ROLLING ACRES MALL - BLEEDING TO DEATH
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- čas přidán 7. 02. 2019
- ROLLING ACRES MALL - BLEEDING TO DEATH
Rolling Acres Mall is not dead just yet, here is all that remains from my recent visit!
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Thank you for this! I know I haven’t watched the entire video but this is heartbreaking. Rolling Acres was my teenage mall. My goofy friends and I would leave our home in Tallmadge and head there on Saturdays. The fountain was running, there was the awesome music and ambiance. We would go to the arcade, then hit the food court, stop by target and JC Penney outlet. Last time I was in Akron was October 2010 I went to JC Penney outlet 1 last time.
When they turned the heat off in late 2008 we knew it the end. I have so many good memories of Rolling Acres, buying my homecoming dress at Dillard’s my wedding dress at JC Penney outlet. I want to cry it’s heartbreaking for this former mall rat.
For me it was Randal Park and then Parmatown. Both now gone. The only thing really keeping me here is my dad. He's 79 so I stick around to help when needed. He's still healthy but father time always wins. At some point I will probably leave Cleveland. It's a dead city with not much to offer in a lot of categories.
Ty for the kind words
So sorry 😞
Right in the half demolished Dillards store, which closed in 2006 was where a guy named Greg who was a paranormal ghost Hunter used to film videos in that store when it was used as a storage facility because he knew the owners of the company and his CZcams channel is called The Ghost of CZcams past and he actually filmed a movie in that store called roaming Road corridor, which was about a band that was murdered in the store by a serial killer and right in the garage that is full of scrap metal in this video from the storage units that got ripped out was where a Dodge Dakota was kept in the video that had a skull on the hood and one of the bandmembers tried to take the skull but ended up getting his throat slashed by the killer but it’s so nerve-racking seen that building and a half demolished state thinking about all the memories of all the amazing videos filmed by that guy in that building
I didn’t realize that any part of the mall still exists!!! Great footage, and beautifully haunting music
Tara Cruz ty tara!
Rolling acres died so it could pass the legend down to century III
@DonkeyLips McGee Oh yeah!
It's pretty ironic that a mall is being demolished to put an Amazon warehouse on the same lot. Should of somehow preserved the fountain. Mall is bleeding literally and figuratively.
I never got a chance to see it in person.. That fountain should have been saved.. They acted like they were going to save it, but they turned around and just let the hammer fall on it. I hate people!
I know right
Dude. I absolutely love how you did this. Believe it or not this is one place I have never been, but the videos have always made the hair on my arms stand straight up. I LOVE that hanging light box, swinging in the wind as you approached Macy's, damn that was a good shot. Great video all around man, and beginning and ending with that chip from the fountain, epic.
That was not Macy’s that was actually Dillards the Dillards actually closed in August 2006 and was actually used when GT productions was in there and he filmed a bunch of videos like rooming road corridor videos filmed with the serial killer inside of it killing everyone that went in
This has passed your "'Twas The Night before Christmas" video as the best piece of work you have ever done. Very well done! Like Sal did with his video of the Schuylkill Mall during its demolition, you have captured a transient, eerie moment in the life/death of a mall when it is, for lack of a better term, "there, but not there."
Off the scale work Anthony. Leaves a hole in my heart even though this was a place I had never been to except with you and others who shows us to remember.
Makes me cry was a Beautiful Mall 😥💖
Stellar job, as usual! So eerie picturing how many people came through this place.
WickedWonder1979 ty!
Brilliantly moving video...Rolling Acres was one of my first abandoned mall videos I watched then year by year I watched the story through more videos of it’s sad and painful demise...this is a great piece of work right down to the sun and haunting music...well done you did the old girl proud 😎
Great video. It's crazy that you found a piece of the fountain! I hope you kept it.
I hope you kept that chip..
I was there when the the demolition was about 3/4 completed and just being there scared the hell out of me!
That is a piece that's worthy of PBS, NPR and all the major history and arts channels. So well done, so haunting and so powerful to see a great mall now in ruins.
The little piece of the fountain looks a little in the shape of the heart, the last bit of soul of Rolling Acres that it gave to you to thank you for giving it the respect it deserved. You should put it in a little sealed cube and date you found a piece of the fountain on that date. Though I'm sure you already know what to do with it.
You said you resolved to put out new content. I have more respect for you for experimenting and putting more variety into your channel. All this piece needed is a sprinkling of commentary, let the film and the haunting music tell the tale.
One of my favorite videos from you. (and I have a few.)
I see you on all the dead mall channels and you are always so well spoken and beat me to almost every point i want to make! Good job!
All these places were so vibrant and alive when they were new. You had the sense they would be there forever. All these videos are a painful reminder how nothing lasts forever, and everything at some point dies.
I really hate seeing this kind of stuff, and it's happening everywhere. It's hard to see the death sentence of the places us kids of the '70s and '80s lived at die. Seeing these videos is like a dystopian future movie... Sad!! Our mall has done the same, and is now being made a crappy strip mall. "Oh Sure, Let's have an outside mall, It will be way better than having nice air conditioned space to be in... I'd rather be in the miserable heat and mosquitoes" What a crock! If you think your local mall may be closing, ACT NOW! Go and ask for signage or other memorabilia, It worked for me! I was able to locate the arcade signs from my childhood and I'm getting signage from inside the mall before final demolition begins. I'm so happy to have my childhood arcade signs in my game room, and soon.. my mall's interior signage! Again, Great, but very sad, and I can't believe this is happening video.
I totally get it. That mall haunts me too and I’ve never even been there. It has haunted me so much that I actually got a piece of tile from the fountain on eBay. I can’t explain it. No other abandoned mall has affected me this way. Weird! Beautiful job BTW!
I thought I was the only one. I've come to know and love this mall through all the videos of it. Hard to explain, but it feels like an old friend. I live in Florida, and have never been to Rolling Acres, but I feel as if I know it well now. R.I.P., Rolling Acres. I too would LOVE to have a piece of that fountain tile.
Bravo Anthony; this is your best video yet!
It's interesting to think something remains despite 735 days passing since demolition. Great video
Not really. Basically means that Amazon, or whoever either isn't serious about the project or is having trouble funding it. Those machines don't run on hopes and dreams after all.
Great video its so sad to see a once powerful mall now dead and being demolished
I've never been to this mall, but I have seen a ton of videos of the state of it before and after it closed. It is crazy to see what is left of it. Thank you for documenting this!
I got to see it at the end of its life as a functional mall. I never got to experience it as a beaten relic. I wish I had a chance to see it in it's beaten state like Ace and others had. It was in a sketch area and the building itself was dangerous so I lived through others.
@@bmstylee even if the area isn't dangerous, the rotting buildings are. They mostly seem structurally sound for the most part but most of these malls were built in the age of asbestos insulation. With broken walls and ceilings it's very likely that there are asbestos particles in the air. And seeing as asbestos removal is very expensive it's unlikely that it was properly removed by the shut down mall owners.
@@jakesteel2423 absolutely. When Ace poked around the old May Co. at Randall Park Mall he went into an old motel down the block. It's finally being demolished. I feel bad for whoever has to do that one. Asbestos and black mold......fun.
Great job! I'm glad you were there to record the place in it's last days. 👍 😆
I’ve been looking forward to this vid with anticipation. So many memories that will not be forgotten. Great job as always, Anthony.😊
Finally got to see inside a department anchor store. Great footage.
I started watching your videos around this time last year. Its amazing how your videos have only gotten better since. You deserve a 🏆 for this one.
Absolutely stunning video ... enjoyed it immensely, thank you for putting it together for us ... and yes its haunting to see it again int he condition it is .. but so fulfilling to see part of it still standing to be able to grace its floors once again .
Nice job documenting. Grew up in Akron - I remember going to that mall when it first opened, think I was 11 yrs. old. Fun, up to date mall for its time. Sad ending...
Beautiful video. I was absolutely amazed.
Excellent work Anthony!!!! Your filming skills are getting better and better! Keep up the great work!
This is great work Anthony. You are a gifted documentarian. I never visited this mall, but all of us of a certain age have our mall memories wherever they may have taken place and this type of outcome seems to be more common with the passing of time. Each one of them has a story to tell, which is what makes pages like yours so interesting. I am an alum of several that now no longer exist.
Scott Onasch thank you so much
RIP rolling acres mall 1975 to 2017. It was my first mall I ever looked up back in 2016 right before they demolished it I looked it up which is what got me into the spirit of looking up abandon malls and retail stores that I’ve gone out of business
Wow! This gave me chills. Epic as always!
Liz Moulton ty! That was the goal
Excellent video.Who knows maybe in years to come someone will make a video on the demise of Amazon as all things in life will evolve.
Amazon will meet its demise one day. All things come to an end. Sears and the shopping mall as we knew and loved it are coming to the conclusion of their lives. Even GE, the powerful GE, is struggling.
its so sad to see it this way. Plus, all the videos you did on this mall and dan bell (sorry for using that name) but he did a great video on it. Its crazy to see what this mall has become. I'm blown away. I felt like ive been to that mall. on all the videos ive seen on it. and I live in California.
Mathew Graff i have no beef with him anymore I’m past it, his video on this place is excellent
Great video. Really liked it. Thanks for filming.
Wow, that was something else. Thank you for that video I really enjoyed it. I hope you do more like it.
Tear jerking Eulogy video..nicely done Anthony!! 😊
Great work, this video is really well done
Great job, Anthony. Awesome yet so sad....
Great job ace 👍
Beautiful photography.
Great job! I can't believe the Macy's(ex-Lazarus? correct me if I'm wrong) is still half standing, and that you were able to walk in like that.
That wasn’t Macy’s the Macy’s was actually demolished a month before the video was filmed that half standing building was Dillards before it was Higbee‘s and before then it was Montgomery Ward
Excellent video. Nice find even if it was a small piece of the once great fountain. A keeper for sure
Right in the feels man...
When did your videos become art?? This is so... stunningly sublime! Also, why is there a lump in my throat...
Was just in the area for the first time in years so sad and surreal to see what it turned into. Was my favorite mall growing up.
Hello, I love watching your videos and I want you to know know that if you want another mall, you should go to the har mar mall that is in Roseville minnesota. This mall is quiet and it’s only staying open because of its anchor tenants. They were pretty full, I’m guessing in the 90’s. So I think that you are very good at finding things out about malls and the history of them, and I’m very interested in seeing a video about this mall, especially in my home state. Thankyou! And I hope you take this into consideration.
Awesome vid cheers for posting
Great video! Thanks for filming this. A great a little update on how it is as of today.
Is the storage place still there?
The chosen music is perfect.
Never left an Alan Thrall video so fast. I have to say you have upped your video game big time. Music and cinematics are on point. When Dan Bell went through Owings Mills during it's demolition it creeked and made all sorts of sounds. Did the hull of Macy's do the same thing?
Wild Bill yes and i was sketched the F out lol
@@AcesAdventures1 So now the question is. Will C3 look like this place once did now that it has been deemed unsafe or will they just bulldoze it?
@@bmstylee They might just bulldoze it to make way for new development.
@@bmstylee Unless the owners feel like spending the money to update the fire equipment, it will just be demolished. Once a mall looses it occupation license its pretty much a death sentence.
@@sparkplug1018 if the local government is on top of it it will be demolished quick. But how long did it take to finally demolish Rolling Acres?
from satilite photos, its a amazon fufillment center now, only the sears building still remains with alot of semi trailers around it, might be some kind of distribution center now
Very powerfull , and very moving . Masterfuly done. Passed down to the very industry that killed it. Rest in peace Rolling Achres. May you never be forgotten.
Unimaginable beauty and destruction all in one
Nice video when is the video you took of The Chapel Hill Mall in Akron Ohio going to be posted
I wonder what happened to the Rolling Acres sign. I would give anything to have it...
RIP Rolling Acres Mall 1975-2019
Well done Ace,sucks because was too near the hoods🔫the primary cause of it's death along with massive job losses in Akron area.Can't blame Amazon in this case many old line dept.store anchors have been struggling for 20 plus yrs.long B4 Amazon was a thing.For example @ this mall,the Macy's was previously O'Neil's and Dillard's was Higbees.The prettiest mall in the Akron market was first to die.💀Soon next to go is cross town Chapel Hill mall leaving only Summit mall for Akron market.Where I now live the only mall Midway malls days are numbered too,with only sole anchor Penny's left is dying a slow death just a matter of time.Like I tell people when the pretzel shop as example Hot Sam's closes that malls good as dead💀
We’ll done, Anthony, thank you. Sad, poignant, ironic: The internet and e-tail did so much to kill the mall, and now Amazon is rising over the mall’s ashes...
Over crowding and poor management killed some malls. There are many thriving malls still left.
Yes. But Amazon will get fat and content. Thinking something new won't come along. Just like Sears thought. And they too will disappear. Every age comes to an end as we are seeing with the death of the shopping mall and companies like Sears. The more I think about it Amazon's biggest threat may be the gun they pointed at Microsoft, antitrust laws.
Very true. Changing demographics, crime, mall saturation, probably many other factors I’m not even aware of....
@Peter Nadreau I do believe that if Sears was the one to innovate and carry on it's success to the extent of amazon that people would have not like it. As for the laptop try newegg over amazon. They sometimes have better sales and are easier to search through if you are looking for specific components
jake steel the mall also had lots of issue with crime which didn’t help... at a time where people barely shopped online.... it wasn’t all that long ago you were considered crazy to give your credit card info online,
Incredible. I didn't know anything was still left. Why is demolition taking so long?
Most likely funding. If theres no money those machines aren't moving. Basically means Amazon, or whoever either isn't serious about the project, or is having trouble funding it.
@@sparkplug1018 The value of the metal scrap would be self funding I'd think.
@@Metalrails Some jobs do work that way, where the demolition company essentially doesn't charge you anything, and takes the scrap. Sometimes theres other issues though. Such as permitting and hazardous waste removal that require upfront funding.
Thanks for the beautiful tho surely sad look at what is left of Rolling Acres. Nice job! I think the red fountain tile may possibly be a piece of red brick that was later painted white, that was found at what I think was the main entrance (with the big rolling acres sign, close to the movie theater) the red looks as though it also has some white paint. What do you think?
it is definitely from the foutain, the orange tile is unmistakeable
The thing that killed this mall, replaces it!
I think the century III's story is sad, but this mall is just depressing in every aspect
This is why I do not support Amazon. It saddens me that the American shopping mall as we know it is dying. I always wanted to visit Rolling Acres but never did. I’m glad that we have these videos to educate ourselves with what malls once were. I wish that I could reverse time and experience shopping malls in the 70s and 80s. I can only imagine what an experience it was, surely a hell of a lot different than it is now. I see rolling acres as an icon both while open and dead. I think that it’s safe to say that Century III Mall takes it’s place.
I didn't know they were going to trash that Macy's building... I guess they saved it for last. There were all kinds of warning signs not to mess with that place, I guess they were using it for storage or something at the time frame 2017-2019.
That wasn’t the Macy’s building they already tore it down a month before the videos filmed that was Dillards that was half standing
Why am I crying :(
...Beautiful...
I hate Amazon... it’s not the same as a mall, seeing things physically or in person, I hope Amazon fails and malls comeback somehow
Sadly that's not going to happen until we get off our asses and out of our La-Z-Boys and go back to going OUT to shop for stuff. But for far too many it's just easier to point, click and ship stuff to their doors.
I buy a lot online because stores can not stock every single item. Given the choice I like going into a store. I am an avid shooter and you can't really buy a rifle and have it shipped to you regardless of what the fake news stations may say. It's fun to go in and fondle the expensive toys while my less expensive but expensive never the less toys are passing a background check.
But do you shop at Amazon?
@@BDBD16 Only when I have a FREE Prime trial (and/or gift cards from trading in crap to their trade in program) and I order a bunch of stuff in that time frame thus costing them the shipping money.
BDBD16 No... only for Surge Soda lol
Sad but at least the area is going to be put to good use rather than leaving the mall to rot for centuries
Dang, I was always wanting to explore that mall. But I never got to sad to know that it is really gone I thought it was just a lie. But... Know you have proof.
If I build a time machine I would go back in time to win the mall first closed and I would board up all the windows to make sure no one goes inside to vandalize or steal copper wiring or the metal railings
I hate Amazon.
And the bastards are building on the bones of the malls they killed.
@@MuneageDaydream Let's be realistic, malls don't offer anything of value that make it worth driving 20-30 min. back and forth and wasting half your day picking out 3 items that you'll use/ wear a few times.
@@redpillmale6518 Couldn't agree more, there is no value in malls anymore.
0:00 looks like a piece you found from the fountain
Rolling Archers Mall, finally at peace. 😭
I feel so depressed right now 🥺
Oh, the palpable, hold-in-your-hand irony.
I thought they would have it all down by now.
Im watching this on laptop, and ordering something off amazon on my phone. Irony.
What you called the "Macys" was a Dillards.
Amazon has is planning to redevelop the site now. I remember seeing this on dead malls.com all those years ago
I’m sure this is the target building as Macy’s was at the end and it was 2 story 🤔🤔🤔
I didn't look to close, but is the abandoned Target still standing? Because Storage of America was or still is in that spot.
Yes it is as well as the former sears and dillards buildings.
Storage of America moved out of the Target building sometime in 2017. As for the ongoing demolition, so far I've only heard of the former Macy's and Dillard's buildings being demolished as part of this Amazon project, but I'm sure the Target and Sears will soon follow... as for the other anchor, JCPenney, it was demolished along with the mall itself...
@@dianeadkins-diorio1783 Thanks for this update. I was wondering if the self storage business was still operating inside this Target, or not. Which this video didn't mention the status of that place, either way. I wonder if Amazon even bought all several mall anchor properties on the former Rolling Acres site, or not? Can't believe Macy's(and I think was an ex-Lazarus, right?) is still standing, partially.
BoratWanksta I think the former Montgomery Ward/Higbee's/Dillards building is partially standing meanwhile the former O'Neils/May Company/Kaufmann's/Macy's building also partially demolished. Also, there was no Lazarus in this mall.
Diane Adkins Sears would stay
At least some got footage inside the old Macy's
Drew Link ?
@@AcesAdventures1?
@Seiki Swably That building was actually the Dillard's not the Macy's... The Macy's was 2 floors that clearly showed it was only 1 floor
Niiiiiiiice
Rolling Acres is trully now Rotting Acres @RetailArchaelogy
Boycott Amazon!
That won't happen. I'm all for malls, but Amazon is a very powerful company, and they will get the land they want.
And this is done because of mostly amozone like online shopping is not that good as on site shopping or at least i think that pooor malls
Guess it wasn't meant to be. Bye Rolling acres! 😞
Lots of scrap for Mike the scrapper
Mike Burns if you mean yourself i will report you to the authorities
More like a ton of scrap for John Picker or Scrappin pallet man channel
💯😰😰😰😰💯💔💔💔💔
Im glad amazon is taking over these empty malls.
Yes, it's good that the lot will not stay abandoned any longer. People hate amazon, yet most Americans use it every day. It's more convenient. I do enjoy going to mall, but I don't go often.
i hate Amazon!
Thanks, Bezos, for nothing.
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. -
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