I definitely did enjoy his video, on Finger Lakes Mall for sure! Loved how the food court of that mall looked. And if I lived anywhere near there(live near Chicago btw), I certainly would do a trip to take some pics of that mall. Ah well,there are interesting malls in my neck of the woods, so no big deal I won't be able to make it there anytime soon.
at least the popcorn stores still their lol. i went to this mall for years as a kid when media went bankrupt this mall went down quick. stores slowy left. good to see this vid brings memories. upstate ny love. can never leave home lol thumbs up an subscribing
Not anymore. Just went there like a week ago to see a movie, and I saw that my FAVORITE popcorn/ice cream stand had finally shut down...sad, it was one of the few bright spots of a mall I never really liked.
Thanks for doing Shopping Town !! I pretty much grew up there !!! And now live a couple miles away. Back in the day from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve you couldn't in the place !! It is sad to see your memories abandoned !!! Thanks guys !!!
The barber shop located on the ground floor, is the original barbershop that was there before it became a mall in the 70's. That is the original section of the mall. My father used to get his hair cut there when I was little. It will be sad to see it go, such a CNY icon.
I agree. I got my hair cut there as a kid from age 12 or so through my early 20s as did my dad. I real guys haircut place. All the gear is there, is the place closed?
I used to go here and went throughout the entrance with the lazer tag every time. I was memorized by the giant vault door things. I came here for them only, and the ride ons that I used to use.
Great video. This mall is in my hometown. To the immediate left of the old Hot Topic at 11:24 are double doors into an old 80's arcade, "Great Games". Behind the door are stairs leading down into the old arcade. I passed by there once when a janitor had the doors open and the old signage and 70's/80's era carpeting were still in place! The skate park was an old Media Play and way before Media Play, a Woolworth's.
That is correct. You have brought back some memories of how malls used to be, especially the arcades! That Fun Junction is lame. You have to buy a ticket for around 3 or 4 dollars instead of putting in quarters like the old days.
honestly this makes me feel bed because I stopped going to malls because stores got too expensive there was too many teens and now watching this i feel like aww i miss malls they could be closed because I stopped shopping there and they lost my money aww
My first job was at this mall, running the double carousel....used to be such a popular mall. Started losing customers when the Carousel Mall (now the Destiny USA Mall), was built.
My fondest memory of this mall is shopping in Woolworth’s in the late 70’s for Halloween costumes with my mom. The smell of plastic costumes is still in my nostalgic memory.
Never knew other people had such interest in old malls. I guess for alot of us who grew up in the 80's and 90's many of us have fond memories of those places. Makes me sad when I go back to my local mall now. It started to die out probably around the late 90's. It was a great place at one time. At it's peak they had 3 arcades a couple of movie theatres and a packed food court. Of course the arcades are all gone now and the food court mostly empty. JCPenny is the last big retail chain left after Sears and Dillard's closed down. It's mostly like other deserted malls now, with some flea market type shop a few local businesses and a few smaller chains left. For a place that use to get so crowded on weekends you'd have to squeeze past people it's rather ghostly now seeing just a few handful of people at at time wandering through now days.
Sad to see that the JCPenney closed but they'd spend the $$ to put in the Ron Johnson 2012-13 "shops" (IZOD is in your shot, men's must have been on 2 - typical JCP large mall layout).
It really was a booming place years ago. The theatre was not in the mall, it was in a building located across the parking lot. They obviously moved it inside the mall to get people to go inside.
I was hoping you could do Great Northern Mall, Old Penn Can mall which is now Driver's Village but still resembles the core part of the mall, and in a way you could do Northern Lights which was enclosed long time ago but now open and only has a few stores left (it is outdoors but still some cool label scars like Media Play which just took down the sign several months ago and was closed around 2003 or 2004). You could do all three of those in one video or at least Great Northern and Penn Can in one video since they are small in comparison.
Some friends and I hang out here all the time, it's within like a 10 minute walking distance from our houses. Everything in Sears is ridiculously cheap since they're soon going to close as well
Oh boy. I knew I would find Shoppingtown sooner or later, LOL. This mall is so damned dead, it's practically post-apocalyptic. Last weekend when I went there, I saw "A Quiet Place" at the movie theater. How ironic. There's literally nobody there except movie-goers. The salon downstairs was replaced with a convenience store. A year or so ago, my favorite snack stand Auntie Anne's closed down to my heartbreak. JcPenney's closed down in 2016 or 2017. The popcorn and frozen yogurt stand closed down a few years back. I was REALLY disappointed when the library shut down and moved further out, because that was pretty much the main reason I even went to the mall in the first place; it was really convenient. I want to go browse around in Sears for one last time, then I'm not even bothering to go there for the movies anymore. I moved to Syracuse in the early 2000s and the mall compared to now, was SO much better and more active. Now, I don't even think there's anything left in the food court. How sad.
I wonder why they dont just seal off most of the mall and concentrate the little that is left in one section, so that the remaining stores at least have a chance of making profits.. Would also lead to lower running costs since they dont need to keep electricity going throughout the entire mall and would also need less maintaince and security.
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Nice video. I've been to this mall about 10 years ago and it was pretty dead even then. The huge Destiny Mall in nearby Syracuse surely is killing off this one. Such a shame.
wow this is so awesome. I'm a brand new subscriber to your channel and I'm so happy you came to one of my three malls here in Syracuse. If you didn't already know we have shoppingtown Mall as in this video Great Northern Mall and then the Mega Mall Destiny USA. If you get a chance you should stop by Great Northern Mall I don't think it's considered a dead ball but it looks like one last time I was there it's over on Route 31 in clay
I like your video. I was born and raised in Syracuse and that mall was awesome. I was there in late June 2014 and it was sad to see it almost empty. You made me laugh with how surprised you were about the size. I am glad it was a worthwhile trip for you. Keep up the good work!!!
Wilmorite Properties was actually a fairly good partner for the stores. They sold the entire property line up to Macerich several years ago. They walked away from their payments and left the mall high and dry. They did the same thing a couple of years later to the Great Northern Mall. That mall was taken over by Spinoso a local property company that is based in Syracuse, NY. Great Northern Mall has a lot of empty stores as well, but is actually holding it's own in a very hard marketplace. The elephant of Destiny (formerly Carousel Mall) of Syracuse took a huge dent out of our malls!! But the local's are slowly returning to the Great Northern Mall, and to a lesser extent Shopping Town. I would elaborate on Macerich properties....but will hold my tongue as I would rather not have legal issues.
I live in Rochester and remember going from there to Syracuse to this mall a lot back in 2013-2014, when one of my step sisters was working at a hair salon there. it's so sad seeing a mall that you loved throughout your childhood fade away so fast. RIP shopping town mall. Im so sorry that destiny USA got the best of you.
the really curious thing about this mall is that there are very few actual "stores" there, but loads of recreational stuff. there's about 4 martial arts schools, a fencing place (as in swords), the skate park, an escape room, a gymnastics place, comic book store, movie theater, etc
Great video that you obviously did your research for - Only constructive criticism I have would be to work on those vocal pauses (uh, um, etc). Can help to slow down a little bit so there's more time to think and replace those uhs and ums with silence if you have to. Otherwise, awesome video.
Breaking my heart. I remember when it was converted to a mall form a strip mall, and the channel 9 fire. When I was a kid and young man that was the mall to go to. Yeas it was huge, and it had music stores, all conceivable clothing and shoe stores. The cinemas we not in the mall at the time but also were the top theaters. I guess nothing lasts forever.
LOVED your commentary... I am surprised however that you didn't find the entrance to the "TUNNEL" in the Sears Wing?? I worked there in the 80's in that tunnel which took you to what we called the DUNGEON... for a research company... I hardly recognize the place until you wandered down to that SEARS wing... GREAT JOB!
So sad to see, had many great memories in that mall. I saw the movie "Office Space" there...3 times. My buddy and I used to walk around the mall eating Gertrude Hawk chocolates and playing laser tag. I remember it having a unique maze-like layout. Truly a pity.
I don't know how often you get to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but the Westwood Mall in Marquette has been going down hill/losing tenants for years.
hey Ace, GREAT vid.... i was wondering what was below that weird ramp area outside of the sears court? seemed really cool and looked like it was only serviced by a small staircase to the Left of that up escalator.. anyway, keep up the good work!
Actually that is a community room and for years it was where the library was. I am surprised you two did not go down there. I used to love the library there because as you noticed it is by itself, away from the traffic that used to be there.
Have been here many times. In 2010, it was still packed with ppl. It declined fast around 2013 from what I seen. Online shopping abs nearby Destiny didn’t help business here at all.
well I don't know about phase drug store but yes Rite Aid took over Eckerd drug store all Eckerd drug store became Rite Aid drug stores. I used to have a record by my house here and Liverpool but it turned into a Rite Aid when I got taken over by Rite Aid. they just kept all the old stores and rebranded them Rite Aid
i was in that mall a few weeks ago, and 4 or 5 stores have closed since then. even the cell phone repair shop i used to work at is gone (and good riddance)
Hello........nice video but I think you are wrong about why malls are dying in the USA. Its got to do with the zero interest rate policies along with the government lying about the true unemployment figures. For example I live in Canada and its only malls in areas that have economic hardships that are doing bad like the Westmount mall that you made a video of in London Ontario. London Ontario had at least 5 large factories close in the last 7 years including caterpillar and also Kelloggs. You also mentioned another mall in St Thomas and it same thing as St Thomas had several factories also close like a 600 job factory from Magna international that made auto parts and a ford plant also closed. In both Canada and USA in areas where the economy is good you just don't see as many closures.
I think it's a lot of factors, as to why certain malls are struggling. People who aren't in the upper 1% of income, have less disposable income vs. years ago. Not to forget the US in my opinion is definitely overretailed and that too many malls and shopping centers were built years ago, and the demolition and repurposing of all the overbuilt malls and shopping centers is only starting to catch up now. And of course, internet retailing has played a role to some extent, as well. I'm less sure about the retail situation in Canada(only been there like 3 times in my life), but it's probably a similar situation up there as well. I think malls and shopping centers will continue to thrive, but that fewer will exist in 10-20 years, vs. the peak number of malls and shopping centers we saw in the 1990s and 2000s. Which of course, was also before the rise of internet shopping.
A skatepark in this mall? That's new, I've never seen another mall with that! Interesting feature for a mall to have, since they have to have entertainment and unusual things to attract people into them nowadays. What anchor store did that used to be, at 1:35 into this video? Great video, and I continue to love your dead mall series of videos!
If its around 15.35 your speaking of to the left of the mini escalator it says community room, its located on the lower level and those are stairs which take you to it
Used to go there in the 1980's...was always crowded. Remember doing a remote radio broadcast there in 1985, right across from where the Woolworth's was...(I guess where that Fun Station is?) This was before the Carousel Mall/Destiny USA was even built. It never struck me as "huge," more like rambling and poorly designed...which is primarily because it was expanded haphazardly over the course of decades. It was one of the first malls in the nation if it opened in 1953.
Nope, sorry, the Woolworth's was where the skate park is. I distinctly remember it was two levels and had that escalator. I recall going downstairs where they had a bunch of remaindered LPs and cassettes for like 50 cents each...which at that time was like 10 year old stuff, so early to mid 1970s.
Thus mall is dead now. Besides having a spa place and movies... that is all they have now. Really depressing last time I walked through with my brother.
this place is so dead now, only thing thats a chain i think thats there is Rite Aid. theres not even anything in the Food Court anymore. how is it still open??
I just dont understand why you would buy a mall and see it in piss poor shape snd not keep up on the maintenance of it! They kept bandading the problems w/o regard to vendors or shoppers. Had they kept on top of things here and brought in stores that Destny doesn't have people would have kept coming! Should have had a woman running things at this mall would have been still in good shape!! Shame on you Moonbeam and mall mgmt, people loved this mall and you all just let it DIE !!!
I think Bath & Body Works, Victoria Secret and GNC would survive a nuclear war or zombie apocalypse lol
Sarah Camley Same. I'm pretty sure Walmart would also survive
Sarah along with Cher & cockroaches
Victoria's Secret is fading fast. Too expensive and they charge more if you have bigger boobs even though you aren't plus sized.
Sad, looks like a nice mall. Clean too.
It really was a good place back in the 80s and 90s.
I used to go to this mall back when I lived in Syracuse many years ago. It was one of the better ones in the area. Sad.
robskalas yes I know, spent a lot of time there with my wife and kids
Was just there today. Very sad, it was the place to be in the 90's. unique set up.
What time? Lol i went back today also!
+Ace's Adventures like around noon. Escape the estate downstairs was fun
+Ace's Adventures just seen your video about fingerlakes mall. Only went there once about ten yeas ago. Will have to go back to check it out soon
I definitely did enjoy his video, on Finger Lakes Mall for sure! Loved how the food court of that mall looked. And if I lived anywhere near there(live near Chicago btw), I certainly would do a trip to take some pics of that mall. Ah well,there are interesting malls in my neck of the woods, so no big deal I won't be able to make it there anytime soon.
at least the popcorn stores still their lol. i went to this mall for years as a kid when media went bankrupt this mall went down quick. stores slowy left. good to see this vid brings memories. upstate ny love. can never leave home lol thumbs up an subscribing
Not anymore. Just went there like a week ago to see a movie, and I saw that my FAVORITE popcorn/ice cream stand had finally shut down...sad, it was one of the few bright spots of a mall I never really liked.
I swear it's only
My friends comic book shop Cloud City keeping this mall open. I used to wander in here three times a week.
Anthony Casella yeah, but it moved downtown now.
these are so depressing yet I can't look away
Thanks for doing Shopping Town !! I pretty much grew up there !!! And now live a couple miles away. Back in the day from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve you couldn't in the place !! It is sad to see your memories abandoned !!! Thanks guys !!!
Depressing. Used to go there in the 1980s. Good job as usual.
David Jackino me to but in the 90's
The barber shop located on the ground floor, is the original barbershop that was there before it became a mall in the 70's. That is the original section of the mall. My father used to get his hair cut there when I was little. It will be sad to see it go, such a CNY icon.
I agree. I got my hair cut there as a kid from age 12 or so through my early 20s as did my dad. I real guys haircut place. All the gear is there, is the place closed?
mrsemf1967 those barbers were awesome! As a kid I had my haircut there by the same barber for many years. I remember what he looks like.
I used to go here and went throughout the entrance with the lazer tag every time. I was memorized by the giant vault door things. I came here for them only, and the ride ons that I used to use.
I love Syracuse!
Great video. This mall is in my hometown. To the immediate left of the old Hot Topic at 11:24 are double doors into an old 80's arcade, "Great Games". Behind the door are stairs leading down into the old arcade. I passed by there once when a janitor had the doors open and the old signage and 70's/80's era carpeting were still in place!
The skate park was an old Media Play and way before Media Play, a Woolworth's.
Prior to the arcade the doors led to the Channel 9 TV studios.
That is correct. You have brought back some memories of how malls used to be, especially the arcades! That Fun Junction is lame. You have to buy a ticket for around 3 or 4 dollars instead of putting in quarters like the old days.
The skate park your to be a Media Play (a record/VHS/DVD store)
honestly this makes me feel bed because I stopped going to malls because stores got too expensive there was too many teens and now watching this i feel like aww i miss malls they could be closed because I stopped shopping there and they lost my money aww
bad not bed
My first job was at this mall, running the double carousel....used to be such a popular mall. Started losing customers when the Carousel Mall (now the Destiny USA Mall), was built.
My fondest memory of this mall is shopping in Woolworth’s in the late 70’s for Halloween costumes with my mom. The smell of plastic costumes is still in my nostalgic memory.
Never knew other people had such interest in old malls. I guess for alot of us who grew up in the 80's and 90's many of us have fond memories of those places. Makes me sad when I go back to my local mall now. It started to die out probably around the late 90's. It was a great place at one time. At it's peak they had 3 arcades a couple of movie theatres and a packed food court. Of course the arcades are all gone now and the food court mostly empty. JCPenny is the last big retail chain left after Sears and Dillard's closed down. It's mostly like other deserted malls now, with some flea market type shop a few local businesses and a few smaller chains left. For a place that use to get so crowded on weekends you'd have to squeeze past people it's rather ghostly now seeing just a few handful of people at at time wandering through now days.
It's nostalgia for me bro lol i love the way things used to be, everything is so bland now
This is where I met my wife!!!
Sad to see that the JCPenney closed but they'd spend the $$ to put in the Ron Johnson 2012-13 "shops" (IZOD is in your shot, men's must have been on 2 - typical JCP large mall layout).
I can't believe it.. An open Sears .. incredible
It's going to destiny too
There is a Sears in the West Acres Mall here in Fargo, ND, but it is closing in March 2017. they are having a big Fire Sale as I write this.
Luke Melone for real?
When you took the long shot of the directory from upstairs, it was easy to imagine what this place was like in it's heyday. Thanks for capturing it.
It really was a booming place years ago. The theatre was not in the mall, it was in a building located across the parking lot. They obviously moved it inside the mall to get people to go inside.
I live within 30 miles of this mall. The fact it’s still open surprises a lot of people, including me.
I was hoping you could do Great Northern Mall, Old Penn Can mall which is now Driver's Village but still resembles the core part of the mall, and in a way you could do Northern Lights which was enclosed long time ago but now open and only has a few stores left (it is outdoors but still some cool label scars like Media Play which just took down the sign several months ago and was closed around 2003 or 2004). You could do all three of those in one video or at least Great Northern and Penn Can in one video since they are small in comparison.
Don't forget Seneca Mall and Fairmount Fair.
Alexander Patrick fairmount fair is a plaza and is pretty lively and doing well. I dont know much about Seneca mall though .
Some friends and I hang out here all the time, it's within like a 10 minute walking distance from our houses. Everything in Sears is ridiculously cheap since they're soon going to close as well
Oh boy. I knew I would find Shoppingtown sooner or later, LOL. This mall is so damned dead, it's practically post-apocalyptic. Last weekend when I went there, I saw "A Quiet Place" at the movie theater. How ironic. There's literally nobody there except movie-goers. The salon downstairs was replaced with a convenience store. A year or so ago, my favorite snack stand Auntie Anne's closed down to my heartbreak. JcPenney's closed down in 2016 or 2017. The popcorn and frozen yogurt stand closed down a few years back. I was REALLY disappointed when the library shut down and moved further out, because that was pretty much the main reason I even went to the mall in the first place; it was really convenient. I want to go browse around in Sears for one last time, then I'm not even bothering to go there for the movies anymore. I moved to Syracuse in the early 2000s and the mall compared to now, was SO much better and more active. Now, I don't even think there's anything left in the food court. How sad.
I wonder why they dont just seal off most of the mall and concentrate the little that is left in one section, so that the remaining stores at least have a chance of making profits.. Would also lead to lower running costs since they dont need to keep electricity going throughout the entire mall and would also need less maintaince and security.
Fun Junction will be The Best laser tag place and Central New York. the arena is not too big not too small and it's very creative.
Another great video . Love your work , I'm really enjoying chilling out and watching before bed! Good stuff 👍
Thanks so much! Still learning as i go! More to come :)
And unusual to see a dying mall with a working fountain in operation , even if one nozzle was out .
enjoy your videos.
Excellent work as usual. Please keep them coming.
That mall is done now, I live in upstate NY
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+Robert McMillan thank you! I try! Lol
Nice video. I've been to this mall about 10 years ago and it was pretty dead even then. The huge Destiny Mall in nearby Syracuse surely is killing off this one. Such a shame.
Deborah Liddle Destiny isn't killing it. The people who abandoned this mall for Destiny are to blame.
wow this is so awesome. I'm a brand new subscriber to your channel and I'm so happy you came to one of my three malls here in Syracuse. If you didn't already know we have shoppingtown Mall as in this video Great Northern Mall and then the Mega Mall Destiny USA. If you get a chance you should stop by Great Northern Mall I don't think it's considered a dead ball but it looks like one last time I was there it's over on Route 31 in clay
this mall would be a mall walkers dream come true.
Thank you!!!
I like your video. I was born and raised in Syracuse and that mall was awesome. I was there in late June 2014 and it was sad to see it almost empty. You made me laugh with how surprised you were about the size. I am glad it was a worthwhile trip for you. Keep up the good work!!!
I tore my acl for the first time at the gymnastics place in shopping town. Kids from my high school go there to hook up in the parking garage
Wilmorite Properties was actually a fairly good partner for the stores. They sold the entire property line up to Macerich several years ago. They walked away from their payments and left the mall high and dry.
They did the same thing a couple of years later to the Great Northern Mall. That mall was taken over by Spinoso a local property company that is based in Syracuse, NY. Great Northern Mall has a lot of empty stores as well, but is actually holding it's own in a very hard marketplace. The elephant of Destiny (formerly Carousel Mall) of Syracuse took a huge dent out of our malls!! But the local's are slowly returning to the Great Northern Mall, and to a lesser extent Shopping Town.
I would elaborate on Macerich properties....but will hold my tongue as I would rather not have legal issues.
I live in Rochester and remember going from there to Syracuse to this mall a lot back in 2013-2014, when one of my step sisters was working at a hair salon there. it's so sad seeing a mall that you loved throughout your childhood fade away so fast. RIP shopping town mall. Im so sorry that destiny USA got the best of you.
If u think that this mall is big go to Opry mills mall in Nashville Tn
Good man, I really like dead mall videos.
Kind of surprised the water features are still going. Lot of these dead malls that seems to be the first thing they shut down.
I subscribed as well.. I like your videos keep up the good work!
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the really curious thing about this mall is that there are very few actual "stores" there, but loads of recreational stuff. there's about 4 martial arts schools, a fencing place (as in swords), the skate park, an escape room, a gymnastics place, comic book store, movie theater, etc
Jon Doe that's why it's so open I think
Great video that you obviously did your research for - Only constructive criticism I have would be to work on those vocal pauses (uh, um, etc). Can help to slow down a little bit so there's more time to think and replace those uhs and ums with silence if you have to. Otherwise, awesome video.
Well made vids! Didn't realize iPhones did this well. I'm a flip-phone Luddite.
I took my kids there when they were young, it's sad, memories for my family, it once was a very busy place
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Breaking my heart. I remember when it was converted to a mall form a strip mall, and the channel 9 fire. When I was a kid and young man that was the mall to go to. Yeas it was huge, and it had music stores, all conceivable clothing and shoe stores. The cinemas we not in the mall at the time but also were the top theaters. I guess nothing lasts forever.
When the pretzel shop leaves,the mall's doomed💀
game room look fun
Moonbeam Capital: 'Take your time. We'll wait.'
good use of a big store :D skate park
The entire mall could be a skate park.
I remember when Altered States was in there back in 2005-2006 and Borders too.
eastfield mall in Springfield Mass is a dead mall now too, it had so many stores in it
LOVED your commentary... I am surprised however that you didn't find the entrance to the "TUNNEL" in the Sears Wing?? I worked there in the 80's in that tunnel which took you to what we called the DUNGEON... for a research company... I hardly recognize the place until you wandered down to that SEARS wing... GREAT JOB!
So sad to see, had many great memories in that mall. I saw the movie "Office Space" there...3 times. My buddy and I used to walk around the mall eating Gertrude Hawk chocolates and playing laser tag. I remember it having a unique maze-like layout. Truly a pity.
I don't know how often you get to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but the Westwood Mall in Marquette has been going down hill/losing tenants for years.
I've been there a few times about a decade ago when my ex and I would go visit his cousin out that way.
hey Ace, GREAT vid.... i was wondering what was below that weird ramp area outside of the sears court? seemed really cool and looked like it was only serviced by a small staircase to the Left of that up escalator.. anyway, keep up the good work!
Margeaux Réall I believe it was offices, a very weird mall indeed
Actually that is a community room and for years it was where the library was. I am surprised you two did not go down there. I used to love the library there because as you noticed it is by itself, away from the traffic that used to be there.
That background music at 14:21 added up perfectley
One of the reasons people are tired of malls is all the walking .
Would have been better if you'd gone into the stores that were open, even if just for a moment. I was curious about many of them.
Came here in 2007 for a photo shoot and it was struggling back then.
How did they come up with the mall name :p
New subscriber here. If you don't mind, what kind of camera did you use for this video?
Im using my iphone 6 believe it or not, and welcome!!
Looks exactly like the westdale mall in cedar rapids (now demolished)
Have been here many times.
In 2010, it was still packed with ppl.
It declined fast around 2013 from what I seen. Online shopping abs nearby Destiny didn’t help business here at all.
well I don't know about phase drug store but yes Rite Aid took over Eckerd drug store all Eckerd drug store became Rite Aid drug stores. I used to have a record by my house here and Liverpool but it turned into a Rite Aid when I got taken over by Rite Aid. they just kept all the old stores and rebranded them Rite Aid
i was in that mall a few weeks ago, and 4 or 5 stores have closed since then. even the cell phone repair shop i used to work at is gone (and good riddance)
I never realized it was that big
so sad what happened to it.I used to go there all the time
Is that music the instrumental version of Saturday Love by Alexander O'Neal and Cherelle?
Empresslockness I believe so.
Oh wow, arcade, skate park, theatre. I'm surprised it failing. Know why?
DevTheBigManUno I'm guessing not enough space for more stores
One of the largest malls in the United States is only a few miles away.. Everyone here goes there it seems.
DevTheBigManUno that's easy big box stores like Walmart. Who is going to give a double price when they can get it cheaper at Walmart.
DevTheBigManUno Destiny USA is 3 miles away that's why it's been struggling
More like 10 or 12 miles away but yeh
Hey, there is a Mall with my name on it. It's call the Tyler Galleria Mall in Riverside, California.
Go to greenspoint mall they call it guns point
Hello........nice video but I think you are wrong about why malls are dying in the USA. Its got to do with the zero interest rate policies along with the government lying about the true unemployment figures. For example I live in Canada and its only malls in areas that have economic hardships that are doing bad like the Westmount mall that you made a video of in London Ontario. London Ontario had at least 5 large factories close in the last 7 years including caterpillar and also Kelloggs. You also mentioned another mall in St Thomas and it same thing as St Thomas had several factories also close like a 600 job factory from Magna international that made auto parts and a ford plant also closed. In both Canada and USA in areas where the economy is good you just don't see as many closures.
I think it's a lot of factors, as to why certain malls are struggling. People who aren't in the upper 1% of income, have less disposable income vs. years ago. Not to forget the US in my opinion is definitely overretailed and that too many malls and shopping centers were built years ago, and the demolition and repurposing of all the overbuilt malls and shopping centers is only starting to catch up now. And of course, internet retailing has played a role to some extent, as well. I'm less sure about the retail situation in Canada(only been there like 3 times in my life), but it's probably a similar situation up there as well.
I think malls and shopping centers will continue to thrive, but that fewer will exist in 10-20 years, vs. the peak number of malls and shopping centers we saw in the 1990s and 2000s. Which of course, was also before the rise of internet shopping.
How do you expect me to enjoy the closing malls videos?
A skatepark in this mall? That's new, I've never seen another mall with that! Interesting feature for a mall to have, since they have to have entertainment and unusual things to attract people into them nowadays. What anchor store did that used to be, at 1:35 into this video? Great video, and I continue to love your dead mall series of videos!
BoratWanksta it used to be a Macy's
Thanks.
The next Dan Bell
Are you going to do a video on Destiny USA just to do it, or only continue to focus on the endangered malls?
The Sears looks like the exact same as the Eaton Centre in Toronto.
john bozic Didn't Nordstrom open in your Mall (Eaton Centre)?
Nordstrom did take over the old Sears space.
I thought so john bozic and heard Nordstrom is doing very well!
You're so close to me, lol I live in Utica, NY
Btv I am as well. Remember Riverside Mall?
Jay Fuller I remember! But I think that it’s gone now.
What did that staircase next to the small escalator say? All I can see is "COMM."
If its around 15.35 your speaking of to the left of the mini escalator it says community room, its located on the lower level and those are stairs which take you to it
That was where the library was for years.
Just a year and a half later, this place is completely different. All carpet, almost all businesses shown in this video have been replaced
Used to go there in the 1980's...was always crowded. Remember doing a remote radio broadcast there in 1985, right across from where the Woolworth's was...(I guess where that Fun Station is?) This was before the Carousel Mall/Destiny USA was even built. It never struck me as "huge," more like rambling and poorly designed...which is primarily because it was expanded haphazardly over the course of decades. It was one of the first malls in the nation if it opened in 1953.
Nope, sorry, the Woolworth's was where the skate park is. I distinctly remember it was two levels and had that escalator. I recall going downstairs where they had a bunch of remaindered LPs and cassettes for like 50 cents each...which at that time was like 10 year old stuff, so early to mid 1970s.
Right near the ramp complex, across the way from the Woolworth's, was a Bob's Big Boy. A small storefront location. Maybe called Bob's Big Boy Junior?
Thus mall is dead now. Besides having a spa place and movies... that is all they have now. Really depressing last time I walked through with my brother.
this place is so dead now, only thing thats a chain i think thats there is Rite Aid. theres not even anything in the Food Court anymore. how is it still open??
I didn't think mall exists in the 1950s
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6:00 Those rules are quite odd.
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that is sad :(
is the mall gone now,or is it still open?
waluigi, americas sweetheart Live in the area, still open. Movie theater has been keeping the place open for years
waluigi, americas sweetheart still open
It’s worse now I just went today
I just dont understand why you would buy a mall and see it in piss poor shape snd not keep up on the maintenance of it! They kept bandading the problems w/o regard to vendors or shoppers. Had they kept on top of things here and brought in stores that Destny doesn't have people would have kept coming! Should have had a woman running things at this mall would have been still in good shape!! Shame on you Moonbeam and mall mgmt, people loved this mall and you all just let it DIE !!!
Super old eckerds not rite aid