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A bunch of us military guys went up to Toons one night in '94 or 95. Epic.

I lived in Oxnard (at hollywood beach) in the 80s/early 90s and remember both the mall and that welcome to Oxnard sign (and that shopping center)

The Cactus Club started way before 1988, fyi...

I remember all things you’ve talked about bro

What happened to the old Blue Light Dance Club & Bar in San Jose, Ca ? They played oldies music from the 50s & 60s back in the 1980s

As a kid my parents wouldn't let us go to the Esplanade, because if the crime reports, especially at the movies.

😐?🎄2001, Phoenix Arizona

Bunch of gang violence in the 90s

I use to work at Video Concepts and the Att booth and would always have lunch at Yolies now it's just a cheap strip mall with less than half of the employees

This is so great thanks for this 👍🏼

I moved in 1999 man I miss Oxnard

The fact that we use to dress up for the clubs is insane to me. Seems like such a relic of the past now

Awesome video !! ....and thankyou so very much Carlos !!

They should bring some of the kmarts back😂❤

Thanks for uploading this dawg, I was born in the late 2000’s and I’ve always wondered about the malls in Oxnard, never knew the Esplanade was a huge mall now it’s a passing site before the Collection

My mom used to take us to the theater for .50 matinees. We would sneak snacks in in a diaper bag or my moms HUGE purse.

Thanks for this fun walk down memory lane. I spent 37 consecutive days ditching classes my senior year in 1986 to play video games at the arcade at the Esplanade Mall. lol!

Does anyone remember the name of the two story arcade that was in this mall? I spent so much time there as a kid, but I've forgotten the name.

the 2 story arcade place was sick

Opening track name pls?

oh my gawwwwwd! Oh. My. Gawd. Great video!

I remember going to this mall in the 80s and picNsave across the street.

Great video man. I would go clubbing Thursday - Saturday from 2003 to 2011. Met my wife at the Agenda lounge.

I remember those fountains!!

I really enjoyed this. This was my clubbing era.

Ya i comment on your documentary i so many memories i had to comment again lifewas so simple go to school weekdays but weekends mainly Sundays was movies with a girl didn't matter witch one iwas 13or so mid 70 hang with homies checking out girl horseing around i grow up at exsplade happer yr i miss it thank you again when down i go back to past ot make me feel little better exspshly on Xmas . Easter holiday,s when the people where more into it know who goes shopping it done on line Glad I was part of THOSE wanderfull year's .. .🥲

I heard about this from locals but haven't lived in this area that long interesting because now it's just shops 👍 closest sears I seen was thousands oaks or Santa Barbara had the sighn still up , crazy how malls are dying and thousand oaks Mall still crazy packed

So sad this mall is no longer I have so many good memories and I think of it

Sweet memories. Used to hang out at the arcade and pick up chicks there lol.

Not true! The Neshaminy Mall, in Neshaminy, Pa, was the largest and Air Conditioned enclosed Mall in America, opened in 1967, and still alive and well! Check your history dude.

I remember getting busy with CO boys there, at both malls! Almost threw 1 off the second floor, lucky cops came..😅.. darn kids..Holding Ventura Down.. good old days.

I left Oxnard in 1984 to join the military and I was always amazed to see the changes in the city when I returned for a visit. The Esplanade Mall was the biggest and most surprising change to me. Thank you for sharing this story!

Excellent video Carlos! I’m from Orlando Florida. Just Subscribed.

I want kmart back

Fate is fickle- who would have guessed that the small outdated Centerpoint Mall would still be in operation while the newer more modern Esplande gave way to history.

Thank you for this video. I used to go there with my family when I was a little girl! It brought back so many memories. ❤

Hickory Farms was there too

I remember when air brushing first got big it was at the Esplanade and there was a store that sold Cross Colors...Sanio Suprise was my little cousin's favorite store. The movie theatre was cool too. Last movie I saw there was The Hand That Rocks The Craddle.

You guys memer? You memmer.

Thank you for this video. Our parents would take us there and we would always eat Chinese food. At the same spot

👍 great work

I was so happy to come across this. Definitely my favorite mall growing up.

The esplanade was my childhood in the 80s! Great times

Really great video, you did an amazing job. I was born in ‘85 and I have a lot of the same memories. I would visit with my sister and Mom. I remember getting Orange Julius and getting photographs of me and my sister. The first dollar store I ever went to was there. The fountains were really cool and I have the same memories of throwing pennies into them. Thanks for the trip down memory lane ❤

Carlos got the mad skills🔥🤯

I remember all this too. I am still in Oxnard after 68 years

Oh wow! Flashback!

Great video man! A lot of memories there!

Amazing video Carlos! It is always sad to see childhood places fade away.

I still miss it, my family was there all the time in the 90s and it was a bummer when it closed. The current shops are nice, but there was something about that indoor interior that always remained nostalgic for me. Even today, I still remember the floor layout, and miss when my siblings and I would bug our dad for Orange Julius or McDonald's (or for me, either of the arcades there)