Genesee Valley Center

I grew up shopping at Genesee Valley… It’s a decent mall with an okay selection of stores. It’s definitely not my first choice mall anymore (I prefer Great Lakes Crossing in Auburn Hills), but if you’re in Flint and in a time pinch, you can probably find what you’re looking for here.

This a great mall, big enough to provide a variety of choices, small enough to get around quickly. The food court would be a star killer but they have one of the best coney island restaurant in the city. The layout is simple but effective. You can get around without having to backtrack.

I love this mall!!! There are stores here for any budget. Anchor stores are JCPenny, Sears, macys and Burlington. There is a nice clean playground for kids near Sears. There are soft seating areas through out the mall. Let’s not forget about the snack places you can smell all over the mall. Over all, very nice mall for everyone!

Its an ok mall. Store selections are decent and it is pretty easy to get around inside. They are working hard to provide good security for the mall but I still will not go there on weekends, in the early evening.

I have mixed feelings about this mall.
Food court: not very good.
Shop selection: decent.
Atmosphere: meh.
There are times when what you need in Flint can only be found here, unless you want to drive to Great Lakes Crossing or similar. For that purpose, it is very good. Hooray.
The Spencers is quite good, and has lots of stuff. The Sears is huge. The Barnes and Noble is nice. Bar Louie too. The actual food court has a Taco Bell and some other stuff… really not that spectacular, unfortunately. There is a Surf City Squeeze smoothie place, which is nice. I’ve never experienced really scary moments or sketchy people walking around here, but maybe it happens from time to time. I’ve heard they card everyone after 6 pm? No experience with that…
There is a used video game store that I cannot remember the name of in here — beware of what you buy from them. They sold a faulty Wii nunchuck to a friend and then provided much hassle upon returning it.
Bottom line: if you have easy access to another mall, you’re probably better off there. If not, this will likely suit your needs, if you’re in Flint.

I’m just old enough to remember its birth, bulldozers and cranes etched into my childhood memory. During high school, I worked here, and learned a little bit about the maze of hallways and loading docks. Today, it’s still a good place to pick up an item of clothing or take a winter day mall walk. Sears (north anchor store,) including the exterior auto center, still looks similar to the original, but the rest seems to have changed quite a bit. The south anchor is a Macy’s rather than a Hudson’s. The east-​west transepts were added later than the original construction. The Outdoor Village is relatively new. At the center of this retail cathedral is the food court altar, options for breaking bread available from about twelve vendors.