Abandoned - Frederick Towne Mall

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In the heart of Frederick, Maryland sits the now infamous Frederick Towne Mall. From its rocky start as an emerging shopping centre in the 70's, to a dead mall eventually becoming one of the most surreal abandoned malls in America today.
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[@charonsferryold]

Fun fact: The old Hoyt's cinema in this mall has been reopened and is doing pretty well, it's probably the first successful reopened business in the whole property.

[@azuredusk991]

And they opened another theater so maybe things are turning up

[@tyudeongis]

that's awesome

[@VanLoweLawnCare]

It's all one Theater called Warehouse Cinemas, I've been to it, it's actually a pretty nice Theater. Definitely glad to see new life in the area though.

[@dannaylor8716]

Hoyts was my first job and I was a true mall rat here, so this video had some nice nostalgia 🥰

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[@y2films]

@5:09 First, honored to make your video. I'm the guy on the left side with the annoyed look on his face. What a night that was. Secondly, no we weren't there for copper or any belongings, we were just there to explore. The Frederick Towne Mall at that point was mostly just broken objects everywhere from vandals and jerks and trash from places. We definitely weren't the only ones going in. 2 of the 3 of us had grown up in that Mall and just like the KZbinrs today we were seeking out to make a video of our own. Unfortunately we didn't really think of any reprecussions, just had a blast seeing our childhood home one more time as the Wal*Mart announcement was rumored to be happening. If interested, I have the full story of that night as well as video we shot of us just dicking around and having a blast in our old stomping grounds just like we would have if we were still kids. Thank you for making this video, I appreciate making a cameo in someone else' video, a lot has changed in the 5 years since for me, in good ways. @Bright Sun Films

[@y2films]

@User Probably found wrong information. We were charged with breaking in but never took a thing

[@aidenzurk7726]

Surrrrreeeeeeeee

[@y2films]

@@aidenzurk7726 great response, very insightful

[@natejennings5884]

Fredrick Towne Mall looks like South Dekalb Mall in Atlanta. Only a few eateries and a movie theater are still there, and the Covid-19 panic is killing that off.

[@brynncunningham]

Question: what’s the most unsettling thing that you found in the mall?

[@flopsyrailwayproductions1434]

Update: The mall will become an entertainment center and is getting renamed District 40.

[@SchuminWeb]

I will believe that when I see it.

[@pxnguin]

Legit, also where you from. I live in hullcrest

[@dansimon1100]

Is that mall still up last time I was there when in the Boscov's

[@SchuminWeb]

@@dansimon1100 Yes. The mall is still standing, and the Boscov's is still open for business.

[@dansimon1100]

@@SchuminWeb hell yeah I watched the video one time all the guy that went to a Boscov's and I had a restaurant inside of it I thought that was pretty cool I filmed a little bit of the mall long time ago it's on my KZbin channel if you can find it

[@dcvk6250]

5:19 Kind of random, but I know exactly how that wooden plank got there. Before I snuck in, my dad’s friend got inside by carefully removing the glass on the door, but when he tried to put it back in, the glass broke. Now you know why a piece of wood is in an abandoned shopping mall.

[@kojiemoji4907]

🤣🤣🤣

[@SilkandScrooge]

Been in there a few times recently because people keep smashing the glass.

[@JamesPetts]

Leaving the lights on in these places is an insane waste of energy.

[@blueberry1vom1t]

not to mention the costs of keeping said lights on. It was already financially struggling.

[@into_the_void]

The HVAC was kept on to ventilate the place. The lights being on seems completely unnecessary...

[@TheKeeperMadz]

And makes global warming worst

[@youtubepopo2241]

The anchor stores were connected to the malls fuze box they have to pay for the power of the whole mall

[@theloanranger2632]

@@TheKeeperMadz Global warming isn't real bro

[@shaggnar2014]

Oh boy I never expected our shitty dead mall to ever get covered by you. Fun fact a friend of mine got the cops called on him here because he, his sister and another friend all walked into the radio shack at the same time and the employees were so freaked out they though they were being robbed. That's how dead that mall is. Meanwhile FSK is doing okay last I checked, but it's still not what it was 15 years ago

[@yourdad3327]

Same

[@horsebox5138]

Frrr

[@alexaaniya1]

Frrr

[@BilllyRayCyrus]

Frrr

[@youtubepopo2241]

Same I didn’t expect to see this either It’s small and it’s rotting in the ground

[@autsedits]

I remember watching this with my mom and grandma who lived in Fredrick, but we moved a few years before it closed down.. good memories but sad seeing my mom seeing her old mall and grandmas.. thank you for showing the past for us all.

[@davekunkel3872]

Its cool to see our local mall on your channel. The biggest loss when it closed for me was Long John Silvers... i miss that place.

[@Baalenciagaa]

I live a short walk away from there and I used to go there as a kid, I remember playing at the arcade, eating at the long john silver, seeing, and watching movies with my mom, now is just depressing for me. And The Francis Scott Key mall isn't looking too hot either.

[@AdMan-The-LabRat]

Cool in the Summer, Warm in the Winter, putting the first few coffin nails into the OG indoor Strip Mall: Frederick Towne Square... Those synapses have not fired in 25-35, 40 years, Thanks John Spade! Excellent work. For well over a decade Frederick Towne Mall (FTM) was the Center of our World for years. We saw Star Wars there. Taught myself BASIC on a Radio Shack's TRS-80, got big on Pappy's Pepperoni Pizza & Root Beer (Pitchers), Annual Sneakers from Chanticleer Shoes, LEVI's (Dungarees and matching Jacket) from that clothing store near the Friendly's, Ice Cream Store (I preferred the ICE cream from the Soft Pretzel place), Free samples at Hickory Farms. Long John Silvers was the first place to offer Boneless White Meat Chicken Strips.The toy store was price prohibitive and too low tech (my Atari came form K Mart.) MY Sister got her "Lion's Letter Jacket" as did every Field Hockey to Football Frederick County Freshman Girl & Guy's did (Jocks!). Several Schools of Freshwater Fish, Cecil the 6 inch Boa constrictor (grew to 8 feet and was adopted by the National Zoo when I went off to war). Some other small furry creatures and our Toy Poodle all came from Drs. Pet Center. If you wanted to get rid of your kids for the weekend, well at least for all of Saturday. The biggest danger at the time at the FTM was attempting to take down the reigning title holder and still un-defeated Time Out's TIC-TAC-TOE Champion Chicken (LIVE). Need a break from reality and the KIDS? This is where our Parents were ditched, it was the safest place to drop your kids off for the day before dropping them off at Skate Haven for the night. Absolutely fascinating!

[@SerenityEvermore]

Those were the days. I really miss having a Long John Silvers in Frederick lol

[@animalover21218]

Yeah Frederick is changing rapidly

[@darrinclem2502]

The arcade was called time out. Many afternoons there. Miss that place.

[@dvferyance]

I just checked the Francis Scott Key Mall on google maps they have an indoor view of the mall looks like that mall is still doing at least ok. I did not see many vacant stores.

[@FarmerKlein]

I used to go there all the time in the 90's as a teenager. no idea it was dangerous.

[@shaggnar2014]

Everywhere was dangerous in the 70's, the crime really started post 2008 when all the stores left

[@thema1998]

Tiberius Hrafn-Úlfur I'm surprised that my parents survived the '70s considering how dangerous America was.

[@bubsmith1067]

I knew the head of security there. He said guards would get robbed doing outside patrols. This was after the mall closed.

[@sgreenlee713]

In the early 2000’s a classmate of mine was jumped and beaten pretty badly.

[@wvuwhat]

Grew up across the river in Sterling, VA. Mom used to take me there as a kid in the mid-90's. I never felt threatened or scared. It was just a mall.

[@Ultimaton100]

Being a millennial who grew up in Frederick, I frequented this mall in its waning years. It had a certain charm to it right up to the day the interior between the anchor stores was closed up. I was honestly surprised to see you cover this, pleasantly surprised.

[@TotosSword]

Nice to know that the remaining anchor stores aren’t warehouses.

[@josepharmstrong1531]

Amazon: (Fortnite dances on dead malls).

[@EricaFazeJux]

They are amazing dept stores! My fave in frederick is boscovs

[@Awesomesauce699]

I’m from Frederick. I used to go to this mall when I was a kid, even the movie theater. Couldn’t believe there was video on this!

[@SDEexorect]

Dark Moses i remember going to that movie theather too as a kid and walking into the mall and seeing like 7 stores throught the entire place

[@nvrwlb]

I stood in line to see Star Wars at that mall. It wasn't Hoyts in 1977.

[@carterl369]

At least we still have FSK

[@mattmerv5157]

For a short period before they closed this mall it was the place to hang out... That and the ice skating rink. FSK was always better though.

[@ianchristopheralexander1985]

Francis Scott Key Mall also had a Hoyts now it's shadowland and a restaurant now it was a 3 screen movie theater I took my exs there and I went to all of the Hoyt's in Frederick Maryland.

[@MrTIHSHO]

I would have to disagree with the notion that this mall had no attachment to people; at least it does for me. This was my childhood mall and I have so many memories of going here. It was closer than Francis Scott Key and it was the only place to get Long John's Silvers in the area. We would drive the 20 minutes from my house just to get some! They had an amazing space that served boardwalk style fries for a while in the late 90's and I frequented the arcade while it was here, which I believe was called Pocket Change. Although that was also the name of the Francis Scott Key arcade too. I remember in my late teens lining up outside of Hoyts Cinemas to watch the midnight showing of the first Spider-Man film and the release day showings for Rush Hour and The Incredibles. In the late 90's again, I would eat at the Friendly's then walk into the Kaybee Toys next door to buy Transformers, well to have my mom buy Transformers. There was a tiny pretzel place at the far end where Boscov's where we would never leave the mall without getting an order of pretzels and cheese. My parents would always get their watch batteries replaced at the watch store that was next to the Hair Cuttery and I remember watching a cousin of mine perform in a school concert right there on the stage in front of the Boscov's. The Montgomery Wards was were my parents bought their first Big Screen Tube TV and the first place I played an Nintendo 64 Demo Kiosk. I will always remember Mario thanking me for playing and ask who was next :) I have so many memories of this place and its so surreal to see a channel I follow take the time to produce such an informative video on it. Just seeing the footage gives me goosebumps as I recognize all the storefronts and even the tile floor where I would carefully hop on individual colors playing the "floor is lava" game. Thanks for bringing back some happy memories to me!

[@mikebennett317]

Hot Sams was the pretzel place.

[@MCMemoryVault]

Thank you so much for a to playing a my game a

[@nvrwlb]

K&K / Kay Bee Toys and Time Out arcade. What else does a little kid need?

[@kathrynradonich3982]

Omg thank you went there all throughout the 90s and early 2000 until we moved to Ohio

[@taltal11575]

Me too❤️ memories.

[@rubycrystal3104]

I wanted to say that it is awesome to find someone else who is into abandoned retail and the story behind them! I love your seires and I cant wait for more content ! I have watched your veidos and seen such growth !!!! you are awesome and keep moving foward !

[@Sephvion]

"We didn't spend a lot of time in here, because I was very nervous. It just seemed to easy to get in." Then proceeds to go back at an even worse time of the day. Wtf? 2 OR 3 IN THE MORNING?! NOPE!

[@DiamondBlade12]

Havent watch it yet but its by BSF so its going to be 10/10

[@CrudeBrothers]

Indeed

[@theliweli]

The Crude Brothers How is that hot sauce

[@thema1998]

More Films - Diamondblade Accurate. This was great!

[@aleronhawk]

Just a few hours after Dan Bell's dead mall, we have abandoned episodes from Jake. My weekend is early

[@NotTheAverageGamerz]

Hanif Pandu new proper people video as well !

[@silverhiker4549]

I worked in that mall in the 90s and they were some of the best days of my life. I worked at Camelot music and a few years later, RAVE clothing.

[@avrinrose5457]

In my fictional world, this place never gets abandoned and still successful

[@futuremiIf]

Heck yeah, just what I needed today!

[@anderazerx1838]

yeah same!

[@Haloreach250]

Me to bro

[@louisianaapple2778]

Hell to tha yeahhhh😂👍🏾

[@celesterandolph9386]

Love the profile picture👌

[@pineapplepal6588]

dank memes Voltron fan are here 2 lit

[@RaptorBoyJoe]

Do an "Abandoned" on Toys R Us when they file for Chapter 7

[@BrightSunFilms]

When they file, sure

[@cloneskiller]

if

[@professionalidiot07]

Sub4sub

[@abrahamlincoln154]

Jedi Master Joseph and Darth Aidan They’re filing for chapter 11 I believe.

[@supergamerz747]

^

[@gokusondbz]

It's awesome to see a shout out to Dan Bell 😀 .

[@mrkipling2201]

gokusondbz definitely. I love his videos!!

[@syxepop]

gokusondbz Nothing unusual as Jake became the producer of Dan Bell after a certain time in the past. If someone Jake would shout out is to "his former boss"...

[@yahshgarcia3689]

i live around 3 minutes from here and passing by it every day and going there as a kid just makes it more and more surreal. i remember i was around like 11 or so when it closed for good and seeing it so vacant just blew my mind at the time and still does to this day

[@nationdecay]

Just informing anyone who sees this video and decides to go: The Frederick police have installed cameras under the owners and you will most likely get caught.

[@IVR02]

Would the owners give permission to photographers for entry? I'm assuming not, but nonetheless, I'm curious.

[@dannydaw59]

Bribe the rent-a-cop.

[@nationdecay]

Jude Abijah they won't

[@nationdecay]

Ian V. Raybeck no. I was told no because they said that if they let me in with permission once they would have to let everyone that asked in because people would argue over it

[@jasonhall7675]

Ah, the classic answer. They don't *have* to do anything, privately owned means they can allow or refuse whoever they see fit.

[@hennerz2396]

Just finished binge watching these videos and now there's a new one

[@heruka369]

These videos are the best. I lived in Frederick from 2001-2003. The FTM was such a wonderful place to hang out with my new daughter. I have a Santa pic with her and him when she was both 1 and 2 years old. The Long John Silvers the best and the staff became friends. The Chinese restaurant was the only spot I have found that had peanut butter chicken. When I moved back to Ohio I only found one place that could make it special for me when I came in. I was an employee at Waldenbooks at FSK Mall and then went over to FTM to be an assistant manager there. I brought to life their bargain books section which had huge tables in the Mall hallway. Major area of sales for us, thank you very much. Great candy/cigar store on the Montgomery Ward end too. Some guy also opened a comic book store too. Music store (bought the horrible Powerman 5000 CD there), collectibles, a bank, Halloween store during October, Italian spot run by Mexicans, the theatre and really cheap shows, the arcade where I mastered the South Park pinball game, so many good memories. I, in no shape or form, saw or heard of any crime there?? Weird it had that reputation...oh, and the hair cutting place by Wards had this super skilled older man that shook (which freaked me out at the time getting a hair cut) but as soon as he started cutting your hair, he was like steel and did the most amazing job. Like was mentioned, the Xmas display was the best!

[@brteller]

Thank you for this, didn't realize anyone cared about this old Mall anymore. Went here a ton back in the 90s, everythign was pretty accurate that you posted, but we all new it was going to die by 2000. This was a place of many, many childhood memories. I won a Pinwood derby years ago here, had many family visits and other activities. The whole area had crime issues that was the eventual reason my family moved to somewhere nicer in Frederick County.

[@brteller]

But, my point to this is that there is someone that cares! Seeing these videos broke my heart just a bit, it used to be a good place, but it fell victim to crime and went downhill.

[@harrisonthorburn9096]

America, like Canada is facing a housing crisis, being that there's too much demand and not enough supply of available homes. I think all these malls offer immense redevelopment opportunities to transform empty spaces and rotting parking lots into mixed used neighbourhoods that could bring new people, money, and life into down-in-the-dumps areas.

[@rgwernert]

Cool idea, lets use your money.

[@chloekieper]

Harrison William Thorburn that’s funny, because in Connecticut we have too many houses and not enough people. Like we have such high taxes that people are leaving, or moving into smaller houses. Our schools are made for a larger group of people, but we have so few kids compared to older years.

[@a15-d3w]

Like the 2 comments above imply, I think you might have a gossly oversimplified view of economics & real estate development. It is not as simple as building "just beacuse". For example, China have both ghost cities & homelessness epidemic... at the same time... in the same regions. Sometimes, like in Vacouver, it is result of perverse incentives. Local goverments recive huge tax benefits for the high prices of artificial monopolies. The local goverment have only to ensure to restric the supply as much a possible. -

[@Padverus]

Harrison William Thorburn I mean the more people you have the more stores you need, malls conveniently put a bunch of stores in one big building.

[@Dre12008]

Unless You Wanna Live Next A Home Depot

[@JoeMama-ll6bn]

Hey Jake, I was wondering if you would be interested in the amusement park "Pixieland". It was a park located next to the highway when entering Lincoln City in Oregon. My parents went when they were kids and it seems the park has some interesting history behind it. Apparently, the park was only open for about 5 years or so starting in 1969 and closing in 1975. It's been sitting dormant for years and they have sold parts to other parks like Lagoon in Utah. Great video as always

[@therealtony2009]

might be a necro, but i would love to see this

[@corypfaffenberger8902]

I love these videos about abandoned malls and retail giants. I was watching real estate class videos and they talked about how real estate market crashes and cycles and you can always tell that there will be a real estate crash when giant malls are being built rapidly. I think it's crazy that we were building so many malls in the late 70s but the market didn't crash for awhile. Very interesting.

[@itzchaseyboi]

Your commentary combined with a little bit of Dan Bell’s Cutting Room Floor mixed in will forever be one of my favorite collabs.😄

[@ersonthemesa]

Great video Jake. Almost can smell the interior.

[@VezerloProductions]

The amount this channel has grown since I first join is phenomenal.

[@mrkipling2201]

I’ve seen Dan Bell’s video on this abandoned mall and it’s very good and interesting. Well worth a watch.

[@imnat5]

Thank you so much for making this video. I have watched your Abandoned series for a while now and today I decided to check your channel for new uploads and I was so happily surprised to see this video! I was born in Frederick, my mom was born in Frederick, her mother we born in Frederick, etc. and although I only spent a few years going to this mall, I have very fond memories of playing "Don't Step on the White Tiles" with my sisters and cousins (for people who live in Frederick and has been to Frederick Towne Mall, does anyone remember the animatronic singing bears that they would set up at Christmas that were on like a stage and would sing Christmas songs? I remember it being an annual thing that I would beg my mom to go see multiple times every year lol). My mother always tells us stories about growing up as a teenager in that mall; I just showed the video and it made her very happy to see all of the pictures of the inside. Her mother, my Nana worked in the McCroy shown at 2:03. I'm rambling, but it's so cool to see you talk about my town! I never knew about the lights being on inside, but that's so awesome and my sister wants to explore the mall sometime soon :)

[@sgreenlee713]

That area makes me sad now because I grew up not far from there. Will use a laugh at the thought of gangs being in that area and now they are.

[@cookiepartyyy]

Haha I did that with the tiles in that mall too

[@elizabeth2648]

When you see that Bright Sun Films has uploaded a new video, your day just became brighter

[@michaelcooper4335]

I know that's crazy

[@madisonc3445]

I used to watch your videos pretty much every day and just started again yesterday, I remember you saying on snapchat that you were posting soon and didn't realize it was today, what a pleasant surprise!! awesome video as always Jake, also loved that you had Dan Bell as a guest!

[@dougzellers9725]

I've been binge watching this channel (love it), but it wasn't until my second viewing of this one and a quick investigation on Google Maps that I realized that I'd totally been in that Home Depot probably about a dozen times.

[@kurtborkman9472]

Dude, this is legit my childhood here. I remember seeing everything you're talking about it's really cool and creepy.

[@savage-americanimperialist4335]

I think your obsession with abandon and bankrupt places is, you enjoy the failing of others. Anyways, great video. Love the channel.

[@amberstotelmyer2151]

This is kinda depressing. This is the first video you've done, and that I've seen, of a place I actually went to and remember. I live near Frederick, and visited this mall regularly. I had no idea about the crime, I thought it was a nice mall. The last time I was there was in 2009, and I thought it looked rundown, but that's how a lot of retailers look in this area. I had no idea of the financial problems it was having. Makes me worry about the mall closest to me - the Valley Mall in Hagerstown, MD - as it is starting to decline too, having just lost its Sears, and Bon-Ton closing soon. Anyway, thanks for the video, and for the objective look at the history of this place 👍

[@neon-gh9sr]

How is the mall in Hagerstown doing? I hear one was torn down, not sure if it was that one.

[@nvrwlb]

Bon-Ton used to be Eyerly's. Anyone remember ?

[@jenelle5331]

As someone said 8 months ago, Warehouse Cinema moved in during the pandemic and is doing well. As well as Home Depot. The rest of the building is still just sitting there and I'd love to see what it's like inside now.

[@scj6693]

I would just like to say that i used to hate your videos because you would always stutter or laugh or whatever, but your quality has improved immensely and I actually enjoy watching these newer ones. Keep it up.

[@jacomee27]

I know these movies can’t be easy to make but awesome job I wish it was possible to make them more often

[@BBHouseRodent]

This reminds me of our former local Latham Circle Mall. The Interior shots of the decline look like it could be the same mall. Great job as always Jake. The level of your professionalism since your early videos is great to see.

[@MelanieAnneAhern]

A fair amount of my childhood was spent here, watching Ice Age in the theater with my best friend and tagging along my mom as she did her Christmas shopping there. So bizarre.

[@TheSmileyCraft]

I grew up about 10 minutes from here! I remember shopping in the early 2000s and it slowly dying and finally walking around the mall with my mom when almost all the stores were closed except BonTon and Hallmark.

[@MiniJennnn]

Oh cool! An Abandoned episode on a place I've actually been to a BUNCH of times before (both before and after its closure)! So awesome!

[@laynadallas5278]

I live for your guys videos. The abandoned series is so addicting, i love the retail ones alot. Amazing video BSF lots of love ❤

[@BrightSunFilms]

+Alayna Claremont Thank you so much!!

[@RockDragoness82]

I love and am fascinated with defunct and abandoned retail and businesses!!! I love your channel!!

[@HistoryEnthousiast]

Well, looks like i finally found someone that really likes abandoned retails and places, just like me. I also really like the abandoned series. So, if the pandemic situation is over or it gets better, i would really like more videos. Keep it on buddy.

[@livingroomset2084]

I just don't get how Mall of America secured its place as probably the most thriving mall ever.

[@BrightSunFilms]

+Wizard Hoovy Massive, appeals to not just retail, in a large city

[@livingroomset2084]

Bright Sun Films Personally I have gone to that mall, but compare it to some of the other massive malls that met their downfall. And as always, nice video.

[@inkandpaintdept5612]

+Wizard Hoovy it also is a tourist attraction which sets it apart from almost every other mall out there. I visited there just because I was in the area and the only reason I went is because it was the mall of America so I don't think you can really compare it to other malls, especially ones that don't have the same caliber stores/restaurants and aren't in areas with lots of people.

[@Electronzap]

I probably spent about $100,000 at Mall of America since it opened lol.

[@DanielRichards644]

because it's not just a mall, it's an INDOOR YEAR ROUND CONSTANT TEMPERATURE THEME PARK, no baking in 90+ degree heat of Disney World summers and no worry of how cold it is outside limiting the times of year you can go (provided roads are passable).

[@mrkipling2201]

Nothing wrong with what you said you were interested in. They actually sound like quite interesting subjects to look at. Plus these abandoned videos are brilliant!!

[@ericbuzzard2041]

This just kinda makes me sad. I used to work in this mall when I was a teenager and they're some of the best memories of my childhood. The subway back in the late 90s back when the mall and that side of town was still kinda thriving.

[@euroshark1]

I remember going to this mall back in the 70's and later. This was the first mall near me before they opened the Valley Mall in Hagerstown. Thanks

[@whymethough2701]

God I've lived in Frederick all of my life and never knew about the history of this mall. I literally live less than 10 minutes away and literally pass it almost every day.

[@raccoon681]

why is it so violent over there?

[@whymethough2701]

@Bill Williams Funny enough, I was just talking to my parents about the overuse of the word "literally". Now I look like a hypocrite lol

[@kylielilyanastultz2101]

same

[@raccoon681]

@@kylielilyanastultz2101 literally same?

[@kylielilyanastultz2101]

@@raccoon681 i replied same to martin about living in frederick all my life

[@zombies101lover]

Frederick represent!!

[@Liam-qb7em]

Adam Middletown represent lol

[@MKninjas]

New market in the house

[@oliviakramer7665]

Walkersville!! ❤️😂

[@jmukadi_2875]

Urbana represent!

[@grethandolan5591]

Adam yeeet

[@bluddwyer789]

Wow memories. My mom used to work at arbys in the mall for about 4 years till my brother was born in 94. My aunt continued to work there. I liked that mall growing up. Used to walk from FSK to Frederick Town Mall as a teenager. We were nuts.

[@hyojinchoii]

The story of the mall closing is exactly the same one happening to Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

[@mr_mikegar321]

I go wheaton mall

[@alexmackall9700]

Lake forest is really far for some people like me. I live just outside DC and it’s a long ride

[@hyojinchoii]

@@mr_mikegar321 wheaton is uhhh oof

[@hyojinchoii]

@@alexmackall9700 there's plenty of other malls like Montgomery Mall of I-270 or like Bethesda Row, Tysons (though that is also far)

[@alexmackall9700]

최효진 ya ik but taking public transportation isn’t the best but I still take it

[@EverydayMusician]

I may have been there when I was little. Definitely have been to FSK Mall though. Had a really awkward first date there in 2006.

[@EverydayMusician]

@Ghecko I hope you're well, Jaime.

[@bobkmertz]

I'd love to see you do an episode on Martinsburg Mall (Martinsburg, WV). It's got an interesting history having been built between two other malls in other states on I-81 and the way it transitioned to a shopping center by tearing down the abandoned "mall" part of the structure but keeping the anchor stores. The present day Foxcroft Towne Center remains oddly designed as a result of this.

[@bardgettbrandy]

I really enjoy watching your videos. I live in a city where we have a mall that was thriving In the beginning like this one, but is now much less used. The neighboring city to mine has another mall that was updated like the proposal you mention in the video with a completey different look from what I remember growing up. It's awesome to watch videos and get to feel like you are walking through yourself. Great job.

[@glenesis]

Great video as per usual, Jake. I miss Time Out. I grew up a mallrat. When it was hot out we went to malls for air conditioning. In the 70s and 80s kids went to malls to smoke butts. As public cigarette smoking went away mall popularity declined as well. İt's no coincidence. I was in this mall on some road trip when it was fully functional. I hadn't heard that it went out. It always makes me sad when a nice mall closes down.

[@Nikkitine]

This is really the oddest thing to come across! After living in Maryland for 11 years, The oldest memories I have of this mall was Bon-Ton’s closure, an old arcade machine and the Hallmark; I had no idea the Hallmark closed down, and I’m honestly surprised Boscov’s is still around! I also kinda-sorta remember this store that sold various luggage for travelling...

[@maxtaylor518]

I went here recently and here are my findings: - boarded up but can enter from rear - someone was killed in the movie theatre but all rooms in there are empty - some new leases are opening on the front - a bit more security

[@truth1128]

Thank you Jake for another well researched and narrated episode. I appreciate this information and you an awesome job!

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

Ah, I remember hanging out in this place in my highschool days in the early 2000s. Great to see the Long John Silvers really was unchanged from the first day this place opened, as we had suspected. I spent so, so many quarters in the arcade. I went back a few years after it had mostly died, the only store that I remember being open was the Hallmark store, it was very surreal.

[@absolutemadlad]

I really enjoyed this episode. Good work... Is there any possibility of you covering Zellers (Canadian retailer if I’m not mistaken) in the future? One of my favourite places to go to growing up!

[@alleng269]

FaZe M3RK he did in his target canada video

[@ratdude747]

Briefly, yes. Didn;t cover how or why Zellers got to the point of getting bought out and run into the ground. Same with Hills and Zayre, other brands that declined, merged, and flopped (both taken out by Ames). Zayre is interesting as they founded TJ Maxx and ultimatly split off moved their main capital to it, which left the original Zayre as the actual spinoff which was soon bought by Ames.

[@romualdassuchankas390]

FaZe M3RK your profile XD 👏👏👏 😂😂😂

[@terrycoyle6864]

God, that just gave me flashbacks, man. Sad...

[@TorontoTransitFan]

Absolute MAD LAD man I miss Zellers

[@squashhead1374]

It is sad to see these malls close. All the memories and nostalgia over the years. I hope the malls I grew up with never go under. But I guess everything eventually comes to an end.

[@joshroller9449]

New to your channel...love the Abandoned, Bankrupt, and Cancelled series'. Keep it up!

[@misshauntedpoet]

Your videos are always very interesting. ☺️

[@carrot7143]

It's odd seeing indoor shots of this abandoned mall when I was in it a few years ago...

[@Laurenteamec]

Dan Bell's 'Neon Dreams' video is amazing. Thanks for all interesting video you've created.

[@MManning90]

I live 20 minutes away from there! Thank you for doing a video about an abandoned structure in my hometown!

[@mattzillagamer1696]

Yes another abandoned video these always get me excited.

[@tookitogo]

3:30 “You will be trespassed from the mall...” 😂 And the “Spanish” is even worse!

[@mattwalters6834]

Antonio Tejada I can only imagine what the Spanish version says.

[@hellothere5843]

What is the literal translation?

[@SchuminWeb]

Those sorts of signs are when you know that the mall is dead and buried. Those are extremely tacky, and a healthy mall would *never* post something like that.

[@MintyToq]

“oH SHIT NOT SPANISH!!”

[@pedro_perez1]

@@hellothere5843 " No violation Do not participate In this section is Closed" That's the literal translation

[@johnnavarre2384]

God this brings back so much nostalgia. I grew up with this mall since it was closer to us than FSK. I remember eating at the Ground Round and visiting the theater to see so many movies. It was so surreal walking around it in some of its last years as the stores were all disappearing. There are large windows in the men’s section of Boscov’s where you can still look into the mall and see the deterioration. I’ve taken a bunch of pictures of it. I was young when I grew up with this building, but I do honestly miss it

[@audreyknott4765]

I grew up in this mall.....totally attached to it. I love seeing old pictures from inside it.

[@alyssad990]

Never knew about this place, but with my mom growing up in the town right over during the 70s and 80s, this definitely was somewhere she probably went. . .

[@TheTarotHottie]

You should do an abandoned video on the Norwich State Hospital, an abandoned mental hospital in Norwich, CT. Some of my family still lives in that town and when we drive by the hospital property it is so creepy! Definitely worth a google search!

[@cherryboi7734]

Awesome that you did Frederick Towne Mall. This is in my home town and I also did a presentation on it in my speech class.

[@ETHANWXCHASING]

This is so cool. I drive by that mall all the time when I go to Frederick, had no idea that huge abandoned looking building off the Golden mile was it. The interior reminds me of the backrooms. Maybe I should go explore it one day lol

[@lindseymentor11]

I live twenty-five mins away from this mall and I've driven past this mall a million times and I have been hoping you would make a video on this so thank you

[@marcusjnewtonz28]

Well worth the wait Jake!!! When can we expect the next one?!

[@BrightSunFilms]

+Mark N It won't be for a while as Dan Bell am I are traveling to Florida for about a month to film videos!

[@rollinndowe6213]

Well done, man! Thank you for the great video!!

[@houseofcards3140]

I grew up going to this mall, I spent my teen years at this mall. I have a serious attachment to it. So sad to have seen it die like it did. I remember spending so much time with friends and possible girlfriends there. It was part of my childhood and I could never forget it. That movie theater, the long john silvers, just wandering around. The uneven "hilly" floors where they would literally just kind slope down in places. The place is nostalgic. I remember shopping there as a kid with my parents, and later in life getting dropped off by our parents to see a movie. Then we'd wander around "shopping" or just chatting together, and then using the pay phones to call our parents to pick us up. We never knew or thought about violence. We were teens trying to experience freedom without our parents. I'll miss this place, and I found myself down nostalgia lane tonight and came across this video. Really hit my heart where it hurt, but brought back some really great memories.

[@ZoeAlexa11]

This reminds me of the University mall here in Tampa. It was really nice in the early 2000’s but slowly went down hill and there’s few stores there now and people are afraid to shop there because their car might get hijacked

[@YourNeedsarethePOINT]

So frickin' awesome! I'm from Frederick and remember Frederick Towne Mall and the golden mile! I grew just 5 miles from there and can't believe how bad it has gotten! One thing that isn't said much is the flooding problem in the back side near hoyts cinema entrance. However FSK Mall was the mall to be added so that rang the death toll for this mall.

[@7heRedBaron]

But everything else on The Golden Mile seems to be bustling. They all just agree they hate that mall.

[@BitByADeadBeePt1]

It's so surreal seeing a video like this when I live so close to this place and see it frequently. I never knew about its history. I only knew how to get in as its abandoned. Crazy.

[@CogzillaOfDojima]

I live next to this mall. Weird seeing it in your video. I used to go to it as a kid. Seeing it like it is now is both eerie and nostalgic

[@Panzer-535]

wow, did not expect this one. i used to go to this mall alot when i was a kid and my Grandmother worked in a few stores (including the Boscov's). i remember those last few years as stores began leaving, more and more empty spaces. i live in Hagerstown and shop at the Valley Mall more now, but i used to live in the Frederick area growing up. since this video is going on 3 years old. Boscov's and Home Depot are still the only businesses left as of Jan. 2020 (last time i went to Frederick). nothing has been done to the main building yet. in 2019 it was dubbed "District 40" and is to become an entertainment center including a movie theater.

[@rrjt1011]

Warehouse Cinemas occupies the old Hoyts Cinema space so it’s basically Hoyts spiritual successor or even rebirthed version. In fact the whole east wing of the old mall where Home Depot anchors is Warehouse Cinemas so you can definitely feel the vibes of the old mall as you walk through

[@sgreenlee713]

I’m from Frederick Maryland and I spent a lot of time on the golden mile and at that mall. I have a lot of memories growing up there. My family went to Montgomery Wards one Christmas shopping season. Saw the Lord of the Rings series at the movie theater with my dad. I remember getting my hair cut there as a teen (I miss my teenage hair). At at the Long John Silvers, bought books at the Walden books, bought photo equipment at Wolfs. Had a lot of good stores in the 90’s but slowly died. In the early 2000’s there was only a few things still open. A high school classmate of mine was jumped, robbed and beaten by a gang outside the movie theater. That’s when I stopped making the trip there. Francis Scott Key Mall had everything but the movie theater (it did at one time but only had 3 screens). I remember the last movie I saw there was No Country For Old Men. I never heard about the murder but doesn’t surprise me. The area went to shit and a lot of low income housing is partly to blame.

[@QueArres]

A friend of mine just shared this video with me. I used to work at the Hoytes (which was technically called the Frederick Towne Mall Cinemas) back when I was in high school. I remember quitting the day before the place was robbed at knife-point; that was quite a shock to hear, especially since I would have been working that day if I hadn't. I was also one of the people making rounds to stop the Wal-Mart from going up there (I didn't start the petition, but I was roommates with the person who did), and these days I live within walking distance of what's left. It's still kind of surreal, but it looks like some things may be going there soon.

[@strayanlad]

Another solid video. Keep pumping them out man, love the content.

[@jwm5660]

You should do the Houston Astrodome

[@novaowen351]

That or Astroworld

[@lasereraser8605]

Or both

[@still_your_zelda]

Oh wow, they dying mall by me was just bought by a company from Florida too! I keep saying the mall will be abandoned soon, but hopefully this turns it around.

[@TheMasterOfTheWord]

My parents used to take me to this mall in the late 90s-2000. I remember it really fondly because of this restaurant called Ground Round, where on the kid's menu there was something called a Smiley Face Pizza. I thought this was the best pizza I ever tasted as a kid. Seeing this video makes me miss having that pizza.

[@nancydarling4918]

Great video. Very interesting. Thanks for filming.

[@akaghosty5969]

Was waiting for a new episode love this series