tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post4432533996691476567..comments2023-08-30T19:47:55.320-05:00Comments on Saint Louis Patina: Crestwood Revisited, ExteriorChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-85578188805201981032012-05-18T19:50:42.432-05:002012-05-18T19:50:42.432-05:00I also worked at Exhilarama at Crestwood Plaza for...I also worked at Exhilarama at Crestwood Plaza for several years mostly running and managing the redemption department. Had so many great memories from that place especially the people I worked with. Unfortunately, Crestwood Plaza has been getting increasingly vacant and bleak for the last how many years. Kind of sad really.Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-18150452573938239472012-03-06T08:32:33.663-06:002012-03-06T08:32:33.663-06:00Ah yes, the food court, there were several great r...Ah yes, the food court, there were several great restaurants, including the Greek restaurant, Flamers (always an odd choice for a name of a restaurant), but the smell of burned grease down there was always pretty intense.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-75289791744857017612012-03-06T08:21:43.927-06:002012-03-06T08:21:43.927-06:00For some reason I really loved the food court ther...For some reason I really loved the food court there, with its circus room. I remember them having a Greek place with really good gyros as well.nickarmadillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800334075532515276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-70735270477181920292012-03-06T07:44:38.115-06:002012-03-06T07:44:38.115-06:00Yes, I remember playing the Contra sequal in the o...Yes, I remember playing the Contra sequal in the old movie theater. It was always a little surreal being in Exhilarama, as you could tell where all of the concession stands were. And of course, the laser tag arenas were built in the shells of the old theaters.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-67452810252789320312012-03-06T02:30:22.871-06:002012-03-06T02:30:22.871-06:00i worked at Exhilarama all through high school. Ed...i worked at Exhilarama all through high school. Edison Brothers owned it before they went bankrupt, and then it was purchased by Namco. it started going down-hill shortly thereafter. man, that mall was a huge part of my teenage years... sad to see it go. remember when Exhilarama used to be the movie theater before they moved the theater to the Dillard's end of the mall?Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-24522056545412365802012-03-05T12:22:55.090-06:002012-03-05T12:22:55.090-06:00It was indeed a Famous Barr, which apparently was ...It was indeed a Famous Barr, which apparently was a Scruggs Vandervoort and Barney first, and was a Macy's for a year or two before closing. It was a Famous Barr for the majority of its life.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-27136289049418278812012-03-05T12:04:59.888-06:002012-03-05T12:04:59.888-06:00Chris: While it's been more than 35 years, I b...Chris: While it's been more than 35 years, I believe the Mall housed a Famous-Barr. I was there at the opening when Morton May released a dove. The mall's logo was the 'dove of peace' or maybe that would have been the 'dove of piece'. Anyway, it was a Famous Barr.Mark Prestonhttp://www.panoramio.com/user/1232230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-50152501555361388142012-03-05T09:55:42.832-06:002012-03-05T09:55:42.832-06:00I used to love Exhilarama as well, and spent huge ...I used to love Exhilarama as well, and spent huge amounts of money playing arcade games there. I still don't understand what happened to this mall; I think Westfield, a previous owner, viewed this mall as expendable and in a move of shopping mall triage, left it for dead, or even attempted to kill it to sell the land.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-68938553429637997012012-03-05T09:37:33.657-06:002012-03-05T09:37:33.657-06:00This place brings back some real nostalgia. When ...This place brings back some real nostalgia. When I was a kid, Crestwood Mall was always packed and I couldn't count the number of hours that I spent hanging out at the Exhilarama, the food court, and the Future Shop. It's so sad seeing it all abandoned and empty like that. Being inside during peak shopping hours without anyone in sight is an eerie experience.nickarmadillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800334075532515276noreply@blogger.com