Back to the Future Mall (Puente Hills) is completely dead no business

[@greenclos]

Growing up in the 80’s, meeting your friends at the mall was the thing to do. I’d have my parents drop me off with $10 enough for pizza and video games at the arcade. Such great memories

[@nuffdoggiggey4103]

I was there at the Oz long hair white guy named jeff..

[@carebear4554]

Ditto! It truly was the place to be.

[@blasi1800]

$10 dam you were a rich kid! I had $0 bucks and told don’t come home!

[@suzihimes1974]

You bet!!!

[@neilsun2521]

In the '90s the mall was also a place to meet girls when I was 16 in the UK. I've no idea if the kids see it that way anymore. Probably not.

[@VonBluesman]

The problem with malls if you rent from them they charge high prices per square foot plus they want a % of the profits from sales of your merchandise. Greedy owners killed mall retail.

[@victoriafisher6934]

Just like gready land lords

[@paulmikey83]

Online shopping killed malls

[@moedark4390]

I dont know if thats still true since they began having major tenant vacancy issues...the problem was you could get everything at a better price and still at one location wtih Target or Walmart

[@FakeMarket]

You right, has nothing to do with a weaker economy. Capitalism bites.

[@EricPetersen2922]

Ummm maybe the internet had something to do with it too…..

[@acropolis2850]

Back in the 80’s, 90’s , and even 00’s, malls were the gathering place for teenagers, but now they don’t even get out from their rooms. Different times, American malls will never going to be the same. The new trend in construction is luxurious apartments in the top floors and shopping center in the ground floor.

[@rawgab4439]

lol..The times were you dropped off your kids at the Mall on friday night....;)

[@artstech]

They have something like that in Toronto. One of the tallest buildings in the city with a mall underground. Most of the stores are vacant and the ones that are open sell useless merchandise. That concept does not work either.

[@ramencurry6672]

Malls are still amazing and way better but you have to go to an Asian country to see the impressive improvements

[@astrophelhart3806]

@Cassie00111 it's a lit better now or the malls would be full. Fuk over priced malls

[@joefer5360]

@@Cassie00111 Literal suicide fuel. Main Street is now an insane asylum.

[@TampaCEO]

I am so grateful that I grew up in the 80s. It was the happiest time to be alive in this country! The 80s were defined by malls, movies, music, and muscle cars. Arcades were everywhere! The sounds of video games filled the air. We went to roller skating rinks, ate pizza, and drank Pepsi. Everyone you came across had a smile on their face. I feel so bad for today's "TikTok generation". They have lost the sense of "neighborhood community". Thanks for sharing this video!

[@Parrotgirl-tattoo]

Agreed. We were blessed. In my family times were tough, but we still went to Busch gardens & occasionally Disney world. The way everything is so expensive nowadays is a tragedy. No wonder kids act out. They have nowhere to go & nothing to do except sit on their phones.

[@dthedriver1449]

AMEN!!!

[@dthedriver1449]

The 80s will always be the best decade.

[@punkfingerboards6283]

Then Clinton signed NAFTA, and our CCP occupation began. Bread lines soon in the name of progression.

[@Lenny-Maze1984]

Danke nochmals , bin ja selber 84 Baujahr, und als als ich den Video gesehen habe hatte ich ein wunderbarer Ausflug , habe ein like noch da gelassen

[@BillyReedMusic]

This was a very sad video. It actually brought tears to my eyes. I used to spend all my free time at that mall with my girlfriend. We'd hang out at the Border's Bookstore, next to the theater. I loved the weekends, especially, because bands would play by the Border's Cafe section. I wrote so many songs there. And then they closed the Borders Bookstore, and I was crushed. There was so much great energy there, at the mall. PACKED with people of all ages. It was amazing, and fun, and knowing that Marty was there, was just the icing on the cake. I know you mentioned online shopping as thr main reason for this , but I can't stop asking myself, how did we let this happen? In our pursuit of saving a little money, we've sabotaged our our society and cut ourselves off from interacting with each other. We need to support our brick and mortar stores, while they are still around.

[@alecstahl2387]

All due respect, it wasn´t "a bit of money" but a lot. So much so, that shop owners became rich only because they happen to be middlemen between the factory and the customer. The mall offered the value added experience of being able to try something on, and to have something right there and then. If they price was slightly higher, malls would survive, because people would pay a bit extra for that convenience. However, the markup was so insane that people said "enough is enough". I saw the same thing happening to "mum and pop" shops when the first supermarkets came. It was then when we realized how much cheaper things really were. And then came the malls, killing the supermarket. These days I shop online mostly out of spite. I do want the brick and mortar shops to die for all the years I was forced to pay exhorbitant prices due to a monopolistic situation. And when/if Amazon makes things expensive Alibaba will gladly takes its place, and when Alibaba increases prices Temu will gladly take its place, and when Temu goes up the next one will gladly takes its place. Again, all due respect sir.

[@SWAY_LO-415]

😆🤣😂YOU ACTUALLY CRIED!?.... BE HAPPY OF GD MEMORIES....THINGS CHANGE.... THATS DEF NOT SOMETHING YOU EXPECTED TO STAY THE SAME IS IT?..I HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF DIFFERENT MALLS BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF I SHED A TEAR BECAUSE THEY END UP ABANDONED. 💯💪🏾

[@blueringoffire]

@@alecstahl2387TEMU IS GARBAGE BS

[@TuNnL]

I don't necessarily agree with everything @alecstahl2387 had to say, but much of what he wrote is accurate. Sears recognized more than a half-century ago that mail order was big business and almost every American was familiar with their catalog, even if they didn't order from it. Once Amazon went public in 1997, that should have been a huge signal for retailers to make an immediate adjustment, but very few of them did. Their attitude was, "Well, Amazon only sells books, periodicals and music, anyway, so even if it ends up being successful, how does that affect me?" Imagine that sort of arrogance: "IF they are successful." IF. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Well, Amazon sells a LOT more than those few items that made up it's humble beginnings, nowadays. And so do the other Chinese online sellers that Alec Stahl named. The nail in the coffin, of course, was eBay, where you can purchase (or bid on) used items and rare collectibles. They have even expanded into eBay Motors, where you can purchase a car online. Brick-and-mortar retail is basically finished, except for big-box stores and national grocery chains. The future ground game is the fight between wholesale (Costco/Sam's Club) and retail (Walmart/Best Buy/Home Depot). 😢

[@hanfucolorful9656]

@@TuNnL One thing that Costco can do is to reduce 50% of its employees, already in China, you pick up 37 items with your shopping cart, go to [make payment area], you don't need to scan one item after another, the total price already show on the screen, you just pay and go, and you can pay by scan your palm, no need phone or card. This is 5G application.

[@javiermori1710]

As an 80s kid malls were part of my youth. Sad to see most malls across country struggling.

[@Mattie_Ice]

We are doing it to ourselves by buying on Amazon. No one else to blame.

[@badcp455]

Thank Globalists and their demonization of Capitalism.

[@costaskl6589]

they're still going strong here in europe

[@Richy.Boi.]

Malls are still thriving in Australia. Amazon also has a presence in Australia.

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

an empire in decline often has the iconography of its heydays forgotten, buried, and replaced. thanks for the reminder of the active and intentional erasure of our past cultural symbols

[@FluteLoops59]

Way back when, Malls used to be happy places, hanging with friends, Cinnabon smells, perfume sampling, Sees Candies sampling, shoe shopping...school shopping, Christmas shopping, throwing pennies in the fountains.... 😊🖒

[@PhilAVega]

I remember this mall back in 1984. It was a fun n busy place. I was just 20yrs young. Lots of pretty girls n cool fun. It was the place to be on the weekend.

[@ajm3821]

MRS FIELDS COOKIES!!! Remember those were so delicious!!!

[@FluteLoops59]

@@ajm3821 Yes! cant forget Mrs. Fields😎🖒talk about a wonderful smell...

[@oldiesgeek454]

And of course, The Gap. 😊

[@LeeTheVet]

@@ajm3821 ORANGE JULIUS! yum!

[@kalebarancelovic]

I love how much you get caught up in the nostalgia to the point where you just sit there at the location staring and reminiscing about the film 🙂

[@ivan30ad1]

I grew up in Hacienda Heights in the 1980's. This was the mall we'd come every other weekend and I remember how fun and busy it was. I haven't been to the Puente Hills mall since I moved in 1994 and it brings me sadness to see the state its in. My childhood memories shattered.

[@breathless8075]

I am from the Pittsburgh area and All of the malls have closed or are Dead. I watched as the Mall that everyone used to shop at changed. THEY began to allow roving gangs of teenagers to come there and never failed, before the end of the night they were fighting and attacking even the elderly. Word spread fast and it died quickly. Same thing is happening in Downtown Pittsburgh, and little by little, the Downtown Stores closed, with no one moving in to the closed stores. No one in their right minds would go Downtown anymore. The homeless, drug addicts and GANGS have taken it over.

[@jimgiordano3613]

That is how you lose a city.look around the country and you can see the collaspe.

[@Tampafan33]

@@jimgiordano3613not here. But we also have cops that actually stop that shit not pussies like those states and cities

[@mimi1o8]

That’s even going on around the East Village in downtown San Diego. Drugs , tents and homeless all around the area

[@timwilkinson2797]

What i Q people caures this ?????? Wacting from the UK

[@CarsandCats]

@@timwilkinson2797 80.

[@mariakd2473]

I grew in Rowland Heights and this was our mall. One of my first jobs was there at Hickory Farms in 93. This video definitely brings back memories

[@nuffdoggiggey4103]

You was across the street basically..

[@concretebob7680]

GIV, what I like about all your videos is how you remain positive and up-tempo while showing both the good and bad about Los Angeles. I lived in Los Angeles between 1988 and 1990, and was dirt poor, having graduated from college and entering a career that I had until I retired about three years ago. I had a jaded attitude about Los Angeles while I lived there. But, I also have some good memories about having enough extra funds at the end of the month to go buy some awesome Middle Eastern, Thai and Armenian food. I also remember being able to go on mini road trips, where I could explore all the freeways and buy music at some of the local record stores. Your videos are awesome. My mom immigrated to the US from Germany in 1960, so I totally understand the German vibe and lingo. Keep on making your excellent videos. Thanks for being GIV. You totally rock. 🤘🤘🤘

[@kennethjuniper6318]

That mall was a huge part of my childhood. I was 5 yrs old when it opened and I can still remember being amazed by the huge building. My aunt was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and she participated in the opening ceremony. I still savor memories of Christmas time there when I was little. It was decorated beautifully with Santa's castle built over the fountain in the center. During my HS years in the 80s, this was the place to be. We all blew most of our money there. So sad to see it so empty with an uncertain future.

[@alastorgdl]

So heartbreaking Are you condemning funneling of tax money into war yet?

[@badcp455]

@@alastorgdlUneducated, unnecessary comment. You sound like a fool. The same Marxist Elites that destroyed American shopping malls by demonizing Capitalism are the same ones funneling the USD to corrupt Ukraine and back into corrupt Biden's pockets.

[@master-kq3nw]

I hope that they.dont.demolished this mall

[@270yis7]

The last time the Puente Hills Mall was a viable retail venue was probably ten to fifteen years ago. Before Covid, a few eateries such as the Makino sushi buffet and Souplantation in the parking lot helped to keep it barely sustained, but the pandemic killed those two restaurants off. The only thing sustaining the mall now are the AMC theater and the bowling alley. The Golden Age of the Puente Hills Mall was the 1980s, both before and after it was used for filming BACK TO THE FUTURE.

[@MustardNketchup]

😂😂😂 tell me your under 30 without.

[@justinmaybin7270]

It’s a shame that malls have gone this way especially when it was great place to go years ago

[@frankp7411]

They all do well in white areas. Prob too much theft.

[@midnightchurningspriteshaq8533]

Pandemics, gas prices, store prices, food prices, people ordering online...you gotta reinvent the mall maybe add some sort of lounge and better lighting and speakers, host gatherings for gaming and computing conventions. Not every mall would succeed if it was like that, but back to the future mall with vaporwave style would be really attractive to people. Think of omega mart for example.

[@marcosorduno9203]

My local mall is turning into all restaurants is great

[@abprepboy33]

@@marcosorduno9203 good restaurants/ bars is the key. You gotta give people a reason to go to the mall outside of shopping.

[@alliekuma4234]

It does really suck that so many malls are closing now. There is a huge mall not too far from me that's still doing pretty well but it also has a lot of attractions inside too so I think that helps draw people in. Thanks for helping keep so many places alive and remembered with your videos.

[@chrisharjo3875]

I went to this mall so many times growing up in the '80s and '90s. As a matter of fact, I saw Back To The Future here in July 1985, at a theater around the corner that doesn't exist anymore. It was such a strange feeling to see a movie that was filmed within walking distance. I had no idea until I saw it. It was also filmed the next town over in Whittier, where I grew up. It's sad to see the decline of mall culture, but nothing lasts forever, as the Internet and smartphones have supplanted in-person shopping and socializing. I made sure to see at least the parking lot before new construction begins, but I couldn't bring myself to go inside. I want to remember how Puente Hills Mall was on those long ago Friday nights and Saturday afternoons when tons of teens and family gathered to go to dinner, shop, catch a movie, or just hang out.

[@XxxXxx-fm3wo]

People today have no standards, they want to buy garbage online that they've never seen, touch or felt, and there is no socializing online, it's just people being phoney.

[@abprepboy33]

theres still malls that are busy. gotta have good restaurants, bars, and movie theaters though. stuff- target and walmart cant really offer.

[@joeymesa4952]

@@abprepboy33yes, malls up north in san jose and pleasanton are busy, crazy to see this mall empty

[@chrisharjo3875]

@@joeymesa4952 I lived in two towns nearby those places, Sunnyvale and Tracy, respectively, for a few years when I was younger. Perhaps the culture is different in Northern California than it is here in Southern California; maybe people are more social and outgoing. I remember in the '90s, when the West Valley Mall opened in Tracy, it was the biggest thing ever. There was always next to nothing to do in that town to do, and finally we had a mall. I haven't been there in many years, and I wonder how it's doing.

[@CB-dr1jm]

Same. I spent so much time there. Saw Jaws at the theater that was behind the mall and visited Malibu Grand Prix and the Showboat that was just down the street. Wry sad video. Puente Hills Mall was a great place.

[@kimt4870]

I really enjoyed this video! I grew up in the 80’s and have watched the Back to the Future, many times. It’s always sad to see ANY mall, go down hill and die. Thanks for doing this one, I am now a subscriber.

[@lesliegrace8360]

You mentioned at the start of this clip that malls used to give you an "experience" for your friends to meet up. The key to reviving malls is about having an "experience" which current malls are lacking and something online shopping can't provide. Masses still head to disneyland after decades for an "experience"

[@namolokaman2393]

It's hard to have "experiences" these days, regardless of where you go, as virtually everyone - especially young people - is glued to their smartphones. What's the point of going anywhere, if everyone's head is stuck in a virtual silo?

[@lesliegrace8360]

​@@namolokaman2393 The hard truth is that we can only move forward. Just because driving causes more accidents than cycling, would that make more people skip driving and cycle instead? And then E-bikes appeared. I'm sure there are other means to reinvent the shopping experience in malls. Maybe an augmented reality shopping experience? Malls used to serve that entertaining factor, ie live performance, lucky draws, etc but went down the slippery slope of merely a transactional venue. Conclusively, mall operators got lazy and prefer to just collect rents instead. But to have those activities now would be dated these days and a little too late when the foot traffic so drastic now. As I've said, gotta reinvent. You don't see Disneyland only operate rides to collect more money.

[@Call_me_daddy6]

young kids with a few bucks didnt keep the malls alive back in the days. Online shopping killed all the malls. bcos everybody shops online.

[@lesliegrace8360]

@@Call_me_daddy6 As much as the kids weren't spending substantially to keep malls afloat back then, it's still part of the eco-system that keeps the malls "alive". Take Starbucks as an example, there are folks that buy only a cup of frappa and spends hours in the shop. Would you rather patronise an empty shop or one that is filled with customers? And why are people still visiting Starbucks when you can use food delivery services or buy your own coffee machine? Because it's an atmosphere that can't be replicated online.

[@protectourfreedom8221]

I grew up at that mall. It used to be bustling with record stores, bookstores, orange Julius, shoe stores and arcades. So much time spent there and those memories will never fade. A few months ago they had a replica delorean from BTTF in the parking lot. It was really cool. And the AMC theatres there are awesome with both IMAX and Dolby. But yeah, what happened to the rest of the mall is pretty depressing.

[@chrispearson8779]

It amazes me that some malls are dying across the country. I have a mall less than 2 miles away from my house and this mall is absolutely thriving, the businesses around it are doing well also.

[@Mr_Facts]

Malls thrive where the money is. So you live where the money is. Give us a list of the stores that are in the mall by you. There's your answer.

[@no-barknoonan1335]

​@@Mr_FactsThat part of LA is very wealthy, it's not a question of money, rather it's a question of changing shopping habits. Same way malls killed downtowns, online shopping is killing malls.

[@SA-hz1rs]

@@Mr_Facts Florida has more dead malls than ca

[@Liz-in8lu]

@@Mr_Factswanted to say, I live near McLean Va and I have at least 3 solid malls near here. There is so much money and international shoppers… but where I grew up in NY - the mall is dead.

[@imagesinla8575]

Here in Southern California the malls in the metro areas are still doing pretty good. It's the suburban malls, like the one in this video (approximately one hour from L.A. city), which aren't doing quite as well.

[@fob1xxl]

It's like watching a Sci Fi movie. To think of all the lives that passed through here and now it's a ghost town. Good video ! Thanks Mike ! 👍

[@oldiesgeek454]

They have that Dawn Of The Dead look and feel to them. 😊

[@seanlewis1148]

Yup, and I'm one of them. Used to frequently go the PHM as a teenager and young adult. I went back and revisit here a month ago and it looks depressing. So sad to see my home town mall in a situation like this.

[@savethchea5172]

Man, love the videos u post so much more entertaining than most vlogs here on the tube. keep em' comin

[@michellegarcia9785]

Can’t believe Im just finding out they filmed that movie there! I used to visit my cousin in the early 2000s and as 12 year olds we’d be on AOL all day and then go to the Puente Hills mall and watch movies every other weekend. I will always remember watching the movie Scream there! It was so much fun and I remember we were so boy crazy at the time lmao. This video was done well, you made something so boring very interesting and nostalgic! I kept watching just to see the AMC Theatres. I remember going down that escalator in 2000? Ah the memories and the fashion at the time

[@dante340]

Quite a few malls in LA are still alive and thriving (Del Amo, Santa Anita, Los Cerritos, Glendale, Century City as you mentioned, etc.) But they all tend to be located in more affluent/ upper-middle class areas. Most of the malls in working class neighborhoods are sadly either gone or on the verge of being gone.

[@vbboyd]

Yep upscale shopping centres are doing very well while shopping malls that cater to the middle class and the working class have gone the way of the passenger pigeon and the gooney birds. Kind of reflective of what is happening to the economic conditions that have been going on in this country for about the last forty years or so.

[@sheldonduffy9442]

I agree, the only remaining malls are the high end malls with expensive high end stores.

[@joenovak6393]

BINGO, you also need to look at Wacko local CA law's "PC 459.5 shoplifting is stealing items valued at under $950 and a misdemeanor crime. PC 459.5 shoplifting is always a misdemeanor crime and punishable by up to six months in a county jail and fine up to $1,000, unless the defendant has one of more prior convictions." Small shops cannot afford to have people walk in and leave with the shop owners "lifesaving" disappearing.

[@SA-hz1rs]

@joenovak6393 in texas you can steal up to 2000 genius

[@joenovak6393]

@@SA-hz1rs Texas PENAL CODE: TITLE 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY: CHAPTER 31. THEFT; Sec. 31.03. THEFT. 1) a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property stolen is less than $100; (2) a Class B misdemeanor if: (A) the value of the property stolen is $100 or more but less than $750; (B) the value of the property stolen is less than $100 and the defendant has previously been convicted of any grade of theft; or (C) the property stolen is a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate issued by this state or another state; (3) a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property stolen is $750 or more but less than $2,500; (4) a state jail felony if: (A) the value of the property stolen is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000, or the property is less than 10 head of sheep, swine, or goats or any part thereof under the value of $30,000;

[@FirstAmendmentRights]

My brother owned a replica time machine before his passing in 2007 ...He brought it out to Puente Hills mall on a couple occasions ...I've got the photos framed on my wall 😊👍 Same type of re-design is gonna be happening at Westminster Mall & Main Place in Santa Ana. Fun fact : Main Place was in the opening scenes of Kindergarten Cop

[@brettk9316]

It's not a tumor!

[@naturl2012]

Hanging out at the Mall was the place to be back in the day.👍🏾

[@Lee_303]

This is extremely sad. My grandmother didn't watch TV but allowed us to put it on for Back To The Future. She was mesmerised by it; I think they did a good job of recreating the '50's? How can something so iconic & historic, be allowed to fade away?

[@fenrirgg]

The movie is still there. The mall probably had bad management.

[@alastorgdl]

Will any of you have the courage to recognize all this is is due to funneling all resources to war industry, which most of you crying people support

[@frilansspion]

@@fenrirgg judging from the "weve closed" messages the lockdowns was the nail in the coffin for some?

[@deductivereasoning4257]

Because the people in charge ruined it with their greedy little pig ways...

[@Momof2825]

The present day is like if biff really went to the future and ruined it for us

[@potatopack]

Thank you for filming this and sharing it with us. Much appreciated!!!

[@aliceadairgeorge]

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[@gregorycannon1428]

Great video as always, thanks! Here in Albuquerque New Mexico, our malls are suffering as well. Same situation, lots of empty stores, very few customers and sadly we have seen issues of theft and violence in our malls parking lots at times. Just a sad decline in general for malls everywhere I think.

[@max420thc]

The malls outside the cities in conservative areas are thriving. Gee. I wonder what the difference is? The areas that are clean, safe and reasonable in price are doing well. The places ran by democrats full of crime , drug addicts with a high cost of doing business have all collapsed. If you want to live a better life stop voting democrat.

[@alberthoeft9426]

Watching from the Gold Coast, Australia. Most of the shopping malls here are still busy, especially on the weekend. Being a fan of the 'Back to the Future' franchise, I have always wondered which mall the first one was filmed, and now I know. Thanks mate!

[@cjsvinyl]

Man this is deeply depressing! As more and more stores go under across the US, it has you wondering which cities and stores are next.

[@williamcarter9066]

Shit is depressing as hell 😂😂

[@zell863]

Can not go forever. Once will stop. People need buy things still always.

[@Ridethebomb777]

Have you seen downtown Manhattan lately !

[@josephsantoy1107]

All the ones run by democrats

[@Fallout2058]

@@zell863 Online ordering such as Amazon has pretty much destroyed malls and stores with free shipping, cheap prices, convenience, etc. online ordering will be the future of buying anything and everything unfortunately.

[@heavymetalkitten13]

Damn, this is sad. Back in the late 90's this mall was my favorite mall to go to. It had a koi pond, there was colorful theater spot lights around the food court area and was just fun to go to growing up.

[@bonniebonbon8575]

Malls here in South Florida are going down as well. It is outlets are doing better but also shops are closing as well. It is online shopping that people are doing. Thank You GIV for always pointing out things we are see happening!😊💕

[@XISMZERO]

Which ones?! Galleria in Ft Lauderdale and 163rd St Mall, maybe. Most are doing quite well in South Florida... have you been to Gardens Mall or Aventura Mall lately?

[@erlpen2016]

The reason everything is going down to heIl in Florida is because of desaster (desantis)…..the fool comes to California and tries-to tell us how to do things…and now trump leads him by a trillion votes…

[@gsp49]

I couldn't bring myself to squander $2 for a Pepsi.

[@JohnPrepuce]

Dadeland is packed, Dolphin is packed, Aventura is packed, International Mall is packed, Sawgrass is packed. I guess there are a few which are not doing well but there are still some heavy hitters down here.

[@SA-hz1rs]

@XISMZERO Florida has alot of dead malls

[@erikkovacs3097]

Malls are sad now. They're being torn down everywhere.

[@erikhanger1778]

Amazon

[@briana_patrick]

I've always loved malls and their atmosphere. It's sad to see so many closing 😢

[@mavricxx]

It tears me inside how malls are dying in America! I remember growing up, Malls was the place to be. Sometimes, I still go just to walk around and window shop but I do try to support and shop at the mall as much as possible still to keep them alive. Not very often though as they're sad to go to now and many shops are closed and just not enough to entice me to go there, it's simply for the memories. I envy countries, especially in Asia where Malls are still very popular and bustling. It's one of the things I enjoy when I travel, just to go to the malls and walk around.

[@sonidoacuario845]

Excessive malls are dying in America . There’s still some malls that are always packed on weekends . Too many were built in the mall boom in the 80s

[@mjwbulich]

​@@sonidoacuario845No one seems to understand this. Puente Hills Mall got old and died. There are so many malls within a 20 mile radius it would be difficult to count them all. Only a few miles up the road is The Citadel which might be the largest outlet mall in the country with 130 stores. No one is driving out of their way to go to the small old mall when there's a bigger newer mall that closer.

[@yanj111]

in Asia, the business district is not far from residence district. the US zoning policy has determine the fate of all malls and online sales sentence their deaths.

[@terrysakuma486]

Same here in Maui Hawaii, the Queen Kaahumanu Mall is a ghost town. The Theater house just closed! It was open in 1972! Only Macy's the Anchor is holding the place up! I grew up in the 80's too. I don't Think things gonna change for the Malls all around. Everything is expensive. Try buy a regular house here! It's 1.3 million. You need 2 to three Job to make ends meet here. Anyway i will close here, you did a great job on this video With the sense of humor! As we say in Hawaii Aloha! 🏝

[@van4steenis]

My army dad bring me and my mom from Germany in 1972. I'm same age as you Mike. I lived in hacienda heights and my aunt lived in la puenta. I've been to this mall. I enjoy your content. 🇺🇸🇩🇪❤️💯

[@Ruben_notrueben]

I grew up going to this mall in the mid-late 80’s early 90’s. A bit depressing seeing a once busy mall transitioning into one of those eerie abandoned malls, but, all malls already have their fate sealed unfortunately.

[@vogeltik]

I'm in the Netherlands and its the same here. My favorite mall in Nijmegen is barely surviving.. 😢 not only the mall but downtown Uden many shops didn't make it. Bakerys were hit the hardest as the price for gas and electricity went sky high.

[@timetraveler2518]

I lived in Riverside, California, from 1983 to 1986. I visited Puente Hills Mall twice in 1984 and 1985. It was a busy mall with a shopping crowd in those days. I was astounded to see Puente Hills Mall is now deserted and empty. Wow! E-commerce on the Internet destroyed shopping malls across the country.

[@genuineappeal3458]

Riverside actually got worse since 1986

[@timetraveler2518]

@@genuineappeal3458 I agreed - last time I visited Riverside a few years ago. Things had changed and it is more dense and deteriorated.

[@CB-dr1jm]

As kid I always took the bus to that mall. So sad to see it like this. The movies used to be behind the mall and Malibu Grand Prix and the Showboat were just down the street. Spent most of my childhood at the Puente Hills Mall.

[@exitnumberzero]

The malls in the wealthy parts of town are thriving. The malls in neighborhoods with working people are dead because most wealth in the US is owned by the 1%. It doesn't have to be this way. Nice video though, I enjoyed the tour!

[@rawgab4439]

Oh ...so there is no Middle Class ?

[@exitnumberzero]

@@rawgab4439 Not as much as there used to be. It has been shrinking for about 40 years.

[@nomadcowatbk]

retail is dying everywhere

[@moedark4390]

They were the closest thing we had to walmart or Amazon at the time. its was awesome getting everything you needed at one location, even lunch

[@punchline43]

Walmart's been around forever though.

[@moedark4390]

@@punchline43 didnt hit my area until the late 80s

[@shaunsteele6926]

@@punchline43 I think Walmart was more of a southern/midwest thing until around the 90s or so. I don't remember ever seeing one in California until then

[@lpstime101]

It’s really sad and kinda scary! Love you GIV 💕💕

[@BennyB5555]

I love how sentimental you are. Awesome video! 😎 The mall where I live is still crowded and no parking. lol

[@gata_22]

I love how you showed all the scenes to Back to the Future! I love your commentary throughout your video 😂

[@kbittorf335]

From what I understand the concept of the shopping mall started in Minneapolis Minnesota when they created enclosed walkways around their downtown business district. This allowed more shoppers in the bitter cold winters to increase business. It was successful and then stand alone malls were constructed based on that. Great vid!

[@jimbotron70]

It started much earlier in London and Paris in the 19° century.

[@annainaspen]

This was also my mall in the ’70s and early ‘80s. Near the mall, there was a Malibu Grand Prix and a Skating rink. Those were good times. It's sad to think kids are more attached to their electronics and don't have fun hang out places anymore.

[@oldiesgeek454]

I never went into this Mall, but once I did eat at Mother Fudruckers across the street. 😊

[@genuineappeal3458]

Civil suits killed off recreation.

[@TempGealx4]

It's crazy how a shopping and entertainment center which was once so convenient in its time is now no longer the go-to trip for passing leisure time. It makes me wonder what next will fall victim to drastic changes that the future brings.

[@claytondc508]

I was there the day the mall opened in the 70’s. Have many grand memories of the place.. This is very sad.

[@veryinteresting2208]

Thanks for posting this video Bro. I worked at a couple of stores in the mall where I lived after high school (Class of 82). Worked at Circus World and Chess King. I really miss Orange Julius, they had the best burgers. Thanks for the nostalgia Bro.

[@aprilburton9678]

Wow, how sad to see the mall so dead. We lived near the Puente Hills mall in 1975 and went there at least 4 times a week to walk around the new mall. Watching new stores open. This mall was a big deal in the area in 1975.

[@engineer_alv]

@@johnsmith1953x not only in China. Other Asian countries, Europe and Latin America too. Those places are booming when it comes to malls. As someone else mentioned, the US built so many malls back in the 60s and 70s when the woking class could afford shopping there. Those were bonanza times and that was the only way of shopping other than mail in catalogs. Now there's a surplus of malls and the downsizing is still going. But I don't think malls are going away in the US, they are just adjusting to the quantities needed for today's way of shopping. Since the rest of the world didn't start building malls until the 90s these countries never had that many malls to begin with when online shopping took over so most of these are safe and in some cases there are malls still being built to fulfill those countries' needs.

[@kimmckillop3334]

Your videos are always fun, your like a little kid sometimes! Very sad so many stores and malls are closing. I hope your mum is doing well❤

[@P0w3rT0Llz]

Malls are still doing well in Asia, thriving even. They are packed and a place for families to spend time on weekends and coworkers and students to hang out on weekdays. They keep building more.

[@Sean-zr7vs]

because they don't steal and shoot people for a pair of friggin Nikes.

[@italia8647]

Same as Australia, very busy. Sad to see this though.

[@HitoriGnocchi]

theres a lot of foot traffic in asian countries and more population density. malls are also interconnected to train stations. its a different infrastructure compared to USA bc its not as spread out.

[@TheAdhipraz]

This also happens in indonesia tho. Some are still thriving and crowded as the pandemy comes to an end, but they're getting less. Definitely not like what they used to be on their glory days.

[@francylee4093]

My mall around the area is closed too. It used to be thriving years ago. Retail Apocalypse is here. 💥

[@TampaCEO]

If they made "Back to the Future" today, Marty would be going back to the year 1993! That was 30 years ago!!! WOW! It puts things into perspective doesn't it?

[@RockinExperience]

As a kid, we used to go to the mall (Dixieland) where the Blues Brothers drove through. I remember the tire marks all over the floor. It sat vacant for almost 35 years before being torn down.

[@cmck2021]

Same situation here in central Indiana. Shootings, gun activity have led to many people staying away from malls. Most of the stores in the malls branched out to smaller strip malls/neighborhood shopping centers. You don't have to drive all the way towards central Indiana to go to a mall! Enjoy your content! Thanks, GIV! 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@cmck2021]

@jamesof7439 The mall in South Bend is nice. But haven't been up there for a long time.

[@genuineappeal3458]

@jamesof7439 Only when good men overthrow weak women will conditions improve.

[@Hatterhouse]

It's so sad to see these malls die. They would make great senior living complexes, though.

[@joeo1725]

Hmm interesting idea!

[@markc3258]

Great shout

[@stevemcgowen]

It would cost more to retrofit them, than build new...

[@Chorkaloopa]

@Steve, that is highly doubtful. Contractors and greedy landowners are the reason real estate prices are so high in SoCal. Retrofitting would be much cheaper and faster.

[@Mezman999]

This is the way.

[@chrisbrown8748]

I travel extensively and when I go to a mall anywhere in Brazil I get knocked over with this strong sense of nostalgia because the malls there remind me of U.S. malls back in my childhood in the 80’s and 90’s.

[@2211HH]

Nice video. Very sad to see that beautiful mall in such a sad state. Here in Germany, most of the malls are more or less thriving. Although, the concept of the closed mall seems to be a thing of the past, since new malls over here are being built in an open or semi-open layout. And let me add, there were at least a few malls in every major city, even in the 70 s and 80 s. I grew up in northern Germany, so it could have been different in your part of the country.

[@aaronshur1393]

That’s a real shame I used to go to that mall in 1987 I used to live right down the street in West Covina

[@2011woodlands]

I remember going to a mall - like place in Belgium close to West Germany in 1979. A lot of malls in the USA are in the same condition whether it's in LA or Arlington Heights, the problem is online shopping, and the rent / lease is too much. It looks like it would be a good place for Johnny Knoxville to film more pranks for a upcoming movie.

[@Cheekylory]

That is sad!!! In our malls, so many stores have closed their doors. 😢

[@bernieramirez9122]

I grew up in the Montebello town center mall in the 80's and 90's it was rockin then and it's still rockin now , it brings me back lots of memories as a teenager although now its called the Shops at Montebello..

[@themattchannel4085]

Definitely sad how this mall is empty, we must preserve the malls everywhere. Also I like how you narrate the video as it is very funny and entertaining 😂

[@myrandom603]

Some of my favorite GIV videos are when he does the match ups from movie scenes. Definitely sad to see the malls all fading away. I remember spending many a day at the mall arcade (when they used to have them) and walking around meeting other kids. I felt like it was the Facebook of the day but you actually met real friends. Nostalgic in so many ways.

[@oldiesgeek454]

In the 70s and 80s, our Mall had a two screen movie theater inside. The Mall is still going strong, but the movie theater disappeared many years ago. 😊

[@kristinamercado5737]

I met so many cool people on Facebook. Actually went out with them in Canoe and did fun things

[@beyourselfadventures]

Great video and it was the same way for the mall that was used in the movie our movie Bill & Ted’s excellent adventure. Sad to see these go.

[@johnnyhoover5870]

Our mall is still pretty packed. You should do a video on the mall they filmed Valley Girl at. That would be interesting.

[@johnnyhoover5870]

@@Cassie00111 I looked it up, you're right.

[@alexanderarreaga5421]

I remember this mall being busy, and just an overall "hot spot." It's so sad to see places becoming desolate.

[@m.t.2304]

I just went to this mall last weekend and this is exactly how it looked. Hadn't been there in 4 years and was shocked at how much has changed. I gave a silent farewell as I was leaving; doubt it'll be open much longer. 😢

[@ronquin5272]

Crazy.. i was down the street a few days ago and had no idea it was like this. Its been about 4 years for me too. I went to Round 1 with some buddies. Ill have to go back soon before they close it down.

[@markavelisocal]

All the shopping on the perimeter are busy, it’s grown a lot

[@ronquin5272]

@@markavelisocal i went last week on a Wednesday around mid day and it was busy. Yeah some shops are closed but the other stores were open. However they close most shops at like 6 or 7 pm. Pretty early probably because the traffic dies out at that time. I was talking to a store manager and like others mentioned, they are planning to remodel the mall depending on a pilot mall in orange county that they also own. Its like a half mall half apartment building with outdoor shops as well. If that proves to be a success, then they will do that too. Also, like Mark said the surrounding area has been growing. Which means investors are seeing the value in keeping that area active.

[@marcelmarcel8679]

Großes Kompliment für deine Videos! Wirklich interessant anzusehen! Besser als jede ZDF-Doku!

[@Marvel66666]

Alles ist besser als ARD/ ZDF 🤣

[@ajs7249]

It suck’s to see The Puente Hills mall in the state that it is in, but maybe it can be saved by making it an outdoors style mall, like the way they plan on doing, which is similar to the Citadel outlets in the city of Commerce.

[@evancortez2]

I did a vlog from Puente hills mall 12 years ago and man it was so different then, the mall was busy, people everywhere, stores open - thanks a lot amazon

[@missingremote4388]

I'll check it out. Brookfield square, My mall is still kicking since 1967 - lost 2 of the 3 anchor stores

[@kristinamercado5737]

I Love Amazon! ❤ Saves time, money and very convenient. I once saw my friend who is 65 go to 5 different Walmart for some kind of ink cartridge when he could just click a button and it would have arrived at his house in a day or 2. Let go of the past and evolve people... That would be like everybody saying "I miss phone booths sooo much..." boohoohoo

[@evancortez2]

@@kristinamercado5737 So you're the reason we're in this mess

[@shaunsteele6926]

@@kristinamercado5737 the convenience is great... but at what cost? Imagine showing your grandparents 50+ years ago that you can buy virtually anything from the comfort of your living room sitting in your pajamas, and have it delivered to your door. This isn't "evolution" it's quite the opposite. Humans are not meant to sit on their asses all day being comfortable and staring at screens.

[@andradeb2695]

​@@evancortez2That's the BEAUTY of Capitalism!! it's not always the consumers fault it's all about competition and Amazon is just killing the competition! Don't hate the player hate the game! At least that's what older generations tell me

[@JavierValencia-h7d]

I love your videos...love to walk on the mall and see people happy and smiling having a good time

[@DaveinNorthYork]

Even in Toronto, not only are the smaller malls (such as Agincourt Mall and Malvern Town Centre) dying, but they are also slated for redevelopment as well.

[@lewisak8]

Unbelievable! Lived my whole life in southern California until moving to AZ in 2010, used to go to that mall a lot it's crazy to see it dead. Malls are dying and it's not how people shop any more. Sad to see the mall so dead and most likely to be torn down at some point.

[@lewisak8]

@brooklynborn83 Well, most are to big to do that, but the main reason that never happens is their locations. They are in prime real estate areas for commercial and that's why most malls are getting torn down and redeveloped into mix use properties which people do shop at nowadays.

[@martin.larsson1972]

This makes me so sad. I have friends in Hacienda Heights and have spent so much time at this mall when visiting. I live in Sweden and haven’t been able to go there since 2019 due to Covid. It was slowing down before the pandemic but this is worse than I feared. 😢

[@districtline]

There's nothing as soul-sucking as working at a dead store in a dead mall. 😢

[@denisemartin3603]

😢😢😢

[@coreyh7323]

Well now the big box stores are suffering because of 50 year politicians that make self-serving decisions.

[@FrightFilmFan]

...very tragic, in watching this...even more so in my mind, as I grew up in the Rowland Heights area, and I actually still remember when they were breaking ground, in preparation for building the Puente Hills Mall. Didn't see the opening, though...the family moved out to Indiana, for a couple of years. But when we came back, Puente Hills Mill was in it's full throe glory. I couldn't help but beam with absolute glee when I saw 'Back to the Future', with the mall being used as one of the filming sites...

[@slimjim23]

Awesome video.. It's crazy everything's going backwards like it was in the fifties when malls were outside...open air to be Exact!!... Like victoria gardens In Rancho cucamonga ,that open air mall does very well!!

[@bitsandpiecesmusic]

It's happening here as well, and people keep stating that it's wasting space. Some have talked about renovating it into some kind of senior citizen apartments, with some of the well lit/sky light areas being used for gardening/greenhouse stuff. Definitely wild to see how malls went from so popular to what they are now.

[@otimitla]

I grew up in that mall. It was booming in the 1980s and 1990s. It was the place to go to meet friends and just hang out. Malls are no long in fashion. Now it's mostly outlet malls or high end malls. If you want to see a mall that never died out, check out the Santa Anita Mall. It has defied the odds.

[@Hankola]

That place was the spot every Friday and Saturday night. Gameworks and AMC had the ultimate presence. Spend 10 bucks at Gameworks, then go see a student discounted movie for $5. I miss that mall so damn much, and it's a total shame what's happened to it.

[@Korgoth9]

Now there's a Round1 to fill Gameworks' void.

[@philipnguyen3107]

Excellent review!💯👍 you look vibrant and radian. Stay blessed.

[@patfaulkner8643]

Sad how all the malls across the country, are going downhill. Or closing . Where I live in Tennessee. It's 50 miles to a mall. Thanks for sharing

[@melreslor2114]

Puente Hills was the first mall I've seen. Before that there were shopping centers, a few stores connected together. My mother was excited about Puente Hills and drove over 20 miles and take us kids over there and even give us spending money. Santa Anita Fashion Park (Arcadia) must've started later as we were closer to that but didn't see that until years later.

[@Czechbound]

Here in Czech Republic, malls are still thriving. They are built close to population centres, with good transport. The food courts are packed throughout the day. Car parks are full, and the places have lots and lots of people walking around browsing in the shops. I never see so many people though with shopping bags full of things they have bought. But Westfield, the global mall operator, bought a few of the bigger malls here, and significantly expanded them, and upgraded the original offering. They are very modern, clean and well designed. Here in Europe, Amazon isn't so popular, and next day delivery isn't really available. So people will still go to the mall to buy things vs buying online. Amazon looks like it has hollowed out physical retail in the USA. Cheaper prices are fine, but you always have to consider that cheap clothes are usually made in Asia by people who earn pennies a day, and not supporting physical stores means they will disappear. So you have to ask yourself why type of local town centre do you want. For me, I buy European made clothes where possible, and swerve the $1 t-shirts are they are made with near slave labour. I support local shops where I can that means my local high street has a chance to survive and thrive. All my neighbours do the same. You get the local high street/ mall experience you deserve based on your buying habits. Pointless to complain about malls being empty if you choose to buy the cheapest thing online or at a local stand alone big box shop. Yes, inflation is high and we're all hurting. But that's no excuse.

[@sasazapadnik9335]

Same thing in some cities I been to: Bucharest, Belgrade, Saigon and Mexico City. The malls are located in densely-populated areas, very "walk-able", and good public transport like you said. And Europeans, like you said, emphasize socializing/touch/feel/quality more than online convenience.

[@ttfweb1]

I’ve been to the one in Brno many times. Busy.

[@genuineappeal3458]

how many poo skins reside in Czech Republic?

[@Czechbound]

@@genuineappeal3458 please explain for us all here what you mean by "poo skins". Thank you

[@denisemartin3603]

Mall closings started way before the corrupt inflation started

[@woop2235]

I remember when parents would drop off their teenagers at the mall around noon and come back to pick them up around 7 or 8 pm. And we weren’t afraid of child predators back then. But now that is not an option!!!😳😳😳😳

[@genuineappeal3458]

Gangs of child predators or gangs of criminal predators harassing the children? Where I am from, it was gangs robbing shoppers in the parking lot that convinced people to stop shopping. Figured it was Bezos disrupting local law enforcement to help Amazon get an edge. Pay off a few police chiefs to not enforce the law and Amazon becomes the new mall.

[@brettcarson1061]

Love, love your show ! It’s episodes like this one that sets this show apart from the others.😅

[@resofactor]

Just found your Channel. lol Man, you crack me up! ;D Look at what is happening to malls ALL across America!

[@darthbiker2311]

Lone Pine Mall lost its last pine. What a twisted timeline we live in. Hope they can put the mall's tenant spaces to adaptive reuse. It's an iconic structure and it would be very sad if it gets torn down or remodeled.

[@nigelcarren]

British person here. I remember seeing the huge US Mall's on TV in the 70's then thinking how the British equivalents weren't quite the same. But in all fairness I think that was probably down to the people. British people love nothing more than moaning, talking about the weather and standing in queues! 👍🤣😂 I like to mix with Americans... your natural positivity is like a B12 shot for me! 🇬🇧🌞🇺🇲 Best wishes from an Englishman making armour in a French forest. ⚒️ Bless you all

[@getmorecontent.]

Wow that was such a nice comment cheers from Northern California.

[@rico2smooth4u]

B12 hahahahaha! Funny “ Girl you need a shot of b12 it’s over due”

[@nigelcarren]

@@getmorecontent. Thank you, that made my day… My pleasure. Best wishes to you from me, three cats and a lot of nervous mice in the workshop. 😄😸😸😸🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭

[@genuineappeal3458]

England appears to have a good reason to moan with that very ugly population shift in the past thirty years.

[@shaunsteele6926]

sadly our natural positivity seems to be waning these days

[@protectyourselffilmeveryth6568]

Also for anyone who still goes to malls please stear clear of south bay galleria mall if you do go in please stay safe and know your exits

[@edmusick7794]

Why is it dangerous now?

[@StarzzyJJASD]

I used to work at the South Bay gallerie in the eighties it’s a shame because at 1 time it was a really clean vibrant mall now it’s a complete dump and shady people that go there , most people go down the street to del Amo mall in Torrance

[@protectyourselffilmeveryth6568]

@@StarzzyJJASD did you hear about the shoo8in march

[@protectyourselffilmeveryth6568]

@1ayyyy ya my son is terrified of malls now

[@JohnSmith-pn4it]

My first job in '81 was an A&W restaurant in a mall. It was a busy place. I'm surprised some of these malls are even still open since there isn't much in many of them.

[@alleyuseless]

I used to go to the Puente hills mall every week when I lived in Diamond Bar. Growing up in the 80s we were there constantly, and this is sad as fuck.