Hey guys! I've wanted to make this episode for such a long time, and so many people have asked for this...and here you go! Come take a walk with me through Atlantic City, while discussing it's past, along with the dead mall that graces One Atlantic Ocean. Thanks so much for your support, and while you're here, please be sure to subscribe and support my trusty sidekick, Faded Commerce! Support the Expedition Log on Patreon, if you like! - www.patreon.com/salvatoreamadeo Second Channel! - kzread.info Join the discussion on Discord! discord.gg/g4tKbpu Facebook Page! - facebook.com/QuiteStudios ExLog Series Playlist - kzread.info/head/PLeveLKZSrsW5yrdr5vZa1-7oq_g-EuzZt Twitter - twitter.com/salvatoreamadeo Instagram - instagram.com/salvatoream.adeo

@richardnunez3474

4 жыл бұрын

I asked you a year ago to do this. Ty bro. I asked during the echelon mall one you did. Ty, ty, ty!

@jrebecca0195

4 жыл бұрын

@@richardnunez3474 I asked him, too, and he delivered! 😊

@Djkidkrazyx2x

4 жыл бұрын

Wow it’s really sad to see that mall so empty. I remember when I was younger when it first opened my wife and I would enjoy the water show. Are are one of the restaurants up stairs which I saw from ur video it isn’t there. Just wow!

@jules3112

4 жыл бұрын

Good recap of the history! ✌🏻

@michellelilljack5514

4 жыл бұрын

@@gj4093 Lol.....A/C is about Trump...

I stayed in Trump Plaza in 2013, about 7 months before it closed. It was rough. Definitely past it’s hay day. I moved to Atlantic City in 2016, and I work at Boardwalk Hall, which Trump Plaza is attached to. I’ve been in it multiple times since its closure, including this year, initially starting out of pure curiosity, and becoming friendly with the security. Tons of beds, lamps, nightstands, copy machines, tables, and other furniture filled up the marble, brass, and mirror lobby. Wallpaper was falling off the walls. We eventually were let to wander on our own and we went to the top floor suites. They would have been incredible in their day, but are now extremely dated. The Golden Girls could have shot an episode here, with all the floral prints. The presidential suite is two floors, 5 or 6 bedrooms, each with a hot tub, bathrooms with bidets, a cage elevator, sauna, full bar, mirrored-ceiling beds, it was incredible, for its day. Something that was quite telling, however, was that there were still projection TVs, VCRs, and TAPE DECKS in the suites. And as you mentioned, this place closed in 2014, a time where we were way past such technology. No wonder it closed. Still, an incredible, odd experience it was to wander through the deteriorating rooms, restaurants, performing venues, and casino floor after five years of no upkeep.

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Such incredible insight!! Thanks for your comment!!

@kylelopez629

26 күн бұрын

@@sal the restaurant in the third floor is closed

I will say this. Atlantic City will always hold a special place in my heart no matter how it is.💜

@Lacheddar1990

4 жыл бұрын

millions of people feel this

@bobsmith8329

4 жыл бұрын

Me too I think it's coming back k around people are seeing these other casino can't compare

@valeriaaylin8696

3 жыл бұрын

I will always be proud of where I came from no matter what anyone says

@glennhuber4975

2 жыл бұрын

Not me, it’s a dump and has been….

@glennhuber4975

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobsmith8329 won’t ever come back…. It’s lost….

The area is dying because the middle class is dying. How can you expect to attract patrons to your hotels and casinos when they have almost no disposable income to get there, stay there and spend there? Yet the potential patrons, on their jobs, are working harder than ever with longer hours. Low pay, lack of promotional opportunities, not to mention scandalous escalating housing costs, education costs and health insurance costs have been like taking a demolition ball to the middle class the way they did with the old Traymore Hotel at Illinois Avenue and the boardwalk. I recall the old Atlantic City, pre-gambling. It was a rundown place but it had those fabulous old hotels, built and owned by Quakers, plus good restaurants with a huge variety of the freshest seafood. It had movie theaters and a few ok clothing stores. And the beach and ocean. Rich developers, builders and investors had big plans for AC in the early ‘70s. Achieved partly in the early ‘80s. Then what happened? The incomes of the middle class that was supposed to support the big ideas steadily declined. The casinos and luxury restaurants and stores shut down because nobody could afford them. Nobody has any money anymore. They’ve taken all of it now.

@thehammer4625

3 жыл бұрын

You should drive down to Margate, Longport, Ocean City and Stone Harbor and make that claim. Atlantic City was dying in the 60’s because people vacationed in Florida and other locations. Has nothing to do with the dying middle class. If it did, then why have other vacation areas thrived for these years?

@tiger0854

3 жыл бұрын

The building of casinos in PA didn’t help either...

@jeffreyg201

3 жыл бұрын

@@thehammer4625 I agree with your reply to this comment about the decline of AC. A realtor once told me that " property values increase the further away from AC they are". I`ve been a visitor to AC since the 1960`s and now live in Ventnor for many years. I saw what the city was a bit before gambling. Yes, in the pre casino era, even Ventnor was run down. But over the years there has been quite a lot of new homes being built and the town is thriving. One thought though.... In my view, a vice industry such as what casino gambling is, is in NO way a responsible way to revitalize a once thriving ocean side resort. Just drive down some side streets and see how run down it is. Trash in the streets, people J walking in traffic, run down homes, failure of city government to maintain streets (pot holes), to me, it looks overall like a third world city. To me, the fish stinks from the head down so to speak, which means, just look at the condition of the state and their fiscal condition. Government stinks at the top and it trickles down to AC. The federal government is to blame as well for allowing and supporting such an excess of subsidized low income housing. Case closed.

I built that Mall both times when I was in the carpenters Union in A.C.

@ComPavel

3 жыл бұрын

I was on the second as an insulator out of Local 89

@heysailorreedy6651

3 жыл бұрын

Hey SS, I think I might know you. You were that guy from Margate? LOL

@idonotanswerquestions5110

3 жыл бұрын

Little Nicky Scarfo ??

@MrBmxbrawler

Жыл бұрын

​@@idonotanswerquestions5110 Scarf Inc Concrete. lol. good one 👍

Holy crap! This place had an Apple store, Louis vuitton,chanel, Armani exchange, Crocs,Starbucks, a Gordon Ramsey restaurant and a really fancy candy store and I believe a gamestop

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. It was ultra high end for a short period. Now...it’s barely standing.

@DynV

4 жыл бұрын

The real question is: Was the food court any good?

@mckaylaperry5759

4 жыл бұрын

DynVec It was hit or miss.

@mckaylaperry5759

4 жыл бұрын

pika23 Yup and not many in the area could afford to shop at those stores. They thought that people from North Jersey & NY would come to the Pier but that never happened

@kewandnotu

4 жыл бұрын

@@mckaylaperry5759 Failed planning on their part, that is sad...if the pier / AC was located within an hr of NYC not 3 they would probably do a ton better. I live in Norwalk CT where they just opened a 70-store luxury mall like that with Nordstrom, Bloomindales, Amazon Store, Apple Store, WHBM, and dozens of other luxury clothes brands adn fine dining etc...but the clientelle live within a 20mile radius so it is expected to do fairly well....I really hope for the best with AC....I wish I got to see the fountain show there :'(

Remember in the 90's , when Pier was " Ocean One ", and had a ship-deck theme.

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Man I would’ve absolutely loved to see that...

@johnnyzeee5215

4 жыл бұрын

@@sal Hey, Sal. The outside looked like " The Love Boat." Inside had 4 " deck "levels. 1 and 2 were stores, and a full game arcade at the back. 3 was a food court, 4 was full sit- down restaurants. Were many stores, McDonald's, Sam Goody, Radio Shack, gambling and souvenir shops, fresh made candy, a listening booth for the Boardwalk Hall Organ, and a lot more. 3 and 4 decks also had outside ocean observation platforms. In the 90' s, the Donald wanted to use one platform as a helipad, to fly in big casino players on his helicopter. Didn't happen. Spent a lot of time there in the 90's. By 2000, it went way downhill. Lot of closed stores. Then they shut it down, and developed The Pier, about 2002-03.

@brienfarmer6846

4 жыл бұрын

Ocean one was the spot.

@carouselofLaura

4 жыл бұрын

That’s what it was called! I couldn’t remember. That was long before “The Walk” (or whatever that outlet strip mall by the convention center was called).

@johnnyzeee5215

4 жыл бұрын

@@carouselofLaura Yes. Ocean One was on Caesar's pier from the 80's. New Convention Hall on Michigan Ave. opened in ' 97. The Walk stores were built around the Expressway, and opened after that. I was working at Caesars then.

I’m literally laying in a room at Caesar’s watching this right now.

@kewandnotu

4 жыл бұрын

that is too funny! i'm sitting at home reading this 2 days after visiting there on a tues afternoon! i hope that place turns around again, I'd like to see in bustling like it once was

@mascara1777

2 жыл бұрын

Go to the buffet! It's the best.

Born and raised in Atlantic City and a Bally’s employee for 32 years. I’ve thrived in the best of times and survived through the worst of times. All though AC is easy to pick on, the employees have always been true and loyal to these money making machines, with little or no credit at all. All focus always falls onto the crooks and thieves who made off with all the dough. All most ever see is the homeless that are put on buses with one way tickets from the bigger surrounding cities that know they’ll never make it back. You should do a documentary on that well known fact. And lastly, I must say this was an amazing video that taught me more about the city I love than I’ve learned in all my years. And your narration was excellent. Can’t wait to watch more!! Thank you for all helping us remember “The Ocean One Mall”!!

@garganjula88

4 жыл бұрын

Mike The Bellhop what’s up Mike. I love watching videos like this. Usually watch videos with abandoned places with the history. This is a good video. Lol. Combing through the comment section to see if I knew anyone. Great video.

This mall used to be called Ocean One mall. I've been on the 4th deck screwing around with friends it used to have miniature golf course and or shuffle board. The front upstairs of mall where you walked in used to be a McDonald's there.

@abefigueroa76

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right! Grew up here..

@trish2179

2 жыл бұрын

COSIMOS!!

When you're walking out of the pier, the guy walking in with the mad hatter type hat is the guy who does the comedy show at Tropicana.

@295g295

4 жыл бұрын

> 33:00

@seanfagan4996

4 жыл бұрын

Oh my god it is i can't believe he is able to just go out in public like that wow.

"Professional hired love accompanists" .... you're killing me dude.... lol

I'm actually saddened, I went to this mall roughly 9 years ago, and the fountain was such a spectacul and I had hoped to one day revisit it with my daughter, it's sad to hear that it's gone

Hi Sal, another excellent program. Wow, I remember Atlantic City in its heyday. Now, a shocking deteriorating cityscape. You do marvelous job with a unique serious - interesting - sobering - intriguing -- truth-telling at it's best. I hope you continue this special, and one of a kind, channel. Thanks!!! - Dean from Minnesota

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Dean, thank you for the kind words! I have an incredible amount of footage to show you, so please stay tuned!

@Kehwanna

4 жыл бұрын

Except for the property near the beach is as low as 100k to even 75k. You can't beat those prices for coastal property. I just hope the city gets out of its rut and becomes something marvelous in the near future.

Well done, Sal! 👏 I loved hearing all about the history of my nearest large city. However, you forgot to mention that the former Taj Mahal is now the Hard Rock Casino and is doing quite well. But, yes, The Playground is quite pitiful now. It's a shame; it used to be such a nice mall.

That whole mall used to be bustling in the early 90’s. So many stores, something for everyone! Nail salons, dress shops, novelties and souveniers, high-end stores, you name it. Regarding the food court that is now closed, I used to get great breakfasts up there! (Eggs, bacon, coffee…) I really enjoyed it. Sad to see it empty now. For me, I can almost hear the echos of the past. This video is so informative! Thank you!!! [Edited to add: I don’t know the name of the food stand I referenced.]

18:16 I love how you walk right by security and don’t even flinch while recording in the casino.

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

It’s how I roll

I am originally from Cape May County NJ, so I am more familiar with the Wildwoods and Cape May. I have lived in east central Florida for the past 31 years. About 6 weeks ago I stayed at the Ocean Resort which I am told by my friend had only just reopened after the original owners went belly up. The wall of our room facing east toward the ocean and The Playground Pier was completely glass! The view was spectacular! Our room and the hotel was very modern and top notch. My friend and I had a blast and did some debauchering ourselves. Lol. You can take the girl out of Jersey, but can't take the Jersey out of the girl. I so enjoyed the historical content and your narrative style. Ever since I was a little girl, Ive been fascinated with Atlantic City. I am proud to say I even got to see the diving horse at the old Stiel Pier! I was legally able to gamble in 1983. The first casino I ever gambled at was Resorts International. I remember walking through their double glass doors and thinking, "Whoa, this is it!" 😁 New subscriber here! 🙋🏼

@kendavid891

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Ocean Resort was the Revel casino

@duragronkhaj4678

3 жыл бұрын

My family was stationed in Cape May when I was a kid and I later came back to complete boot camp there. I remember an amusement park called Wildwood, that place was so fun when I was a tyke.

@Lisa-pb3qp

3 жыл бұрын

@@duragronkhaj4678 My father was a Coast Guard and my first boyfriend, both from Cape May. Thank you for your service. 🇺🇸 What time period did you spend time in Cape May? Just curious.

Born And Raised In A.C. I Now Live In Las Vegas And I Must Say This Was A Great Presentation Of My Hometown. What I Would Now Suggest Is To Do An Episode Of Pleasantville, NJ. You Rock. Keep Up The Great Work.

@mintross2540

4 жыл бұрын

DTV NJ what’s he gonna show in the ville tho

@DTV_NJ

4 жыл бұрын

@@mintross2540 The Old Pleasantville Speedway, Rialto's Bar And Grill, The Train That Goes To Peter Lumber, And The Antique Store Off The B.H.P.

When I saw the elephant statue at the beginning, I was literally screaming at my TV 🤣. Then I had to explain to my older son my excitement . . . but what a great episode, thanks for all that you do!

I remember decades ago when that mall was booming. We always walked there to play the arcade games and have funnel cake at the food courts. The first time I had gone back after the last renovation, I was destroyed. Seeing that massive boat-shaped building was part of my childhood and I still miss it.

@609raider7

4 жыл бұрын

It was the ocean 1 mall back then. Good times!!

@hspangler21

4 жыл бұрын

I miss it too 😢

Atlantic City will be back some day, they just need to make it more family friendly like Las Vegas did

Great job! I saw your livestream when you were filming and have been waiting for this log. It lived up to my expectations and I thank you for documenting this historical area.

Used to gamble frequently during those years. When the Indian casinos rose to prominence in nearby CT, comps in AC were incredible. We mostly stayed at Borgata, but also the Trump properties as well. Even 25 years ago, the Plaza was known as "Trump's Dump". This was too the substandard facility, and the sketchy crowd that you'd see hanging out there. Wild to see Tourneau still around. I almost bought a Rolex there on one trip. There was a Feragamo store, and an awesome Asian restaurant with communal seating. AC's downfall was that casinos aside, it was a depressing and scarey place, even in it's good years. Still, lots of happy memories. AC was a working man's Las Vegas, where a person of modest means could get a taste of the high roller life. Thanks for the neat video. I enjoyed it.

Awesome video Sal! Thank you. I liked the mix of dead mall and the city history info as well. Keep up the great work!

This is a wonderful exlog. I love knowing the history behind the areas, their rise and their falls. This stuff isn't documented accessibly and your style works so well for it. And the music, just wonderful!

Wow, I remember this mall when it was thriving. Amazing. They used to have a water show that was phenomenal!! You do an awesome job bro, and you have the voice for this type of content. Subbed!

EXCELLENT video Sal! Love all the history as well as your great filming. 👍

This was fabulous and fascinating! I love the historical background. Thank you so much for this format!

So weird seeing shots of downtown Burlington and the Bristol Bridge. I went to the school next to that bridge and rode (and later drove) that route down High St. for years.

My first visit was in 1964 as a child. I remember needing to dress in jacket and tie for dinner, and remember the table setting. I had never seen so many forks, spoons and knives. I returned in the mid-'80's driving a bus for day trips to AC from north Jersey. My last trip was 2004 when I started my own business. I will be attending a trade show in early December and am looking forward to seeing it again after 15 years.

The playground looks beautiful and the inside looks like it opened yesterday. All the shops are very modern... it looks like all the tenants just packed up and left last night. I love the architecture of the property. Hopefully it has a future, maybe as a large scale event venue. I think that retail is over for this property, that is, unless they are able to perform a miracle. Another great video!

Thanks to you and your team for all the hard work! The info you provide makes the video so enjoyable. Love your voice!😍

Sal: Yet ANOTHER amazing and very entertaining piece of video history, my friend! I am so proud to be Patreon Patron of your superb work, and I've enjoyed each and every new Log number as it's been released. (Now, if I could just talk you into coming out west to Cali for a visit!) Finally, thanks for the latest footage of Petal's journey to her permanent home; what an awesome saga she's had! Rock on, bro!

Another amazing video Sal!

Great history lesson! Been going to AC for almost 40 years. My parents first started taking me down when I was about 8 or 9 in the early 80s, so I've seen AC change quite a bit. As a young adult, my hubby & I used to take late night trips (in addition to day trips) several times a year to walk on the boards... not just gamble. This was in the late 90s when AC was the place to be. I even introduced him to the Irish Pub...where you can still get a decent meal at a reasonable price! Yes, we travel to AC to this day, but we usually stay down by Hard Rock & Ocean Casinos where all the action is!

Growing up my grandmother had one of the highest membership cards to Trump Plaza and a few other hotels. We would go to Atlantic City every few weekends, one night here, two nights there on comps from her slot playing. It sounds like she had a problem but, she literally just had been a member so long she could play for a few hours here and there and just earn these comps for rooms and even buffets sometimes. Part of my childhood “died” when Trump Plaza closed. I remember the Pier Mall before it was really “fancy” and there was a McDonald’s and KB Toys in the lower level. I still love Atlantic City for its history in general no matter how dead it gets. It just holds a special place in my heart. Great video!

I like the format. Great visuals, great overview of the history pertaining to the subject matter. Very interesting. Also I can tell you put a lot of time and effort into the editing and voice over work. It definitely shows.

Man that mall was PACKED back in the day. So many people gathered to watch the fountain show I can't believe its closed off. I haven't checked out the mall the last few times I've been there based on watching decline in the years prior. I have eaten at that buffet aswell, the food was good, it was like most other buffets.

Great job, Sal! I really appreciate the research you do for each episode. I think its important to know that dead malls and business failures like the ones you examine aren't usually something that happens overnight -- it's a series of bad decisions and a resistance to adapting to change. That, and greed in trying to wring every dollar out of a dead property through declared losses and accounting shell games. FWIW, you do show up in my notifications regularly and I add you to my watch list. Keep up the good work, son.

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks a ton for your comment!

@Xanaxdu-si3ch

4 жыл бұрын

@@sal You're welcome, sir. I really admire your research abilities. You're very thorough and you do a great job at explaining detailed, complex timelines. You've got a real gift at storytelling and I appreciate you sharing it here.

Excellent job! Wonderful video shots, interesting history, wry side remarks . . . this effort is highly appreciated. Thank you.

I remember watching an air show there as a kid great times place was truly a spectacle back in the late 2000s also interesting fact about the Leeds Family there is a legend that Mrs. Leeds 13th child was the Jersey Devil (urban legend in NJ) you can still see the birthplace at nearby Leeds point

Love the video. Awesome quality as always.

I use to live in Atlantic City when I lived in NJ. It's small island but the whole county is so diverse with different languages and cultures you'd think it's a major city, especially during the summer. When I left there, I kept seeing the master plans to rebuild the city and was hopeful that the county would be far better when I'd come back for a visit, but sadly the progress has been slow. Still, Atlantic County has plenty of personality, the best pizza I have had in the US along with NY's, good enough nightlife (you're better off going to Philadelphia just an hour away) and the natural wetland landscape outside of Atlantic City is just gorgeous. Right now the city is trying to diversify their industries and invest more in education, which is why Stockton University has property on the Boardwalk, which is a smart move for the city. I hope to see the city succeed in the future.

Absolutely amazing. When I was a kid we used to vacation to sea isle city (about 20 minutes from AC) and would always take a day trip to the Trump Taj Mahal. As a kid, it was the most beautiful building I’ve ever been in with mesmerizing purple and red carpets. My uncle always brought my brother and I to the Hard Rock Cafe inside the Taj Mahal to buy us gift shop t-shirts and lunch while admiring the signed guitars and posters on the walls. My parents would usually gamble while my grandma would take us to the amusement park that was just outside the casino. My favorite ride was the crazy mouse which is still there! Atlantic City holds a special place in my heart despite the bad reputation it gets. Now as a 23 year old I find myself going back for summer break to show my boyfriend this place I had great memories in. Thanks for the awesome and nostalgic video!

I really enjoyed all the info you filled this video with!

Hey Sal- I’m speechless. This Log is nothing short of outstanding and I will have to watch this a few more times in order to take in the visuals and the information that you filled this 46 minute Chronicle of Atlantic City. You’re so talented and a real pleasure to listen to, as you take an extensive listing of its history. To see the decline brought by a Hurricane and very poor management by the current Manager of your Country left me worried about the future of America, but like Atlantic City the Country should see better days. As you suggested I did search for the Playground Piers Fountain Show, and it was impressive! I’m disappointed that the Mall is dead, and the loss of the fountain angers me to know that a treasure like it was akin to tearing the heart of the current shopping centre, but I hope that they can reinvigorate what was ruined by shrewd business practices. Thank you so much for a wonderful Log!

What a pleasant surprise. If there would be a youtube hall of fame I would nominate this video in. Definitely worth a second shot with perhaps some short clips of all the historic events you mentioned. thank you so much for a hint of the history of our beloved Atlantic city.

This place is incredible! Very beautiful and huge! Great job on this Sal😊

This was great. I’m from the area and lived in Atlantic City 2015-2017. I’ll always keep it in my heart! I remember going to high school parties in hotel rooms at trump plaza. Watching you sneak around the pier behind the curtain gave me the creeps because I used to work and hang there when it was at its prime! Back in 2016 there was a nightclub at the back end of the pier where the fountain used to be for about 3 months and that shut down. Great video!

Its always SO awesome when documentarians add personal inflections to the subjects of the film....

What a bummer .... I absolutely Loved this mall, it was gorgeous with the best stores. Sitting in the Adirondack chairs by the windows was like sitting in a tree house over the ocean, such a beautiful view. Living only two hours away, on the other side of Philly, we often went to A.C. and still do. This past Summer it was packed ..... the boardwalk, the restaurants and the casinos'. The Hard Rock took over the Taj Mahal and it is awesome ! I've been to Vegas, loved it there but A.C. will always be special to me.

This was amazing and id love to see more like this!

Incredible job as always!

I used to work for Trump Plaza that place was jumping in the late 80s early 90s

@jacquelinemiller9117

4 жыл бұрын

I remember the Warner Brother's shop in the casino as well as all the Warner cartoons in a ferris wheel in the window. My grandfather lived in Ventnor, we would always go to Atlantic City in the 80 and 90s. Great memories!

@bobsmith8329

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it was 🤸🤸🍒🍒

@thehammer4625

4 жыл бұрын

For several years, Trump Plaza was the top casino in AC in terms of gross revenue.

@jimrichter9549

4 жыл бұрын

@@thehammer4625 first Casino to make 300 million in one year

@Gillie85

3 жыл бұрын

I used to be a bar porter they're in the summer of 2010 to 2012 wonderful time and they told me it used to even be better I heard Trump didn't even own the casino while I was working there he just allowed the bank to use his name or something around that sort... It's a shame it went downhill like that I'm not going to lie Trump had some of the best casinos in town...if I can recall... My mother used to work at Tropicana as well we lived up the highway winslow towship nice 30 to 40 minutes trip to work I enjoyed working in this city I used to get tipped out everyday I went to work I met a nice amount of celebrities including Trump and Pamela Anderson on his birthday one year...that was at the trump Taj Mahal...🥺 I miss those days I wouldn't trade them for the world... So when he became president and a certain amount of the country had this dislike friend I looked at him and a different light....local 54 wasn't the best Union but it worked and helped me grow up and be well-rounded I like the fact that it had a diverse ethnic scenery from the Italians who were a lot of my bartenders to the Haitians and Africans that worked the arena set up I learned to treat people how they treat you but I would always show respect....God bless yall during these times

Fantastic video Sal! Thank you. The historical account was wonderful. I knew most of it, but learned much more from you.

Yes sal, I love this kind of stuff. I too am really into the history of cities, and buildings. I really love the details you put into these kinds of expedition logs. Keep up the good work sal, I'll keep watching.

@kathykarasik6071

4 жыл бұрын

Why did you not talk about the new things like the hard rock Hotel which is awesome. It’s beautiful inside. Which you passed in the video. The Ocean Resorts hotel which is also beautiful. It has been sold many times but it still packing them in. The mall is dead for a reason they have something in mind to do with it either knock it down and build something else. Which is a shame because it was beautiful. Showboat is having its political problems. They won’t let it re-open as a casino for a couple years. You should go back and present a positive image of it. Because it is coming back.

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Atlantic City is gross. I’d rather not go back, thank you.

I most definitely liked this style of video with all the history surround the place! Would love to see more videos with similar historical content if you ever want to make more :D

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Would you mind sharing the video out on your social media? I would appreciate it, and definitely give you a re-share!

Loved this video, excellent work.

Hey Sal! Great video. I worked at that Apple Store for five years. This mall used to booming, even more so in the 90's when it was the Ocean One Mall. Great video! Thanks for the memories!

Good episode man!

This was a real cool and informative video, thanks for posting. I really enjoyed it

I’ve lived here almost my whole life. I’m now 21 and I remember everything always being so packed and lively up until 2013/2014 and that’s when everything started dying down.

@SS-hs5gk

4 жыл бұрын

Yes me too before casinos during the boom days and the bad days ready to retire now I will miss A.C.

@nicolasbicolas103

4 жыл бұрын

Lmfao what's up Elsaliz? I'm glad to see someone I know here.

@yankees29

4 жыл бұрын

The poker craze was what spurred AC through the 2000’s.

Discovered your channel yesterday. Love it! Thank you for the work you do!

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words, Shari!

I loved that mall. We would go every summer to AC as kids (with our parents). I went this past summer and it was so quiet and empty in the mall. It's such a beautiful space. I really hope they can revive it.

Definitely liked this. As a fan of dead malls and casinos, it was fascinating to see A.C. from your perspective, as I've never been there before. Keep up the good work!

this is the best thing that you've ever done in my opinion. fascinating

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean!!

I like this more in-depth format! I enjoyed learning how this dead mall fits into the overall history of Atlantic City.

This was amazing, thank you. Always interesting to learn about places I've never been and the sometimes sordid stories behind them!

Great work Sal!🤩

Love this video. Growing up in South Philly n having our parents take us to Atlantic city and Ocean One mall in the 80's and 90's was awesome. Living just 5 minutes from AC now I can really see how it has changed. Great video on explaining the changes with a time line. Pretty touching since I grew up going to AC often and now living right by there. My parents still gamble and party there. That much hasn't changed :)

Fascinating video Sal, I enjoyed it.

I have always loved your videos..thanks for all you do!

Great story and an interesting video, thanks so much for making this!

Love it Sal thanks for sharing it with us.

Great show really injoyed it great job

Thank you for this great video. So interesting, really liked it.

Great video, really enjoyed all the historic background info.

Excellent video. Very informative and accurate!

I used to walk this mall all the time in AC, before it was a regular pier mall called "Ocean One" and then it got renovation from Ballys and Caesars to become "The Pier" had the apple store, so much luxury stores, and 3rd floor full of restaurants and little areas where you can sit and look at the atlantic ocean in the sand on the floor sitting in a beach chair. Then right across if you walk outside or through the caesars, you have the outlets! next time i visit, i wanna see it again. SoOoooo much memories here

Sal, you are awesome for putting out a video like this.

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

You’re awesome for watching it :)

Great video! Thanks!

I've been in this mall twice, once in 2014 and again last year, and it was like night and day and not in a good way

Loved the video and enjoyed hearing the history, job well done!

Thank you for making and sharing this excellent documentary. 😊

This is the video that made me subscribe and support!

Good show! A little history along with the footage is great. 👍😆

Thank you so much that was a great tour

Very fascinating and thorough! I'd love to see more videos just like this.

Great video! Very detailed and descriptive.

.....haven't been to Atlanta City since the 80's. So sad that the mall didn't survive. It had so much to offer not least the magnificent ocean views. Your research, narration and footage are phenomenal. 👍 I subscribed ☺

I'm another one who never got this in my notifications....but at least I found it on the recommendations side bar....another brilliant piece Sal - you never cease to amaze....

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️

Good show !!!! So much effort:)

Another great video sal. Keep up the good work best wishes from across the pond ( London , UK )

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!!

YES, DO MORE OF THIS KIND OF VIDEO! Seriously compelling stuff!

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

I really want to!!! Hey, do me a favor...share this video everywhere. KZread screwed me over on this release...

@UniCommProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Sal aye aye cap’n!!

Amazing video as always 👌👏👏👏

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Audrey! Would you mind sharing the video link out on social media? I think youtube messed up with the notifications... make sure to tag me!

This was a really good exlog, NJ looks amazing! I should be editing but instead im watching this masterpiece, great job sal!

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Back to work, kid!!! ❤️

I loved this video and it was well done!

Great Video Sal😊👍❤.

I loved every minute of it.