What a nice effect those fountains had to one who just came in out of the heat! The touch of moisture they added balanced the air conditioning, which made the air seem more like a cool outdoor breeze than the bone dry, freezing air common to most malls nowadays. We would walk a mile or so to the mall, often on hot days. They had a really strong discharge, often 10 feet high or more, which cooled the air around them and had somewhat of an ionizing effect, giving the air the clean, humid scent similar to the smell after a good rain.Īt the time I last resided in Roanoke, I was 13 and my mother did not drive. They were the kind of fountains you don't see too often in malls anymore. There were 3 large fountains in Tanglewood, with 1 located by each of the 2 main entrances. But what I will always remember most vividly was the atmosphere and smell of that mall. In its heyday in the mid-80's (before the opening of Valley View) the mall had a thriving mix of upscale and discount retailers and national chains.
Growing up in Roanoke Virginia, Tanglewood defined my perception of malls. Jay Belfiore's Commentary: Posted (user submitted September 16, 2010)
(pic taken of this mall's killer, Valley View mall, by Brian from nearby Chick Fil-A Parking lot June 19, 2003)
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