Shopping Centers & Malls near Forsyth, IL

“It's sad to see this mall go south. I remember when it was hopping back in '84 - '85. I worked at JC Penny in Suits, which was one of the anchor stores. They had a Spencer's gift shop, music store (extinct nowadays),Bachrach's clothing store, etc. Their food court was awesome. There was a great Gyro place, and, of course, the venerable standard Orange Julius. They also had an AMC Theater outside the mall where I got to see Back To The Future, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (all about the HS & mall life...that movie captured my teens so well), and a lot of those great teenage movies that came out back then. My uncle used to give me $20 to take his girlfriend's daughter to the movies when she came home from school. I eventually married her (divorced now). So many great memories. Accross the street on HWY51 they also had a Rax Roast Beef right next door to Arby's. Rax was so much better, I fell in love with roast been sandwiches because of them. I never understood why they never took off. Anyway, I'm going down the nostalgic road. My heart aches at the empty storefronts. Those were the days. Thank you Hickory Point Mall.”

“What's left here? Kroger, Planet Fitness, Ruby's Slots, a gas station and Dunkin Donuts? Good parking lot to meet for an exchange of goods and/or services in the evening. Little security/cop activity. Just be respectful of those who don't know.”