Abandoned Mall with a Few Stores Still Open: A Strange Reality!

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STORY
Malls were once the pinnacle of the American dream, but many of these places are now abandoned or partially abandoned. In this video, we will explore one abandoned mall and one dead mall.
The abandoned mall is the Northridge Mall, which opened its doors in 1972 and thrived for many years. However, after only two decades of operation, problems began to surface, including internal corruption, external crime, and an exodus from the area. This led to a steep decline in traffic, and the mall eventually closed its doors in 2003 due to a lack of tenants.
The dead mall is a mall that is still open to the public, but only a few stores remain. It's an eerie place, with silent corridors and empty storefronts. The mall opened its doors in 1988, but it was doomed from the start. Management went bankrupt after just one year, and the mall's repeated ownership changes in the late 1990s decimated its tenant base.
In this video, we will explore both of these malls and give you a glimpse into what lies within. We will also interview several last customers of the dead mall, who knew what it was like when the mall was still in full operation.
This video is a must-watch for anyone interested in abandoned places, the decline of the American mall, or the social and economic factors that have led to the rise of dead malls.
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[@Tracy_R]

I think old malls need to be converted into old folks home, daycares, places where you can grow food, supermarkets, movie theaters and shopping for antiques with just apartments for the elderly I think it would be a great thing to convert this shopping mall into something similar to that. That's a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing Cincinnati mall with us

[@aaron___6014]

So a mall with housing and farming? Or a giant city under one roof like Whittier Alaska. Pass!

[@Ryan-he2qz]

Like in asia malls have hypermarkets government satellite offices cobvention centers and ikea. Pls check Sm mall of asia

[@curiousone6129]

Not old folks homes! There are few windows. Would be like living underground.

[@tgustafson85]

@@curiousone6129this. Windows can only let in light to about 25 ft into a space, but these malls are so large that even if you cut windows into the facade, you’d only have apartments on the edges with nothing in the vast central space.

[@kite6864]

@@curiousone6129 yea no windows and limited exits are the problem. if there's a fire there's only so many ways out.

[@cherylhuskins3711]

I saw a video of an old mall in Europe that they converted it into apartments on the upper levels and anything that you would need on the bottom. People felt protected because of security and they never had to go out in the weather for groceries, doing their laundry, post office, flowers, salons, etc. Not sure if it would work in the US, but it’s a nice thought!

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Cindy how's the weather over there

[@tias512]

That's a really smart idea, I wish people did that here

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

@@tias512 Hello how are you doing today

[@tias512]

@@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd good, hbu?

[@christiangonzales7429]

The old Westwood Mall in Houston, TX was converted to one huge office complex. Still looks like a mall on the inside, but with offices (and even a for-profit college to boot) instead of stores and restaurants. The old Sears attached to it was converted to a BMW dealership.

[@xxkissmeketutxx]

It's a huge shame that Amazon is resulting in dead malls, and I dread to think what life would become if Amazon becomes large enough to eliminate shops so we don't have physical shops to see, touch, try and compare items before purchasing 😔

[@aaron___6014]

It takes people's choices not a company

[@PhancyPants99]

It isn’t just amazon. Online shopping is massive through many different providers.

[@RetroCaptain]

​@@aaron___6014EXACTLY 💯. I still go to the mall to buy.

[@betornween]

This mall is an exceptional to the rise of Amazon. 'Build it and they will come" adage failed here with the highway proposal getting shot down...A very rare occurrence in America.

[@MultiCreditKIng]

The retailers tell customers to do things online for products they don't have, coupons to upload to their accounts, and job applicantions. ( I never got hired since they did that. Guess what online corporation hired me a decade later? 😂)

[@tristanwoodmansee477]

Welcome to America! Malls are a dying breed. Its sad to see. My childhood was all malls with friends. Its truly sad!!!😢😢

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Trista how's the weather over there

[@ahfcross]

Right. So much fun growing up going to the mall. Sad that future generations will miss out.

[@reneastle8447]

There won't be such a thing as a dying breed, malls like this will be brought back to life like never before. All we need to do is create campaigns to raise funds and restore them to their former glories, develop reemployment programs, and bring back the old stores from the past.

[@spideysnooch]

Man, when Cincinnati Mall first opened as Forest Fair, it was amazing. Literally somewhere the family could spend the entire day. Mom and Dad would shop at the, relatively, high-end stores. The kids could play all day at Time Out on the Court, the indoor amusement park and arcade. There was a Ferris Wheel, bumper cars, mini-golf, maybe more. Dozens and dozens of arcade and ticket redemption games. Lunch at the expansive food court. Then you could all catch a show at the second-run discount movie theater. It was the place to be in the early 90s.

[@charityblume4049]

I grew up going weekly at that mall! Great adolescent memories! Thank you 😘

[@charityblume4049]

This mall was so great at Christmas, filled with Poinsettias and a Christmas tree past the second story, Santa would sit in his huge chair in that center platform you went through. I am dying with the mall Muzak in the background!

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Charity how's the weather over there

[@Jarr0n]

Been waiting on the Cincinnati mall or as we call it cincy mills episode, I was the cashier you guys talked to at bass pro a lil over a year ago. It’s actually how I found your guys channel, really cool how you guys covered it. Arguably the best footage they’ll ever be since it’s officially closed for good. Lot of cool secrets to the mall, insane the security let you film so much they’re known for kicking people out for it.

[@UptownWatta]

So the mall finally closed?

[@BusterMSC1]

@@UptownWatta tits open. But the men at the end of This video that were there walking around were not there for the reasons they said. Men who are interested in hooking up with other men will walk around this mall and then pair up in the abandon areas of the building. If you go in there usually you will find evidence of this behavior. I went there to look around and I was propositioned. twice and I heard moanjng foaming from all different parts of the mall. It’s like a bath house now. They call it cruising is what the security guard told me. I’m fine with consenting adults doing whatever just be aware that is what the building is known for now.

[@j.t.gaffney2451]

How do you get in??? I couldn’t find an entrance a week ago! I tried and tried to find an entrance that would be open..

[@melissam8041]

Auntie Anne's is a pretzel stand and one of the most common mall food vendors. They were even in a lot of Wal-Mart stores about 20 years ago.

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hey Melissa how's the weather over there

[@aileengarvin3632]

I think we have an auntie annies pretzel stand in my local shopping centre here in the UK. Let me just go check Google......

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

@@aileengarvin3632 Hello

[@Kim-J312]

I grew up not far from this mall . Brings back fun memories as a teen with nothing to do except hall out shopping with friends at the mall on weekends ❤😊

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Kim how's the weather over there

[@vinskiroblinski4102]

So your gate keeping north ridge 😂😂😂😂🤡🫵

[@vinskiroblinski4102]

@@NelsonAnthony-xs7fdin Milwaukee 😂🤡🫵

[@debbieneel8344]

I really miss shopping and walking around in malls!!

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Debbie how's the weather over there

[@lauriesmith5008]

We have a thriving mall by me. I love going to the mall.

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

@@lauriesmith5008 That's really cool so where are you from? I'm from San Francisco California

[@lauriesmith5008]

@@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd Texas

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

@@lauriesmith5008 Oh that's a nice place nice talking to you so how long have you been on KZbin

[@elvadoyle4993]

It's so sad. You could spend alot of time at the mall. Shopping, movies, restaurants, etc. Meet your friends there, spend the day. 😢❤

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Elvadoyle how's the weather over there

[@mindy7165]

I live in Cincinnati and I remember the mall when it opened as Forest Fair Mall. I was a senior in high school. It was amazing and even had small rides. Makes me sad to see it now.

[@TheGenXer]

It was a beast! And it had come back from the dead once before its second death. There was a roller coaster, nightclubs, and so many stores. Moved away from Cinci and was sad to see both this mall and Tri County closed when we went back to visit recently. When we lived there in the early 2000s, you would never have thought it possible.

[@rexsichic]

This video is bringing back so many memories from high school in the 90s 😢

[@XenaFresh]

I thought it was just two of you, 16:25 shows someone walking behind. Gave me chillsssss.

[@journierogersjeffers]

If you guys go back to 16:25 minutes exactly. You can see the black shadow walking past where they were.

[@lorirev2040]

I grew up about 15 minutes from there, went shopping there in high school. It was lovely & ahead of its time. So sad that now the area is riddled with high crime!

[@BusterMSC1]

I went there and I talked one of the locals who told me it has turned into something like a bath house for men interested in other men. Allegedly men walk around the mall and sometimes partner up and have anonymous relations in the various empty and abandoned areas. Good chance the guys towards the end of this video were also “cruising” as they call it when they were j Trevor wed in camera

[@trevortaylor4554]

Elizabeth Arden (December 31, 1881 - October 18, 1966), also known as Elizabeth N. Graham, was a Canadian-American businesswoman who founded what is now Elizabeth Arden, Inc., and built a cosmetics empire in the United States. By 1929, she owned 150 salons in Europe and the United States. Her 1,000 products were being sold in 22 countries. She was the sole owner, and at the peak of her career, she was one of the wealthiest women in the world. (From Wikipedia). Those photographs were some models with Elizabeth Arden glasses on. I was born in Edmonton, AB in Canada and to me this is a very average sized mall. Go check out West Edmonton Mall someday. Although it isn't currently abandoned.

[@jerrimenard3092]

I am currently wearing Elizabeth Arden glasses. They are still in style. She was incredible.

[@meathammer579]

I grew up in Milwaukee, both sets of my grandparents lived just minutes from Northridge. I was in that mall 100’s of times as a kid. I went into NR in about 2008-09 before they had security there. Hypes and junkies were living in the buildings.

[@jonathanfreedom1st]

Ill be 43 next month. And Even for my age shopping malls were a common place to just hang out back in my day. And we actually Still have 1 remaining Mall Franklin Park mall in west Toledo area, Malls obviously predates smart phones and some predates the internet all together. It was the social media of the day, acutally being physically social. Ive watched the Malls here in Toledo ohio go from Their peak of glory to gone, mid 1980s to few years past the Millennium. Woodville Mall in Eastern side of Toledo, Southwick malls in the South side of Toledo, and lastly the Northtown Mall in you guessed it... the North side of Toledo. They were the teenager hangout then and would potentially be still today. As im sure many teens still dwell at our Franklin park mall. Cheers.

[@gerisotero3464]

Hi Explomo! so happy to see you. Good you were with Leslie.God bless!

[@donnabeasley2796]

Thank you Lesley and Danny

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Donna how's the weather over there

[@jakester455]

I thought I recognized it. This place was BANGING back in the day. Me and my friends used to go there all the time. They had a large selection of restaurants in the food courts and they had a really cool billiards ball machine that was two stories high (it sat where the red checkerboard square is). The ball machine has been gone a long time... Wonder what happened to it. We used to go to the cinema there too, but the teenage gangs caused so much trouble that it got a bad reputation and people started avoiding it. An insider told me that some stores signed leases for twice as much per square foot as other nearby locations, and as they lost money, the management wouldn't renegotiate. So Biggs, Burlington etc. all eventually shut down. As everything closed up, the mall walkers used to be pretty thick but I don't think it's available for that anymore either. Really miss that place.

[@spideysnooch]

Oooh, I forgot about the ball machine! I can still hear the noise it made.

[@magicsamart2343]

Love getting a European perspective on America's dying malls! I've been around malls in the US for my entire life, it adds something new to see it through your eyes.

[@nicoletanis3703]

Lesley, thank you for this nice tour of the mall. You and Danny are doing a good job. Safety first for both of you. 😊

[@ahfcross]

This makes me so sad. So many fun memories going to the mall when I was a kid. Luckily my local malls, Woodfield and Oakbrook Center are still going strong!

[@user-xe8tp1fs1k]

Some abandoned malls are being transformed into living spaces, such as apartments.

[@EnvironmentalCoffeehouse]

That is such a great idea! Hopefully low income for homeless people to finally find their home.

[@pepethepatriot7524]

no one wants to live in that area.

[@BusterMSC1]

Sadly this mall in the video which is close to my house is currently used as a place where men hook up anonymously with other men. I went there and I was warned by a local that if I walk around there, they will assume that I am there for the same purpose and they will proposition you. There is a reason for that 25 year old boy interviewed at the end of this video was walking around a completely empty mall on a Saturday afternoon. And no- He wasn’t there to relive his childhood. The security confirmed and said he recently they had to call an ambulance because a man had gotten his insides torn up so bad in the old foot locker shoe store.

[@twinkholland8392]

Excellent! Enjoyed going on this journey with you guys!

[@rexsichic]

The Cincinnati Mall was such a great place to go as a kid. I remember there being a ferris wheel inside when it was called Forest Fair Mall. There were even night clubs attached to the mall.

[@tikinkss]

I've watched a lot of abandoned mall vids and this by far was one of the most entertaining I've ever seen. Brilliant photography and so much fun seeing an American mall through your views.

[@EnvironmentalCoffeehouse]

All of the displaced natural world, ecosystems and beauty- look what's left. Pitiful.

[@davespoemsandsongs9497]

Bros of Decay, that was a big mall you visit back in the days that must have been busy but not anymore

[@JupiterJane1984]

I used to love going to the mall, my daughters liked ithe mall, and now they are almost a forgotten memory!! So, thanks Lesley and Danny for thus rare treat 👍🙏♥️😊😊🙏 In my day, it was a great place to meet boys, just like Funtown, USA 🇺🇸 L❤L

[@GY-hd4br]

Love this episode so much it’s iconic

[@fringedNfab]

I live not far from this mall. So cool that you guys were here!

[@LloydMacDuff]

Excellent Coverage My friend you always did a Great Job at this keep up the great work we all do enjoy it

[@thelindazoo]

Sad to see such a grand building no longer being used! Love your videos!

[@Theodisc]

It's a shame you couldn't take us to see across that brick dividing wall 🌈 Meanwhile, here in Aotearoa New Zealand malls are still _au courant._ My local mall Westfield is clean. full of light, people, shops: life. Down here the restrictive GST tax on Amazon purchases as well as the postage puts Kiwis off from spending their money there. Instead, our malls have remained as popular as they've always been and busy, esp. at lunchtimes. Some American tourists visit this country just to experience our malls believe it or not. As for me, I visit mine every few days. To meet family and friends, buy some groceries or top up on Nespresso sleeves. 🐣 Thanks for the awesome, yet eerie upload guys. 👍🏽

[@sbdiaries]

Thanks for showing us around this USA abandoned mall ❤. A huge piece of history surprised to see it still standing. Best wishes Simon and Beth ❤️ 🙋

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

So cool that I've watched you in Europe for so many years now and you were just an hour away from where I live doing this video !

[@Palajsam18]

There’s plenty of abandoned malls in the states nowadays, growing up even just from the 2000’s to now, I’ve seen plenty of malls close over time just within my own city.. It’s a very sad truth that nobody wants to face. It’s too expensive to purchase the mall property to demolish the structure that’s no longer safe, so, they just sit and rot, be very careful of places like this sometimes they look fine and are highly structurally unstable

[@joangravel2436]

Thanks that was awesome video

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Joan how's the weather over there

[@mathieubroersma]

Technically it's not an abandoned mall when there are still shops active in the mall, they call it a dead mall then. Never the less, nice to see someone from my neighbouring country doing some exploring in the US. Keep up the good work.

[@nancypitsch4942]

I just started watching your videos are the best I've seen I've watched others with abandoned mansions houses but you guys are so thorough you show us every little nook and cranny I think it's great please keep bringing videos I have really really enjoyed it and I want to thank you🎉❤❤❤

[@ScireTwins]

I used to work for a Things Remembered. I engraved, etched glass, and cut keys, all when it was manual. Happy memories and "things remembered." ;) In my latter years is when they started to embroider. Some stores had an embroidery machine. My store we just took the orders and it came from headquarters in Ohio. My store was in Sarasota FL. Sadly, that too is an abandoned mall. Thankfully, there are new plans for the property. My mall only became abandoned when a new mall in a new part of town took over and obliviated the other two malls in town. At one point we had three Macy's stores in town. We still have two.

[@mass55th75]

I grew up in the 50's and 60's in Rochester, NY. Back then, our downtown was wonderful...excellent department stores, 5 & 10 cent stores, that had luncheon counters, and cafeterias, and art deco movie theaters that were eventually demolished. We didn't have a car, so we relied on the bus to take us to these places. When they started building shopping malls in the suburbs, it destroyed downtown Rochester. I'm glad a least I had the chance to experience it before it went away. The one indoor mall they built in downtown Rochester, was Midtown Plaza. It opened for business in 1962. In 2008, it was closed and demolished. When it opened, over a period of time the downtown stores couldn't compete, and they all closed or moved to the malls outside the city. The downtown area became crime-ridden. Many shopping malls in the suburbs of big cities, ended up having to close because of loss of customers, mostly caused by crime. Malls became the hang-outs of teenagers, then gangs. Nobody wanted to go to those places anymore because they weren't safe. I'd been to Brugge and briefly to Brussels during a trip in 2006. You are fortunate that your country still has small shops along the streets that people can visit, and have a more intimate shopping experience. Even strip malls here in this country aren't enjoyable to visit, because you are fighting for parking spaces with people who are overly aggressive, and obnoxious. I hate having to shop online, but am forced to. There are no department stores around here anymore where you can go to look for a better quality leather purse, a winter or spring coat, blouses, skirts, etc. You don't get to see the product in person, feel the fabric, and try it on before you pay for it. They've taken away the personal touch of shopping, that well-knowledged store clerks in the old department stores used to provide the shopper. Most of the sales clerks that worked in Rochester's department stores, had been with those companies for many years and were good at what they did.

[@sherinbreuy]

In the USA, the malls are slowly dying out. And the shopping malls that are barely able to stay afloat are still recording dramatic declines in visitors. The reason could be online trading.

[@franciscomunoz3235]

Please Leslie, activate the Spanish subtitles. Your videos are wonderful, there are several that do not have the option. Thank you so much

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Francis how's the weather over there

[@franciscomunoz3235]

Hi Nelson. We are already in spring, the warmth of summer is arriving. I'm from Tandil, Buenos Aires. Argentina

[@brentmartin1981]

September 6th 1997 was also the day of Princess Diana's funeral. I was only 8 years old, that pillow was very eerie haha.

[@lailahammes4964]

Malls had large anchor stores on the ends like Macy's and JC Penney's (Department stores). They had many departments within the stores (lingerie, linens, clothing, shoes, small kitchen appliances, etc.) Most malls had a movie theater and a food court and a play area for young kids. Very sad. They often talk about housing for the homeless but no one wants to oversee them. Wasted space.

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Laila how's the weather over there

[@viancavidal149]

The whole time, I kept yelling its a department store. 😂😂😂.

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

@@viancavidal149 Hello Vianca how's the weather over there

[@daanvanspringel2787]

Im also from belgium and im very interested in abandoned places! love your videos!

[@user-xe8tp1fs1k]

The large store with carpeted areas is an anchor store that had multiple departments within one store. It may have been a Sears, Penny's, Macy's,.or something like that.

[@BusterMSC1]

Yes. It was called pennys because everything in the store cost more than one penny. I actually bought my first record player there. It was a Fisher price brand bought with a Bobby Brown single called my prerogative . I also met my first ex wife at the luggage repair shop on the first floor of this mall. She mostly fixed zippers and ironically she died on a traveling carnival ride called the zipper. That was in July of 1987. She was not fastened in her harness and was thrown from the ride unfortunately many people watched her fall to the ground.

[@jd-no7rw]

@@BusterMSC1 It's named for its founder, James Cash Penney (eg JC Penney).

[@ThaSchwab]

Also gotta mention that Northridge Mall is going to be taken over by the city of Milwaukee (previously it had numerous successive private owners) and demolished in the summer of this year.

[@NOORCHANNEL0123]

This Mall has a very identical features and design with a SEEF MALL here in Bahrain. Size of SEEF MALL is very massive as well and one of the oldest Mall here in Bahrain as well. Such a waste to see this type of structure being abandoned 😢

[@rodforrester1280]

I agree Tracy. These malls can and should be repurposed.

[@tm8747]

i have a home outside of knoxville, tenn the home is 3 stories tall 7 bedroom, /8 bathrooms 5500 sq.ft of room, my father is in a wheelchair and cant climb up the stairs!, there was mall owned by the bank , i needed an elevator so they sold a glass circle looking elevator made for 3 stories,. i built a concrete structure in the middle of the 2 staircase and cut a hole in the middle of the roof above to bring the elevator down into the mansion. it took 2 months to construct but it done and my father runs it all the time up/down all the time, . yes i did this all for my father! when i have money , I CAN!

[@urbanexplorerchannel]

A crazy difference between these two places. Great movie! BR Roland

[@ritafoster8625]

This makes sad because I loved to go shopping in malls

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hey Rita how's the weather over there

[@UncleTazTaszung]

Causally walks down escalator even it has "death" pointing to the end! 😮😅

[@demonfox879]

It's honestly seriously sad how many people who lived near and went to the mall in their lives oftenly have fun experiences. i mean it's a mall, how could you not have a good time as a teenager just killing time there? But the reality shows how the mall was doing horribly and it was just inevitable to fail by the get go while everyone enjoyed it. It's a major shame the mall failed. It looks so beautiful and well designed.

[@kskollections2142]

The picture place was where parents took kids to get their pictures taken. The area in the back was where they took the pictures. There were scene screens with different backgrounds that can be chosen by the parents.

[@donellakobyleski840]

The picture people was a place to have your picture portrait done .

[@iRunfastXC]

33:25 was a funny moment for me, because I was like, “well, we didn’t have waffle shops in malls back then. It definitely was an Auntie Anne’s!” When they revealed the sign I actually laughed out loud.

[@Kellyrocks181]

Hello Lesley old followers here..great video as always..I'm amaze how you've got more &more subs..I knew it great videos

[@ifkn]

I remember seeing the Northridge Mall on Proper People’s channel. If anyone hasn’t seen theirs yet, I recommend watching it.

[@UncleTazTaszung]

So many opportunities to jumpscare us but he didn't, sorta..... 😅😊

[@ellaparks162]

I love all four of you guys, it has been years since I have to a mall😮

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Ella how's the weather over there

[@saiprom]

Very interesting Video, sad to see the place got abandoned, big malls indeed, quite interesting of trying to figure out what type of store it was before, it’s very cool, love it thank you for sharing.

[@fruitytoots4133]

Man, all that equipment at 25.20 is so cool to see again.

[@zachelle4lyfe]

I remember when Cincinnati Mills first opened. I went with all my cousins and it was so crowded. So sad to see it so dead

[@catherineleigh9000]

Looks more like late 80’s and 90’s. Maybe there was remodeling Thank you for your work. It it so appreciated ❤️

[@lorinull9005]

I agree that old malls😢😢😢 should be donated and used for education or daycare. To Lesly, I like how have expanded your subjects for documenting.

[@Vrindavan82]

This video looks amazing

[@bronic9679]

The arcade was open a year ago, but they moved it further into the city. It's a fun place.

[@kimmoore6445]

Thanks for sharing. This brings back memories. In my area once was a mall called Evergreen plaza. It was great fun place. Now its a strip mall, not foot friendly. UGH 😩😫

[@barbkeil-burton6894]

Hi Lesley, Danny, Mureno, Ramon !! 😉 Abandoned 2002 Cincinnati Malls in United States!! Our Mall is called MarketPlace Mall in Champaign, Illinois & is Still Open but Has Loss A Lot of Stores...Sears, Penny`s, Things Remembered was in the middle aisle, Claire`s & Few Other Shops!! Kohl`s is at another area in Champaign, IL. We Never had the Movie Theatre In The Mall, was a Separate building & when it Closed was Torn Down, Years Later... was Built in a Different Area in Champaign, IL./ No Police Station was EVER in Our Malls!! Lesley when You Said in United States, We Have Carpet in Our Houses...they are Changing that..Mostly Carpet in Bedrooms Only...but in Our House Only Hardwood Floors & Tile!! This was Exciting Lesley & Danny to See the First Mall Completely Gone Inside, but the 2nd One Should Be Opened.. But Security Guard says Yes to Open More Stores & Guy that Owns his Shop Heard Mall Will Be Torn Down!! Yes People Walk Around the Mall for Exercise All Year Around, We Have Them Too!! Thanks Guys for a Great Journey in the 2 Abandoned Malls!! 😍 Have a Safe Trip to Your Next Journey!!😍 Take care you 2 & Have a Wonderful Evening!! ❤ Love Barb from Central Illinois❣

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Barb how's the weather over there

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Barb how's the weather over there

[@THEWALLPAPERK1NG]

This mall looks amazing. It's a shame that it was never redone into something. The architecture is truelt well done. Most modern buildings are very bland and smooth. It amazing that this mall still stands.

[@HalfEatenMedia]

Sad thing is we’ll never see this kind of structures again

[@elisa5441]

Die muziek op de achtergrond.😁bedankt voor jullie inzet om dit te filmen.

[@autumnkodzik6838]

as someone who has been there many times and grew up in a nearby area, the property is completely vacant it has been for over two decades. nothing else is operating on the other side

[@mariarosanenogueira5566]

Amei seus vídeos! Parabéns pelo seu trabalho muito bom mesmo ❤

[@Polemodrome]

It is really sad that this strip mall is left to crumble like that. It bustles with the vivid creativity of the postmodern architects of the 70s. It was built at a time when this art style was fully mastered, and was far from the ugly masses of abstract purée of the turn of the century... 4:05 Just look at the neat composition of this honeycomb skylight, it is stratified in geometrical wells, trey ceilings and suspended squares, to the point it comes to have a cubist painting demeanor. 7:44 Ironically, this bent rolling grille blends outstandingly well with the architectural composition! In their simian want of thoughtless appropriation, the vandals unwillingly added to the postmodern harmony of the building.

[@victoriapopaz5303]

I want to cry 😭 there’s an eerie feeling a deep sadness 😢

[@darlenejordahl3187]

The fake snow probably was left from a Santa chair and elves station at Christmas that year!

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Derlene how's the weather over there

[@lindacharleston1520]

16:25 behind you😮😮😢

[@willyegger4488]

Hey dear Lesley, I loved watching, how you explored that mall together with Danny. Although I have already seen several vids about huge abandoned malls documented by some of the famous explorers Steve Ronin, Proper People and others. Shopping malls I would call the "cathedrals of consumerism" and I actually don't like them so much. But I can nevertheless see on the other hand the important social purpose of these locations, where people gather together, meeting eachother and enjoying a good time. So I come to the conclusion, that it is very sad to see more and more malls being shut down and left abandoned. In your video I loved seeing the comparison between the completely abandoned mall and then the partially dead mall with just a few active stores. Wonderful to listen to your thoughtful reflections and following you through that enormous building. I couldn't help thinking: What a waste of space and materials. Why can there not be a solution found to repurpose these buildings with that still intact infrastructure? Your idea of using such a location as a community space would be a very good idea to revitalize this place. Great video with your special touch, and I loved once more seeing the great pleasure, the enthusiasm and the unique collab conversations with Danny. Of course I also enjoyed very much to see my other favourite explorers, the boys from Explomo! Stay safe, peace, many hugs and kindest regards from Switzerland.

[@marlajhoffman7748]

This is the mall i hung out in as a kid in the 80s!

[@letapearson5304]

Love seeing two fave explores, together in my country!! Personally hate snow, being life time michiganite

[@annegleason8442]

So sad!!!!

[@Skottravels]

It's probably already posted here, but showing how to get in an American mall is a great way to have this place incredibly vandalized in a heartbeat. It was in much better shape before the Proper People.

[@LynnSharman]

loved it, it looked like the shopping center (mall) in the UK. I'm looking many thanks 🙂

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hello Lynn how's the weather over there

[@ExcellentlyX48]

that was Excellent 🥂

[@ziggys745]

i grew up in the 80's, Mall's were the places we always hung out, with online shopping so big now its an era of the past. Its too bad because it was a place to meet and bump into people...

[@karenawagner2691]

You were lucky to see the North Ridge mall when you did, the city is about to tear it down now,We still have the Southridge mall that is still in operation.

[@IcelanderUSer]

2003 was before Amazon wiped out retail. Have to add that the convenience of home delivery is so nice. I’m not a mall person anyhow.

[@earlatkins9559]

The long section of the mall with the two levels and high arch ceilings is like the Bayshore Mall we have here in Ottawa, On.

[@Crystal_Abbott-jn6xs]

I was totally a mall rat back in the 1970’s. Everyone hung out in the malls. There’s actually a mall still open and full in Colorado called Park Meadows if you’re curious to what these used to look like.

[@jamesrecknor6752]

Park Meadows is very pleasant and enjoyable. Aurora Mall and Buckingham were great in the 70s, 80s.

[@bettygitzke4131]

If you want to go to a mall that’s still open and is very very large. The Mall of America in Minnesota

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

Hey Betty how's the weather over there

[@bettygitzke4131]

@@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd we had snow today. Winter is coming fast❄️❄️

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

@@bettygitzke4131 Oh that's okay the weather over here is a little bit okay for now

[@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd]

@@bettygitzke4131 where are you from? I'm from San Francisco California

[@MyVespa1]

Back in the day, the 90s, me and my co-workers used to go to the mall after work and walk. Yes exercise, because outside was so hot.

[@shannonrosewiley]

The second mall remains me of a mall in north town mall Telodo,Ohio before it was torn down. For the longer time some of the store try to stay open

[@miroslawarokitnicka3]

It makes me sad. Loved all beautiful places you could shop. I hate Amazon and other internet stores. Most of the time, I have to return order items. Also, I loved window shopping. Old,wonderful America. I miss old time.