Update: this mall has continued to die and now half of the stores are empty. New stores often open up in the mall but then close within a matter of months.

I was at Cranberry Mall the first week it opened. I lived in rural Baltimore Co., MD close to Carroll Co., MD. For me the mall is much more than a building full of stores. My son was young when the mall opened, he loved it from the first visit. My son saw Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny at the mall, he trick-or-treated at the mall, I bought his clothes and shoes at the mall. I did the majority of all.of our Christmas shopping at the mall. We made countless wishes on pennies tossed into water at the mall. My son had arcade and pizza birthday parties at the mall. We used to go to the mall with my parents. My father and my son would go off together, while my mom and I shopped, so they could look at guy stuff, they usually wound up sitting on one of the bench outside Penny's having grandfather and grandson chats. A lot of wisdom was subtlety and casually imparted during those chats. I bought my first computer at the mall, my first cell phone from the mall. My housrhold appliances, furnishings, nick knacks, homegoods came from the mall. We went to movies at the mall. We got treats at the treat shop, pizza at the pizza place, smoothies, astronaut ice cream, big pretzels, cinabons, chinese food, etc.. We went shopping for school clothes, shoes, winter coats, snow boots, school supplies, backpacks. We bought books and magazines in the book store. Clothing was bought there to wear to parties, weddings, graduations and funerals. My son bought his video systems and games at the mall and spent hours in Gamestop checking out ganes and playing demos, he also played the game demos in Sears. We waited outside the mall, sometimes very late at night, or in the wee morning hours for video game platform or game releases. My son grew up in the mall. He used to skate down the interior ramps on his heelies. He worked in two stores in the mall while a teenager and also while in college. Cranberry Mall in Westminster was as important to my family as their small town main streets were to my parents generation. Cranberry Mall was my son's equivalent of a small town main street. Almost every part of the place holds memories for me. If the mall is torn down it will hurt, it will be as if what was once my town, my main street has been bull dozed away all at once. I'm sure it will feel even worse for the people my son's age that grew up going there for most of their lives. The death of a mall is a sad thing, and the destruction of a mall is much more than simply stores being torn down.

@ECsponger2

5 жыл бұрын

Most amazing comment ever

@son_of_dog

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I just might be “one of those kids”. It was in my teens when I worked at Chick-Fil-a in Cranberry mall and I share all the same memories you mention. I grew up a few miles away from “the mall” and it’s where we would hang out. I remember spending so much of my money on computer games at the computer place by the fountain. This was back when computer games had like 20 discs to install. I used to love Christmas at the mall and all the holidays. I used the pay phones near the movies to call my mom “collect” to come pick me up. My brother and I would spend hours at the mall but we were threaten by my mom to “behave ourselves!” It was a safe place for kids. My brother worked for one of the Asian restaurants in the food court. He would bring home leftovers all the time. Birthdays at the arcade! My mom would save change all year for this. I’m glad I got to walk down memory lane with this video. I visit Westminister whenever I come back to Maryland. I can’t believe all the changes. When I lived there is was just the mall and Walmart and Super Fresh. It was a special place Cranberry Mall. I made a lot of friends there.

@hannakinn

3 жыл бұрын

@@son_of_dog thank you for sharing your memories. Cranberry Mall was a nice little mall, a family mall, a fun mall. The last time I visited it made me sad to see how empty it was. I miss Owings Mills Mall and Hunt Valley Mall and the mall in Hanover PA is a sad place to visit now too. When I was a teenager I worked at Security Square Mall. I wish Malls were still a thing, they were a lot more fun to socialize in than Facebook, Twitter,l or any of the other social media platforms. I use Amazon a lot now to shop due to the pandemic but I miss shopping in real stores.

Today the mall is very dead. We used to smoke weed on that playground on the hill back in the day lol. I lived in and still live in Hampstead so i go to westminster all the time. Great times at that mall. Now it's pretty much empty

Sal, I really enjoyed the little shout out to Payless; doing things like that really puts a unique stamp on the video and makes it truly yours. As has already been mentioned, the video moved right along, at a very nice pace, and, at the risk of repeating myself yet again, I didn't want it to end. My only recommendation is that you watch the volume on your background music, as it came close to drowning you out a couple of times early on. Congrats on 1300+ subscribers and yet another great job! Can't WAIT for #19 (& 20 & 21...)!

I grew up in Westminister and got a job at the Chick-fil-A in Cranberry mall from 96 to 98. The mall seemed to be really busy then and all the retail space was taken up. I didn’t have a car back then so I walked to work on 140 all the way to and from Gahle Rd. The mall was the place to hang out back then! The arcade and the movie theater. My brother worked at the movie theater and we got in free to see late night movies with a huge bag of popcorn. Anyone on here graduate from Westminister High 1998 (or close to)? I since moved away from MD. Lived in Florida for over 20 years now. Cranberry Mall did always seem “out of place” for such a small city but I’m grateful for it. Thanks for the history lesson!!

I’ve lived in Westminster all my life and always loved going to this mall as a kid and even hanging there with my friends after school while I was in high school. I remember a time when it was thriving but now I can’t see it ever coming back. Makes me sad but with horrible management from the past it has gone down hill. I’d be surprised if it’s still here 5 years from now

I found myself in Westminster a few weeks ago, with several hours to kill, so I stopped in at the Town Mall to hang out for a while. I had never been there before, so I didn't know what to expect. The mall was moderately busy, with senior adults walking, a few people shopping. The mall itself was quite dark. Much to my surprise there weren't any clothing stores (one of the mainstays of most Malls), and there were very few places to eat. About 60% of the spots were occupied, which was a bit of a pleasant surprise. It will probably survive for at least a few more years. Your synopsis is still valid: not thriving, not dead, but still limping along in 2022.

1st time Ive seen a video about my home mall. Only 7mi from where I grew up since 1985. Got my 1st Murray BMX bike at Caldor. My mom worked at KB Toys for a few years. Absolute EPIC arcade called Dream Machine was killer.Played a lot of hackey sack in the closed wings late 90's. The fountains were epic, the floors are ORIGINAL, and it's a serious interior design relic. Cranberry forever. I have to say though, this mall is alive and well. Visited recently.

The info you give MAKES the whole package of the video for me, fascinating background.

@sal

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’ll certainly keep digging to find every detail :)

Caldor’s, that’s going back some. Another great production , great research as always. Spectacular narrative. You maintain a sense of reverence for this subject so many can relate to. Truly a paradigm shift in documenting Dead Malls

Love the big fye here and the pizza place. Used to go to Steve and Barry's here too lol

I spent a lot of time in that mall growing up..love the arcade that was in there back in the day..

Sal: You need to revisit Westminster Town Center. It's fading away quickly. There are fewer stores and the arcade was closed when I was there today. You know a mall is in trouble when Chic fil a closes.

@techhelpportal7778

3 жыл бұрын

There's a chick fil a a few mi away

@stuarthirsch

3 жыл бұрын

@@techhelpportal7778 I know, it is less than a mile away. But not part of the Mall. All of this was written prec-covid. I haven't been inside the Mall for at least the last 9 months.

And that lazer store was originally a Roy Rogers, KB was left of it, and down the hall are the restrooms

@Justin_03svt

5 жыл бұрын

I remember going to kBs as a kid

@knvern

4 жыл бұрын

Remember after the roy Rogers left it turned into that like Asian store that sold dragon sculptures and katanas? Probably like 2005-2007ish

@sethdaartist

4 жыл бұрын

Now the chik fil a is gone. Sad.

@chrisdancy6191

3 жыл бұрын

@@Justin_03svt i worked there!

@jrh7693

3 жыл бұрын

@@knvern I got some many of my statues from there!

RIP that Sears 1/6/19

Damn it Sal you jinxed Payless.

Fun fact: the first store at 5:04 was a Shenk and Tittle. It was like sportswear and shoes. Then they moved ACROSS THE HALL and opened a new store. Mustard Seed moved in. Shenk and Tittle folded. Both stores have the same decor because they BOTH have the Shenk and Tittle design.

@sal

5 жыл бұрын

I got my first Ski’s at a Shenk and Tittle!

@PizzaShrimp

4 жыл бұрын

i remember people that worked their once stole snow boards by moving them through the gap in the glass.

@Gosmoke.

4 жыл бұрын

You’d buy over prices skateboards there

I remember going to this mall as a child. I've seen some many changes to this mall. It's crazy.

This reminds me of North Plaza Mall on the corner of Joppa Rd and Perring Parkway in Parkville, MD. It was a quintessential 70's/80's mall. You know, with the wooden slat benches and brick court yards? Very small with only a few shops, Chinese restaurant, Italian pizza place, a Hallmark store and candy shop, Hair Cuttery, and two anchors. By the early 2000's, I assume the new owners decided to flip the stores to a strip mall style. It's a very bustling shopping center now with an additional Safeway, Chick-fil-A and a YMCA. But I feel like I know it's secret mini mall past. I think about dropping coins in the fountain and the hollow sound of the hallways as a child. Thanks for reminding me of those memories!

That Lasered Edges has been a TON of things over the years, but in the 90s, it was a Roy Rogers, then some homemade country crafts place. It was overflow seating for Chick-fil-A with a TV that played kids movies and had toys. And now it's whatever it is. I hate that hall to the bathroom. And that's the only public bathroom in the mall. It's so dark and creepy back there.

Westminster!! More stores have closed since then, it's kinda sad now especially that the Chick-fil-A is closed

I have no idea how I stumbled here. It's so weird seeing my town in a video like this

Sal, we love your channel. Seeing and hearing the old ads bring back memories. Like our first artificial Christmas tree from Bradley's, and school supply from Caldor. Thank you!

great job, love the constant info flow in the video, it helps to move the video along.

@sal

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The research is king.

You master these Dead Malls Sal! 👊💪👍

@madamhummingbird

6 жыл бұрын

@Sal @Anastasia McFarland On point. Sal is the Oliver Stone of our youtube mall series 🏆🎥 Well played, Sal 🤘🏻

Living within half an hour to this mall, I really appreciate this video. Seriously great work!

Ok great subbed less than 30 seconds in. I used to live in Westminster. Worked at Baughers for a while in 2013. Great video

Sal....your episodes just keep getting better and better. Your edits and research, pacing and vibe belong on PBS for it caliber and quality. Your subscription counts will start flying!

@sal

6 жыл бұрын

You’re a rockstar, and I wholeheartedly appreciate that comment :)

So, just 30 or so minutes up the road is the North Hanover Mall in Hanover, PA. The Sears just closed on April 8th, but that mall is just dying. I'd guess around 35% occupancy?

best mall videos out there! excellent research

Awesome video yet again, great work

I thank you for your time & effort on saving history on malls. It is sad to see the loss of the malls & jobs because of the technology today where so many shop online. I personally would rather shop for sales & clearances in the stores which are my favorite. It was sad & did bring a tear to your mall video of Century III Mall in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. That mall has alot of memories for me.

Payless is on borrowed time too. Well done video.

@sal

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agreed. I can’t fathom how they’re surviving.

@Karmy.

5 жыл бұрын

@@sal ikr, I'm surprised everytime I see one

Really enjoyed the tour. Great job, Sal! 😃

Another Great video, Good Up!

😪 Thank You ♡ Yes, a miracle is needed. My Grand Charlie would take me when I would visit him, I believe before it was completely enclosed to become a mall. The 5 &10 store was outdoor, meaning no roof overhead. I'm guessing the year around 1968? Anyway, he would wear a suit and tie, fedora hat and umbrella and escort me into the mall. We would stroll pass the pretty water fountain & plant greenery. Before we left and he would give me a penny and stop by the glistening fountain so I could make a wish and then toss my coin into the water. He lived behind the mall on Southridge Rd.

GREAT! ...another mall I've been too many times. I like the fountains (I see they are still a-flowin) Thanks for this video :)

Was just in this mall on Saturday. Love your channel man.

Good stuff Sal!

Love the series. I have been remodeling Belk stores since 1984. Ive seen alot of malls new and old all across the southeast. Belk used to be the largest, privately owned dept store in the country. They were only southeast based

I just stumbled upon your videos (century iii) and I love your voice, your research, and video work. I like all the details you show and how it is nice and steady I love the library stumps at the end!

@sal

6 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks, Catie!!!!

I used to go to this mall all the time back before 2015. I used to like Sears, and the mustard seed. I hope this mall can hang in there and be successful again.

I was working at that Zales during this video. Thank you for this video. What a throw back!

@sethdaartist

2 жыл бұрын

sorry to see ut closed:( i waa there recently

HA, go Sal with your shouts out for Payless! Keep on traveling Sal, love your adventures

TJ Cinnamons Bakery was an original tenant across the hall from Caldor. Freshly made Cinnamon Rolls and Sticky Buns,baked on premise.The smell of the Cinnamon wafted through the mall,making for alot of hungry people,and impulse sales. I opened that Bakery as the General Manager, and remember opening day well. At the time it was the highest volume TJ Cinnamons in the system in the country. I always will have some some great memories of this mall, and hope it finds a way to succeed.

Really cool man! Good job. This video is made amazingly and I love the style, anyway good job!

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Oh man, you’ve gotta catch up on the rest of my series...it just gets better!

@bakermakingbread

4 жыл бұрын

Sal I just saw a more recent one on the century III mall and that video was also spectacular, you do a good job of explaining everything. Anyway love your videos!

RIP Payless 🙏

Great video! Keep up the great work.

Never knew so much about my own mall thanks for the awesome video I still visit this mall every Friday for fye and gamestop to see whats new. A couple of weeks ago Chick Fil A moved out it is really on borrowed time I hope it can recover I miss the old Cranberry mall days hanging out at the arcade that is now a candy store across from the movie theatre.

Just went through there this past sunday. It was booming back in the day now it's just a matter of time to close. Lol good visit. That is the church playground lol. Caldors was in that mall.

from what you said this place is not dead but it is also not alive it is stuck in its own limbo and waiting to find one of the two exits . One exit leads to freedom The other leads to it's demise

I love he made it all creepy for no reason lol

You are doing such a good job. Your logs are so interesting. You must put a lot of time on getting the facts. Keep up the good work.

I started working at this mall while it was still being built. It was my first job and I helped set up the store before it opened. It has changed a lot but I can still recognize the space of the store I worked at. It was called Deb Shop and the mirrors above the doorways are still there.

My guesses, The Laser Edges was once either a Friendly's or Roy Roger's restaurants. That said, another great video. I really enjoyed watching it as I enjoyed my first cup of coffee before getting ready for work. Thx for sharing, Sal. Have a great day.

@hannakinn

5 жыл бұрын

MadamMorgan - pretty sure it was Roy Rogers, used to eat there often.

@RLS-bu4bj

2 жыл бұрын

At one point, it was the dining room for chik-Fil-A

Use to love this mall when they had their game store and arcade, it's @8:07 mark with the brick and blacked out windows, they closed up this past year so I have no interest now. We use to spend half the day in there eating and playing arcade games. The mall screwed up by losing them as a tenant because it's dead to us now and everyone I know no longer treks from Baltimore up there anymore.

@shamra1245

6 жыл бұрын

Do you have any idea when they closed? I was last there around a year ago and we had no idea until my friend went there months later and it was just gone!

@atomicpuppet

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know the exact date when they closed but I was headed up during late fall 2017 and they were gone. The last time I was there before that was summer 2017. So it had to have been between that time they vanished. Its so strange, they were a big part of local conventions too. Every convention I would go to that involved video games would have their machines up for play. They even advertised at conventions. It seemed like a healthy business but I guess not, they didn't just move they ceased operations as far as I know. There is an interview with the owners from 2013 which contains footage of the arcade. kzread.info/dash/bejne/anpm2tppkseTm7A.html

@bakermakingbread

4 жыл бұрын

What was the store called?

We don't really have malls in the UK, or at least not to the extent that you appear to have in the US. I find it strangely fascinating and your narration turns what would have been simple trespassing into a tribute to these places in their heyday and the dreams that went with them. Very well done indeed.

I remember Cranberry Mall when I was in college during the early 90's. I'm moving back and it appears as if everything else in Westminster has evolved except the mall.

Sour Drops in the bathroom, a mall icon.

@sal

6 жыл бұрын

Haha right??

I love these little boxing gyms.

Great interpretation of a mall as always! Man you are catching up to Dan Bell both in quality and quantity, and you're way more detailed with history and background of these malls (Dan was mostly just sarcasm...). What I love even more is you using Chungking Mansions! I suppose you know a thing or two about vaporwave as well?

@sal

6 жыл бұрын

I’m in love with vaporwave! My Spotify playlists are totally full :) Have been for years!!! I got I touch sigh Chunger and Telepath, Dan Mason and Ssurfing... I’m so stoked that they gave me permission to display their art in my work. These artists are titans in modern found-music.

@HandsomeSwede

5 жыл бұрын

Frank Yu you’re spot on. He’s totally eclipsing Dan Bell. I like his videos way better than Dan Bell.

Sal the lasers edge was definitely a roy rodgers.I visited the mall the day it opened. My brother helped survey the property. He worked for a company named kiddie consultants of westminster an I also wanted to add they did a lot of blasting to level it as well which took about 2 weeks to clear the property.

The rep of my home town now lol

Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco was in the middle like this mall for quite a while, a lot of people kept calling it a "Dead Mall" even though it still had quite a few high end stores, it couldn't hold on to anchors, and had a pretty high vacancy rate. Then they started leasing to chain stores that are really popular outside the US with a limited US presence and tried to attract these really trendy Asian specialty cafes. Now it's kind of a destination even though it keeps shedding anchors. Malls can turn around, but I'm sure the location in San Francisco helps.

I think I spent more time at Cranberry between 87 and 93, in my youth, than I'd ever be willing to admit. My, has it changed. NO more arcade across from AMC (Regal now, apparently). No more Tape World? Tullys. Roy Rogers. Brother's Pizza. The pool hall. Good times. Good times. I barely recognize it now. Sad it's dying a slow death.

I kind of remember Wards as just a small catalog store where you could order and pick up a week or so later not a full Wards department store. The trailer and playground shown in the beginning belonged to a church / school on the property adjacent to the mall and further up the hill.

I hope this mall will turn around. Only mall in Carroll County. Martland

@techhelpportalextras3007

3 жыл бұрын

Maryland*

Grew up near two of your other expeditions now live near this one.

lazered edged or w/e use to be a KB toys. man i use to love that place. that chic fil a was their for a long time before other locations too.

Ugh, bittersweet talking about Payless Shoes there Sal. :(

Outstanding as always, Sal. I don't think I've ever seen a mall with both a Boscov's and a Belk in it. Happy trails!

@sal

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah! I’m fairly certain this is the only one! ALSO! At the grand opening it was the only mall to have both a southern dept store (Leggett from VA), and a northern one (Caldor from NY). Seems they can’t choose which side of the mason Dixon to be a part of, eh?

@as6110

6 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, this Belk was a Hechts I think? And Boscov's has been there for maybe 18 years? They've both existed in this mall for at least 15 years. I spent so much time as a teen here.

@as6110

6 жыл бұрын

Actually, I might be mixing up this and Owings Mills, which were the only 2 malls I went to in the first 2 decades of my life.

@markdrukenbrod9475

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, Ashley Sayers, you may be thinking of Owings Mills. Hecht Co. was one of the original anchors there and was rebadged as a Macy's after being bought by Federated in the 2000's sometime. It's a real shame about Owings Mills -- well, both of these malls, really.

It's so wierd seeing you in my town

That store Lazered Edge ,was it a Roy Rogers restaurant?? Very enlightening videos and commentary on the history of the malls.

I worked at the Dream Machine arcade and spent all my earnings at the Tape World at the other end of the mall. As a broke teenager it was great making "deals" with the other broke teenagers, trading arcade tokens for free food at the Taco Bell, Boardwalk Fries, free movie screenings for new releases.

The Lasered Edges was a Sprint store!

Only time I ever see Roy Rogers is on the NJ Turnpike. Made it worth it to sneak in behind the rest stop off a side-road just to grab a burger from there. Man I miss those. Way better than McDonalds or Burger King.

I remember going to roy rogers there!

Lasered edges was a Roy Rogers and the original location for the Chick-fil-A was right across the aisle if you walk down that hallway is the bathrooms.

hi sal--I really really love your mall vids-so sad that the malls are fading into obscurity-im from Texas and we have a mall in Grapevine,TX called Grapevine Mills mall which I believe is owned by Simon-it opened in 1997 and its still doing great 20 yrs later-In Lewisville we have vista ridge mall and in north ricland hills we have North east mall-if you ever come to North Texas I would love to meet you possibly and talk-awesome channel - keep up the awesome work-I would love to be part of it!!Take carehope to hear from you soon

Great video once again Sal, love the attention to detail and history lesson.

@m.k.1645

11 ай бұрын

He's full of shit. The "Creepy" trailers are storage trailers for the church that sits on top of the hill. Almost next to them so is the playground. But Delbert Dumbass filmed in such a way that you don't see that and just think it's part of the mall property. It's not.

its still there and got some new shops

Respect to Payless. They always had the affordable hookup for buying heels for girlfriends.

You should check out Sandusky Mall, Midway Mall, or Tower City Mall in OH

Thank you for the amazing history you provide with every video! It seems like there are a couple of players that keep popping up like Priet & Simon Is there someplace that gives a background story for why these companies thought these investments of 50-150M would pay off?

O and it was a roy rogers and right above that was a real kay bee toys I remember going with my dad to roys and going next door and picking out a nes game

i hope so too

Would love to see an update to the mall. I went to check it out during this past christmas and half the stores shown are now gone.

@sal

4 жыл бұрын

Ask and ye shall receive!!! It’s coming in phase 4 of the ExLog!

@tycoonterror

4 жыл бұрын

@@sal I can't wait for it, its sad that the mall has gone downhill so much. Its probably going to look like Frederick towne mall soon.

It's unfortunate to say that Payless is now the sign of a dying shopping area. Its very upsetting because the same thing is happening where i live... we had 4 stores go out of business in the last 6 months, 3 of them being locally owned and one being a game store I worked at for two years I'm very sad to see it go. I now work at a shop in the same building and I am worried the same thing could happen... But at least if it does a cool person like you could explore and show the world what we were made of!

Where the old people were boxing there used to be a Games Workshop Hobby Shop. There was also a GameStop in the Mall. The phone numbers were switched in the phone book so everyone who called for GameStop called the other store. I managed the Games Workshop from 2010-2011. Mall management was terrible. It was a nice little mall. Shame it's so empty now. It had character.

I worked at every store in this mall in the 80's. It was SERIOUSLY "stranger things" level 80's

That shot at 1:05 with the trailers that's an active church that's probably a clothing drive

@jrh7693

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking in the comments for someone talking about these, no relation to the mall

@unfocusedclover9050

3 жыл бұрын

@@jrh7693 fun fact if you crawl under those trailers there are two benchs that teenagers dragged under there to sit on while smoking weed 🤣

@jrh7693

3 жыл бұрын

@@unfocusedclover9050 Darn I wish I new that when I would frequent the mall, I feel like Ive seen those benches but it still would have been a little far from the mall to go for a quick smoke for me. But there was plenty of other places to smoke ;) as you probably know

@unfocusedclover9050

3 жыл бұрын

@@jrh7693 yeah that spot was mostly used when the weather was bad. Were you a fellow mall rat?

I just watched this video. I was in Westminster mall the other day. And its still pretty dead. Not many stores. Not many food selections there either. My main interest in the mall lately is. A Lil hotwheels store that opened there not to long ago.i would like to see an update video on this mall through this channel. Even though I can go see the mall for my own

When you pulled up to those portables in the beginning I about fell out of my chair. That church / school up on the hill there used to be called Faith Christian School. I went there from 1st to 8th grade. I remember when those portables were BRAND NEW and they were built as overflow for the growing population of students, with the left portables (where you parked and the second bit of portable footage is being taken) eventually being used specifically for middle school students (6th to 8th grade). I literally was in 4th grade sitting in one of those right side portables when 9/11 happened and we had teachers coming in crying and telling us that we were getting out of school early because no one knew exactly what was going on. I gotta say man I was NOT prepared to see the portables, steps, playground, etc. look so aged and rusted and rotted out and overgrown. Makes me so sad 😢. We had recess on that playground and caged-in basketball area right next to it. It makes sense though, I guess. That was 20 years ago. Wow typing that is even blowing my mind....but yea I promise you it didn't used to be creepy. Anyways, FCS eventually changed hands to what it is now (Hilltop Assembly of God) and the school portion died out in the following few years. Now it's just the church. I guess they still have some of the residual school bits (like the portables, playground, etc.) just lying around rotting away? Doesn't seem right, but I'm sure no one wants to pay to get them demolished. SO FREAKING SAD. I'm commenting on this video 3 years late though, maybe they've taken care of it by now. Thank you for the video, really brought back some wild memories.

@Marylandcrimearchive

2 ай бұрын

I went to that school for half a year or a few months and we couldn’t afford it

Does anyone here know what those trailers were even? Looks like a daycare or something

There are still popular malls in the US, right? our malls here in victoria bc canada are always packed, like, sardines, and they're constantly renovating them, some stores have been in the same mall for 30+ years... maybe it's because we're on an island?

@firedreferee736

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, there are still malls in bigger cities that pull off millions and some with billions - The dead malls are usually in rust belt states in the midwest and mid atlantic

Laser edges used to be the kid area for chic fil a. With a tv and kids toys

Hey, I saw the Regal Cinemas in the directory but I don't remember it mentioned. Let me guess, it used to be a Hoyts? Could you do a video on the history of Hoyts at some point? It was such a big part of my childhood. Whereas I kind of hate Regal but they basically have a monopoly in this area. Other ideas are Borders/Waldenbooks, and Gamestop (specifically all the companies they've acquired and killed off).

@sal

6 жыл бұрын

I’ll be touching on it when I do the ruins of Frederick town mall log!

I grew up 10 minutes from this mall. It's been in trouble for years. I think those trailers and such belonged to the church at the top of the hill?

@donrodriguez9245

6 жыл бұрын

When he showed the trailers in the video, I went right to Google Maps to check out that church. Yep, it was them! Funny the things you remember when you moved away over ten years ago!. I can still picture getting lunch in the Chik Fil A. Aside from CFA, that mall was very slow back then too.

I love these logs and the amount of research you put into them. Been watching since a friend shared your expedition log of the Steubenville, Ohio mall, and just recently subscribed. Interesting how there's always a trend of Spirit Halloween stores that have an involvement with dying malls.

@sal

6 жыл бұрын

Right??? I have a side quest coming up where a spirit Halloween took over an abandoned Best Buy!!! It was surreal...

@thedullahan5977

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a Spirit Halloween started to take over the old JC Penny building at the mall. They use to use the building next to the Dick's Sporting Goods behind the mall.

Laser Edges was a fast food, I think Roy Rogers. then a junk store for a while.