The History Of The Carousel Mall in San Bernardino Updated Version.

The Carousel Mall, also known as Central City Mall, was a mixed-use two-story shopping mall located in San Bernardino, California. The mall was built in 1972 and closed in 2017. The was demolished in 2023.

[@93untillinfinity]

Thanks for bringing me back to my childhood this mall was the spot back in the day

[@jamescabrera7046]

Sad to have seen it close, a lot of memory there over the years

[@jamescabrera7046]

I remember Harris , I helped close it , I told them it would be a big mistake to close it but they were bought out and moved to Redlands mall where they ended up closing anyways

[@carljacobs1260]

I lived in San Bernardino in the 80s. My own renovation plan was pretty simple. Put a cop on every corner and displace the dangerous populations. Push out the hookers and the vagrants and the gangs. Did they do it? No. But they did put in some fancy street lights. Shocked! Shocked I am that people drove a few miles down the highway to Inland Center.

[@bunnysb2587]

RIP center city mall aka carousel mall

[@jogmas12]

They never should have built this mall in the first place. Back in the 1960’s San Bernardino hired a bunch of consultants to see where downtown San Bernardino was in decline. They determined that 1/3 of downtown needed to be torn down and a freestanding set back mall be built in its place. Brilliant idea Einsteins!! Even a chimpanzee could have suggested that one. This mall was supposed to be the corner stone that would revitalize the whole downtown. Well, we see how well that worked! Meanwhile, downtown Riverside is so many miles ahead of downtown San Bernardino it’s pathetic, seriously!

[@maverick_trail]

Decades of corruption in city government in SB. Instead of keeping the city clean, updating the buildings/sidewalks/streets when needed, and running the gangs out of town, they ripped off tax payers and let the city turn into a dump. They won't be able to turn that place around without raising taxes, but with so many people on welfare and living below the poverty line, they will never have the money to do anything. Riverside is a great example of a decently-run city.

[@tomthepokeman910]

Yes, yes I was one of those mall rats

[@violetaivanova6859]

Can you pls make a history of the arlington heights International plaza?

[@echang1976]

I will put it on my list. Thanks.