tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19322750.post24804199018023364..comments2024-03-24T16:06:34.633-07:00Comments on BIGMallrat - Shopping Malls in the San Francisco Bay Area and Beyond: Mall at Northgate RenovationScott Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10967375949115515071noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19322750.post-81889570067816748162011-09-19T13:42:38.575-07:002011-09-19T13:42:38.575-07:00Even though it is an enclosed area, there are many...Even though it is an enclosed area, there are many skylights which allow the sunshine to penetrate inside the mall, making the mall energy-friendly. It's perfect for a quiet weekend bonding time with the family or a pizza dinner between couples and friends.Preston Lentonhttp://www.youtube.com/user/UptownGroupAUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19322750.post-41522393268652779282008-07-28T06:37:00.000-07:002008-07-28T06:37:00.000-07:00This is bizarre. Sears and Mervyn's are dead in th...This is bizarre. Sears and Mervyn's are dead in the water.<BR/><BR/>Macy's is OK and full line which is a bonus, but one out three anchors won't work.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a "lifestyle" center, but what happens to the other two anchors ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19322750.post-32083402891966632172008-07-05T14:20:00.000-07:002008-07-05T14:20:00.000-07:00"It's the only mall where I could sit at the food ..."It's the only mall where I could sit at the food court an observe, all within 10 minutes: a pimp counting his hundreds, whores ordering Thai, a mentally challenged person running into a garbage can, and a drunk stumbling around."<BR/><BR/>But wait, how you could tell it was a pimp, a whore or two, a retard, and a drunk? Well, the drunk could be pretty easy, but the others?Pseudo3Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848368606946150471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19322750.post-66980919464114889522008-06-19T15:14:00.000-07:002008-06-19T15:14:00.000-07:00If you ever walked through Northgate Mall in the m...If you ever walked through Northgate Mall in the morning with the sun creating shadows inside I think you'd agree it's always been nice since the 1986 remodel.<BR/><BR/>Except for the food court, The problem has always been empty spaces. The end where the movies theatres are have never been vibrant. All I remember down there was a pet store that always had dead pets. Nice.<BR/><BR/>So now they are trying to make it look like a mall with stores and cafes that would normally follow Nordstrom coming.<BR/><BR/>I hope it works but how can it ?<BR/>I buy $2.00 shirts at Mervyn's and $6.00 pants at Sears.<BR/><BR/>They don't mix with upscale.<BR/>Even Target mixes better, oddly enough. Maybe because of the foot traffic.<BR/><BR/>I opened Sears in 1972 and it was very vibrant with a restaurant and ever department you could think of.<BR/><BR/>If you look close, there are less are about one third of the entrances still useable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com