You skipped entirely over Player's Choice and the arcade shop they have. It's the heart of that place they have so much passion for what they do and are really nice people. Been going there for years on and off and the collection of arcade machines they have on display is just as awesome as the number of comics and collectibles they have at their shop. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't been before The folks there are some good people.
The “players choice” arcade and comic book shop here is awesome! The owner only puts out original vintage arcade and pinball games at 25 cents per play. That 6 player XMen has taken my money! 🕹️👾
They rotate the games pretty good they had a moon Patrol in there for a while. Would love to see a Robotron or Defender. They also had a joust and Tron
DUDE. I go there all the time! Some nights I just go and walk, or to the arcade or comic store. I’ve lived around there my whole life. So much nostalgia
My husband and I used to take our kids there (now 34, 36 & 44) to Morrison's Cafeteria for breakfast with Santa. This mall, Inlet Square Mall and Waccamaw Pottery all had some good years but one of the biggest mistakes made here is demolishing Myrtle Square Mall. The lot still sits empty along with Waccamaw. And Inlet Square has been struggling for decades. It's a shame how Myrtle Beach has been destroyed.
I’ve been to this mall many times since moving down 2 years ago. Never would I expected to see a video of a location that’s literally 20 mins from my house. The players choice store and arcade is the only reason why that mall hasn’t even collapsed yet
Just a remnant of what it used to be. Many memories from my childhood my father had a restaurant on restaurant row. He was not always able to get away but when he did I would go to this mall and get chick fil a with him. The only thing that has me returning is Players Choice and the arcade.
A dying American institution here they say that 25/30% of the malls in the US will be closed within 5 years. With the current financial situation with the recession and credit card debt at an all time high I would have to agree with this statement and your previous comments of the impending DOOM of these places Doomie. Keep em Rolling!
This was Briarcliffe Mall when I was a kid. They had Corrados Pizza, Chick Fil A and Mrs. Fields cookies. The arcade was the place to Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter. Good times in the early 1990's.
Went here in Jan of 2023 and was a cool place. Loved the arcade and how it was set up. Also apparently this is the only Bass Pro Shop in the state. Crazy how Coastal Grand is not so far from here.
Local here. Place was lit during its prime. Coastal Grand Mall put one of the final nails in this place, just like the others. Of course online shopping is probably putting the final nail. If it wasn’t for Bass Pro and Twin Peaks, I feel this place would have definitely lost by fate. It’ll probably eventually be taken over by real estate just like Inlet Square.
The mall began collapsing approximately four to six years after the Bass Pro Shops opened and the collapse happened due to the mall’s owners failing to pay property taxes during its tenure.
This has been a dead mall for at least 12 years. Back in 2014 I was in there and in the food court there was a restaurant called “Krispy Fried Chicken.” The only reason they haven’t already closed it down yet is because Bass Pro is attached to it. Besides Bass Pro the only other store that has some popularity is Players Choice. Which Players Choice used to be a local chain but the store in that mall is the last remaining one.
i remember when this mall used to be packed and the cheesesteak spot next to the pizza place was one of the best tasting food ive ever had, too bad they closed down years ago
1st. I went to a mall the first time I went to MB back in 1986 but I don't know if it was this mall. This mall looks as sad as the one in Columbia on Two Notch Rd.
Hey Whitty! What’s up? How are you? Columbia place is unfortunately much sadder… even though the Richland county offices are supposedly moving in, the mall is so big it’s starting to show really bad signs of deterioration with moonbeam in ownership. Also, the random people sleeping around the property at the mall and the surrounding empty properties are not making the place family friendly. MB mall at least still has a nice belk, theater, arcade and Bass Pro. Luckily the MB mall property is actually very valuable and will get redeveloped sometime soon. The amount of new construction for the entire strand is a huge factor in that property remaining a nice bit of gold.
Depressing place. I stopped to have lunch here at the minimally open food court a few years ago & it was mostly empty closed stores then, too. And yes, there were small groups of elderly people power-walking around the place. Very weird, considering the nice weather outside & many nearby walkable beaches.
NO! The cultural norm in SC is having only one half of an orange harbor freight ratchet strap holding an entire trailer home full of rain soaked furniture on a rotten wobbling tow behind trailer designed to only hold a small lawnmower while flying down route 95 or 26…. Now that’s SC! 😂😂😂
Meanwhile, down on the south end, they are working on demolishing the Inlet Square Mall in Murrells Inlet, that one was struggling for a while just like Colonial / Myrtle Beach Mall.
MB,SC born and raised. player's choice is the only place up there i even bother with anymore and nothing else. As for bass pro, id rather go to the PSA store and REI
Unfortunately, this mall has been on life support for many, many years. The Tanger Outlet opened across the street in 2002, taking many of the Myrtle Beach Mall tenants. I worked overnight security at this place for a few months last year, I found old floor plans for this place, where it had the likes of American Eagle, Express, Victoria Secret, Chick-fil-A, and Kmart. The Kmart would be demolished sometime in the early 2000s. in favor of constructing a Bass Pro Shops. The second Belk was built sometime around that time, as well, on account of their original store not having any room to expand. The only things keeping this mall alive is the fact that it has strong anchors and junior anchors. Bass Pro, Belk, Books a Million, and the movie theater. Worth noting, a lot of the store are actually rented, being used for storage, or the stores just not being ready to open yet. I, unfortunately, foresee a fate similar to that of Inlet Square Mall, where they demolish the mall, saving the anchors and building some sort of “lifestyle center” around the anchors.
Player’s Choice anchors this place as well; don’t forget that! And yes, that mall USED to have Victoria’s Secret (the empty shoppe across from Player’s Choice) and the American Eagle was where Player’s Choice is now
I live in Myrtle beach and I’m surprised I’ve never been to this mall. I was born here and I thought I knew everything about Myrtle beach but I guess not. It really looks like a big mall, it’s sad it’s barely anyone in there. Costal grand mall is the mall I go to and I thought it was the only mall in Myrtle beach.
I actually enjoy visiting here. Always visit Bass Pro, Belk and Books a Million. I have a special needs son who enjoys walking in the peace and quiet and the massage chairs. Granted, that's probably not a great business model for them.
Must be a lot of SC residents here in Houston. People stop in the left lane all of the time to veer over to the exit. I would definitely check out the Bass Pro and Players Choice businesses here.
Well, good news and bad news for me. I just moved here. I guess the bad news is the mall here is dead. The good news is, I never went to Hanes Mall back in Winston-Salem, nor four seasons Mall back in Greensboro. So I'm pretty sure I never would have gone here anyway. Haha
Coastal Grand killed my junkyard a block over. We knew the end was near with Grissom parkway coming through. The old junkyard is being redeveloped as camper storage now. So many dying malls here. I remember when Myrtle Square was still there, before the DMV had an office in it. A friend still has ten percent stake in the inlet square mall.
I saw one of the strangest things in this mall back in 2018. I was taking my 10 yr old daughter to the movie theater there to see the Teen Titans movie. When we went in the theater there was a senior citizen couple there BY THEMSELVES to see the movie. No grandkids or nothing with them. Kinda weird to see an ovef 65 couple to watch a kids cartoon movie
''Limping for years'' and ''continue to limp like this''. I haven't heard of these expressions but I like them. They're so outside of the box. Most malls and some stores outside of malls, like bars and restaurants and even boutiques are like this right now. It's sad to see.🙁🧑🦯
