Abandoned Burlington Center Mall & Sears in Burlington Township, NJ

[@NicoleKristine]

I remember shopping here coming with my girlfriends as a teen we had so much fun together here I remember getting our parents to drop us off and we would just shop and have a good time…… I have photos of myself back years ago in the mall.. It’s crazy seeing it now like this! Thank you for sharing!

[@TimurD1905]

Np, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! They demolished the mall and the Chuck E Cheese next to it sometime in 2021. They are planning to put some warehouses there and a shopping center as well

[@KJ-tz7vc]

Depressing, this was my favorite mall back in the '90s. It had a stranger selection of stores compared to other malls, stuff I enjoyed like a comic book store, a hobby store and a musical instrument store.

[@TimurD1905]

Yeah, nowadays malls don't have those type of stores. I guess that's how it was during the 90s, the good old times. I would do anything to go back into the 90s!

[@veronicad.4064]

When the Willingboro Plaza closed up, the stores from there moved here when this was finished being built. I used to love shopping here in the 80s & 90s. Brings back lots of memories for me.

[@TimurD1905]

Things were way better back then, commercials had more character, movies looked more realistic, there was less technology so you were living the moment more, etc. It will never be the same, society has changed for the worse.

[@veronicad.4064]

@@TimurD1905Myself, I'd rather hold an item in my hands to check quality, size and fit rather than order online. Hanging out at the mall was a teenage past time. Have we gotten that lazy? Lol.

[@TimurD1905]

@@veronicad.4064 Me too, when I was a kid I was the same way. I wonder what would have happened if technology had not advanced the way it is now.

[@mattmaugeri2486]

I lived in that mall in the 80’s and worked at Sears from 88-91. Great great times.

[@veronicad.4064]

@@mattmaugeri2486 I was a teenager when I used to frequent the Burlington center. I used to ride my bike there. I always bought Swatch watches from Strawbridge & Clothier. It's surely sad 😭 to see the state of it now. The fond memories I had there will forever be with me.

[@phil-d-destroyer6224]

Annnnd now it's gone. Tore it down. Rather sad but it was already dead I suppose. I learned how to play the trumpet in that mall, hanged around the gamestop afterwards. There was also this one place that would always hand out free food samples. I miss it real bad

[@TimurD1905]

The mall went downhill in the past 10 years, once Macy's & JCPenney left the others followed I'm assuming. It didn't help also that they had several gang members start violence there and temporarily closed the mall in January 2007

[@JD-dq8zn]

This was amazing. Even the small amount of footage you got is great. Thank you! I wish you could do more! Maybe later on if they stop paying for security.

[@TimurD1905]

No One At All Ehhh maybe not, it’s a pretty far drive for me and plus they probably saw me on the cameras there so highly unlikely I’ll go there again, its a hood area too

[@JD-dq8zn]

@@TimurD1905Well what you got is still great! Thank you!

[@TimurD1905]

No One At All Np, I appreciate it. I wanna see if I can find another abandoned shopping plaza or mall around NJ, I will be recording during this weekend

[@richlaue]

Torn down a few years agp and a factory/warehouse built. Probably a few months after your visit. The elephant has been saved

[@TimurD1905]

They actually tore it down in 2021, I filmed it back in July 2020. Good thing they saved that elephant statue

[@richlaue]

@@TimurD1905 this week they say that they are going to start taking parts of Monmouth Mall down

[@kristamaugeri9890]

Very interesting very very old I love this I miss it so much

[@TimurD1905]

Seemed like a nice mall, sad that they closed down. You been inside there before?

[@xCombustibleLemons]

I grew up in this area in the early-mid 2000s within walking distance of this mall. I have memories of visiting this mall with my family 15 years ago, and even then it was sketchy. We started going out to Moorestown or Cherry Hill to shop instead. Last time I visited Burlington Center was maybe 6-7 years ago and it had really gone downhill. It’s shocking for me to see the state of the exterior now....to see this place I visited in my childhood look post-apocalyptic today.

[@TimurD1905]

Yeah I know. I’m not from the area, I drove like an hour and a half to get there but it was worth it lol. Just wish the security guard didn’t came by and question me, I could have been there longer and shown more footage

[@ShiningStarrz]

That store was vutt sunglasses. Was basically the only thing bringing in customers towards to end. Used to go there all the time. Thankfully they moved out and got a nice big store right before closure

[@TimurD1905]

Hmm I see, that mall had been dying the past couple years before it closed for good and is now just recently demolished. Are you a local of the area?

[@TimurD1905]

@Theresa Loves Michael Jackson And Harry Styles Yeah, I heard they were gonna put townhouses/condos there

[@TimurD1905]

@Theresa Loves Michael Jackson And Harry Styles We shall see

[@Maniac4Bricks]

The first and last time I was at this mall was December 11th, 2018. I was able to see a little more inside but everything was locked up. some of the outdoor stairs were accessible but not much could be seen from them, and I couldn't get a good glimpse inside to see where the elephant statue stood or if it was still there. I'm sure by now it's been relocated I also recall right outside of here was an abandoned Chuck E cheese's. A few little updates I hadn't seen before, thanks for sharing

[@TimurD1905]

Yeah, they are actually starting to tear this down now. Just recently they started and I did also film the abandoned Chuck E Cheese right next to this. It's sad what's become of this mall but it makes my content even better sharing this with you guys out there

[@sweetlildevil7597]

I was stationed at Ft. Dix in 2008 and was about to head home for Christmas. I had to get my grandmother a present so I went to the Macy's at this mall and got her something. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago, but looking at this video... wow

[@TimurD1905]

Thanks for sharing that memory, I never been to this mall ever but it seems like back in the day it was more memorable. In the dying days of this mall, I heard it was a ghost town in it. A lot of stores closed down

[@analiamichelle7997]

Wow omg I remember coming here when I lived there, we have videos of me in there

[@TimurD1905]

Nice, when was that?

[@williamliss7129]

I was stationed at McGuire AFB from 1988-92. Underage for most of that span. Used to go to this Mall a lot in the day.

[@TimurD1905]

Oh wow, you probably remember the Ames then that is still abandoned in Wrightstown, NJ. I filmed that as well if you wanna check that out, I went inside the place!

[@williamliss7129]

@@TimurD1905 What was the Ames? I remember Wrightstown being a small village that had more businesses than most towns that small due to the Bases.

[@TimurD1905]

@@williamliss7129 Ames was a department store similar to Bradlees, Caldor & Jamesway back then. The company went defunct in 2002 and some of their buildings are still abandoned, which is crazy. I filmed several of them in the tri state area

[@erikmcdermott5966]

That place wad my child hood ot is sad seeing it gone

[@TimurD1905]

Yeah, the mall is completely demolished and nothing is there yet as far as I know

[@johnhand1526]

I used to work there for security back in 2002 its sad to see what it has become

[@TimurD1905]

John Hand Yeah I know. I think what was the beginning of their downfall was the crime and vandalism possibly inside the mall and some people probably heard about it and didn’t come back to the mall. I think the security back then was better but later on got worse, idk. As you can see in the video, a security guard came over to me and asked what was I doing lol

[@johnhand1526]

@@TimurD1905yea things were alot different back then once the gangs started coming to the mall and causing chaos the security guards couldnt handle it too many numbers

[@TimurD1905]

@@johnhand1526 Are you from around the area still down in South Jersey?

[@johnhand1526]

@@TimurD1905 unfortunately no after my mother passed in 2011 i left and moved to Florida. But just seeing videos of of south jersey brings me back home and memories.

[@TimurD1905]

@@johnhand1526 I always lived in NJ, never moved anywhere lol. Hopefully I will be able to hit up some abandoned or closed places this Sunday, I need to do more research

[@thattox1cgamerxbox52]

I live around here and it’s sad to see this mall be like this

[@TimurD1905]

I know, tell me about it. Even malls in general nowadays are not doing well, in the past it was booming. You can thank Amazon and Walmart for killing most of the stores in the past that closed down for good. I will forever hate Walmart

[@nickpolselli2032]

It’s closed down to lack of people going after a bad gang fight from what I heard. People were afraid to go there leading to the downfall of the mall

[@TimurD1905]

Yeah I can imagine so. Even the Chuck E Cheese is closed right by it, that's also closed because the franchise has been struggling mightily recently.

[@astrojeb]

Now, Its being made into Another Warehouse

[@TimurD1905]

Yeah I heard they were gonna put an Amazon warehouse there or some other warehouse building, not exactly sure which company is going there though

[@duplicatepumps6633]

There’s apparently a video on youtube from march 23rd of the mall being in a demolition state unfortunately.

[@TimurD1905]

Yeah I saw some pictures on Flickr.com of the mall starting to be demolished. I forgot what was going to come this area in the future, probably a warehouse or a housing complex

[@PcLover81]

@@TimurD1905 Warehouses, Retail and I believe housing. They are suppose to be clearing away all the trees over to 295. That Mall should have never been allowed to get in that condition. I used to love Musicland and Sam goody. Yes both were there at the same time briefly. I got a guitar from Farringtons Music in 1991. Always loved stopping at the Hot Sams for a pretzel. Then there were the two other fountains that get no mention in some of the dead mall videos. The one in front of Sears, and the other down at Center Court. The Elephant Statue Fountain was cool, but there was a lot more to that Mall then that. You had to be there.

[@TimurD1905]

@@PcLover81 I want to see what it looks like back in the day, like the 90s. That would be awesome if someone uploaded a video of that. I saw someone post a video back in 99’ of the one in Rockaway Mall in Rockaway, NJ. That took me back and I loved it

[@PcLover81]

@@TimurD1905 I don't know of any video's yet, but labelscar has a pic of the fountain that used to be in front of Sears.

[@TimurD1905]

@@PcLover81 That's pretty cool, I'll check that out later.

[@dylanmanf6427]

You should go back one day!

[@TimurD1905]

I believe the whole place got demolished but I can check again

[@dylanmanf6427]

@@TimurD1905 Nice! I really want to see what the rest of it looks like

[@TimurD1905]

@@dylanmanf6427 I shall see if I can get there

[@dylanmanf6427]

@@TimurD1905 Yeah I don’t know why a Security guard would be guarding a beat up mall like that

[@nickpolselli2032]

I used to go here all the time back when. There was a place called allied hobbies in there. Used get all my skateboard stuff there there used to be a great water fountain with a kid on an elephant.

[@TimurD1905]

It's not the same anymore, I used to go to the mall and enjoy it when I was younger going to the arcades and the cafeteria in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ. Malls look kind of dead now too because of the pandemic going on

[@mikemike1071]

That Quiznos was the worst in the universe. Thanks for posting.

[@TimurD1905]

Np dude. What was so bad about it?

[@slackingpacking]

Sad he told you you couldn’t film. Its the first amendment, photography isn’t a crime.

[@TimurD1905]

I know, I explained to him that I don't do any vandalism and he didn't buy into it. I don't understand some people. At least I got some footage, I wish I hadn't parked my car in the parking lot there and instead parked it at the Chuck E Cheese parking lot. Btw, both the CEC and the mall are torn down now. At least it's out of their misery now

[@SearsCool]

tears of a sears 😞

[@TimurD1905]

Which Sears was your favorite?

[@SearsCool]

parks mall

[@TimurD1905]

@@SearsCool Is that in Arlington, TX?

[@SearsCool]

TD3 yes

[@TimurD1905]

Sears Cool That’s pretty cool man, my favorite was in Wayne, NJ. A lot of memories from that place when I was a kid, I’ll never forget the arcade center!

[@justinjuerakhan7934]

My aunt and uncle live close by the mall and they used to go here

[@TimurD1905]

It must have been the place to go like back in the 80s and 90s. Nowadays, malls don’t have the same feeling as they used to

[@markstrouse3101]

Great great great video

[@TimurD1905]

Thank you, I appreciate it man. Have you ever went in there when you were younger?

[@chrisaragon4232]

I thought this mall was demolished by now? I know somewhere in NJ, someone took the Petal(boy on an elephant statue) and refurnished it....

[@TimurD1905]

Looks like it's still there. Where was the petal before? I don't see it in the video

[@chrisaragon4232]

@@TimurD1905 I believe it was the fountain. I only found out about this mall from another dead mall video about a year or so ago

[@TimurD1905]

@@chrisaragon4232 That's pretty interesting, do you have the link for that video?

[@chrisaragon4232]

@@TimurD1905 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqbKnqaXmsl9rtk Sal does a lot on Dead Malls. Pretty interesting stuff but this video was what made me a Sal/Dead mall fan

[@TimurD1905]

@@chrisaragon4232 That boy on the elephant was naked lol. Pretty weird statue. Idk how he got in and recorded for that long, he was pretty lucky. I got caught within 10 minutes by a security guard from Allied Universal, I wish I was there longer

[@teresapflaumer5717]

Burlington Center was demolished.

[@TimurD1905]

Damn, the entire mall is demolished now? Last time I saw, they only started doing the entrance area

[@PcLover81]

@@TimurD1905 I just drove by it on Saturday and Strawbridge's and Jc Penny are gone. Looked like the Strawbidge's wing is gutted and ready to come down. They had also demolished some of Sears too.

[@TimurD1905]

@@PcLover81 I thought the entire thing was demolished. The security at this place is like 24/7, hard to not be seen trying to get inside. I had a chance but I should have parked my car somewhere else lol

[@iiking7772]

I was in there in december and got caught by security sadly. found an old iphone 4 in there though

[@TimurD1905]

iiKiNG You should have recorded it, sucks there was cameras there. Anything could have happenned to me though, cause that’s the hood area, Burlington

[@iiking7772]

TD3 I only took some videos, my friend had taken a video and posted it but her youtube channel got hacked 😕

[@barrylonyai1530]

Hi It used to be a very very long time ago it was down town and city shopping then the big big shopping mall came along and big name department store and other major retailers came along and that was the down fall for down town and city shopping the mall have food courts arcades entertainment for young and old and massive free parking N.J. transit buses bus stops trains and you get just about everything @ the malls clothing sports gear V.H.S. video rentals gaming shops gadgets electronics and so much more and meet with friends and families and parents bring there children clothes shopping and drop off to go to the arcades before everybody had there own home video games back in the the 1970s 1980s 1990s parents work @ malls there young teenagers work @ malls . now they are fading away and standing frozen in time before the wrecking ball and demolition teams come in and they are gone for ever . now they are saying amazon maybe looking in to buying the empty huge malls and they become amazon warehouses and maybe even high end luxury housing units in N.J. and all over the united states . it will never be the same shopping Experience .

[@TimurD1905]

To me, the retail business doesn't look very promising with all these retailers that got bankrupt this year. Time will tell

[@barrylonyai1530]

@@TimurD1905 people can thank the internet and very high technology and amazon e- bay and all of the rest out there online shopping it will never be the same and that is very sad Businesses love the meeting of customers very good sales and employee interactions and the face to face Transactions and very good feed back input .

[@TimurD1905]

@@barrylonyai1530 Yes, the internet and never ending new technology, amazon, ebay and online shopping has destroyed small businesses and have made some retailers go bankrupt. You can't really do much about it

[@successizthebestrevenge]

He probably noticed your car out there you should've parked further away and walked

[@TimurD1905]

That’s what I thought of before too, I do wanna go back there but it’s like 24/7 security there now. Sucks lol

[@successizthebestrevenge]

@@TimurD1905 I'll check it out next Fri driving over there from philly

[@TimurD1905]

@@successizthebestrevenge Cool, sounds good. I’m posting a video in a lil bit, you should check this one out

[@denayjones2206]

Dag and bath and body was hanging in there

[@TimurD1905]

What is Dag? Never heard of that store. I know Bath and Body Works though

[@amandatuite3429]

Scotto Pizza A&W Baines Deli Hot Sam Burger King Everything Yogurt Stride Rite Shoes Merry Go round Foot Locker in 1992 that mall was booming

[@TimurD1905]

That was the good old days, the 90s. I would do anything to go back to those times. The start of this decade had really sucked so far and we're still in the pandemic

[@glamartina3228]

Why do they care so much abt exploring these places if theyre abandoned lol

[@TimurD1905]

Well, for me personally some of these places bring back memories when I used to go inside stores like Bradlees, Caldor, Modell's, Kmart, Sears, etc. And all these stores are either closed or dying a slow death right now. I also get requests from people for abandoned/closed places to record.

[@glamartina3228]

@@TimurD1905 ik a handful of abandoned places but mostly older places. What places do you know? Maybe we can exchange names of some places

[@TimurD1905]

Just look at my vids and you’ll see. I did a video of an abandoned Caldor in Middletown, NY, a couple Bradlees in NJ, an Ames in Wrightstown, NJ. Those are some old retailers that are not alive anymore. What are the abanonded places that you know?