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Aladdin’s Castle: Hawthorne Center
Hawthorne 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. Detroit‑area teens could hear the Hawthorne Center Castle’s attract modes while skating at the nearby roller rink, per a Southfield nostalgia thread.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for…
Aladdin’s Castle: Hanford Mall
Hanford 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. Hanford Mall shoppers in California’s Central Valley traded rumors of getting a Dragon’s Lair cabinet here first—forum lists confirm the site existed.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for…