It kinda hurts seeing Spring Hill mall slowly die. This was my childhood mall and I have so many memories in it. All current and former parts of the mall I have at least one memory in it: From my mom taking me and my sister to subway in the former food court some Fridays, getting my first pair of Jordan shoes from Champs sports, my dad taking me and my sister on Sundays and going to the arcade and always playing this terminator game with dad and playing this zombie game with me sister all the time(When I went to the arcade the arcade was where the current Sbarrios is), getting sick from eating to much ice cream from basket robbins, getting locked in with my dad when I was like 5(The mall closed before around 8-9 I believe and my bed time was around 7 so I remember barely being awake and it being very late, but we were able to leave, a security guard helped us out), my family and I going to the Sears photo studio and shopping at Sears, getting lost in Carson’s when I was little, but a nice women who was in the elevator with us that same day recognized me(didn’t know me) and took me to the customer service and was able to described how my mom and sister looked and they were able to find them, years later I still remember that lady and I will always remember her kind act. Writing letters to Santa at Macy’s when I was a kid and being excited to go into Macy’s because as a kid I thought Macy’s was a super high-end department store. The Spring Hill mall has seen better days.

@Karmaman777

Жыл бұрын

malls were once so cool

This mall had my favorite food court back in the day

@dirtypaws6328

Жыл бұрын

yeah🍕

I remember when this mall opened in 1980. Everyone was excited. Finally big time shopping in the area. No more road trips to Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. Left the area years ago. Sad to see this mall is on its last legs. Had positive memories of it.

They used to have a great food court with this place that specialized in making fried potato skillets, it was so good. This mall was doing well until JCPenney closed. That was the beginning of the end, even with the renovation. It felt like a slow decline that gradually sped up over the last 10 years. I think the Algonquin Commons opening is what led to Spring Hill's demise similar to how the Geneva Commons led to Charlestowne Mall going under.

@kimgordon3695

5 ай бұрын

& the commons was a flash in the Pan!

🟦⬜ It has so many childhood and teenage memories for my generation of Elginites. The whole mall was packed with people and every slot was filled with a shop of some kind. It was the 80's & 90's, no one had cellphones, and Randall Road was cornfields... ⬜🟦

Thanks for doing this. As the mall of my childhood, this is the one I can't film until the very end. I agree with your comment on the anchor stores causing the issue. It all started when Penney's closed, they had no reason to leave a mall that was practically at full capacity with all anchors operating. The Spring Hill store was their "store of the future" and avant garde for the time. Things went downhill from then. It would be devastating to see either the Macy's or Sears buildings get demolished. This Macy's is the last of its kind still standing since the demo of Stratford Square. Since this was a Homart Mall, the Sears got extra features and a unique design. The trapezoidal theme is prominent all over that building.

Thank You for the Video, great History Rundown and Music. Did Barnes & Noble and Khols both Leave right after this video was made and were there any stores or food stands left for any of 2023❓️🤔 😔 to see this Finally Permanently CLOSE.

So many memories. Thanks for sharing. I grew up in cville. 0-19. Spring Hill was a very go to place for my family and myself when I was a teen. I remember trick or treating to all the stores as a yearly ritual . Center court had Halloween costume contest. My chorus from school regularly sang in center court for Christmas. I loved the arcade . Also another favorite was Disney store. The food court was great. So sad it is so quiet now.

That Bergner's has some really cool early 80's/later 70's architecture. I loved seeing that.

Look at Cincinnati Mall, it has a Kohl’s and like 1-2 stores in the huge mall. I unfortunately don’t see this mall getting any better.

Boardwalk fries and Alladins Castle!

Interesting video. Thanks.

I'll be stopping by the mall again in a couple of days to witness the final week before closing. The last day of operating for the Spring Hill Mall will be on 02/29/2024. I think the Kohl's and Cinemark might stay in business, but I'm unsure what will happen to the rest of the property

@mnihailttalailb

5 ай бұрын

I also really appreciate how, in this video, you walk into the same entrance I always do! Felt very familiar

lil bit of insider info for ya - i work for a specialty retailer that has a location open inside spring hill mall, and i frequently speak with the store manager of that location. they actually don't pay any rent on the space. spring hill pays THEM to stay because they drive traffic to the mall. insane.

@LostDepartments

Жыл бұрын

WOW

Hey you Rick Rolled me! Lol that unsubscribe link is funny 😂😂😂

@LostDepartments

3 жыл бұрын

Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

Very well made!! I watched the whole video without realizing 21 minutes passing by!

This seems like a nice mall structurally. Sad it's not doing well. Always enjoy your IL videos. Here in Iowa some malls still have vacant Younkers stores...

Amazing work man! Keep up the great videos! Sadly with Kohan now owning the mall, I don’t think it’s really going to last much longer especially with their track record.

@LostDepartments

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You!!!!!

Wow I used to live right down the street for like 20 yrs 92-2010. Wow... i am gabsmacked

It had good stores. I don’t know how people did not support it.

I remember this mall! 94 shopping with my brother and cousins.

Been here a handful of times. The Theatre End was pretty dead last time I was there.

Well bud, now you got to go film the closing Sears at Woodfield. The last Sears department store to close in the midwest. After November 14, Sears will have no more open department stores at malls they built eitherl--and Sears/Homart built lots of them.

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I live close by, went here to grab a pretzel and go to h&m and was horrified to see both were closed! With Barnes and Nobel gone, i give this mall until the end of the year. Idk wth theyre going to do with this huge land and so many stores around it… RIP spring hill

@dalethelander3781

Жыл бұрын

Young lady, this was the place to see and be seen. It was jumping when there was close to 100% occupancy. My first wife worked in two different stores there, somewhat overlapping her employment at both for a short time. At the time, with the decline of Downtown Elgin, this was mallrat central.

Wow, Victoria's Secret is gone. That's not a good sign. Kohan owning this mall isn't a good sign either. Too bad. This is such a good looking mall. This one is on my watch list, as well as Stratford which I did a few days ago. Hopefully this will continue to cater to a core group of people. I would hate to see the fountains turned off. I think Kohls will eventually close looking at what happened with Charlestowne when Geneva Commons was built almost 20 years ago and having Kohls on Randall as well. Also don't forget there is also the Arboretum not too far away that probably pulled some stores out of Spring Hill as well. Probably about 6 months from now I will do an update video of this mall. Looking sad. Good video.

@LostDepartments

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You. Its getting worse quickly

Great video and well researched. Grew up in a town next over (Algonquin). One tip I would give is to work on your delivery.

Glad you mentioned the crappy access to the Cinema, it seems like when they built it that they plan on the mall not being there soon as they didn't make access from inside the mall. Nice video, sad to see what happened to this mall. Lots of good memories from my youth. I hope that they can repurpose the area as like you have said, was kinda a hub for the community.

This video inspired a visit as this place has many fond memories. It still looks well kept, the fountains are still on, and while it is nowhere near its peak there was a decent number of people there. Even a massage place I got a massage at years ago was still there. I bought something for my mom from this very pretty Japanese shop. Might be worth a visit from those who also commented here.

Great and excellent video of Spring Hill Mall!!! 🤗❤️🤗❤️🤗❤️ I live in Elgin since 1987 and I married my husband in 199 and my 30 year old twin son's were born in 1991 we all moved to the Rockford, Illinois area 15 years ago in 2007 so we go to Cherryvale Mall not all of the time but once in a while. When my twin son's were little we were here all of the time the 4 of us as a family and sometimes to o at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois. I haven't been to Spring Hill Mall since 2011 but I want to take my twin son that lives in the Rockford area with me to visit this summer since his twin brother his in the us army and his married and I have a 2 year old grandson living on base in Fort Polk, Louisiana but they're going to be moving to Korea in September. I told my son I would like to see visit Spring Hill Mall and Woodfield Mall because I remember all of the great and fun memories we had at the mall even before I married my husband and had a family I was at the mall 4 times a week. I'm 57 years old and I love exploring dead and abandoned malls through here on KZread and you're spot on now that the original food court is gone it's nothing and it never will be but I'm glad and hope it's being well kept and I'm glad it's still doing good but I hope it never comes to the unthinkable and that's why I want to visit before anytime the mall happens to go under quickly. 🤔🤔🤔

@dalethelander3781

Жыл бұрын

You and I probably crossed paths a few times.

Best Buy & Target Greatland Opened Across The Mall Best Buy Closed in 2012 Target Greatland Closed On May 3, 2014 and got replaced by a sports complex

My friends and I once jumped into that little pool .. we were taken in by security taken picture and we’re ban for life … lol wonder if I’m still in their books or would they let me in?

Yea I don't think this mall will last much longer... Just like Stratford Square Mall and Golf Mill Mall. It's really sad tbh

@LostDepartments

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Its really sad.

@markmatuga2595

3 жыл бұрын

Days of dates and holding hands gone by.it just doesn’t make sense to keep this a mall.any longer.the remaining patrons deserve something better.why not a name change to compliment Both Carpentersville and West Dundee for starters .

Everything moved out to Randall Rd

We got espresso at Barnes & Noble to make our CPS shift...

It was already going downhill when Kohan bought it, Kohan may have been the final nail in the coffin but I blame Brookfield aka the previous owners on the most part for the mall's downfall

@LostDepartments

3 жыл бұрын

I blame the department stores closing and the location itself. This area was over retailed and its adjusting now

@ProspectElevators

3 жыл бұрын

@@LostDepartments That too but Brookfield really botched on how to adjust the changing times

@LostDepartments

3 жыл бұрын

@@ProspectElevators They don't have a good track record with mid-tier malls, i will admit.

@ProspectElevators

3 жыл бұрын

@@LostDepartments for sure

The down hill spiral all started when that Macys took over Marshal Fields. Ever since then it has never been the same. Such a sad vibe.

As far as traditional, indoor malls go these days, this one is bustling!

It's rare to see a running fountain in a mall that's so dead.

@LostDepartments

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! Hopefully it stays on

My mom remember when Spring Hill mall opened in October 1980

It's decline started back in the early 2000s. It just has quickened in the last few years

What is the Track at 15 mins.

This mall is closing at the end of March:(

@LostDepartments

5 ай бұрын

It's really sad

That $40 million renovation really paid off 🙄

Lost Departments I love Sbarro‘s pizza

What are your opinions on Brookfield Properties?

@LostDepartments

2 жыл бұрын

They haven't been that great. They do well with large upscale malls like Oakbrook but with mid tier malls and spring hill they have a meh track record with. Even Northbrook is dying under their watch. That Macys redevelopment is a mess too.

@illinoismallexploring4419

2 жыл бұрын

@@LostDepartments I agree they take care of good malls and do nothing about under performing malls. Northbrook Court is in the middle, they haven’t been losing stores recently but during 2020 they did lose some, the macys thing is unknown, some say it’s officially cancelled, officially postponed, starting summer 2021 (obviously wasn’t true)

I Love the Fountains!!!! F+L, Corey

Also from what I heard management played hardball in lease renewal negotiations with tenants with renewal and quite a few other tenants were interested in the theater redevelopment but balked when they were inflexible and wanted to charge higher rent and playing hardball

The entire mall has the space for great stores but nothing seems to be done about it lol

Can you do episodes on kmart and sears collapse

sad to see its decline, I was really hopeful that the theater would help improve things as they announced plans for outward stuff as well that never materialized and they opened a Pablo's that lasted all of four months. It seems to me that once Carson's closed they all but stopped trying and threw in the towel and the whole covid situation just sped the demise even further. Also looking back I believe another factor was back in the mid 2000s or so the mall had a run of gang incidents that got a lot of bad press around here and I think that was one of the things that helped set its decline in motion

Spring hill mall is closing on march 22 2024

@williampavichevich4877

2 ай бұрын

Very Sad.😔👎 While I never shopped Here at Springhill, but did visit after watching the 'Dead Mall Series and this specific episode. I didn't go inside because it didn't yet Open the 1 time I went, but did take pics of the Theatre and Mall Entry by Kohls. Sorry to All who Loved Springhill and hope the best for your community. GOLF Mill will follow suit, I'm 99.9 % Sure of that.

Sears and Marshall Fields Open Then Berger’s Opens In the NE Wing JCPenney Relocates From Downtown Elgin Joseph Spiess an Elgin Based Store Opens Main Street Thus Completes Malls Line Up Carsons Acquires Berger’s & Kohl’s Acquires Main Street Both Stores Rebrand But then Joseph Spiess Goes Out Of Business Wickes Furniture Opens In Former Spiess Store Barnes & Noble Opens In The Sears Wing Marshall Fields Becomes Macy’s Wickes Furniture Moves To Algonquin Commons Steve & Barry’s Replaces Wickes Furniture Steve & Barry’s Goes Out Of Buisness JCPenney Closes After Opening A New Store In Algonquin, Also Home Furniture Mart Opens in The Old Steve & Barry’s Home Furniture Mart as A Brief Stint as American Eagle Furniture Becomes Darna Furniture The 40 Million Dollar Renovation Began to Demolish JCPenney, Darna Furniture, The Play Area, and The Food Court to Make room for a new theater And brings outdoor shops Then Darna Furniture Moves into The Macy’s Wing Cinemark Opens an 8 Screen Theater in The West Wing In 2018 Carson’s Goes out of Buisness Leaving Sears, Macy’s, Barnes & Noble, Kohl’s, and Cinemark as Anchors In 2020 Sears left Spring Hill Mall Leaving Macy’s, Barnes & Noble, Kohl’s, and Cinemark As Anchors Also in 2020 Macy’s Left Spring Hill Mall Leaving Barnes & Noble, Kohl’s, and Cinemark as Anchors In 2020 Barnes & Noble Moves To The Algonquin Commons Leaving Kohl’s and Cinemark as Anchors

@kimgordon3695

5 ай бұрын

CORPORATIONS ruined our mall

That’s sad because Spring Hill mall has been around for 41 years after Spring Hill mall opened in october 1980 and now Kohan retail investment group buys Spring Hill mall from Brookfield properties retail group because Spring Hill mall is dying

Dead Pool. #Kohon

Didn’t there used to be a lord and Taylor as anchor store at the mall

@LostDepartments

Жыл бұрын

No there never was.

@kimgordon3695

5 ай бұрын

Marshall Fields