tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post2265030845726137036..comments2024-03-27T02:22:35.327-05:00Comments on The Louisiana and Texas Retail Blogspot: Belle Promenade Mall Happy New Year 2012Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-6858213506306033702023-12-24T08:32:45.554-06:002023-12-24T08:32:45.554-06:00Is it on phone or email?Is it on phone or email?Red17thhttps://twitter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-30697175737952833432023-12-10T16:16:37.979-06:002023-12-10T16:16:37.979-06:00Hello Mary Cook, I appreciate your comment about y...Hello Mary Cook, I appreciate your comment about your time working at the mall. Our readers would love to see photos from the peak era of Belle Promenade Mall, they are just so hard to find.<br />You can send any photos of the mall to my email address at southernmalls@gmail.comjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-9268706343673450952023-10-03T12:06:33.796-05:002023-10-03T12:06:33.796-05:00Managed the Todays woman store located near Pennys...Managed the Todays woman store located near Pennys in 1983 to 1989 it was a beautiful mall wanted to send picture but couldn’t figure out how Mary Cooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-50964086659328946842022-06-14T15:58:44.348-05:002022-06-14T15:58:44.348-05:00I am glad this piece of the mall still exists to k...I am glad this piece of the mall still exists to keep skaters going. There were never enough places to skate in the 80's and 90's when I grew up and we were kicked out of places frequently. Some of the cities in the Houston area have made skateparks on vacant land. I don't know the price of that lot, but it has been vacant for so long now. Cleaning up the lot and adding some safe alternatives to skate would be a really good use for the land. Is that friendly stray cat still living down there? We went back in 2019 and there was a stray cat living under a spot in the old mall foundation. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-67881758732902021942022-06-14T14:22:52.199-05:002022-06-14T14:22:52.199-05:00Still such a good skate spot in 2022, I just wish ...Still such a good skate spot in 2022, I just wish it was a little better or even permitted. I'm unsure how to go about it, but I seriously want to do something about making this spot a DIY again.Megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-78900545601503072752019-04-23T00:08:40.488-05:002019-04-23T00:08:40.488-05:00Thanks for sharing your experience. I actually wen...Thanks for sharing your experience. I actually went to the site last month and walked across the part of the mall floor that still remains. You can also see where the movie theaters used to be, the tiles are very worn out in the former theaters. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-62201503542279905812019-04-03T10:22:12.324-05:002019-04-03T10:22:12.324-05:00I worked for Jcp in 1998 and helped close the Bell...I worked for Jcp in 1998 and helped close the Bell Promenade store. I drove over there daily from the Lakeside store where I actually worked. The mice were bad and panicking with all of the moving stuff around. When MB closed at Oakwood they moved all of the MD fixtures and cash wraps to the Jcp at Bell Promenade to ditch them there. I also remember as a kid going to this mall. gaynolaguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265726932959160517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-78851726964925886602019-01-21T01:57:28.419-06:002019-01-21T01:57:28.419-06:00I figured it was a good site to skate, you could h...I figured it was a good site to skate, you could have probably gotten away with skating inside of the mall in the last year it was open. Do you know if the section I photographed is still untouched since the demolition? jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-67001929562695995622019-01-20T17:28:36.311-06:002019-01-20T17:28:36.311-06:00I’m 26 years old and I have been skateboarding at ...I’m 26 years old and I have been skateboarding at this torn down site since I was 14, many great memories at this site (after the demolition though) Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322147278000360387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-25355600911191777312018-05-11T21:02:55.204-05:002018-05-11T21:02:55.204-05:00New article about the mall from nola.com. Some awe...New article about the mall from nola.com. Some awesome photos not featured here.<br />https://www.nola.com/expo/erry-2018/05/83cfaf1eef6770/belle_promenade_the_short_life.html#incart_m-rpt-2jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-33150297894169473212018-01-17T03:47:20.163-06:002018-01-17T03:47:20.163-06:00I used to frequently go to that mall back in 1990 ...I used to frequently go to that mall back in 1990 and he last time I when there was 1998 and the mall was dying out by this time the cinema had 14 screens. sealsiiiw@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861396742877848928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-23432003171060293612017-05-25T22:29:40.593-05:002017-05-25T22:29:40.593-05:00You can post the name of the channel with the yout...You can post the name of the channel with the youtube link. The current link takes you to your own channel (if you have one). Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843514978483811894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-42354421023198509912017-04-18T12:41:06.043-05:002017-04-18T12:41:06.043-05:00I would love to see those, post your Youtube link ...I would love to see those, post your Youtube link to the video when you post them so I can add it to my post. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-86700897719072763672017-04-15T13:39:52.557-05:002017-04-15T13:39:52.557-05:00I have some pictures of the mall right after it cl...I have some pictures of the mall right after it closed I will upload them to my Youtube channel.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/dashboard?o=UAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-65014726610671655112016-09-16T19:27:07.518-05:002016-09-16T19:27:07.518-05:00The Peanut Shack may have been the place near JCPe...The Peanut Shack may have been the place near JCPenney. On the entrance to the left was a Spencer's and an empty storefront that looked similar to an old Peanut Shack. The right entrance had a large dress store so it would not have been that side. Strangely, the Peanut Shack was listed as a food court tenant even though I don't remember them being there. There is still a Peanut Shack in Nacogdoches Texas with a retro store front in operation. Check out my University Mall post to see that store. <br /><br />The JCPenney store design at Belle Promenade was at the time their design of the future. Many of the stores with that same design were closed in the early 2000's and by the 90's they had a much different store design. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-17368385035121849052016-09-08T00:24:18.958-05:002016-09-08T00:24:18.958-05:00We went there a lot when I was young. Usually to J...We went there a lot when I was young. Usually to JCPenney, since the Plaza didn't have that. Do you remember what the two shops were right outside JCPenney? I'd always get an Icee or a Slush Puppie from one of the two shops after we finished shopping. At least one had candy I'd sometimes get, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-44820349570238857302015-12-16T05:01:52.302-06:002015-12-16T05:01:52.302-06:00I remember the mall vividly in 1986. We mostly wen...I remember the mall vividly in 1986. We mostly went to JC Penney a lot like I go to the one in Oakwood center by my house. Boo Belle Promenade you are sick crap letting people robbed your mallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-46845077426417424322015-05-11T14:21:05.523-05:002015-05-11T14:21:05.523-05:00I would have loved to have access to the property ...I would have loved to have access to the property like that. I would have gotten tons of souvenirs and photos. If you still have any relics from the mall like seats, flooring, or any fixtures please take photos and send them to me at southernmalls@gmail.com<br />Thanks for the comment. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-71269769833155015062015-05-07T21:09:37.982-05:002015-05-07T21:09:37.982-05:00My mother was friends with the man who bought the ...My mother was friends with the man who bought the mall building to salvage / demolish it. He granted us access to go in and pretty much take whatever we liked. We drove our trucks inside the mall several times. Had camera phones been the thing back then I would have some photos. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-27123882188397735182014-01-24T11:03:22.607-06:002014-01-24T11:03:22.607-06:00Wow what a flurry of comments, thanks for the inte...Wow what a flurry of comments, thanks for the interest. I was very young when the mall opened and then moved out of state about 4 years after the mall opened. After visiting several times over the years, I moved back just in time to see the last 3 years of the mall. I have many great memories of this place even in the final years of the mall. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-47690786934854145412014-01-24T10:58:56.212-06:002014-01-24T10:58:56.212-06:00Sure, any photos of the mall would be greatly appr...Sure, any photos of the mall would be greatly appreciated. Email the photos to southernmalls@gmail.comjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-6520094574780517792014-01-23T03:31:28.767-06:002014-01-23T03:31:28.767-06:00The last restaurant after Spats/Moonlighting was M...The last restaurant after Spats/Moonlighting was Mojo's...There was also a greeting card store called Card AmericaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126559303701009285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-50556215555502907202014-01-23T03:30:00.267-06:002014-01-23T03:30:00.267-06:00The last restaurant after Spats/Moonlighting becam...The last restaurant after Spats/Moonlighting became Mojo's....There was also a greeting card store called Card AmericaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126559303701009285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-77480537580258721532014-01-22T14:16:28.443-06:002014-01-22T14:16:28.443-06:00I remember my kids taking photos at kinderphotos? ...I remember my kids taking photos at kinderphotos? This was in the early 1990's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-17705421862003398132014-01-22T13:43:38.906-06:002014-01-22T13:43:38.906-06:00I loved this blog. Thank you for sparking up some ...I loved this blog. Thank you for sparking up some wonderful memories. One place I vaguely remember, and I didn't see mentioned, maybe someone else also remembers, is the little daycare place. We've parents could bring their Littles while they shopped. Loved the pictures of Diamond Jims, I spent many hours in a day there. Miss this place!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358476338069162243noreply@blogger.com