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Dakota Square Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Minot locals joke that Dakota Square’s Castle taught them geometry—thanks to the hex‑stamped tokens still found in junk drawers today.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Crossroads Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Crossroads Mall patrons in Fort Dodge fondly call it ‘the token mine’—a Facebook post shows its striped carpet even after closure.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Cranberry Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. ExploreVenango’s retro column puts Cranberry Mall’s Castle high on its ‘things we miss’ list, alongside Camelot Music.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local teens—quarter stacks…
Courtland Center was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Flint‑area Facebook posts remember Courtland Center’s Castle as the ‘lock‑in’ venue that turned teens into night‑owl gamers.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Countryside Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Tampa Bay arcade fans on Reddit swear it had the region’s first Virtuality VR pod before the 1993 holiday rush.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local teens—quarter stacks on the…
Colonial Mall Gadsden was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. A former attendant’s Facebook post recalls Friday‑night lines for Street Fighter II inside Gadsden Mall’s mid‑’80s build‑out.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Colonial Mall Auburn Oplika was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Long‑time Opelika residents still drop its name in Colonial Mall nostalgia threads— wedged between RadioShack and Chick‑fil‑A.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Clearview Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. A Metairie Facebook nostalgia group lists it alongside Foot Locker and Wilson’s as prime 1980s Clearview Mall attractions.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local teens—quarter stacks…
Citadel Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Locals in Charleston recall hearing its game soundtracks echo across Citadel Mall’s food court corridor.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local teens—quarter stacks on the cocktail…
Cielo Vista Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. An El Paso nostalgia thread even shows a grainy 1980s snapshot of its neon entrance in Cielo Vista Mall’s Sears wing.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local teens—quarter stacks on…