Steve Pruett saw firsthand how times changed for Myrtle Beach’s malls.
As a kid, he worked at the Baskin-Robbins at the now-closed Myrtle Square Mall during the summer of 1979 before moving away later.
His brother drove him to and from work, and Pruett paid him each night with a milkshake. He still remembers the smell of smoke from the cigar shop nearby and the long lines for ice cream, as the mall was the place to be for locals…