DEAD MALL - Fort Steuben Mall in Steubenville, OH

DEAD MALL: Fort Steuben Mall in Steubenville, OH. This is the definition of a dead mall. There are more stores closed then there are open. It was a very depressing experience overall because of how dead it really was. But nevertheless was fun to film.

[@billiedevore7118]

I live in Steubenville and this is so sad! This Mall used to be awesome when I worked there at a few salons over the years.For about 20 yrs, it was the place to go. If you do some research you could see what it used to look like. Beautiful water fountains in the main court, the floors were all tiled and great color schemes. Some of the empty places you looked at were a Walden's bookstore, Auntie Ann's , Spencer's, Macy's, and a few others I can't remember. They are talking of renovating since the bank took over and there's a new manager. We have hopes , but I seriously doubt it.

[@MsSpringer101]

The store near Verizon was a Walden's. The center of the mall and in front of Penny's used to be occupied by fountains. Toys r Us used to occupy that space with that little Merry go round. The store access from the Hope Church was a Spencer's. Radio shack was beside Verizon and Long John's/ A&W was the first store on your right when you walked through the doors.

[@stephenp4285]

It was actually KB Toys that occupied that area , everything else is spot on though. There was a Radio Shack near Verizon too. The recruitment center used to be my favorite place.... when it was Tilt, and previously, Aladdin's Castle arcades. Hell, if I don't see any turnarounds soon, I give the mall a good 10 years.... and that's being generous.

[@pmorris4133]

@@stephenp4285 kb toys wasnt in that wing at all kb toys was tores where the sears building is actully right across from it . kb toys went out when i was 12 i am 33 now . if want history or the dl on the mall i know alot

[@Tarantulisimo]

Ft. Steuben only has a total of about 34 active stores, restaurants, & businesses, including an Army recruiting storefront. Sears closed in 2016, followed by Macy's in 2017. The mall has been up for foreclosure since then, but JCPenney & Walmart remain as the anchors. During it's '80s peak, it had a Circus World (later became Kay Bee Toys), Playland, Aladdin’s Castle video arcade (later became Tilt which was also at SHV), Baskin Robbin’s Ice Cream, York Steak House, Der Dog Haus, Scotto’s Pizza, High Hat Café (now known as The Ville), and an Elby’s (Big Boy).

[@itsmecamroy]

Fort Steuben Mall was the greatest achievement of Steubenville Ohio! The late 70's into the 80's is was paradise! I spent most of my childhood and teen years in the Mall. We would get dropped off when the stores opened and stayed till they all closed. We went to movies, got free samples from places like Hickory Farms. Ate great food. Had my first taco at the mall. Sat around the fountains and peopled watched. The entire community use to show up. It was the town center! I made a video talking about it. Also it was a great place to take a date! I would love to go back and spend one more weekend in my Fort Steuben Mall!

[@jakerobert1000]

Interesting fact on the shifter floor : The mall was built on top of an old strip mine this resulted in the ground moving a little

[@adamworkman4865]

jake robert I realized how jacked that floor actually was back in 99. I had a broken leg and had to get around on crutches. The floor even back then was starting to buckle and shift and made getting around quickly impossible.

[@exploringwithcarson7039]

I have to agree Wallie Walmart puts all the little stores out of business for no reason 😡😡😡

[@WallieB26]

Exploring with Carson Yeah, I hate that store.

[@gaylenewood7707]

Exploring with Carson Walmart ain't the reason its ppl voting with their money so dont blame walmart blame ppl for not shopping in places..

[@Tarantulisimo]

Eventually Wal-Mart will just consume the entire mall & become a Wal-Mart Megacenter.

[@itsmecamroy]

This use to be such a great mall. Sadly most things in my town has died or been killed. I would give anything to go back to the early 1980's with $20 in my pocket and the day to roam around in my Fort Steuben Mall. We would spend all day Saturday there from opening to closing. Playing in the arcade, going to movies, getting free samples at Hickory Farms. Fishing! They even would fill above ground swimming pools in the mall and stock it with fish and give you a poll. Staying all night while the local tv station broadcast Jerry Lewis telethon. I ate my first taco here. Rode my first escalator. The whole town gathered here each weekend like it was the town square. Those wonderful fountains in the middle of the mall. I post a few vids on my channel where I just ramble about the old days in the mall and try to back up my claim that the greatest achievement of Steubenville Ohio ever was the Fort Steubenville Mall! I would give anything for just one more weekend in the mall in the late 70's or early 80's!

[@DeePowers]

This Mall was Sold at Auction for 10 million last year, US bank was the only bidder.

[@pmorris4133]

someone else just build and putting alot of money in it now

[@drewk1514]

That broke down dump Macys ruined hundreds of malls by buying out the competition and bringing in their overpriced junk store. Kaufmanns was a popular Pittsburgh area store, replaced by that junky Macys that everyone DESPISES. They don't get it. Everyone misses Kaufmanns.

[@nicolemacpherson3908]

You know a mall is struggling when even the kiosks are closed!

[@ThatNateGuyOnYouTube]

Man I've been wanting to get out of this mall for a while now. I can't wait to watch the rest of this video! I'm only three minutes in but I can't keep my eyes open LOL I'll have to watch it in the morning

[@WallieB26]

That Nate Guy On KZbin Its not all that far from Pittsburgh. About 40-45 minutes West. Sorry it was such a late upload. Stupid KZbin tried saying there was a copyright claim for the background music right as I filmed the Quiznos. So I had to have KZbin mute out the audio for about a 30 second clip around the 16 minute mark. It took forever to complete. I planned to have the video up around 9-10. Not 1 AM. Lol

[@WallieB26]

But anyway, it's definitely worth checking out. If you do come by, let me know. There are some other cool abandoned places to check out. I filmed some while I was out that way yesterday.

[@Catmannj1]

LIke Aces Adventures great video and great commentary. This mall is on life support and kept alive with JC Penney who if they have a bad holiday season will shut down more stores, maybe here. That creepy messy storefront you went in could have been an optometrist/eyeglass store (Pearle, Sterling optical, doubt Lenscrafters) based on the many file shelves. Best line was when you said Wal Mart is not an anchor. In the caption, and correct me if I misquote, Wal Mart is not an anchor it's a disease. HA!

[@swiftbear]

I grew up in the area, sad to see this cause I remember what it used to be like in the 1990's. There used to be a huge water fountain in the main center area (think it was one big one and 2 smaller ones on the side) but it was packed, going there as a teenager and 20's to Walden books getting all my Magic the Gathering cards and D&D books, spending hours with my friends in Aladdin's Castle arcade. Spend many Fri/ Sat. nights at the Ville too I remember the chicken salads, it was massive and buried with french fries, lol. Yes you are correct the empty building outside of the were Sears was, was a Sears auto center. i worked there in the (somewhere around 1998-1999ish O.o) on the construction of it.

[@drewk1514]

Great video of a very depressing mall. I visited this mall various times in the 1980s and 1990s on day trips. It was such a nice place.

[@mangothefruit1203]

Whenever i go there to visit my grandmother in a nursing home. I go to the mall, most dead place ever. Forever ago, this place used to be always full. My grandpa, grandma, my mom, my aunts. When they went there it was full, but stubenville is just dead. Nothing to do there. Most people moved out 5-10 years ago.

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[@lukeherbert25]

Cool video man. Keep up the great video work.

[@puckfittsburgh5539]

I went to Bethany college around 06 and I'm shocked at what happened to this mall. It's shocking that over ten years ago the center area of that mall was filled with independent kiosks (typically selling sports memorabilia) now it's empty...I don't live in that area but I have very fond memories visiting this mall

[@jasonheaton2759]

I am from Steubenville....this mall use to be upscale...there use to be a York Steakhouse in this mall believe it or not.

[@meg61288]

I grew up in the area. That was where we went shopping, and it wasn't doing great 25 years ago! There was once a fountain in the center court. That was taken out in the 90s. My mom said back when it opened it was so packed that you couldn't walk down the halls. So sad to see just how dead it is. I live about an hr away now and haven't been to that mall in a couple years. It's went downhill fast!

[@robertfowler6721]

Megan Myer sad right?

[@loubadown]

Thanks bro for sharing I grew up in 70 s at this mall...hey day

[@potatochip5316]

I live in this city and I remember all the big nights on Halloween where the whole mall was filled with people to get candy. Also that site with the kids signs was a golf and arcade store. I had a birthday there. Sad to see it gone.

[@ThatNateGuyOnYouTube]

lol! friggin GNC still kickin :) they're always the last to go! Wow man, even Quizno's couldn't make it. It really is sad to watch these places fall apart, and especially to kn ow that one day malls will more than likely, completely be a thing of the past. All we'll have are these videos we make., to look back on.

[@WallieB26]

That Nate Guy On KZbin I know. It's sad. And yeah, I've noticed that too. GNC always hangs on until the end. Lol But yeah, that's why I started doing these videos thanks to you. It'll be something I can watch and look back at after these places are history.

[@jimdithomas408]

This mall was wonderful in the 80's full of stores, it had fountains and always busy. Had many good times there when I was a kid. Now it's a wasteland like the rest of that area. Hope this place gets torn down and glad I left this area many years ago.

[@nikkireeexplores407]

I also see Bath and Body works stores in every dead mall That I go to as well as GNC.

[@hahaimsharkshallotsnumber1864]

I am probably in a gamestop while you were making this video

[@suzeeq.4700]

I grew up here and let me tell you this mall was the place to be on the weekend. Crowded and wall to wall people. Lot's of eateries, shops, things to do. I miss the beautiful water fountains that used to be in the center of the mall. Sad.

[@TheUnlikeGuy]

You know a mall is going down when the food court fails, if you cannot sell people food, then what can you sell them?

[@KoubuPilot]

This place is still busier than Fiesta Mall here in Mesa, AZ. Went there right before Labor Day as the mall has less than 10 stores if you count the large Sears and the Dillards Clearance occupying the first floor of its anchor. Torrid, Bath and Body Works, and Hot Topic are among the handful of stores left as a few recent departures include Just Sports, Zales, and a quimcenera dress shop. They just removed the play area, AC in AZ summer is blowing, but probably at 80° or higher. Escalators are also shut off now. This mall was the place to be in the 80s and 90s and now it's living out its last months as new ownerz plan to pump up to $30 million into its conversion to a tech/for profit education with mixed use site. Mall will remain with its roof. The owners were in talks with the man who bought the Macys and Dicks/Best Buy stacked anchor as they both have compatible visions for the mall. The mall will close in 2018.

[@butt_trumpett2541]

Some great memories at that mall. So sad to see how it is today.

[@kelly3014]

Sal was here too, and he said the mall suffered from sinkholes. That’s probably why that wall was bucking. The store on the outside you couldn’t pronounce was K-ato. The vowels are long. Lol I have that chain near me.

[@ScottM94]

Thanks for sharing!

[@shadow-zk1go]

I’ve been waiting for someone to do a video of the Fort Steuben mall! I grew up in that area and I’m pretty sure the store that you went into was a Pearl Vision. That would explain the exam rooms.

[@someguy23475]

The former Woodville Mall in Northwood, OH (suburban Toledo) was so bad it had floor tiles missing (surrounded by caution tape) and buckets to catch water from the leaky roof. The heat was also shut off due to the mall not paying the bill. Not fun to walk around there in January. It is demolished now. The Tiffin Mall in Tiffin, OH is bad too ( I did a brief video of it). Michigan and Ohio are havens for dead malls.

[@WallieB26]

I'll have to check out that video of the Tiffin Mall. And yeah, it sure seems like it. I've seen more dead malls from Ohio and Michigan than I have anywhere else.

[@nancyhicksgribble9799]

Yep loss of jobs, loss of incomes. It's sad here and if malls fail, look for more despair since most malls stores are headquartered in ohio.

[@BoratWanksta]

Illinois has a bunch of dead or at least struggling malls, as well. Sandburg Mall in Galesburg, Hickory Point in Forsyth(next to Decatur, IL), Charlestowne in Saint Charles, IL, to name examples. I think there's one around Dixon or Sterling, IL(forget where), that's struggling as well. My friend from Bloomington-Normal tells me Eastland Mall has been starting to struggle in recent years, sadly. I did not mention Lincoln Mall in Matteson, which was recently demolished(except Carson's) not long ago. The sadder thing, is that I just heard Target will be closing their Matteson store outside of Lincoln Mall, as of February 2018. :(

[@mallaholicretailadventures]

Hey Borat, I did a video of the Northland Mall in Sterling if you want to check that out. Later on I will post the Hickory Point Mall in Decatur and the what I got of the Eastland Mall before security busted me out.

[@LifeInAConcreteBox]

someguy23475 I can second Tiffin. It’s been a decade since I’ve been in though, so I can’t imagine what it’s like now. It was an absolute ghost town ten years ago. I’ll have to watch your video. I remember hearing about Woodville on the news, but I never did visit.

[@nancydarling4918]

Great video. Thanks.

[@WallieB26]

Nancy Darling Thank you. Glad you like it!

[@nancydarling4918]

WallieB26 please keep doing your videos. Like them!

[@jqueen1380]

That parking lot looked like it was full of pot holes, especially by JCP.

[@BoratWanksta]

I will finish watching this video later, for sure! I just feel exhausted, after binging through various KZbin vids. 2:10 is an old Waldenbooks, btw.

[@racheltaylor8468]

The store at the end that you went into was a vision center.

[@teso3323]

I grew up going there, it’s sad seeing it like that

[@AKayfabe]

this mall is now gone? its been a year has anyone done anything? If you think this one is all shuttered you should visit Hibbing Irongate plaza mall, with a total of 2 open stores, and one eatery. so sad

[@gaylenewood7707]

Well the reason the mall stores are going cause the rent is too dang high and plus you got ppl shoplifting in them stores and also no one cant stay away from drugs long enuff to pass a drug test and also know math and read..

[@BrandonMcClain]

love this video

[@WallieB26]

Brandon McClain Thanks as always!

[@JulieBantin]

From where let supplies plus Catos and Aaron's used to be an 11,000 sq. Ft. Family Toy Warehouse. I worked there for 5years. The mall was amazing then.

[@TheORIGINALBrentTheGent]

I talked to my Uncle this morning & I happened to mention the mall to him...He said it is depressing & hardly anybody in it. When I lived there & they talked about building the mall( on strip field land which is why the floors sink) I said that they should not build the mall because downtown Steubenville would die,plus I always enjoyed going to the Beaver Valley Mall(especially Ciro's Top of the Mall restaurant!) I was right-Downtown Steubenville died & the mall did as well!

[@snowandice8804]

I would love to get an autographed photo from you. How could somebody get one?

[@racheltaylor8468]

I work in the salon inside jcpenney. The mall is so sad anymore . There's a rumor that they're going to abandon the mall in December. I guess we'll see.

[@iamnostalgic9567]

@@kenschreiner9466 Dude, Email me sometime. [e-mail] The names Sam, we'll reminisce about the good old days of the malls.

[@skyebird3933]

This was the first mall i went too. The restaurant was LJS and my grand son ate there all the time. Its been going down hill for years before you got there. Yes, very sad thanks to Walmart.

[@zrrifle.]

Yesterday just watched a video of the same mall back in 1974 when it was alive and thriving. Most malls I grew up with were demolished many years ago.

[@cinnamongirl435]

If you think that is hurting, go to Midway Mall in Elyria Ohio.

[@sarahkrupinski3920]

We know we are a dead mall😭 our town is slowly dying and it's the truth, we don't have any power of stopping this. The town population is dying and a lot of stores don't have the money to stay open, so that's why they are shutting down

[@TheAskTrixieChannel]

They added a restaurant! It looks like (from the pics I saw) it's in the stand to the right of that center vacant anchor store.

[@jamestonner4871]

JC Penny used to be on the other end of the building; they moved and took over the old Sear's building. I grew up going to this mall; it used to be a super nice place. The inside floor was tiled nice, the "main square" under the skylight used to have a nice fountain/water feature. There used to be two(!)arcades. One where the recruiting center is, the other next to the old long john silvers. The closed restaurant next to "home made buffet" was a Chi-Chis; "The Ville" was a Big Boy once upon a time. Not sure if they'll do it this year, but for quite a few years on Halloween week they had trick-or-treat at the mall. All the business gave out candy. On that day, there was almost a steady line of people winding from one side to the other. It's sad to see these places go like they do, especially for those of us who remember the way things were. PS: The Dicks building used to be a Hills department store; but Dicks only used 70% of the space. Spirit Halloween used to the other bit, but the inside décor was still Hills.

[@richwestlake2688]

Geez Jim you forgot the old shirt shack, Woolworths, hickory farms, Myers an Stones, Kay's used to be on corner where JC Penny's is now, Elbys was on the right side of where Macys was. Radio Shack where have they all gone?

[@richwestlake2688]

Almost forgot I remember when Richard Simmons came to the mall back in the 80s you couldnt find an empty parking space in the the entire mall......

[@pusheengirlxoxo-roblox718]

That spot across GameStop is KB toys or ToysRUs idk but I went there before they closed that store but I don’t remember if it was ToysRUs or KB toys

[@platinumdragon7]

Wow, a lot of stores have moved out since the last time I was there.

[@ryankimball8601]

I'm here now since this video was they have covered over all of the empty entrances & the pizza shop is gone. I spent lots of time here as a kid it's kinda depressing to stand and look over at Walmart still active as if nothing happened & this place is just a shell.

[@randomyoutubeaccount9324]

See the rent stores have to pay is so high because the mall NEEDS money. It’s so high people can’t afford to pay it.

[@LifeInAConcreteBox]

Spirit took over our dead Sears last year, too, but even they’ve abandoned it for another location. I’m sure the rent was absurd.

[@jamielynn3784]

I grew up in this city. Spent much of my childhood/teen years at this mall and at Beaver Valley. Most people just shop at Robinson Mall (Pittsburgh) now. The store that you went into used to be the old Lens Crafters/Pearle Vision. I used to get my classes there. Haven't been in this mall in about 10 years. I knew it was getting bad, but I didn't realize that it was this bad.

[@jamielynn3784]

Glasses*

[@JoCox4048]

15:20 My mom and grandmother both worked at a Merle Norman on the 1990’s at Springfield Mall (now Springfield Town Center) in Springfield, Virginia.

[@Prnencetti]

Wow Quiznos when’s the last time you saw that place. I don’t even know if there’s any more Quiznos anymore. I do remember going there with my dad not that location but the one here in Liverpool New York that went out of business and became Chuckleberry’s.

[@dahlia5689]

There use to be a huge and majestic fountain there in the middle

[@jimdithomas408]

The iiPatch yeah it was awesome I remember the fountain. This mall has been terrible since the early 90's

[@alexisgrant1898]

They are trying to re-do the mall, but it was built weirdly so they have to fix like the format before getting stores I guess

[@sparky0288]

Westland mall in Columbus OH has been closed now for 8 to 10 years, you should check it out if in area..

[@cinesanders8522]

The last store you went in looked like an optometry office

[@lissyperez4299]

There used to be Kaufman's there. Does Steubenville still have terrible pollution?

[@jerrycarriera8648]

Sadly, my favorite mall, Bristol Mall in Bristol, VA closed on Sept 1. It first opened in 1976.

[@WallieB26]

I'm sorry to hear that. That sucks. I was there once when I went to a Cup race at the speedway a few years back. I haven't checked to see if there are any dead mall videos of that place but now I have something to put on my bucket list should I go out for a weekend trip somewhere to film.

[@jerrycarriera8648]

That would be ultra cool! really like that place. Not too big, not too small and a good mix of stores.

[@noah_farmer]

Ayyy Nice to see another Bristolian. I hate it closed. Wanna go explore it?

[@jerrycarriera8648]

I don't think so. First, I live in CT and my parents used to live in Bristol. They are deceased. Second, I'm in a wheelchair and will be easily nailed by the cops for trespassing if I were to get in there. LOL!!!!!

[@jerrycarriera8648]

I don't think so. First, I live in CT and my parents used to live in Bristol. They are deceased. Second, I'm in a wheelchair and will be easily nailed by the cops for trespassing if I were to get in there. LOL!!!!!

[@victoryzeal]

The mall was built on an old strip mine. They did not allow enough time for the land to set, causing the floor to be uneven. Repairs have always been made since it was opened. All anchor business left within the last few years. The mall was just put up for auction recently only to be purchased by the lease holder. Trying to make as much money back as possible. Advancements of online shopping have crippled our area. The roof has always leaked, past owners have charged such high rent it's crashed the mall. It's cold and dead and sad just as the condition of steubenville.

[@maplewoodsp]

I am sorry to see dead malls, but Walmart is not the entire cause. Failing malls are everywhere. 😔

[@lordofoshu8017]

I came from texas, seen many lively malls. When i started living in steubenville like 2 years ago it had a little bit more but their gone now too. It literally is a dead mall. Gamestop and a few places are there but.. with Walmart beside that mall its pretty much kaput. I heard the owners were charging ridiculous prices to have even a kiosk in the mall too. Its pretty depressing. I thought id see another Parkdale Mall when i went there.. but no..its like everything else in steubenville, Old, decript, and aging aimlessly.

[@Ethyl]

Since this video was released, the Verizon store is gone aswell as the hairdresser place Regis next to the verizon store, that phone case booth is gone... aswell as the Corrados pizza place

[@news89]

The good old Ft Steuben Mall use to work in Steubenville area for 5 years. This mall has been dead for awhile.

[@WallieB26]

news89 I bet. It looked it. This mall is only about 45 minutes from my home. We've eaten out here before when visiting a friend that lives in Weirton, WV. The mall has looked sad for years. This was just the first time I was ever inside.

[@news89]

WallieB26 use to be a long John silvers and AW on the Wal-Mart side.

[@WallieB26]

news89 It's all empty over there now. There's Eat N Park and Texas Roadhouse.

[@traciaedwards9663]

Its been dead since it was born. Lol I enjoyed it while it last.

[@pmorris4133]

@@WallieB26 bad owner ship .. and the reason why aw closed the owner is cheap and didnt want to fix things and the health inspection was getting on his ass .. so the owner cloes alot of chaines becausse it was a franchise not a national chain store

[@racheltaylor8468]

Bath fitters is still there . You walked past it , it's a little kiosk by kays.

[@WallieB26]

rachel taylor Thanks! I didn't realize it until I was editing the video. I thought they had a full store that was gone. Anyways, it was definitely a DOH! moment for me. Lol

[@pusheengirlxoxo-roblox718]

3:12 AHHHH CLAIRES MY FAVORITE STORE TO BUY PUSHEEN MERCH! My friend: we are focusing on a dead mall not Claire’s 😂😂

[@NMack-is3nb]

I can see indoor shopping Malls gone in next 30 years. Most homes are two income families which means people dont have a ton of free time to go out and shop. Online shopping with same day delivery will take it's place.

[@UltimateGamer-ps9bv]

I go to the gamestop at that mall all the time but yeah that is sad cause I live near this place and I have gone since I was I dont know how little

[@jasonheaton2759]

Great video Walle.....your right to hell with Wal Mart...if wal mart is not a Monopoly than I dont know what is!!!!???

[@paulcrowe905]

I found the Walmart comment funny, they took over the UK supermarket retailer ASDA in 1999. They hoped the takeover would allow them to compete with the market leader Tesco. Instead they have going through a bad time, having to cost cuts. So it look as if they have caught the disease. Along with Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons they make up the UK big four, the other three have still seeing gains, despite the competition from the German discount supermarket Aldi and Lidl which are doing really well here.

[@WallieB26]

Paul Crowe That's why I said Wal-Mart is a disease. Lol it's sad but true.

[@Sierraomega1991]

it's got so bad that Wal-Mart has basically had to sell asda to sainburys

[@dahlia5689]

Oh man my mal :( that restaurant was long john silvers 😰😰😰 I MISS IT SO MUCH

[@scottman8921]

that's a shame because the only reason I use to go up there was FYE. One of the best around well was lol

[@stephenp4285]

I was there for the first time in several months. Several stores have fallen, inclding AT&T and Claires. The VIlle is still open, but eating there is expensive.

[@emeryclarksanimatronicscha4246]

The mall I go to still has a Sears and JCPenny. I hope they survive

[@jasonswain3948]

If you want an excellent abandoned mall, come to to Alexandria, Virginia. The old Landmark mall is closed. It was a multi-floored mall. The only store still open is Sears.

[@nickbarkenhagenbackup3825]

Is AT&T in Fort Steuben Mall closing

[@chrislemaster2695]

Oh my God those people in that restaurant will be in the hospital or on the Toilet for food poisoning

[@misterhat5823]

Pepsi-Stop? They consider that bunch of soda machines as a retail space. That's desperate. JCPenny is closing a lot underperforming stores. I bet it closes when the lease runs out.

[@WallieB26]

Mister Hat Yeah, I couldn't help but laugh. There is absolutely no need for that many vending machines. Lol wonder how much product gets thrown away because it doesn't sell and expires. I thought the same thing. They're desperate. I don't even know how JCP is still hanging on. I bet the same thing. I see it closing once the lease is up.

[@someguy23475]

The Mall of Monroe in Monroe, MI has something similar. They also have three arcades in small storefronts, likely owned by the mall instead of being rented by someone. Just a way to fill space- it is better than empty I guess.

[@RealKansasMan]

Sometimes JCPenneys closes long before their lease is up. The JCP that was in the Hutchinson Mall (The mall where I live) Closed in mid 2017 and their lease is not up until 2020. They are still paying rent up until their lease is up.

[@pmorris4133]

@@WallieB26 depends someone just bought the mall and putting alot of money in it

[@Machoke.]

Dude when you said this makes beaver valley look great you weren't kidding. I live probably 8 min. From the beaver valley mall, but I also live about 10 from Robinson. More often than not I'd drive the extra 2 min. To Robinson lol, it's not quite a dead mall yet, but it isn't as nice as a lot of malls. Steubenville though, yea it's been dead a long time

[@shannonconley2730]

You should go to Bellis fair mall in Washington state, the landlord keeps rising up the rent chasing the renters out and the mall is going down hill fast

[@buckshotjones9731]

I live about an hour and a half from Steubenville, and a lot of malls in Ohio is dying. Ones in St. Clairsville is bad and Zanesville is slowly dying

[@jennywu73]

This is a huge mall. Too bad it has gone down to the dumps. I'm surprised there was a Sam Goody. In the late 80's, the stores in our area went bankrupt. Then, Tower Records too.

[@holliepajak3772]

Nice video wallie

[@TheBrewerrr]

I haven’t been there in a while... just now seeing what happened to my childhood lmao

[@roadicled6519]

The buffet thing is specially sad since it got shut down for food violations (they got caught putting food back on the buffet when people left)

[@TheORIGINALBrentTheGent]

WallieB26-somebody posted a Super-8/Synch sound of The Fort Steuben Mall in 1974 on KZbin(I forget the channel) I am in the background of one of the shots!

[@judgedread2500]

Sam Goody! most of them closed in 2006 when they filed for bankruptcy and the remaining stores were purchased by Trans World Entertainment who owns FYE and Suncoast Motion Picture Co. That mall really is sad!

[@WallieB26]

judgedread I was going to say! I didn't remember hearing or seeing that name in years. That's why I was shocked to read Sam Goody on the windows.

[@simpsonfanboy]

Suncoast and Sam Goody were actually both owned by Musicland Group before Musicland went bankrupt and was sold off to Transworld Entertainment. I remember because I had a Musicland Rewards Card that I used at both Sam Goody and Suncoast. I miss those stores, both the Suncoast and Sam Goody at my mall closed during the bankruptcy. An FYE did take over the Sam Goody spot a few months later, but I didn't care for it. Suncoast and Sam Goody both seemed to have a much better selection. I don't think I was alone in thinking that either. that FYE couldn't have lasted more than a year before it closed.

[@WallieB26]

simpsonfanboy Yeah I don't care for FYE either. Their prices are usually really high. I'm someone that loves getting CDs. I love getting albums of the metal bands I listen to. It amazes me how high some prices are on albums at FYE. We have stores called The Exchange, here in Pittsburgh. They sell new and used music, movies, and games. That's where I go anymore.

[@simpsonfanboy]

Sounds cool, I loves stores with retro games, movies, and music. We don't have The Exchange where I live, but there is a store at my mall called Records and Rarities that not only has an amazing selection of retro games, movies, and music, but also t-shirts, skateboards, action figures, and lots of other cool stuff. As sad as it's been to see national chains like Suncoast, Sam Goody, and Blockbuster die, I am happy to see that several smaller stores appear to be doing fine and filling the void that the national chains left behind.

[@WallieB26]

simpsonfanboy Yeah, around here those little stores are kicking ass! There's one in downtown Pittsburgh called Eide's which is EXACTLY what you described of that store near you. They always do great business. Plus the money I spend there goes to that one and only store and stays in the city.

[@LynneModranski]

Perhaps if they'd rent to folks who call them, they might have a better chance . . . I tried to rent a space for my organization a few years ago under the old management, but they wouldn't rent to us. Tried again under the new management . . . won't return my calls . . .

[@TheORIGINALBrentTheGent]

You are right about Wal-Mart is the problem with Fort Steuben Mall's decline!

[@TimurD1905]

Idk who's bright idea it was to put a Walmart next to the mall, so dumb. And I hate Walmart as well. I used to work there and it sucked. They pay you shit money, they don't treat employees that well and the customers suck lol

[@wh1tebronco531]

There’s an abandoned Pizza Hut not far from that mall. That restaurant was a Long John Silvers and A&W.

[@iamnostalgic9567]

@@kenschreiner9466 I moved to Erie Pa in 2008 and haven't been in that mall since. Woolworth's left the mall somewhere around 1993. Not sure about the others.

[@jimb6781]

If nobody is shopping is it ok to smoke cigarettes?

[@MrTylerMatyas]

I remember a fond day of buying $1 bouncey ball toys from walmart, going in the mall and then playing Racketball in different sections, only to then be kicked out and sneak in multiple times. Pretty sure the first time I made out with a girl was in one of the elevators in that mall. Good times. Steubenville has been dying for years, and every time I come back to the area to visit family I'm somehow surprised that it's worse than before.

[@stphinkle]

Perhaps that store was a LensCrafters or similar place with an independent doctor of optometry in there and a lab?

[@WallieB26]

Stephen Hinkle That's what I'm wondering. I should have looked at the store directory at the entrance but didn't think about it until after I left the mall.

[@judgedread2500]

Wallie you were right when you said dental office, it was an Aspen Dental. That was pretty cool you got in to see it. Thanks for doing this mall.

[@RockinReed97]

It was a Pearle Vision Center. I know that for a fact as I frequented that mall.

[@judgedread2500]

Where was the Aspen Dental? It was on the directory.

[@WallieB26]

judgedread Absolutely. I really enjoyed making this video. I took my chances going inside of that business. I only did it because the door was wide open and I could just walk right in.

[@eternalgravity]

Sam goody and Spencers just closed a few months ago. Now the We're Rolling and Scent World, that's REALLY recent. I just bought a shitty pretzel from there not too long ago. I've been told by more than one person that they will not step foot into the mall. I've also been told that walmart and the mall were built ontop of a landfill. The trash is settling and that's why you're getting the uneven floors, destroyed foundation, the fountain pipes keep bursting under the parking lots (have destroyed lots of cars).... It's bad.

[@MsSpringer101]

eternalgravity scent world moved. It didn't leave

[@emeryclarksanimatronicscha4246]

You should do a video of The Teddy Bear Motel in Whittier North Carolina

[@WallieB26]

Emery Clark's Animatronics Channel Oh man would that be awesome. NC is my favorite place in the country. That gives me more incentive to go back down there!