Dead Mall: Boulevard Mall - Amherst, NY

[@kevin07817]

Mall is closing on Sunday April 28, both this mall and the eastern hills mall a few miles away meant a lot to me growing up. Thank you Boulevard Mall and Eastern Hills mall…gone, but never forgotten

[@peteyoung3124]

Moved here 6 years ago and there was still enough there. I knew it was on life support but I only just learned today that it's closed as of today. It's a real shame all that's gone from Amherst in the last several years - Friendly's, Scotch & Serloin, the entire Boulevard Mall...

[@Greengardenus]

How many store open now September 24

[@ronhoover5516]

Great video Wallie. I think, in general, the early 2000s were kind of the end of the golden years for many malls. The Great Recession of 2008, followed by the massive switch to online retail, and finally COVID were the body blows which did in malls such as these. I miss what these malls had for us and to this day there is an unfilled void that these places used to occupy. Maybe I'm overstating things but malls used to convey a warmth and sense of hope that seems somewhat missing these days. EDIT: Now I'm an old person who wants to be a mall-walker and now thee malls are disappearing left and right! I always thought I'd be that old guy having a McDonald coffee in the food court after my walk, but the food court (and the mall) are gone. Life's not fair I guess! LOL. Thanks for the video as always.

[@mrockstar4christ]

Nice comment sir, great way to view life. Back in the day everything was better, music, tv shows, even malls and whatnot.

[@jasonwilliams6005]

My mall growing up. Worked at JC Penney there in the mid 90s and met my wife there.

[@WallieB26]

That's great to hear. I'm just sorry the mall will be closing in a way. Hopefully the plans will actually go through to keep it alive. I'm sure this mall was great in its heyday. Glad to hear about you meeting your wife there!

[@BuffaloChicken]

My Mall was McKinley.

[@SarahCScherer]

That was my late 90s mall too! Almost half my Sweet Home class left town for lack of jobs, including me. I didn't know how bad it got :(

[@jasonwilliams6005]

@@SarahCScherer I also went to SH. And as far as jobs, there are plenty. Just not at the mall 😁

[@melodybeitzel5378]

​@@WallieB26 There used to be a Carolina Circle Mall back in the 80s or so but it's been closed up for years but luckily we still have Four Seasons Town Center that's 3 floors

[@johnp.weiksnar6861]

A nicely comprehensive timeline! It was only missing the Boulevard Mall theaters, a small multiplex across the street on Alberta. I believe it closed around 1990 when Chase-Pitkin went in, and later became Wegmans after they moved from the present Ashley Furniture location.

[@Lisa-uz4ot]

I hung out every weekend at this mall in the 80’s. It’s so sad to see everything gone.

[@buffaloarearailfan9928]

Great Video! This Mall was my Childhood! Spent many hours hanging around this place over the years. Very sad to see it in the shape it is now.

[@unconbentional2044]

I worked at the Verizon store in the food court there in 2009. I remember that Merry go round. It's sad to see what's become of this and so many other malls.

[@danieljwilson7918]

Boulevade Mall, Eastern Hills Mall, Thruway Mall, Summit Park Mall, Lockport Mall all dead or dying, a lot of history and memories for a lot of people gone! What a shame. Thanks Wallie for keeping some of this alive. Great Videos!

[@WallieB26]

I appreciate the kind words. I like to think my videos keep them alive. I hate that this mall and Eastern Hills Mall closed especially in the Buffalo area.

[@Urban_nation.]

Awesome video. So sad to see these dead malls. Love the video wallie. Thanks for sharing

[@lindamikel1842]

That's sad Dead Mail was pretty Gone and I Like That good Music on Songs Relaxing for Quite of bit Awesome Video Wallie

[@reneastle8447]

It's a good thing the Retro Decade Revival Project is gonna turn the tables around. We can spread the word, raise funds to restore it, and reopen all the old stores.

[@name02]

Sacrificing the food court for Dicks was a bad investment. They intentionally sabotaged this mall to sell the land.

[@alanlough638]

A great video, Wallie! It's really sad that the mall is closing. Online companies starting with Amazon are to blame for the demise of indoor shopping malls. Companies like Moonbeam is also a wrench in the works for causing the demise of indoor shopping malls and Century 3 Mall is an example of that.

[@jasonwilliams6005]

Sounds like the same plans they have for the Eastern Hills Mall. I'd be surprised if either actually gets completed

[@12HpyPaws]

Love the mall videos. Thanks Wallie

[@jaimienichols5649]

Awesome Wallie

[@FrankTech]

Yea.. Galleria is the only one left. Eastern hills is closed, Mckinnley I think closed and now Boulevard...

[@lils6410]

We have the Fashion Outlets as well

[@FrankTech]

Yea I forget about that one.. don’t get up to the falls area that often..

[@loridamico3368]

We would shop there all the time. I have good memories of Christmas shopping and visiting Santa Claus in the mid 1960s. We would still go downtown but it was easier to go to the mall from where we lived. It was a busy place for a long time. Sad to see it like this!

[@GeneralGorillaSonicOC]

The food court being removed for Dick's Sporting Goods was a death sentence for the mall. No one wants to go to a mall with no food court.

[@Hypersonic250]

Absolutely agree. It's so sad.

[@tommyostrander]

I grew up going to that mall. Sad that it’s like that

[@claudespeed277]

These mall videos have been hard to watch after my childhood mall suddenly closed after it was deemed a health and fire risk. And becuase the mall was already losing money every year since 2017 they decided the best course of action was to give a 6 day notice to the tenants that their closing permanently.

[@TheCubeTube]

That’s an old mall! Great video!

[@andrewbuchanan1230]

Thanks for that video. It's so sad. I remember walking around in that mall as a kid. Hate to see it go to this

[@davemartino5997]

I remember this mall used to THE PLACE to go shopping when I was younger in the 80s and 90s

[@justinmorrison321]

Another fantastic mall tour, Wallie!

[@WallieB26]

Thank you very much!

[@collinvesperman6069]

Thanks for the great video Wallie. My Aunt used to work at the JCPenney back in the 90’s. Such a shame to see this mall this way. This is what happens when online shopping takes over.

[@krislee9402]

I always loved going to that mall, and it was always so alive and packed with people shopping. Miss those days. Sad it'll probably never be revived :( was definitely a major area land mark around here.

[@lisafreeman4222]

Awesome video love that song

[@Optopolis]

Nice to see a twist on the mall that might actually make it survive for a while.

[@shannonyoast6906]

As always great video 👍

[@jake-q7x2m]

Awesome video Wallie

[@BuffaloChicken]

I was there in June,ate at the TGI Friday's!

[@MrTodh]

Thank-You. Well Done As Always !!

[@peterjszerszen]

That's an awesome early-70s brutalist-era JCPenney. Same sort of shape but different color scheme than the ones built in Michigan during that time. Also has to be the longest Sears store I ever saw.

[@HonorableGamer51]

Dude I’m glad that some anchors are still open for a dead mall that’s amazing to see but prob not for long cuz of a new project coming

[@JasonPlays22]

Amazing video! Great work as always very enjoyable!

[@WallieB26]

Thank you!

[@MarshalaYams]

I used to go to this mall as a kid. I remember the carousel + the food court before it got annihilated. Now barely any stores remain, and the only place that I liked there closed down. 😢

[@GeneralGorillaSonicOC]

Them removing the food court for Dick's Sporting Goods was its demise.

[@MarshalaYams]

@@GeneralGorillaSonicOC right... I used to get pizza from the food court all the time and it was beautiful and well maintained. Last time we went 90% of the stores were gone or had random small businesses

[@JbJb-we9rb]

Love the mall videos!

[@jet34thehawk]

Awesome video

[@bradye21playsIndieHorror]

I bought my Nintendo Wii here at launch. I couldn't figure out which storefront. Probably one of the generic looking black ones. I remember the food court being nice but way out of the way in the back right corner of the mall. I dont remember much else noteworthy so i never went back and then i moved. But it'll always hold a special place for that one night/morning waiting in line in the mall at GameStop.

[@Peq92]

You should do a video on the willobrook mall in Wayne nj. It’s thriving and has all anchors filled (the jcppeny hasn’t opened yet tho)

[@dianejoy1753]

Eastern hills mall just a short distance away is even more dead.

[@WallieB26]

It's closed now. I did a video there as well. I uploaded it a little over a month ago.

[@jamesgarasiun5082]

Nice !!!!!! Mall vidz !!!!! 🫡👍👍

[@KevinRichards-my5oj]

You don't see many malls around anymore like you use to back in the days before internet & i-phones.

[@official_johnnys_journey]

Wallie you should make a movie a real movie like this and put it on your channel ❤

[@mxr572]

WHY????? Yorkdale, Toronto is packed with shoppers.

[@zikemdg]

More than shopping, hanging out too

[@Larkinchance]

A mall night be a good place for a university and re-education for high tech trades... Tell me how we are going to compete with the rest of the world without education?

[@coreycoyle9548]

Wonderful Video!!!!! I Love the Fountain!!!! F+L, Corey

[@703am]

seems kind of spooky seeing a mall in that good of shape and no people

[@MarshalaYams]

Cuz it sucks, there's barely any stores and essentially nowhere to eat. (At least the last time i went)

[@alexweinsheimer2984]

Also since recording the Spencer’s has now closed

[@ronhoover5516]

It would be interesting to know how much of a longterm effect, if any, COVID19 had on malls- or if the die had been cast already by then. I would imagine it would be a pretty difficult thing to actually determine.

[@davemartino5997]

Internet shopping hurts malls too

[@macrosense]

Our financial, tax, and accounting conventions favored building an excess of malls. And there are certain cultural conventions in the United states. As Chris Rock said, “there are two kinds of malls….”

[@alexweinsheimer2984]

First one to comment so glad put another local mall on video so sad to see it dead

[@carlolarussa6072]

I don't understand how it makes sense for them to let the entire mall practically go vacant rather than give decent lease opportunities I'm assuming this is a benderson development. I could be wrong but they would rather lose millions of dollars to make a point that rents going up and you can like it or leave.

[@charliebuzik9317]

31 million is alot of money from the state im sure pockets were lined for them to give that money out that money could of gone to somewhere else that would help the state more

[@OfficialTOXICO]

Go BILLS

[@trixnunya3442]

I use to love going to the boulevard every weekend from my teens till it’s unfortunate demise . Shopping online is so impersonal and unexciting.. I wish we could bring back malls ..

[@Greengardenus]

What’s new right now 2024

[@sunshine14217]

No one bought Wegmans.

[@adrianavillalba84]

Early