I worked here doing maintenance work the last three years it was Pier 18 Mall in the late 90’s, up until the year 2000 when I was a teenager. This was also the first (and best) job I ever had. My parents knew, and were friends with the Koseffs as well. Unfortunately the former owner Renny sadly passed away two years ago in the year 2020. It’s so sad and depressing with how trashy, and seedy the place has now become, with having very little left, and to buy inside of it, to the point that it’s pretty much become a third world flea market these days. The store is definitely a far cry from when it was both an LBI icon, and signature hangout during it’s heyday, unlike now too. 🙁 Reply
But I DO see that the Silver Sun Mall is for sale now! I wonder what, if anything will eventually come of that? Hopefully whoever buys it will make the place great again like it was during the Pier 18 era too! Reply
Well it looks like the mall didn’t sell after all, unfortunately. But I found an application online about the owner wanting to apparently do some kind of renovation to the place, which would consist of it being a two-story mixed-use building, with the first floor being utilized as commercial retail space, with the second story containing two two-bedroom residential units, and retail storage space. Not sure exactly what this will mean, and/or what will come of it, but will be interesting to see how this proposal will develop, and what will eventually become of this place, shall it be approved. Reply