Hereford, Do You Miss the Old Days of Sugarland Mall?

I have a habit of waxing nostalgic.  I like looking back on the past and remembering things that were fun and cool during childhood.

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I was scrolling through social media the other day and I ran across some older photos of Sugarland Mall.  Now, these photos are way older than I am (I swear!).  But, they brought back some old memories.

I don't personally remember Miller Drug, but I do remember Anthony's, which was a clothing store where we would go and shop on the weekends. If I needed something a little more fancy, we'd go to JCPenney. Yes! Hereford had a JCPenney. It was in the biggest area of the mall. I remember getting many dresses in that JCPenney.

My grandmother used to always take me to M.E. Moses. I know she went to get stuff to work on her embroidering, but I would always find the coolest trinkets, toys and treats. I also fondly remember the ice cream/soda shop The Candy Cane in the mall. That was the food court of that day.

There was a store in the mall that had a stagecoach in it I always loved going into that store for that reason, I'm guessing it was some sort of western store but I don't remember. I also took twirling at a dance studio in the mall.

Furrs grocery store was located at the mall, but that store has been gone for close to 40 years. Currently, the old Furrs location is Moovies 6, it's a movie theater.

So many similarities, yet so many differences. It was a time, when small towns had malls of their own. I remember that it was a treat to make a trip to Amarillo and it wasn't something we did often because we had places to shop right at home.

I wonder if our kids will have memories like this because most of today's shopping is done right from your phone or computer. I guess only time will tell.