DEAD MALL - CHAMBERSBURG MALL - CHAMBERSBURG PA

[@WallieB26]

I love that antique mall/store. We went there last summer right after they just reopened from the shutdown. Couldnt believe just how dead the mall was. I'll bet the businesses in the mall hardly make any money at all.

[@matthewschoerverth4566]

Sorry, I was busy so I couldn’t have time to watch your videos lately. I might subscribe back to you as soon as I can.

[@JonathanKine]

Bittersweet watching your channel. I loved the 80s, and the mall days. Both are long gone. Thank you for documenting the end of mall days

[@timwilliams5977]

I have also been to Chambersburg Mall couple times too. Its dead. I remember Burlington and Bon Ton there. This mall has a similar layout as " Capital City mall " at Harrisburg. PA.

[@ianchristopheralexander1985]

Francis Scott Key Mall used to have this design too til they remodeled it.

[@Omikoshi78]

If there was a dead mall contest, this would win. Deadest mall prize 🏆

[@MrRamses80]

AMEN ON THAT!!!!

[@michaelnewman5677]

I live in the area, no one here knows how it’s still open 😂

[@carolc.1334]

Was just there right after Christmas and they even decorated this empty place with leaking ceilings.

[@soramanegod]

@@michaelnewman5677 literally, i live down the street from the mall the only thing keeping it alive is the theatee

[@Straycurrent]

No problem social distancing on that walk-thru.

[@MrRamses80]

Damn this mall is creepy. Straight out of a 80's film.

[@dragon_ninja_2186]

Well the emptiness if it all really adds to it. If all the stores were still there and more people it’ll be a different story.

[@die_castt8480]

Yea if you live in the area like me it’s been dead a long time I’m 14 and was born 2006 and even when I was a toddler it was dead a lot of teens hangout there I think

[@unblockme5495]

i agree and i used to go there quite a lot but now there’s no reason to as there is nothing to do

[@afafchannel3671]

Lol

[@Fw_braedyn]

No your right our mall was creepy ash, no one here in cburg liked it lmao were hoping to get a strip mall near the heart of town

[@Crackrzz]

The flea market/antique store reminds me of the former Woolworth's you went to in the summer.

[@NoahSties]

very vintage, love it!

[@smokiewolf]

Amazing how clean it is

[@inkydoug]

I was thinking just the cost of keeping it clean would put the deal into the red with so few businesses in there.

[@PaleOpal21]

Clean because no one is in it.

[@Zapruderfilm1963]

Having lived in Lavelle, Pa ( adjacent to Ashland, Pa) I would drive over to Frackville to the now legendary Schuylkill Mall. That was twelve years ago and even then it was very dead. That mall also had a Black Rose Antique store located in it. I collected old bottles and would find quite a few there to round out my growing collection. I would dig old dumps for bottles and dug at the old Pottsville dump countless times. This mall brings back many memories of the Schuylkill Mall. Love the channel, keep it up!!

[@Infindox]

This is the mall I grew up with and around, can't wait to see the video.

[@NewLifestyleMentor]

Wow! True definition of the term “ghost mall”!

[@kristinepfs]

WOW. I knew it was bad, but I didn't know it was this bad. I haven't been in there since BonTon closed. When we first moved here in 2003, this mall was still doing pretty OK and I used to go several times a year. WOW ....

[@22lilacsky]

These dead mall videos are depressing, because it's happening everywhere. I was a mall rat in the 90s. These videos remind me of once in a lifetime experience. The days when going to the mall was exciting.😢

[@pretzelrides3748]

St. Lawrence Center ACE in Massena NY. An arcade, Wendy’s and a “hidden and closed off wing to the left” , not to mention a defunct strip center just to the right of the mall. Truest worthy of some history before it’s all gone. 5-7 stores left maybe including JCP. I’d love to see what’s behind the false wall in the abandoned section!

[@JJ-wk5wy]

We live in Cornwall. My partner used to go to that mall back in the late 90's- early 2000' s. I am going to ask him about that.

[@JJ-wk5wy]

If you have ever been to the Cornwall Square, that mall has become super dead esp. over the past few years. Ever since we lost No Frills, Sears, La Senza...and more.

[@loucifer_315]

Yes the Massena mall should be on here soon!

[@ameliap8156]

I have very vivid memories from this mall; My mother and I stopping in the old Subway there for lunch, shopping for a winter coat as a kid in Burlington, even shopping for an Easter dress in the Pennie's. Sad to see it so empty, it was so lively before.

[@kristen5174]

Oh no, Sal’s missing!!

[@everyhandletaken]

🤣

[@kylezimmerman9228]

I remember goin here as a kid and it was always a good time Always lots of people

[@ConnorTheVGFan78]

I actually got to walk through this mall before the Pandemic and I spoke to the person who runs As Seen on TV and Extreme Themes (yes, he runs both of them). He seemed like a pretty nice dude, but he also seemed desperate for customers to come in. Honestly, it would have been best for this mall to close years ago. It's sad to see the mall I grew up with in such a state.

[@jstacks9752]

i just did recently he needs to move the stores into the town or something noone even thinks this mall is open at all i went to tmobile and seen bath and body still open too

[@billyjoe580]

both those stores are closed now I was just there a few days ago

[@Dfexnlife]

Sweet! This is my mall! So excited to see this posted

[@maddiesimmons2817]

I vividly remember going to this mall almost every weekend as a kid/tween. it used to be somewhat lively and I love the story my parents tell about before I was born. they went there to see a movie and walk around and even then some storefronts were empty and guys were in the middle of the walkways playing D&D. thanks for the video!! I havent seen this place in 4 years!!

[@jeannette5709]

Haven’t been to this mall in 15 years but last I went it was full or near full occupancy, part of me believes if I went I would catch the mall alive as I remember it, in line tenants were major brands too - I paused the vid quite a few times to name off stores and their VERY scant food choices circa 2000. I killed a lot of time here in the summer when I had no AC.

[@jennkmaxx]

Haven’t been to the mall in a few years since moving out of my parents to the New England area… but all we did recently was go to TMobile and the antique store! I remember going to the mall for fun in the middle school and going to Bonanza! It seemed full of life then, I can only imagine what it was like for my dad who is from Shippensburg. He recounted how his family was excited for the opening of JCPenney and such stores.

[@Morainiums]

I'll remember this mall. This mall used to be a blast as a kid. It's sad to see it go.

[@MuneageDaydream]

This mall has seriously beautiful plants and vintage seating areas. P.S. who else waved back at Anthony?

[@owenrichards1418]

"As seen on TV" is the main header to your store (shudder).

[@AcesAdventures1]

Ikr yikes

[@BoratWanksta]

Loved the funny ending, of this video! Now I want to sneak into some mall guts near me, myself.

[@roamingwiththerussells5215]

It was the best back in the 80’s

[@webvideofan]

The mall of my childhood in the 80’s and 90’s. I still think about this place from time to time. Lot’s of great memories with my family and friends. I remember it when it was thriving. I also remember walking through Hess’s department store after it was almost cleared out and only displays remained right before it was shuttered in the mid 90’s.

[@devinmoran2660]

So sad. Breaks my heart to see these once hopping places turn into emptiness. Great work as always Anthony!! -Devin (Wallie’s friend from CT!)

[@ianchristopheralexander1985]

I bought my Disco ball from this Black Rose place.

[@joetruman3854]

Great work as always Ace.

[@howardl0vr]

Bringing back all the kiosk memories.

[@dansimon1100]

Last time I was at that mall was when the Sears was closed now it's probably back in 2014 or 15 can't remember I'm surprised that place is still open Crazy have you ever done Apple Blossom Mall here in Winchester Virginia it's getting that way now I think

[@ssweetener]

I lived around the corner from there for 8 years and worked at the Sears briefly. It hasn’t changed at all in that time.

[@michaelstorm7552]

In the late 80s I used to hang out at that mall but the last time I was in there was 2003 and it was going dead then the writing was on the wall. I live only 25 minutes away from there.

[@richardhelman2405]

It’s so weird watching this since that was the closest mall to me growing up. Went back a few years ago and was just behind knocked back by how dead it was then let alone now.

[@victorcarter5690]

I graduated from Chambersburg highschool in 04 and I use to go to this mall. The drastic change is crazy😮

[@leejtam0914]

my grandparents lived in Chambersburg for almost 20 years and I remember when they were mall walkers here

[@gettysburgmaam8437]

Like most malls...this place was happening back in the 80's & 90's when I was a teenager. EVERYONE went to this mall on a Friday & Saturday night. The movie theater was always jumping....they had some of the trendiest stores...there was always something happening on the main stage....I miss it when it was like it that. I worked here in a few of the stores...Hallmark, Value City & Sears in high school. I miss the Bon Ton & JC Penny so much and the smaller stores as well. So sad to go out there now. We only visit for the antique mall & sometimes Bath & Body Works. One of my fondest memories of this mall was the Friday evening dinners with my family at Bonanza. I would try to eat as fast as I could so I could go meet up with friends to hang out n shop :) RIP Chambersburg Mall.

[@nellynell1807]

Thanks for video yes it's scary dead..but still nice

[@travissmith6484]

I wondered when this mall would be featured. I don't know how they keep their doors open.

[@NA.NA..]

Ive lived in greencastle for 20 years and I've been there maybe twice, while I've been to the valley mall in hagerstown damn near 1000 times.

[@hollywd269]

I've been waiting on this video, never shopped there much but use to love Burlington coat factory, when then left the mall haven't been back... other than a lap around the exterior this summer on the Harley and the place looked abandoned then!

[@MJA5]

Is the Burlington Coat Factory any good? I've never been in one.

[@MJA5]

@@mallaholicretailadventures thanks for the info! I think I can visualize that.

[@BoratWanksta]

@@MJA5 Note they have shortened their name to Burlington, and no longer are called Burlington Coat Factory. Though once in an infrequent while, I'll see an older store of theirs still remaining with the older Burlington Coat Factory signage.

[@SirFragalot]

Even a lot of the interior reminds me of Schukyll Mall. I don’t know if the two anchors are related in any way but one of the last anchors of the Schukyll mall was a Black Diamond antiques.

[@ianchristopheralexander1985]

It was Black Rose then it became Black Diamond Antiques.Schukyll Mall.

[@R32R38]

While the mall may be in bad shape Chambersburg itself is a center for warehousing and distribution. Target, Ulta cosmetics and Proctor & Gamble all have huge distribution centers in the area.

[@fredoffred]

Quite depressing to see a mall open with not a soul but you😢(minus the flea market, which looks cool) Nice shout out to Sal on the PA😆 Nice work!😉👌

[@elenahoverter9020]

Love the skylights ❤❤ Haven't been to this mall since maybe 2001....so eerie...

[@joels1986]

My home mall. I worked at the Carmike Cinemas in high school ( AMC today) and it's still open. This mall use to be hoppin, now so sad.

[@Dfexnlife]

I think the one place you stood in line at was called Flamers if I remember right.

[@dragon_ninja_2186]

No I think it was a pretzel place of some kind.

[@DragonBreath]

FYI Sunrise mall in Citrus Heights CA is almost completely empty. It gives off such a sad vibe.

[@ianchristopheralexander1985]

I want go back and film this place again soon.

[@HaddaClu]

I used to work at the mall during 2009-2012 and I can only tell you that at that first store at the end you were jokingly waiting at the gate - The food mostly burgers fries hotdogs smoothies were ALWAYS really over done and over priced. I remember their food sales didnt do so great so they ended up getting one of those scratch off lotto ticket machines and selling / cashing those out as well. I havent been back to the mall since I stopped working at the mall - I moved away but I remember killing time at FYE, grabbing a slice a the cheap pizza place followed up by a milkshake at Gardner's Candies... Sometimes Aunties Anne's pepperoni pretzel w/ some marinara was just the fix you needed after work...

[@davidhegedus20]

I grew up going to malls very frequently. It’s crazy to think that possibly in the next 5-10 years all malls will be extinct. I just went to neshaminy mall in neshaminy PA. It was so dead and like 1/3 of the stores were closed. Such a weird/sad vibe.

[@pennylane8936]

Instantly subscribed after seeing the video, thank you! I'm from Germany where malls like that just became a Thing in the late 09s/early 2000s so I'm really interested to see if they will face a similar decline in the future. A big difference is that they also have grocery stores pushing traffic and are usually inside the cities not in the outskirts. Anyways, keep up the great Work!

[@die_castt8480]

I’m from the area and was born in 2006 and from the time I could remember from when I was a toddler each time I was there there was less stores and now it’s hangout spot for a lot of teens my age

[@Lophatcustoms]

Best of luck on the 50k !

[@mrfingerlakes8735]

You need to come to Auburn,NY and do a video on our mall it’s called Fingerlakes mall and just like this mall it’s slowly dyeing

[@AcesAdventures1]

I’ve done two

[@mrfingerlakes8735]

Oh it just lost Jc penny only thing keeping that mall alive is bass pro

[@NathanielByers]

I used to go to this mall all the time growing up! It's sad what's happened to it.

[@HardlineFeminists]

*The music track used during the Black Rosé antique mall tour was creepy as fuck.*

[@Rudy57]

Salvatore Amadeo missing, loved that announcement 😁

[@kimberlyhoffman4884]

This has sadly been dead for years 😔 I remember going to the movie theater with my friends. We would much rather go to Capital City Mall because there were more store selections. You should check out North Hanover Mall! Also though not a mall, Boyd's Bear Country in Gettysburg that has been abandoned for around 12 years or so.

[@horsewnoname]

I was at Black Rose a few weeks ago and actually wondered if the rest of the mall was open at all, because the gates at the front of the store were closed. You could only get in and out from the parking lot entrance, which is what most people use any way. Watching this video, I can still picture all the people crowded around the Value City entrance. It was always a zoo at that end because of the popularity of that store, the Auntie Anne's, and the arcade all creating a choke point. I can still absolutely remember the smell of some of the stores like Sea the Source.

[@chuckbrown2854]

His mall videos are the best

[@lakarachilders4519]

Have a mall you should check out in Wichita Kansas called Town West it is a dying mall.

[@tdigwenfan]

I’m from here and grew up at this mall. Crazy to see it so dead years ago, and even worse now. This was the place to go, with nothing else to go do. I can smell the place through the screen. Old and dusty. This mall may as well have died in 2008.

[@Oldsmobilef85]

This mall definitely reminds me of our mall in Fergus falls Minnesota its called westridge mall its about 223 square feet only stores are Dunhams and dollar tree growing up it had jcpenny woolworths herbergers a Claire's footlocker vanity clothing store a biffleys a hallmark gold brown walk in clinic a drug store hamburger hamlet God father's pizza 🍕 pirates den arcade and a movie theater originally it had 54 stores. When it opened in 1978. And a Montgomery wards.

[@Oldsmobilef85]

223 thousand Square feet im sorry not very wide awake this morning for work that beavis and butthead thing at the end is epic.

[@sharichambers7333]

That was one spooky walk through! Noticed a lot of buckets too. Happy New Year!

[@matthewschoerverth4566]

It is our very first mall of 2021. It’s called the Chambersburg Mall in PA.

[@drpc97]

seriously ace? has that mall always been that dark even with the lights on? WOW. Great Lakes Mall By where i live is way brighter.

[@eb7903]

So eerie

[@chadridge4947]

Live 30 minutes from here i remember 15 years ago this was 100% full of stores i am shocked it is still open.They are trying everything to bring people back they even wanted to bring resturants to the area but no one will come because it is a dry County County .With all the major development 5 miles down the road like Target,Kohls and other places it was the begining of the end for this mal.But i did hear they remodeled the movie theather

[@loucifer_315]

Keep up the good work, Ace!

[@davebruins8623]

The slow death of these malls must be so painful for the business owners. Sad.

[@dragonproofs6789]

I keep thinking that too with every video. It makes me sad that malls are dying out and being replaced by the Amazons and Overstock.coms of the world

[@ccbsnyc]

Not as bad as you think. They milked them for the rents, took depreciation and reported no income, kept refinancing mortgages and squeezed out cash. It's why Sears is still around and Eddie Lampert has so much money. Eventually a bank will foreclose on it, tear it down and give the ruined property back to the township, having taken a big tax deduction.

[@jayuno3009]

Love your videos, Anthony. Have you explored Macon Mall? 4 of 5 anchors are closed and I can’t find a video of anyone walking through the mall.

[@Frankyouknow]

Virtual Mall will take over these brick and mortar malls soon. It's sad because the physical interaction with people and the material environments is what made them a great experience.

[@donovangionis5383]

Cool to see the Bonanza was converted to an escape room.

[@Prof_Jeff]

This is the third or fourth video I've watched about this mall. It's sad to see it (and many others) decline. I went there a few times when I lived in Shippensburg, and it was thriving. Years later, I stopped when passing through; the first couple of times in the early '00s, it was doing OK, but I don't think I've stopped in since the anchors starting closing up shop, mostly because it looked dead from the highway. 🙁

[@vincenjones4915]

my fav mall

[@punkyrubberducky4]

That antique store is no joke. I must go. 😍

[@inkydoug]

You should keep going there every year as it falls apart so you can do a time-lapse thing.

[@darkstarhuxley6748]

Happy 2021 dude!

[@kylezimmerman9228]

My hometown mall So sad to see it going downhill

[@MrDan708]

5:00 This palm tree has only months to live...

[@lostinthevalley1314]

This mall kinda reminds me of the former ‘Palm Springs Mall’. Rad place!

[@carlafreeman2150]

I love your videos and sad that the malls are going away

[@BendawgLJ]

Is Hagerstown, MD more economically vibrant? The company I work for has media properties in this market (I believe the studios are in downtown Chambersburg).

[@FireBlazz3153]

i like watching these videos

[@JBee281]

Come to Houston and see west oaks mall

[@Ozzy_2014]

You could fire a cannon off in that mall with no danger of hitting anything. Like the synth 80s pop. What is that 1st song?

[@PaleOpal21]

I would be uneasy to work in this mall. If something would happen, there are no people or security to call for help.

[@OriginalNethead]

Another KZbinr shops the Chambersburg Black Rose regularly. Never heard a peep about the rest of the mall though. if there can be said to still be a "rest of the mall".

[@linneafreeberg5171]

So sad to see that there isn't much of anything left there.

[@ThundarrZ]

Who is the artist and song title for the second to last song played in this video? The artist saying something like “coming around coming around”

[@neondarkgaming334]

I think they can take down the 'reach new customers' poster at 5:56.

[@raybo1018]

So very sad. There are 2 malls within 10 minutes of my house that are still popular and holding their own, but all the others within an hour radius have either fully closed, partially closed, or about to close.

[@scottewell9743]

Gallirea Mall in York Pa. Sad ! Ghost mall

[@enroachingentei3474]

im telling you. i went to century iii in 2014 and it was still kinda popular, and i went in 2018 and oml i swear it was DEAD like there were only like 10 other people in there

[@skyemckee5014]

Dulles Town Center is doing well but they closed 2 anchors.

[@raybo1018]

a flea market in a mall? that speaks volumes. In one mall in the city I used to live in, they have a consignment shop. That mall is in danger of closing as well

[@genoesposito2895]

I'm tired of watching America slowly crumble right before my eyes.

[@georgehancock2307]

Chinese cities are vibrant if you want to be really depressed.

[@MC-bo6ql]

Under Biden you'll still be tired It never ends and never will.