I wondered all my life about the ski lift type ride I saw as a small child. Thanks for confirming it as the Fantasia ski lift attraction. It was literally a storefront with ski lift benches rotating past the opening. Weird and cool set up, I thought I imagined it. Early 80's with my grandparents we're good times and good memories. Thank you for your meticulous research and presentation, Andy L.
I remember going to old town mall several times as a child with my parents. It must've been right after the mall had opened up for business, and I remember it being styled after the old wild West and having lots of entertainment and being more like an amusement park
The original developer must have been influenced by Disneyland's Main Street but without the money, creativity & conceptual sophistication of Walt Disney. Someone who visited Old Towne in the early 1970s told me she graded it as very weak & uninspiring. Millions of $$ are lost each generation by people who have more ambition than good sense.
Interesting history of the Old Towne Mall!.Thanks Eric!.😎
I wondered all my life about the ski lift type ride I saw as a small child. Thanks for confirming it as the Fantasia ski lift attraction. It was literally a storefront with ski lift benches rotating past the opening. Weird and cool set up, I thought I imagined it. Early 80's with my grandparents we're good times and good memories. Thank you for your meticulous research and presentation, Andy L.
Thank you my friend for sharing your memories
I remember going to old town mall several times as a child with my parents. It must've been right after the mall had opened up for business, and I remember it being styled after the old wild West and having lots of entertainment and being more like an amusement park
Surprising much fewer closures happened in such a struggling place! BTW, I actually counted one more than revealed!
I remember when this mall opened. It was an interesting idea, but it was too close to Del Amo.
How about the Lakeside Mall in Michigan?
Thanks for the suggestion. I will look into that one. Look for it in the future on my other channel: Eric C Productions
The original developer must have been influenced by Disneyland's Main Street but without the money, creativity & conceptual sophistication of Walt Disney. Someone who visited Old Towne in the early 1970s told me she graded it as very weak & uninspiring. Millions of $$ are lost each generation by people who have more ambition than good sense.
A big blue bear at the mall what was its name