Beltway Plaza Mall | a dead mall and the devitalization of retail | ExLog 76

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Hey guys, thanks so much for taking a walk with me through this mall. I've been to this place countless times, and despite seeing it change over the course of a decade, it still feels exactly the same. The occupancy is nearly the same, but the quality of the stores has faded from regional chains, to local offerings. Retail here is just...devitalized, and even though the occupancy is fairly high, the quality of this establishment force me to call it a dead mall. It's not always about numbers, and this is a prime example.
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  • @sal
    @sal3 жыл бұрын

    Hey guys, thanks for watching. Let me know if you want me to hire that aerobic dog lady for your next birthday, or if you need me to pick any of you up a couple suits at that place Fritz bought his at. Love you all.

  • @Decade8Media
    @Decade8Media3 жыл бұрын

    These videos are priceless. They are a fount of nostalgia for malls and every experience we have all shared within them, as well as a finger on the pulse of retail in America.

  • @pinkelephantz286
    @pinkelephantz2863 жыл бұрын

    the poodle workout is possibly the creepiest advert iv ever seen crrrrrriiiiinge

  • @MrJamieBattle
    @MrJamieBattle3 жыл бұрын

    Again one of the most interesting and underrated malls in the DMV. I ate lunch at the Japan eatery at the main entry in early 2019 after a physical training for my now-furloughed job. Now i can go there more often as one of the metrobus routes goes from greenbelt metro, in front of the mall’s entrance to deanwood station where i can catch a bus to my apartment complex.

  • @RacerX780
    @RacerX7803 жыл бұрын

    That has to be

  • @fouramforever
    @fouramforever

    Thank you so much for this video. I grew up right there in Berwyn Heights from 1987 til i moved in 2001. i spent my entire childhood and teenage years at that mall. This video showed me to relive all those spots i used to skateboard to with my friends. It's so crazy to see how few stores i grew up with are still there. And thank you as well for the history lesson!

  • @CharMendoza
    @CharMendoza3 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in DC. I had two aunts that lived near the mall. I remember the Jeepers here. My mom and sis still go to the Joanns there.

  • @bobbretz5052
    @bobbretz50523 жыл бұрын

    Back in the 80's, the building in the south parking lot that now houses a Game Stop was a Time Out arcade. Back then, the roof of the building had a really cool geodesic dome structure that sort of created the impression you where playing video games in space station. Don't know why the roof was remodeled, have a vague memory that the glass panes leaked, but that might not be correct. There was also a second Time Out location in the mall itself.

  • @dannymartin1114
    @dannymartin11143 жыл бұрын

    I like this place. Its weird and random, and I'm a big believer in keeping those types of places around.

  • @Karmy.
    @Karmy.3 жыл бұрын

    The husky encounter in front of the Jo Ann's reminds me of my random encounter with a german shepherd inside the Sears Hometown at Woodland Mall in Bowling Green last year

  • @patricksaxon3983
    @patricksaxon39833 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful mall, I love the interior designs as I hope that they don't remodel it or tear it down for a new shopping center. Everyone wants "New", "New", "New" than refurbish such classic designs.

  • @you2angel1
    @you2angel13 жыл бұрын

    I love the AMC lighting as you approach the theatre. That's some good cinematography.

  • @sports1st
    @sports1st3 жыл бұрын

    Remember going here. Saw a movie here in '95. Used to go to that Caldor too. I remember the traffic was crazy. Memories

  • @higherpower7176
    @higherpower7176

    I was there in 1985 when don johnson from Miami vice showed up to give a speech on drugs. You use to be able to smoke in the mall and there were ash trays everywhere. Out in the parking lot was a yellow dome with an arcade and a barb’s big boy, use to live across the street. It was exciting to go there on the weekends and see the lines for movies. Thanks for this

  • @djcasperdotcom
    @djcasperdotcom3 жыл бұрын

    LOL is/was a small amusement park/arcade, previously named Jeepers and I think Funland before that.

  • @edmundiverson6377
    @edmundiverson6377

    This mall had been a staple of shopping entertainment for our family since the '70's, and on into the early '90's. The names of many of the stores have left my memory, but not the feeling of going there! I remember seeing Star Wars in '77 at the Academy 6! We loved going to 3 Brothers for a pepperoni pizza, and go down to the Mon Ami(?) store that sold all manner of leather wristbands, tee shirts and belt buckles. I got my first guitar at the music store, my Dad used to buy jewelry for my Mom at the little jeweler that was just inside the fmain entrance on the left (I think), near a school tutoring establishment. There was an excellent record store off the main intersection, I think it was Waxie Maxie's? And the 3 Brothers spinoff restaurant, Schmoozers (or Schmoozies?), was where my wife and I had our wedding rehearsal dinner. *That Luv'n Time boutique has been there at least as long as 3 Brothers, at least 35 years! My mom would forbid me to walk past the place in my youth! lol. The center sections of the walkways had big built up planters in the '80's, and the center had a waterfall and a seating area. The teal tiles in the floor are all that's left to mark where the raised planter boxes and decorative features used to be. It's bittersweet to see how vacant the place now stands, at leasat we have fond memories to recall. Thanks for posting this video, Sal!

  • @QuietJ0Y
    @QuietJ0Y3 жыл бұрын

    Spooky poodles 🐩 ☑️ awesome community interaction ☑️ loved the logo, paint on railing, and variety of lights. Glad Fritz and you were able to hit the mall

  • @MiracleinStars
    @MiracleinStars3 жыл бұрын

    I live in the complex you drove out of at the beginning and I always go to the mall to go to Giant. It's really old school but we love it!

  • @WillisWheeler
    @WillisWheeler3 жыл бұрын

    It used to be a chuck e cheese in there , and a arcade outside where the gamestop is at , back in the 80s

  • @user-gv5kh5kr6s
    @user-gv5kh5kr6s3 жыл бұрын

    Dude, i'm really love all of your videos. Very professional!

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