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Abandoned Target Greatland - Reynoldsburg, OH
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2020
- Abandoned Target Greatland - Reynoldsburg, OH. Closed years ago and more recently was an auto auction center. Since the auto action relocated this place has been left to sit and fall apart again. Not just this store but this entire shopping center is dead.
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Holy cow! I forgot Target Greatland even existed! I remember going inside of a few as I traveled to California for vacations. Last time I remember seeing one was probably 2007. I never really knew the difference between a Super Target and a Target Greatland. Thanks for a great video! Would love to see the rest of this shopping center as it looks line a ghost town!
I don't recall the Greatlands having the grocery selection the SuperTargets had/still have.
@@Satoshi9801 The Greatlands didn't have the grocery selection that the SuperTargets had/still have.
@@averywilson-hayes6619 Then I recalled correctly.
@@Satoshi9801 Yes, you did.
That whole strip center was abandoned at one time that one place you pointed to was an home town buffet. I lived about 2 miles from that strip center in the 90's. It was the place for a little while. Things moved to another strip on rt 256 about 2 or 3 miles away in the 2000's. and 2010's.
Consumer Square East closing across the street around 2002 led the exodus east to 256. The buildings still stood several years until being razed and can be seen as a post apocalyptic crater just past the 70/Brice interchange. But if you go there some of the signs remain! My sister started working at the Sams at Consumer Square in 2000 and she still works for the company but has been on 256 since 2003. Meijer closed around 2008. A few restaurants including a Hometown Buffet, Sports Authority, and others all closed by 2010ish. Andersons was maybe the last to closed about 3 years ago. While mostly still abandoned, there is an interactive art experience called "Otherworld" which opened last year, and is temporarily closed due to COVID-19, but should re-open soon. I believe that is in the old "Sports Authority" space. All in all, if you are interested in late 20th/early 21st century retail abandons, Brice Road may be the hub of it all, at least in central Ohio.
@@Pdasilva0324 I have to agree. Most of the old North land mall has been torn down on Morse Road. There's only a couple remnants left. The only other area in Columbus i can think of that is like that is near the old West land mall it's not as abandoned as Brice road is but, close. Also, over by East land mall is pretty empty too.
That brice rd area was tons of stuff then died..All of Brice rd is straight shit now
@@DjTheDon614 I know. My older brother lives not too far from there. it's really went downhill.
@@Pdasilva0324 Actually, Sam's Club relocated to 256 in 2004
Wow! It’s almost rare to see an empty Target...ANYWHERE!
The Target closed back in 2009 and the restaurant up front was a Hometown Buffet. Reynoldsburg is a ghost town, we all should meet up one day and check out all of Columbus.
My first guess was going to be one of those Bob Evans Resturants.
Not all of Reynoldsburg is a ghost town, just the area this was filmed at.
Nothing about reynoldsburg is a ghost town 🤨
@@destinik.9949 just this area, however if see my comment was written almost 4 year ago. Stuff has changed since then. They’re trying to build this area back up. If you saw this area over in the late 2000s to early 2010s it was looking like a ghost town.
I opened that Target in August1991. That whole area died when things started moving just up the road I-70 & St Route 256. Lots of stories from that store, met some interesting people, met my best friend there. The Greatland concept was pretty much retired after the stores in Columbus were built, the only store of the original 3 that is still open on Sawmill Road, store #666, but it was remodeled several years ago into a typical Target most ppl are now familiar with.
The Easton Target is still open and got remodeled into a regular Target
I found a Greatland near me that got converted to a regular Target. I don't think I woulda known to look for Greatlands without seeing vids like this lol I have been to Super Target in Colorado, I have yet to visit a Greatland tho.
Hate to break the news but, I'm pretty sure Greatland stores don't exist anymore, I think this was the last -- But I don't truly know, I'd advise doing some research before believing this.
@@gablings From what I have seen, all Greatland branded stores are gone. But there are definitely still some locations out there that use the greatland design in the stores... Just been rebranded including the location near me. 🙂👍
@@Optopolis That is true! While I think all Targets that were Greatlands are gone, there are a handful of Target stores that were Greatland stores that still operate as Target, some as Super Target.
@@gablings Yep that's what I am meaning. 🙌 I've looked at a lot of Target stores around my area, SE WY/Northern CO, the few I've seen that def. were Greatlands all converted one way or the other.
@@gablings there's still a Target Greatland in Wheaton, IL
I used to work for Target as a cashier back in 2008...I hated it because they always pushed me into offering those target redcards to customers. It's a good thing that Kayla doesnt work there anymore!
at 3:51 the building you pointed at is an abandoned home town buffet! im from the area and remember all the old tenets and what was in the buidlings over there if you have any questions!
i can also lead you too a bunch of old abandoned buildings in that whole area
I thought it was a Bob Evans Restaurant when I saw it In the video
@@ryansexplorations3939 That was not a Bob Evans Restaurant, although it was next to the freeway but got demolished (same thing for the Chi-Chi's next to it).
The first Target Greatland opened in Apple Valley, MN in the late 80s, i can remember going there as a kid because it was the first larger size Target. Was their answer to Super centers by other companies.
Greatland was a Target brand for their outdoorsy products before using it as a store model. I had a Greatland backpack i used for school back in the day.
3:50 I believe that was a Hometown Buffet, not sure when it closed though.
It was... My mom and the family loved going there....
it was some time around 2007 i believe
Autumn it closed in 2015
@@deadchannel7616 neat didn't know that!
Man! It really is wierd to see a target abandoned like that! I mean Iove target because I'm a nerd and they have more nerdy type stuff compared to Walmart so just really like target. And I dont think I've ever heard of a super or green land target. Hm. God bless you man.
Grew up in this area. I loved going to that Target and have a lot of memories there. The whole plaza has pretty much been closed for over 10 years. It was Target, Office Max, Sports Authority, Petsmart, Bestbuy, a religious store, then the square shaped building was a Discovery Zone. There was also a dollar tree that replaced another store. There’s a place called Otherworld there now. The small store you point to across the parking lot was a Hometown Buffet. Petsmart, Target, Bestbuy, and the religious store (now closed), HHGregg (closed)all moved to 256 an exit away. Hobby Lobby and sports authority (went bankrupt) moved to East Broad St. Other Target Greatlands were on W Broad st (closed) and Sawmill Suncenter area (still open no longer a greatland)There’s a Target at Polaris that looks similar to the old target set up.
Yep before it was a discovery zone it was first opened in the fall of 1991 under the name 'Leaps And Bounds' same concept. It was renamed Discovery Zone in 1993. The traffic was always bad around there on the weekends those stores were packed. Most people got so annoyed by them always collecting for something at the Brice Road light. I have lived In Reynoldsburg since 1989 I loved what it was not what it has become. Since they closed the bowling alley, skating rink and pool Reynoldsburg has became bland.
I used to do indoor growing in the 90s-early 2ks and pre-LEDs , we’d use Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium bulbs for different stages of growth and the bulbs were very expensive.. from what I remember they were quite a bit more than $100.
Great video wally .. cheers brotherhood 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
I never knew there was such a thing!
This is going to be a great one i can already tell. But they always are! Keep up the great work and stay safe out there!
I grew up in this area and every store there has been pretty much abandoned especially the Meijer that is now a furnishing store across the street. Literally everything in that plaza is only 15 mins from my house and I go there sometimes to just remember the past.
The Target near me used to be a Greatland. I miss all the neon on the walls and the red carpet with the yellow and blue specks and being excited about whether my mom and I would go through the green entrance or the blue entrance. And there was no Starbuck just Pizza Hut, pretzels and popcorn.
The food station at Target Greatland you speak of that didn't have Starbucks but just pizza, pretzels and popcorn was called Food Avenue. All the neon on the walls and the red carpet with the yellow and blue specks intrigued me (they still do) and I was curious
about whether we would go through the green entrance or the blue entrance. The Greatland didn't have Pizza Hut either.
There’s a Rax in Lancaster OH FYI
i enjoy watching the videos you do.. it is almost like we are there with you...
That whole area you were at on Brice Road was thriving 10 to 15 years ago but, things happened in the area and little by little things moved out quicker and other things were torn down.
Closed some time in 2009, they opened a new one up off 256 which is east of there.
March 8th, 2009 was when the 256 Target opened
I use love to shop at Target Greatland. Nice store.
I literally just woke up, opened CZcams, and then boom. New WallieB26 video. Good afternoon to me then haha
The Handel's in Chippewa is Closing soon so u can explore
A Target Greatland was by me in Evanston IL. Now there is a Target there. The abandoned Des Plaines. Kmart by me just sits there until it's demolished.
There's still a Target Greatland in Wheaton.
i like the videos you do because, it keeps us informed and let us know our cities are not alone, when it comes to abandoned buildings.
Thanks for the upload . XD I think Target just got rid of "Greatland" and just went to either Super Target and regular Target XD
Wow family toy warehouse. That place was cool. I only seen one other one.
Keep it going / I mostly like your abandoned vlogs - Adventures 😊😊😊
Target is hanging in there these days. Good move to board up & temporarily close some stores where there is civic unrest. Only 30 Kmarts left !
I love that fire door do not block sign in every Target !
Just started watching your videos a couple weeks ago. That's not too far from me. I'm glad to see you got the chance to document it! Hope you and Kayla have/had a safe trip to Texas! :)
hey wallie the place you are pointing at at 3:50 is the old hometown buffet. i went there all the time back when it was open.
I live like 10 minutes from here and always forget about that. I actually shopped in this Target Greatland a few times, the last being around Christmas, 2001. IIRC in addition to the expanded aisles and departments, they sold a lot more "power" lawn and garden stuff such as riding mowers. Also several other abandoned stores and shops in that area if you have the time to check it out including an old Just for Feet , movie theater etc etc etc
Wow that sign has seen better days. Those were Target geese security guards. Don't forget to stop at York Steak House when you get back to Columbus.
I just came across this parking lot today and realized all of these stores just moved further east onto 256. It’s literally like a 7 min drive down the road
Target Greatland from what I researched before it was like a mix between a regular target and a super target it was like a target smaller than super target but bigger than target
You two make a great couple!
You were very close to the old abandoned JCPenney's outlet.
cool you got to check this out!! this was my childhood target store.
The West Side location was my childhood Target store.
Glad you didn't find the giant pothole in that lot with your car. There's a closed Meijer right next to there too.
That’s now a Ford place.
i have never heard of target greatland before.
most of the targets that i see in my area in arizona are just regular target stores
I love watching your channel
I used to live in Reynoldsburg Ohio. I used to shopped there. My mom and step dad still lives in the area. . There. There is an closed K Mart on Brice Road.
Yep, Brice and Main. Shopped there and Eastland KMart before they closed, as well as this Target. Not sure of it is worth an explore, just because it's still such a busy intersection with cops always around there, and the McDonalds and Taco Bell on the outlot.
I shopped at Super Target when I lived in Mason City, Iowa. Target is based in my home state of Minnesota in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul area) which the Minnesota Twins play at Target Field & yes I'm still a fan of the Minnesota Twins & Vikings even though I'm in Texas for now. Best Buy is also headquartered in Minnesota which if I remember right in the Twin Cities Atea which I'd have to look at the trucks which shows the city on the door plus registerd (trucks) in Minnesota which is why you see Minnesota plates on the trucks for delivery at local stores nationwide. Anyhow I'm sure no one cares but thank you for sharing Wallie & Kayla! 👍🙂
my target in apple valley, MN still uses multiple colors! we have a red and green still
there was another target that was closed on the westside of columbus, along with a closed mall down the road.
I remember one time Target used to have in the food court area french fries and a bacon cheeseburger but now they changed it
Now it’s just Starbucks… My Target used to have both a Pizza Hut Express and Starbucks, but they recently closed Pizza Hut 💔!!!
Damn it man... When were you here.. I am not far from there.. My mom and I shopped there and This is where Best Buy and Meijer once was... There was a Petsmart Dollar Tree... Now I miss my mom.... Let me know when you will be in columbus Ohio again....
Up to like 15 or so years ago that area (Brice road) was booming. Any store you could think of was over there and I believe a movie theater and so many restaurants. The area started to decline and get worse with crime. Businesses ended up moving to 256 which is on the border of Reynoldsburg and Pickerington. There were still a handful of stores on the side you were on up until a few years ago, but the main ones (hobby lobby and sports authority until the went under) ended up moving to east broad near blacklick. Still a few stores hanging on across the street, but for the most part that whole area is a shithole that has lots of problems.
Great this video 💓 abandoned location
Good to have you back
Broooo this is literally my childhood target
Be careful on the drive to Texas. It's already summertime here mid 70's in the morning and 90's in the afternoon. I'm in the DFW area
It’s 90’s in Cleveland
I like those big arches on the exit/entrance.
I found it interesting that the whole shopping center is abandoned. Very strange!
I've never seen one near where I live. We just have regular targets.
There is an abandoned Chi Chis and Bob Evans not even a quarter mile up the road from this shopping center too!
The Chi-Chi's and Bob Evans is now demolished.
Dude on my trips to South Carolina from the Midwest I'm always stopping at Rax in southern Ohio. We used to have Rax all over the place in Indiana growing up, too bad it's not popular anymore but I've been eating there and once a year and it's still good. Unfortunately the heyday of the baked potato and salad bar and Uncle alligator are long gone.
Closest Rax to Columbus is Circleville. Stopped by a coupe months ago on way back from Jackson, Ohio. Was as good as I remember (Rax had almost as many locations in Cbus as Arby's at one time).
@@Pdasilva0324 Is that the Rax directly next door to a White Castle? If so that's the one I've been stopping at the last few years. I think there might be one in Joliet Illinois as well which I plan to hit next time I visit friends in Chicagoland
This is rare to see an abandoned Target but great video Wallie
If you want another reason to hate Target, 21 years ago my best friend was 17, expecting, living in a motel with her boyfriend, barely making any money at all. She landed a job at target as a cashier but a few months later she was fired because she called in sick. She had a great attendance record and was a hard worker. Target knew of her living and financial situation and still did this to her. I may or may not have marched into that store and screamed at the managers. Thankfully she was able to move in with her grandparents, and was able to get a great job soon after. Target has a history of doing people dirty and there's something way better out there. They even screwed my elderly great aunt!
amazing, i never seen one before, very awesome. ty for sharing
Awesome video
Keep the videos coming Wallie
Used to live over by that Target. That whole area has become rich with abandoned buildings
The target I work at was a target greatland but then changed to just target but up until recently we still had the blue and green doors as well
That Was pretty cool wallie Thanks for sharing :D
I have a friend who works at a Starbucks in a target and has been there for a number of years and has been passed over for promotions. Plus they talk behind customers backs, especially friends of employees. Yeah, so I guess you're right about it. A bunch of immature punks work at those. Great video.
Man I love your videos. We have a lot of super target here in Tampa bay Florida
I was wondering why Kayla was laid off! Based on some of my previous work experiences in the area where you live, I totally believe it. Glad you both are doing well.
Did not know that there was different types of targets as always great video
As a Canadian, I don't miss Target at all... The only good thing I got from them was a microwave when the chain was going out of business not even two years later... I'm pretty sure there are still some abandoned locations in the country...
Hey wallieB26 that abandoned burger King you did in columbus oh on broad street there was a target great land in a shopping center lime that with the 2 entrances they use it for something semi related
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My Local Super Target Store in Clearwater, FL, which opened in 2003, had a very 90’s Aesthetic to it before the store was majorly renovated in 2018, with funky carpets and Neon Signs all over the store. Target had relocated from a smaller store that had opened in 1991, which later became sub-divided into an LA Fitness and a Floor & Decor. The LA Fitness vacated in 2019, and it occupied the Main Entrance to the Former Target.
Have you ever went into an old abandoned store that still had old electronics sitting on the shelves? That'll be cool to see and admire
My local target in chandler AZ used to actually be a target great land but in mid 2011, it got updated and in 2020, it got updated again
The Target in Bridgewater NJ nearest me opened as a Greatland. Think it still has two main entrances.
@@ecoRfan yeah the chandler target greatland opened in 2003 near the 2nd biggest mall in arizona
One building over there was used to be hometown buffet
Wallie, I still remember (been twice inside) the ONLY Super Kmart in the Island (in Caguas, in the mountains like 40 mins. S of San Juan). It was slighly bigger than this Greatland (165K sq. ft.) and had A WHOLE SUPERMARKET in there, unlike this Target that had less meats and produce.
Like I've replied elsewhere here, THE PROBLEM WASN'T THE LOCATION (or even the Virus), as they're still close by. Problem was the OWNER OF THE MALL CHARGED TOO MUCH RENT, as the other LONG-TIME VACANCIES show, and Target found a CHEAPER PLACE to do business.
omg this is where i think it is!!!! you should have done chi-chi’s when you had the chance!!
It’s now demolished.
Slacking Packing i know, it’s sad to see it go
Also wallieb26 When will you upload The Kmart you did in Texas that closed in 2003 and during the 2002-2003 Bankruptcy,
If you want to see a really old K-Mart check out my videos from Sidney, NY. The original store closed in the early 90s and moved next door (closed in February this year 😭, haven't been back since it closed). The original store still has the italic K label scar, the building is wide open, and inside it looks just like the infamous Trader Horn Wallie has filmed a few times. By far the coolest anandoned department store I've seen.
Cool to see. Awesome video.
Bro u was in my neck of the woods,,,,,the whole plaza steadily closed slowly along with Best Buy , Circuit City and Hometown Buffet, the only store is open now is Dollar Tree.. Target moved a few miles away,,,its been closed about 5 years
That building used to be a hometown buffet
Just wow the whole place is closed. Just odd all big stores
We have a super target here in Lafayette LA if you're ever in the area. It is still open.
Cool man i was hopeing For new clothes but This Target Greatland is permanently closed.
Hoping
@@tinoswrld no it's Hopeing H o p e as like Hope and then I n g Hopeing
Thank you for the Great video
I also believe there is a Target Greatland still open at Polaris Parkway about 25 mins from Reynoldsburg. I believe that was a Target Greatland. I cant remember
It downsized to a regular Target.
@@slackingpacking Yes, Christopher Smith, the Polaris Target used to be a Greatland but got downsized into a regular Target, but still has the blue and green doors
Nice video
This is rare to see
There's another one on the west side too
I used to work at the discount tire in 2009 and went in that target
There’s an old greatland in Columbus still operating on the north side called Polaris. Hasn’t had a remodel either.
The Polaris Target used to be a Greatland but got converted into a regular Target but still has the blue and green doors.
that target kinda resembles a Super Kmart by the doors on either side
I love super target! I have 2 within 5 minutes of my house somehow. The DC/northern Virginia area has a few. They are wayyyy better than Walmart.
One of the Targets I frequent was originally a Greatland. I don't recall any differences between it and the plain Targets (besides the branding). Maybe it had the green inner doors like this one?
what a interesting find
I believe it closed when there new store opened on st rt 256 which isn't to far from that store and the same with the Best Buy
I love your videos very entertaining!! Don't worry about haters you guys are awesome!!! Target in Cincinnati target also didn't want to train me on the register they gave me a book and i was on my own !!! it was terrible for real not a great company at all im sorry that happened to your wife they lost a good person!!
This shopping center closed down I believed they moved everything close to Pickerington Ohio. I know that Best Buy has been closed over 10 years...
The Best Buy relocated in Taylor Square Shopping Center in 2003
Germantown, Maryland had a Target Greatland, it's just a regular Target now.
And to think I believed Reynoldsburg was relatively stable and prosperous... unlike Whitehall for example.
It is on the opposite side of 270