worgeordie Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Just heard that Promenada Mall has closed permanently , it's been on the cards for quite some time ,there were too many malls here so no big loss. regards Worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chalawaan Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 To be fair, I had a few good night's there at the open air fiestas, and the Dukes, and Rimping were all patronised by the wife and I. But I agree, Chiang Mai is the worlds largest drug-money laundry outside of Macau, how else are so many luxury apartments and bespoke villages so empty for so long? The people that build these projects are many things but they are not stupid. CM has a bleak decade ahead, if not longer. Once a jewel, now overdeveloped, and cursed by annual pollution so bad you can stare at the afternoon sun without eye protection! If only they went after the field-burners with the zeal reserved for the drug-mules, let's face it, who among us is at risk of death by illegal drugs; a free adult choice? The smoke is potentially life-threatening to every human that is forced to inhale it. 4 3 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clokwise Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Some more background, they couldn't pay their electric bill... https://thethaiger.com/news/national/shopping-mall-in-chiang-mai-goes-dark-couldnt-afford-20-million-baht-power-bill Every time I drive by it seems to be rusting and decaying away bit by bit. Which is kind of the problem - people drive right by, never stop. What a shame too. It had great potential but was so badly managed. On the plus side, Chiang Mai just got a prime URBEXer site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dmaxdan Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 The expression "white elephant" springs to mind. If it wasn't for CM immigration being there for a while it would have closed years ago. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 When in CM I go there all the time because no one is there. The movies, Rimping, a few shops it was great but not surprised if they are closed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 maybe a massage shop will revive the place.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 "Today, the shopping centre Promenada Chiang Mai sent an official letter to each tenant and store that the shopping centre would temporarily close from today onwards. " It does say temporarily but we will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Long time before that location will work for a mid to upscale mall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 In the notice they blamed covid. That was just the final nail in the coffin in my opinion, as it never really took off when it first opened. It was going downhill for well before covid happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LomSak27 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 One Zombie Mall down. Two Zombie mall/plaza's to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod711 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/5/2022 at 11:12 PM, Sticky Rice Balls said: maybe a massage shop will revive the place.... Couldn't hurt. I live near there and used immigration, Dukes, RimPing and PEA. My wife loved Mr DIY. For a re-entry permit last Friday I waited 4 hours at the airport location instead of 15 minutes at Prom. I'm going to miss the place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JingerBen Posted May 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, ramrod711 said: Couldn't hurt. I live near there and used immigration, Dukes, RimPing and PEA. My wife loved Mr DIY. For a re-entry permit last Friday I waited 4 hours at the airport location instead of 15 minutes at Prom. I'm going to miss the place. Me too... and a few more. I've done seven or eight 90 Day Reports there and it never took me more than 10 minutes max. I can't see it reopening as a shopping mall anytime soon, but just imagine what a great CM Immigration Office it would make if they took over one of the two parts of it. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 It tried to market itself as an upscale mall…problem is that CM doesn’t have a large enough upper middle class base to service it on a regular basis… those folks live in Bkk…CM is more of a middle class even working class environment…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted May 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, cardinalblue said: It tried to market itself as an upscale mall…problem is that CM doesn’t have a large enough upper middle class base to service it on a regular basis… those folks live in Bkk…CM is more of a middle class even working class environment…. Can't see it that way, Shopping malls are an Americana experience, the rest of the world aren't that bothered by them. Promanada was a total waste of space, too far out of town with no real access, and mostly empty of shops and people. Edited May 9, 2022 by BritManToo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 How could they develop the location to make it successful ? Would be a good location for a high speed rail to Beijing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 15 hours ago, ramrod711 said: Couldn't hurt. I live near there and used immigration, Dukes, RimPing and PEA. My wife loved Mr DIY. For a re-entry permit last Friday I waited 4 hours at the airport location instead of 15 minutes at Prom. I'm going to miss the place. i was joking---cm is already overloaded with these imo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ginkas Posted May 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2022 Going to miss it. Paid my electric bill there, did 90 day report there, shopped at Rimping and Chi Chang. Very quick and easy, no queues. Also found a couple of very good eating places hidden away. Did my walking exercise, for health, around each of the floors while there. Only a 12 minute drive from where I live. Oh, Well! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dingdongrb Posted May 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 12:47 PM, BritManToo said: too far out of town with no real access Are you serious? It is very easy to access as it is not far from the Super Highway. Parking was quick and always available. I frequented the following stores: - Rimping - Immigration - ChiChang - Dukes - DIY - ToT - Kerry - Watson's 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeaconJohn Posted May 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 9:53 AM, JingerBen said: Me too... and a few more. I've done seven or eight 90 Day Reports there and it never took me more than 10 minutes max. I can't see it reopening as a shopping mall anytime soon, but just imagine what a great CM Immigration Office it would make if they took over one of the two parts of it. Agreed. The 90 Day reporting was always handled quickly and efficiently, unlike so many other CM Immigration experiences that are crowded, disorganized, and stressful. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DezLez Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) On 5/9/2022 at 12:47 PM, BritManToo said: Shopping malls are an Americana experience, the rest of the world aren't that bothered by them Where did you pluck that nonsense from? Of the top thirty shopping malls by size in the world the USA has only one entry and that is at number 9 while Thailand hold the number 6, 7, 8, 18 and 19 positions! Shopping mall - Wikipedia Edited May 13, 2022 by DezLez 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted May 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 minute ago, DezLez said: Where did you pluck that nonsense from? I'd never been in a shopping Mall before I moved to Thailand. Last was Promanada x2, but that was only for the free vaccinations, not shopping. Dreadful place. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bill97 Posted May 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, BritManToo said: I'd never been in a shopping Mall before I moved to Thailand. Last was Promanada x2, but that was only for the free vaccinations, not shopping. Dreadful place. What question was that supposed to answer? 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXBKKMAN Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/12/2022 at 11:07 AM, dingdongrb said: Are you serious? It is very easy to access as it is not far from the Super Highway. Parking was quick and always available. I frequented the following stores: - Rimping - Immigration - ChiChang - Dukes - DIY - ToT - Kerry - Watson's That may be your experience but the masses don't own a car in CM. There is no public transport. Not many people want to travel there on a Honda Wave from the city. Hence the shopping Mall has been dead since it opened. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1FinickyOne Posted May 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 9:42 AM, Ginkas said: Going to miss it. Paid my electric bill there so, you were the one? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/13/2022 at 7:58 AM, Bill97 said: What question was that supposed to answer? Just an irrelevant non sequitur- to confirm another random prejudice about Thai life 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 I did not think it was that far away. Not everyone lives in the city in fact, many new venues going up out towards Mae Rim and farther. The mall was the oddest design I have ever seen all that open space and a few shops on the perimeter. But, until the Chinese are released from their prison life CM will be a dead zone. Chinese kept the place going for several years they loved it. Now, with all the closed businesses and shops it may be the least desirable tourist destination to visit in country. A total bore of a place at this point domestic toruists are not enough to support it. I think it will come back, only if and when the Chinese come back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DezLez Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 9:42 AM, Ginkas said: Going to miss it. Paid my electric bill there Pity you didn't pay their bill while you were there! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 55 minutes ago, bkk6060 said: I did not think it was that far away. Not everyone lives in the city in fact, many new venues going up out towards Mae Rim and farther. The mall was the oddest design I have ever seen all that open space and a few shops on the perimeter. But, until the Chinese are released from their prison life CM will be a dead zone. Chinese kept the place going for several years they loved it. Now, with all the closed businesses and shops it may be the least desirable tourist destination to visit in country. A total bore of a place at this point domestic toruists are not enough to support it. I think it will come back, only if and when the Chinese come back. How often did you go there ? I don't ever recall seeing any Chinese people there at all and they have no reason to go there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 I won't miss the boring place. No atmosphere from the day it opened. Used to joke it was a ghost town like off the Western films...with tumbleweeds blowing through it. I think the first problem was that they were late opening when it was new. They got beat to the post by Central Festival. So they could not get the ice rink and shops that went to CF..and customer base. The food hall was really not so good..and more expensive than all the other food halls...and not even any English on the menus, when the place was geared up to international people. I think they should concert the building to luxury apartments now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 2 hours ago, CNXBKKMAN said: That may be your experience but the masses don't own a car in CM. There is no public transport. Not many people want to travel there on a Honda Wave from the city. Hence the shopping Mall has been dead since it opened. Yepper, my opinion/experience. I lived in Banwangtan and always owned a vehicle as I always did when living in my home country. I wouldn't venture outside my mooban on a scooter, Not worth the risk with the way folks drive here. You ever heard of Grab? Pickup at your door within minutes and extremely inexpensive. Sad to hear that Honda Wave owners don't venture outside the moat area..... ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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