THE FINAL DAY OF THE LAKESIDE MALL - STERLING HEIGHTS MICHIGAN - FINAL HOURS OF OPERATION

[@AcesAdventures1]

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[@drewblue1164]

Lakeside went down for 3 reasons. 1) Somerset Mall, 2) Partridge Creek, 3) Great Lakes Crossing. These newer and “cooler” malls surrounded Lakeside from the East, North, and Southwest. This is what choked the life out of Lakeside. It’s not because of online shopping or Covid. Those malls are doing fine regardless of that. Oh and Sears and Lord & Taylor going down didn’t help either.

[@SC-gp7kt]

I agree

[@mysryuza]

Fr.

[@nb7466]

And it also hasn't been updated in many years. It just looks mild and ran down.

[@akaihanayume]

oakland too

[@peachyclean93]

I think what hits the hardest is Christmas time it was magical at the malls I think that's where all our childhood hides forever

[@omega3fatass61]

YES 100%

[@dieseljunky883]

Oh man, this takes me back to the high school days. Those were easier times...

[@jenniferburchill3658]

This was probably the most crowded the mall had been in years.

[@Michael_Hunt]

That echo noise of the crowd that only really happens in malls really hits me hard with nostalgia.

[@DJMetzler337]

@@Michael_Hunt , and this was not even close to how busy it was before 2017.

[@Tomotasauce]

I feel bad that i didn't go when everyone was saying goodbye. I've been going to this mall since i was little when it was alive and kicking. I made so many memories here, I won't forget them, but man, will I miss never being able to set foot in here again.

[@cgimovieman]

I grew up in Michigan in the 80’s and 90’s. It was an icon of malls in the state. My grandma, who will be 95 soon, still lives in Sterling Heights very near it.

[@jerrysanders9101]

Cool.. old people rule 🎉

[@tiberianexcalibur]

It was surprising to see it shut down before Macomb mall😂

[@jeffherrington]

​@@tiberianexcaliburI know right, surely wouldn't have if Partridge Creek hadn't been opened and just the mass amount of retail/development in the area around Lakeside really spelled the end for it among other things like online shopping etc.

[@ashleybell2834]

Ace, I grew up next to lakeside and I missed the closing of it. I needed this so badly Thank you !!

[@ElderDragon96]

That was my mall when I was a kid. By the time I was old enough to really go there as a hangout, it was already starting to wither. It's honestly sad to see such an iconic center slowly peeter out over the years... It was nice while it lasted.

[@SC-gp7kt]

Lifelong Metro Detroiter here.......living in Macomb County, this was my fav, go-to mall since I started driving, back in the mid-80's. I always liked it, especially at Christmas time. Stopped going there toward the end of the 90's, and since then Partridge Creek and Somerset have taken over for me. Thanks for showcasing this once soecial place ❤

[@mergat2970]

Partridge Creek is also beginning to struggle, right? Both of their anchor stores closed during Covid

[@Ottobon]

Partridge creek has 100% taken over, but also for good reasons, its just a way nicer place to be being a outdoor mall and all. Somerset is more grand but also kinda of a pain to walk and park, however people don't mind and definitely still thriving too

[@Ottobon]

@@mergat2970Maybe but as a local i can tell you on a daily basis much of it is booming, although it may be more for its dining, walking, and variety of smaller shops. I had never been to it pre covid but if nothing else can say the dining side is still doing very well. No expert on the matter but anchor stores of old in general largely imploded, partridge creek seems to work because most of its appeal is there despite this, just shifted. Still a great place to just walk around, a place all the trendy people can be seen. Lakeside by contrast literally was empty inside besides often singular shop employees, and a handful of people or families you would pass by every other stretch or time you turned a corner

[@mergat2970]

@@Ottobon you're right, every time I visit partridge there's a lot of people walking their dogs and hanging out. Wonder what they'll do with those 2 empty department stores though

[@Ottobon]

@@mergat2970 this is a joke, mostly, but probably turn it into trampoline/adventure park or something, i have never seen so many of those then since i moved here 🤣, they must be doing something right.

[@tiberianexcalibur]

Crazy to see this mall go out before Macomb mall.

[@msnos6245]

I know. I thought Macomb Mall was wack. But they did make a few improvements..

[@AgeofCraccadilliaassent]

Oh yeah we use to go to Macomb alot

[@mortb9]

I believe I heard that Macomb Mall is near 90% occupied! But then again, it's about one fifth the size of Lakeside.

[@DavidGraemeSmith]

Rest easy, my old friend. You will be missed. Thank you for doing this, Anthony. 🙏

[@sal]

I feel like the entire internet was there while it closed. Sick music bruh

[@galford76]

Hi Sal! You and Ace both rock.

[@sharon2716]

Thank you for capturing the essence of Lakeside Mall on its final day. The amount of people there speaks to the emotion Detroit had with this mall and the legacy it left behind. This video brought back so many wonderful memories of the times spent there with friends and family. I have been following your channel for sometime but it hits differently when it is your childhood mall. Time is passing us all by. Thank you for the amazing tribute of this timeless mall.

[@coolbro6969]

literally crying this is so sad.

[@SCOUTSnailgun]

Man, I remember this place. They used to have a 2 floor carousel in the food court

[@qrem11]

Root beer float, foot long dog from a & w and a slice from Sbarro and I’m good to shop and walk around for hourssss

[@CurtisRooney]

Grew up in the area, it's always where we did 4/5ths of our xmas shopping. Mother-in-Law used to call it the Dawn of the Dead Mall, because it used to have a theater, and she saw that there, and came to associate them. Bought my favorite Stetson cap from there, one Memorial Day weekend. Asian Connection, FYE, Spencer's, or even the lounges by the indoor fountain, where Santa would set up every year for pictures... Gonna miss this place. Yet another casualty of the times. RIP Lakeside... and thanks for the memories.

[@TheCubeTube]

Intro gave me chills… Taubman malls are beautiful… Incredible job man! Wish I could have made it…

[@senior_sakuga]

Damn bro I loved going there whenever I was in the area. It was always a chill spot to walk around in even if it had its chaotic moments

[@SallyCoucke]

It was my mall! I did a lot of shopping in that mall. Many memories. I saw Dawn of the Dead in that mall and then came out after midnight and had to walk all the way around the mall to the car because we had parked on the wrong side and didn't think about it closing while we were watching the movie. It was truly freaky!

[@FredwerdSomething]

My dad worked the Sears watch and jewelry for 30 years, so i spent a good amount of time there... goodbye, old friend

[@theirishman088]

Grew up as a 90s kid and that was the best mall to go to with friends. It was hands down the best mall around at one point. You couldn't get near it during christmas time and it looks like a lot of others there feel the same walking around and just sitting and looking and remembering. I spent hours and hours and hours at that place. Tilt and meeting girls, eating and looking at singles there at harmony house was just the best.

[@AcesAdventures1]

Sad it’s gone

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

There was a store upstairs that I can't think of the name. I remember it was red inside, not very big, but there was a play area near the back against a wall with a slide. Early 90s.

[@jeffherrington]

​​The Children's Place was that store with the slide if I'm not mistaken. Glad to see someone mention Tilt Arcade!! That was the best, although I was really young when it was around(38 currently), I have faint memories but it was awesome from what I remember. Two floors with blacklight lighting where the Food Court is now. Wish I could experience it again or if anyone had decent video from back then of the inside though unlikely given that was the early to mid 90's. I wonder what year Tilt was closed and then became the Food Court 🤔. Anyway I still have some tokens from Tilt that I saved as a kid. Also the FYE arcade was classic too.

[@theirishman088]

@@jeffherrington Yes, the childrens place! they had a slide and a little tv to sit down and watch lol. Did they turn tilt into a food court? I remember playing games there for years and people telling us it use to be a water park with a slide but we missed those days. Tilt was pretty awesome. I remember the 3d cowboy game in the front that was like 5 bucks a play which was crazy money. I was a 90s kid 44 now but it was the best time walking around there for hours. Christmas was tough because of the crowd. As soon as we heard you could get merchandise delivered and not fight the crowd we all did it and had a hand in shutting down the place. Im just glad most of us have those memories.

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

@@jeffherrington Thanks, I remember playing on that slide regularly as a young kid, just couldn't remember what store it was in. I remember playing Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 at Tilt as late as maybe 2001 or 2002.

[@DemonEdge82]

Sucks, I’m 42 now and I remember my grandma and I would walk the mall for exercise. Lots of great memories there.

[@pzdf8v]

You've seen one shopping center, you've seen the mall.

[@AgoobisLake]

This was a good video to watch! I haven’t been in there much since 2020, mostly just to the surrounding restaurants and places in that circle around the mall. Even before covid it started to have less people, but still decent amount, though stores were starting to close already. Some other nearby malls are doing better, probably because were more alive before. Patridge Creek is definitely more of go to mall now, outside so it wasn’t affected as much by covid, and has movie theater and great restaurants. Great Lakes Crossing is also still well, bigger mall.

[@nicolaa55]

Being Canadian I really only get to dead malls on visits to the States (we have a few here, but not as many). I happened on this one just over a year ago when I ate at an Olive Garden and noticed the enormous mall behind it. Got in there and took a few pics. Thanks for sharing the last day.

[@nickjones5582]

Lakeside Mall was extremely popular. Me and my friends hung out there every weekend about 20 years ago. We used to get free samples from the food court lol and just walk around for hours. Don’t understand why this mall in particular went under, when we have a few other malls in SE Mi still going strong (Somerset, 12 Oaks, Oakland, Macomb)

[@brianmiddleton2956]

Partridge creek, IMO can be blamed for Lakeside downfall

[@kevinskonieczny7708]

Bingo .. and the rest of the Hall Rd. corridor. Also, the Golden Butthole .. lol jk

[@drewblue1164]

Lakeside went down for 3 reasons. 1) Somerset Mall, 2) Partridge Creek, 3) Great Lakes Crossing. These newer and “cooler” malls surrounded Lakeside from the East, North, and Southwest. This is what choked the life out of Lakeside. It’s not because of online shopping or Covid. Those malls are doing fine after that. Oh and Sears and Lord and Taylor going down didn’t help either.

[@viktorakhmedov3442]

12 oaks is getting pretty ghetto

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

They could have just removed the dang roof since apparently eeeeeeveryone loooooves outdoor malls now! Just upgrade the drainage and waterproof the escalators like they do in Vegas. lol. Partridge creek schmart schmidge schmeek

[@sb6370]

Grew up 3 miles from Lakeside. Rode my bike up there to meet some girls randomly met calling prank phone calls. Had many jobs there: Merry-Go-Round, Hudson’s and JCPenny. Dropped a lot of quarters playing Defender and Galaga drinking frozen cherry cokes at the Sears arcade. So many memories….

[@AcesAdventures1]

Indeed

[@jeffherrington]

Damn I totally forgot about the games/arcade that was in Sears. I used to ride my bike up there as well in my early teens. Prior to that Tilt Arcade was amazing though I have just faint memories of it. I do have some tokens from there still. Also the FYE arcade was classic too.

[@msnos6245]

You gave away your age

[@AcesAdventures1]

@@msnos6245 ?

[@mortb9]

That arcade was the shit!!! 😃😃😃😃

[@Nothingness3155]

Place was packed when i was a child

[@donniesden989]

Ive lived in Sterling Hts about 1 and 1/2 miles from Lakeside since 1974. The big three and Lakeside grew this area from one lane to 3 lane Hall rd/M59. I'll miss that land mark basically 5 mins from home, but i'll never forget the memories. My thing was the ice rink which was located where the food court and carousel was. The Rink and movie theater were the first to open in 1975. They shut the Rink down in the mid 80's in favor of a indoor water park. Needless to say, i didnt frequent the Mall much after the rink closed. But i drove by and still do at least 3 times a week. Thank you for documenting the last day, not surprised how busy it was. Very popular mall from 75' till 2020' which was the final nail for many malls.

[@frickenbored]

Tanglewoods was a restaurant that closed a long long time ago. I was in there about 5 years ago to take out a massive dough mixer...its like a time machine in there. Almost everything was left in there.

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

I used to work across the street from Lakeside Mall. Had many memories at Lakeside.

[@Carburetedofficial]

I met with you briefly with John Rev, glad to see this all so well documented, some places dont get the coverage like this one did

[@DavidSquires-iy4uv]

I,live in Detroit, Michigan and I am a new subscriber to your channel. From 1975-1980, I used to work at Hudson's Eastland Mall in Harper Woods, a suburb of Detroit. I,remember when Lakeside Mall opened up. Lakeside Mall opened on March 2,1976 and I used to shop at Lakeside Mall. I,know that I'll miss Lakeside Mall. At,least J.C.PENNEY and MACY'S will remain,during the redevelopment of Lakeside Mall area. 19:06

[@AcesAdventures1]

Awesome!

[@mortb9]

If they don't close up shop before the bulldozers are gone!

[@Xhepyxopila]

You know the craziest part about this? Out of all these "last day at a mall" videos this one I actually went to 😭

[@Vikabro]

This had been one of my favorite malls. One of the go-to malls. I was actually able to go in a few weeks before the last day when the very last of the stores were in the process of closing. It's interesting how many people were there on the last day.

[@steveohellno]

I love the geometrical structures in when these mall are empty out like this. But in actual operations, it's just like all malls. The structures giving out that prime 70s-80s vibe but till the 90s it was just there. Somewhat renovated; mostly never change. If I own this mall! Im definitely making it into The Pines (MW) or the Twin Pine from Back Into Future, with all those old school neon with new tech. Cause sometime these mall only have grey, light brown, beige and white. It gets pretty dull

[@mikerocks56]

Tanglewoods was a restaurant that closed many years ago (like 15-20 years ago)

[@AcesAdventures1]

Nice!

[@carlrygwelski586]

2:21-3:03 That's me and my dad! I have the red polo and my dad has the orange and black hoodie. Long Live Lakeside Mall! ❤

[@atomicmom3383]

Fantastic video, Ace! My hat's off to you! Absolutely loved the intro with the perfect monolog, music, and visuals! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤗🎩 Like you said in the video, yes, there are a lot of people filming malls, but they aren't you, Sal, or the other amazing content creators of DMOD. I seek out yours and Sal's videos for your unique styles/aesthetics and your talent for capturing the true essence of these malls and tapping into that bittersweet nostalgia. 🙏🏼

[@-NateTheGreat]

I'm glad I documented and visited this mall many times. I did not grow up in this area and visited the mall it's last 6-7 years so I am happy I was able to roam the corridors and admire the history and architecture.

[@sharon2716]

If you are up for it, you should upload it. I loved this mall!!!

[@-NateTheGreat]

@@sharon2716 I did it's on my channel

[@Homersimpson-fh5us]

tanglewoods was a fancy restaurant back in the 1980's , thank you for doing this video 😀

[@AcesAdventures1]

So cool!

[@_JoeMomma]

This man was the shit back in the day. When I was little this thing stood up to Somerset mall in Troy. It got so busy some seasons in Lakeside you couldn't even move it seemed like

[@nationdecay]

Ace these videos are truly TV worthy. I am amazed how far you have come. Please don’t ever stop

[@Judd7171-fw9ew]

Awesome video, Lakeside was a great mall in its day. While in Michigan you should check out the Kohan properties Lansing, Jackson, and Port Huron- Fort gratiot

[@crossface222]

Thank you for filming this. I use to go here with my mom all of the time as a kid and then with my friends in my teens. Kind of started to die off as I got into my 20s and 30s. Pretty sad to see it go. Wish I would have visited on the last day.

[@AcesAdventures1]

thank you for watching

[@MIKEJONES-ob7ct]

surreal is the right word for sure. I have this reoccuring dream like twice a year that my childhood mall repoens to the public, none of the stores are open but the whole community is there walking around, this is like a perfecr representation of that dream.

[@grantkersten5874]

Tanglewoods was a restaurant . After it closed it became storage for the fixtures from Lord & Taylor. The upper level glass windows in front of L& T were used for mannequins and displays.

[@jeffherrington]

I forgot mannequins were in those windows that's right, classic!

[@andytaylor5476]

Love the 70's aesthetic. With so much public interest on closing day I wonder why it failed. There are a good many malls still doing well in California. RIP

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

I was in this mall just after 4 PM in August 2004 when the big eastern US power outage happened. I just got to work at a kiosk and was a little late because I wanted taco bell. Started eating it and a few bites in, the power went out. I kept eating while people were scrambling about, though people didn't freak out much. No looting or fights. There was one store where the employees were stuck for hours because their store's gate was electronic and they couldn't walk out with expensive merchandise just sitting there. All I had to do was put the tarp back on the kiosk so I was able to leave.

[@wrhiv72]

thanks for doing this Anthony. i was planning on coming out there to visit one last time as Lakeside was my childhood mall and wanted to be there when it closed, but as you would’ve known, the Police closed the entrances early. it sucks that i wasn’t able to be there on sunday, but i was able to be there a few days prior.

[@kevin12567]

Thank you for filming Lakeside's final hours of operation. I remember when my parents took me and my (then only) sister to Lakeside to slide down the Hydro Tubes, and that glass elevator descending into the water fountain was so cool back then! My final visit was two weeks prior to close for one last trip to Anime GT (the only reason I visited Lakeside nowadays) to buy an armful of anime figures. I'm sad to see this mall I've known since childhood gone, but I'm looking forward to checking out the new retail center that will eventually take its place! I'll be sharing this video with my friends & family!

[@AcesAdventures1]

Awesome!

[@kevinskonieczny7708]

Is it ridiculous having emotions about the closing? Spent plenty of time at Lakeside as kid. My mom worked there at JcPennys. My wife as well years later. The old brown leather couches.. the smell of the water fountains, putting your hands in the cascading water. The Christmas decorations… Tilt back in the day.. Seeing my 1 yr old in 2002, play on the breakfast food playscape.. It’s silly I guess but .. goodbye old friend. Thank you for being part of our lives… a fond part.

[@AcesAdventures1]

Nope not at all

[@SC-gp7kt]

Nostalgia isn't silly

[@evacody1249]

no it Lakeside was a big part of peopels lives it was the mall to go to in Metro Detroit more so then many of them.

[@coolbro6969]

no im literally balling my eyes out watching this.

[@exploringwithjenn5314]

Very sad moment to see a mall closing down 😢

[@AcesAdventures1]

Amen

[@iamchrisbrewer]

That Lord & Taylor facade is super cool looking, with the pre-2015 font and all.

[@appalachianwoman561]

As a Gen Xer & 80s kids I think what ultimately killed the malls and really a lot of American Department stores and stores that filled malls was NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) because it put American's out of work. Most of us that grew up middle to working class in the 80s remember our parents taking us to the mall every weekend to buy things and go out to eat somewhere. Before NAFTA there were plants and factories all over America, you could find different things from clothes, towels, machinery, you name it made proudly in small towns all over America. After NAFTA those factories shut down and moved operations and production to places like Mexico or China where there were no labor standards and minimum wages. The ultimate death of malls and stores in America is that the middle/working class is dying and struggling to stay afloat.

[@jeffherrington]

100% spot on, NAFTA has harmed so much it's criminal.

[@Athonite]

Completely true. A country can't achieve long term wealth and prosperity by reselling another country's junk. Only a handful of resellers make money in that paradigm, which we are currently stuck in. Pat Buchanan warned us, among others.

[@ShannonBrownauthor]

I wish they would save the conversation pits and add them back to the Taubman mall near me. They took ours out years ago.

[@WillWatchAnything]

Interesting to still see a Taubman mall that still has a conversation pit. The ones in my Taubman mall were converted to children’s play areas.

[@viktorakhmedov3442]

Yeah this one got sold off right before Taubman did that to many of them.

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

Harriet Taubman must have done a sit-in for shopper's relaxation rights

[@jeffherrington]

It happened in there as well to one particular area by Lord and Taylor. I helped with the demolition of the sitting area many years ago around 2005ish. But true many/most of the areas remained, those sitting areas are so classic/nostalgic to me.

[@discoron77]

I got to see you filming! I even show up for a few seconds here in the video, I didn't want to bug you while filming though. This was definitely a different atmosphere for a closing mall on it's last day. I went to Northland Center on its last day, also in the Detroit area, and hardly anyone was around. Thank you for the great videos as always.

[@AcesAdventures1]

Shoulda said hello!!

[@WhittyPics]

Looks like they got a good turnout on the last day. Those skylights keep reminding me of Randle Park Mall

[@DoomPlague]

Man, I don't know much about malls outside of these videos but living near Columbus, I know a Taubman mall when i see it.

[@jetsamperes5762]

Taubman is from Detroit. His fingerprints are on lots of stuff here.

[@crystalscan2002]

so sad this call closed, this mall looked nice ball

[@rachelrivera91]

Awesome video as usual Anthony. Of course we don’t expect anything less. Thank you for documenting this beautiful mall on its final hours. I’m filled with emotions right now seeing another beautiful mall died. I wish they could repurpose it instead of tearing the building down. Look forward to your next mall visit.

[@AcesAdventures1]

Ty ty :)

[@mysryuza]

My mother used to take me and my brother to this place as kids, which was just like 30 minutes away. While my mother checks out stuff from Victoria’s Secret, I looked around looking at weeb stuff, and go to FYE, etc. It was where I got my tiger plush in Build-a-Bear. Flaming Wok in food court was our go-to food place. I still remember the Christmas decor and seeing people visiting Santa Claus at the bottom floor. It’s hard to imagine a time where I can’t go there anymore. It’s crazy to see this on the front page. It wasn’t the same after Covid… it didn’t help that there were other “cooler” malls around. It hurts to see this mall I went to since childhood turn into a shell of its former self. Even though there’s a new Jollibee’s location in front of it, I feel a sadness looking at that mall, knowing what would happen in the future. The moment I saw the empty Flaming Wok in this video, I was about to cry…

[@viktorakhmedov3442]

It has a near twin that opened on the same day (March 4, 1976) in Dearborn, MI (Fairlane Town Center) that has been taken over by Kohan and already got the utility disconnect notice so we'll see how long until the inevitable pipe burst.

[@stephaniegormley9982]

They were practically twin malls. The interior design was identical. But did you ever notice one subtle difference? The floor tiles. At Fairlane they were all six sided. At Lakeside they were 4 sided (squares or rectangles)

[@viktorakhmedov3442]

​@@stephaniegormley9982 Good eye! Wow, I never picked up on that. If I recall, Briarwood also had the hex-shaped tile like Fairlane before the 2003 renovation (I was 19 then so memory is fading). Twelve Oaks was always sort of a one-off design from that batch of malls, I remember when I was a kid it had terrazzo floors in geometric shapes of white, orange and brown but they tiled over it in the 90s. About a year ago I was walking up to the entrance and suddenly realized (after going there for decades) that original floor color pattern was replicated on the brick pattern outside for the mall-portion (non-department store) walls. My late dad worked on all of them as well as the RenCen and it's sad to see them all falling like dominos. There's going to be nothing left from the '70s to preserve.

[@sirekumasutra7022]

3:52 I see me haha, neon green pants lol. Anyway it was a pleasure meeting you. I was the guy with the mall book. I wish we got to chat more but I knew you are a busy guy. Thanks for all your content and you're an inspiration for me to do this as well and write about it. I was surprised by the turnout that day. I had Jollibee for lunch lol. It was nice to see so many young people there and hopefully some of the take up the mantle as well. I sat in the conversation pits and just listened to some of the people reminisce about Lakeside Mall. I first wen there in 2020 and also Ace not sure if you saw but there was a table in the food court that a bunch of us signed as the mall closed. Truly something I will remember for the rest of my life.

[@claraspet2923]

"It must have been a popular mall..." In the early 199os, the choices for a mall if you lived in northern Macomb County (which is NOT Metro-Detroit) was Lakeside or Birchwood in Port Huron (which was brand new.) If you wanted to see a movie, the choices were Marine City (guaranteed to be cheap), Kraft in Fort Gratiot, 16 Mile Road, or Hall Road. I haven't been to Lakeside for 10 years now, and it was looking pretty sick then. But then, my main reasons for going there was when Harmony House music was there.

[@mortb9]

Like it or not, Macomb County IS part of Metro Detroit, no matter how far out in the sticks you live.

[@claraspet2923]

​@@mortb9 I know, even Lapeer County is considered Detroit now, but I have maps proving that northern Macomb County isn't Metro-Detroit. Importing the gangs up here and taxing us for Detroit services doesn't make it right....

[@HankPanky]

Macy's hangin on til the bitter end.

[@joestocking]

They are not closing will be part of the new development along with JC Penny's.

[@seabee73]

There is still a partial Debartolo mall here in Tampa. They kept the center section. There is still a Spencer's in there. Thanks for another great video.

[@AcesAdventures1]

Thanks for the info

[@seabee73]

@AcesAdventures1 it's called University Square Mall

[@julianneale6128]

I really wanted to go, just one more time before it finally closed for good. It's been on the cards for years and the last time I went, a few years ago, I was shocked how quiet it was. Nothing to how I remembered it from the 1990s. Such a shame. 😊

[@BeeKay5150]

I can remember when it had a four screen theater in it, an arcade, when you could smoke in it. Hanging there in the late 90s/early 00s. Meeting girls. Hanging with friends. Dropping $300 on clothes. Man, I miss it.

[@jessicarankin8902]

Great video, Anthony; sad to see another mall close... I'm surprised at how busy this mall is, for it to be closing. Heartbreaking as usual 💔 Awesome footage, and love to see your videos, as always!! Keep up your amazing work, and take care of your little family - he'll be here before you know it!! ❤

[@AcesAdventures1]

Ty ❤❤❤

[@floppproductions7967]

I was there on closing day as well, such a sad day

[@lovabledork23]

It’s so sad, the mall was part of my childhood, it was an adventure when we would go out to the mall, go into the cool stores get the treats at the food court etc. I also spent time at the mall as a young adult, Lakeside was one of them. I love the malls, I don’t understand why they are going to close them all💔 everyone just stays in there homes now, no reason to leave anymore. I hated when movie rental places closed, Friday nights we would take our daughter to get some movies, snacks and a movie for us to all watch together and the new release for us to watch when she went to bed. It was a fun, planned night, something to look forward to. Now it feels like there is nothing left to do unless you have a ton of money to spend to go out and do something. I feel lost when I am trying to plan something to do, malls are closed, no movie rentals etc everything costs at least $100 minimum if you want to go do a family thing on an Friday or Saturday. Sad:(

[@richardwojciechowicz]

I was there on June 29th. I live 1/2 mile away from the mall.

[@richardwojciechowicz]

It was a great mall. Loved Sears!!!

[@AcesAdventures1]

Yes it was!

[@mckady4869]

Tanglewoods was a restaurant.

[@19JohnConnor84]

The American era is coming to an end.

[@msnos6245]

Wow, the malls got people out and about. I think malls should stay open.

[@victorgonzalez9294]

Thank you for the great video, Ace!

[@AcesAdventures1]

My pleasure!

[@sharonb5414]

Sad.

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Great video as always! Seeing Walter Bee 26 🐝 at the end was a treat! 🤣🤣🤣

[@AcesAdventures1]

The best!

[@lisamatheson3831]

The accelerated closing of so many malls and iconic stores is beyond sad! Are we ultimately going to be stuck with Amazon or Walmart as our shopping choices? I can't believe that people will find this acceptable!

[@DJMetzler337]

I am really kicking myself for not going the last day. I would have met you and Wallie. Shit. This mall is an old friend. It wasn’t cookie cutter to me. This mall was hurt by Partridge Creek. Best of luck to you on baby Ace. They are demolishing the mall as we speak. They will break ground next spring.

[@jeffherrington]

Are they starting to demo already wow, I haven't been over that way in a few weeks. I wish I would have gone once more as well. The last time I went was this past November but it was a good and nostalgic visit with my cousin for a few hours.

[@DJMetzler337]

@@jeffherrington , they are starting. Not going too fast from what I understand. The closed 6/30. They weren’t joking about taking it down by the end of the fall though.

[@bmstylee]

Ace I wish you could have seen Randall Park in it's heyday. It was an amazing place. But like a lot of others the knuckle heads came in and started making trouble. It became a very unsafe place to visit. Now it's an Amazon hub.

[@AcesAdventures1]

I saw it once years ago

[@LionsFan180]

Aiden Hutchinson signed my jersey and it was hosted by DC SPORTS in LAKESIDE MALL

[@chm9935]

Sept 2008 to early 2020: Mall death in slow burn mode. 2020 to now: Pedal to the Metal!!!

[@clarksafg]

Great video

[@TheFlamingNacho]

Yeah I went there with my girl like a month or two ago and we didn’t know it was closing so we just went to that jollybees near by they got good chicken but rip lakeside

[@drewblue1164]

This mall wasn’t cookie cutter even if there was a near exact replica in Maryland. This mall was thee place to be in late 70’s, 80’s, and early 90’s. I know because I was there. In Decembers back in the day people used to have to park up on the lawn on the outside edge of the circle. Thats how packed it got.

[@AcesAdventures1]

To me it is because i have seen them all lol

[@drewblue1164]

@@AcesAdventures1 I’ve seen a lot of malls too and even other Taubmans but none just exactly like this one.

[@AcesAdventures1]

@@drewblue1164 to clarify, what I meant was it was a typical Taubman

[@drewblue1164]

@@AcesAdventures1 That’s better. Telling people from SEM that Lakeside was “cookie cutter” is like telling someone from Buffalo “wide right” or “drive for five” and then laughing in their face about it. Lakeside was a very special place to literally MILLIONS of people for about 3 decades before it started to decline due to the 3 newer malls that surrounded it. Thats why you saw the most people you have ever seen at a mall’s last day.

[@cherryboi7734]

Love seeing this. It looks much busier than its sister mall in MoCo Maryland did on its last day. Thanks for capturing this Ace and as always fantastic work. P.S. Congrats on the new little one on the way.

[@AcesAdventures1]

Thanks for watching

[@isaac24]

This place used to be awesome. Went there back on the 21st and it was dead. R.I.P. to another real one :(

[@WallieB26]

Thank you so much for the kind words, man. Love ya brother. It was such a bittersweet weekend but man was it fun. Especially you showing up unannounced! What a great surprise. And yes... some of those neighborhoods were quite... "interesting." LOL! But i had fun driving around with ya. And those bloopers. 😂😂😂

[@clarksafg]

He is the weird guy from Pittsburg

[@WallieB26]

@clarksafg Pittsburgh... and yeah! I am! I love being weird instead of normal and boring. Not my style. Being weird is way more fun! LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY!!!

[@TheCubeTube]

We need this collab more often lol, this was great!

[@ethanmeyers195]

You should go to birchwood mall, it's a mall that's like 45 minutes north of lakeside and it is also a dead mall. It's dead but is still dying more and more. It has a lot of those nick nackey stores that are there for a couple months and then go out of buisness.

[@OriginalNethead]

Was the Macy's staying open? Kind of looked like it. The rest? Somebody grab a plant on the way out!

[@mikerocks56]

Yes. Penney’s will stay open as well

[@sirekumasutra7022]

Yup both Macys and also JCPenney are staying open. I kid you not there were signs saying don't take the plants XD.

[@davidellis5141]

Malls have memories. Would love to see a Buffalo 🐃 V Detroit 🦁 SuperBowl in 2025 !

[@AcesAdventures1]

Here’s hoping

[@DjSportsGirl86]

​@@AcesAdventures1 Detroit is the most improvement sports city of 2024!! The Lions went all the way to the NFC Championship game and end up lost to the 49ers and failed to make it to the super bowl. The Red Wings won 41 games and finished the tie with Washington for the final wild card spot in the East but the almost made it to the playoffs but they left out this year. The Pistons finished another worst record in the NBA as result of suffering a 28-game losing streak, finished at 14-68, and then they fired Monty Williams after a single season and replaced by JB Brickerstaff. Last without least, the Tigers are now several games below .500, they are very disappointed. 2025 might be a fantastic year for Detroit sports.

[@AcesAdventures1]

@@DjSportsGirl86 i hope so, i like detroit

[@peachyclean93]

So sad 😢

[@lisamatheson3831]

It seems that one by one stores began leaving and as a result people started to leave as well. I would like to think that with a little imagination, the mall could be revitalized without tearing it down!

[@rachelrivera91]

I agree on that point.

[@stormicusiii6582]

Great video as always ace. I was also there for the closing and was astonished about how meny people came to say goodbye to this place. This was the largest mall in Michigan and hasnt been renovated much over the years so it looks mostly like it did when it open in 1976.

[@AcesAdventures1]

You should have said hello!

[@danielhedrick5886]

I never thought I'd see big retail drop like it has or shopping malls fall flat.we used to go to parks back in the day for free and now they charge to go in to see the history of the nation 😢

[@19JohnConnor84]

Because America is dying