2018 Walkthrough a 70s Mall - Southern Park Mall - Boardman Ohio

Thought I'd hop in the car and have a walkthrough of the Southern Park mall in Boardman, Ohio - it's been close to a decade since I've been there. Used my GoPro Hero 6 Black and a chest mount. The perspective is low, but I'm a short guy so there's that.
The Sears second floor section near the end is my favorite part. I was the only one upstairs (which is partially defunct), and it had an eerie vibe.
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[@mirandarussell1945]

I’m a senior now and this is what the mall looked like when I was a freshman. Dillard’s and Sears are now gone. Dairy Queen, the whole section by Sears including the old Spencer’s location, as well as the section by Dillard’s and by the Chick Fil A are gone too. So much has changed and it’s crazy how much the mall has changed in such a short amount of time. I got emotional just thinking about it and I didn’t even get to experience how great it was before I was born

[@news89]

Thank you for posting this video. It's been years since I been in this Sears location and Southern Park Mall in Boardman. Some of these new store names I've never heard of. Ah Memories of going their in the 90s.

[@SomeClassicGameMusic]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed!

[@brookeyoder7498]

they knocked it down the sears part

[@ophthodoc]

Grew up at this mall, my aunt and uncle both worked in the beautiful Strouss store (then a Kaufmann’s now a Macy’s). With the Dillard’s and Sears store now gone this mall is in trouble. Lots of offshoot store names I’ve never heard of, vacant store fronts here and there, basically empty. Gone are the fountains as well of which there were several. Nice to see the old footage. This place used to be so packed you could barely walk down the concourse without running into someone. My uncle took me to see Three Amigos at the Southern Park Cinema (now Sawa Japanese), that place left long before the decline. Where are people shopping these days? You can’t tell me Amazon... as much as I like online shopping, there is nothing like shopping for clothes in person. Interesting to see the Zales and Regis outside of Dillard’s is still there. I think those are their original locations going back to the 80’s.

[@xsixinfantryx]

Yeah I remember the fountains with the pennies in them and everything. The Woolworths store with the pet shop in it lol. The old carpeting. And wow yeah the Cinema. And the Arcade........

[@TheZaxAttack]

Came here for years during high school/college. Thanks for posting!

[@mowerdoc9930]

I remember lots of the old stores and food places like orange Julius,the heritage house caffateria.the fatted calf..there was a a great pizza place called Capri pizza too.i saw Footloose in the movie theater.would spend hours at the arcade with my cousin Bill. I'm old now and remember those days . Never thought I'd miss them,but I do

[@chriscraven9335]

I ate at the Chik Fil A many times

[@ophthodoc]

mower doc do you remember Grecian Gourmet? I remember Capri Pizza as well!

[@prosethorns]

It's 2020 and I just needed to "go" to a social space. Thanks! I miss malls.

[@jamespardee9300]

Cool vid! Really shoows the dynamic of the parts both living and dead. Even some creepy back rooms! Loved the emphasis on the slow elevator. Very Clockwork Orange Julius! 🎆😎🎇🤩✨🤠🎉

[@SomeClassicGameMusic]

Awesome comment and thank you very much!

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

The malls in the Valley aren't doing too bad, considering both online shopping and that the Youngstown metropolitan area as a whole has lost almost 100,000 people since 1990.

[@TerryAllan1975]

That brought back some memories seeing that old arcade. I remember their use to be a few arcade games down by the old Ruby Tuesday

[@xsixinfantryx]

Man I remember when there were water fountains and stuff in the hallways here with the pennies in them and everything way back in the day. The Oakley stand in the hall before there was an actual Oakley store.

[@chriscraven9335]

Haven't been there in years, but I must've spent days in this mall, and the Eastwood Mall, growing up in the 80s and 90s. Good times!

[@Chocolatchips]

So cool. I think this is where I bought Slime World for the Atari Lynx, when my aunt and uncle took me along. I was only at this mall once, if this is the one. None of the malls where I'm from were carpeted and we all thought that was pretty interesting at the time. The mall appears to have been a little remodeled since then, or at least painted (my visit was in 1991). Thanks for sharing your walk-through!

[@Chocolatchips]

6:22 Yep! That's definitely the place! I remember a bunch of older, teenage girls with _massive,_ voluminous, perms congregating right here in this area. hahahaha

[@BeastieBoyJT]

There’s good stores there now

[@n.ll.8796]

Whata a change all those stores are gone .

[@news89]

News came out today. The Sears is closing.

[@SomeClassicGameMusic]

Oh, no....very sad. Just found the story, thanks for the heads up. :( businessjournaldaily.com/boardman-sears-to-close-by-mid-july/

[@dvferyance]

@@SomeClassicGameMusic It's just sad that Sears is almost dead now. I hope they make a comeback someday even if it is in a smaller form like what Toys R US is doing.

[@sav_exsav_ex6886]

I lived in Boardman 2011-2020. I miss all the things

[@nicholasgardner1106]

I go to school at the Simon youth foundation at South Park mall

[@211red]

Great video ⬆️👍

[@deraldhanson2158]

Southern Park Mall English Dub Cartoon Anime / Action, Shopping Center Mall

[@ethanfranklin_official]

Dillard's is closing in 5 days

[@xplorfeverafoodaffairadventure]

Good video. I just joined your channel, ty!

[@billie.mp3918]

The sears shut down it’s sad, I go to that mall and it makes me sad seeing sears open :,(

[@WhittyPics]

Southpark is a popular name. There is also a Southpark mall in Charlotte NC and Richmond VA

[@sherryhannah498]

@WhittyPics also in San Antonio Texas

[@daveyohman9352]

This is sad, all caused by ONLINE SHOPPING and amazon ... people to lazy to get off there asses to go out and shop and support brick and mortar stores, pretty soon there won't be any left to shop !!!

[@HenryRogers-xl9sb]

Number if touchdown gifts in southern park mall yes

[@NYC1]

So quiet that it looks a bit depressing

[@ursecurityguard1222]

This place now has a big candy place

[@missangelcherie27]

Needa to go back to the way it was before the stupid remodel in 97

[@jvargas6034]

What Is Your Favorite Game On The N64 Or Your Favorite Arcade Game

[@cutesweetiepuppy1967]

Does anyone know the name of the song playing at 2:11?

[@bpurple7263]

So it was built in the 70's ?

[@iBry232]

Is this Mall dieing?

[@ZyanBeast]

Still open?

[@neilseducationhub4506]

i actually built this mall on a game called roblox

[@missangelcherie27]

The mall sucks. It was great in the 90s