Post #551415 by mrsmiley on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 8:51 PM

wOW- great stuff! I think I remember some of the big toys. What I do remember (and not shown in the movie) were the big diorama kiosks that Hillsdale put out for Christmas ( and maybe easter). They disappeared about the time Hillsdale remodeled and put the roof and second story on. I always wondered what happened to them.
Some cool things about Hillsdale- the Cost Plus store was undergroungd and only accessible by a twisting round staircase. There was a subterranean pond next to the lower level of the mall and next to the parking lot near the old Macy's location. A guy I knew in High School (Aragon), planned a big caper-one night he went into the pond and scooped up about 300 bucks in change! He was so pleased with his haul, he told us about it and suggested we join him the next time he went "fishing". We never took him up on it, he went alone about a week later and was caught and arrested!
Fun times!