Now that's a rock-hard video. 🏛

Now I mess with yall and want to see yall win but the audio is terrible.I be wanting to watch the videos but I could not get through 1 minute of this.

Best episode yet! Truly great reporting and content, guys! Thank you for this and all the great interesting history to share! 👏 👏 👏

Grew up there. Worked at Lerners, The General Cinema across the parking lot and John's Garage. So many memories.

Smoking episode

Any thoughts on going residential?

Lived right down the street

I like the backstory all the way to them going into bankruptcy and now they are apart of LG.

Bruh, the tilt, food court and the bus ride there was all nostalgia. Great memories waiting on g ma to finish getting her hair done in the salon at J.C. Penney’s ❤

Hello. Do you think that the rise of online shopping, and the status of the economy have something to do with the decline of malls?

Love waking out of work in downtown Chicago. Listening to a little history from you guys. Love it

I went to the Marshalls in the area a few months ago and it still looks exactly the same way it did when I moved away from the area in 2007

It was a horrible place in 1994 that was the last time I was there.

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I live here in Chicago and found out the city was haunted 20 years ago. Interesting stories.

Who knew The Congress Hotel had all that historical stuff for public display. 😊

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Used to drive our bikes from Bridgeview to Ford City as kids. Was a fun place to hang out back in the 80's. It's a shame what happened to that mall with all the violence.

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How many likes will it take for you guys to do the “chicago polar plunge”.

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Riding the 79th St bus to Ford City as a teen is a great memory. Got my ear pierced at Piercing Pagoda in 1993. Watching Ford City and Evergreen Plaza decline the way they have just makes me feel old

I like this format and it really works outside on a beautiful day.

Back with the chair on the lawn! LFG!!

i hate that fuck ass building

Interesting. I've had a few friends that live there. Amazing building

I pass it sometimes coming back into the city from the south burbs,it always looks pretty much empty.

I used to call the old Chicago Brown Street Signs chocolate bar signs because they remind me of a chocolate Candy bar

i have lived in Buena Park for 14 years and what i like about it is its that its right next to Lakeview yet removed from it.Lakeview in my opinion is Chicagos most famous neighborhood .the downside to that is there are so many people walking around and the traffic is heavy. i can walk in to Lakeview and enjoy what it has to over and then come home to my nice quiet hood next store.

They need to renovate Ford City Mall ASAP! This will give people something to do and somewhere to work! AMEN!

I want to visit Chicago ASAP! I heard the food is delicious and It's always something to do! AMEN!

Video is back! Woo! Great episode and great interview! Chicago AF!!

Never been in the Carbide & Carbon Building but have passed by it many a time and it never fails to impress. Will have to check out the Newberry Library, never been there. I don't mind rain if its quick or comes and goes. Not a fan of it raining all day.

Thank you both! I was on a bus with my kid, I think it was the 146? I pointed out a few buildings but I didn't recall the Carbon & Carbide building. It's got presence even from a bus! I kept poking my son, pointing to make sure he saw it before we rode past it. So, thanks for this video on it and the Chicago Democrat! (And yeah, I'm ok with pitter patter rain, not the downpours we've been getting. It's like, damn!

I grew up blocks from here and spent so much time here as a teenager. I remember Christmas here just beautiful. Sad I will not shop for clothes on Amazon.

I grew up several miles away from Ford City mall and this was the place for teens to hang out back in the 1970's.

Check out NORTH RIVERSIDE MALL. AND YORKTOWN MALL.

My uncle worked at FORD MURPHY MOTORS and he knew the franchise owner of the FORD dealership.. was his next-door neighbor.

wow cannot tell the truth because democracts say so.

Tootsie Roll was NOT Ford City Mall. It was separated from the mall. Sweetheart Cup was another big plant next to Ford City Mall.

Man! Spaulding had a lot of balls! Great episode, y’all!

I love your vids, man. I always learn something cool

I remember the Tilt Arcade.

Not a great video. I have fond memories of the ford city bowling. Sunday morn doubles! I had some of my best series there. Peacock alley was a fun place in the 80's. Sorry that people that disrespect stores and steal don't know or care that it reflects the whole shopping complex!😮

Sad I'm in here now I haven't been here in about 20yrs ....& it will be Gome soon

Such a great interview.! Thanks for this in-depth dive. I have seen interviews with Mr. McCoy but nothing so detailed. I was excited to learn about his photography. Please check out his group Diasporal Rhythms which is a group of art collectors there in Chicago. They have a page here on KZbin with some amazing collections and interviews.

Hull House is one of the most legendary houses in the entire world. The famous story about it begins at 5:50. Its an old urban legend which inspired the book and movie "Rosemarys baby"

Love him!

The underground tunnels that connected the shopping areas was originally test cells to test the jet engines produced there. My dad worked there. This mall was also the factory where the Tucker was built in the late 40's.