Three Rivers Crossing — Local services in Kelso

As a resident of Kelso for over 30 years it's hard to see the hard times that the Three Rivers Mall has fallen on. In the 80's and 90's the Three Rivers Mall was a mecca for everyone in Kelso to flock to. The food court was constantly packed with people eating from the 10 plus restaurants while other people shopped from the 40 plus stores. If they weren't eating or shopping they could be found at the arcade enjoying a lively friday night with their friends seeing who the top player at Street Fighter 2 was. I recall blowing a good portion of my paydays at the Three Rivers Mall in the mid to late 90's. That really all changed toward the beginning of the new millennium when the owners sold the mall to a out of state corporation. Since that time the mall has changed ownership at least two more times with each company basically ignoring the mall as it fell into disrepair.

The most recent owner I feel honestly doesn't know what's best for the mall, they prefer to constantly increase the rent on the existing businesses to make up for what is lacking instead of trying to market the mall to big named businesses. It's honestly sad to see the mall that I love fall so hard. I live right across the way from the mall and I haven't had any reason to go there for over a year. The only time I even go near the mall is to catch the public bus to get to where I need to go.

Pro: As of the posting of this review, the majority of the mall is made up of local businesses therefore they will fight like mad to try and get your business. Pro: Even though it is primary empty it still houses that community feeling. Pro: Parking is abundant, I figure only 10% of the parking lot is used at any time during the day.

Negative: If you expect the big name businesses to be found here you'll be disappointed with the exception of Macy's, JC Penny and Sportsman's warehouse the rest of the businesses are local businesses so they carry a very limited amount of things to buy, don't be expecting big named electronics or top of the line toys at this location.

Negative: The food court is a shell of it's former self, over a year ago when I was last visiting the mall there was only one restaurant left. Don't expect full meals either it's more of a snack stand at best.

Negative: The hours, the hours for this location is extremely bad it opens at 10am and closes at 8pm. Back when I was younger it would open at 10am and stay open till either 9pm or 10pm. Other big named stores in the area (Wal Mart, Target, Fred Meyers, The Triangle Center) are still open when the mall closes.

Negative: The people who runs the mall's facebook page are extremely petty, any attempt to suggest ways to improve the mall will be met with outright hostility or the person being ignored or blocked. I was blocked for suggesting that they need to advertise to bigger named businesses if they want the mall to succeed.

Negative: Don't expect the same local businesses to be there if you are gone for a few months then you return. Since the administration of the mall prefers to constantly raise the cost of rent it forces out any business that isn't big named.

Overall, I give this mall at this time two stars out of five, I'd give it less but I think the fact that I look at the mall and remember all my fond memories helps save it...

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I was there when it first opened back in the late 80’s. The DECA club of Kelso High had a deal with the mall and many of the businesses within to learn from the assorted retailers all about the business aspects of retail. Now, it could only learn, at best, about a down economy. That is what this mall says to me all these years later with few businesses still running out of it and only one of the original anchor stores left. It is a sad reminder of just how much the economy has changed for the worse for the local businesses. On the upside, it has the Kelso Public Library and the updated Regal Cinemas. On the downside, there is not much left of the food court. I have been away too long and don’t know what happened, but this is bad. It is like a ghost town, with “brand new” walls that never got a chance to keep shining into the...