Do You Remember Memorial City Mall in Houston TX

Memorial City Mall is a large shopping mall in Houston, Texas, United States. It is approximately 11 miles (18 km) west of downtown Houston at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Gessner Road. The mall is in the Memorial City Management District, whose official legal name is the "Harris County Municipal Management District No. 1" under Chapter 3810 of the Texas Special District Local Laws Code. The mall is adjacent to the large Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center. Constructed in the mid-1960s, the mall was renovated extensively in the early 2000s. It has since become one of the city's most popular malls.[1] The anchor stores are American Girl, Old Navy, Sun & Ski Sports, Cinemark, JCPenney, Dillard's, Macy's, and Target. There is 1 vacant anchor store that was once Sears.
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[@SteveKavadas]

I took driving school at that Sears store in 1995. It was that summer and I was dropped off to spend the days in the mall until my afternoon class. Good memories. I remember that the area where Target was, used to be a Whataburger in the 80’s and had its own entrance to the mall and you’d walk past the Armed Services recruiting centers.

[@kingclover1395]

I loved the big huge fountains that malls used to have. I used to love sitting there and the sound that the water made. That was always the meeting place where you met up afterwards when you were done shopping. Or where you told your parents to find you. "I'll meet ya at the fountain". Lol

[@christiangonzales7429]

Dolce & Cannoli Pizza currently sits on the space where the fountains used to be. Before that, it was a children's play area.

[@jenniferburchill3658]

I have no idea why malls got rid of fountains. They added atmosphere...

[@lauriesmith5008]

Memorial city mall is thriving

[@Nothinghere0101]

12:46 Did anyone notice he added lord and Taylor twice? 😂

[@christiangonzales7429]

I remember the fountains, the food court having a much lower ceiling, and for some weird reason, seeing the lawn mowers, vacuums and appliances near the exit doors of Montgomery Ward.

[@akochera]

Good memories from that Mall. My favorite tenant was probably Pipe Organ Pizza, late '70s I think. They had a huge pipe organ with all kinds of accompanying bells and whistles. The organist would take requests from the audience, and I imagine staff got really tired of hearing the Star Wars theme at every kid's birthday party, lol.

[@EricCProductions76]

Thanks for sharing you memories

[@suzyseaweed9112]

I used to go to school with Kochera at Scarborough. Same one?

[@akochera]

@@suzyseaweed9112 different one :)

[@suzyseaweed9112]

When I was growing up my brother worked at the game room and t-shirt shop. Pipe Organ Pizza was the place to be. This was the 70's. It was the fancy mall. Our mall was northwest mall. Town and country was the rich people place.

[@cristix11]

@EricCProductions76, that Mervyns was there way before 89. My mother used to work there. I don't know why the history is screwed on the internet, but check your sources better.

[@andrewcummings5023]

I Like Memorial City Mall In Houston I Went There in 2002

[@christiangonzales7429]

2002 was the year the mall got revitalized. There is literally nothing left of the old mall look before the big remodel, and it feels as if Memorial City back then versus present day were two different malls.

[@blakedmc1989HD]

i've been to dat Mars Music location until it shut down and still mad tha old building got demolished -_-

[@christiangonzales7429]

It would have been cool to see it repurposed. That way SOMETHING from the old Montgomery Ward would have remained!

[@jw77019]

Only tacky people go there except for the Apple Store. It is not patronized by the people who live in the area south of Katy Fwy. Lots of “urban” merchandise at Macy’s.

[@cristix11]

you are so wrong. you clearly aren't from the area. it's the easiest shopping place to get to in the area. i mean, it's right off the katy frwy. it still exists because people continue to go there. primarily people who live close to north and south of the katy frwy inside sam houston tollway. south of the tollway is full of rich people which is why the mall now caters to them. the owners have always been smart and that place has been thriving since i was a kid in the 80s with times of change to bring it back. the areas that were bad in the area (mainly north of i10 where i went to school) have been gentrified and turned into suburbs. stop being a troll.