside, and they have a pbs kids playground which I would’ve loved. Surprisingly it’s still open the only store opened in the mall are an arcade and a bass pro shop. I think the kohl’s might be open but think moved out already. Anyways plz do a history for this one. Also look at some pics you’ll see how weird/ unique it is. Have a great day 😃

@EricCProductions76

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, I will put it on my list.

My grandfather was a security guard there back in the late eighties

I remember when the mall was open -aired Newberru’s ,Leed’s shoes, Marinello’s beauty Salon , Yamaha mudic store , Max’s Carmel corn shack . It had Rock formations outside for kijds the play in , one with a giant cement circular tunnel . I wish I could find pictures of this early rendition of the Buena Park Mall. 😢

@EricCProductions76

10 ай бұрын

I will be putting out another video about this mall with more footage

I lived at this place bummer and it’s right down the street from Knotts dang looks like knotts could be next only thing that saves knotts is their Halloween stuff they make bank on that

@EricCProductions76

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing all of your memories

@mikeyncali

11 ай бұрын

@@EricCProductions76 found out knotts bought some of the BP mall and are goi g to use JCPenney and Sears Area for storage so they can build another area there next to the park

You got one thing wrong, it was an Edwards movie theater first, not UA. It became UA later. I know this for sure cause I grew up near the mall and went there like a mall rat, and seen many movies there.

@EricCProductions76

7 ай бұрын

thank you for the correction

Are planning to do Gigante supermarket USA and May Co on your list 📜👍📲

@EricCProductions76

2 жыл бұрын

Sure, I can put it on my list.

Was the former food court located where John's Incredible Pizza is currently situated? I was too young to remember the mall before all the renovations.

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

I don't really know.

@RockingCatDaddy

Жыл бұрын

Yes the old food court is where John’s is at now. They were also shops below . There was a cool waterfall fountain in the middle of the mall where the food court was. There was a glass elevator next to the waterfall. It had a cool view when going down in the elevator.

The arcade was the best

@porkins74

Жыл бұрын

Which one? Time Out was the original that had the long blue lit tunnel entrance or the one that opened later in the basement next to the theater? Spent many quarters in both!

@surfermaverick

Жыл бұрын

@@porkins74 next to Marinello (beauty school lol)

@caseybartholomew2940

Жыл бұрын

Alladin’s Castle was the arcade. Tiny place but the lighting and the entrance were really cool.

@tuffguy6852

Жыл бұрын

I remember 3 different arcades at this mall. The small one at the end of a narrow mirrored tunnel, one downstairs next to where the old UA threatres was, and finally there was an arcade where the entrance to Bed Bath and Beyond is now. I'm not sure if all 3 were active at the same time (early to mid 90s).

The Walmart shouldn’t be there… defeats the purpose of a mall

Please do Do You Remember Lakewood Center Mall

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

I will add it to my list. Thanks.

You should do the puente hills mall

@EricCProductions76

2 жыл бұрын

thank you for the suggestion, I will put it on my list. Thanks.

@TheHaloRed

Жыл бұрын

aka Twin Pines Mall from Back to the Future!

I think the tower records will became the guitar center

At 3:58, What Is That Mall Shown?

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

just some stock mall footage

I think the circuit city will become a Best Buy or a Toys “R” Us in 2012

That mall was a classic sadly it has failed to suceed unlike back then the mall was a wonderful place to hangout but it would usually be crowded it's near Knott's so i remember one Christmas we went shopping at may co so we thought we walk around for a bit i feel sorry for gen x.

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Thanks for watching

@ryan24a73

Жыл бұрын

@@EricCProductions76 can you please do one on the phoenix metro center if you haven't

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

@@ryan24a73 You are in luck, I will be posting that next month.

@ryan24a73

Жыл бұрын

@@EricCProductions76 I'm really think you should study and find as much photos as you can it'll realy make the series more entertaining

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

@@ryan24a73 Well the Metro Center is going to be almost a 15 minute history into the mall. I think you will see plenty of photos of that place. Thanks again.

We used to sneak into Fedco (membership required)by pretending to me members of random families walking into the store .

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

We would do that at Costco when the food court is outside and get lunch or dinner without a membership

What was the name of the toy store in the basement?

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

don't remember, sorry

@caseybartholomew2940

Жыл бұрын

Toy Land was downstairs before the theater, where I worked, was built.

@EricCProductions76

Жыл бұрын

@@caseybartholomew2940 Nice thanks for sharing your memories

@cheyyotrujillo8177

Жыл бұрын

Yes I use to play with the trains they had on display there on a kids play table and also the waterfall they had in the basement area

@Timinator62

Жыл бұрын

Probably KB Toys, they were in most of the Malls in the area.

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@EricCProductions76

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching