Dort Mall - Flint, MI
N 42° 59.420 W 083° 39.310
17T E 283542 N 4763162
There aren't a lot of roadside attractions in Flint, MI., but this, Flint's first indoor mall is a must see!
Waymark Code: WM2X07
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2008
Views: 76
A mall a roadside attraction? Yup! There are actually not too many stores here. Anchored by Perani's Hockey World, the world's largest independent hockey retailer, there's also a dollar store, a restaurant, optometrist, and a party supplies store.
Those stores aren't why you should see this place.
Let's see... well for starters just outside is an old Sinclairs Gasoline sign just a few feet down from the Half-wit Muffler man, which you can check out here as well: (
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Once inside the Dort Mall you won't believe your eyes. Bob Perani, the owner, has amassed a huge collection of Americana. Inside the mall you'll find a helicopter, a cinema, a carousel, a giant golf ball, a mechanical elephant, and a zamboni or two. Oh and I almost forgot. Mr Perani owns a ton of neon! Including a genuine Rotosphere!!! (
visit link) You'll have to go back outside to the parking lot to see it, but it is worth it!
Lastly, the Dort Mall is also the location of the former Dort Drive-In Movie Theater. Nowadays, the mall has