Dead Mall: Pennrose Mall - Reidsville, NC

Dead Mall: Pennrose Mall - Reidsville, NC. Nestled in a town of about 16,000 people 20 miles north of Greensboro, NC sits this incredibly vintage mall which dates back to 1968 and has not really seen any major updates to it. As a matter of fact, this place is sadly in rough shape for lack of maintenance. The roof leaks everywhere. There is mold, fallen ceiling tiles, burnt out bulbs everywhere, and buckets everywhere to catch water from the leaking roof. Aside from a couple of small tenants, the only life here is Rose's and Belk. Although in bad shape, this mall is quaint and was on the top of my bucket list to visit. I would walk these halls everyday if I could. Hope you enjoy.
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[@chaddeez8446]

Someone has been smoking there at the bench on the bad end of the mall. That's where one of the workers from Roses goes to cry on their break.

[@aerostar9376]

Go to cry how u know?

[@ashleygilliland4331]

How do you know?

[@Puddin-Tamir]

His names william

[@JoeBobTarheel]

I live 5 miles from this mall. Back in the day this mall was booming in the 80s amd 90s!

[@MissterX]

I LOVE your music in the beginning, it sounds just like something that would be played in a music scene without words in an 80's movie. It almost has a "Mr. Mom" soundtrack vibe to it!

[@dustinleonsky4513]

That was once a BOOMING PLACE back in the 1980's. I once lived in Reidsville, North Carolina. Now living in Auburn, Alabama. I plan to move back to North Carolina, but no time soon. Maybe in the next 5 or 6 years.

[@mobiletemptations4289]

I live not too far from this mall, I had many fond memories from my youth shopping with my Grandparents. Unfortunately the owners don't give a shit about it and it's beyond repair. It needs to be demolished.

[@jennifergarrett6809]

Their plants are in better shape than the previous mall.

[@irefusetoaskmydoctorifyour6401]

Probably get watered from the leaky roof.

[@jennifergarrett6809]

@@irefusetoaskmydoctorifyour6401 I'd pour the water into the plants also.

[@polskijosh8451]

I work at this mall😃 Edit: My car is actually in the shot when you’re circling the outside

[@Puddin-Tamir]

Dozxed yourself lol jk

[@imnitguy]

Did you quit yet?

[@LethaWolfStudios]

It’s still a mystery to me how this mall hasn’t been condemned but I must admit I’m enjoying watching it.

[@charlieretro]

I just did some looking into this Mall and oddly it still open.

[@danmccaslin272]

It's sad to see malls dying but that's the era we live in

[@Racingdriver8]

The Rivergate mall in Nashville, Tennessee is dying mall it only got two major tenants left

[@shangothunder1055]

There dying out in the developed western world; but there actually popping off in the developing world experiencing massive growth.

[@kaydale1105]

This gives me such nostalgia🥹 going here as a kid, I remember the smell of it, the peanut place that had slushees.. it use to be a great place!

[@amandaclick3590]

This was a great dead mall video! ❤😘👍 I enjoyed watching! Thank you so much!

[@trr5291]

I went to our mall a few days ago. It was packed and thriving. Sears was the only empty store. Someone is going to move in later this year.

[@starofjustice1]

Where is that one?

[@trr5291]

@@starofjustice1 Peoria Illinois. There's two malls in the area.

[@starofjustice1]

@@trr5291 Oh rad.

[@esothinking]

I remember going here as a child and eating at Peanut Shack. they had the red ICEES

[@aerostar9376]

Same

[@letapearson2043]

Good morning, Wallie! I found this video to be sad, yet you did a great job filming it! They should just close this mall, it isn’t safe to be in! That love power machine at the end was funny 😆! Thanks for the upload! 👍♥️

[@williamdevriesjr2812]

It's sad to see what a nice mall at one time get that bad

[@timlegg6181]

Wallie lol this song made .me think of late 80s early 90s vibe gone on lol kinda made me smile 😂 lol

[@willy6758]

In the early 90’s I remember that mall full of stores from top to bottom and it would be crowded like Walmart on the first of the month lol. They would have carnivals out in the parking lot with a Ferris wheel and rides all over the parking lot. Christmas time at penrose mall from the early 90’s to about 2005 was super packed. When I was a kid all of us as kids would rush to the mall to spend our Christmas and birthday money here. The peanut shack had any candy that you could ever imagine, all kinds of cookies, and brownies, slushies, cold sodas it’s a wonderful memory I have from childhood. The mall just died off. Poor maintenance, tenants either relocated to newer strip malls in more updated modern parts of Reidsville, or just closed permanently. So sad. I hardly ever go in that mall anymore when I visit reidsville being I moved to Virginia. As you stated the moldy smell is bad as described.

[@bevolson7619]

These malls are more and more common every day…. I know of several in the state I live.

[@wurd.9585]

had the best floors for riding my Heelys back in the day

[@CosmicTron]

My hometown I remember as a kid going inside the Winn Dixie they had a lot back then, Even pennrose mall wasn't dead at the time JCpenny, they had a Cato's clothing store inside. as well as an arcade even had a stand where you could get these muffins and ICEE drinks also we had a Shoeshow ah the memories. Only places still standing is Roses and Belks. Glad you guys did this video.

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

Even the Mall here in Columbia Maryland has a few stores that have closed . You have a lot of love power Wallie 😂👍👌

[@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767]

Your Love Power is OUT OF CONTROL WALLIE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Hilariously Funny hon!

[@mitch300sdl]

Try to imagine what a great place that was for that small town in the 80s.

[@WallieB26]

I agree. I bet this place was really nice.

[@ariakellyleighbuchanan1819]

@@WallieB26 welcome to my next of the woods . I know of a few other places that may interests you in the Greensboro and surrounding areas

[@BrandonJamesr94]

I cant believe the county would keep a shopping mall like this open to the public because what if one day the whole roof caves in while people are shopping or walking around in the mall

[@dianeadkins-diorio1783]

This mall is definitely Rolling Acres-esque...

[@BrandonJamesr94]

@@dianeadkins-diorio1783 I agree I cant believe the mall management just opens the mall for business hours and doesnt come back till closing time

[@tehee-]

@jdslyman Probably the asbestos abatement is why this mall hasn’t been demolished. It’s a very expensive project that’s likely difficult to get funding for - hence why Dixie and Rolling Acres were abandoned for so long before their demolitions.

[@harrybriscoe7948]

What people ?

[@mavohq]

the fact that this place is still open despite the roof situation and green moss?/mold? crawling up the wall is insane. i think that’s what makes me so interested in this place other than the vintage decor/design. i’d love to visit but mold makes me a little nervous to be around (and because of allergies, being in my own slightly moldy basement already makes my throat hurt)

[@jonathancreveling5658]

I love this place although they could at the very least wall off that moldy wing.

[@mavohq]

@@jonathancreveling5658 i doubt the owner cares enough to even do the bare minimum at this point if the mall looks like that :( it’s a shame though because it’s a cute little vintage building, the average person wouldn’t give it more than a quick glance though

[@yardmarley]

I grew up in with this mall.. used to have a arcade..where I first ever seen Mortal Kombat.. a comic store.. and the Peanut Shack.. it was alive.. dope video

[@mattmaverick703]

That Ross' looks like could've been an old Ames

[@PurpleBlessingsRMine]

It’s a Rose’s department store and is an original mall store.

[@crystalscan2002]

i bet that mall is getting ready to close. when malls dont even patch the roof and let several lights burnt out that means they dont care

[@LethaWolfStudios]

It’s been this way for several years. Management doesn’t seem to care.

[@bryanmorgan4929]

I'm sure it was once great! Fun to see! Thanks!

[@toddament8035]

Reminds me of Eastland Mall in North Versailles PA

[@bluestar249]

You should check out Innsbruck Mall in Asheville NC, looks just like this place (minus the mold)

[@jonathancreveling5658]

Bob Adams, Strader's, and Roses are the only places left that opened in 1968 with the mall.

[@alanlough638]

I really enjoyed this video! This mall is really dated. It's a shame to see this mall abandoned. It's surprising that anyone is permitted inside the mall, even with businesses that are still open for business. Have a Pennrose Mallicious Day!

[@jenniferburchill3658]

This looks like the kind of mall my grandmother might have dragged me to...

[@mstiefan6996]

I thought I remembered seeing a video about this mall. That whole end of the mall though...if there's that much mold outside of the JC Penney building in the actual mall itself, the better thing to do would be to just wall off the entire side of the building...or close the interior completely. Yikes.

[@kellylermasprague5417]

I can just smell the mold and feel the humidity on this July day . It is however one of my favorite malls . The mop heads just hanging out by the wall😆

[@ElijahSinclair1220]

Imagine coming to this limimal hell at night

[@scottmoore1614]

I’m from Eden, the next town over. I had a college friend who lived in Reidsville and worked at the Belk store back in the early 90s. It was still a nice little mall back then.

[@Wormate-um8pr]

I lived in reidsville all my life , when I was around 7 me and my older brother walked through the “dead” mall

[@ZeeMann_Retail]

That music definitely gives off 70's Kmart vibes! Great job on this!

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Always love a good classsic Kmart jam to start the vids!

[@cecuniversity]

Wow, what a gem.

[@DalmationProductions]

Good job on the Mall Video WallieB26 😜 highly appreciate it

[@DannyNGraysOfficial]

I remember this place crowded in its hay day man so many memories here !!

[@Benthetrainkid]

How is this mall even still open in such rough shape with all this negligence by its owners? It seriously needs a renovtion

[@vancescoggins4460]

From what I've heard several people have appoached the owner about buying the property and demolishing it to build something else but the owner refuses to budge on the price

[@feliciab0398]

This is very sad. I used to loved the good old days where this place was very lively. Its sad of how Roses, Stadler, Bob's and Belks are still here. I wish that they would fix it up... The mold and buckets are still there till this very day. 😢

[@KTraska82]

15:44 - I was really expecting Brawndo to come out of that drinking fountain. "It has electrolytes"

[@paulivey9558]

We could use some of the stores that the big malls have, but who would want to put anything in here. I really miss the old pennrose mall. Salty and sweet, an arcade, just so full of potential, and now it's a ghost town in there.

[@marthaalvarran7746]

My daughter lives in reidsville and we go there still to Roses. I live in mebane and burlington stiill has a roses too

[@kevinmccorkle7476]

I can almost smell that place. Makes me want to shower. Working as a commercial electrician for years, spaces like this were always not much fun.

[@snubbiedie4154]

I'm sensing some very strong Dan Bell influence

[@stphinkle]

It seems like no one is maintaining that place for a long time. I am surprised that a building inspector did not condemn that place. There is nothing wrong with vintage if you maintain it, but it seems like it needs a new roof, needs a mold inspection, and is in serious need of repairs to be brought up to code. I would not be surprised if that place eventually faces the wrecking ball with how badly it has been damaged and not maintained over the years.

[@mr.fixit2181]

North Carolina, probably hurricane damage we had Florence and Irene and lots of hurricanes we just got are house put back together a year ago and the hurricane hit 3 years ago

[@jonathancreveling5658]

They could wall off that wing at the least.

[@Ncbornandraised41]

The peanut shack there by the jcpenny was the bomb when I was coming up

[@Ncbornandraised41]

Back in the day I Remember a security guard there.

[@C4Explore]

They have this creepy janitor that skulks around and passive aggressively harrasses "lookie-loos" now.

[@jacobfrech288]

I think one of the main reasons malls fail are because the owners like to get cheap and instead of investing and keeping up with the times they just let the place sit the way it is which always leads to the mall starting to lose business or close in general.

[@starofjustice1]

No wonder nobody wants to go inside. Just driving around it outside, it looks like shit.

[@Marty4650]

How much money can you invest when your occupancy is so low that you are already losing money? These old malls will continue to go downhill because no one wants to throw new money into a bottomless pit. It is easy to say "they should spend more money" but what would you do if you were the owner?

[@starofjustice1]

@@Marty4650 Change my name and move to another state where nobody knows me?

[@Marty4650]

@@starofjustice1 It really is a sad situation, since the mall owners have to deal with the reality of economics. They just cannot pour more money into something that is losing money. So they end up selling or abandoning the property and take a tax write off for a loss. And perhaps that is for the best, since eventually someone will buy the property and demolish it, and convert it into something we currently need. And that will create jobs and remove an eyesore.

[@starofjustice1]

@@Marty4650 And that mall's definitely an empty eyesore.

[@evanwilliams6406]

Another urban explorer's paradise, man this place is dark.

[@90scarguy]

Ha, of course there is a roses. Those places are great.

[@PaleOpal21]

No problem with social distancing. You definitely need a mask not for Rona, but to deal with the mold. Also, how are they not getting fined for health/fire/building codes?

[@Ncbornandraised41]

I made a many calls on that payphone there 🤣

[@BrandonJamesr94]

How has this mall not be condemned or closed down by now if a shopping mall smells like mold or black mold than it should immediately be condemned or closed to the public I would never wanna shop or walk in a mall that smells like mold

[@ElijahSinclair1220]

0:18 the sound makes it significantly creepier

[@jojow3805]

I’m from Reidsville we’ll call it Penrose Hall because it’s literally a hallway with 5 stores if that 😂. But I’m 30 and it’s been there before I was born so it’s apart of the community at this point.

[@zephex9411]

That place has seen it better day

[@EBS-Studios]

WallieB26 Excellent Video! Thank You! 👍

[@zoefaith120]

The love power is awesome!

[@angelm2655]

Wow you two have been near my hometown. I'm in Danville VA which is right on the border of NC.

[@Luluvolg]

I can’t believe how bad the mall is it looks like it is abandoned

[@jet34thehawk]

Wow 👌 👌 awesome video

[@The_Fat_Fury]

This mall used to be great. It was like the nucleus of the town and everybody was there. Back in the 90s, there was a comic book shop, an arcade, and other fun stuff. They even used to hold an annual fair in the Belk parking lot with rides and everything. Sucks to see it in the shape it's in now.

[@unclejj2350]

that quarter you put in the love machine was probably the only money the mall made that day, sad to say

[@SLIM_MARSHALL87]

Lol naw to be real the roses and belks stores still make a good bit of money even tho it don’t look like they would.

[@jameshebert5430]

I just had a flashback to the 70's!

[@MegaThunder70]

I wonder if car enthusiast @Saabkyle04 ever shopped there, since he is from that town.

[@ontheshelf26]

oooh... been waiting on this one 😍

[@timothysimpkins3664]

That shopping centre should be condemned on health grounds.

[@Marty4650]

Funny thing about these old malls.... 40 years ago they were thriving. But today they are struggling and they need a new $200,000 roof. No landlord is going to spend that much money on a property that is already losing money for him. So you get buckets to collect rain water, rather than a new roof.

[@jaimienichols5649]

Awesome Video Wallie

[@nathanbrodeur]

Why hasn't the public health department condemned the building for all that mold

[@omaeshinaru9902]

I still go here

[@roykeene8868]

I use to work at roses place gave me the creeps

[@nicolemacpherson3908]

So sad that malls are becoming this. I'd give anything to go back to shopping at Century lll with my family again.

[@jasong3652]

I've been waiting for this one!!!!

[@christopherbrown1183]

Great job

[@Mr_Green1017]

my goodness I use to go to this mall in the 80s and early 90s. first thing I did was run to the arcade lol

[@davidconrad3681]

I hit the like button before I watch the vlog

[@everydayherotruthchannel2757]

I THINK A COMMUNITY GO FUNDING SHOULD BE CREATED TO SAVE THIS MALL. HAVE LOCAL ARTIST COM IN TP HELP. BRING LOCAL BUSINESSES, CRAFTERS ETC... ALSO IN MALL FAIRS OR EVENTS WITH FUNDING GOING TO RENOVATE THE MALL. IF I LIVE CLOSE BY I WOULD LOVE TO HELP OUT TP SAVE THIS MALL FROM EXTINCTION. PLEASE SAVE PENNROSE MALL

[@DeltasArbiter]

2:25 I remember driving back here to smoke weed in the 90s…. Ah the good ol days

[@dianeadkins-diorio1783]

3:15 like a certain infamous abandoned mall in Akron OH...

[@therush420]

Damn we still have a couple Roses stores here in VA Beach/Norfolk.

[@gilbertm2251]

I like the video, keep up the good work.

[@Wesnat2412]

This mall looks like a mid 80 to 90s Building

[@danielkegley690]

Wow! That's even worse than the obscure Innsbruck Mall in Asheville NC. It closed down earlier this year. I have some footage I shot with my cell phone just before they closed it to the public. I need to do something with it.

[@snowandice8804]

Kmart music!

[@danefilander6306]

So sad to see this mall fall in to such disrepairs riddled with mold.

[@siltstridersftw]

The only mall that I went to a lot was the Mayberry Mall in Mt Airy, NC and the last time I went there (it was like 2013-2014 and that place was in bad shape.

[@jeffhickman2698]

Awesome video u could do a video on the worst parking lots you have seen

[@ElijahSinclair1220]

How's this even open? It looks like there's nothing In it

[@703am]

they really need to take care of the place or i would think the mall won't be there in a few years..have to give credit to the stores that are still there and trying

[@mrfabulosa6422]

I live in Reidsville and I went to the rose there back in September and the inside is about a bad as the outside depending on witch part of the mall your in

[@imnitguy]

In August of 2024, what updates are there regarding this?