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The Rise and Fall of Richmond Town Square Mall

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Richmond Town Square or better known as the Richmond Mall was opened in September 1966 at the northeast corner of Richmond and Wilson Mills Roads in Richmond Heights, Ohio. With three anchor tenants and over 90 specialty stores at its peak, it was one of the most popular shopping destinations in Northeast Ohio. In this video we take a deep dive into the mall's history until its closure on May 16, 2021.
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@Morgan-cn6yb 3 года назад

Oh wow - this video made me emotional. I'm going to miss Richmond Mall. Great documentary!

@matts3507 11 месяцев назад

It was turning all ( GHETTO ) lots of crime ..!! Worked for the city maintaining the mall

@matts3507 11 месяцев назад

Great lakes Mall is getting to be same way.. ( drugs theft ) I'm surprised it's still standing

@user-sc1es4wz4g 4 месяца назад

I miss this mall many memories w my family and dad. I didn't pay attention when they closed it I would of gone for one last walk down memory road. It did suffer from crime n thugging. Most people in the are went to beachwood place.

@nikl9ross Год назад

My first job as a young scrapping 17 year old boy was at Villa Pizza in the food court. Worked for two other stores in the mall over the years as well. Was also apart of the first employee group and launch of the Ruby Tuesdays connected to the mall in 2000. I miss those days.

@Robin-oo5il 3 года назад

I remember seeing The dirty dozen, Fantastic voyage and so many other movies there, also shopped at Sears, JCP, Woolworths, and Dick krozz Stamps and coins. mid 60's till the 90's, RIP Richmond Mall.

@zythr9999 3 года назад

I remember when Wilson Mills Road was a mess from Richmond Road to I-271.

@MC-qq7gp 2 года назад

I will miss Richmond mall. So many beautiful memories shopping there with my grandma. We actually shopped there in 2017 not long before she passed away. I will miss driving from akron to Cleveland to take my granny shopping.All of my favorite malls are gone. Chapel hill, Randell park, severance mall. I personally like Richmond mall layout before they remodeled it. I enjoyed eating at the harvest house next to Woolworths!!

@patschwab4083 2 года назад

Thank you for this video. The mall of my youth. I worked at Foxmoor in the '70s until I turned 19 and got a job in an office. So many great stores and memories of my youth and friends.

@johnwilcox4078 Год назад

Well done history of an important development in the area at the time. I was 12 in 1966 when it opened and lived 1/4 mile from Richmond Mall in Lyndhurst, so this really brings back memories! The mall was like our playground as kids, it was the place to meet and have fun! Saw many many movies there, bought 45's and albums at Record Rendezvous and Penny's, greaser clothes at Bill's Clothes, corn beef sandwiches at Diamond's, Woolworth's lunch counter, La Petite Cafe, the coin shop on the 2nd floor mezzanine, and Regal shoes! The original fountain was awesome, the view from the mezzanine on a busy Saturday was tremendous., what a place! To think that I have witnessed the entire life cycle of a mall makes me feel well, old 😄

@zythr9999 3 года назад

Thank you for the video. Sad it has closed. There were many good memories there.

@RailroadStreet 3 года назад

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it and the memories it brought back.

@zythr9999 3 года назад

@@RailroadStreet It did, I remember Woolworths and the restaurant it had inside and Teddys.

@thezuguprojectANTHONYALBANESE 9 месяцев назад

Back in the 70's, my mom would drop us off there just about every Saturday....all our friends hung out there, it was a blast. We lived about a mile away and would walk or ride our bikes to the mall all the time, everyone shopped there, it was a big deal and a huge part of my childhood....The Arcade was the place to be for my friends and I, played Space Invaders for the first time etc....Sad seeing it end now......Thank you for the video!

@n.m.s7552 2 года назад

Great job, my fellow Ohioan! Keep them coming, brother!

@RailroadStreet 2 года назад

Thank you!

@austineafford 4 месяца назад

I really want to miss that mall and the movie theater too😢

@davidellis4084 Год назад

When living in Euclid in the late 1980s, I regularly went to Richmond Mall. I was very sorry to see it close, but I hope that the new development revitalizes the area.

@maritzabrown6741 2 года назад

So crazy my first job was here worked there for years.

@MJLR138 3 года назад

Fantastic video; very informational!

@kensbackshop6399 3 года назад

I was 16 when they opened ,,,put my first work aplecation at jc pennys,,,those were the days ,,aint been there since 2011

@jimbrentar 3 года назад

i just drove past there today

@jimfath Год назад

I used to live a few blocks from Richmond Mall. Totally took me back. I totally forgot about the bootleg Mickey Mouse the Loews used to rock. That was on the East end by the old Fun N Games. I used to practically live there.

@gablings 3 года назад

Amazing video! I am a local, and some of these facts I didn't even know such as the opening date, I knew it opened in 66 but I did not know the month and day. Keep making more content like this, it is amazing and very entertaining! To me, at least. Also, thanks for the credit through 7:49 to 8:09! Keep up the great work!

@RailroadStreet 3 года назад

Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it! And thank you for letting me use some of your images in the video!

@josephpreisler2071 3 года назад

This was a fantastic video. Thank you so much for sharing.

@RailroadStreet 3 года назад

Thank you!

@cymanca Год назад

Trip down memory lane.

@deej9 11 месяцев назад

I remember going here for back to school shopping things, it was fun. I think they are developing it like Pinecrest near Pepper Pike. I can’t wait to see what it is going to look like

@DJ_BROBOT Год назад

in the 70s and 80s I went to Richmond Mall so much with my grandma who would pick up here JC Penny catalog orders there.

@Aaron-be2pt 2 года назад

No mater where they are located, something inside me loves dead or dying malls. Nice video!

@Abuanas2019 Год назад

I had so many great memories in this mall

@bluedragon4 3 месяца назад

I was a teen in the 80's and would ride my bike down Wilson Mills to go shopping there, and kill time, on Saturdays.

@GoldFinger34 Год назад

Harvest House; Woolworth’s; Mar Lou Shoes upstairs;Hough Bakery

@LazLore 3 года назад

This is is really a great 👍video uploading 👌. Hope you're OK. Have a lovely Sunday.

@RailroadStreet 3 года назад

Thank you very much!

@johnhorton1527 11 месяцев назад

We want the Movie theater back at Richmond

@olentangyriver1191 2 года назад

Omg, I grew up in south Euclid I used to go there all the time.. I had no idea it went out of business. Well there goes my childhood..

@danielthoman7324 2 года назад

back in the late sixties and early '70s big shopping malls were opening up everywhere. that was the way of the future. who would have thought that 50 years later they would start becoming obsolete. 😢

@LuH_DT Год назад

I used to go there

@marthav2772 Год назад

My father was lead architect for Glaser and Marotta for several years in the 60's. I was married in '67 and received a silver water pitcher from the Marottas. I had purchased my wedding dress at the J.C. Penny store in Richmond Mall! Loads of memories in this video for me. Thank you!

@crownic 2 года назад

You're Awesome dude

@Beaky_slays 5 месяцев назад

I Live in side Richmond Heights

@DeltaFoX129 Год назад

While malls like this are nostalgic to my and maybe my parents’ generation, they really were unsustainable blots on the landscape as part of 1960s sprawl. Goes to show you how more resilient classic “main street” style development is over modern car-centric suburbia

@my93vr4 11 месяцев назад

i wonder why

@caroldyer6144 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for the video. My grandpa had owned the 70acre apple orchard.

@mr.stonerUDX714 2 года назад

this mall fell in disrepair and the area turned into the ghetto

@fairportrails107 3 года назад

Wow it finally closed

@RailroadStreet 3 года назад

Yep, it closed on May 16th. The developers just completed the sale back on July 22nd.

@fairportrails107 3 года назад

@@RailroadStreet who bought it

@fairportrails107 3 года назад

@@RailroadStreet and it's the movie theater still open

@RailroadStreet 3 года назад

Yes, the Regal Cinemas is still open. DealPoint Merrill bought it. They are a Los Angeles Commercial Real Estate Brokerage & Management Industry Company. It's going to be redeveloped as a mixed-use site, i.e. luxury apartments, and retail space etc.

@fairportrails107 3 года назад

@@RailroadStreet that's awesome