I toured this place recently. Although it was nostalgic, it was a far cry from what it was in past years. My mother, brother, aunt, cousins, and I would come here to shop for Christmas. In those days, there were many businesses, and it even had its own ad in the Red Wing Magazine.
This time that I went here, though, it was a shadow of its former self. Everything that I remember about this place had changed drastically. The nickelodeons that once played their rhythmic, lively tunes were now silent, and many of the stores that were once here have since moved or closed.
As long as this mall is open, the vendors and the management have the opportunity to improve this place and restore it to its former glory. Yet time seems to be running out. If this mall doesn't change its ways now, I feel that it will vanish into nostalgia. read more