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So long McFarland Mall; good for Tuscaloosa
Posted on 3/19/14 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 3/19/14 at 7:43 pm
https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20140319/news/140319536?p=3&tc=pg
When I was a kid, it was the only mall in Tuscaloosa. Sounds like Stan has a plan, though.
When I was a kid, it was the only mall in Tuscaloosa. Sounds like Stan has a plan, though.
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 8:45 pm to AHM21
That thing is creepy inside. It's a nice piece of land. Good decision to demolish it
Posted on 3/19/14 at 9:17 pm to AHM21
It's about time
Posted on 3/19/14 at 9:17 pm to AHM21
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Sounds like Stan has a plan, though.
Probably starts with being a total fricking a-hole, then goes from there.
That being said, I used to be an assistant manager at the arcade, Diamond Jim's, in that mall. What a fun job... all the Swedish Fish I could eat, and all the games I could play!
Ahhhh, youth.
This post was edited on 3/19/14 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 3/19/14 at 9:33 pm to AHM21
No more Killer Buzz Arena.
Where will the rednecks go for the next sanctioned fight in Tuscaloosa?
Where will the rednecks go for the next sanctioned fight in Tuscaloosa?
Posted on 3/19/14 at 9:51 pm to East Coast Band
quote:Is that what that place was for? I was thinking laser tag.
No more Killer Buzz Arena.
Where will the rednecks go for the next sanctioned fight in Tuscaloosa?
Posted on 3/19/14 at 9:52 pm to pvilleguru
I thought it was laser tag too
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:32 pm to Bama Bird
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I thought it was laser tag too
Posted on 3/20/14 at 7:30 am to AHM21
It's the easiest way to get rid of the piece of shite Albetar - tear down the whole mall.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 7:56 am to stat19
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It's the easiest way to get rid of the piece of shite Albetar - tear down the whole mall.
wrong mall, but I see your point
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:30 am to AHM21
That place had been a shite hole for years... Its good they are developing something new on that side of town.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:38 am to GIbson05
Does anyone remember the Little Gallery? That was the only reason I visited McFarland Mall post 2000. I always wanted that GameDay Daniel Moore print they had when you first walked in.
ETA: and the mean Indian guy selling gold chains. "No buy, no touch."
ETA: and the mean Indian guy selling gold chains. "No buy, no touch."
This post was edited on 3/20/14 at 8:39 am
Posted on 3/20/14 at 11:41 am to AHM21
Yep. Gayfer's was the place to go for back to school clothes shopping, then to Wagner's for some shoes, then hit up the Orange Julius or Baskin Robbins for a snack, then a movie or maybe a new record or tape at Turtle's. Pretty sure that's where I saw Star Wars for the first time. I know I saw Empire Strikes Back there, and too many other movies to remember.
What was the name of that pizza place across from the theater? It always smelled good, but I never ate there that I recall.
What was the name of that pizza place across from the theater? It always smelled good, but I never ate there that I recall.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 1:51 pm to CapstoneGrad04
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wrong mall, but I see your point
I guess it shows I've never been in the bastards store.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 3:19 pm to stat19
Orange Julius, Pasquales, Gayfers, movie theater. Lots of childhood memories. Baskin-Robbins too. The Veaux Carre lounge in later years . . . not too often though.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 7:23 pm to AHM21
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Stan has a plan, though.
Step 1. Grab shotgun.
Step 2. Load shotgun.
Step 3. Get in truck.
Step 4. "Step away from the deep fryer!"
Posted on 3/21/14 at 12:39 pm to thatguy1892
That entire side if town sucks besides Los Tarascos
Posted on 3/21/14 at 12:56 pm to RedElephants
They're working on it. They built the Cheddar's over there. That area is the opposite side of the university, but it doesn't mean it has to have an empty mall sitting on it. I'm anxious to hear who the retailers are going to be.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 1:47 pm to RedElephants
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That entire side if town sucks
Yeah that Walmart pretty much put every other store over there out of business. People had pretty much stopped going to McFarland Mall when the Walmart opened though, except to run into Gayfers or to the movie theater. I'll never forget the last time I walked through McFarland Mall about 15 years ago and how sad and empty it was.
Pretty decent history on McFarland Mall here.
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Posted on 3/21/14 at 1:52 pm to The Spleen
Harry's is where I got my first haircut. Up until 2011 when I moved, I still went there to get my hair cut.
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