That is EXACTLY how I remember it as a kid. I can still smell Cinnabon lol. My two favorite stores to go into were WB, and the great train store. Usually, we'd see Santa at Lazarus, then head over to the mall to do some shopping. Great times. It was really a shame that it didn't make it. Tuttle, Easton, and Polaris killed it. People had no reason to come downtown anymore.
The mall was a big part of my early 20s. That's me towards the end working at Sunglass Hut. I'm glad my dad decided to record this. Brings back a lot of good memories.
This makes me sad how malls aren't like they were during my childhood. I still always make sure I do most of my Christmas shopping at a mall or any brick and mortar store.
If only I could still do that. The brick and mortar shops in my area often don't have what I want or need. And when you’re under a deadline(like during the holidays), you’re forced to order it online anyway.
I only went to this mall twice as a kid, but I have good memories of it. I was in a multimedia course in school and the teacher would take us to "business professionals of america" field trips. I couldn't have cared less about that, besides the excuse to get out of school for a day. The real highlight was that the teacher would let us leave the meeting area when it was over and wander around downtown by ourselves. Kind of a weird decision on his part but I loved it! I ended up heading over to the City Center Mall both times I went on the field trip and it was so much fun. I felt so grown up going to the mall by myself for the first time. I ordered from the chinese restaurant and ate on the big staircase. I looked at all the stores and shopped a bit with my allowance. I had gone to malls plenty of times before that with my family, but it's different when you're on your own for the first time. City Center gave me my first taste of independence. I'll never forget it for that!
I was about 5-9 going here with my mama and my big sister. We had so much fun! No one in their right mind even thought of a bomb or being shot at. It’s so sad what became of malls and America. :( my mom got her first nursing job at Grant Medical center and she would take us here all the time. I loved the Bugs bunny store and Sbarro.
My oldest got her 1st picture with Santa here when she was almost exactly one year old. Sadly the mall closed less than 4 years later and was demolished about 5 years later
Back when you could stand close to someone and not think smoky COVID smh. I use to love city center. I’ll be 28 this month and looking at this feels like yesterday
Only Southridge looks like that 2 days before Christmas other then that weekdays when school year there is 10 people there max and no one goes into the stores, weekends are better you get a decent amount of people, summer when no school it’s like the weekends or barely any people… most of the stores are filed at Southridge but people don’t shop there they go to Mayfair or Brookfield Square mall where literally it’s basically all dead mall only half of stores left there same for bayshore and the grand avenue mall closed and is just a city center for stuff these days and northridge is still abandoned after 22 years…
That is EXACTLY how I remember it as a kid. I can still smell Cinnabon lol. My two favorite stores to go into were WB, and the great train store. Usually, we'd see Santa at Lazarus, then head over to the mall to do some shopping. Great times. It was really a shame that it didn't make it. Tuttle, Easton, and Polaris killed it. People had no reason to come downtown anymore.
Oh man, I forgot about the WB store!
Center Center Mall during the Holiday Season was the best 🎄
The glass elevators! The decorations, the choir, Lazarus! It was such a wonderful atmosphere. Thanks for sharing.
Grew up going to this mall - still cannot believe it’s gone. Apart of my childhood has been torn down
The mall was a big part of my early 20s. That's me towards the end working at Sunglass Hut. I'm glad my dad decided to record this. Brings back a lot of good memories.
@@tonyreyes4568 thanks for sharing. City center will be missed
I was glad to see it in its prime almost 30 years ago.
@@tonyreyes4568 My town had nothing like this (Toledo), so I was envious.
@@ChristopherSobieniak There's Franklin Park mall! I go to Toledo a lot for family.
This makes me sad how malls aren't like they were during my childhood. I still always make sure I do most of my Christmas shopping at a mall or any brick and mortar store.
If only I could still do that. The brick and mortar shops in my area often don't have what I want or need. And when you’re under a deadline(like during the holidays), you’re forced to order it online anyway.
I was a freshman in high school in 92 loved this mall~ ended up working there for a bit too ~ I miss it!!
I THINK I MIGHT CRY😧 IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL WHEN IT OPENED, I WENT THERE OFTEN,LAZARUS AND MARSHALL FIELD'S 😧 SADLY SOMETHING WENT TERRIBLY WRONG.
I really wish this wasn't torn down 😭😭😭
Good times!!! I wish I could go back there.
I only went to this mall twice as a kid, but I have good memories of it. I was in a multimedia course in school and the teacher would take us to "business professionals of america" field trips. I couldn't have cared less about that, besides the excuse to get out of school for a day. The real highlight was that the teacher would let us leave the meeting area when it was over and wander around downtown by ourselves.
Kind of a weird decision on his part but I loved it! I ended up heading over to the City Center Mall both times I went on the field trip and it was so much fun. I felt so grown up going to the mall by myself for the first time. I ordered from the chinese restaurant and ate on the big staircase. I looked at all the stores and shopped a bit with my allowance. I had gone to malls plenty of times before that with my family, but it's different when you're on your own for the first time. City Center gave me my first taste of independence. I'll never forget it for that!
I worked at City Center in 2000-2001 while I was in college at Columbus State. Good memories.
Take me back…
I was one of the managers at Sbarro's in '06-'07 not long before the mall closed...
That was my go-to for lunch!
Thanks for sharing. Reminds me of my Christmas Eve shopping dashes :D. 90% sure that the woman crossing closest to the camera 3:23-3:24 is my Mom! :)
Oh wow!
I miss this mall so much ❤️
I rember going this as a kids bring back many memories
I was about 5-9 going here with my mama and my big sister. We had so much fun! No one in their right mind even thought of a bomb or being shot at. It’s so sad what became of malls and America. :( my mom got her first nursing job at Grant Medical center and she would take us here all the time.
I loved the Bugs bunny store and Sbarro.
28 years later, security cameras in the mall still have the same quality of footage. Thanks for sharing.
City Center at Christmas was fun
We had a City center in Minneapolis. Long time ago
Thank you for sharing!
Subscribed! Thank you for posting! So many memories that are fading and this vid brings them back, vividly!! Can I use
this for a documentary?
Not an iphone in sight
Prices on the merchandise and rent for the tenants and no place to park killed this mall...Was sad to see it go
No, black gang shootouts killed it.
When people were genuinely happy - not just on meds to make them happy.
Nowadays, the vast majority of people I know are either on those meds or have a substance abuse problem! Where did society as a whole go wrong???
My oldest got her 1st picture with Santa here when she was almost exactly one year old. Sadly the mall closed less than 4 years later and was demolished about 5 years later
They still have malls like this in Japan.
Back when you could stand close to someone and not think smoky COVID smh. I use to love city center. I’ll be 28 this month and looking at this feels like yesterday
My left ear loved that
I can’t recall the store name but love the cinnamon roll and pretzel
Cinnabon
Only Southridge looks like that 2 days before Christmas other then that weekdays when school year there is 10 people there max and no one goes into the stores, weekends are better you get a decent amount of people, summer when no school it’s like the weekends or barely any people… most of the stores are filed at Southridge but people don’t shop there they go to Mayfair or Brookfield Square mall where literally it’s basically all dead mall only half of stores left there same for bayshore and the grand avenue mall closed and is just a city center for stuff these days and northridge is still abandoned after 22 years…
Great throwback! But Columbus Commons is a great replacement!
www.dispatch.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2017/03/03/a-look-back-at-city/68619839007/?fbclid=IwAR3yg09RssQk1EkAR5OdhuGP3nrku0b9rkCUVJPE315Ima-Lc0ktGrikBws
damn, it's officially over. They demo'd city today, it's gone.
Why is no one fat? 😮
damn... the feels
use to visit this mall back when my grandparents use to live In Columbus!