Maplewood Mall in Maplewood, Minnesota, opened in 1974 and welcomed an Aladdin’s Castle arcade at 1084 Maplewood Mall by the early 1980s. The *St. Paul Pioneer Press* (12 Mar 1992) ran a “Token Thursday” coupon inviting shoppers to try new games like Street Fighter II Turbo.
The AC’s mirrored façade and neon marquee drew teens from across the Twin Cities until its closure in 2004 during a food-court expansion. Today the former site hosts a tech-accessories kiosk, but Twin Cities retro forums frequently share photos of its black-light mural walls.
