90s Mall Hats
Description: Rolling Acres mall opened in Akron, Ohio on August 6, 1975. There was one anchor, Sears, and 21 additional stores. JCPenney opened a year later as a second anchor. A new wing was added in 1977, along with a third anchor store, Montgomery Ward. Further expansion in 1978 added a new two-story wing called the Promenade, which included a food court called “Prom-N-Eat” (later renamed “Picnic Place”) and local chain O’Neil’s as a fourth anchor. The mall was foreclosed in June 2016 and demo began in 2017.
Description: Be a part of something. The Rolling Acres Mall Mallwalkers Club - Retro styled Akron Ohio defunct shopping mall. Organized in 1985 the club started with a few members but grew to a sizeable 60 members by the late 80's. Don't think for one second they were all old people either, there were employees in their 20's who would come walk before starting their shifts in the mall. Dues were 50 cents a month and were paid the last Monday of the month when they all gathered at the York Steak House. The club was so active they had their own bulletin board that hung in the Higbee court. They even formed a 35-member choir that would perform in the mall's picnic area.
Description: Camelot Music was one of the largest mall-based music retailers in the United States, specializing in prerecorded music and related accessories. Founded in 1956 by brothers Paul and Robert David in Massillon, Ohio, the chain expanded to more than 300 locations, with its strongest presence throughout the Midwest and Southeastern United States.
