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| - Okay, so I might be a bit biased coming from Columbus and having great shopping choices like Polaris mall and Easton mall. Compared to those, Crocker Park is just a little anticlimactic. It's not really as big or spectacular as you think it's going to be, and honestly, I live right beside this shopping center, yet I really try to avoid going there if at all possible.
The stores are many of your standard "mall stores," without many unique shops or restaurants. The general customer base is well to do young people, so the atmosphere can be a little snobby, which is typical for the area. But if you just want to eat at Brio or Cheesecake Factory and shop at The Gap, this will work just fine for you... unless it's cold, rainy, windy, or snowing of course. That's probably my main complaint w/ CP, there is no indoor option. The stores aren't connected in any way, they are virtually all outdoors, which is great if it's a gorgeous day. But it defeats the purpose if you have to decide whether or not the weather is nice enough to go to the mall. At Easton or Polaris, for example, there is a main indoor section of the mall, then lots of shops outside and all around. Crocker doesn't have that option. So if you're the type of person who just likes to walk around and window shop, you have to do it based on the weather.
Another issue is parking. It seems to me that Crocker Park kind of grew beyond expectation, so they weren't prepared for the growth in terms of layout, parking, or general street/traffic flow. You have to pay to park, or park a ways away in the Giant Eagle shopping center, which isn't too bad as long as the weather is nice. But if it's cold in the winter, or you're toting kiddos, it can be a bit of a hassle.
All complaints aside, the 2 things that I do like about Crocker are the outdoor wooden chess boards and life size chess board, and the generous outdoor furniture all around. At most malls they want you to spend money and leave. Crocker gives you more of a hangout option with tons of comfy couches and chairs all around, and the great chess boards by the fountain. Both of those things make it just a little more fun and unique.
All in all, Crocker Park isn't horrible, it's just not my favorite place to go. But if it's a nice day and you want to shop, and get some time in outdoors, this will give you the best of both worlds.
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