Bob has a great blog and a few people have responded to the Olde Towne Mall topic. Pics are there….feel free to reply on the latest pic to share more memories.
Hi SocalNative! I grew up in El Segundo (HS Class of 88) but now live about a mile behind (West) the South Bay Galleria near that park w/ the basketball court, rec center and baseball field. Nice area.
The Old Towne Mall looks so horrible now…what a sad site. I drove around the parking lot today just to check it out…hey at least the parking lot is still there! LOL
SCN and others….if anyone stumbles upon more Old Towne mall pics I’d LOVE TO SEE THEM—especially that Ghost Ride and Carousel—That classic Carousel.
Hello SoCalNative! Your post is the first one over a year in here….very interesting comments,
I’ll never forget the image of the carousel inside the mall (in the middle – the 2nd entrance I believe) looking in from Hawthorn Blvd on my many journeys w/ my mom or dad around the SouthBay during the late 70’s and early 80’s…for some reason that image never left. I always looked for that when I passed by.
I remember seeing Apocalypse Now in 1979 as a 9 year old, and saw the cheesey film “Meteor” on a Friday night in that same year with a friend from school and his mom. I also snuck into “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” in 1986 and watched the movie in a packed house, sitting on the carpet in the back… I can even remember which theater—as you walk in and pass the snack bar you make a left and go up the ramp….it was the last one up to the right. Sneaking in was fun…we usually did it in the back (across from the Music PLUS record store)…“Summer School” was another movie I saw there,,hahah
Years passed the mall obviously got worse and then CLOSED….I remember talking bad about it ..we all did in the mid 80’s or so like, “why was it still around. What a boring mall.” Hey we were in highschool… Boy was I wrong. It was CLASSIC!
My last memory is when they moved the carousel at the south end and closed off the mall…In college at the time , I took my girlfriend to see “Goodfellas” there for $3(big spender, ey! LOL) ..I raved about the movie and it was the only place where it was still showing…I think there was an arcade there too…all near the food area. WOW….kind of sad looking back and at the time I could care less…. Now I’m curioius to see pictures of the interior and exterior of the mall during the 70’s.
heather…you’re in luck…check this out:
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Bob has a great blog and a few people have responded to the Olde Towne Mall topic. Pics are there….feel free to reply on the latest pic to share more memories.
nice pics here (thanks to Bob)
http://www.nths-saxonalumni.org/memorylane/
Hi SocalNative! I grew up in El Segundo (HS Class of 88) but now live about a mile behind (West) the South Bay Galleria near that park w/ the basketball court, rec center and baseball field. Nice area.
The Old Towne Mall looks so horrible now…what a sad site. I drove around the parking lot today just to check it out…hey at least the parking lot is still there! LOL
SCN and others….if anyone stumbles upon more Old Towne mall pics I’d LOVE TO SEE THEM—especially that Ghost Ride and Carousel—That classic Carousel.
Take Care SoCalNative!
Hello SoCalNative! Your post is the first one over a year in here….very interesting comments,
I’ll never forget the image of the carousel inside the mall (in the middle – the 2nd entrance I believe) looking in from Hawthorn Blvd on my many journeys w/ my mom or dad around the SouthBay during the late 70’s and early 80’s…for some reason that image never left. I always looked for that when I passed by.
I remember seeing Apocalypse Now in 1979 as a 9 year old, and saw the cheesey film “Meteor” on a Friday night in that same year with a friend from school and his mom. I also snuck into “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” in 1986 and watched the movie in a packed house, sitting on the carpet in the back… I can even remember which theater—as you walk in and pass the snack bar you make a left and go up the ramp….it was the last one up to the right. Sneaking in was fun…we usually did it in the back (across from the Music PLUS record store)…“Summer School” was another movie I saw there,,hahah
Years passed the mall obviously got worse and then CLOSED….I remember talking bad about it ..we all did in the mid 80’s or so like, “why was it still around. What a boring mall.” Hey we were in highschool… Boy was I wrong. It was CLASSIC!
My last memory is when they moved the carousel at the south end and closed off the mall…In college at the time , I took my girlfriend to see “Goodfellas” there for $3(big spender, ey! LOL) ..I raved about the movie and it was the only place where it was still showing…I think there was an arcade there too…all near the food area. WOW….kind of sad looking back and at the time I could care less…. Now I’m curioius to see pictures of the interior and exterior of the mall during the 70’s.
I came across this niceblog from a guy named Bob
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Looks like a picture from the early years….I wish there were more!
and then I came across this:
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