When I was a kid, "the Mall" was a fairly new concept. I remember the anticipation as they were building the new Mall, and it was going to have Sears and Dillards and Penney's and other "anchor stores", and whole lot of smaller shops.
I remember the very first Chick-Fil-A sandwich I had - back when they were pretty much "mall based", before going to self-standing locations with great big long drive-thru lanes.
And the food court! I always liked to stroll the food court where so many people were offering free samples of the various food choices - I always liked the Chinese place offering General Tso's Chicken.
I used to love to go because SEARS was there, and that was the only place you could get Craftsman Tools - and it didn't take long to figure out the best place to park to come in the door nearest the Craftsman section of Sears.
Now -- it's been ages. Can't remember the last time I've been in a mall, but I do remember there seemed to be very little traffic, and lots of big stores (and small) closed.
And nowhere NEAR as difficult to find a parking spot.
I remember the very first Chick-Fil-A sandwich I had - back when they were pretty much "mall based", before going to self-standing locations with great big long drive-thru lanes.
And the food court! I always liked to stroll the food court where so many people were offering free samples of the various food choices - I always liked the Chinese place offering General Tso's Chicken.
I used to love to go because SEARS was there, and that was the only place you could get Craftsman Tools - and it didn't take long to figure out the best place to park to come in the door nearest the Craftsman section of Sears.
Now -- it's been ages. Can't remember the last time I've been in a mall, but I do remember there seemed to be very little traffic, and lots of big stores (and small) closed.
And nowhere NEAR as difficult to find a parking spot.
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