tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post4442548686973053514..comments2024-03-27T02:22:35.327-05:00Comments on The Louisiana and Texas Retail Blogspot: Northgate Mall October 2011 Lafayette LouisianaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-69814130470538030772020-07-24T15:55:43.169-05:002020-07-24T15:55:43.169-05:00Sounds like the mall was the place to be back then...Sounds like the mall was the place to be back then. 20 years later when I first visited the mall, it seemed to still be bustling. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-45029506387598030422020-07-16T21:11:31.214-05:002020-07-16T21:11:31.214-05:00I worked there. Shoe lodge 1976. Best fun job i ha...I worked there. Shoe lodge 1976. Best fun job i had Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040617279251804233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-87205909084823516972020-07-16T21:07:25.112-05:002020-07-16T21:07:25.112-05:00It was A&G cafeteria. Then Osbornes. My mom w...It was A&G cafeteria. Then Osbornes. My mom went to weight watchers there. Also i worked in the mall 1976 1978. Shoe lodge Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040617279251804233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-39741293957131881952020-02-10T18:33:20.349-06:002020-02-10T18:33:20.349-06:00I am glad to hear that local businesses are still ...I am glad to hear that local businesses are still keeping the mall going. I need to do an update on Northgate Mall, it has been a while. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-27219817051958539522020-02-06T13:15:28.310-06:002020-02-06T13:15:28.310-06:00I live not too far away from this mall, and I freq...I live not too far away from this mall, and I frequently visit it to exercise. Every time I go there, I can't help but imagine what the mall used to look like in its better days. Seeing these photos just makes me feel bad for the current state of the mall, now that major franchises have left. It isn't doing too bad, however; local businesses are beginning to pick it up a bit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471553104676192833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-83944963542489489492018-02-18T18:40:56.587-06:002018-02-18T18:40:56.587-06:00Not surprising anonymous, I guess the write-offs k...Not surprising anonymous, I guess the write-offs keep the profitable until the property is redeveloped.jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-42528212707670517442018-02-15T19:12:13.938-06:002018-02-15T19:12:13.938-06:00NprthGate was bought out years ago in a Sheriff...NprthGate was bought out years ago in a Sheriff's Auction. Owners are just taking write-pff's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-33576744994342507752018-01-03T18:18:59.808-06:002018-01-03T18:18:59.808-06:00Stage is one of the draws to that mall. I wonder h...Stage is one of the draws to that mall. I wonder how many inline stores are still left. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-785508251667992472018-01-02T22:18:27.288-06:002018-01-02T22:18:27.288-06:00Stage is now in the process of closing their store...Stage is now in the process of closing their store. Not sure how much time Northgate has left.Scott Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858921844881440543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-37145866290321725012017-02-08T07:18:24.919-06:002017-02-08T07:18:24.919-06:00There definitely was a Luby's because I rememb...There definitely was a Luby's because I remember eating there on several occasions!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05682732340282376342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-7897235416108176262015-07-23T12:44:14.032-05:002015-07-23T12:44:14.032-05:00Thanks for your story.Thanks for your story.jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-51688493102664905372015-07-18T21:08:30.597-05:002015-07-18T21:08:30.597-05:00I worked at Lerner...which is now New York and Co....I worked at Lerner...which is now New York and Co. There was also Bakers shoes, Stuart's, I remember when this was the only mall in Lafayette. There also use to be a Guarantee Bank. My favorite memory of this mall was Osbornes cafeteria where my aunts and grandma would take me on weekends. Christmas with Santa in center court. School clothes shopping at Bealls. Navarros hair salon. The Fair was one of my favorite stores as I got older. Does anyone remember the empty lot across from the mall in the 70's they would bring in an amusement park type set up like a fair with rides and games? I looked out for that every time we passed there. Loved going to the movies at Northgate Cinema. It started getting over run with fights, and a lot of crack heads, theives, and being so close to I-10 drifters were a problem. We had cops as security and eventually no one felt safe. I took a job at the Acadiana Mall when Lerner closed. The other mall didn't seem that far anymore and worth the drive. I hate to see it like this now...so sad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-47169985512218453652015-03-07T00:56:24.167-06:002015-03-07T00:56:24.167-06:00Lots of changes, but it is good they keep refillin...Lots of changes, but it is good they keep refilling the empty space. Did they ever fill the empty space that had the plants growing on the awning near the Anna's Linens? I passed by a little more than a year ago, but I did not stop.<br />jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-7931212455928051412015-03-05T15:47:55.195-06:002015-03-05T15:47:55.195-06:00Transcom is gone from this mall. Half of that spa...Transcom is gone from this mall. Half of that space is Planet Fitness, only open to the outside. The Albertsons became a Charter School in the fall of 2014.Scott Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858921844881440543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-83477324184644154432014-10-08T13:09:33.889-05:002014-10-08T13:09:33.889-05:00The problem with that place was both the location ...The problem with that place was both the location and people that frequented it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-88565794847282895092014-09-26T18:46:36.967-05:002014-09-26T18:46:36.967-05:00Thanks for the additional information.Thanks for the additional information.jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-68779824294720613462014-09-23T15:35:03.995-05:002014-09-23T15:35:03.995-05:00I used to work at the Northgate Cinema across the ...I used to work at the Northgate Cinema across the street. It was hugely busy well into the 2000s and I vividly remember Service Merchandise and KB Toys in the mall as well as a Karate teaching place across from the food place near the air brushed Tshirt shop. The Karate place was right next to one of the anchors I forget which.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104165757595159032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-82034387296120885142014-03-27T14:38:14.756-05:002014-03-27T14:38:14.756-05:00The mall can be successful again if they put some ...The mall can be successful again if they put some money into the property. The big box center on I-10 that has the Target and JCPenney is an example of what the mall could be if they put some effort into the redevelopment. Many of the store spaces can be used for junior anchors and still keep the mall corridor open for smaller stores. The Planet Fitness is an example of a small investment by a company to renovate a space to make it productive again. They just have to reach out to companies and even try to lure stores away from nearby shopping centers. Getting the Albertsons space filled would be a good first step to making this happen, but the space should connect to the mall. I would even demolish part of the Albertsons so the rest of the mall can be seen better from the main road which will attract businesses to locate there. The Northline, Meierland, and Gulfgate Mall redevelopments in the Houston area are perfect examples of what can be done to improve Northgate, but they are not cheap. <br />I don't get the perception that the mall is dangerous, I have never had that feeling there or any other of the malls that I have covered on this blog. Crime happens anywhere, and more often at some of the nicest, busiest malls out there. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-75462032049049195892014-03-27T14:24:52.261-05:002014-03-27T14:24:52.261-05:00Albertsons also does not seem to invest in their s...Albertsons also does not seem to invest in their stores after they open up. Their prices are high and you could just drive a few streets down to Walmart and pay much less. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-9045444906570011272014-03-23T10:52:31.364-05:002014-03-23T10:52:31.364-05:00albertsons closed down because there prices were w...albertsons closed down because there prices were way too high. if they wanted to stay in business,all they had to do was downsize to what people buy, the nessaities, and also they could have had the Local people who have oranges/satsumas/lemon trees HAVE a special area just for them too. w<br />what is wrong,THEY Closed because they did NOT Want competition.period. very childish thinking.<br />if you cant compete,with everyone else.or have something that everyone really NEEDS.then<br /><br />you should close.<br />they were greedyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-51099271392541184602014-03-23T10:45:58.809-05:002014-03-23T10:45:58.809-05:00hi ther, yes,and yes again, i sure wish that mall ...hi ther, yes,and yes again, i sure wish that mall would BE A really Happening Place again.this morning on the news,it said to get that type of mall back,YOU had to Have,advertisements,for BAND to play in the center stage area,where youd also bring in people just to listen,but to Finally find out that there are stores in there that are OPEN. IT Would really be a starting point for that mall.<br />but,i have even tried to get some of my friend/ssss,that who there own businesss/ beauty salons/jewerly/and What ever happen to a womans only shoe store.,i remember K&B,Drugs at that side entrance,and there was the neatest shoe store right next door to it.in the hall.<br />but back to my LETS get the word out,<br />even A drummer/guitar solo/or anything musical for only HALF Hour or so.to get people back in there.<br />some told me its DANGEROUS<br /><br />Boy did i get a big laugh out of that.<br />the people in there WERE SO HAPPY TO See someone with inthuesiam to HELP the NORTHGATE MALL.<br /><br />Theres a bigger picture,thou<br /><br />someone in texas owns it.and well <br /><br />they dont care at all about it<br /><br />LAFAYETTE,Alone should care.<br /><br />its the ENTRANCE TO OUR WONDERFUL CITYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-41089807301691637032014-03-03T14:12:21.268-06:002014-03-03T14:12:21.268-06:00Thanks for the reply, Lafayette has one of the bes...Thanks for the reply, Lafayette has one of the best economies in Louisiana right now and the mall could benefit from a remodel. The Acadiana Mall recently remodeled and nearly all store spaces are filled. Acadiana looks very bland though after the remodel, so it would be nice if they fixed Northgate up and gave it some enhancements. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-47175198830137294612014-02-19T08:50:35.932-06:002014-02-19T08:50:35.932-06:00My husband & I also met at the Northgate Mall ...My husband & I also met at the Northgate Mall 30 years ago March 4th. The Driftwood Lounge. We were sad to see it closed. If management doesn't do something soon the whole mall will be shut down. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-56455648901648724852014-02-19T08:34:13.193-06:002014-02-19T08:34:13.193-06:00Hubby and I lived in Dallas for a couple of years ...Hubby and I lived in Dallas for a couple of years and went to a large flu market there that we were told was once an old mall like this one. It was booming with lots of shops and only open on weekends like jockey lotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-18476261506765426762013-12-20T12:06:22.144-06:002013-12-20T12:06:22.144-06:00I live a couple miles west of the mall in Lafayett...I live a couple miles west of the mall in Lafayette. I'll check it out again next week. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889645931474642678noreply@blogger.com