Monday, August 07, 2017

This mall has been part of my growing up years in Las Piñas City.

I can say that this actually at some point in time, surpassed SM Southmall in terms of known stores that house in its building. Location-wise very accessible near to schools and subdivisions, with huge commercial space occupied by well-known stores and fast-food chains such as Pizza Hut, Shakeys, and Dunkin Donuts to name a few.

Jollibee occupied two food hubs in this mall, the first one located at the very front of the mall and the other one near the supermarket. I also remember National Bookstores occupied the left-wing front side of this mall where I loved to spend hours reading their newly released hardbound books sniffing those pages and feeling comfy sitting on the cold stone floor.

I also liked the EUROLAND that they have here!!!

Much better than what SM Southmall (Story Land) had way back then. Euroland is an indoor mini theme park that caters to rides roller coasters and souvenir shops and can also hold events as the place is indeed huge. They made it look like a fairy tale land plucked out from a book that comes to life.

Awww, I miss those days when the good old glory of this mall is incomparable.

Visited this place the other day 2nd AUG 2017 and felt sad about what I saw. The entire mall is just one of the many establishments which I normally label "Beauty in Decay" or "Beauty Left for Decay". Its old glory was gone yet still reflected how beautiful this mall was way back then. I saw dilapidated walls, and ceilings, empty stores waiting for occupants, and lonely hallways that used to be full of people going in and out of this mall.

No air-conditioning working during our visit and only a few areas have lights turned on. It kinda makes the place more creepy, scary, and lonely. We actually parked in the basement which gives me an eerie feeling. The entire basement that used to be so crowded and with no vacancy is empty, dark, full of rubbish, and lonely.

It made me feel like I was in a zombie movie that any time a zombie might come out from the dark and attack us. The entire mall was unkept and left for decay as you cannot see any intention of fixing it.

It is still open though, there's a lot of bargain stuff such as 2nd hand clothes, and brand new carpets that are so cheap yet the same quality in a high-end mall. The textile department is still open, and furniture and other appliances can also be found. Home decor and furniture that this mall boasted even before are still here which I really really liked. Huge selection of Kitchen Utensils and some school supplies that came in so cheap.

This is what I really really liked about this mall. China plates, mugs, and saucers were still here. And of course, we hoarded some of these. Huge decor jars and plastic fauna, marbled finish figurines, and other stuff can also be found.

These were all available and selling at a very low price here inside Uniwide Sales Warehouse.

As this mall has been changed totally and known establishment left their units years ago, bargain stores started to occupy a large portion of this mall.

In a simple word, a small portion of Baclaran and Divisoria merchandise is in this mall. Simplehan pa natin- Para na itong abandonadong establishmento na ang laman ay yung makikita mo sa Baclaran.

Overall, this mall's old glory was indeed gone. I do hope that Uniwide Sales management will be able to renovate and maintain all of its mall chains across the country. They already have the name, all they have to do is to make that name sound good again and of course, a lot of money should be invested to make their malls look and feel like any other high-end malls just like before.

LIKES: Bargain goodies that you cannot find in any other mall. Such as home furniture, kitchen utensils, home decor, school supplies, textile

DISLIKES: not well lighted, no ventilation, dilapidated structure, dirty CRs, broken roofs, and ceilings

I took some pictures inside this mall and you can view my entire album at this link- US Metro Mall Las Piñas