It's always a treat when Dan does another Dead Mall. He's the OG Dead Mall guy to me

I love that time warp feeling of seeing 90's décor among on an overall modern setting. It's like reality is trying to interlink with a dream right in front of your eyes. The nostalgia is almost overwhelming.

i love how this mall is built, all the little staircases, the placement of all the plants, all the pilars so cool

I love these videos, because I was a huge mall rat in the 70's and 80's. There was really no place to go for teens besides the arcades. It was nice to hang out there. You were out of the house, but you weren't just hanging around convenience stores or getting into trouble. Later on in my years, I worked part time weekends at local malls for extra money. I loved it. If they built apartments on top of malls, I'd have been in heaven living there. These videos make me sad, but also happy, because I remember "the good ole days".

@robadams2274

11 ай бұрын

Same. I was a teenager in the 90's and we always hung out in the mall. Between the arcade and the food court, you'd run into all your school friends there too. We all had jobs at the mall during summer breaks and after high school.

Re-watching classic Dan Bell > Watching New KZread videos.

I swear these videos are comfort videos to me and I don’t know why lol

I tend to watch more of Dan Bells videos from 7-8 years ago. Why? To get a last glimpse of what shopping malls were like when the malls were still open and had a few stores still open. It’s sad that smart phones didn’t exist in the 80s and 90s because there is woefully scant footage of these malls back when they were thriving. You needed an actual video recorder back then and they were expensive and cumbersome. Most of the footage you can dig up from the 80s and 90s are either from old commercials or still photos. Nobody did film recordings of a mall back then in the form of a documentary of the mall. I suppose it’s because back then nobody contemplated that malls would be dying en masse one day. If there was a mall near where I lived that wasn’t a pain to get to I would shop there, but that isn’t the case. The closest mall for me is 30-40 minutes away. Not because of distance but because of traffic. So I don’t shop at my nearest mall because I don’t wish to spend half the day just to do that. Online shopping isn’t what killed malls. Horrible planning by state and local governments allowing roads going to the mall to get too congested is really what has killed them. Americans simply have less time and money than they did decades ago. People have moved away from congested areas and thus away from malls. Media blaming online shopping is a cop out and cover for irresponsible and corrupt local and state governments as well as cover for corporate America shipping American manufacturing jobs overseas. They’ve given Americans no choice but to either shop online or get cheap crappy products from their local Walmart.

This is such a beautiful mall. This is so sad that now it’s totally abandoned.

Your intros are always such a vibe I love the old videos from the 80s or 90s either way it sets the perfect tone.

I went here all the time when I was younger. There was an awesome comic book store on the bottom floor and an amazing french fry place in the food court. A while back, a bunch of people tried getting it turned into a laser tag place and sadly that never went through because the building was already too far gone. So sad to see something so reminiscent of my childhood rot away.

@radar_the_fox

Жыл бұрын

The comic book place is at the waterfront

You're on fire, Dan. These are incredible.

Im so sad malls are dying. Places like this just remind me of easier times. The mall was always such a comfortable place.

I miss the 80s and 90s. And malls.

I hope you're doing well Dan! I love your work so much, can't wait for even more great content.

great to have this era of malls archived

Awesome video Dan! Thanks for remastering these amazing mall videos. It always amazes me that this place has stayed open for so long given it's condition and lack of stores and people. Who puts a double decker merry go round in a dead mall? It's just crazy!

i always will be in love with this series, i always watch this while im trying to sleep...

straight sadness whenever I see these places. What a time it was in the day... before the internet F'd everything up.

Wow! I remember this place back in the 80's, bought my first NES game "Commando" at a hobby store there. Most of the malls here in PA are dying out, or being converted into 2nd hand malls, or as they call them in Louisivlle KY "peddler's malls". Morgantown Mall in West Virginia is the only mall I know of around here that's actually still 100% like the malls of the 80's and 90's. Has an AMAZING movie theater, lots of anchor and other stores, incredible food court with a guy who runs some sort of aerial bouncing setup for kids to ride on. It even has a tram "train" that rides down the middle of the mall aisles every hour or so. Place is always packed, unlike the Mountaineer mall not far from it that I just saw in another youtube video as being a "dead" mall.

My aunt told me about a recent visit to a Minnesota mall that is scheduled to go on the auction block next month. They have a carousel, but they will only run it if 3 or more people want to ride. There was a little girl there who was all excited to ride, but the operator wouldn't let her until more people came. So she and her mom waited and waited and waited. No one else came. How sad.

I needed this Dan! Thank You!

Dan , This Mall is finally being torn down as of 3/26/24 . You might want to keep an eye out for future videos !

Thank you for the remasters 😍

Nice to see you back Dan have missed your amazing videos

I find it so strange all these malls r dead, when our mall thrives and is busy 24/7.

@jenniferburchill3658

Жыл бұрын

Which mall is that?

After I saw Kane's TOV 3 and Dan's dead mall, I cannot even distinguish which one is real and which one is rendered.

Gorgeous mall. I would love to live there back in the days XD. Nice to re-watch it.

These videos are the best, brings back some great memories! Thanks Dan for all your hard work and dedication! Love from California

Yessss well done Dan so happy ur back 👏 ❤️ 💙 ♥️ 🙌

The music !! This remastered version is FANTASTIC . Thank you for this series Dan and Dan!

Dan thank you for doing this mall. I gree up shopping and working at Century III in the mid 90s. It sad to see it go

No doubt your videos are the best! Your the ONLY one that can mix together weird videos about weird stuff from the 1980’s, incredible dead mall footage(love the fountains and indoor plants)and incredible vapor wave style music. Dude, I’m SO GLAD YOU BACK! Keep on truckin

The last shop you showed, i really feel like the managers loved that place. The inside is absolutely pristine, only a pile of neatly stacked shelves to suggest what was lost when the shop closed, and then there's the leaving of the decorative faux plants. That suggests that they appreciated the mall as a part of the community, so they left the space looking good for passers by.

I love the textures and colors in this mall. Very cozy feeling.

This was a really big mall, it’s a shame what it has gone through. I hope something great replaces this place because they need some sort of retail space. Also can you go back to the Pittsburgh Mills Mall, that is one of my favorite malls. ❤

Hilarious opening, have you ever considered visiting Seattle?

The intro music is so good. That funky bass 🔊

Love this series, and yes I'll watch this again 😁👍

Nice work!

“There’s not really much of a reason to come here…”, Dan Bell: “Hold my beer”

Old video footage but great stuff I can’t believe the mall closed in 2019 been 5 years

Loved the intro!! Longtime Dan fan! Cindy aka LadyLake

Thanks Dan, another old banger. Great to see the puddle of horse urine in stunning 4K!

@jimfaust6342

Жыл бұрын

LMAO

@jenniferburchill3658

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Great soundtrack.

If these beautiful malls were in the UK, they'll still be bustling. In our cultire despite online shopping, we still like to go to shops.

great work mr bell although i would've loved even more if it wasn't for those very very rude people from WTAE that you decided to put on this video! but on the other hand thanks for the tour. my rating 6.5/10! I LOVE ENDANGERED MALLS!!!!

Cool video.

Demolition of the mall has been ongoing for a while now. Sad.

It's amazing to me that this was only... OK, well I don't want to talk about the fact that 2016 was 7 years ago... but that only 7 years ago, it was still not completely dead. There were stores and even a restaurant in the food court.

@eddiew2325

Жыл бұрын

Are you talking about the Playground Pier at AC

You rock,Dan

Went to this mall when it first opened. While visiting relatives. I just remember the slag hill next to the parking lot

I always find these heartbreaking because it's a sign of people no longer shopping this way and a slow decline in physical businesses.

Wow this mall reminds me of the old Golden Ring mall in Rosedale MD. It even has the same water fountain.

That place is still open?!? Holy damn! And those "colored blocks" hide a sealed off wing.

@jaxkinjuriez4711

Жыл бұрын

not open, been abandoned for a few years now. me and some friends made it inside a few months ago. it's destroyed and delapidated

@jenniferburchill3658

Жыл бұрын

@JaxK Injuriez How the hell did you get in? They should demolish that place!

@ECFE

Жыл бұрын

Security gave up in 2022. There's a door that's been open since November that I know of

dan mason doeeeeeeee so perfect

The Retro Decade Revival Project will transform Dead Malls into Alive Malls. To coin a new phrase, "Behind every mess up is a clean up."

I like the SOLID railing. Glass railings freak me out. The size of this reminds me of Emerald Square Mall, North Attleboro MA. It's pretty empty, 60% occupied, it was recently sold and there's talk to "multi-use" and housing...I wonder if they will knock any part of it down.

Your so f in good dude !!! Love ya! What a gem

Me: struggles to keep garden and plants alive Dead mall: plants thriving 🤦‍♀️ hahaha.

I REALLY MISS GOING TO LOCAL MALL, FOR ME IT WAS/IS GURNEE MILLS IN GURNEE, ILLINOIS. IT'S A SUBERB OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

I was born and raised in that area and I remember going to this mall all through my childhood in the 90’s. I had to wait 45 minutes to see Santa one year and it was wall to wall people. Up until I moved away we only went to Century 3 out of curiosity. We just wanted to see how bad it was getting..

Omg, it's still here with stores open and a fountain running! Yet in reality it's currently being demolished. Actually it's probably gone as you're reading this. Yes, specifically you.

Hi there a huge fan of this series I was wondering have you heard of Washington Square mall in Indianapolis I am pretty sure it's on life support considering bath and body works moved out 2 months ago

i love how this mall feels and I wish someone had put in the investment and time to repair the leaky roof as much as possible. I hate how malls are being destroyed because they cannot be maintained as theres no income to justify the cost of keeping it open. They are letting it die. :( I wish they would build homes in the old store fronts, could you imagine? A bigger reason to open more stuff bring in more income and ease of access and the obvious, HOW COOL WOULD IT BE TO LIVE IN SUCH A COOL BUILDING. A natural commons for locals. What kind of topia am I imagining if we all had giant buildings to live in like this. Communities would be created by nature. No more walls between us let us all be inside the walls. :)

@jfranco77

Жыл бұрын

It really is a shame that they couldn't do the bare minimum upkeep so that it could be reusable someday.

Dan you the goat

Maybe it's just me, but there are four names that I think of in regards to "Dead Malls": Macy's, JC Penney, Sears and Payless Shoes...

Does anyone else notice that the viewing is a little too dark? How would I adjust the lighting?

i went in multiple times the past 6 months and put up a mannequin on a rope hanging from the balcony one time i went. wonder if its still hanging. anyways, the way in is very discreet and i wouldn't suggest trying to enter. very dangerous entry and sketchy in general. went with a group luckily when we stumbled across a strange man walking towards the back of the parking lot near the very back road. theres old clothes back there on the overgrown road leading to the top lot. tons of leakage inside of the building and the roof is falling apart. P.S: we only went to take a look at the place. we did not harm anything nor steal anything. it was simply for a nice hit of nostalgia since we all used to go to the mall when we were younger. might end up going back this summer, who knows 🤷‍♂️

@ECFE

Жыл бұрын

It's not hanging anymore. I went in with a few freinds a few week ago. Even getting in was dangerous, the back corridor is flooded with water and slippery

I remember watching this video lile it was yesterday lol

its crazy at how the "horse urine" part never got fixed because thats the most mouldy and water damaged area now

when this one close? This is way better days wacked now. Still were playing old school mall music I see. You should go now Dan do comparison videos be like night and day

@Dan Bell: Do a tour of Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg Md. it’s about to be shut down permanently in like a month

Yea when I was a kid this place was hopping. I remember around 2006 I bought a PS3 here at the GameStop on the ground floor. I sold it on eBay lol for more than it was worth...

The property of this mall could be knocked down and with the remaining businesses can be built for a new shopping center and a community park which be a nice replacement

Hello, I am from Chile, South America. In 1974, the neoliberal economic model was launched in my country. As time went by, national investors began to replicate the ideas of American architectural malls, that is, they replicated the mall enclosures in the United States. United in Chile, this began in 1980. After 43 years, Chile was filled with Malls throughout the country, it is the country in Latin America that has the largest number of Malls. Now with globalism they want to implement 15-minute cities, a utopian idea but not far from arriving, the Malls in Chile have been losing in-person audiences because all people prefer home delivery, or online shopping. Department stores have already closed in Chilean cities inside the Malls, sometimes I think that in Chile it could happen, what is happening in the United States with the Malls, it may come here and I don't doubt that. You are more advanced with the issue of Malls, and that is why you are seeing a gradual decline with the closures of shopping centers, since online shopping is preferred. Greetings from Chile South America.

Store closing. But the party is in the back of the store 😂😂😂

Personally, I never understood malls. Using up a bunch of beautiful open land space just to throw down concrete to make a big building with a bunch of stores in there that sell junk that you don't need and can't afford in order to feed some kind of emptiness in one's life never made any sense at all to me! I guess folks have finally caught on or have just gone broke!

I’m noticing the mall’s budget hack of only leaving on one escalator...let’s hope you want to go down instead of up. Also we know that from the time this video was made in 2016, that working escalator would have been shut down shortly after.

5:50 backrooms vibes 💜

Mall back rooms

Hmm a different channel

😱

I can't tell if this is a fan, someone stealing content or if this is dan re uploading his old vids on a different channel

Exploring with Brody got charged for coming here

Pittsburgh's biggest mall

Urban Blight. It’s all collapsing- If you live near a vacant mall your property value will go down. Nobody cool lives near malls anymore

@DJ-il8iv

Жыл бұрын

@@imnotvaeri naw

Who are those people that randomly sit in dead malls?

4:21, did a horse pee on the floor?

Interesting how they mention retailers pulling out then go straight into talking about Dick’s Sporting goods 😆

Silent hill 3 😭 hell noo

Maybe Walmart could move in.

Thank you Amazon for destroying decades of business almost overnight The old man at 3:57 thinks he is playing 'last man in the mall gets to keep it'

@nole8923

2 ай бұрын

Online shopping isn’t the real reason for malls dying. Amazon just simply took advantage of dying retail. Online shopping and Amazons dominance is just a symptom, not the disease itself. The root cause for the demise of malls is the decimation of our once great middle class and the fact that driving to a mall these days is a pain in the arse because of congested traffic. Americans don’t have the time or money to do that. Much of the traffic problems can be attributed to decades of neglect of our transportation infrastructure. When people have neither the time or money they either shop online or get cheap crappy products from Walmart because they can’t afford better.

@ASavageEye

2 ай бұрын

@nole8923 sorry but you are 100% wrong. I have worked in retail for 30yrs and there is a direct correlation between the rise of online shopping and the decline of retail outlets. Both the timeliness and the % of both match perfectly. Amazon is not the only culprit obviously but they are the biggest and they were the first to do it effectively, creating a blueprint that all the others followed. Online shopping has killed retail however I will clarify something, that being this is a mostly American problem so far. Most other countries are not as effected yet but you can see it is following the same path.

the mall is doing bad as of march

Yeah well welcome to a new age of shopping. It is called online shopping.

turn it into low income housing

@Dudecifer

Жыл бұрын

Just open it up for the homeless

With all the water getting in, and the smell you mentioned I am certain there are dangerous mycotoxins in there, and that stuff is no joke. If anything could cause a real zombie apocalypse in my opinion, it would be toxic mold.

Malls and suburbs are fast becoming lawless hell holes. The new trend is moving out beyond the suburbs. Grow a garden.

Yeah, sit at home order off Amazon and whine about mall closures.... Consider adjusting your meds