This mall is so pretty! It looks like they’ve actually tried to do what they can to keep out going. It seems well taken care of for what it is. How sad 😢

@monkeywkeys3916

2 жыл бұрын

It's nice. I like downtown in general.

It’s weird because usually the dead malls feel very dated, but this one looks fantastic still

@louiearmstrong

2 жыл бұрын

It was open last year and all of the fountains were maintained throughout Covid.

I'm pretty sure one of the reasons malls are still relatively popular in latin america is because online retail still hasn't taken off in a big way as it has in more developed countries. I'm Venezuelan and malls are still a really central part of social life in the cities, big contrast compared to the US.

@bingflop81

2 жыл бұрын

i’m colombian and i noticed that too while visiting family in medellin lol. however malls still seem to be very popular and packed in miami where i live, i wonder if it has to do with the large latino population as well?

@SaturnCrashing

2 жыл бұрын

Miami malls are bumpin 🙌🏻

@SaturnCrashing

2 жыл бұрын

@@bingflop81 It absolutely does. Cubans, Colombians, Venezuelans.. it’s great

@somerandomvertebrate9262

2 жыл бұрын

Swedish malls are still well frequented though, while online shopping is just as big over here as in the United States.

@medallo143

2 жыл бұрын

@@bingflop81 is mall de las americas still open in Miami? I remember it was kind of dying in 2010s

The difference between the Baltimore mall and a lot of other dead malls that have been covered on this channel is that most of those malls look old, run down or at the very least antiquated and out of date. They often appear to be stuck in other era, such as the 70s or 80s, while the Gallery mall in Baltimore appears well kept, bright, modern and upscale. It looks as if the owners still cared about it, yet that that wasn't enough to keep it thriving and in business. Such a shame.

@kingbullyrock8739

2 жыл бұрын

Baltimore is a dying city with zero future, there is no point to keep it open.

@johnnydollar666

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingbullyrock8739 Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, 2015: "we also gave those who wished to destroy, space to do that as well."

@Taken_Alpha

2 жыл бұрын

The Gallery in Baltimore was really cool, and was placed in one of the nicer parts of the city that being the Inner Harbor. Such a shame it’s no longer around

@tartrazine5

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnydollar666 Democrats - not even once.

@Halo44327

2 жыл бұрын

So basically it’s neglect in a way.

I just moved to Japan and went to a mall near us (west side of Tokyo), and I was floored. It was a three story mall with amazing shops on every floor and on the ground floor they had a higher end grocery store attached. My 7 year old daughter didn't know what to think, she's never seen a mall with that many people actually shopping in it before. It was so nostalgic for me. Such a starch contrast to the malls we've been to in America recently. They too had many US stores, including an H&M and McDonalds. Also Toys R' Us is alive and well over here! We went on a weekday, because on the weekends or national holidays the place has a line just to wait for parking. (You also don't go to Cosco or Ikea on those days for the same reason.) Glad to know Japan isn't the only country keeping Malls alive and well!

@chm9935

2 жыл бұрын

Not just Japan, a friend of mine in SE Asia sent me pics of a big mall that he can walk to from his residence. Big mall with tons of stores, mostly mom and pop, and regular foot traffic. He is also close to two other malls that he can get to by ridesharing apps and it's the same result: big malls with regular foot traffic and tons of stores. All three are gorgeous and remind me of 1970s to 1990s mall architecture.

I'm from Linthicum, this is so sad to see. Remember the glory days there with the Stauffer hotel attached, full food court. Banana Republic, Gap, Brooks Brothers, victorias secret, and so so many more. Still a beautiful mall. Makes me so sad...

A Christmas gift I wasn’t expecting. Thank you, Dan!

It's actually neat to see. Nothing will beat my memories of being in the malls back in the 80's and early 90's, places were just nuthouses. Especially around this time of year. But it really brings back memories to see a truly active mall again. Very cool.

@danellacullen4401

2 жыл бұрын

Right!! I remember when you could smoke in Laurel Mall!!!

@GodWeenSatan

2 жыл бұрын

@@danellacullen4401 lol! Same at our mall, there was a section by K-mart where all the old timers sat and chain smoked all day. We called it "Deaths front door"

@everydaybodybuilding2282

2 жыл бұрын

Mall by me is still packed in Ohio

@iworkout6912

2 жыл бұрын

A large mall near me used to have a really full parking lot during the holidays. Sometimes you had to park along the highway and walk a ways to get into the packed mall. A few days ago I drove by and the lots were maybe a quarter full, with open parking spots right up to the entrance...something is happening in America and I'm not sure what it is.

@everydaybodybuilding2282

2 жыл бұрын

@@iworkout6912 areas grow and change. Businesses go out and new ones open. Nothing is happening lol. This is normal tons of malls are still thriving.

And this is how I learn the Gallery is closing lol. Back in the early 2010s, that place was a staple of our Otakon weekends. I've since left Baltimore (with no intention of going back), and this oddly enough is giving me a sense of closure? The last of good memories coming to an end.

@kevinkiss3340

2 жыл бұрын

Once you leave Charm City no reason to come back.

Man, that mall in Baltimore looks beautiful...could they maybe keep the decor and turn it into office space or something? Would be a shame for all that to just be torn out/destroyed.

Dan: "I haven't seen crowds like this since I was a kid". In Vegas, that's called a Tuesday.

@HooLeePhucingSheet

2 жыл бұрын

Every loser is at Vegas on a Tuesday lol

Merry Christmas Dan!

I live in Maryland, London UK. Fun fact, it's the only place in the UK named after a place in the USA when the landowner returned to London from the states in the 17th century having made a shit ton of money, from probably questionable means.

@kh_al_eesi

2 жыл бұрын

From Maryland, USA. I thank you for this new random fact! Very interesting!

@johnnydollar666

2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Kensington, Maryland for awhile then visited London and saw Kensington :D

@joshblack4291

2 жыл бұрын

Manchester is in the US as well as York ......

@manmaje3596

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a myth. There is very little evidence to back that claim up. Even if it is true we are taking about an person/ event from the late 1690s. America was still Britain at that point really anyway.

@manmaje3596

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshblack4291 There are countless examples in the US of adopted names. You would still be listing them all next year.

I visit Baltimore frequently for work and I travel down from Philly. Baltimore has taken huge leaps backwards in the last decade. The level of crime and bs happening downtown makes me hate visiting.

Dan, you always knock it out of the park with the archive footage bits, the Psychic Network stuff is a treat! Merry Christmas, man!

@ArmyJames

2 жыл бұрын

I shop til I drop Honey.

I miss Payless, as a woman with big feet I knew I'd always be able to find shoes there.

@pinkelefant4ever

2 жыл бұрын

I always took half a size smaller.

I am gobsmacked by the malls in Ecuador! It’s like the 80’s but with more advanced tech and everyone in masks it’s so surreal! Also noticed Dunkin Donuts wasn’t just Dunkin like it is here now! Everything is just humming and vibrant, I love it.

@Spacemutiny

2 жыл бұрын

I live on Long Island, NY and the Roosevelt Field Mall is packed like that this month.

@everydaybodybuilding2282

2 жыл бұрын

What technology? They look like malls. In Ohio I’ve been to two malls this month and they looked just like that lol. What’s masking matter if we’ve got the vax too lol??

@_KRose

2 жыл бұрын

@@everydaybodybuilding2282 sigh

@everydaybodybuilding2282

2 жыл бұрын

@@_KRose seriously lol? Doesn’t the vaccine almost completely eliminate risk of death and hospitalization? What’s the hold up? It’s free and if you want it you’ve already had it

@-oioioioioi-

2 жыл бұрын

@Will shut up mokuba

Mall's closing down are sad. But high street family run shops forced to shut, are even sadder. I should know.

Getting dressed up and heading to the mall is an enduring weekend tradition among Hispanic people for reasons I still don't completely understand despite being one of them myself. If you're ever in south Florida, I recommend Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, Dolphin Mall in Sweetwater, and Westland Mall in my native Hialeah if ya wanna see BUSTLING malls in modern day America!

@Teebs1996

2 жыл бұрын

Used to live near Sawgrass. Glad to know it's still kicking.

@tiny7333

2 жыл бұрын

when dan said he hasn’t seen a crowd like that since he was a kid i’m thinking wow he should check out dolphin mall, that place stays packed no matter what day it is lol

@svn5994

2 жыл бұрын

University Town Center is you want another Florida mall that's very busy.

The king of liminal spaces, Dan Bell. Thanks for another dead mall treat for the holidays!

Holy crap! I left Baltimore 20 years ago...I didn't realize The Gallery was dead. I don't know what I expected knowing the state of retail now days, but it's certainly a stark contrast of what I remember in the late 80s and 90s.

@getmeouttatennessee4473

2 жыл бұрын

I left Baltimore 22 yrs ago *High five*

@brianmurphy9967

2 жыл бұрын

Terrible crime has pushed people away. No one wants to be harassed by thugs when you go shopping.

I had no clue Rick was in a Psychic Friends Network ad. Explains how he does all the stuff on ATDR, he sold his soul for a call.

Omg dude, this intro is one of the greatest things ever put on KZread 🤣

I'm from Ecuador and I can tell you for sure that most of the shopping malls are packed 7 days a week, people really love going to malls

Wow... I was absolutely hooked with the psychic intro... I could feel the guys' pain... such empathic content. Thanks Dan!

@noodlemaker4719

2 жыл бұрын

I remember when that guy played a doctor on General Hospital.

I for sure hung out at malls in the early 2000s and had a blast. Nothing beyond 2006. I have Christmas memories of my aunt and mom dragging us through crowded malls decked out with decorations and sale signs! I remember being with my sister and cousins and waiting to ride the little train. We hated waiting for them and it took soo long yet somehow now its a good memory looking back. Best memory ever was my two oldest cousins getting so bored they dug through my aunts purse for change to throw in the fountain. They started throwing in quarters. She realized what they were doing, flipped out and went in after what was probably $5 in change 😂 We still bring it up. She always says that was our toll money home and she has no regrets 😂😂😂 I think that was the Woodbridge Mall in NJ

The mall format isn't the problem. Seeing that mall in Ecuador, it just hit me. The mall format isn't the problem. All the dead malls in America are a symptom of a bigger problem.

@underfire987

2 жыл бұрын

Leftist ideology, " dieversity", mass immigration, big Corp and the destruction of the middle class, leftist ran disaster cities and the erosion of community and culture would be my placed bets.

@virtual_balboa

2 жыл бұрын

@@underfire987 bingo, but oh no you can't say that! The truth gets you censored

@DeAthWaGer

2 жыл бұрын

@@underfire987 When you'd rather price everyone out and put the whole building out of business to file bankruptcy (or pass it to another bank which will also do nothing with it), there's no incentive for anyone to move in. This is a major systematic issue, and greedy banks and landowners are to blame. In any other country they'd lower rent and commerce could still occur, but here they only pipe dream of wanting a certain "breed" of stores and consumers to exist.

@koilamaoh4238

2 жыл бұрын

Thats cause those sort of "boomer" type conservative countries, are still outdated and infrastructure for "lazy" delivery isnt there yet. Malls in general are extremely wasteful. They tend to innovate / progress very slow, its why malls tend to be good in those places. Its like conservative Russia, their malls do great but their "economy" is extremely poor due to poor innovation which will lead to war eventually; thats like comparing our red welfare states which barely survive, that has to borrow from socialist government; its why business's arent holding up as they used to, cause people want a "LIVEABLE" wage, society is getting tired of being exploited of slave wages, hence fascist corporations are dying out with other business's which pay very poor.. As infrastructure is still a mess in a lot of countries, trying to do actual delivery, for online shopping which cuts out the useless malls. When societies advance faster with tech, makes "self" shopping a whole lot easier, once we get there tho, still a long way, seems like history is repeating itself backwards.

@DeAthWaGer

2 жыл бұрын

@@koilamaoh4238 it does go backwards, I see mom and pop stores opening back up in rural flea market/"dirt malls" that thrive, you just need to drive an hour from any major city. You also get ample free parking and clean air. Cites themselves are cesspools.

Makes sense since a country like Ecuador isn't yet used to online shopping culture.

@lajya01

2 жыл бұрын

I think they still are discovering shopping. Those developing countries are going in the same stages we were going decades ago.

Used to visit the Gallery Mall often in the early 2000s when I worked downtown. Always packed, and my goto was a Steak Sandwich place on the upper floor. Can't remember the names, but various chain food court establishments. Hard to believe that place and the mall across the street being dead. The Harbor was a fun place to walk around, or just sit and people watch.

A Dead Mall Series video on Dec 23rd?! It’s another Festivus Miracle!!

As a Canadian, it's so odd to see the mall industry dying in the USA. Malls are still a super popular place to shop here, and even smaller/older ones usually have a staple grocery store or something attached to keep traffic flowing. I've always thought it's because we have less affordable shipping options, but I wonder if there's other reasons... anyways lol great video!

@jonathandantonio649

2 жыл бұрын

Climate is a huge factor there I think.

I was absolutely DYING during the physic reading! The way the price per minute kept going up!! You are a comedic genius Dan 😂😂😂

Man, I remember the last time I was in the mall. Circa 2012 - it was totally different. It was a humming ecosystem of shops, and people. I only live about 45 mins away, but I dont travel to baltimore too much. I remember my girlfriend and I at the time road the metro down to baltimore and the Galleria was one of the places we went. Crazy how much its changed since then as far as business. Sad.

As someone who lived in the DC metro area as a kid and whose parents liked to visit Baltimore a lot, I can confirm Dan's recollection that the stores in the mall didn't have metal gates in the 80s. I also seem to remember there was another, smaller mall on the other side of that bridge going across the street, and it had a little kiosk-style record store on the second floor that specialized in new age LPs and cassettes.

Yay Dan! I'm so happy to see you posting again. The mall in Ecuador reminds me of the mall I used to go to when I was little. It's so sad to see all these malls dying. I was a mallrat for a long time. Speaking of which, I should watch 'Mallrats' after the video.

9:04 I was in my local mall today, instead of the Christmas setup with train track and Santa pics, there was a mini flea market set up. Two guys selling jewelry, an air purification system, candles, etc. About 8 tables. As you said, it's odd to see!

Dan, I’ve been rocking with you on this dead mall stuff since late 2015. I have watched others, and there are some good ones, but no one does it better than you brother man.

At the Westfield Galleria mall in Roseville, CA, you can't even find parking in the overflow lot around Christmas. It's very busy!

13:20 A few reasons why Payless Shoesoure went bust in the US: * Walmart is the obvious answer. Internet might play a role as well, but then again, the hassle of making sure the clothes/shoes fit and doing returns makes that tedious for now. * Charging high prices for shoes that won't last as long as competitors when they should've kept to the cheap model. * Debt thru Mergers and Acquisitions.

@namenameson9065

2 жыл бұрын

Globalist policies that export American manufacturing and wealth to the world leaving us with nothing but a pyramid scheme welfare-service economy might have a lot to do with it, too. In fact, that's why Wal-Mart exists in the first place.

@GodWeenSatan

2 жыл бұрын

How about shoes that didn't last a day?

@espurrthestupididiot2405

2 жыл бұрын

@@namenameson9065 Alright bro, time to do literally nothing.

OMFG DAN!!!!!!! i've been following your Dead Mall Series for at least four years and would've never imagined you would come to my hometown!!!! So surreal to see a comparison that i had only done in my mind, come to real life in one of your videos!!!!! Its absolutely true, Christmas season means fully packed malls in Guayaquil, even for covid years, though i have to say that Payless used to be even more popular before 2016, when a tax reform made its prices double due to import taxes. Thank you so much for featuring Ecuador in you series, best Christmas gift ever!!!!!

I just want to say the malls here in TEXAS are thriving this holiday season and so is the job & housing market. ☺️

@underfire987

2 жыл бұрын

Keeping leftists out and big corps usually leads to prosperity.

These intros are fucking incredible. Giving me SuperDeluxe vibes. Might also just be that I'm incredibly high right now, but they're so fun. I would watch an hour of just these edits.

Quite an interesting note about how you hadn't seen a packed mall in years. My local shopping centre (the biggest in Ireland) is always rammed with people. Even now following the pandemic empty lots have new stores and carparks are full. There aren't many malls here in Ireland but the ones we have are all heavily depended on.. Maybe the usa is just over saturated with them?

@Banjawesome

2 жыл бұрын

Good point! Here in British Columbia every major city has pretty much just one mall, but they are always packed

@SAVikingSA

2 жыл бұрын

It's a double effect. We've oversaturated with malls in addition to making a cultural shift to online purchasing. I think malls in the US could survive one, but not both.

@frothe42

2 жыл бұрын

@@SAVikingSA Online shopping isn't to blame, Walmart is. That is why I call it Ghetto Mart.

@equid0x

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree with both assessments. The US economy is in free fall due to lack of gainful employment, mismanagement by Boomers, and outrageous pricing. People shop at Walmart because they have no disposable income.

@frothe42

2 жыл бұрын

@@equid0x Today's individual wants cheap, that is why most US manufacturers set up shop in China 🇨🇳. I, on the other hand, would rather pay a bit more for quality, especially if manufactured in the US. I do agree that disposable income has evaporated because the wealthy hoarding their wealth while the middle class has evaporated. The disparity now has widened considerably. And I must say that Ghetto Mart is not as inexpensive as they make themselves out to be!

Hey Dan, we have a mall in San Jose, California called: Valley Fair and it’s busy like this one you should come check it out! Great video on this one ☝️

@ddub9696

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. In NYC and NJ we have Newport Center and Garden State Plaza, Willowbrook Mall, Riverside Square, and many many more malls which are bustling. In areas where there are immigrants from all over the world, one generally finds malls that are still doing really well. Nothing against Baltimore/Annapolis area where Dan lives, but it’s not a very international place…and the malls are very generic (and dying). However it’s not the case all over the US.

@bengercak8391

2 жыл бұрын

There is a mall in Pittsburgh called Ross Park Mall that was packed during the holiday season. There are still healthy malls in America!

@peggysmyth6110

2 жыл бұрын

Roseville, California has a successful mall called the Galleria. The Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento isn't doing so well in fact the Nordstrom anchor has closed.

@discobizcut

2 жыл бұрын

Valley Fair and Santana row are just crawling with people! San Jose in general is over populated though lol

@tadashihatsudai

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there local! I’m from the Bay as well. Valley Fair is only a 15-ish drive from my home. If he had managed to catch it, he could have seen the mall+Macys nearby Murphy Ave 7 it’s deconstruction but now it’s all new buildings and more.

I like how the small mall in Guayaquil has the sense to at least turn off the escalators in the dead part of the mall, where Baltimore just has em running.

This was just amazing too see! I sure miss the crowd at our mall in SC. Be safe and Merry Christmas

The Psychic Network bit at the beginning was hilarious. Loved the edits. I bet you were laughing while putting it together.

If they could turn this mall into an apartment complex it would be really cool I would live there

So sad to see the end of the mall. I remember being there in the mid 1990s and it was so alive back then.

Dan Bell saved Christmas. Thanks for the Christmas gift of this vid, Dan. The, “Only one soul per minute” had me cracking up! 👍🏻

I wonder if the failure of malls here has to do with the fact you can order everything to your house. If Ecuador is anything like Panama, then don't have a mail system like we do so you can't really order everything online and thus..you have to still physically go to stores and the mall for stuff. Hmm..Anybody from Ecuador who can fact check that theorY?

@BananaPhoPhilly

2 жыл бұрын

I also think America and other first world countries have a populous becoming increasingly isolated, bitter, and apathetic towards the sense of community that public commercial areas like malls provide. Definitely a combination of things

@asmodeuso6

2 жыл бұрын

Not what you’re asking but I’m from Brazil and in my town, malls still thrive as much as they did before the pandemic. We can get anything we want online too, but people still enjoy the feeling of buying stuff physically.

@GrausigGrausig

2 жыл бұрын

I’m from ecuador and you’re right. We don’t have anything like that besides some apps that offer delivery services but that’s mostly for restaurants.

@a.s.f.g.8345

2 жыл бұрын

I think the situation in Latin America is quite different, here in Mexico is also common to shop online but malls are still a popular hangout spot, convenient, have a lot of stores you don't find anywhere else etc. I think the main differences are location, the fact that cities are more compact and in many cases better connected by public transport (not in every case), the fact that we don't have as many a lot being opened in the las two decades being more modern, luxurious etc., among other thing that can differ from one place to another and we also have many dead ones because of bad locations, bad design, a lot of competition in the area etc.

@billypilgrim1

2 жыл бұрын

@@a.s.f.g.8345 True. I'd add that 80's and 90's service malls are rapidly being replaced by high end malls that cater or at least aim for a more upscale crowd, just as happened in America before the retail apocalypse they're now mostly experiencing.

Merry Christmas to us! Thanks Dan! Hope you are enjoying South America!

Kennewick Washington has a mall at full capacity. We have outgrown it 10 years ago, it's small for our combined city of 400k people but large enough for essentials

Hi, Dan Bell. Thank you for the mental vibes that you give. There's a wavelength here that can't be understood with words and descriptions but you conveyed it beautifully to me.

The psychic editing part sent me over the roof Dan you are the man

The most amazing Christmas gift!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much Dan. I hope you have a happy holiday season and good start to the new year. :) Thanks for everything you do!

A Dead Mall upload is all I wanted for Christmas, so this is perfect - it's all I'm getting!

Very odd how your videos always make me nostalgic for a place I've never even been to or seen before. Keep on doing you Dan.

I'm from Guayaquil, i love your dead mall series, can't belive you where in my city lol, we had three malls trapped in the 80s - 90s one of them is Unicentro (the small one you visited) Plaza triangulo and Alban Borja are the Other ones, the have had some removation in the last years but, the last one has a lot of the 80s in it, is a pity miss them. Pretty excited to see this video haha :)

Dan, the MAN! Knocking it out of the ballpark yet again! I look forwards to your videos and its the highlight of my week when you do put one out. I love the music you use and I love how you add the reverb and echo to it to give the video that creepy, echo-ey empty feel. You match the right vibe and feel. The content is, well, it describes and shows a growing emptiness that's eating away at the heart of America. the stark contrast of the hustle and bustle of the mall in Ecuador to the abandoned mall in Baltimore. Well, there's a huge discussion that can be had regarding the reasons behind that, some that are plainly obvious and some that aren't so obvious.If you ever find yourself in California Id love to take you to some of the California abandoned malls and sit down and have a chat about the dead mall phenomenon. As allways, I Love your work!

I remember hearing the story of Mayor Schaefer used to eat lunch at a table facing the Harborplace and would call Rouse and demand the flags flying needed replaced because they were tattered....I knew the owner of Display Chicks (Alice) ..she did the decorations and and display windows for the Harbor Place.

@jonathandantonio649

2 жыл бұрын

William Donald Schaefer RIP Baltimore and Maryland have missed him everyday since he left public office.

Come to the Fayette Mall in Lexington, KY. To this day it's as crowded as it was in the 80s. The place is filled with people all day every day. It's insane. People go there to buy clothes that they wear while going to the mall to buy more clothes

Yes Dan Bell Time!!!!

Thanks for uploaind this video. Love the contrast you did between the two malls.

I definitely remember seeing the ads for psychics in the early 90s. It makes me laugh every time you start your videos with all those early 90s shenanigans.

Dan going international... love it! Merry Christmas, Dan. Really appreciate the upload during the holiday!

That tree -to-tree transition was great! Loved it.

4 gallons of baby's blood. Man that's an expensive call.

You’re a blessing Dan. My whole family loves you 🥰

This video is such a treat! My boyfriend and I browsed that mall in Guayaquil with my parents when we visited them in Ecuador. Makes me miss the country so much. Gorgeous country, wonderful people. Thanks Dan! . EDIT: the robo voice on the woman at 1:27 was funnier than it should have been. Had to go back and watch it twice.

My wife and I visited this mall a couple years ago. It seemed a bit dead but not nearly as dead as it does now. Thanks for the video!!

I love Dead Mall Series with my entire heart ♥ no less! Best series on KZread. Thank you, Dan! Happy 2022!

One of our last malls was foreclosed on a couple of months ago in Little Rock. CBL took out a 90 Million Dollar loan about 15 years ago and never paid on it. Someone won the mall in an auction for $100K.

@LittleRockElevators

2 жыл бұрын

At least McCain Mall is still holding on. Since this past summer, I've seen about 45% of Park Plaza Mall is vacant. We do know Dillard's is staying.

@DavidLLambertmobile

2 жыл бұрын

$100K? Damn 💰💰💰... That seems good but huge land parcels, structures can go ⬇️ quickly.

I just realized that this is the mall my friends and I wandered into during a high school class trip to the harbor sometime in the late 2000s. I remember we went to the GameStop on the top floor and were in the store for about 10 seconds before the guy working there very angrily kicked us out and said that if we wanted to come back, we'd need to be with a parent or guardian

Thanks Dan. I needed something good to watch

I remember going to the Gallery mall in the 80s and 90s. Harborplace was such a fun place to spend the day. Sometime after I moved out of the area in 2001 it got scary. Maybe "scary" is too strong a word, but if people don't feel safe they will go somewhere else.

Coming from somebody who visited the inner harbor and worked near Baltimore a lot, I think the problem was not just the violence because the inner harbor is actually a nice area. But failing to just keep up with the times of today and I also don’t think people want to pay for parking which cost at least if I remember $20-25 then shop then eat and then leave which traffic in Baltimore in no means is the worse but is a big pain in the butt. Plus you have a 4-5 floor mall about 15 minutes north in Towson which has free parking and a parking garage for it. That also has the big name companies like Apple, Microsoft, Bose Etc.

the Psychic Friends Network edit made me belly laugh. this was such a great video. love you, Dan!

Dan, I recently watched a huge slew of your amazing content for the first time and continue to watch constantly. Dead Mall Series is so good! It is really wonderful. Please keep sharing your great content with us all! MUCH ❤️ from Wisconsin!

Great Video Dan! Love the contrast of the 2 malls

Great timing Dan. I needed this tonight. Merry Christmas! Thank you!!

Merry Christmas, Dan. I really enjoyed the seeing the mall comparison. Thanks! Great video.

Hi Dan ! I love watching your dead mall series. Your narration and point of view make it enjoyable.

So heartbreaking 💔 at Christmas time I hope you have a wonderful rest of the holiday season and a very happy and prosperous new year

🤣That psychic-delic 90s intro sequence had me on the floor. Awesome Show Great Job!

I was too high to watch that first part. I almost died. Love ya Dan, looking forward to it!

That beginning bit was like a KZread poop fever dream. Lmfao Great work Dan loved the vid. Merry Christmas.

That balloon tree had me thinking "bb gun!" And I'm a responsible grup...

Oh my god the scene with that glass view into the city. One of my favorite locations you’ve been at

I miss going to bustling malls you've never been to before, seeing stores you've never seen before. Malls were such a cool experience in their heyday.

Gallery was really very nice when it opened. The stores were truly the firsts in Baltimore: the sharper image, church's shoe store, hoffritz, banana republic (with the jeep in the front glass) brooks brothers (on 2 levels) caswell Massey soaps, Martin Lawrence art galleries and more. It took 25 years but it's all gone.

I used to go to that Baltimore mall after Ravens games to use the bathroom because the stadium lines are hell. A few months ago I was in Barranquilla, Colombia. There are several shopping malls and they were all just upscale and booming, I had never seen such bustle. South America is definitely on an upswing.

I remember the sliding metal mall gates in the 1980s. I feel like I saw them more often than the regular doors.

This was a very touching and moving video Dan! Thanks for an awesome video as always and Happy Holidays to you! 🌲🎅

If you ever find yourself in Tokyo, you should check out Aqua City mall in Odaiba. It has a Toys R Us in it, a giant arcade full of old and new racing games, and is home to a ramen amusement park (6 different ramen restaurants all in different styles). Japan in general is full of thriving malls, would be cool to see you make videos on some, if you ever get out there.

@BananaPhoPhilly

2 жыл бұрын

Toys R Us still exists in some shape or form?? This is news to me

@shoyuramenoff

2 жыл бұрын

@@BananaPhoPhilly We have Toys R Us in Canada. Different owner though.

@LittleRockElevators

2 жыл бұрын

I miss toys r us.

@fenrizara

2 жыл бұрын

We still have Toys R Us in Malaysia

Merry Christmas, Dan! Looking forward to another year of Dead Mall adventures!

Wow haven’t lived in Baltimore since the 80s. Can’t believe how empty it was!! I actually remember when the harbor was a harbor 😂

A wonderful Christmas present! Thanks Dan! I can’t believe Dunkin’ Donuts is down there..And I haven’t waited for the ATM in 20 Years! Merry Christmas

The psychic network fever dream in the beginning was out of this world creepy! Best editing I’ve seen in a while. The Guayaquil balloon tree is a bit gauche but I love it 🌟it looks like it should taste like peppermint.

Merry Christmas Dan Bell!