It seems like every day theres a new article online about a ghost mall somewhere; a former shopping mecca decimated by changing consumer habits and demographics andleft to decay into somethingthat looks like the settingof a zombie film.(Side note: How long before someone makesGhost Mall, a winking low-budget horror movie about an abandoned mall that was built on an unmarked graveyard and isactually haunted? Or a film calledRetail Apocalypse, about the survivors of a cataclysmic war holed up inside an abandonedNeiman Marcus?Wait, why am I giving these great ideas away for free?!? Im an idiot.)Kids these days (shakes fist) have no idea what they missed out on when these ghosts malls were alive and well. Ive seen things you young people wouldnt believe. Hot Topics on fire off the shoulder of the arcade. I watched Spencers Gifts glitter in the dark near the Searsgate.All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.Ayounger generation might think it it is time for these malls to die. They may be right. But those of up who grew up haunting spaces that are now considered ghost malls have intensely fond memories about them. In the 1980s and 90s, malls were where you went to hang out with friends, to socialize, and to buy stuff you didnt need but desperately wanted. (I take it back, I definitely needed thoseZ Cavariccis pants.)In this piece, we look back at 20 of the now-defunct (oralmost-entirelydefunct) mall chains wed love to visit one more time. Grab yourself an Aunt Annie's pretzel and an Orange Julius and prepare yourself for a trip down memory lane ... or maybe the memoryfood court, in this case.20 Vintage Mall Stores We Wish We Could Visit One More TimeIf you spent a lot of times in malls in the 80s and 90s, you definitely visited some these classic and now non-existent (or barely existent) stores.READ MORE: Once-Beloved Fast Food Items That No Longer ExistGet our free mobile appForgotten 90s Movies You Need to SeeThese movies werent hits. Theyre not considered 90s classics. But more people should watch them.