Riverside Mall, as I revisit some old shots.
These were taken a short time ago:
....it is still there. What was everyones favorite mall in the Utica area? Mine was Riverside.
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....it is still there. What was everyones favorite mall in the Utica area? Mine was Riverside.
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Labels: Abandoned, Riverside Mall
posted by D the Shadowman at
9:34 AM
12 Comments:
Wow! I didn't realize this still existed. Thanks for posting. It brought back a lot of memories. Riverside was my favorite too.
My favorite mall too . . . So sad to see it this way.
very nice photos! Love the decaying look of it. How'd you get access to it?
Thanks everyone. Some of it is still there Katherine. Strike, yes, very sad... and lets grab a coffee and chat soon man! mrestive, I have an invisible key to the city if you have not noticed yet...
Hey loved the Riverside shots guys.
so those parts of the mall are still there today then?
I worked at a store there too, I could see GNC right across the hall out the windows in the back. It was awesome. I wish they would reopen it. I assume most will get destroyed from Burlington Coat moving in.
I ran the Arcades at Riverside and Sangertown. Worked for them from 87 through 2004 as we were closing them. I had my district office in the Riverside location. Lots of great decent people worked in the Riverside Mall. Orange Julius girls, and the pretzel shop were the best!
Dan Paquette.
I managed the Recordland store back in 83 - 84. I was just a kid then, moved to Utica from Cleveland, Ohio. Had a great time, loved your city.
Wow. I used to be a manager at Oola Candy there in the early 1990s while stationed at Griffiss..lots of good memories..I still remember the Sicilian delight guys yelling as you walked through the food court...I had a wicked crush on a girls that worked at B. Moss..then one day they called and told us not to open the next day. Gone that fast...crazy.
Man, that brings back some memories. That ramp / stairs (i think) was in front of the RadioShak. I rollerskated through the whole place once, Bradleys to Wards, got kicked out. I remember when it opened, and there was a fitness club in there with a pool. They filled it in and put in a US fed Credit Union over it. My sister had a job at the food counter in Bradleys. There was this white-haired kid that was always in the arcade. KayBe T&H, the liquer store, seeing Dune, ID4, and Batman @ the Cinema, meeting one of the models from that leather store (Julia), GroundRound, Wongs Chinese,...
I grew up around the base from 1974-1988 (dad was in the AF), then I was stationed there from 1989-1992. So weird watching all of the places I grew up get boarded up and torn down. Excellent pictures. Does anyone remember large flowing water fountains inside the mall? (or did I just dream that?) Would have been in the late 70s I think. My girlfriend worked at Claire's, and my favorite spots were Waldenbooks and the awesome arcade. Oh - and Mom worked at Bradlees! Wow. Anyway - thanks for the memories. Living a different life in Pittsboro, NC now (near Raleigh/Durham). I miss CNY in the fall. Cheers...
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