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Randhurst Memories
Posted by:
dave
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Date: October 18, 2008 11:59PM
I've been pretty nostalgic about Randhurst, especially since the original mall portion was closed at the end of September. I've put a new post on my retail history site about the origin and early history of Randhurst,available at the link below.
http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2008/10/requiem-for-randhurst.html
http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2008/10/requiem-for-randhurst.html
Re: Randhurst Memories
Posted by:
tomcat630
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Date: October 23, 2008 02:00AM
I remeber thinking it was another suburb when I was kid.
First time I went there the lower level hobby and record shops were pure mid 70s cool. I lvied nearby in early 90s and it was still doing OK. But when Woodfield expanded, it was over.
A mall has to be near Interstates these days to survive. Also, kids today are rebelling against malls where Boomers and Gen X'ers hung out. To them big malls with tacky shops are "so 80s".
Downtown Elmhurst is huge with teens in the summer, for example.
First time I went there the lower level hobby and record shops were pure mid 70s cool. I lvied nearby in early 90s and it was still doing OK. But when Woodfield expanded, it was over.
A mall has to be near Interstates these days to survive. Also, kids today are rebelling against malls where Boomers and Gen X'ers hung out. To them big malls with tacky shops are "so 80s".
Downtown Elmhurst is huge with teens in the summer, for example.
