Hammond Square Mall
(ed note - not everyone sees the fun and value in saving Mall memories - but we don't take ourselves too serious..... :)
Last fall, the city of Hammond, Louisiana announced the renovation of the Hammond Square Mall, a HISTORICAL landmark that has been in our town for decades. This "renovation" is more than just a new paint job. It would involve demolishing the current structure, ridding it of its squareness, which would result in a name change for the mall.
When the Alamo got a little rusty did the good people of San Antonio bulldoze it with a nicer, much cleaner, more entertaining Alamo that featured more stores and more than one elevator? I think not.
Many residents of Hammond are unaware of the number of records their mall has set:
-The first mall in America to have no book store.
-The only mall in America to have a Uniquely Wood on more than one floor.
-The only shopping center in the universe where good Will and the local food shelter are its number one competitors.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/hammondmall/
- First Name Last Name State Country Comments
1 Nick Brilleaux LA US SAVE OUR MALL and bring back Morrison's they had good mashed potatoes
2 Taylor Bailey US
3 Charles Chambers GA US Next thing you know, the want to 'renovate' the State Capitol!
4 Beau Wasson VA US Dude this is awesome ... how could they want a more unsquareishtypekinda mall? By God i will defend this malls squareness do the death ... well i mean i am in a different state so maybe i will just sign this petition ... and yes i will most likly forget about this by tomorrow ... and yes im not currently sure on the issue ... but i say that if we just gave it a paint job ... maybe pink? ... and made it look a little less gross then it would be able to be in competion with the mall of america(ive actually never been but i figure its nice)
5 Daniel Bankston i cant believe those insensitive pricks are tearing it down. why? so it can convieniece people? well i say screw that, it should be as much as an inconvience as possible. except for gametrader, take that s___ out quick.
6 uzma naeeem LA US as a former employee at this fine institution, i would have to urge all of the citizens of hammond to utilize on of the public libraries four computers with dial up and sign this petition! I remember the good old days, as a chick fil a worker, some days the security personnel would come by with their malicious flashlights and remind us the mall smelled like ass, and leaving leftover nuggets in the trash for the janitors......and who hasn't worked at corn dog 6 or caramel corn? This box like dream land must be saved!!!!!!!!!!
7 Ryan Tucker LA US We as a peple need to come together to save one of hammonds historical landmarks and i think this is a very good thing to try to save the hammond square mall
8 Cary Kelly LA
9 Zippy Mallwalker LA US What a damn shame!! What will all the airbrush and urban clothing stores do???? Where on earth will all of the exciting earth tones of the 80's now be on exhibit for future generations to see? Can we bottle that mildew smell that exists in Dillard's? I will miss the senic rides on the glass elevator!! Mall Gods....Please Help Us All....Save the MALL!!!
10 Zippy Mallwalker LA US What a damn shame!! What will all the airbrush and urban clothing stores do???? Where on earth will all of the exciting earth tones of the 80's now be on exhibit for future generations to see? Can we bottle that mildew smell that exists in Dillard's? I will miss the senic rides on the glass elevator!! Mall Gods....Please Help Us All....Save the MALL!!!
11 karen lee LA US don't destory it just add more store like aeropostale, american eagle , 579, rave, etc.
12 Rita Parker LA US
13 mike hunt LA AZ how on earth could anyone not want to save this fabulous 80's orange earth tone multi level shopping emporium!! FREE TRACY TURNBLAD / SAVE HAMMOND SQUARE!!! WE'RE HERE, WE'RE SQUARE, GET USED TO IT!!!
14 alice robertson LA US the louisiana hammond square mall should be saved! it shouldnt be torn down! and thats my favorite hanout spot!! common! dont tear it down! i dont care if u build a new one! i wont go! dont tear it down! thx! love, Alice Marie Robertson
15 Melanie McGregor LA US THE HAMMOND SQUARE MALL HAS BEEN THERE FOR YEARS.EVERY SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL AND SINCE MY SISTER WAS LITTLE TOO.SHE IS OLDER THAN ME.
16 Anonymous Anonymous im goin 2 SELU in the fall and i cant live without a mall, no matta how lame it is!!!
17 Anonymous Anonymous LA US what are do with the store in mall . and no toy store or comic store
18 JENNiFER SULLiVAN LA US i D0NT THiNK THEY SH0ULD DESTR0Y THE HAMM0ND SQUARE MALL CUZZ i L0VE iT AND i SPEND M0RE TiME THERE THEN i D0 AT H0ME!
19 Anonymous Anonymous LA US I've been going to Hammond square Mall for years and i just don't know what i'm going to do without it SAVE ARE MALL!
20 Anonymous Anonymous US your wrong on the bookstore. They used to have a B. Dalton Bookseller. It only closed down a few years ago. Visited it many times. Love Hammond Square
21 Anonymous Anonymous US your wrong on the bookstore. They used to have a B. Dalton Bookseller. It only closed down a few years ago. Visited it many times. Love Hammond Square