Finally, a dicussion about Old Towne Mall!!! My childhood favorite…I was so sad to see it go. My mother took me there all the time to ride the carousel in the early 80s, and we knew the owners of the Belgian Waffle by name (in fact, a year or so ago we ended up reunited with them because one now works at our local coffee shop).
My mother has lived in the South Bay her whole life, and remembers each and every thing that’s been discussed in this thread, as well as the ones about the UA 6 at Del Amo, and the Redondo Beach Cinemas. She was very excited to hear all about the various rides in Old Towne once more. She says the Fantasia ride was the best, and that the whole place started going downhill when the Time-Out arcade was put in. Her brother (my uncle), incidentally, was the clown-ish person who walked the invisible dog to entice people to buy those fake/gag dog leashes.
I fondly remember the swings on top of the carousel, getting a smurf toy from the hanging baskets at the toy store, and going trick-or-treating there each Halloween. I miss it dearly.
Finally, a dicussion about Old Towne Mall!!! My childhood favorite…I was so sad to see it go. My mother took me there all the time to ride the carousel in the early 80s, and we knew the owners of the Belgian Waffle by name (in fact, a year or so ago we ended up reunited with them because one now works at our local coffee shop).
My mother has lived in the South Bay her whole life, and remembers each and every thing that’s been discussed in this thread, as well as the ones about the UA 6 at Del Amo, and the Redondo Beach Cinemas. She was very excited to hear all about the various rides in Old Towne once more. She says the Fantasia ride was the best, and that the whole place started going downhill when the Time-Out arcade was put in. Her brother (my uncle), incidentally, was the clown-ish person who walked the invisible dog to entice people to buy those fake/gag dog leashes.
I fondly remember the swings on top of the carousel, getting a smurf toy from the hanging baskets at the toy store, and going trick-or-treating there each Halloween. I miss it dearly.
Thank you, MallRat73 for your great memories!