But what about Waldenbooks, The Wall, Merry-Go-Round? Remember when the mall had three music stores, three book stores and endless clothing and accessory options? Remember when it was the cool ...

Merry-Go-Round Enterprises Inc.: The national teen clothing chain, based in Joppa, Maryland, thrived from the 1970s to the early 1990s. In its heyday, it had more than 800 stores.

Merry-Go-Round Enterprises, the Joppa-based clothing store chain, got a kick in the pants in the fourth quarter as recession and an abrupt shift in fashion sent it stumbling to a $2.5 million loss.