Remember when going to the mall was an afternoon activity, even if you didn’t have anything to buy? You could meet your friends by the fountain, browse the latest music, try on clothes, and grab a slice of pizza before heading home.

Shopping malls are still around, but plenty of the stores and features that once made them familiar gathering places have disappeared or become much harder to find. Here are 14 things that might take you right back to the mall you grew up visiting.

Pay Phones

Before cell phones, mall pay phones were where you called home for a ride or let someone know you were running late. You could usually find a row of them near an entrance or food court, often with someone waiting impatiently for their turn.

Indoor Smoking Areas

Some malls once had designated indoor smoking areas with ashtrays and benches where shoppers could take a break. As indoor smoking rules changed, these spaces disappeared from the mall experience.

Mall Arcades

The flashing lights and sounds of arcade games made it easy to find the arcade without looking at a directory. You could spend an entire afternoon there with a pocketful of quarters, waiting for your turn at a favorite game or watching someone else try to beat the high score.

Photo Booths

Cramming into a curtained photo booth with your friends was an inexpensive way to leave the mall with a keepsake. The pictures rarely turned out perfectly, but those little photo strips often ended up taped inside lockers or tucked into wallets.

Music and Movie Stores

Stores like Sam Goody and Tower Records gave you a place to flip through CDs, discover new music, and decide which album was worth your allowance. If your mall also had a video rental store, you could pick out a movie for the weekend before heading home.

Sbarro Pizza Counters

For many shoppers, a trip to the food court meant ordering a large slice of pizza from Sbarro and finding an empty table. The chain still operates today, but its counter isn’t the near-automatic part of a mall visit that some people remember.

RadioShack

RadioShack was where you went for batteries, cables, small electronic parts, and gadgets you didn’t quite know how to use yet. Its shelves were packed with things you might not find anywhere else in the mall, and browsing them could turn into an unexpected stop on your shopping trip.

Teen Fashion Stores

Delia’s, Wet Seal, 5-7-9, and Rave gave teens plenty of places to look for the latest tops, jeans, dresses, and accessories. Each store had its own style, but they all made it easy to spend an hour trying on outfits with friends, even when you weren’t planning to buy anything.

Workwear and Everyday Fashion Stores

The Limited and Casual Corner were familiar stops for women looking for office outfits, while Structure offered men button-down shirts, sweaters, and casual basics. These stores made it possible to build much of a wardrobe in a single walk through the mall.

Colorful Clothing Stores

Esprit and Benetton brought plenty of color to mall clothing racks, especially during the 1980s and 1990s. From bright sweaters to casual everyday pieces, their storefronts had a look that longtime mall shoppers may still recognize.

Limited Too

For many younger shoppers, Limited Too was the store they wanted to visit before going anywhere else. Its colorful clothes, playful accessories, and displays made it feel like a destination rather than just another stop for back-to-school shopping.

Indoor Fountains

The fountain in the middle of the mall was a place to rest your feet, meet up with friends, or toss in a penny and make a wish. Many shopping centers have since redesigned their common areas, making those large indoor water features less familiar than they once were.

Mall Bookstores

Waldenbooks and B. Dalton were the kinds of stores where you could walk in for one book and spend half an hour browsing the shelves. Even if you left empty-handed, looking through the new releases and magazine racks was part of the fun.

Mall Travel Agencies

Before booking a vacation online became routine, some malls had travel agencies with sunny destination posters and brochures displayed in the windows. You could sit down with an agent to discuss flights, hotels, and vacation packages while the rest of your family continued shopping.