Demolition begins on former Pembroke Mall Virginia Beach developers on Monday entered the next phase in redeveloping Pembroke Square in Town Center. www.13newsnow.com/mobile/article/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/former-pembroke-mall-virginia-beach-demolition-begins/291-d2931bc3-416d-431d-8c67-1de55bee0dca
Yeah. I remember the days of being dragged to the mall. Usually for clothes when I wanted to see something cool 😎 I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the video.
Same Here, but I didn’t have a choice on the Toughskins 😂😂😂 I think my Fondest Memory will always be S&W Cafeteria, where our family ate almost every Friday night in the 70’s 😢😢😢
I grew up in Va Beach. As a little kid my mom would go to sears at this mall and I would come along. Inside the sears there was a kiosk that sold candy and doughnuts. And there was popcorn too! I was happy to go there and endure my mom trying on dress after dress - the deal was I got to go look at the toys and mom would get me some candy. My mom would try to buy me jeans from sears. I wore Lee jeans instead of sears toughskins because I didn't want to be beat up at school, lol. Inside the mall there was this store called "The Alley" that sold all sorts of sundry items. I believe there was a fountain too in there. I saw the movie "Charlottes Web" in the separate movie theatre next door. 1979 - Great memories of a time long gone by. It's not a good sign that demolition has not started. I hope what they have planned works out for the community.
I’m glad the video brought back good memories for you. The interior demolition might be on schedule. Maybe they had site plans and stuff to go through first. However, from what I heard there are several out of area dining options and possible live entertainment venue coming. I hope it all works out for the best.
My most Fondest Memory of Pembroke Mall will always be S&W Cafeteria - Our family ate there almost every Friday night in the 70’s and had very good food & they even had a back door that existed into an alley, seemed so Cool as a Child - Such good memories ❤️
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I’ve visited Pembroke Mall back in 2012. It was a quiet mall back then. All the anchors were open then but the mall wasn’t busy. It’s still really sad to see it go.
12:23 you're walking through my old store (eTel). Crazy seeing it like this. Worked there for a month or two and then they it moved across from Orange Julius, which became the Nestle place.
Its messages like yours that makes putting these videos together worth it. The mall won’t be seen again as it was but the two videos on the channel will show others what it was like once. I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
I don’t know if I can get out there. I am taking care of my elderly mother. She just got home from hospital. I would like to try and get out there and capture from footage. I will if I can.
Probably the same reason stuff stays abandoned and not torn down in Portsmouth..... But I would have though VA Beach would have more revenue to do such things as demo
Whoa. I haven't been to this mall since I was a teen of the 00s, actually that's not true, I came back as a Navy wife and mom in 2008, and it was pretty slow going then IIRC. Wasn't there at Radio Shack and a Toys R Us there, too?
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Demolition begins on former Pembroke Mall Virginia Beach developers on Monday entered the next phase in redeveloping Pembroke Square in Town Center. www.13newsnow.com/mobile/article/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/former-pembroke-mall-virginia-beach-demolition-begins/291-d2931bc3-416d-431d-8c67-1de55bee0dca
Mom dragged me here all the time in the early 7'o's, Sears, Woolworths, good times. Going to miss that place.
Yeah. I remember the days of being dragged to the mall. Usually for clothes when I wanted to see something cool 😎 I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the video.
Same Here, but I didn’t have a choice on the Toughskins 😂😂😂
I think my Fondest Memory will always be S&W Cafeteria, where our family ate almost every Friday night in the 70’s 😢😢😢
Brings back so many memories when my parents took us kids there to shop. Missing Woolworths, Sears and the water fountain!!!
I was too young when the fountain was there. Except for some old footage I never got to experience it.
I grew up in Va Beach. As a little kid my mom would go to sears at this mall and I would come along. Inside the sears there was a kiosk that sold candy and doughnuts. And there was popcorn too! I was happy to go there and endure my mom trying on dress after dress - the deal was I got to go look at the toys and mom would get me some candy. My mom would try to buy me jeans from sears. I wore Lee jeans instead of sears toughskins because I didn't want to be beat up at school, lol. Inside the mall there was this store called "The Alley" that sold all sorts of sundry items. I believe there was a fountain too in there. I saw the movie "Charlottes Web" in the separate movie theatre next door. 1979 - Great memories of a time long gone by. It's not a good sign that demolition has not started. I hope what they have planned works out for the community.
I’m glad the video brought back good memories for you. The interior demolition might be on schedule. Maybe they had site plans and stuff to go through first. However, from what I heard there are several out of area dining options and possible live entertainment venue coming. I hope it all works out for the best.
My parents had a shop in the alley
My parents had a shop in the alley
My most Fondest Memory of Pembroke Mall will always be S&W Cafeteria - Our family ate there almost every Friday night in the 70’s and had very good food & they even had a back door that existed into an alley, seemed so Cool as a Child - Such good memories ❤️
I don’t ever recall the cafeteria. I thought they were further down Independence near Haygood.
S&W was the last space on the left as you walked into Miller & Rhoads. Ate there many times when I was young Christmas shopping with my parents.
That’s good to know :)
Going to Orange Julius as a kid with my mom - right there in the center of the mall will live on in my memories until I die.
@@HUMCHEE that’s where Tollhouse went, correct?
@@DyingRetail You got it!
@@HUMCHEE thanks. That’s what I thought.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I’ve visited Pembroke Mall back in 2012. It was a quiet mall back then. All the anchors were open then but the mall wasn’t busy. It’s still really sad to see it go.
Merry Christmas Charlie. Hope your holiday is a good one. Yes, sad to see this one go. Thought being in town center would have saved it.
That security guard has been there since at least 94 when I was working at the Chick-fil-A
Wow. 30 years.
12:23 you're walking through my old store (eTel). Crazy seeing it like this. Worked there for a month or two and then they it moved across from Orange Julius, which became the Nestle place.
Its messages like yours that makes putting these videos together worth it. The mall won’t be seen again as it was but the two videos on the channel will show others what it was like once. I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank you for this. Haven't been home to Tidewater in years!
Any time!
Live around the corner from this mall, I miss it
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.
The bird lady is always here for a dead mall excursion ❤
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Sad to see. I Grew up just blocks away from this place and spent many hours in that mall, lots of memories there. 😢
I’m glad you enjoy the video.
Can you do a CURRENT new video? It's on the news that demolition is well under way.
I don’t know if I can get out there. I am taking care of my elderly mother. She just got home from hospital. I would like to try and get out there and capture from footage. I will if I can.
These things are always sad. Looks like those filing cabinets and office stuff may be a good deal
Yes. Especially with you grew up with them sheets being there.
This is sad for me because I have a lot of childhood memories, grew up just blocks away from there.
Probably the same reason stuff stays abandoned and not torn down in Portsmouth..... But I would have though VA Beach would have more revenue to do such things as demo
Well this is private business not the city. They are supposed to use as much of the existing structure in the redevelopment I was told.
Whoa. I haven't been to this mall since I was a teen of the 00s, actually that's not true, I came back as a Navy wife and mom in 2008, and it was pretty slow going then IIRC. Wasn't there at Radio Shack and a Toys R Us there, too?
No toys r us.
Yes, there used to be a RadioShack and a KB toys.
I worked there in 2003. They had just redone the food court then. Even then that place was struggling.
Yeah. It’s hard a hard couple of last years for sure.
I don't remember a food court
@@twizhavoc432 I believe it was an addition in 2003. I remember there was a Subway but that's all I can remember.
I believe it was in the early 2000’s. Didn’t stay long.
That sounds right.
At the 15:30 - 15:50 mark, I wished you looked into that plastic covered part that seems to look into Target. Was it intentional?
That is the old mall entrance into Target. It’s sealed pretty good. From the Target side you can’t see into the mall.
The mall connects to a target and also a shoe store
@@twizhavoc432 no more. Entrances are sealed to both.
Man... I was here in the late 80s..
Me too! Merry Christmas.
It's not fair.
I hear you. Sucks for sure! I hope you enjoyed the video.