Born and raised in Florissant (MO). This was my mall growing up, we lived about 5 miles away. i went there for 20 years. A few clarifications. you went in through the old Dilliards (well, go way back and it was Stix Baer and Fuller (actaully just Stix in St Louis)). The floor with the furniture was the 2nd floor. Only the department stores had multiple floors. the rest of the mall itself was one story. Fascinates me they left the inventory to rot. Originally a one axis mall with Dilliards at one end and Sears at the other. you didnt seem to make it to the sears. the food court and the two offshoot department stores behind it were a last gasp expansion by the mall in the early 2000s. one was a Macy's, the other I cant remember. i remember going there in about 2009 or so when the sears wing and the food court, Macys, etc. were still open but the Dilliards wing was already blocked off. i saw MANY movies in that theatre, which was Wehrenberg, a St Louis classic chain. youtube their theme song. anyway, last movie i saw there was Lord of the Rings, Return of the King in about 2004. the mall was never really busy. it was built speculatively on development in far north county that never came. not a surprise to see this demise. although i basically grew up there im not actually sad to see it like this. time moves on. the most thrilling moment for me seeing this?? watching that ivy that used to be so neatly clipped spreading across the floor. i remember that ivy. it was very prickly. fucking amazing its surviving and thriving in a wide open to the elements building in st louis area. nature does know how to rebuild itself. great walkthrough guys.

@ThePitCrewUrbex

2 жыл бұрын

Nice to get some insight from someone who actually got to see this mall in its prime and through to its demise. Can't believe the ivy is still going strong myself either! Thanks for the input and the support!

@autumnmarie9091

Жыл бұрын

Many of my weekends as a teen were spent here

We are The Pit Crew, not the we quit crew 💪😀 That place was huge gentlemen! Awesome explore!

the before and after shots of the theater were really cool to see

I worked in this mall over 20 years ago. My daughter is obsessed with how malls used to be and sent me this video. Cool to see but sad.

@ThePitCrewUrbex

2 жыл бұрын

Very sad, especially for a place that was so lively at one point

God what a cool place that was, great video. Loved every moment!

really cool video!

@ThePitCrewUrbex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, appreciate it!

Such a cool explore

Interesting explore, well done 🙂

I played college basketball in Florissant in the 90s and used to hang out here.. the college and mall are both gone!

Great exploration! I was here September 2021 and during my visit there was scrapper inside the mall stealing copper and what not.

I grew up going to this mall.every picture of me sitting on Santa's lap was in this mall ... as a teen so many movies with friends .

bro me and my dad went in the same way u guys entered but couldnt make it to the main area. well done

@ThePitCrewUrbex

2 жыл бұрын

It was a confusing way in that’s for sure we wandered around in that Dillards for about a half hour before we finally found our way into the mall

Man i remember going there as a kid.

@ThePitCrewUrbex

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy to see it this way I bet

I was there 1 year after it was closed. As of right now it's still there abandoned until a dude files a report to authorities or the court for demolition

@ThePitCrewUrbex

Жыл бұрын

Sad to see it go, but hopefully something good will come of it

Currently working on a project documenting as much of the mall as I possibly can before it’s demolished. Currently I’ve covered the entire exterior, but I need to get to covering the inside. Any tips for entrance? Or perhaps a store you would recommend entering from?

@ThePitCrewUrbex

2 жыл бұрын

Well lol our video shows a pretty good way in

I remember working there

How sick did you guys get? Sitting in those theater seats was not a good idea they were covered in mold, most of that theater area was no black walls via paint that was black via mold.

@ThePitCrewUrbex

4 ай бұрын

Actually didn't get sick at all, you have to be exposed for long periods of time to get sick unless you're allergic or have a weak immune system

Was that car there when you guys entered the mall?

@ThePitCrewUrbex

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was, we were kinda sketched but we weren’t too worried

I think I been by this mall couple of times when soul circus was located there idk

What floor was the room with the couches? I heard there was an actual roof access but never found it

@ThePitCrewUrbex

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it was the 2nd floor and it’s only accessible from north west staircase

@freestylestl470

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePitCrewUrbex if you look on my channel we went in the same way with no clue it was definitely an adventure. We never found a way in

You guys didn’t have respirators on? When I was in there it felt like I was walking on sponge from how much mold there was.

@ThePitCrewUrbex

2 жыл бұрын

Yep our lungs are not long for the future

There was a murder/suicide that actually happened at this mall in 2008 I believe. Recently divorced couple, guy shot his ex wife and then himself while the mall was opened.

@ThePitCrewUrbex

2 жыл бұрын

read about this while doing research on the location apparently it was around the movie theater? I may be wrong though.

Did u set any alarms off?

@ThePitCrewUrbex

10 ай бұрын

Not that we know of

To be honest, I’m mostly concerned for the condition of your lungs after this one!

@ThePitCrewUrbex

2 жыл бұрын

Getting worse everyday lol

@nathanchristie7181

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePitCrewUrbex ahahaha, either way, great explore lads

Dude this video is sickkkk! Hopefully I can make it up there to check it out. I do tons of abandoned exploration here in Florida. You'll have to check my channel out. Keep up the awesome work!

Hi. Who was in the mall making all that noise?

@ThePitCrewUrbex

10 ай бұрын

We were thinking that it was probably workers boarding the place up

@tristanwoodmansee477

10 ай бұрын

@@ThePitCrewUrbex You guys just be careful. I know this is an older video. But I LOVE abandoned mall videos. Thanks for responding. 😉😉

@ThePitCrewUrbex

10 ай бұрын

@tristanwoodmansee477 hopefully we’ll have more to come!

@tristanwoodmansee477

10 ай бұрын

@@ThePitCrewUrbex Binge watching you guys. 🤪🤪😉😉

Great work, how do we make sure Greitens does something to help finance the malls restoration?

@donlittle732

2 жыл бұрын

Greitens would be of use if there was a beauty salon and duct tape store located in the mall

Rolling acres 2.0

@ThePitCrewUrbex

Жыл бұрын

Definitely feels like it

Online shop in really knocked out mall shopping I don't like that part