Los Angeles Malls In The 80s

The teenage mall culture which formed around it and nearby malls formed the basis of the 1982 satirical song valley girl by frank zappa and daughter moon zappa which mentions.

Los angeles malls in the 80s. Instead these little time capsule buildings existed to help us transition into a new era. Welcome to my channel. Arden blvd los angeles 90020 in the 1983 sci fi film wargames teenage computer prodigy david lightman matthew broderick hacks into wopr war operation plan response a united states military supercomputer from his colonial style home in seattle and almost causes world war iii.

If you loved this video you will love my channel. Shoppers browse the many stores available to them in st. David butow corbis via getty images.

Welcome to my time machine. That brick just screams 80s doesn t it. This mall has such an impressive fountain though look at that thing.

In the 1970s and 1980s it was known for its children s parties and bingo the clown. See more ideas about shopping malls mall my childhood memories. Dec 7 2013 explore vicki hatton s board shopping malls of the 80 s followed by 165 people on pinterest.

Check out my tons of other old home movies. The 260 square mile region located just north of the los angeles basin and the portrait it painted was a vapid cultural wasteland of shopping malls. The brown colors were all carried forward from the 70s but obviously they aren t going to update the malls every year.

Although malls may seem like an aspect of our culture that hasn t changed much a look at photographer michael galinsky s mall photos from the late 80s might make you think twice. Malls started becoming shopping meccas in the 80s but by the time the 90s rolled around they were a full blown phenomenon. How 80s pop culture typecast the valley.