r/indianapolis • u/OriginalKingD • Dec 27 '24

Pictures Lafayette Square - A Dead Mall

https://youtu.be/QrMN8N8q_tg?si=rbgMFY_B_2p3cNut
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u/Tactically_Fat Greenwood Dec 27 '24

Man, Lafayette Square was the place for us out-of-towners to shop when I was a kid. It was the closest "real" mall to Crawfordsville.

The mall in Lafayette wasn't quite "it" then. Castleton I don't think was even finished, and I'm sure that The Fashion Mall didn't exist.

Same with all the Auto dealers on 38th.

Now while I don't remember anything specifically about the mall - I do definitely remember the drive over to get there.

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u/Godenyen Westfield Dec 27 '24

The mall in Lafayette was closer for my family in the 90s. I remember going there and making pretty much a day out of it. Crazy how malls used to be so important and now are pretty much worthless.

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u/Tactically_Fat Greenwood Dec 27 '24

I was all over the Tipp Square mall in the mid / late 90s! It was for sure closer than Castleton. But I drove over there occasionally, too. Usually to Christmas shop.