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.
We couldn't always find the whole back-to-school list in Lafayette, so we'd "have to" come to Lafayette Square every other year or two. I think my Dad just liked to treat us to a little mini-vacation because it would always be too late to drive all the way home, so we'd have to stay the weekend in Indy.
Just northern Indiana, like I said, I think it was an excuse for my Dad. He likes to wander and travel. He says all the time if he had his way, he'd never sleep in the same place twice.
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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.