Last of Lakeforest Mall, Gaithersburg, MD - Dead but not Forgotten
In this video, we walk around Lakeforest Mall, a landmark that has been slowly dying for years. Now, as the last vestiges of retail big farewell, observe a final glance into this giant.
One of the big Malls in the Montgomery County, MD area around 270, Lakeforest Mall survived the closure of White Flint Mall in 2015. Like White Flint, Lake Forest had a Lord and Taylor. Unlike White Flint, Lakeforest barely survived past the closure of it's Lord and Taylor, as the retail store's White Flint location successfully fought off being forced to close along with White Flint Mall and would remain at the location until all Lord and Taylor locations closed in 2019.
"Lakeforest Mall first opened on September 12, 1978. At that time, the mall's anchor stores were JCPenney, Sears, Woodward & Lothrop, and Hecht's. The mall was named in honor of Lake Walker, a man-made lake and park on the property prior. The mall opened with approximately 30-50 stores, with some of the first stores being relocated from the then nearby indoor Village Mall (now an outdoor strip mall called Montgomery Village Center since circa 1991) and absorbed onto the property. The mall was one of the first in the United States to feature an indoor ice skating rink on the lower level, in the "H section", along with being the biggest indoor shopping mall in the county at the time of grand opening. The rink has since been superseded first by a multi-theater movie complex, then by a food court, which now occupies the place."
- "Lakeforest Mall", Wikipedia, March 10, 2023
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Always thought the skylights were so neat here
It's sad the mall is dead but I find these genre of videos so relaxing
@relaxingscenicadventures
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Thank you, I hope you enjoyed! I will likely upload another video in the coming week or two
Yo I think I saw you guys the other day! Couple.of guys with a nice looking camera. Funny thing, I was there for the same-ish reason. Wanted to see the mall of my childhood before it boarded up. Crazy how time flies....
@relaxingscenicadventures
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Sorry, it’s just me right now. I am going back though, so maybe we’ll catch each other then.
My childhood just died.
@tyvulpintaur2732
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Same. Loved going there pre-2011 when it was still busy (moved out of MontCo June 2011)
Rest in power king
I lived there some twenty plus years ago and that mall us to be so busy said to see it dead
@relaxingscenicadventures
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I have been there off and on for the last 7-8 years, and I personally had the feeling it was in trouble. Which is sad, I would go to the Macy's and even the JC Penney up until they closed. But an interesting thing to note is that the maps haven't been upgraded since the four anchors were there, as seen in one of the pictures towards the end.
So are any stores still open in there??? Doesnt look like it
@relaxingscenicadventures
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There is a tax prep store by the elevators, a clothing store, the Macys that is soon to be gone, and one or two other small stores. Not much though.
Very sad
I’m planning on going to film on the 31st. How’s the rent a cops there? Harassing people or don’t care?
@relaxingscenicadventures
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Had it both. But then, you’ll find a KZread video where a guy got told to stop at the very start and then another guy just roller blade through the mall. Just be careful
Where are the cititzens to fight to restore Lakeforest Mall to its former glory?
@relaxingscenicadventures
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I see it in the forums sometimes, but the mall lose three anchors over two years ago now and Macy's is almost gone, so something big would have to happen to get them to change. It's a beautiful mall, almost as beautiful as White Flint was (Lord and Taylor's old spot is a personal favorite of mine.