I know which one was MY favorite.
I posted the latest “Pieces of the Past” video yesterday, one on the history of the old Marquette Mall, and I asked a question of members of the “You Know You're From Marquette If...” Facebook group—which was their favorite store there? Almost every one of the 20 or so “classic” stores in that old building—those places that were there for years—got votes, all except the one that would get my vote.
Of course, I'm totally not surprised by that. And, at the same time, I'm also totally surprised.
The Mall opened when I was a nerdy little “Star Trek” & “Star Wars” fan (as opposed to now, when I'm a nerdy big “Star Trek” & “Star Wars” fan), and the only store I ever really wanted to go into was B. Dalton Books. That way, I could see if there was a new “Trek” or “Wars” book, and, if there was, pick it up and go home happy. I could care less about any of the clothing stores or restaurants or any other kind of store in the building. As long as I could go into Dalton, that's all that mattered.
Apparently, I'm the only person who felt that way, but, well, c'est la vie.
8-)
I had quite the trip putting the video together; during the 70s my parents lived on Fairway Drive, which meant that I could hop aboard my (still) preferred mode of transportation (my bike) and head down there. The trip to the Mall (down the Vandenboom Road hill) was easy; the trip back home (up the Vandenboom Road hill) not so much. I actually rode up that very same hill last summer or the summer before and was amazed that it was nowhere near as difficult as I remember, but as I said back then I was a nerdy little kid, and now that I'm a nerdy big kid I can, apparently, handle a big hill on my bike with ease.
So, you know, yay!
If you're not familiar with this little piece of Marquette history, check out the video. And remember—the ONLY store worth going to was the bookstore!
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