DEAD MALLS OF TEXAS - Valley View Center Mall - Dallas

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  • čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
  • This a quick video tour of the Valley View Center Mall in Dallas, TX. This video was of course inspired by “ThisIsDanBell” if it wasn’t obvious enough. Here’s the link to his channel if you’d like to watch some of his Dead Malls videos - / moviedan
    Here’s the link to the Valley View Center Wikipedia page (being renamed “Dallas Midtown”) -en.wikipedia.o...
    The link to the video used at beginning -
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    The background music used in this video can be found here -
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    The cheesy 90s ad with guy posing for Dillards can be found in this montage - • 1995 Mall commercial (...

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  • @zeroxlulu
    @zeroxlulu  Před 9 měsíci +2077

    Since so many people are interested in the background music playing, here is the link to the Muzak Mall of 1974 album I pulled some tracks from -
    czcams.com/video/QsYqmSss1vs/video.htmlsi=_-TUYwSJtc5NRSQN
    I also pulled tracks from a YT video titled "Muzak Mall of 1984 album" but I can't seem to find any evidence of this being an actual Muzak album and the video has since been removed from YT. I'm starting to think the upload was just a fan made Japanese city pop compilation. I believe some of the city pop artist used in my video are Toshiki Kodamatsu and Casiopea. If you recognize the specfic song from them please let us know!

    • @arrozconpollo777
      @arrozconpollo777 Před 9 měsíci +77

      everyone gangsta until a photo of your house appears in the collections of liminal spaces

    • @EnsoAlternate
      @EnsoAlternate Před 9 měsíci

      I have found the two Kadomatsu tracks :D
      "Sea Line" (6:13) czcams.com/video/J3xcLmS31FE/video.html
      "Night Sight of Port Island" (10:26) czcams.com/video/mEINyjLAM1o/video.html

    • @5edI
      @5edI Před 9 měsíci +4

      whats the music 0:01

    • @LeHyperTech
      @LeHyperTech Před 9 měsíci +17

      Oldest view???

    • @StyleshStorm
      @StyleshStorm Před 9 měsíci +7

      As a Hawaii state citizen priced out of paradise recently to Texas outskirts of Dallas near the grassy farm plains with some Hawaiian family I'm curious about this learning about your guys home state.
      Is this mall of yours still abandoned right now presently?
      Since this was 2016 that's enough time for something's to change.

  • @VivianaSilverback
    @VivianaSilverback Před 10 měsíci +12451

    The fact that kane recreated 90% of this mall with CGI and made it look real is beyond me. He's such a talented guy, and he's only 18 years old. You know a horror series is good when the little camera shakes and the real place itself makes you feel uneasy.

    •  Před 10 měsíci +191

      Kane didnt make the map, he made the animations

    • @spencerk1932
      @spencerk1932 Před 10 měsíci +584

      @ but still
      someone remaking this mall almost perfectly is awesome

    • @aiden6354
      @aiden6354 Před 10 měsíci +32

      @@spencerk1932Thanks!

    • @VivianaSilverback
      @VivianaSilverback Před 10 měsíci +166

      @ Didn't know. Well, in that case it's the person who made the map that i have to give credit to. They made a terrifying job (in a good way)

    • @randomrazr
      @randomrazr Před 10 měsíci +33

      he didnt use any original footage>? its all cgi?

  • @metal4ever0609
    @metal4ever0609 Před 10 měsíci +16815

    Kane pixels really out here gathering real world lore, fucking genius

    • @nuclearpotato4073
      @nuclearpotato4073 Před 10 měsíci +873

      I remember when "real world lore" was just called history

    • @nakrenjam
      @nakrenjam Před 10 měsíci +136

      @@nuclearpotato4073 lmao

    • @bign1667
      @bign1667 Před 10 měsíci +108

      7:45 it's here!

    • @4Angel4cross4eyes
      @4Angel4cross4eyes Před 10 měsíci +139

      @@nuclearpotato4073 Honestly lore just makes it sound more fun

    • @Soul.8877
      @Soul.8877 Před 10 měsíci +14

      does anyone got any clue what the song of the mall playing is?

  • @theguywhodrawsalot7554
    @theguywhodrawsalot7554 Před 10 měsíci +776

    7:53 DON'T TURN YOUR BACK TO IT

    • @no-ry8sk
      @no-ry8sk Před 7 měsíci +87

      The giant has flower arms. And with good lighting it looks more like a chill guy who's name is probably Charlie or something

    • @9pop529
      @9pop529 Před 6 měsíci

      lmaoo@@no-ry8sk

    • @10CentWenty
      @10CentWenty Před 6 měsíci +39

      @@no-ry8skits penguinz0 lmao

    • @17denby
      @17denby Před 6 měsíci +6

      @@10CentWentyperhaps.

    • @MAN_WITH_AK47
      @MAN_WITH_AK47 Před 5 měsíci +1

      lol

  • @Anonymous-73
    @Anonymous-73 Před 7 měsíci +410

    The Oldest View is the literal manifestation of the memes that went
    “When you finish watching a horror movie and it says ‘based on a true story’ at the end”

  • @zeroxlulu
    @zeroxlulu  Před 10 měsíci +7242

    As I mentioned in the video, the rolling giant puppet that has garnered so much attention thanks to kane's video was actually on display in the hallway of my highschool (can you imagine that?) For those interested in trying to track down more information the studios name that had it on display in the mall was studio bregon, googling it will pull up some pictures of the giant and their Facebook page where they've actually shared Kane's video.
    UPDATE: Found this footage of the mall from 1995, I figured a lot of you would be interested in seeing, I thought it was really cool being able to see it in its heyday. -
    czcams.com/video/rjvPS1FIqS4/video.htmlsi=DaUnEnhFtzvyT3Rs

    • @sila829
      @sila829 Před 10 měsíci +616

      Im actually keen on thinking that Kane found inspiration from this video, the editing style in the third part of his series looks alot like yours!

    • @lordvader6172
      @lordvader6172 Před 10 měsíci +439

      I saw this video right after I saw Kane’s and then looked at the date and legitimately thought I had gone insane

    • @LucasDiblasio
      @LucasDiblasio Před 10 měsíci +270

      Watching this video after Kane Pixel's video is uncanny.

    • @azalago
      @azalago Před 10 měsíci +113

      I know it was in the Parade of Giants for the opening of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in 2012. They paraded a bunch of giant puppets that represented historical figures of the Dallas area, maybe they built that one at your school?

    • @Rprot_traveler
      @Rprot_traveler Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@sila829there is actually a stream on windigang channel with kane and it actually show him this video.

  • @ecthelion1735
    @ecthelion1735 Před 10 měsíci +3154

    Somehow this teleported a mile underground in California.

  • @GabrielPerez-br5mm
    @GabrielPerez-br5mm Před 4 měsíci +85

    I love that the Julien Reverchon puppet was a real thing people saw and not something created for the oldest view

  • @naughtymelon6712
    @naughtymelon6712 Před 5 měsíci +1095

    "Oh, a video with the rolling giant! This must be part of some kind of ARG attached to The Oldest View! Let's see when this video was uplo-"
    7 YEARS AGO

    • @Mrtopphatman
      @Mrtopphatman Před 2 měsíci +10

      Exactly what I had thought

    • @sailenthotcarathot8540
      @sailenthotcarathot8540 Před 2 měsíci +4

      This is amazing.

    • @eldiego6718
      @eldiego6718 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Yeah, I was seriously thinking about this was because of Kane's video, but it's possible it was the other way around XD

    • @edgar-maciel
      @edgar-maciel Před 2 měsíci

      Exactly me

    • @XepteXDubstep
      @XepteXDubstep Před 12 dny

      ok hear me out
      we know how kane thinks.
      just because it is an older upload than oldest view, it absolutely could contain critical information

  • @spencerk1932
    @spencerk1932 Před 10 měsíci +16525

    no way they made the valley view mall from the oldest view into a real thing
    i never thought i had to say this, but /j.

    • @andrewuniverse9377
      @andrewuniverse9377 Před 10 měsíci +359

      Lmao

    • @andrewuniverse9377
      @andrewuniverse9377 Před 10 měsíci +404

      In the video it's the exact same thing Kane really put a lot of effort into making the video, I too found this video in the comments of the oldest view after watching Kane's video, now all we can do is wait for MatPat to tell us what the fuck is going on, that video was insane

    • @zeroxlulu
      @zeroxlulu  Před 10 měsíci +3943

      Damn, y'all Kane fans are really blowing up the comments lol. I'm confused though, Valley View mall has been demolished for awhile so is Kane just uploading old footage he had?? Is he known for seamlessly editing together footage from separate locations to make it seem as if he's in some never ending 'backroom'? I'm not sure if you guys have the answers but it is interesting to see Valley View mall getting some kind of weird 'lore'.

    • @picklericklepicklerickle9512
      @picklericklepicklerickle9512 Před 10 měsíci +2705

      @@zeroxluluHe’s not editing anything actually, he made a render of the whole mall in cgi and made his little cool horror series out of it, it’s pretty awesome!

    • @zeroxlulu
      @zeroxlulu  Před 10 měsíci +3743

      @@picklericklepicklerickle9512 holy shit really?? That's impressive af, I didn't even notice it was a render.

  • @NickNikNk
    @NickNikNk Před 10 měsíci +2044

    7:30 it’s so creepy to see the thing after what we’ve witnessed

    • @blazethefox5721
      @blazethefox5721 Před 10 měsíci +82

      Precisely

    • @cubicinfinity2
      @cubicinfinity2 Před 10 měsíci +114

      We're now watching this video for any bit of canon or lore that might exist.

    • @biigmac
      @biigmac Před 10 měsíci

      Fucking keep me away from that building 😭

    • @simplyj_17
      @simplyj_17 Před 10 měsíci +6

      Omg yesss hahaha

    • @hashira9223
      @hashira9223 Před 10 měsíci +38

      ​​@@yoojin737 lol, I was so scared that I stopped the video and watched a reaction video of it so I won't be scared when the statue appears 💀

  • @LinkiePup
    @LinkiePup Před 10 měsíci +371

    I absolutely think it’s depressing that malls are going out of fashion.
    Also, I am very happy I found this! I just finished Dan Bell’s “dead mall” series, and was recommended this. The amount of research you did into the history of the mall, and all of it’s anchors. Well done!

    • @mobo_67
      @mobo_67 Před 9 měsíci +25

      Can't speak for the United States, but in my home country in Europe, shopping centers are still well visited and full at the weekends. The mall in my home town got expanded by 2 floors just a few years ago.

    • @PDS350
      @PDS350 Před 9 měsíci +18

      Only in the US malls are dying for some reason, everywhere else they're still thriving

    • @Gnollish-time-dilation
      @Gnollish-time-dilation Před 9 měsíci +12

      @@PDS350 probably because malls were built more or less in cities, now 20-40 years later everyone lives in apartment complexes or suburbs more or less on the outskirts of the cities while the malls have been consumed. Theres no reason to go all the way to the mall if a shop only 5 or less years old has opened up 15 mins closer to where you live. Not to mention that the USA is quite a bit more spread out.

    • @cupofjoe.88
      @cupofjoe.88 Před 8 měsíci +19

      @@mobo_67 Malls cant survive in most of America because online retail killed what little community there was still left in suburbia. It takes way more to drive 30-60 minutes to a mall in suburbia vs just walking or taking the metro to a mall in europe/asia, which is why online retail didn't kill malls everywhere else.

    • @StarberrySlash
      @StarberrySlash Před 7 měsíci +1

      Sorry this comment is late but if you haven't seen Retail Archeology's dead mall/store series you'll love it! I highly recommend it.

  • @basementdweller2174
    @basementdweller2174 Před 10 měsíci +44

    It’s hard to believe how such a colossal building could even be demolished

  • @Jivyachi
    @Jivyachi Před 10 měsíci +6223

    The fact this is based on a actual mall is terrifying

    • @blazethefox5721
      @blazethefox5721 Před 10 měsíci +85

      I know right, downright scary.

    • @CocoRoachGAMING
      @CocoRoachGAMING Před 10 měsíci +28

      What

    • @Jivyachi
      @Jivyachi Před 10 měsíci +140

      @@CocoRoachGAMING Oh you poor sweet summer child

    • @hotboi123
      @hotboi123 Před 10 měsíci +7

      What happened to the mall??

    • @Jivyachi
      @Jivyachi Před 10 měsíci +101

      @@hotboi123 it got “demolished”
      That’s what they want you to believe ;)

  • @MauricioJara
    @MauricioJara Před 10 měsíci +2044

    This is so uncanny. It makes me wonder why of all things, this was the center-point of Kane's The Oldest View video series. It's just so oddly specific, especially with the Rolling Giant art-piece, and the art event that was held at this mall.

    • @MarviusM
      @MarviusM Před 10 měsíci +29

      it's a small world

    • @gazehound
      @gazehound Před 10 měsíci +158

      I have to think that either Kane has been here or that this video (or a similar one) inspired his choice of setting

    • @VivianaSilverback
      @VivianaSilverback Před 10 měsíci +161

      @@gazehound Simply put: Creepy, old abandoned mall with a giant creepy statue. Both perfect elements for a horror series.

    • @HenhousetheRed
      @HenhousetheRed Před 10 měsíci +43

      Probably searched for "dead malls" and found this.

    • @juicy.oranges
      @juicy.oranges Před 10 měsíci +10

      Mabye he went there as a kid and was creeped out by the statue

  • @Caexkepesk
    @Caexkepesk Před 9 měsíci +59

    Kinda getting chills during this video even though it's really just you displaying the old structure. Kane really seeded terror into this place for me. I love it.

  • @dande8363
    @dande8363 Před 10 měsíci +2042

    The fact that Kane was able to replicate all of that in ONE video is absolutely amazing.

    • @theexchipmunk
      @theexchipmunk Před 10 měsíci +77

      Yeah, looking at this video it´s kind of scary just how accurate and well done the mall is. To the degree that it´s barely possible to tell that it isn´t actually real, but everything is a render. The sheer amount of reasearch, tangential details and work that had to have gone into it is awe inspiring.
      Hell, it´s wild to see that even random stuff like the really large table isn`t just "liminal horror" stuff, but actually was real. It´s at 6:36
      Or that the lifting platform jammed into that one doorway was really in the mall.

    • @Sporquill
      @Sporquill Před 10 měsíci +39

      @@theexchipmunk Wait a second, you're telling me that the mall in the Kane Pixels video is COMPLETELY CGI???

    • @ssfbob456
      @ssfbob456 Před 10 měsíci +37

      ​@@SporquillYeah, he jumped into a discord call with Wendigoon on a livestream, everything in the video was 100% CGI, the dude is just amazingly talented.

    • @niculaelaurentiu1201
      @niculaelaurentiu1201 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@ssfbob456 I don't believe that, is it really? I thought he recorded from long time ago

    • @ssfbob456
      @ssfbob456 Před 10 měsíci +12

      @niculaelaurentiu1201 Someone else recorded the real mall, he just based his on that

  • @valeriacaissa4552
    @valeriacaissa4552 Před 10 měsíci +1133

    Glad you were able to escape Julien, he's not as harmless as he looks.

    • @Just_Snowy
      @Just_Snowy Před 9 měsíci +27

      An adorable smile and big hands for bigger hugs

    • @grubskies4221
      @grubskies4221 Před 8 měsíci +18

      ​@@Just_SnowyLook at how kind he gets!

    • @DoiInthanon1897
      @DoiInthanon1897 Před 8 měsíci +10

      His eyes are so kind!

    • @mosqit4324
      @mosqit4324 Před 6 měsíci +4

      naw he's just chill like that

    • @mrcheesevr20
      @mrcheesevr20 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I'm thinking of first price from the coments

  • @toriningen9927
    @toriningen9927 Před 10 měsíci +51

    Whoa, the oldest view part 4? It's incredible that it was uploaded 6 years ago! That's what I call planning!

    • @astro837
      @astro837 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Bro, i have news

  • @Rocketman1000R
    @Rocketman1000R Před 10 měsíci +11

    Thanks for preserving the history of this mall. I left Dallas in 94 and miss the Valley View mall and Bloomingdale’s. This brought back memories.

  • @scpdatabase969
    @scpdatabase969 Před 10 měsíci +2517

    I thought the giant Moist Critical monster was just something he came up with. The fact this exists is so awesome. Thank you for recording this. Really adds to the Kane Pixels content. Can't believe he went through the effort of recreating the mall or something like it.
    An empty mall is EXACTLY the type of liminal space that makes for great horror.

    • @GAW-777
      @GAW-777 Před 10 měsíci +251

      Finally, someone else who thinks it looks like moist critical. I thought it was just me.

    • @Cheeb
      @Cheeb Před 10 měsíci +73

      it looks exactly like charlie lol

    • @finixmoon127
      @finixmoon127 Před 10 měsíci +74

      The Rolling Giant be like : "GET AWAY FROM ME ! EÆEE WHY ARE YOU CHASING ME, ÆEE STOP IT ! GET BACK HERE, SO YOU CAN GET AWAY FROM ME !

    • @DENVERRIOGRANDEMAN21
      @DENVERRIOGRANDEMAN21 Před 10 měsíci +13

      Un oh Charlie transform into a giant

    • @sapprine4534
      @sapprine4534 Před 10 měsíci +25

      ​@@DENVERRIOGRANDEMAN21The 5'6 Moist Giant lmao

  • @alexanderhdmi7704
    @alexanderhdmi7704 Před 10 měsíci +2434

    I feel so smart for falling down the rabbit hole and discovering that the statue in Kane's video is REAL.

    • @couchman-sw6jy
      @couchman-sw6jy Před 10 měsíci +146

      Not as the smart as the redditor who predicted Kane would make a video about this mall with the statue

    • @alexanderhdmi7704
      @alexanderhdmi7704 Před 10 měsíci +79

      @@couchman-sw6jy I saw that thread too! Almost kind of creepy how they predicted it. Yeeeah, I guess I didn't really "discover" anything before anyone else. But I'm guessing a lot of people don't know that the "Rolling Giant" is based on a real statue.

    • @matrixscape6430
      @matrixscape6430 Před 10 měsíci +12

      Took me two seconds to find this after watching kanes video lol

    • @Polychi1998
      @Polychi1998 Před 10 měsíci +11

      @@couchman-sw6jyA redittor who finally made a good take.

    • @sneakymilkman4203
      @sneakymilkman4203 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@couchman-sw6jylink?

  • @MasonBeez
    @MasonBeez Před 9 měsíci +19

    It’s just so amazing to me that even after the mall was abandoned and demolished he (Alex pixels) was still able to render almost the entire thing, especially with such detail💯

    • @MasonBeez
      @MasonBeez Před 9 měsíci +3

      Oops, sorry! I meant Kane not Alex😅

    • @ic0nic707
      @ic0nic707 Před 9 měsíci +3

      alex pixels and kane kister

  • @squid42069lol
    @squid42069lol Před 2 měsíci +4

    I used to sing here in elementary school for Christmas events. It’s so surreal that it’s shut down now. I moved to California in 2015 and didn’t hear about this until the ARG came out. I will miss this place and the memories it brought me.

  • @jayquoproductions
    @jayquoproductions Před 10 měsíci +1465

    I had the opportunity to explore this mall once when I was about 15. I’m 25 now and seeing it in Kane’s video was so weird and surreal, it felt immediately recognizable to me as I grew up in Dallas. My shock when I figured out that I DID KNOW the mall and I HAD BEEN THERE. I knew I wasn’t just imagining it.

    • @RudraJMore
      @RudraJMore Před 10 měsíci +59

      Must have been a out of the world experience

    • @ThisMrMister
      @ThisMrMister Před 10 měsíci +8

      Damn

    • @Pronoodleeater126
      @Pronoodleeater126 Před 10 měsíci +37

      That probably made it so much more scary for you lmao

    • @nachgeben
      @nachgeben Před 10 měsíci +23

      I have no idea if it was meant this way, but I take his video to mean that you can't just bury a place so many people remember. You can try, but it'll continue existing somewhere, just never exactly how we remember it. An expansion off of liminal space, since many liminal spaces still exist.

    • @dhadasbfgabfu
      @dhadasbfgabfu Před 10 měsíci +10

      You actually made it out of the "backrooms"

  • @Mac_Toots
    @Mac_Toots Před 10 měsíci +861

    For everybody here from "The Rolling Giant" it looks to me like at 14:05 is where Wyatt enters from the staircase. 7:50 is the giant and from what I can tell at 8:22 that hallway is where he enters the room with the maps. Just some cool stuff, if you find anything else interesting, reply. :)

    • @ThePixelExpedition
      @ThePixelExpedition Před 10 měsíci +80

      Good eye on the Wyatt entrance! That's definitely it. I can't believe how much Kane had to recreate. Insane!

    • @alphabetsoup4269
      @alphabetsoup4269 Před 10 měsíci +44

      holy shit! how did he model everything so accurately?

    • @thej8656
      @thej8656 Před 10 měsíci +33

      when wyatt was staring at the place at 7:50 his camera starts to become more distorted

    • @Mac_Toots
      @Mac_Toots Před 10 měsíci +30

      Hey just a couple more things. The chatterbox cafe (8:10) is that store next to the map room but across from it is (8:13 Beneash Purfume Plus) where wyatt exits from his second encounter with the Giant (after he chases him) and toward the end of the hallway is the entry point from his first move to escape. (where he breaks through the plywood)

    • @kaerbear
      @kaerbear Před 10 měsíci +43

      The jewelry store at 12:54. It’s the store he came in through.

  • @hawkishere1709
    @hawkishere1709 Před 9 měsíci +13

    Dude, I remember this place growing up! We performed here with my Choir when I was super young back in like 2007 or 8 for Christmas. The theater, the christmas decorations, everything. Actually insane to have found your video after all this time. I still remember going through the sears and feeling weirded out by the place later on when returning. Thanks for preserving it, man.
    Edit: Yes, Kane Pixels sent me down memory lane here lmao.

  • @Tharsis_
    @Tharsis_ Před 8 měsíci +5

    14:20 Whoa, seeing the guts of that directory display is wild to me lol. It's just super clever that they used a long sheet of paper ads/ maps and fed them like a conveyor belt through idler rollers against the polycarbonate. It really gives the illusion of an LCD screen that's digitally scrolling between different displays.

  • @sunjour
    @sunjour Před 10 měsíci +737

    This is why it's important to document things like this even if it seems trivial.. Media, buildings, lifestyle, it all must been recorded, catalogued and documented thoroughly for preservation. So that people in the future have a chance to see and we get more things like The Oldest View! This is dope! Gives me a sense of collective when I see stuff like this happen.

    • @lorenzoelizarraras3850
      @lorenzoelizarraras3850 Před 10 měsíci +6

      Amen!

    • @RobbieSkyeHamilton
      @RobbieSkyeHamilton Před 10 měsíci +26

      Why did they move this entire mall halfway across the country and bury it a mile underground? Very strange business plan from those developers

  • @Fakan
    @Fakan Před 10 měsíci +1620

    I admit I clicked because of Kane Pixels, but I want to say I appreciate you doing this video. Having a memory preserved like this is so meaningful to the people that grew up with this place.

    • @xavierc3025
      @xavierc3025 Před 10 měsíci +6

      Same here , He just made a horror video with this mall, pretty cool how he did that

    • @standoff-jf1gs
      @standoff-jf1gs Před 10 měsíci

      ☠️☠️☠️☠️

    • @_J186
      @_J186 Před 9 měsíci +3

      It is, and it’s interesting to see the liminality of the locations raw, like in video form where it isn’t edited or warped. I think this mall in particular has like a really cool look to it as well, never seen something like it here in Australia yet!

  • @user-ot9lk2mr4w
    @user-ot9lk2mr4w Před měsícem +5

    The Rolling giant isn’t scary, he’s got such kind eyes

  • @geekcat2008
    @geekcat2008 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Lane is a genius. Only he can transform old video in a interesting horror with awesome story line!

  • @henryllajaruna5249
    @henryllajaruna5249 Před 5 lety +482

    7:51 They moved this eerie looking statue close to the stairs to AMC... idk why but it scared the hell out of some kids 😒

    • @possiblymakai3441
      @possiblymakai3441 Před 3 lety +26

      WHAT US IT

    • @michaelhamgelo3184
      @michaelhamgelo3184 Před 3 lety +69

      idk why, but I always hated that statue as a kid

    • @Ambivalence18
      @Ambivalence18 Před 10 měsíci +167

      @@michaelhamgelo3184 I mean it chased Kane Pixels around the mall so…

    • @pixelnobi
      @pixelnobi Před 10 měsíci +195

      @@Ambivalence18nah this is crazy. even the old comments sound purposefully generated… Kane really does his research

    • @Ambivalence18
      @Ambivalence18 Před 10 měsíci +108

      @@pixelnobi I mean the giant rolling art piece was probably creepy enough to inspire the whole series ngl

  • @katierina31
    @katierina31 Před 10 měsíci +916

    the shaky camera is giving me PTSD from the Kane Pixels video lmao

    • @zeroxlulu
      @zeroxlulu  Před 10 měsíci +746

      It was intentional. I foresaw the Kane video in 2016 and decided to make the video shaky as an Easter egg for the future...
      Jkjk

    • @DustyBlitzkid420
      @DustyBlitzkid420 Před 10 měsíci +17

      Nice one :p

    • @Zooppeehasabigolpp
      @Zooppeehasabigolpp Před 10 měsíci +49

      @@zeroxlulu I bet it felt so uncanny to see all those things you used to be around so casually be used for a horror short

    • @Big_Potato3769
      @Big_Potato3769 Před 10 měsíci +3

      ​@@zeroxluluHow did you forsee Kane's video if it came out 4 days ago??

    • @boozonggy
      @boozonggy Před 10 měsíci

      a joke@@Big_Potato3769

  • @dylano0126
    @dylano0126 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Oh man, I didn't think I'd see a video about this mall featuring Toshiki Kadomatsu. You are truly cultured in the realm of Japanese Jazz Fusion/City Pop

  • @nicpete492
    @nicpete492 Před 14 dny +2

    I'm super into the Kane Pixels video right now and it's crazy to see that this was uploaded more than 6 years before his video! I wonder where the giant statue is now!

  • @cococoffee2305
    @cococoffee2305 Před 4 lety +590

    So many parts of this mall could be used for liminal spaces pictures or seemed to have already been used. Like the one with that statue. Crazy how lighting can effect the feeling of a photo so much.

    • @kairi4640
      @kairi4640 Před 3 lety +50

      A liminal space video actually brought me to this video lol.

    • @cococoffee2305
      @cococoffee2305 Před 3 lety +10

      @@kairi4640 Actually, same.

    • @kairi4640
      @kairi4640 Před 3 lety +8

      @@cococoffee2305 lol. What's even more ironic is this happens to be a mall I used to go to as a kid. I just find it all ironic the timing etc.

    • @cococoffee2305
      @cococoffee2305 Před 3 lety +3

      @@kairi4640 Haha. Idk if I’ve been there, but I used to live in Dallas when I was small.

    • @kairi4640
      @kairi4640 Před 3 lety +7

      @@cococoffee2305 aww okay. 🤗 I've lived in this area most of my life now basically lol.

  • @jasonchiu272
    @jasonchiu272 Před 10 měsíci +508

    Can't believe Kane Pixel fans traveled back in time to create this masterpiece of a mall! Can't wait till the Backrooms are also created.

    • @metcas
      @metcas Před 10 měsíci +11

      I can wait 😂😭

    • @odakahn
      @odakahn Před 8 měsíci

      That movie is gonna be fucking crazy

  • @Bappoelchapo798
    @Bappoelchapo798 Před 9 měsíci +3

    I have sooo many memories of going to this mall as a kid

  • @The_VHS
    @The_VHS Před 9 měsíci +2

    This is such an interesting and liminal mall. I'm glad this video is getting some love and even inspired a series. Thanks for documenting this.

  • @AmyFilmMaker
    @AmyFilmMaker Před 10 měsíci +93

    Kane is so smart for using a genuine mall layout that used to exist.
    It makes you feel as if the man in this video is going to experience the same fate we saw in Kanes video, which is exactly what the backrooms and liminal spaces are about… that dreadful feeling

  • @LaserEverything
    @LaserEverything Před 10 měsíci +58

    So glad to see this guy get out after Wyatt didn't. Scary!

  • @rayclemenes7638
    @rayclemenes7638 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Song at 6:12 is "Sea Line 'Rie'" from one of Toshiki Kadomatsu's albums "Sea is a Lady."

  • @justafriendlycryptid
    @justafriendlycryptid Před 9 měsíci +3

    Huh.. Its so strange to see a place in a state of limbo. Fascinating. (I can only guess my analog horror binge brought this to my reccomended).

  • @FuriousAnim
    @FuriousAnim Před 10 měsíci +145

    I cant imagine how confused you may have been seeing so many people start saying "ITS THE THING FROM THE OLDEST VIEW!!!!!1!1" lmao

  • @behemothoutdoors60
    @behemothoutdoors60 Před 10 měsíci +103

    Man. This makes me want to cry. It’s so sad that malls are closing. Some of my best memories are with my mom walking around the mall when I was little. 😢

    • @dumoostrich
      @dumoostrich Před 10 měsíci +8

      My boy dosnt know the full gravity of this video lmao

    • @icarusael
      @icarusael Před 10 měsíci +3

      Same… and the closure of video clubs…

    • @behemothoutdoors60
      @behemothoutdoors60 Před 10 měsíci +21

      @@dumoostrich bruh. I was not talking about the rolling giant. Just nostalgic

    • @Kage-Da
      @Kage-Da Před 10 měsíci

      Anyone know the music that plays at 1:50 plz

    • @icarusael
      @icarusael Před 10 měsíci

      @@Kage-Da shazam gave me At Seventeen - Muzak Orchestra.

  • @LivingLifeGilligan
    @LivingLifeGilligan Před 9 měsíci +1

    what I would give to be born the 90s its all so Beautiful and the place just feels right. Yes the late 2010s were great grow up in but this place has such a comfy feeling of childhoods lost now in the rubble

  • @origamifish5931
    @origamifish5931 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Wow even the chairs and tables were recreated so accurately in kanes video. It is so cool to see what it actually looked like back in the day, and being able to compare it to kanes version :)

  • @Most4falp
    @Most4falp Před 10 měsíci +427

    Kane knows what he is doing, taking a normal mall, and turning it into a pain in the ass. Seeing this in real life, is so fucking cool! Thanks for exploring this Mall all those years back ago. Sad it got demolished really want to explore this now

    • @alexiscastillo7955
      @alexiscastillo7955 Před 10 měsíci

      Grew up in this mall it was the little brother to the galleria Mall sadly so they close it down

    • @1i1x
      @1i1x Před 10 měsíci +6

      Kane didn't invent liminal spaces, "normal" abandoned mall pictures have gained attention for at least a decade and then one picture was so popular people started making fan movies out of it, The Backrooms.

    • @Sockren
      @Sockren Před 8 měsíci

      @@1i1x i don't get how the liminal space trend got mixed with the backrooms. but the fact that people just sharing creepy nostalgic images with each other somehow warping into the backrooms lore is probably the best way to describe the backrooms lore

    • @1i1x
      @1i1x Před 8 měsíci

      @@Sockren Because, The Backrooms is a liminal space creepypasta, and that trend solely got Kane famous, who knows if he really "knows what he is doing" I think he is pretty much making what fans want, with a team. Don't take me wrong, Kane's cinematic and Blender talent is amazing, I love the movies! But OP comment seems a bit like Kane invent this genre so, just in case, I point the genre out for anyone who is interested for more.

  • @Shanemvm
    @Shanemvm Před 10 měsíci +121

    Man, I gotta say it's tragic what happened to Valley View. My dad used to go to it all the time as a kid in the 80s and then it was just the AMC theater left up until it got demolished earlier this year. It was mad creepy, though, just to see an empty mall surrounded by a single movie theater. I got the creeps even as an adult.

    • @dumoostrich
      @dumoostrich Před 10 měsíci +9

      Lmao if only you knew

    • @badcreator7023
      @badcreator7023 Před 10 měsíci +12

      Do not watch the Oldest View from Kane, you would just get even.more creeps from that mall.

    • @vladivf
      @vladivf Před 10 měsíci +3

      The 1st thing I notice about it is that it looks so 80s.

    • @Shanemvm
      @Shanemvm Před 10 měsíci +6

      @badcreator7023 I've seen it, my sister's really into backrooms lore. It's mad creepy in person, but really sick skates spots though. Abandoned malls are perfect for skateboarding.

  • @zensowilliams9904
    @zensowilliams9904 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I actually didn't know kane pixel was heavily inspired by this gives me the chills and I love it

  • @aortaplatinum
    @aortaplatinum Před 12 dny

    It's weird that I can tell exactly where everything is in the video and where you were at all times, despite having never been to the mall myself. Kane did an INCREDIBLE job recreating it.

  • @cryppi1510
    @cryppi1510 Před 10 měsíci +67

    Holy crap. Talk about liminal. I'm another person from Kane Pixels but it is absolutely insane that he recreated it so perfectly with software to make a horror movie of it. Omg

  • @makoni6483
    @makoni6483 Před 10 měsíci +62

    I wonder how it feels like to have an influx of people after 6 whole years…
    Glad to see you’re still responding to comments!!

  • @Worker_Drone_dude
    @Worker_Drone_dude Před 10 měsíci +4

    I wont be surprised if this mall regains its popularity simply because of Kane's video

  • @scottieburgess2197
    @scottieburgess2197 Před 9 měsíci +4

    I know we're all here from Kane, but can we also talk about how he's still responding to comments 6 years later?

  • @overlordfigmori7971
    @overlordfigmori7971 Před 10 měsíci +115

    No one gonna mention this man's impeccable taste in music? That's Toshiki Kadomatsu, aka the God of City Pop

  • @Ambivalence18
    @Ambivalence18 Před 10 měsíci +533

    Man I sure hope there aren't any rolling giants here.

  • @Real_itachi_xd
    @Real_itachi_xd Před 6 měsíci +6

    The fact that every element of kane's video was real, it chills me entirely. I can't imagine how many things that we all once considered harmless or cute could turn into a creepy protagonist for a horror movie/video. Mad world we live in haha

  • @yee9844
    @yee9844 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Damn Kane has outdone himself with the cgi and the rolling giant was real, thats crazy

  • @DavoinShower-Handel
    @DavoinShower-Handel Před 10 měsíci +69

    We need to make malls popular again man. So many good times and happy memories from them.

    • @vladivf
      @vladivf Před 10 měsíci +9

      In Eastern Europe they are quite popular. That's because people here did not have malls until the fall of communism in 1990; so here they're still a new thing.

    • @DavoinShower-Handel
      @DavoinShower-Handel Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@vladivf That sounds nice. Where I’m from our mall was still fairly popular until Covid, and then many of the stores closed and now everybody mostly just shops online.

    • @smolpp585
      @smolpp585 Před 9 měsíci

      Malls are pretty much still a thing here in Auckland, New Zealand

    • @9a_23_tyrantqiu7
      @9a_23_tyrantqiu7 Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​​@@vladivfno, but malls originated IN Europe. The oldest mall in the world, built in 1861 is the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II In Italy and is still bustling to this day.
      The real reason why malls are dead is because of changing times. People no longer have a real reason to go to malls. Food? Order online. Clothes? Order online. Entertainment? Video games exist.
      Malls also suffer from a lot of rivalry from other malls and those that aren't strategically placed often suffer and end up dead and demolished. This is especially true for America where everything from schools to fast food restaurants are miles away. It's just not worth it to drive a while to go to a mall, unless it's close to you.
      As for eastern Europe, malls will probably never go out of fashion as long as you don't adapt to a car centric approach where everything is miles away in the middle of nowhere.

    • @vladivf
      @vladivf Před 9 měsíci

      @@9a_23_tyrantqiu7 I'm not sure I understand this paragraph:
      "As for eastern Europe, malls will probably never go out of fashion as long as you don't adapt to a car centric approach where everything is miles away in the middle of nowhere."
      Eastern Europe is very much car centric. Everyone owns a car. But here nobody wants to live in the middle of nowhere because there are no jobs there.

  • @pierrebegley2746
    @pierrebegley2746 Před 10 měsíci +147

    Thank you for preserving the memory of this mall all those years ago. You've inspired a generation of horror fans while also making sure that we all remember the original mall.

  • @Stary_kat
    @Stary_kat Před 2 měsíci +2

    Can you imagine being this guy and seeing all the comments on the rolling giant and Kane pixel

  • @JustJCO
    @JustJCO Před 10 měsíci +1

    After watching Kane’s video, this suddenly got recommended to me. This video just gives me the creeps now. But thanks for preserving history!

  • @Tygermite
    @Tygermite Před 10 měsíci +246

    The fact Kane based his story on a REAL mall with the monster being a REAL statue only makes his video even more terrifying.

    • @DSxGoldSilver
      @DSxGoldSilver Před 10 měsíci +28

      The fact that this is the mall where I used to go as a kid that is now gone makes it even more terrifying.

    • @arionthedeer7372
      @arionthedeer7372 Před 10 měsíci +4

      Why?

  • @Clownbelt-u2s
    @Clownbelt-u2s Před 10 měsíci +136

    There’s just something kinda sad about seeing abandoned malls. They always make great places to go for shopping or getting some food.

  • @Mega99641
    @Mega99641 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Its crazy to think that this place was once alive and actually real! And the fact that kane pixels made it down from every last little detail is actually fucking awesome Huge props to Kane pixels!

  • @diegostone73
    @diegostone73 Před 8 měsíci +4

    7:48. Rest in peace the rolling giant, the mall from Dallas and Julien reverchon

  • @RickAstley-qd8bn
    @RickAstley-qd8bn Před 10 měsíci +157

    I came here from Wendigoon's stream, and seeing someone _actually_ walk around the mall and look at the giant was really uncanny. I had known that it was a real mall beforehand, but that did NOT lessen the horror.

  • @themyta3154
    @themyta3154 Před 10 měsíci +201

    Kane pixels did an amazing job with recreating this in blender

    • @randomgerman657
      @randomgerman657 Před 10 měsíci +3

      No he used actual film. He filmed it 2 months before it's demolition

    • @Darkaxelgaming-tt7ip
      @Darkaxelgaming-tt7ip Před 10 měsíci +3

      Didn’t the place 2 months before closing looked vandalized?

    • @smoothii6939
      @smoothii6939 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@Darkaxelgaming-tt7ipit’s sarcasm

  • @joshuasellers9115
    @joshuasellers9115 Před 8 měsíci

    Just watched the Kane Pixel Oldest View videos last night and this footage has me floored. Unreal how he recreated that mall.

    • @warrax111
      @warrax111 Před 6 měsíci

      noone cares about braindead zombies comming from Kane videos, that uplifted 300-view video to about 1,5M in month. Like, these people are more irritating than spammers in comment sections.
      They feel somehow important to notice, from where they come from. I just don't get it.

  • @ThomasGrillo
    @ThomasGrillo Před 17 dny +1

    Kane Pixels recently did a backrooms related video, featuring many elements from this mall's architecture, and also included the creepy old man statue, as an entity. Thanks for the tour. :)

  • @ReBufff
    @ReBufff Před 10 měsíci +38

    It's actually so impressive how Kane recreated the entire mall

  • @Mimmeew
    @Mimmeew Před 10 měsíci +49

    I am 100% sure Kane saw this specific video and modeled most stuff in the series after it. Theres even a close up on the store that had the stairs to the outside world in the series at 14:10

  • @Funiclown123
    @Funiclown123 Před 7 měsíci +5

    For you fellow kane fans, the entrance is at 6:25

  • @iridophorium
    @iridophorium Před 9 měsíci +1

    Oh god, at 15:07 I just felt this huge wave of dread at seeing the octopus mural and the giant next to each other... That just solidified that the video was actually based on a real place...

    • @SlushysSecret
      @SlushysSecret Před 9 měsíci +1

      Kane did an astonishing job at recreating the whole mall from scratch, I couldn’t tell any difference between this walkthrough and Kanes recreation

  • @DanielRiver21
    @DanielRiver21 Před 7 lety +81

    man seeing what was once a flourishing mall back when I was a kid slowly be deserted is such a trip I remember the last time I went there was about 5 years ago and most of the stores I had seen as a child were gone

    • @michelecalviello8763
      @michelecalviello8763 Před 10 měsíci +26

      Bro if you wanna relive those memories in a different way i have a video recommendation for you

    • @dieterbohm9700
      @dieterbohm9700 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@michelecalviello8763oh no no...

    • @KuroKillua
      @KuroKillua Před 10 měsíci

      @@michelecalviello8763 Bro have mercy 💀

    • @LordOfPowercreep
      @LordOfPowercreep Před 10 měsíci +4

      oh boi have you seen (it)

    • @bubby9175
      @bubby9175 Před 8 měsíci

      Great video to just get your nostalgia going

  • @ringkunmori
    @ringkunmori Před 10 měsíci +196

    Used to be brought there by my parents when I was 9. Really loved the place. The only bad thing is the roller giant that followed you around and killed people in the middle of the night. But otherwise a great experience! Shame it was demolished.

    • @toqul
      @toqul Před 10 měsíci +19

      what was that thing’s deal? never understood it honestly. i just wanted to buy some shoes and i got chased out the store

    • @Reecetrex
      @Reecetrex Před 10 měsíci +13

      That thing got pushed by a couple of jocks one night….and now the poor thing is broken…..

    • @riskamation9368
      @riskamation9368 Před 10 měsíci +16

      dude that rolling giant gave me straight up nightmares when I saw it as a kid! I remember that it chased me once lol never went to the place again! kind of miss it though wish it was still around!

    • @CornflakePisser
      @CornflakePisser Před 10 měsíci +12

      It ran over my grandma when I was 7 😔

  • @mouseman225
    @mouseman225 Před 8 měsíci

    Dude that Kane pixels vid was mind blowing. I couldn't figure out how he got footage of a pristine abandoned mall and also a desolate burned out version of that same mall

  • @OptionalZero
    @OptionalZero Před 6 měsíci

    I'm here because of the Rolling Giant by Kane Pixels.
    It is MIND BLOWING. THIS video showing the place irl 7+ year prior.
    I had no idea!

  • @kojiyaw
    @kojiyaw Před 10 měsíci +42

    I'm kinda convinced that Kane Pixels was inspired by this video. The similarity of the vlog style and how you and Wyatt narrates the video is really showing

    • @danielhopeuk
      @danielhopeuk Před 10 měsíci +6

      I thought this too. Even the style of music seems the same

    • @Seegtease
      @Seegtease Před 8 měsíci +2

      I mean he had to use this footage specifically when he designed the mall in CGI, right? He had to.

    • @whoa1770
      @whoa1770 Před 8 měsíci

      @@Seegtease
      impressively enough he also used blueprints for the actual mall itself which is insane

  • @efgerm
    @efgerm Před 10 měsíci +77

    this is crazy footage great work man! me and 5 other friends of mine went inside this mall when it was actually abandoned. I have some cool photos of the hallways and the dark rooms but most important I have a painting that i took from it that i still have to this day sitting about 2 feet from my desk.

    • @Blah3210
      @Blah3210 Před 10 měsíci +8

      Have you seen the Kane Pixels video?

    • @dumoostrich
      @dumoostrich Před 10 měsíci +5

      Lmao bro has no idea

    • @Anonymous-73
      @Anonymous-73 Před 7 měsíci

      You wouldn’t have happened to climbed down a very very very very long staircase from a tree with a big hole in front of it?

  • @itskb2891
    @itskb2891 Před 5 měsíci +1

    As an Australian, it's crazy to see all these dead malls in America, over here our shopping centers are still going quite strong

  • @tylermcflyer3061
    @tylermcflyer3061 Před 9 měsíci

    Damn. So cool to see Kane pixels influencing real life architecture! What a talented guy

  • @donatoclemente4421
    @donatoclemente4421 Před 10 měsíci +60

    Kane Pixel's video on this place looks the same!! This is amazing! Thanks for keeping these places alive through video here on CZcams 🙌

  • @xguitarist_
    @xguitarist_ Před 10 měsíci +51

    On the giant at 7:51 that sign says “studio bregon” I searched it up and their Facebook page has been inactive since 2016 until yesterday when they posted “Giants exist. Persist, even.” HOW DEEP DOES THE LORE GO?
    Theres also more photos of the giant in normal lighting with people posting in the comments referencing Kane’s video
    Edit: Studio Bregon’s storefront shows up in Kane’s video right when the protagonist walks out and sees the mall destroyed (About 44 minutes in)

  • @hangry3102
    @hangry3102 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Imagine growing up here, and this mall was your childhood, and then you see a video blowing up on youtube of some guy exploring the mall from your childhood except it's hundreds of feet underground, completely abandoned, and that creepy old man statue that gave you nightmares for years is moving.

  • @Lunk42
    @Lunk42 Před 9 měsíci +1

    There's something really sad about seeing a completely abandoned mall. It used to probably be a place where people would hang out together and stuff a place where memories were made and now no memories will be made there ever again.

  • @GBMoises
    @GBMoises Před 10 měsíci +28

    7:31 Kane got it spot on!
    well played, can't wait for whats to come!

    • @poptart684
      @poptart684 Před 10 měsíci +9

      It's all fun and games until you hear rolling.

  • @tron4733
    @tron4733 Před 10 měsíci +55

    Kane pixels sent me here

  • @SwankemasterSupreme
    @SwankemasterSupreme Před 9 měsíci +4

    Kane has been planning this since he was 8 years old.

  • @victoriarodriguez6906
    @victoriarodriguez6906 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I remeber seeing the outside of the mall when it was still opend but never went in, its a shame that i didn't because it looked awesome. Also i didn't know it was in part 3 of the oldest view so yea.

  • @Brianna-eo8nu
    @Brianna-eo8nu Před 10 měsíci +41

    I’m here from the Oldest View video and it’s crazy that all this mall, including Julian, were real at some point. Even though I never visited this place or heard of it before TOV, there’s something kinda sad about the fact all of it has since been demolished. Julian especially feels sad to look at now. Though he was goddamn terrifying in TOV, he was a puppet used in school plays and seemed like a beloved staple of the mall. And now it’s likely he’s been long since thrown away or left to rot in a landfill somewhere… idk, something about that is strangely tragic.
    At least I’m glad that, even if it turned the place into something horrifying, The Oldest View was able to introduce so many people to this mall and it’s weird giant puppet mascot and keep their memories alive in a way.

  • @olseaweedbeardye8622
    @olseaweedbeardye8622 Před 3 lety +30

    That statue at 7:46 is a lot less creepier in this lighting than in that one picture of it

    • @kairi4640
      @kairi4640 Před 3 lety +11

      Still is a bit creepy to me tbh. 🤣

    • @vammy_
      @vammy_ Před 2 lety +4

      wheres the picture of the one with low lighting, i cant find it

    • @olseaweedbeardye8622
      @olseaweedbeardye8622 Před 2 lety

      @@vammy_ 17:34 in this video czcams.com/video/N63pQGhvK4M/video.html

    • @katblackwell
      @katblackwell Před rokem +2

      this is exactly what i was thinking! haha

    • @Burgerplayer3920
      @Burgerplayer3920 Před 10 měsíci +36

      Wouldn't be fun if that thing starts chasing you around

  • @sternwardboss
    @sternwardboss Před 8 měsíci +3

    I can’t believe Kane built this mall when he was a child to make his recent video. Truly incredible.

  • @derechosky
    @derechosky Před 8 měsíci +2

    Zeroxhulu, you definitely made a huge inspiration out of Kane Pixels.

  • @lightfoot256
    @lightfoot256 Před 10 měsíci +36

    Makes me wonder how many hours of these old videos Kane watched to rebuild the Mall... so uncanny now. Feel like I've been there... seems even more realistic now that it's been demolished.

  • @ZeCabreira
    @ZeCabreira Před 10 měsíci +24

    This is so sad. Here in the Philippines, we also have a mall that was demolished a few years ago the Harrison Plaza Mall in Manila, and I've got a lot of memories of that mall too. Good thing you took a video of the inside of that mall. Many people will remember it. Thanks and God bless you!

  • @KevinRichards-rk3gp
    @KevinRichards-rk3gp Před 6 měsíci +1

    Back in the day before internet & i-phones, malls were popular spots to shop & hang out at.

  • @elspoiledmilk
    @elspoiledmilk Před 10 měsíci +29

    This was genuinely such an interesting watch not only how dead such a great looking mall is, but also how close Kane got to the real thing! I honestly find it so fascinating! Also, seeing that guy really freaked me out! lol. 7:28 15:02