Comments on: Time Capsule: Northwest Plaza http://nocostl.com/2009/10/time-capsule-northwest-plaza/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:54:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jamestown Penney’s closing: sad ending or fresh start? : NOCO ~ The online magazine of North St. Louis County http://nocostl.com/2009/10/time-capsule-northwest-plaza/comment-page-1/#comment-7755 Jamestown Penney’s closing: sad ending or fresh start? : NOCO ~ The online magazine of North St. Louis County Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:30:00 +0000 http://nocostl.com/?p=488#comment-7755 [...] some, like Jamestown, to limp along half vacant with lesser-known retailers, while others, like Northwest Plaza, simply run out of [...] [...] some, like Jamestown, to limp along half vacant with lesser-known retailers, while others, like Northwest Plaza, simply run out of [...]

]]> By: Mall-Walkers Aim to Rejuvenate Northwest Plaza http://nocostl.com/2009/10/time-capsule-northwest-plaza/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Mall-Walkers Aim to Rejuvenate Northwest Plaza Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:46:59 +0000 http://nocostl.com/?p=488#comment-822 [...] both retail and residential. He also believes it’s imperative that the mall return to its original open-air design, which offered more of a neighborhood feel and many unique architectural features, including the [...] [...] both retail and residential. He also believes it’s imperative that the mall return to its original open-air design, which offered more of a neighborhood feel and many unique architectural features, including the [...]

]]> By: Theresa (Elliott) Brightwell http://nocostl.com/2009/10/time-capsule-northwest-plaza/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Theresa (Elliott) Brightwell Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:58:28 +0000 http://nocostl.com/?p=488#comment-820 I remember the fountains so well. My large family, (10 kids) was pretty poor then, and we would actually swim in the fountains... until we got caught and sent home! LOL I remember the fountains so well. My large family, (10 kids) was pretty poor then, and we would actually swim in the fountains… until we got caught and sent home! LOL

]]> By: Stephanie http://nocostl.com/2009/10/time-capsule-northwest-plaza/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Stephanie Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:16:16 +0000 http://nocostl.com/?p=488#comment-38 I have many happy memories of the old roofless Northwest Plaza and these photos brought a lot of lost ones back. My mom managed the Burger King on the lower level under the Famous Barr, which by the way, my grandfather designed the interior layout when he worked for May Company. My dad also worked at NWP in the general office for Venture Stores, another May Company offering, tucked in the tunnels and hidden underneath the shops. Friends of my grandparents owned Nosh A Rye, a Jewish deli and restaurant on the back side of the plaza next to the old Landmark Bank. It was a sad day when the plaza became a mall and the spaces I knew so well became an arcade or were lost forever. There's nothing like shopping during the holiday season ducking in and out of the cold air, and watching the light displays in the fountains, not to mention the Santa on top of the office tower. It was truly a magical place that has been lost to changing times. I have many happy memories of the old roofless Northwest Plaza and these photos brought a lot of lost ones back. My mom managed the Burger King on the lower level under the Famous Barr, which by the way, my grandfather designed the interior layout when he worked for May Company. My dad also worked at NWP in the general office for Venture Stores, another May Company offering, tucked in the tunnels and hidden underneath the shops. Friends of my grandparents owned Nosh A Rye, a Jewish deli and restaurant on the back side of the plaza next to the old Landmark Bank.

It was a sad day when the plaza became a mall and the spaces I knew so well became an arcade or were lost forever. There’s nothing like shopping during the holiday season ducking in and out of the cold air, and watching the light displays in the fountains, not to mention the Santa on top of the office tower. It was truly a magical place that has been lost to changing times.

]]> By: Darren http://nocostl.com/2009/10/time-capsule-northwest-plaza/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Darren Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:09:19 +0000 http://nocostl.com/?p=488#comment-18 I love how the DINOSAURS sign is stretched over a Sinclair gasoline sign. Makes perfect sense! And thanks for this post...I grew up at (roofless) NW Plaza! I love how the DINOSAURS sign is stretched over a Sinclair gasoline sign. Makes perfect sense! And thanks for this post…I grew up at (roofless) NW Plaza!

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