I thought I’d write about another still-missed part of Mattoon-ian culture long gone; so here’s an advertisement from the Aug. 13, 1984, Journal Gazette, touting how the Aladdin’s Castle Arcade was ...
Growing up in the 1980s, a trip to the local shopping mall provided a full day of entertainment. You might have watched the latest Hollywood blockbuster, purchased the latest album or cassette, ...