Chess King
1968–1995
The mall's men's-fashion moment.
The men's mall store where a teenage boy went for a going-out look — pleated slacks, skinny ties, sport coats, and the parachute pants and flashy club wear of their peak years. A sibling to Merry-Go-Round under the same parent, it chased the same MTV-fashion crowd. When that parent went under, Chess King was gone by the mid-'90s.
The Details
- Opened · 1968
- Closed · 1995
- Filed under · 👖 Mall Fashion