himynameisjay t1_iybgusr wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:47 AM

Reply to comment by ltdan123 in Town Center Mall, Short Pump by HoldingtheMoon

Yeah I’m all the way from Roanoke and people would drive to Short Pump to shop for prom dresses. It’s a better mall than most of VA has access to.

ChiliTrees t1_iybh80i wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:50 AM

Also from Roanoke!! The first time I went to the Short Pump mall after only ever going to Valley View, my mind was blown. I had to call my friend bc I got lost. Couldn’t believe how big it was. Part of me still can’t lol

needsexyboots t1_iybqjpv wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:15 AM

I grew up in Houston but we’d drive up to MD every year to visit family. For some reason we picked Roanoke as an overnight stay every year and I used to beg my parents to take me to Valley View whenever we were there - I have no idea why but I was in love with that place, I guess maybe they had a store that wasn’t at the mall I went to in Houston but whatever it was, Roanoke became one of my favorite places as a kid

LouieKablooie t1_iyce0ui wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:23 AM

I hope the former mayor of Roanoke reads this.

CatPhtevens t1_iyd2ta8 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:39 PM

I'm from Bluefield and we used to drive to Roanoke to shop at Valley View for Christmas -- it had so many more stores than our Mercer Mall. When I moved to Richmond I was amazed at how many malls they had.

UntrainedFoodCritic t1_iye1qkz wrote on November 30, 2022 at 6:30 PM

Lmao literally when my parents come visit me from Roanoke, they’re coming just as much for short pump as me