tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post8986377377620498472..comments2023-09-16T05:51:44.984-04:00Comments on DarkeJournal.com: Remember the Salem Mall? By Abraham LincolnUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post-37678818349094976432011-08-31T13:38:17.097-04:002011-08-31T13:38:17.097-04:00I agree, I used to work on Salem, to call it safe ...I agree, I used to work on Salem, to call it safe is laughable. Nothing about that area is safe. I also agree, that the businesses there are dirty, run down and they have a minimal selection as compared to other areas. The best Buy there IS a dump. The store is filthy, the staff is unhelpful and they often lack a large portion of the sale items they advertise.BEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post-68135624246463667912011-08-31T10:17:32.738-04:002011-08-31T10:17:32.738-04:00The Salem avenue area is NOT safe. I know two peop...The Salem avenue area is NOT safe. I know two people who have been robbed on Salem. One man was pumping gas two blocks from the police station and was robbed by three men. The other had their car broken into and items stolen. I go to Dayton on business twice a week. I would not consider it without having protection. Carjacking has made it even more dangerous. No way my wife will go down there by herself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post-57166389281376007382011-08-31T09:51:44.832-04:002011-08-31T09:51:44.832-04:00If I remember correctly there was a proposal to bu...If I remember correctly there was a proposal to build a small mall in the area where the sears store is not. It was to have included a theater. Would have been nice. No clue why it never happened. I suspect local business people were against it however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post-66446085224575899322011-08-31T09:26:32.176-04:002011-08-31T09:26:32.176-04:00I loved the Salem Mall. It was not too big and th...I loved the Salem Mall. It was not too big and the plantings inside were lovely up until they tore it down. I worked there when they built the food court and I went on many dates to the movies there, bought prom dresses there too. I stopped working and shopping at that location when I no longer felt safe with the large groups of teens up to no good. I wish Greenville had built a small mall when they were building Staples and Penneys. Those would have been great anchor stores.whodanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post-70456055741700657812011-08-31T07:44:54.475-04:002011-08-31T07:44:54.475-04:00The Best Buy in Trotwood is a DUMP. Sorry, but dri...The Best Buy in Trotwood is a DUMP. Sorry, but drive a few minutes longer and you can shop all you want without worrying about your car being broken into or stolen, and shop in stores that are cleaner and have more stock. Trotwood is nothing but one large ghetto these days.Hard Truthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post-50792173704437404452011-08-30T22:52:08.495-04:002011-08-30T22:52:08.495-04:00Salem Mall may be gone but there is still some goo...Salem Mall may be gone but there is still some good shopping in this area. Burlington Coat Factory always has a good deal or two. And you can't beat GFS when you're planning a party. I also frequent Target, Best Buy and Honeybaked Ham.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post-58066273388198721562011-08-30T21:04:33.720-04:002011-08-30T21:04:33.720-04:00It got to the point I wouldn't let my Wife go ...It got to the point I wouldn't let my Wife go there alone, let alone with me. The busses from downtown were the death of the place. It was the only place I liked to shop. I would get a cigar from the smoke shop and a good coffee and turn Gwen loose. In 1977 I passed out from food poisoning on a first date in the restroom of the theater while waiting on the Star Wars premiere on a first date! Good Times!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post-46087985265108744812011-08-30T19:52:16.230-04:002011-08-30T19:52:16.230-04:00You nailed it. There were gangs of Trotwood kids w...You nailed it. There were gangs of Trotwood kids who knocked people down in the mall. People stopped going to the mall. I understand it is those gangs that keeps the Green and other East side shopping malls from having buses pick up and drop off passengers at their malls. I don't blame them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post-8526629046664730532011-08-30T18:44:13.148-04:002011-08-30T18:44:13.148-04:00I remember the Salem Mall well, and I miss it. To...I remember the Salem Mall well, and I miss it. Too bad that it was overtaken by latch-key kids from the local neighborhood. The mall people just couldn't keep up with the influx of unsupervised kids, and later gangs. It got so bad even the locals from Trotwood wouldn't go there anymore.<br />RIP Salem MallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com