10 Beloved Maine Stores Mainers Still Miss

Shopping in Maine used to feel like a real adventure!

Remember when the Bangor Mall area was buzzing with stores you couldn’t wait to explore? Places like Borders, with towering stacks of books, Circuit City packed with gadgets, or Blockbuster, where picking a Friday night movie was a ritual? Those spots are gone now, and the malls feel a little emptier without them—but if there’s one constant in life, it’s that things change.

Shopping habits shifted, online stores boomed, and trends moved faster than anyone could keep up with. Some of those beloved stores live on online, but it’s just not the same as wandering the aisles and stumbling across something you didn’t even know you wanted.

For anyone who grew up wandering Maine’s malls, or driving down Stillwater Avenue in Bangor, just remember, those memories are forever!

Here are 10 stores Mainers loved that are long gone, but the nostalgia lives on.

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Blast from the Past: 13 Iconic Bangor Mall Stores Mainers Still Remember

These spots were some of the coolest places to hang out at in the Bangor Mall back in the day. Jump back in time with us!

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