tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post459755771920947521..comments2024-03-05T04:03:13.851-05:00Comments on Dead and Dying retail: Mellett Mall / Canton Centre in Canton, OhioNickEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16204643187244801996noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-75146899129275274322016-05-31T09:05:48.197-04:002016-05-31T09:05:48.197-04:00Mellett Mall was once the place to go. Once it bec...Mellett Mall was once the place to go. Once it became Canton Centre, it started to fall apart. For one thing, the cheap mall management did away with off duty police and went to less expensive rent-a-cops and the security went down hill. People stopped going there because of fear of being harassed or robbed. Interestingly, many people today will not shop at the Walmart next door for the same reason. It's a shame what happened to the mall; a typical example of management not knowing what they are doing.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904736973100606753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-51460797726946481782015-11-16T13:32:46.427-05:002015-11-16T13:32:46.427-05:00Belden Village has no variety of differing stores ...Belden Village has no variety of differing stores like it used to have. Mostly clothing stores. Boring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-23575560742082789982015-10-20T16:21:16.591-04:002015-10-20T16:21:16.591-04:00I'm not sure what's going on there, but th...I'm not sure what's going on there, but the signs that were beside the doors were moved to where the Deb sign was. The initial ideas may be happening now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035549791768806237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-43469328729407875252015-09-22T09:37:40.838-04:002015-09-22T09:37:40.838-04:00I remember Mellett Mall as a kids when my parents ...I remember Mellett Mall as a kids when my parents took me there shopping, just like some of the smaller stores that were located downtown in the mid to late 60's and very early 70's. Since Belden Village came around, and the abundant amount of land available in that area, it is no wonder that area grew as much as it has. Maybe it is time for some of Mellett Mall to be torn down and the land reutilized, or maybe it is too late??? Mellett Strip might just be an idea, with smaller retail stores and restaurants to draw people back to the center of Canton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-51932742167766655592015-07-11T21:59:31.479-04:002015-07-11T21:59:31.479-04:00Now Debs is gone and so has Dots stores.I have hea...Now Debs is gone and so has Dots stores.I have heard Waikem has bought it . Is this true? Why not ttear it down and build a Lowes or something . This area needs more restaurants and LESS car loan places...... I grew up here it really sad. First we lose Meyers Lake Amusement Park and now this landmark. Bring something back to CANTON besides the HOF !!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-3596509322599702112015-06-15T19:18:18.156-04:002015-06-15T19:18:18.156-04:00I sure would not say that Alliance's Carnation...I sure would not say that Alliance's Carnation Mall is or was thriving at all. As mentioned in the earlier reply, surviving is a much better word. I was in there during mid afternoon and there was only two other people were in the center corridor, carrying a Bath and Body Works purchase. JC Penneys, Elder Berman and Bath and Body keeps it alive. Dunhams and Sears were only occupied with employees. Since Bath and Body Works does not have an outside access or entry, this is what puts a few customers inside the mall. The movie theater is just a place for some parents to drop off their children in place of hiring a baby sitter. As far as Belden Village Mall goes, go by there after schools let out. You might think this location is an afternoon daycare as well, noisy with young kids running everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-24547886534927399712015-02-20T11:29:21.441-05:002015-02-20T11:29:21.441-05:00As of 2015, CC has lost Dots (who has now returned...As of 2015, CC has lost Dots (who has now returned), Velocity, and soon, Deb. They have also gained Cricket Wireless and Domino's Pizza.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035549791768806237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-12505045556829599952015-02-14T20:23:47.720-05:002015-02-14T20:23:47.720-05:00I never remember Mellett Mall being "open&quo...I never remember Mellett Mall being "open". I grew up in Canton and my parents took me there a lot during the 60s and 70s and it was always closed, a regular mall.<br /><br />For those who would like to see the mall with open stores and people, this YouTube video (which appears to have been made in the mid-90s) might be appreciated: http://youtu.be/Jpwu91e_o0oAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-26116518358331481712015-01-16T11:34:48.706-05:002015-01-16T11:34:48.706-05:00I used to come here all the time as a kid. I used...I used to come here all the time as a kid. I used to love going to the A&W storre as well as the book store where I used to get packs of baseball cards. I really miss this mall and the charachter it had in 80's and early 90's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-83185465530512202572014-11-19T23:27:17.474-05:002014-11-19T23:27:17.474-05:00Interesting. I was just at New Towne Mall this wee...Interesting. I was just at New Towne Mall this week. Only one store was closed. Perhaps not thriving but certainly surviving!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-52495817076286567472014-10-07T12:49:59.682-04:002014-10-07T12:49:59.682-04:00Where have all of the Mellet Mall era pictures gon...Where have all of the Mellet Mall era pictures gone? I want to relive some of those memories, but they seem to be all gone. I remember the book store, the original KayBee's (later relocated), original Camelot (relocated and downsized), security in orange golf carts, etc. Where did they go? Somebody please come up with some vintage pictures!!!Darrylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184673958509696681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-5790734911495641862014-07-27T21:30:57.061-04:002014-07-27T21:30:57.061-04:00I've been in there a few times on visits back ...I've been in there a few times on visits back home as my mom still shops at JC Penny's. It feels very weird because that ace was thriving when I was a kid. Even when it was getting quiet they always kept it up nice (y sister had a job in The Icing next to the Food court in the late 90's, early 2000s and it was getting quiet even then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-86060386629713452262014-07-09T15:57:43.739-04:002014-07-09T15:57:43.739-04:00Alliance and New Philly Malls are both hanging on ...Alliance and New Philly Malls are both hanging on by a thread..."thriving"? that's not a word I would use to describe either Carnation or New Towne Malls. Are they open? Yes-but with a ton of vacancies. Belden Village Mall is the only one in the area worth a damn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-32018853822287742732014-04-05T19:52:40.299-04:002014-04-05T19:52:40.299-04:00My wife and I went to my former hometown of Massil...My wife and I went to my former hometown of Massillon recently and I had not seen this site yet. I was wondering if Mellet Mall (I always refused to call it Canton Centre) was still open or not. The last time I had been in it was 1991 when my friends and I saw Terminator II there right before I moved off to college. So imagine having memories of a thriving mall the last time I saw it to what it looks like now. Your pics are spot on. My wife took some pics as well and the only difference now is that the plants in the fountain are completely dead and the trees are not looking too happy now either. The public restrooms were still open but otherwise there is nothing other than JC Penney to visit. I have to say it was pretty tough emotionally to see the mall like this but I suppose it comes as no surprise. Thanks for all of the info!MrBeachBumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627151756099231865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-28601884079513863132014-03-11T17:13:33.132-04:002014-03-11T17:13:33.132-04:00Belden Village had to be a major contributor to Me...Belden Village had to be a major contributor to Mellett Mall's demise, along with poor management. If you visit Alliance or New Philadelphia, you can find malls very similar to Mellett that are still thriving.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-40910302347109125212014-02-23T23:42:01.888-05:002014-02-23T23:42:01.888-05:00Very intersting post. I like it. Pics are awsome.Very intersting post. I like it. Pics are awsome.Nottingham New Hampshirehttp://www.northwoodgarage.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-53477740806543842612014-02-12T17:04:38.201-05:002014-02-12T17:04:38.201-05:00Movie producers and directors should use this spac...Movie producers and directors should use this space for some scary zombie movies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-68476187839382628812014-01-21T23:59:35.246-05:002014-01-21T23:59:35.246-05:00I am shocked any of the mall interior is still ope...I am shocked any of the mall interior is still open. When somebody else went to the mall a year or two ago the JCPenney entrance was sealed but it is open again with the emergencies only signs on either side. I looked at all the stores and not a single one was being used. The whole time I was in the mall there were only two other people sitting around talking. The mall was supposed to be shut down completely in 2010, yes 2010!NickEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204643187244801996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-20164968958521572712014-01-21T23:40:25.494-05:002014-01-21T23:40:25.494-05:00So if that JCPenney entrance in the mall is for em...So if that JCPenney entrance in the mall is for emergencies only, why do they even bother keeping the mall corridor open?Mike Kazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454800834122639276noreply@blogger.com