We used to LOVE this mall. Something very special about it. The arcade and pizza places were amazing. The Palisades mall basically destroyed the whole county. Every store and chain restaurant shifted there and made the idea of a retail store in any of Rockland's numerous strip malls basically obsolete. Rockland would be a very different and more vibrant place if the Palisades mall was never dreamed up
We dudes from valley cottage and west Nyack would dirt bike where the mall is now. Behind the Bank of New York, old Dexter Press building and Beckerlys lumberyard. No reason to build that mall. It’s in foreclosure now.
This was the primary mall in Rockland County until the Palisades Center opened in 1998. Since then, this mall went into decline and converted into an open air shopping center.
Alladins Castle was part of my stomping ground as well. I remember when they got Space Ace in and was so impressed with the graphics and sound. Remember we use to put our quarters on the games to play next? Never thought I would find someone who has been there or even knew it existed lol. Great arcade it was.
@@MrSolar. Space Ace! I wasn't any good at the games, but loved it. Good memories there man. I'd hit Alladins Castle, Music Den and always visit Spencers lol. Mr Arcade across 59 was cool too.
Just want to say nice touch with the escalator at the end, it’s almost a heaven like feel to it, my Grandmother god rest her soul worked as a hair dresser 30 years. This where I’ll always find my grandma, working in the beauty salon in the nanuet mall. God bless.
The mall opened in 1969 when I was 4. My parents bought my Buster brown shoes from Bambergers in 1971 when I started 1st grade and I bought my wife’s engagement ring from Littman Jewelers in 1992. What hurts most of a can been seen at 3:23. My barber and friend Neil can be seen in the mirror on the far right of the frame just past the revolving barber sign. Neil lived down the block from me in Valley Cottage. Neil cut my hair from 14 into my late 40s for every occasion from college graduation and a few days before getting married. He even cut my sons hair. We lost Neil to cancer ten or or so years ago. So many memories from that mall from playing games at Aladdin’s Castle to just girl watching with my friends in high school in the early 80s. Sad it’s all gone now.
I was born in rockland and moved to South Carolina 25 years.. There are so many memories at the Nanuet Mall. The Santa you featured was the BEST Santa ever and I have pictures of my kids before we moved with his picture. Miss those days…appreciate this very much to see. Thank you!!
My god! This certainly is a gem! This video brought back so many great memories! I worked at Music Den.. went to the Hungry Lion upstairs after work for food & drinks!! Couldn't believe I'm seeing Zippy's! Wow! This video made me cry 😢.. great job! Great memory!
Also the Children's Museum was my kids' favorite place to expand their learning horizons! Interactive and hands on activities were so much better than video games.
I Was 12 Years Old And Lived In Nanuet For 2 Years While The Mall Was Being Built. I Lived Across The Street From The Mall While It Was Being Built. In Normandy Village In The Building Next To The Nanuet Hotel. I Used To Play In The Dump Trucks And Bull Dozers On The Weekends When Nobody Was Around. Route 59 Was A 2 Lane Road. We Moved To Orange County In 1969 Just Before The Nanuet Mall Opened. I Used To Get Pizza At The Nanuet Hotel . A Large Pie Was $1.50 A Slice Was 25 Cents.
Such a good video for the memories of the past. I grew up in the late 80's and 90's when this mall was still very popular. I remember when they opened the brand new wing with the WB store, god i loved that store. I would also love to venture into the science store that had a fossilized dinosaur egg and EB Games, and cant forget the Great American Cookie Factory for their birthday cakes. I miss The Nanuet Mall, but time moves on and so do peoples choices. When i was a teen it was all about the Palisades Mall, and still is for me when i need to do a little shopping. Im glad The Nanuet Mall wasnt left there to decay and rot like a lot of malls in the country, it wouldve been sad to see. They knocked it down and rebuilt with The Shops at Nanuet which looks very nice, but i dont really shop there. When Sears was still open a few years ago before the pandemic, when you went inside they actually still had the old doorway to the Nanuet Mall. It was sealed up because the mall was gone, but the archway was still there.
Going there was the thing to do in my early teens. We would walk into the commercial district in Pearl River, then caught a bus from there. Once there, there wasn't much to do except look at all of the clothes and toys that we couldn't have, and pretty young teens that we were too shy to talk to. What a paradise of desire! Oh! That barber shop was the best! These were the days of Z. Cavaricci formal wear and Hyper Color t-shirts! I was mesmerized watching those barbers do their work! Then, other times, there was some fun was at Mr. Arcade down the street!
Such a great video. Brings back a ton of memories for me. @ 1:43 you can see Mr. Arcade on the right which was the best arcade in Rockland Co. Sure do miss those days. :(
Brings tears to my eyes. I have been there 100's of times and know every inch of it. Best time of my life. The incredible memories are overwhelming. Anyone know where the portal is to get back there???
I’ve been searching for that magical door to the past. The carriage house restaurant at Bambergers, Aladdin’s Castle, The Hungry Lion, Herman’s sporting good where I got my Herman Survivors for Christmas in 82 when I was in high school. Neil my barber from Mario’s who cut my hair from 14 to late 40s until his death. Riding the Clarkstown A bus from Valley Cottage to the mall to meet friends during high school days.
Brings back memories....I grew up, went to school, and lived most of my life in Nanuet. And I got many, many haircuts at the barbershop in the mall. I remember those old guys cutting my hair.
Many memories here....Sam Goody, Spencer, Disney Store, Sears, The Bombay Company, Auntie Anne's, and that store next to the Victoria's Secret that sold gemstones and other science-related stuff....then they added that new wing in the early 90s and opened that huge Footlocker World store at the end of it, and added a Filene's department store. The food court with Burger King, Au Bon Pain, and that Teriyaki place. I remember they opened a sports collectibles store next the the hair cutting place which sat across from a place that served great pizza.
My second job as a teenager was working at the Finish Line in this mall and I took the 59 bus. If I recall correctly, this mall also had a Häagen-Dazs. I was always surprised that the mall did not have a movie theater, which helped the Palisades mall crush them. Who remembers calling the Nanuet Mall the "old mall" and Palisades the "new mall." Lastly, there were rumors of the Palisades mall sinking. Has that proven to be false?
Nanuet did have a 1 or 2 screen theater in the earlier years - it was replaced with the food court. I guess they thought the Cineplex (visible at 1:00) was enough?
My mom retired from Bambergers, I worked there and Singer sewing machines in high school. Shopped Spencer gifts often, liquor store out front, Sears and other stores.
This video is a gem. Such memories at this place. Sad what happened to Rockland. Great American Cookie company right next to Spencer, Sam Goody, Suncoast Video. Such a great corner right there.
Miss that mall! Was built when I was like 7. My mom would take us every few months (usually when she needed a new bra, due to her mastectomy, and bamburgers and later macys, would have someone fit you). And she appreciated that. Even tipped the woman who helped. The mall was part of my growing up. My friends and I would cut school just to go
What year was most of this footage taken? It seems like most was taken after its renovation. I would say late 80s , early 90s. So many good memories of my childhood and teenage years.
Sometimes change is not for the better
Now it’s an outdoor mall I went there growing up back in the 90s and I missed the original old Nanuet mall. My mom worked in the Sears there
We used to LOVE this mall. Something very special about it. The arcade and pizza places were amazing. The Palisades mall basically destroyed the whole county. Every store and chain restaurant shifted there and made the idea of a retail store in any of Rockland's numerous strip malls basically obsolete. Rockland would be a very different and more vibrant place if the Palisades mall was never dreamed up
I agree. I live in Colorado Springs, but I'm from haverstraw
I agree too. I live in Japan, but I'm from Suffern.
We dudes from valley cottage and west Nyack would dirt bike where the mall is now. Behind the Bank of New York, old Dexter Press building and Beckerlys lumberyard. No reason to build that mall. It’s in foreclosure now.
This was the primary mall in Rockland County until the Palisades Center opened in 1998. Since then, this mall went into decline and converted into an open air shopping center.
Yup
Makes me want to cry lol
Me too lol
Holy crap I wasted a lot of quarters at Alladin's Castle.
Alladins Castle was part of my stomping ground as well. I remember when they got Space Ace in and was so impressed with the graphics and sound. Remember we use to put our quarters on the games to play next? Never thought I would find someone who has been there or even knew it existed lol. Great arcade it was.
@@MrSolar. Space Ace! I wasn't any good at the games, but loved it. Good memories there man. I'd hit Alladins Castle, Music Den and always visit Spencers lol. Mr Arcade across 59 was cool too.
Just want to say nice touch with the escalator at the end, it’s almost a heaven like feel to it, my Grandmother god rest her soul worked as a hair dresser 30 years. This where I’ll always find my grandma, working in the beauty salon in the nanuet mall. God bless.
The mall opened in 1969 when I was 4. My parents bought my Buster brown shoes from Bambergers in 1971 when I started 1st grade and I bought my wife’s engagement ring from Littman Jewelers in 1992. What hurts most of a can been seen at 3:23. My barber and friend Neil can be seen in the mirror on the far right of the frame just past the revolving barber sign. Neil lived down the block from me in Valley Cottage. Neil cut my hair from 14 into my late 40s for every occasion from college graduation and a few days before getting married. He even cut my sons hair. We lost Neil to cancer ten or or so years ago. So many memories from that mall from playing games at Aladdin’s Castle to just girl watching with my friends in high school in the early 80s. Sad it’s all gone now.
I was born in rockland and moved to South Carolina 25 years.. There are so many memories at the Nanuet Mall. The Santa you featured was the BEST Santa ever and I have pictures of my kids before we moved with his picture. Miss those days…appreciate this very much to see. Thank you!!
I was born in Rockland county also. I'm from haverstraw but I currently live in Colorado Springs
My god! This certainly is a gem! This video brought back so many great memories! I worked at Music Den.. went to the Hungry Lion upstairs after work for food & drinks!! Couldn't believe I'm seeing Zippy's! Wow! This video made me cry 😢.. great job! Great memory!
Grew up Rockland but moved to North Carolina in 1989. Seeing this brought all the memories back. Like it was yesterday!!!
I grew up in Rockland also but I was born in 1986 and I moved out in 2009. I live in Colorado Springs
The Piercing Pagoda was literally, a stand alone jewel! ✨💎✨ Love the musical pairing!
Also the Children's Museum was my kids' favorite place to expand their learning horizons! Interactive and hands on activities were so much better than video games.
Got my first earing there in 1992. Good times.
I Was 12 Years Old And Lived In Nanuet For 2 Years While The Mall Was Being Built. I Lived Across The Street From The Mall While It Was Being Built. In Normandy Village In The Building Next To The Nanuet Hotel. I Used To Play In The Dump Trucks And Bull Dozers On The Weekends When Nobody Was Around. Route 59 Was A 2 Lane Road. We Moved To Orange County In 1969 Just Before The Nanuet Mall Opened. I Used To Get Pizza At The Nanuet Hotel . A Large Pie Was $1.50 A Slice Was 25 Cents.
Such a good video for the memories of the past. I grew up in the late 80's and 90's when this mall was still very popular. I remember when they opened the brand new wing with the WB store, god i loved that store. I would also love to venture into the science store that had a fossilized dinosaur egg and EB Games, and cant forget the Great American Cookie Factory for their birthday cakes.
I miss The Nanuet Mall, but time moves on and so do peoples choices. When i was a teen it was all about the Palisades Mall, and still is for me when i need to do a little shopping.
Im glad The Nanuet Mall wasnt left there to decay and rot like a lot of malls in the country, it wouldve been sad to see. They knocked it down and rebuilt with The Shops at Nanuet which looks very nice, but i dont really shop there.
When Sears was still open a few years ago before the pandemic, when you went inside they actually still had the old doorway to the Nanuet Mall. It was sealed up because the mall was gone, but the archway was still there.
Damn that takes me back….
🥰 I loved that mall, Remember taking the bus there! Lol...then walking to the OM
I remember spending so much time here. It was the first mall I had ever been in.
Me too. But I live in Colorado Springs now
My childhood! Took bus #14 to get to the mall. Such a great video! Thanks for this stroll down memory lane.❤
❤ love this so much. Lots of memories
Miss being a kid growing up in rockland
And thanks for the upload great memories
Going there was the thing to do in my early teens. We would walk into the commercial district in Pearl River, then caught a bus from there. Once there, there wasn't much to do except look at all of the clothes and toys that we couldn't have, and pretty young teens that we were too shy to talk to. What a paradise of desire! Oh! That barber shop was the best! These were the days of Z. Cavaricci formal wear and Hyper Color t-shirts! I was mesmerized watching those barbers do their work! Then, other times, there was some fun was at Mr. Arcade down the street!
Such a great video. Brings back a ton of memories for me. @ 1:43 you can see Mr. Arcade on the right which was the best arcade in Rockland Co. Sure do miss those days. :(
I would do it all over again in a heart beat. Mr. Arcade was an awesome arcade.
Great video ! Good times. Worked in Burger king and the Nature Food Center. Had lots of laughs. It was the place to be on the holidays
Brings tears to my eyes. I have been there 100's of times and know every inch of it. Best time of my life. The incredible memories are overwhelming. Anyone know where the portal is to get back there???
I’ve been searching for that magical door to the past. The carriage house restaurant at Bambergers, Aladdin’s Castle, The Hungry Lion, Herman’s sporting good where I got my Herman Survivors for Christmas in 82 when I was in high school. Neil my barber from Mario’s who cut my hair from 14 to late 40s until his death. Riding the Clarkstown A bus from Valley Cottage to the mall to meet friends during high school days.
The Mall, the arcade, food, I spent all day there!
Got all my concert tickets upstairs in Bambergers. Good drinks and bread at the Hungry Lion.
Wonderful memories with my mother and shrri
Brings back memories....I grew up, went to school, and lived most of my life in Nanuet. And I got many, many haircuts at the barbershop in the mall. I remember those old guys cutting my hair.
I worked in the mall from 91-93 (Spencer's, Learner and Disney Store) I also grew up going to that place. This is a trip to look at.
Many memories here....Sam Goody, Spencer, Disney Store, Sears, The Bombay Company, Auntie Anne's, and that store next to the Victoria's Secret that sold gemstones and other science-related stuff....then they added that new wing in the early 90s and opened that huge Footlocker World store at the end of it, and added a Filene's department store. The food court with Burger King, Au Bon Pain, and that Teriyaki place. I remember they opened a sports collectibles store next the the hair cutting place which sat across from a place that served great pizza.
The Hungry Lion upstairs and Friendlys on the lower level.
The World of Science.
That was wonderful! I loved Spencer's Gifts!
My second job as a teenager was working at the Finish Line in this mall and I took the 59 bus. If I recall correctly, this mall also had a Häagen-Dazs. I was always surprised that the mall did not have a movie theater, which helped the Palisades mall crush them. Who remembers calling the Nanuet Mall the "old mall" and Palisades the "new mall." Lastly, there were rumors of the Palisades mall sinking. Has that proven to be false?
Nanuet did have a 1 or 2 screen theater in the earlier years - it was replaced with the food court. I guess they thought the Cineplex (visible at 1:00) was enough?
😢I miss my youth!! Hanging out at the Nanuet Mall was the best feeling!! Taking the bus there felt so grown up 😂😂
days of future past
excellent video...thanks for posting
Always enjoyed shopping at the mall especially during the holidays. Thanks for posting this brings back memories.
Look at all those vintage cars
My mom retired from Bambergers, I worked there and Singer sewing machines in high school. Shopped Spencer gifts often, liquor store out front, Sears and other stores.
I loved going there..a lot of good memories at that mall.
This brings back a lot of memories for me. Wow!
Thank You for posting this. From its heyday to its decline, I remember it well.
My childhood mall!
This video is a gem. Such memories at this place. Sad what happened to Rockland. Great American Cookie company right next to Spencer, Sam Goody, Suncoast Video. Such a great corner right there.
Miss that mall! Was built when I was like 7. My mom would take us every few months (usually when she needed a new bra, due to her mastectomy, and bamburgers and later macys, would have someone fit you). And she appreciated that. Even tipped the woman who helped. The mall was part of my growing up. My friends and I would cut school just to go
My first job was at Macy’s as a salesperson. Worked Saturday and Sunday. Sunday was time and a half back then!
I worked at the limited and Macy’s. I still work for
Macy’s. 20th years working for the company.
I worked in this mall in my early 20’s Joyce Leslie. That was like 30 years ago!
What year was most of this footage taken? It seems like most was taken after its renovation. I would say late 80s , early 90s. So many good memories of my childhood and teenage years.
A sad reminder how far Rockland has sunk.
There was a Macy’s department store there but it got permanently closed down which is called the shops at nanuet
It never made any sense to me why they thought adding Boscovs - a third dept store - was going to succeed
It was a Sterns first. Back before the New Mall opened.
I think it was referred to as the Sterns Wing even after that store left. Built in late 1991 if I remember correctly.
Anyone up for some Battle Arena Toshinden at KB Toys?
I live here
Remember the WB store?
Did this used to be where the Bonefish Grille is now? Shops at Nanuet?
Yep
"Is now"? Bonefish has been out of business for a long time.
Wow!!! What year was this? Used to hang out in that mall!!
A bunch of years from the malls heyday in the 70s-80s til its demise in the late 90s early 2000s
@@CaptFwiffo Yeah, you can tell from some of the shots after the inside of the mall was remodeled.
At 01:52 they mention Benazir Bhutto's assassination, which was in 2007.
The peak and decline. It's a pity.
This mall never had a shooting.
Did have an incredibly famous robbery though that ended in one
What year was this