Actually, they could be helpful to the point of being annoying because they were working on commission in a lot of cases. I used to dread going to the makeup counter with my mom because we'd be there for 2 hours. Xmas shopping used to be a major event that was tedious, to say the least. Now it is a one-click proposition.
You can’t even get help finding what you need, nobody wants to help you now .they just tell you it’s over their. Miss the professional Customer service stores used to have.
@@Lurch-Bot Yep. You're so right. I sold shoes and I hated how they pressured us to push the sundries on people or try to sell them handbags or extra pairs of shoes. I was one of the least pushy sales people you could have ever met.
What I love about this channel is that these aren't "reaction" videos; there's no music, no commentary. You can simply enjoy each video for what it is. VHS recordings like this one are as close as we can get to a portal back to this time and place. For a few wonderful minutes, I'm back.
Not really, it was actually very common!. When my dad got a recorder in the early 90s we wouldn't stop recording every nonsense, every walk during vacation time, stores, the beach, being silly. While not the same as today (as today is instant, no need to wait to see your pictures or redo them), we loved taking photos of ourselves too, friends doing silly things and family ofc. If you could afford rolls, tapes and developing them, then you could be all day just doing it for fun!.
If I could quote a famous socialite of the 1980s: "Life moves pretty fast, If you don't stop and look around once and a while, you could miss it." F. Bueller
All the shoulder pads, fur coats, people dressed up to go to the mall back then. It was loud and busy. Now the halls are quiet even at at christmas time. What a fun time the 80's were!
I just turned 45. I love seeing this video. These were what malls were like, especially around the holidays. A time and era to truly be missed broken 💔
I grew up in Chicago and I was scanning the crowd to see if I knew anyone or if my late aunts were shopping there since they loved Fields. Oh how I wish I could climb into that video! No one looking at phones, just enjoying Christmas shopping.
I was 15 then and the mall was a magical place where you could hang out with your friends, eat not yet poisoned food at the food court, get an Orange Julius and then catch a movie. Man I miss this.
Everything was plentiful and everyone was dressed up! I was a high school junior during Christmas 1987…actually thought these days would last forever.😢
My favorite part of these videos is seeing how healthy sized a lot of mothers were, dressed up nicely, heals click-clacking on the floors, the sounds of their paper bags as they walk.
My second job was at JCPenney in 1987, and I loved it. 20% sales discount for employees and 40% discount at Christmas. I worked in the catalog department and spent many hours flipping through the catalog. And oh, that Christmas catalog. Miss those days.
@SherryHill-k5y that's how it was in our store too, but we were also encouraged to sell those bulky catalogs at the register for $5.. I remember how the managers would make a big deal over those catalogs..
I remember Christmas shopping with my mom in 1987. I was 6 years old and didn't have a care in the world. Little did I know back then that those days would be far gone today, only to be remembered in memory or on video and in pictures.
My mom let me get Metroid for good behavior when Xmas shopping and because it was about 18 months old at the time and on sale. And then I almost never played it because my dad got into it and hogged the NES for about 6 months.
I’m an 80s kid, and Christmas time was truly the best during that era, especially as a young teen. Going to the mall and Christmas shopping with your parents and family was such a wonderful experience. Winters in Indiana were so cold and snowy, which added to that Christmassy feeling. I will never forget those special times. Pure Nostalgia. Sadly, kids today have no idea how magical this time of year was back then. BTW, Merry Christmas everyone.🎄
I was 8 years old. I remember the outfits and the hair, the crowds in the stores. But mostly, I remember the excitement and warmth of being a child in an analog Christmas season. (We didn't have much, but my parents made sure Christmas was fun.) I've spent every Christmas trying to recapture that feeling.
I do as well. Im getting so close to ditching SM, RUclips, Amazon and my phone. AI is gonna make it far worse where we won’t know what’s real or if someone is being authentic. Im not made for this future. All the best.
@@larkatmicI'm the same, as each day goes by and the world gets scarier I yearn more & more for my past and live in the past with old music & films etc as I cannot bear today's world, I now feel I don't belong here amongst this madness sad but true ...
Something about your channel always makes me feel nostalgic,in 1987 I was 22 ,looking at Christmas time in the malls would always put a person in the spirit.Everyone dressed nicely,the women had their hair done,and are put together ,people working were professional,beautiful bags etc. for Xmas gifts or wrapping gifts for customers.l took it all for granted ,I really miss this time in my life.Thank you for showing theses video’s,it makes me happy I lived in this time frame and sad it’s longer like this.
My hometown, Chi-town! I was born in 88’ so this was literally just a few months before that. This is how Christmas should still be just everything looked different back then. Even in the 90s and early 2000’s Christmas time still felt more special. Nowadays you would be hard pressed to not walk in a mall or department store and not find half or more of the people with their heads buried in their phones. We need these times back man!
And the best bit about this video, children behaving themselves looking forward to Christmas and no zombie kids on their phones trying to get the best selfies. Everyone dressed nicely, with no gym gear or hoodies. I think respect has vanished now. I miss those times.
Look at how decked out the malls were! Nowadays everything is so bare and bland, even at Christmastime. I love how dressed up everyone is too, which you also don't see nowadays. There's a special holiday feeling I'm getting from this video I don't know how to describe, it's like you can feel it radiating from the people and the building. Is that what Christmas felt like back then, I wonder? I wish I could step into this video and just be there if only for a few minutes. Christmas has changed so much, even from when I was a kid. It's like people aren't in the spirit anymore and they don't put effort into anything. I wish the malls and massive Christmas decor would make a comeback. I feel like there was something truly magical about Christmas back then.
That feeling you're getting is 100% spot-on. It really did feel different, and I don't think it was just because of my age. (I was 8 at Christmas 1987.)
Department stores had real decorations and put in the effort to make every inch of the store look great. Today you see cheap carboard signs hanging from the ceiling.
Life was great back then. By age 17 it was the 80's a great decade were everything seemed plentiful at least in the west. I worked in retail at T. Eaton Company here in Canada near Toronto. I loved it and though busy loved Christmas for the the nearly 4years I worked there. Back then I never realized the world is so sinister as it's becoming apparent in 2024.Thanks for uploading this gem.
@@edwinaowenselliott2878 Yeah, before "corporatization". Totally self-contained; credit, advertising, exec. offices, restaurants, etc. all on the upper floors. Same Carson's.
I was 17 and we lived at the mall! those were the days. All my friends worked at different stores so we would go visit each other on our breaks. no texting. physically going to see the person. loved it. miss it. and thanks to whoever did this- especially for the close up on the cash register omg!😅
Back in those days, me and my family would go out every weekend to one of the local malls and spend the whole day there. Not even really buying anything, but just looking at the decorations, eating, and people watching.Though most of my family passed by the early 2000s, I kept the tradition alive. It was always so crowded and exciting back then. Now the malls are empty and the excitement isn't the same.
I remember these I was born in the 80s and there's nothing like how the way it was when I was a kid no cell phones people were a lot in tune with each other just shopping at the mall having a good time I haven't seen them all that packed in years
Back when shopping was an experience. I went to MF during the Christmas holidays in 1988 and 89. Parents lived in Arlington Heights. Took the train in and did a bit of last minute shopping. Was such an incredible time to be alive and be a part of the amazing city of Chicago. Thank you so much for the visual memory. I love your channel. Especially when you post from the 80s.
The golden age of department store shopping. It was wonderful. Even if you couldn't afford anything, you would just go to walk around and take in all of the sights. I miss this time and era, don't know if it will eve return. Everyone was happy. Seriously, sounds odd but everyone was happy to be walking around.
Except at 0:57 a woman wearing a blue jacket walked into 2 people and never even bothered to say "sorry" or anything. I suppose there has always been some people like that at every point in time.
Oh, don't you worry. There were plenty of savage fuck ups and troublemakers in 1987. Don't let nostalgia get the better of your critical thinking skills.
@@ScottTeresi True. Some people were always jerks. However, speaking generally on that issue of interpersonal behavior, it was better for the average person in 60's-80's. Also, real jobs according to education, experience were pretty much for the asking. If you went downtown and knocked on doors and were earnest, decent and presentable, chances are you'd go home with some kind of a clerical or retail job!
@@robertbullock9554 My Dad says the same thing about jobs back then... I wish it was still that easy... And if you're lucky to even get hired at a grocery store, you'll be spending more than half the day taking grueling online tests just to bag groceries and round up shopping carts ...
the more candid recordings of the past we have, the more we will have a view of the true past. i encourage everyone to record candid activities to keep a authentic record of the past.
I miss the 80's it was an exciting time especially at Christmas! I have many fond memories back then. My parents are both gone now so Holidays just aren't the same and people in public now are something else to say the least! Thanks for Sharing a little piece of history! 🎄💚😎
It used to be much different in Poland at that time, what we can see in this video was like a fairytale. Now it’s pretty much the same everywhere, many people don’t even physicaly go shopping and use the internet instead. The video is beautiful, it makes me nostalgic about things I didn’t even experience. It still reminds me of a dream.
gift wrapping on the spot was amazing.. but even more weird and amazing where our malls had gift wrapping areas with a long table. I watched my mom pay a few dollar to have the gifts she just bought wrapped at these stations, as a kid i thought the whole thing was weird but now its magical to me.
Lol, I remember that too when you were never, ever to wear pajamas anywhere in public no ifs, ands, or buts! I also remember too that the stores and businesses seemed to always have "no shirt, no shoes, no service" signs as well. I always wondered as a kid if there was ever an issue with that (people bare foot or shirtless)? Maybe there were lots of hippies that did that in the 60s/70s? I am a kid of the 80s/90s so I didn't understand where the origins of that came from...although I do remember men going shirtless a lot more back then in the heat.
I was 11 in 1987. I thought these times would never end. I loved going to the mall at Christmas time! Now they are empty. I wonder if this mall is even still open 😢
Wow! What a flashback 🤠👍🏻. In 1987 my wife and I shopped with our four year old daughter and two year old son (Mom had number three ready to go January 5th) at our closest mall, The Lincoln Mall in Matteson Illinois. Shopping in the mall back then was quite nice. Everything was always decorated so nicely for the Christmas Holiday. But malls are quickly becoming abandoned throughout the country and many aren't safe like they used to be. You wouldn't catch me in the one near me now, The Southlake Mall in Merrillville/Hobart Indiana. Last time there, there was a shoot out between criminals and the police. One of the thugs died in the shootout. Very sad indeed. Thanks for a warm and fuzzy memory 🤠👍🏻
Loadin' up on the goods! Ahhh, back in the good old days, the mega-materialism 80's! I used to work in a mall '85 to '92. Used to sell shoes. Remember when they actually had shoe sales people? 😂 it was always so packed & hectic at the Holidays. This really does get me feeling nostalgic, although I hated the retail work back then!
People still shop that way in the Philippines, Thailand, Japan & South Korea. Huge beautiful malls, crowds of people everyday and everywhere. A sight to behold and a wonderful shopping experience every time I visit these countries. Can’t say I’ve seen this type of crowds in US malls, not even in Las Vegas. Oh well.
I was 9 in 1987 and my childhood sucked so I really didn't get to enjoy the world the way you see it in this video. It makes the feeling of nostalgia for this time period hit that much harder.
I didn't have a good childhood either, so I don't miss the time period either like others seem to. I also have a very detailed memory too and remember both the good and bad aspects in society overall, and I think a lot of folks forget the good stuff we have today and all the different issues back then.
I was only 5 in '87. But i still remember the good times during the late 80s and early 90s. Not perfect but life did feel different back then, not just because i was a kid. Now I'm in my 40s. Lost loved ones over the years. Wish i could go back for a few minutes. Especially during the holidays 😢
The 1980’s and the 1990’s were two of the best decades ever we still had just enough technology but weren’t tethered to the internet yet people were much happier back then without the social media destroying the society in general now it’s full of self centered narcissists.
Sad thing is….I could’ve been in this video, reminded me so much of growing up in the 80’s. Marshall Fields was a solid part of my life growing up, and my high school would do a shopping day to Chicago at Christmas.
@@milfordcivic6755 I genuinely NEVER saw people wearing pajamas out in public until some years after the 2008 crash/great recession. I think what started the gradual shift was the early 00s when those awful matching velour stretch /jersey knit hoodie and lounge/exercise sets became stylish. Once we started wearing the wide legged lounge/yoga pants then it seems like within 10-15yrs of this happening eventually the PJ bottoms in public became a thing. Probably the closest thing you ever saw to PJs out in public before the 2000s were older women in public in big mumu house dress type things.
@@jercasgav Spot on. You're correct that pajama-bottoms became popular streetwear by 2008. That was when Perez Hilton released his Emo clothing line to Hot Topic and the pajamas were a popular item. Pajama-bottoms are a modern-day equivalent of plaid pants. Actually, though, the closest thing to PJs we wore in public in the 90's was sweatsuits by brands like Russell. Ironically, sweatpants are now a part of school uniforms these days instead of khakis & dress pants. Even in some Catholic Schools. As a Millennial, I find that shocking. As kids, we used to wear khakis & polos casually like the Cholos.
The smart shoppers back then took all their treasures down to the gift wrapping department and have it delivered! Marshall fields was great at doing that!! It cost a few bucks more, but it was worth it!!
I grew up in a small town and only ever went shopping malls to make purchases. Seeing a city department store like Marshall Field's when I was in my 20s was such a unique experience. Those flagship stores just had a different feel.
The "glory days" for me. Graduated high school in 87 . My Saturday nights were spent with friends and my now wife at "the mall". Miss the excitement of Christmas there and meeting of friends.
Thank you so much for another trip down memory lane! I would've been nine years old when this video was shot, and it reminds me so much of when my parents and I Christmas shopped at our local malls in Rochester, NY. Our go-to department stores back then were McCurdy's, Sibley's, Sears, and JCPenney.
As an early gen alpha (I was born in 2012) I still shop at the mall early in the morning or at night with my parents especially during christmas. I’d take going to the mall ANY day over scrolling through tik-tok
I can smell those Rochas and Oscar de la Renta from here 😂, pretty sure the entire mall smelled to something similar bc it all smelled like that, perfumes from the 70s, everything smelled like white flowers, powdery and woody, even children and teens smelled like it with that popular Tartine et Chocolat from Givenchy, and the Beverly Hills!!. Crazy, today nobody can stand those smells and call them "grandma" but at the same time they love those bc they smell like childhood, good times and comfort.
I recognized the old fragrances in the video. I looked through the comments to see who else mentioned any of them, and so far, you're the only one. Who else here remembers and recognizes all the different Rochas fragrances and the less well-known ones by Oscar de La Renta, like the Ruffles bottle that was displayed on the counter at 3:22, and the big factice bottle of Decadence by Parlux at 2:55? That was a great decade for women's fragrances.
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The Malls at Christmas were decorated so beautifully. Another lost treasure in our new high tech, shop online world.
Shopping centres. Are you American?
Yes and you know it’s never too late to actually put your phone away and get out to see what it’s like
Loved the 80s. No phones, no selfies, people using cash!!! bliss.
The constant tapping of cash register keys.
Especially no social media . No cameras to take pics of random people
It dont matter@@ravishing-troop5276
Those manual credit card sliding thingies! 🤣
No immigrants.
The store clerks were so professional. Top notch customer service that is surely missed in retail now.
Actually, they could be helpful to the point of being annoying because they were working on commission in a lot of cases. I used to dread going to the makeup counter with my mom because we'd be there for 2 hours. Xmas shopping used to be a major event that was tedious, to say the least. Now it is a one-click proposition.
You can’t even get help finding what you need, nobody wants to help you now .they just tell you it’s over their. Miss the professional Customer service stores used to have.
@@Lurch-Bot Yep. You're so right. I sold shoes and I hated how they pressured us to push the sundries on people or try to sell them handbags or extra pairs of shoes. I was one of the least pushy sales people you could have ever met.
There is always a pang of sadness when I watch these videos. Nostalgia at its finest…
Same!
Love your username lol
@ Giddy up!
You can't go home again.
I know exactly what you mean 😢
I miss those days. The stores were decorated so beautifully. It really put you in the Christmas spirit. I thought shopping malls would last forever!
Yep, didn't we all? I have a feeling they may make a return one day.
Me too. I think that life was a lot simpler!
Nothing lasts forever.
@@ladygaynor16bring back simple life.
What I love about this channel is that these aren't "reaction" videos; there's no music, no commentary. You can simply enjoy each video for what it is. VHS recordings like this one are as close as we can get to a portal back to this time and place. For a few wonderful minutes, I'm back.
this channel is the reason i upload my childhood VHS tapes in their pure, unaltered form. Its better that way.
Exactly, no egos here. Just normal people
yeah, one of the few channels that shows the past and doesn’t put that annoying sad tik tok music blasting
Yes agree
These videos are from a online database anyone can access!! It’s actually theft
All these people probably thought this person was so silly for filming just regular scenes around the mall, but how precious these videos became.
Not really, it was actually very common!. When my dad got a recorder in the early 90s we wouldn't stop recording every nonsense, every walk during vacation time, stores, the beach, being silly. While not the same as today (as today is instant, no need to wait to see your pictures or redo them), we loved taking photos of ourselves too, friends doing silly things and family ofc. If you could afford rolls, tapes and developing them, then you could be all day just doing it for fun!.
I thought the world would be like this forever. It wasn't ☹️
If I could quote a famous socialite of the 1980s:
"Life moves pretty fast, If you don't stop and look around once and a while, you could miss it."
F. Bueller
@@romans3-22 it was easier to live in the now when that was the now.
Yeah me too
I thought the same way. If I had known, I wouldn't have taken it for granted 😞
Because the world today SUCKS now does it??
The glory days when you could get gift boxes - even get it wrapped - and paper shopping bags.
You would get REAL boxes too. Not the foldable ones that were junk. Real cardboard boxes that held up and could be used again. I still have one!!
All the shoulder pads, fur coats, people dressed up to go to the mall back then. It was loud and busy. Now the halls are quiet even at at christmas time. What a fun time the 80's were!
Depends on where you live, over here in Canada malls are still extremely packed like this.
It's a very cold feeling now.
Not a pair of sweats or pajamas pants anywhere in sight. That's a sign of a bygone era, when ppl actually got dressed before they left the house 🏠
@@KittiesGaloreStarted slowly going downhill somewhere in the later 90's
I still get dressed before leaving the house.
80s were the best decade ever.
Lol
I’d argue 90s as well, but both were great!!!
EVERYTHING before now was the best decade, when you really think about it!
@articakennedy4822 Haha. True but certain decades really shined brightly...
@ I certainly won’t argue with you there. I’m a nineties baby, so I more than understand it.
What a great time to be a kid. Christmas time was purely magical. This is pure heaven here!
I just turned 45. I love seeing this video. These were what malls were like, especially around the holidays. A time and era to truly be missed broken 💔
I grew up in Chicago and I was scanning the crowd to see if I knew anyone or if my late aunts were shopping there since they loved Fields. Oh how I wish I could climb into that video! No one looking at phones, just enjoying Christmas shopping.
I was 15 then and the mall was a magical place where you could hang out with your friends, eat not yet poisoned food at the food court, get an Orange Julius and then catch a movie. Man I miss this.
I'm right there with you 🙌🏽
🧋🌭🍦🥨🥤
80’s were the BEST!
It WAS poisoned, it just wasn't as widely known :-/
@@katie7748 Agree with you there, although I really do miss those days.
And get a Swatch Watch ? LoL
Everything was plentiful and everyone was dressed up! I was a high school junior during Christmas 1987…actually thought these days would last forever.😢
Haha I was a Junior also then. What a great time to grow up!
I was a Freshsman . . .I crushed on the older girls 😅
My favorite part of these videos is seeing how healthy sized a lot of mothers were, dressed up nicely, heals click-clacking on the floors, the sounds of their paper bags as they walk.
Not a tat or trout lip in sight 😂
@rickyhank118 I know. Such a beautiful time. ♡
I loved the clicking of the shoes too!
My second job was at JCPenney in 1987, and I loved it. 20% sales discount for employees and 40% discount at Christmas. I worked in the catalog department and spent many hours flipping through the catalog. And oh, that Christmas catalog. Miss those days.
I loved Penneys then.❤
I miss the Penney's and Sears Christmas catalogs. A large part of my family's Christmas always came from those.
I worked at Penny's in the late 90's. Still remember that huge catalog they had and how it was such a big deal
@jardindelsoul And the gift wrapping section was near where the catalog pickup was-- at least in the Pennys in my town. Miss both.
@SherryHill-k5y that's how it was in our store too, but we were also encouraged to sell those bulky catalogs at the register for $5.. I remember how the managers would make a big deal over those catalogs..
I remember Christmas shopping with my mom in 1987. I was 6 years old and didn't have a care in the world. Little did I know back then that those days would be far gone today, only to be remembered in memory or on video and in pictures.
My mom let me get Metroid for good behavior when Xmas shopping and because it was about 18 months old at the time and on sale. And then I almost never played it because my dad got into it and hogged the NES for about 6 months.
I’m an 80s kid, and Christmas time was truly the best during that era, especially as a young teen. Going to the mall and Christmas shopping with your parents and family was such a wonderful experience. Winters in Indiana were so cold and snowy, which added to that Christmassy feeling. I will never forget those special times. Pure Nostalgia. Sadly, kids today have no idea how magical this time of year was back then. BTW, Merry Christmas everyone.🎄
I was 8 years old. I remember the outfits and the hair, the crowds in the stores. But mostly, I remember the excitement and warmth of being a child in an analog Christmas season. (We didn't have much, but my parents made sure Christmas was fun.) I've spent every Christmas trying to recapture that feeling.
I do as well. Im getting so close to ditching SM, RUclips, Amazon and my phone. AI is gonna make it far worse where we won’t know what’s real or if someone is being authentic. Im not made for this future. All the best.
@@larkatmic Can't say I blame ya. Hope it goes well!
@@larkatmicI'm the same, as each day goes by and the world gets scarier I yearn more & more for my past and live in the past with old music & films etc as I cannot bear today's world, I now feel I don't belong here amongst this madness sad but true ...
That mall looked STUNNING. The white columns were fantastic already, then with holly, lights, and decorations it was a holiday wonderland.
It's not a mall. It's the biggest department store in downtown Chicago and it still exists.
It was Marshall Field's on State Street. now it's a Macy's. 😑
The 80s was just a special time. So thankful for RUclips for basically being a Time Machine
The 80s was the greatest decade of all time.
No doubt!
no chance
When were you born??
Yes
And 60s 70s
Something about your channel always makes me feel nostalgic,in 1987 I was 22 ,looking at Christmas time in the malls would always put a person in the spirit.Everyone dressed nicely,the women had their hair done,and are put together ,people working were professional,beautiful bags etc. for Xmas gifts or wrapping gifts for customers.l took it all for granted ,I really miss this time in my life.Thank you for showing theses video’s,it makes me happy I lived in this time frame and sad it’s longer like this.
My hometown, Chi-town! I was born in 88’ so this was literally just a few months before that. This is how Christmas should still be just everything looked different back then. Even in the 90s and early 2000’s Christmas time still felt more special. Nowadays you would be hard pressed to not walk in a mall or department store and not find half or more of the people with their heads buried in their phones. We need these times back man!
And the best bit about this video, children behaving themselves looking forward to Christmas and no zombie kids on their phones trying to get the best selfies. Everyone dressed nicely, with no gym gear or hoodies. I think respect has vanished now. I miss those times.
Look at how decked out the malls were! Nowadays everything is so bare and bland, even at Christmastime. I love how dressed up everyone is too, which you also don't see nowadays. There's a special holiday feeling I'm getting from this video I don't know how to describe, it's like you can feel it radiating from the people and the building. Is that what Christmas felt like back then, I wonder? I wish I could step into this video and just be there if only for a few minutes. Christmas has changed so much, even from when I was a kid. It's like people aren't in the spirit anymore and they don't put effort into anything. I wish the malls and massive Christmas decor would make a comeback. I feel like there was something truly magical about Christmas back then.
There was, and this video captures exactly how it felt, minus the wonderful mall food court smells!!
Yes, it definitely felt magical back then!
That feeling you're getting is 100% spot-on. It really did feel different, and I don't think it was just because of my age. (I was 8 at Christmas 1987.)
Christmas was magical because we were kids back then when you become an adult, the fun goes away no matter what decade it is
Department stores had real decorations and put in the effort to make every inch of the store look great. Today you see cheap carboard signs hanging from the ceiling.
Life was great back then. By age 17 it was the 80's a great decade were everything seemed plentiful at least in the west. I worked in retail at T. Eaton Company here in Canada near Toronto. I loved it and though busy loved Christmas for the the nearly 4years I worked there. Back then I never realized the world is so sinister as it's becoming apparent in 2024.Thanks for uploading this gem.
What a classier shopping experience. The dark green bag to hide the gift for when you bring it home.
I was working in the ad department at Field's back in '87. What a time. This viddy brings tears to my eyes.
@@edwinaowenselliott2878 Yeah, before "corporatization". Totally self-contained; credit, advertising, exec. offices, restaurants, etc. all on the upper floors. Same Carson's.
Definitely made me sigh.
I was 17 and we lived at the mall! those were the days. All my friends worked at different stores so we would go visit each other on our breaks. no texting. physically going to see the person. loved it. miss it.
and thanks to whoever did this- especially for the close up on the cash register omg!😅
These videos are so relaxing to me. Thank you
I knew immediately that was Marshall Field's...my dad sold them their shopping bags for decades.
Lovely ❤ I have wonderful memories visiting the mall in the late 80s. Seeing Santa, wandering around, the Christmas music, decorations ✨🎄
if I may ask, how did it 'feel' compared to today? have we truly changed so much since then?
Wasn't it magical? Being an 80s kid was the best.
Back in those days, me and my family would go out every weekend to one of the local malls and spend the whole day there. Not even really buying anything, but just looking at the decorations, eating, and people watching.Though most of my family passed by the early 2000s, I kept the tradition alive. It was always so crowded and exciting back then. Now the malls are empty and the excitement isn't the same.
Unfortunately you're right I was born in 80
I remember these I was born in the 80s and there's nothing like how the way it was when I was a kid no cell phones people were a lot in tune with each other just shopping at the mall having a good time I haven't seen them all that packed in years
there all at walmart now.
I was born in ‘81. What about you? I remember Christmas 🎄 1987 quite well. I was a 1st grader that year.❤
What a weird thing to do in 87...just randomly recording on a giant SVHS camera...thank goodness you did
Year I graduated!! Best times of my life!! Thank you for uploading.Merry Christmas 🎄
Are you 55 years old in 2024? My boss is also 55 going on 56
@ I just had a bday 12/13/68! Time flys
@@lisakay1006 happy belated birthday 🎂
@@PraveenSrJ01 Thank you so much!!
Likewise...18 in 87......best yr of my life
Back when shopping was an experience. I went to MF during the Christmas holidays in 1988 and 89. Parents lived in Arlington Heights. Took the train in and did a bit of last minute shopping. Was such an incredible time to be alive and be a part of the amazing city of Chicago. Thank you so much for the visual memory. I love your channel. Especially when you post from the 80s.
The golden age of department store shopping. It was wonderful. Even if you couldn't afford anything, you would just go to walk around and take in all of the sights. I miss this time and era, don't know if it will eve return. Everyone was happy. Seriously, sounds odd but everyone was happy to be walking around.
Ignorance is bliss.
This was 9 years before I was born but this is how life should be!
*Late 80's Christmases are rad!*
I remember my parents spending $500 each on my brother and l. In the 80s it was a lot. Christmas was magical
That WAS a lot in the 80's! 😲
That's sweet. They probably saved up for months to do that for you.
I remember my son was 7 and my daughter 2 years old. Wonderful days❤
Everyone behaving. No nonsense and fuckery.
Except at 0:57 a woman wearing a blue jacket walked into 2 people and never even bothered to say "sorry" or anything. I suppose there has always been some people like that at every point in time.
Oh, don't you worry. There were plenty of savage fuck ups and troublemakers in 1987. Don't let nostalgia get the better of your critical thinking skills.
@@ScottTeresi
Ohhh I know how it was lol I lived through the later 70s and seen quite a bit...especially during the 80s.
@@ScottTeresi True. Some people were always jerks. However, speaking generally on that issue of interpersonal behavior, it was better for the average person in 60's-80's. Also, real jobs according to education, experience were pretty much for the asking. If you went downtown and knocked on doors and were earnest, decent and presentable, chances are you'd go home with some kind of a clerical or retail job!
@@robertbullock9554 My Dad says the same thing about jobs back then... I wish it was still that easy... And if you're lucky to even get hired at a grocery store, you'll be spending more than half the day taking grueling online tests just to bag groceries and round up shopping carts ...
Life was good back then. I thought it would get better. I was sure wrong.
Agree.
the more candid recordings of the past we have, the more we will have a view of the true past. i encourage everyone to record candid activities to keep a authentic record of the past.
I miss the 80's it was an exciting time especially at Christmas! I have many fond memories back then. My parents are both gone now so Holidays just aren't the same and people in public now are something else to say the least! Thanks for Sharing a little piece of history! 🎄💚😎
It used to be much different in Poland at that time, what we can see in this video was like a fairytale. Now it’s pretty much the same everywhere, many people don’t even physicaly go shopping and use the internet instead. The video is beautiful, it makes me nostalgic about things I didn’t even experience. It still reminds me of a dream.
Love it all. Imagine if someone recognizes themselves or someone they know.
Thank you for sharing this. I was 13 during the Christmas season in 1987. I miss the 80s!!
I was 3 in the summer of 1987. Happy 😊 50th birthday 🎉 this year in 2024
@ Thank you! Happy Belated 40th!
@@AlisonCanty-u2w thanks so much. I’m 41 now 🙂
@ Oh, okay, well Happy Belated 41st! 😊
Old days, Gold days
The best of times! Thanks for posting.
Always a treat going to Marshall Field's on State St. in Chicago. Great times! 😊
Or Water Tower.
gift wrapping on the spot was amazing.. but even more weird and amazing where our malls had gift wrapping areas with a long table. I watched my mom pay a few dollar to have the gifts she just bought wrapped at these stations, as a kid i thought the whole thing was weird but now its magical to me.
You don’t see anyone wearing pajama pants
Starting in 1990 men wore those stupid, baggy gym/pajama pants a lot. I was so glad when they went out of style. Hopefully they don’t make a comeback.
What are people SUPPOSED to be wearing then?? Is there a dress code when at the shopping mall....??
Lol, I remember that too when you were never, ever to wear pajamas anywhere in public no ifs, ands, or buts! I also remember too that the stores and businesses seemed to always have "no shirt, no shoes, no service" signs as well.
I always wondered as a kid if there was ever an issue with that (people bare foot or shirtless)? Maybe there were lots of hippies that did that in the 60s/70s? I am a kid of the 80s/90s so I didn't understand where the origins of that came from...although I do remember men going shirtless a lot more back then in the heat.
Or awful lulu leggings with socks over the top and a muffin top to match
@@ckendall67 No, but there is self-respect.
The decorations were so beautiful at this store! What a classy place! I’d love to be able to jump into the video and hang out there for a while.
I really do appreciate these videos, your channel is just fantastic :)
Was in my early 20's then. Really remember these days and miss them.
I was 11 in 1987. I thought these times would never end. I loved going to the mall at Christmas time! Now they are empty. I wonder if this mall is even still open 😢
Wow! What a flashback 🤠👍🏻. In 1987 my wife and I shopped with our four year old daughter and two year old son (Mom had number three ready to go January 5th) at our closest mall, The Lincoln Mall in Matteson Illinois. Shopping in the mall back then was quite nice. Everything was always decorated so nicely for the Christmas Holiday. But malls are quickly becoming abandoned throughout the country and many aren't safe like they used to be. You wouldn't catch me in the one near me now, The Southlake Mall in Merrillville/Hobart Indiana. Last time there, there was a shoot out between criminals and the police. One of the thugs died in the shootout. Very sad indeed. Thanks for a warm and fuzzy memory 🤠👍🏻
Christmas so special in 80s i was 10 years old in 1987
Loadin' up on the goods! Ahhh, back in the good old days, the mega-materialism 80's! I used to work in a mall '85 to '92. Used to sell shoes. Remember when they actually had shoe sales people? 😂 it was always so packed & hectic at the Holidays. This really does get me feeling nostalgic, although I hated the retail work back then!
People still shop that way in the Philippines, Thailand, Japan & South Korea. Huge beautiful malls, crowds of people everyday and everywhere. A sight to behold and a wonderful shopping experience every time I visit these countries. Can’t say I’ve seen this type of crowds in US malls, not even in Las Vegas. Oh well.
These are developing countries or recently developed.
I used to get so excited when mommy and daddy would drive around looking for a parking spot outside Sears during Christmas
I worked at the mall in the late 90's.. those were some of my best memories from my teen years
Notice the low din of chatter. You don't hear that as much in the mall anymore.
Society was different back then.
@@one7decimal2eightIt was much better back then and people were much calmer and less stressed.
I was 9 in 1987 and my childhood sucked so I really didn't get to enjoy the world the way you see it in this video. It makes the feeling of nostalgia for this time period hit that much harder.
I didn't have a good childhood either, so I don't miss the time period either like others seem to. I also have a very detailed memory too and remember both the good and bad aspects in society overall, and I think a lot of folks forget the good stuff we have today and all the different issues back then.
Bring back Marshal Fields! Shopping with class.
That was fun. I was in college in ‘87. Now I get most things from Amazon. Sad, but true.
I was only 5 in '87. But i still remember the good times during the late 80s and early 90s. Not perfect but life did feel different back then, not just because i was a kid. Now I'm in my 40s. Lost loved ones over the years. Wish i could go back for a few minutes. Especially during the holidays 😢
The 1980’s and the 1990’s were two of the best decades ever we still had just enough technology but weren’t tethered to the internet yet people were much happier back then without the social media destroying the society in general now it’s full of self centered narcissists.
@sharonrose50 I second that statement. Couldn’t of said it any better and clearer.
100% Agree!
If only it was that simple of an explanation.
Sad thing is….I could’ve been in this video, reminded me so much of growing up in the 80’s. Marshall Fields was a solid part of my life growing up, and my high school would do a shopping day to Chicago at Christmas.
Nobody in their pajamas or underwear 🩲 in 1987.
Back when people still dressed well.
I hate what the internet has done to our world.
Ahh, the good ole days when companies and stores cared about customers and decorated for Christmas. Magical and beautiful times.
Christmas 1987 . . . All I wanted wanted was a SWATCH watch . . . Thank you Mom 😃 . . . Reminds me of Great Northern Mall North Olmsted OHIO
Back when people would wash and put on clean clothes before leaving the house. I dont see a single person in their pajamas.
They're also shopping at a high class store. Not Ames or Bradlees
@@milfordcivic6755 I genuinely NEVER saw people wearing pajamas out in public until some years after the 2008 crash/great recession. I think what started the gradual shift was the early 00s when those awful matching velour stretch /jersey knit hoodie and lounge/exercise sets became stylish.
Once we started wearing the wide legged lounge/yoga pants then it seems like within 10-15yrs of this happening eventually the PJ bottoms in public became a thing. Probably the closest thing you ever saw to PJs out in public before the 2000s were older women in public in big mumu house dress type things.
@@jercasgav Spot on. You're correct that pajama-bottoms became popular streetwear by 2008. That was when Perez Hilton released his Emo clothing line to Hot Topic and the pajamas were a popular item. Pajama-bottoms are a modern-day equivalent of plaid pants.
Actually, though, the closest thing to PJs we wore in public in the 90's was sweatsuits by brands like Russell.
Ironically, sweatpants are now a part of school uniforms these days instead of khakis & dress pants. Even in some Catholic Schools.
As a Millennial, I find that shocking. As kids, we used to wear khakis & polos casually like the Cholos.
Always look forward to the next upload! Thanks
The smart shoppers back then took all their treasures down to the gift wrapping department and have it delivered! Marshall fields was great at doing that!! It cost a few bucks more, but it was worth it!!
I grew up in a small town and only ever went shopping malls to make purchases. Seeing a city department store like Marshall Field's when I was in my 20s was such a unique experience. Those flagship stores just had a different feel.
They had a certain warmth which is ironic as they were so big. Felt like home.
The "glory days" for me. Graduated high school in 87 . My Saturday nights were spent with friends and my now wife at "the mall". Miss the excitement of Christmas there and meeting of friends.
Likewise...I was 18 in 87.....just graduated and it was one of the best yrs of my life. I hate the world today
Thank you so much for another trip down memory lane! I would've been nine years old when this video was shot, and it reminds me so much of when my parents and I Christmas shopped at our local malls in Rochester, NY. Our go-to department stores back then were McCurdy's, Sibley's, Sears, and JCPenney.
CHICAGO! (And I will always call it Marshall Field's!
As an early gen alpha (I was born in 2012) I still shop at the mall early in the morning or at night with my parents especially during christmas. I’d take going to the mall ANY day over scrolling through tik-tok
People were dressed so beautiful with 14k gold jewelry ….its bittersweet to watch these.
I can smell those Rochas and Oscar de la Renta from here 😂, pretty sure the entire mall smelled to something similar bc it all smelled like that, perfumes from the 70s, everything smelled like white flowers, powdery and woody, even children and teens smelled like it with that popular Tartine et Chocolat from Givenchy, and the Beverly Hills!!. Crazy, today nobody can stand those smells and call them "grandma" but at the same time they love those bc they smell like childhood, good times and comfort.
I recognized the old fragrances in the video. I looked through the comments to see who else mentioned any of them, and so far, you're the only one. Who else here remembers and recognizes all the different Rochas fragrances and the less well-known ones by Oscar de La Renta, like the Ruffles bottle that was displayed on the counter at 3:22, and the big factice bottle of Decadence by Parlux at 2:55? That was a great decade for women's fragrances.
In 1987, people were shopping for Swatch watches..
A great time to be at the mall at a wonderful time in history.
Once upon a time when the world had no social media.
Hey folks, for context: This is the ORIGINAL Marshall Fields on State Street in Downtown Chicago... which still exists today as a Macy's.
Aw, my daughter was 4. Good memories.
That lady on the escalator with the little girl - wearing heels while shopping - yowsies.
This is not a mall; it is Field's State Street flagship store.
Once upon a time... when shopping in the city was an event and the only way, because no internet...👍❤
Life was so much better before the stupid internet 🛜
Everyone is dressed so nice.....
Back in a time when there was no degeneracy. I was 17 years old. Hard to believe its been 37 years.
It's so nice to remember a world where people weren't zombies staring into their phones. Sigh.
This is back in 1987. All that stuff wasn't invented yet until 20 years later. Here we are now with smart phones glued to our hands 24/7 non stop.
@@Bates1960 I know that. That's why I was remembering it. But as always... we cannot go back. Sigh.
@@Yesica1993 So true we can't go back. I was only a toddler back in 1987. Overall the simple times back then.
Do you geriatrics talk about anything besides cell phones?
@WaffleDragon I was only a toddler back in 1987. I grew up mostly in the 90's. The simple times back then.