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@ThisisDanBell2 жыл бұрын
Attention! Completely remastered episodes of the Dead Mall Series are now being archived in 4K at kzbin.info/door/fCM_TfrSDMkkMpKuLNWuXA. The remasters have gone through an extensive AI Enhancement process as well as proper sound mixing and colorization. This Dead Mall Series Remastered project has been made possible through viewer support on Patreon. Go over now and watch in glorious 4K. ENJOY!
@charlestonpinballarcade Жыл бұрын
Lots of mastering and remastering going on over there huh? 😂
@ricardoberbor5 жыл бұрын
The elephant got saved!!!! On February 1, 2019, a large bronze elephant named Petal that had been in the mall since 1982 was moved out of the closed mall and will be relocated to the Burlington Riverwalk.
@professorruthie83674 жыл бұрын
Hi, Ricardo Berumen, Thank you for the update. I am happy to hear that it was saved and relocated. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
@AlvinGuoSubscribe4 жыл бұрын
Petal 😊😊
@PlazmaSilvaraGMS4 жыл бұрын
ok, great to know
@kelly30144 жыл бұрын
It didn’t make it there! Petal is now in storage. 🥺
@deendrew364 жыл бұрын
Kelly 🥺
@Dylanquinn6668 жыл бұрын
I have no idea why I enjoy these videos so much. They're so fascinating, and weirdly relaxing too. I guess it's also due to the fact that Dan seems like such a likeable guy.
@777jones7 жыл бұрын
He also adds fantastic music with tons of echo.
@Dylanquinn6667 жыл бұрын
+777jones That's true! I've discovered some great vaporwave artists through this channel.
@Canonfudder5 жыл бұрын
They put ones life in perspective- everything vanishes rather sooner then later.
@kevinwebster78684 жыл бұрын
D Quinn actually these videos make me worried. I think of the U.S. as being successful and full of money but it seems everything in the East side and northeast is poverty stricken, run down, and full of melancholy. The people just don’t seem to care at all. Laziness I Guess.
@mirabhattacharya84744 жыл бұрын
Same
@candybanks87177 жыл бұрын
Being in a mall after it closes feels like when Dorothy pulled back the curtain and it's just a little fat old man. The facade of life just disappears and all the synthetic magic turns to mist and disapates, revealing what was always true.
@6z05 жыл бұрын
Candy Banks couldn’t have said it better.
@bvdatech1 Жыл бұрын
Capitalistic Hellscapes
@Ragitsu Жыл бұрын
@@bvdatech1Living zombies.
@captainx95227 жыл бұрын
I could see dan bell becoming an on the course golf commentator.
@GeoAl097 жыл бұрын
hahaha that's awesome
@SamPlaysBass497 жыл бұрын
"And the sand trap has moved out and become a Limerick's furniture"
@Gia_Marie5 жыл бұрын
Gotta throw the GNC & Subway in there somehow too. Those are part of the classic dead mall staples.
@PocketAcesforRonPaul4 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is that monotone...
@Hammster69official8 жыл бұрын
One fine point about "Night Of The Comet": The comet didn't actually crash into the Earth and cause mass extinction by impact. The Earth passed through the comet's tail, resulting in mass extinction by radiation. Steel structures turned out to be life saving factors that night (Reggie in the movie theater projection room, her sister Sam in the backyard tool shed at home, Hector in the back of his semi), while the overwhelming majority of the population was variously either turned into instant zombies, exposed to radiation to the point that they'd eventually turn into zombies after a period of time, or instantly disintegrated. Sure, the whole premise is shoddy Hollywood science, but hey, details. It was still a fun movie.
@ssingel235 жыл бұрын
I just saw this movie a few days ago and it was cool
@ICANanimations8 жыл бұрын
Malls should have Supermarket in them. somewhere people have to go basicly every day.
@lildwell27 жыл бұрын
+GamingTV This isn't necessarily true. Many outside mall like locations spring up outside of walmarts across the country. Walmart is basically an extra large supermarket.
@ICANanimations7 жыл бұрын
***** I went to a supermaket every day and I had to go through a mall to get there. cuz it was inside a mall. it's always a busy mall.
@lildwell27 жыл бұрын
+GamingTV Semantics. Not all are even outlets. They are still malls.
@4exgold7 жыл бұрын
ICANanimations ive lived in South Africa, Australia and the UK and pretty much every mall has a big supermarket chain inside it and the malls are always busy and with full or near full occupancy. Supermarkets are definetly the top anchor stores in these countries' malls.
@ICANanimations7 жыл бұрын
4exgold right thats what I tried to say. thank you
@ESS030198 жыл бұрын
Every dead mall is the exact same, all have a sears macegs and jc penneys and they horrible massage chairs...
@eufimercedes86387 жыл бұрын
WoundrousMindTrick blacks and hispanics?? So please explain Westfield plaza(garden state plaza) Less then 10min from Paterson and thats the main mall we go to and it's one of the TOP luxury malls in the US. And guess what? The population of Paterson is just that blacks and hispanics. Must not be a lot of money being thrown around huh.
@Lucky-ei7xc7 жыл бұрын
WoundrousMindTrick what other possibility could it be?
@forestine_6 жыл бұрын
Right? The mall where I go to the dentist just replaced some benches with those. Sign of impending doom?
@Madcattlx6 жыл бұрын
WoundrousMindTrick v
@shetookthekids83325 жыл бұрын
In mines, sears and Burlington closed already. There’s just a Macy’s keeping it alive now
@Rubycon997 жыл бұрын
Looked completely abandoned from the outside.
@Scottollio4 жыл бұрын
That is because he shot from the side of the 4th (4 not 3) anchor store that was Strawbridges. You can see cars reflected in the glass of the main entrance where he did have to go in.
@nicholasshade1366 Жыл бұрын
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@TheMM12155 жыл бұрын
Nice to know that Petal has been saved and will be relocated after it's restored.
@nicholasshade1366 Жыл бұрын
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@steveg51226 жыл бұрын
Closed Jan 9th 2018 after a water main broke. They were in the process of closing down the facility by March 2018, the non profits that were using space were told to vacate by the end of December 2017. The only thing left is the Sears, and they are not owned by the same owners as the mall. The electrical system was taken out by the water main.
@saraheart28043 жыл бұрын
And now Sears is gone.
@steveg51223 жыл бұрын
@@saraheart2804 the entire mall is being demolished as we speak
@Cminiely4248 жыл бұрын
Compared to other malls in this series, this place is booming.
@hollow79944 жыл бұрын
Cminiely424 it died years later, I’m a native and it’s now completely dead
@LadyPisces963 жыл бұрын
@@hollow7994 oh wow 😔 thanks for the update
@hollow79943 жыл бұрын
@@LadyPisces96 haha i wrote this a while ago, it was recently torn down.
@LadyPisces963 жыл бұрын
@@hollow7994 holy sh*t 😂 honestly tho, when we watch this series, we know it's probably gonna be what happens to these dead malls 😕
@LadyPisces963 жыл бұрын
@@hollow7994 oh, btw, do you happen to know if they moved the elephant statue?
@bubsmith10678 жыл бұрын
I think it's amazing to see the stores that hold on to the last minute like Bath and Body Works. Also it's so lame how gangs take over malls. Just let people shop!
@Isa-cr7fd5 жыл бұрын
Melissa Smith Gun violence is encouraging gang behaviour in America. In my country Malls and online retail thrive together
@marks66634 жыл бұрын
@@Isa-cr7fd so it is guns that bring the gang members to the mall? Where do you think the gang members would go if they had only knifes and fists?
@seblav9386 Жыл бұрын
@@marks6663 They went to the house of an old man, living alone, to do a home invasion. Fortunately the old man had a gun to save his life.
@josephdegarmo37028 жыл бұрын
I remember when I grew up in the area during my childhood and went to this mall. Brings back memories. Malls were very popular in the '80s and '90s, but have since been on a freefall.
@iAceCarter5 жыл бұрын
Wym malls are still very popular just not this shitty ass mall 😂 I’m from Burlington myself and let me tell you this mall is complete shit lol
@iAceCarter5 жыл бұрын
Joseph DeGarmo everyone goes to cherry hill mall or Nashameny
@Ottah19998 жыл бұрын
I used to go here all the time as a kid, it was always packed with people and now it's like a ghost town :(
@masondeitcher61248 жыл бұрын
Sad how thing change
@zhanejackson50627 жыл бұрын
Sphinx same I had girl scouts there all the time
@flclfan857 жыл бұрын
I know the feeling, I used to come here with friends on random days and just hang out or show up for various Pokemon TCG events. Hell the old Allied Hobbies store is where a bunch of us started having weekly Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments before they changed their policies and we relocated to Ron's Comic World in Lumberton off the 38
@kamenridernephilim7 жыл бұрын
Ron's Comic World is still going strong surprisingly. The old armory next to it though is being abandoned.
@Johntheripper876 жыл бұрын
My mom used to drive me here from New Brunswick. Place was packed.
@tigerburn817 жыл бұрын
This was my childhood mall, after I moved. It was OK up until about 2000 when I graduated HS. Anyone in the area eventually saw the benefit of driving a little further to go to the Moorestown or Cherry Hill mall. I think 3 things really killed off this mall (aside from any mismanagement ): fortunes of anchors; the construction of the Target, Kohls and Home Depot next store; and the decline of the nearby towns of Mt Holly and Burlington City. Like many dying malls, once this one became known as "the black mall" it will have a steady decline of tenets and shoppers. Those that do remain generally are low-rent - the stores and their costumers - which will make the shopping experience unpleasant. It's really sad to see the mall like this especially compared to something like the KOP mall behemoth. The fountain was always the best part.
@xtraman227 жыл бұрын
I grew up there and remember what a big deal it was when it opened. Came back in 2013 (two years before this video) after 10+ years away and was stunned by what happened. It might be down to 10% occupied now.
@Shitass50007 жыл бұрын
Moorestown is on its way out too
@TomG15556 жыл бұрын
This was a must-stop for the longest time on the drive to and from the Jersey shore, depressing to see it on its last legs. It was a big deal when it opened. I really hope the fountain finds a good home, its a wonderful piece of art that deserves a better fate than to be demolished when the mall eventually goes under.
@Brian_05235 жыл бұрын
tigerburn81 racist much?
@Brian_05235 жыл бұрын
Kilo Byte ahahahhhhhaaaahaaaa
@raymondwong92617 жыл бұрын
In Asian countries, malls are connected by underground trains systems (subways). No matter if it rains or shines, people in Asian countries just visit one mall after another without having to worry about the weather. I, for one, do not enjoy driving to the mall all the time. My new car door got a scratch by the lady jumping off her car next to mine in the mall's parking lot. A lot of time, waiting to get out of the parking lot is not enjoyable as well when the passing by cars don't even slow down or stop to let me back out of my space. Also, a lot of malls in Asian countries have show arena or plazas. There are always kids singing contests, pet shows (some malls here don't even allow small pets), variety shows for the elderly, holiday events, dance competitions in the malls to draw big crowd of people (i.e. families with kids and pets). I don't see these events in the malls near where I live in the Bay Area. They are quite borrowing to visit. And, a lot of them are not pets nor kids friendly. If a family bring kids to the mall, it is only to buy the Starbucks coffee with lots of sugar, or eat the biggest pieces of pizza, then buy some clothes.... always same old... Nothing like a paid indoor kids playhouse, or playground for the highly creative kids of today. There is no ice-skating rings inside a lot of American malls. Young people need a place to hang out and do exercise after school or during weekends; and perhaps watch a movie afterwards and eat in the food courts. The failing malls lack a variety of things for a family to come visit and enjoy their stay. And the Sears, Macy's, Nordstorm need to close all their half-century old stores. Their very existence with outdated exterior and interior designs are not helping either. I have recently visited some malls in the Bay Area, and they don't even have Daiso, Quickly, Ghirardelli and other hipper shops inside. The demographic trend has put demands on newer concepts and hipper offerings, but a lot of malls don't offer these sough-after shops. The malls here are dying because they are not keeping up with the changing time. Most malls are very low-tech and are unexciting to visit because they are not only outdated in design and are eyesore to look at, they also lack the very variety of activities and offerings for the typical American families with elderly, parents, kids and pets. (my 2 cents)
@Tea_Noire7 жыл бұрын
Raymond Wong Exactly. I see a lot of comments on these videos talking about how online shopping has caused the fall of these malls, and while it certainly was a factor, I think the main reason why is because of the mall owner's refusal to change or get with the times, coupled with marketing to the wrong demographic. Stop pushing Macy's and Nordstrom and expensive department stores, millennials can't afford to shop there and right now, they have the most buying power.
@GloomGaiGar7 жыл бұрын
Indeed we live in a similar situation. Also notice that malls to many people in Asia are more than just places to buy stuff from, they're also places for people to hang out. Lots of small specialty stores and restaurants outside the food court. They also serve as major hubs for public transportation.
@ctrlaltdimi73957 жыл бұрын
There ARE some really nice malls in America if you know where to go. Take the Christiana mall of Delaware. It has a big mix of stores and some attractions for children such as gaming stands, indoor playgrounds, ETC. It is one of the only thriving American malls I've ever been to. I must admit, the malls I've been to around urban Indonesian areas such as Semarang and Jakarta are definitely better than the majority of American malls I've walked through. Much like you've said, the malls have a variety of things to keep families coming back to them such as arcades, artificial snow vats (Of course, due to the lack of snow in the tropics), ice rinks, and so on. They of course don't have some of my favorite American businesses, but they make up for it with different Asian businesses you wouldn't find in America.
@nabilahnovel77537 жыл бұрын
agree, in Jakarta there are some malls that even has three or more Starbucks with some more other coffee shop. There are also some cart shops with cheaper options and there are big bookstores and supermarket in there. I also go to certain cafes and coffee shops at mall when I work on my assignments. So, mall is still fun and hippie
@nabilahnovel77537 жыл бұрын
Miss Dreavus as I lived in Jakarta whole my life, Jakarta has too many malls but none of them are empty no matter how ugly it is. It is still complete regardless, and our internet connection is still lame for us to depend on online shopping.
@TurtleSauceGaming2 жыл бұрын
I remember getting my gamecube from that gamestop. Back then, in 2002, it almost felt like a city with all the people walking around and all the lights (it was nighttime when we went) and the vertical structure of this mall (as opposed to single level malls like the moorsetown mall.) I miss this so much and was so sad to see the building itself got demolished.
@battybethc8 жыл бұрын
I LOVE ALL YOUR DEAD MALL SERIES! I WATCH THEM OVER AND OVER! I wish you would get some more videos about the Dead Malls because mall are a piece of our history! It's so sad they are all dying out though.
@jessicascottpops41848 жыл бұрын
I really like the music played during the fountain part.
@GiovanniCloud7 жыл бұрын
I actually visited this mall last year just to see how it was holding up. The last time I went to this place was when I was a kid. I remember how crushed i was to see that the mall I used to go to was now dying. My childhood took a blow during that year, and even now as I watch this video. I loved this mall! I performed with my school's choir and concert band under the Bath and Body Works in that open area 15:30. It was a JCPENNEY'S near where we were performing, of course it's gone now.
@2788tiffers7 жыл бұрын
you should come back to this mall. Now it's VERY dead. There is no more food court and only maybe 4 or so stores left open. very eerily quiet.
@flclfan857 жыл бұрын
I remember shopping at this mall quite frequently as a teenager. The last time I was there was in 2014 when I came home for my dad's memorial service and I was just dumbfounded by how dead the mall was. As I was watching this, I found myself going "Oh, that's where Allied Hobbies used to be" or "That's where Chick-Fil-A was" or even "Oh, that's where we used to have our Pokemon TCG tournaments back in the day."
@utleychase78 жыл бұрын
I live right down the road from there, my 8th grade orchestra played there 5 years ago
@GiovanniCloud6 жыл бұрын
Spectrum Mine too!
@ShelliWelli5 жыл бұрын
Came here a few times as a kid. Remember looking at that fountain, sunlight peeking through, and thinking of how beautiful it was. Came back a couple years ago and was sad to see how dead it was. Nice to see a full tour
@wednesday1818 жыл бұрын
From the in-video description of "like prom or pageant dresses, but garish", I'm going to guess that was a dress shop squarely aimed at gals shopping for their Quinceañera gowns.
@Scottollio4 жыл бұрын
The ghetto themed ones anyway...
@krisone639 жыл бұрын
That sculpture is by Zenos Frudakis, quite a famous artist that has a striving business in PA.
@Sigmund6197 жыл бұрын
I love the whole dead mall series and have watched all of them 100's of times each probably. I would have to say that the Burlington Mall probably is my favorite even though they are all equally amazing. I love all the trumpet elevator music in the series. Great music, editing and camerawork.
@danielwebofrito23 жыл бұрын
Looking at that remarkable fountain with that 50s music in the background echoing in the distance, with no people on sight, just gave me these strong Fallout vibes.
@ShadowFudo5 жыл бұрын
They saved the statue! She's been relocated to a museum, if I recall correctly. I believe the coal miner statue at the (now demolished) Schuykill mall was also rescued when it was closed. Bonus: I tried to visit the mall in September, but I didn't realize it was completely closed. I got chased out by a security guard within seconds of entering the mall's parking lot.
@shadbailey59179 жыл бұрын
I worked at the Bannister Mall back in 2006 3 years before it closed and your right it is a neat feeling to be in the mall after closing when everyone is gone. I LOVE dead malls I wont shop a good mall but I love the dead ones.
@xForOurIntermission8 жыл бұрын
This mall was thriving when I was a child, now it's so run down. They keep talking about the plans, however they keep delaying it. I wish they would just redo it already, it's an eyesore. Love these videos! Keep up the great work!
@LC724576 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Dan, for your work in capturing this part of American history. I remember going to the mall as a child and through my early adult years. It is hard to see these buildings abandoned or demolished in favor of faceless/soulless online shopping.
@nicholasshade1366 Жыл бұрын
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@BarzOnTheWindow17 жыл бұрын
I attended the opening of this Mall way back in 1982 ... walked my 8 year old arse 9 miles two towns over to get there! Spaceport was my sole interest at the time, but I do recall reading in the News Paper a story about the Artist who created that Fountain
@raymz7 жыл бұрын
The Spaceport arcade was awesome-very loud!
@hahnhawkministry96258 жыл бұрын
Your best Mall series vid is "Rolling Acres Mall' by far. The "busted" scene drives the adventure to a new level!
@battybethc8 жыл бұрын
I love the music you play on these videos! Thankyou for these beautiful tunes!
@TMOD19926 жыл бұрын
Beth Cialek its dawn of the dead 1978
@SBArrow3108 жыл бұрын
I used to go to this mall when I lived in Mt. Laurel, NJ from 2002-2005. Very shocking to see what it's like now. It was a decent mall back then and I used to go to the movies there also. It wasn't as nice as the nearby Cherry Hill mall or Moorestown Mall but it still was a busy place at the time I left in 2005.
@rainerrancocas42919 жыл бұрын
I remember going to this mall all the time with my parents when I was a little kid, it was so lively and vibrant. That station in the food court with the blue counter used to be a Burger King. They closed a few years ago. The Macys was a Strawbridges at one point. There used to be a huge fountain at the bottom of the escalators and another small one in front of the Sears. That mall had such a beautiful interior and exterior. Its a damn shame much of it will be demolished, hopefully it'll just be the anchors.
@flclfan857 жыл бұрын
that was the one thing that always got me, you had a BK in the mall itself and then one across Bromley Blvd. by Target and the movie theater and all that fun stuff. Like was it really necessary to have two Burger Kings in such close proximity? lol
@gregggoss22108 жыл бұрын
The same type of people that brought this mall down also brought down the Granite Run Mall and the Willingboro Center. The mall in Vineland is also on its last legs.
@Scottollio4 жыл бұрын
NAILED IT! He missed Granite that was a pretty mall!
@joianne008 жыл бұрын
You should see it here now. Most of what you videoed is gone.
@ExpansivenessofLight Жыл бұрын
I had two jobs there in 1983-84 - BookEnd and Print N Things - I even won the Strawbridge contest at the age of 16 of $4,000 in product. Thank you for bringing back some special memories, appreciate it!
@battybethc8 жыл бұрын
i saw Night of the Comet! i loved it! i love the scene at the mall too! it depicted two freinds just trying to forget their troubles.
@thedonvespe7 жыл бұрын
I live five minutes from this mall. This place was amazing when I was a kid. A BK (what made it more awesome was when the BK had Pokemon Night with the school and you got to see all of your classmates) a Chick fil A, a once kickass arcade.It's depressing to see the mall in such disrepair. I hope they find a way to turn this place in to something more worthwhile.
@rstam40925 жыл бұрын
Not sure if you're aware, but the beautiful fountain was spared 6abc.com/community-events/petal-the-elephant-moved-from-mall-headed-to-new-home/5116859/ Love your series, Dan!
@nailsarecruel4 жыл бұрын
This is incredible. I first saw your video on this mall as an algorithm recommendation. It was shut down, gutted and ready for destruction. Seeing familiar sights as either operational or somewhat recently closed is indescribable.
@nicholasshade1366 Жыл бұрын
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@cjwilson6668 жыл бұрын
I worked in the Sears in 1998 to 1999. It's crazy to see it in such bad shape. The food court always had birds in it.
@LittleMissSunshine7214 жыл бұрын
I sincerely enjoy your series. It’s better than anything on modern television. Seriously.
@kimberlyteed8 жыл бұрын
Dan, was there today --was shocked, it's sooo bad. You may wish to do a follow-up. Plants are overtaking the exterior walls, inside just awful. The gang thing was after the mall was already ruined by their old security team, we'll have to gossip sometime ;) ---Kimberly
@realisticmentality4 жыл бұрын
How did the old security team ruin the mall?
@steveg51228 жыл бұрын
+This is Dan Bell. If you have any questions about this mall, i may be able to help. I grew up with this mall, I remember when they built the JC Penny in 1996 or so, that is when they last did a major overhaul of the interior. For example at the food court they used to have hoop lighting over the walkway, like little marquee lights from a cinema. The gang warfare was the final straw to this mall in the 2000s By then it was obvious that the mall was dead. When Strawbridge and Clothier was bought out by Macy's and was rebranded you knew that the store in this mall was on the chopping block. I was born in 1988 so most of my information would be the mid 90s. I plan to visit this mall next week, i will see if the suncoast still smells.
@byronbenguche8 жыл бұрын
If they were smart they would turn some of these abandoned malls into high schools that way it saves tax payers money on building new schools ijs
@d.e.b.b57887 жыл бұрын
But then politicians wouldn't be able to funnel tax money to their friends and relatives to build new schools.
@byronbenguche7 жыл бұрын
D.E.B. B True
@Lol061247 жыл бұрын
thats what they did with my school lmao it used to be a mall back in the 80s/90s
@Pfsif7 жыл бұрын
School boards are never interested in saving tax money.
@poprox1017 жыл бұрын
Interestingly that's how most charter schools in America get started. Never in enclosed malls, though; always in strip malls; I guess it's more efficient?
@annv11698 жыл бұрын
Dawn of the Dead remake (2004) was filmed 10 minutes from where I live at the Thornhill Square Shopping Centre. Once too a very dead, but very nice mall. Nicely renovated. The mall never had a turning point, it was dead from the weak after opening. It was badly located, with quite low visibility. A developer came in and demolished 3/4 of the mall (the east end) and redeveloped it into townhouses. The other 1/4 consisted of a 6 floor office tower, the remaining stores below were all turned into offices, the only remaining part of the mall is a bank, and the grocery store.
@Zach_Bloomquist8 жыл бұрын
I used to come to this mall as a kid during the 90's. My dad would take me to the Allied Hobbies store on the second floor by Sears I think. I would usually get HO scale trains or model airplanes. It was a great hobby store with lots of neat displays. I even think they had trains running on a layout at one point. Been a long time. It was a great mall at one time. Then everyone in south jersey decided that Cherry Hill was the best mall. But Cherry Hill will always be my favorite mall in south jersey because I have so many memories of there with friends and family. Oh and Deptford mall was great too. I liked the Echelon mall because of the Vorhees library too. But that was 15 years ago. Man I feel old.
@TomG15556 жыл бұрын
Wow, Allied Hobbies. I'd completely forgotten about that, but you're right. That was one of my favorite stores as a kid. Thanks!
@criticalmass1818 жыл бұрын
And that one blue trolley waited there, every day, for its master to return........
@h.cleveland61248 жыл бұрын
+Marty Smith Charlie the choo-choo
@rainerrancocas42918 жыл бұрын
Went back this morning, the entire Macy's/Elephant fountain wing was walled off just passed the food court.
@wendyrobinson97597 жыл бұрын
"I'm really hoping there are plans to relocate that fountain." You & me both, Dan. Favorite one so far is the mall that's stuck in the 70s, with cement fountains & the bench- cement planters on each end. Reminds me of Glenbrook Mal when I was a kid.
@icarusprime8 жыл бұрын
I watch the Dead Mall series on tv through the youtube app on my Xbox One.
@icarusprime8 жыл бұрын
+Rowan Cunningham Dan had asked his viewers how we watch his channel and videos. what purpose was your dumb ass reply to me?
@aaronbays45 жыл бұрын
Man I hope they save the sculpture. Beautiful piece of art, doesn't necessarily have to be inside or in that configuration for it to work either. Would be kind of ironic seeing the elephant frozen over in the middle of January if they moved it outside lol.
@DayNNyteDJs8 жыл бұрын
Back in the day this place was nice.
@85thHouseVibrations4 жыл бұрын
Night of the Comet 💫 used to be one of my favorite movies. Me and my cousins used to watch it over and over when we were little.
@Mszahnclass954 жыл бұрын
I agree both great movies fast time and the night of the comet
@geoffreylee51997 жыл бұрын
And as Sears slowly contracts, what happens next? Built on credit that has been called in. Save The Elephant!
@ankissy2 жыл бұрын
The bronze elephant named Petal was saved. The Burlington Rotary Club worked with Arts Guild NJ to ship her to a bronze foundry in Chester PA for reconditioning in 2019. The article mentioned that Petal will once again be on display at her new home on the Riverwalk in Burlington NJ. Sadly the entire mall has been demolished not just the big anchor stores. Thank you for the video, it brought back fond memories.
@mylovelyche73258 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! I used to worked in this mall as a teenager so many moons ago LOL. Where that elephant water fountain is,right across from it was a store called Anderson Little mens wear. It was my first job and i was sales,my mom was the tailor there . Wow..i have to show this to her. I havent been in New Jersey in over 10 yrs,i had no idea it was abandoned now. Thanks Dan for showing this,it reallly REALLLLLY brought back some good memories!!!!! And yes i saw night of the comet when i worked there at the theater!!! Itsnt that crazy? ahahahhaa!!
@matts25814 жыл бұрын
I dig the crimson-brown floor "brick tiles."
@RLoz769 жыл бұрын
12:34 Auntie Anne's pretzels are goddamned amazing.
@boopityboopboop9 жыл бұрын
A mall ain't 100% dead til auntie anne's is gone
@d.e.b.b57887 жыл бұрын
Not the one by me.
@chelsear94837 жыл бұрын
nanofrostbite Not the one in Dearborn
@gantmj5 жыл бұрын
Only to those who haven't eaten real soft pretzels.
@LadyPisces964 жыл бұрын
We need so many more of these, Dan! Hands down, it's my favorite series from KZbin. I believe I've watched all of your videos already 😪
@nicholasshade1366 Жыл бұрын
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@chrizizdaman7 жыл бұрын
The best one and one of my all time favs, Mallrats!!!!
@imtheCoolest7 жыл бұрын
came down here to shout out mallrats!! I think the mall they filmed in still exists in Jersey. He should go there...although it may not be that dead?
@TackyRackyComixNEO7 жыл бұрын
+Morgan Hill I think a couple places in NJ were used for exterior shots, but the main mall in Mallrats was in Minnesota.
@kamenridernephilim7 жыл бұрын
It is dead as of now. They're gutting it.
@SNJ127934 жыл бұрын
Rewatching this series from.the beginning in 2020 and it's still just as intriguing as the first time 🤟 good work man
@Ava-of4lf5 жыл бұрын
i have watched all of these episodes about 600 times ! dan, i absolutely admire and love your work :) thank you for the great content
@nicholasshade1366 Жыл бұрын
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@gatorhunter19 жыл бұрын
LOL The poor palm tree in the middle of the corridor at 11:49. It says "This is goddamn dead mall!"
@RedriaNephtis78 жыл бұрын
Went to this mall yesterday for the Sears Auto Center. The up escalator was out of order. There's only a handful of stores, an arcade and one food stand left; other than that it might as well be abandoned as nobody was inside but employees and one or two people that seemed lost. It was the day after it rained as well and the roof was leaking all across the mall. They said they were going to tear it down and start redevelopment this summer yet it's still standing.
@cathrynm5 жыл бұрын
Oh, this is truly -- the best fountain in the US. And the music is perfect.
@bmstylee8 жыл бұрын
rolling acres mall and the neon dreams video were my favorites.
@Something-Waffle8 жыл бұрын
Dan Bell, another mall movie which I feel is criminally underrated is Mallrats.
@mickenassjo8 жыл бұрын
Approximately 15% of all U.S malls are dead today and they're all quickly vanishing (according to Google 2015)
@4exgold7 жыл бұрын
Micke Highlander that figure is a fair bit lower than what i thought it'd be
@GeoAl097 жыл бұрын
but V A P O R W A V E...
@GloomGaiGar7 жыл бұрын
it's about time really
@praisethesun697 жыл бұрын
tbh it's been 10 years since i enjoyed going to a mall... now i only go for one or two select stores, but even that's rare. i liked walking through malls as a kid because i liked seeing all the storefronts and decorations... just kinda doing it for the sake of experience... but now that i'm older i have no interest in battling parking garages and crowds to walk through a giant tunnel of commerce. something about it feels so artificial, unhealthy and unsustainable. can't even place what it is...
@BrennerBay4 жыл бұрын
I worked as a mall guard while going to school in Tallahassee Fl. I had the Governor's Square Mall all to myself ( for the most part ) , Fri- Mon from 11:00 pm - 9:00 am. My partner, who could never remember my name, would usually stagger off and pass out in a ladies room somewhere for the duration of the shift and outside of him, and the occasional store employee doing inventory and embezzling after hours, that was it . At night the interior looked huge, any sound echoed off the tile ,making it seem even larger. It was awesome during a couple of tropical storms that hit the area. The pouring rain and the lightning illuminating the interior while the thunder boomed . On some nights you could watch a full moon through the pyramid skylight while getting high. More often than not I'd set my boom box next to the P.A. mic in the mall office and have the Clash or the Damned blasting through the mall at 3:15 in the morning. Strange days ... Governors Square was a Rouse Mall as well, it might still be for all I know.
@amore.42114 жыл бұрын
I used to live here when I was little. This mall has been dead for as long as I could remember 😂😭 4:13 used to be a Burger King
@OtakuUnitedStudio7 жыл бұрын
RIP Suncoast. You were the best video store ever. I'll never forget the awesome swag you guys had.
@DerekJerome7 жыл бұрын
This makes me sad. I used to get music lessons at farrington's in this mall. This mall used to do Halloween for kids who's neighborhoods weren't that nice in the late 90s early 00s. I used to go to movies at the movie theater across the street then come mallrat here on Friday nights. There was a store called the zone with incense and all kinds of hippie stuff in this mall that we used to think was really cool. I worked at the movie theater across the street for 6 years and used to eat dinner here a couple nights a week. My ex girlfriend worked at bath and body in this mall and American Eagle. Holy shit its sad to see :(
@fultoncrabtree41847 жыл бұрын
I thought it was just me and my friends who knew about suncoast that's so awesome you found the shell of one
@Amanglophile7 жыл бұрын
I love the music in your videos.
@QuestInternet5 жыл бұрын
Hands down one of the best fountains I've ever seen! Well done Dan!!
@christinaspallone35567 жыл бұрын
I remember those birds flying around the food court from back in the '90s, when this mall was still strong. I liked the birds and thought there was an open atrium to intentionally let them fly in and out as they pleased. I also thought it was consistent with the mall's branding (note the giant bird graphic at the entrance).
@Scottollio4 жыл бұрын
I have so many videos of the birds!
@charlestonpinballarcade Жыл бұрын
Always come back to see this vid. One of the greatest dead mall vids in the KZbin library across all channels! 🎉🎉🎉
@Play-ue8bp8 жыл бұрын
Can someone please adopt that fountain?
@GiovanniCloud5 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, it was saved!
@Megasigggg5 жыл бұрын
No
@Scottollio4 жыл бұрын
I wanted to take it to Georgia with us when we moved out of that mall!
@ryedj7074 жыл бұрын
PhillyCloud what did they do with it?
@mochichimjimini4 жыл бұрын
ryedj707 they relocated it to a nearby river walk so she can be viewed by the public!
@twstedillusionz2 жыл бұрын
Truly going to miss this mall. Many childhood memories built here. Thank you for recording this.
@MediaWatchDawg8 жыл бұрын
After seeing those overgrown weeds, I didn't expect the place to be open for business.
@TheFavorista7 жыл бұрын
The parking lot asphalt has been bleached white for so long that I can no longer remember when it *hasn't* looked like that.
@22408aaron9 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the exterior facade of the old JC Penney. I wish you got more shots of it!
@ThisisDanBell9 жыл бұрын
YAY! NIGHT OF THE COMET MALL SCENE kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4KXhJepfN2NaKc
@JDrakeFilms9 жыл бұрын
Wait this is the mall were the music part is from
@ThisisDanBell9 жыл бұрын
No, it isn’t. I wish. I gotta look up where they filmed that.
@JDrakeFilms9 жыл бұрын
Yeh that would be cool
@christophercoleman18959 жыл бұрын
lots of malls just get closed down i hate it we had a beautiful mall here in canada but it closed down and demolished i loved it opened in the 1960,s and closed in early 2000 it had a movie teather bank supermarket book store clothing stores 3 restraunts nice bathrooms
@JDrakeFilms9 жыл бұрын
Yeh chris Me to ut the mall is gonna reopen its called summit park mall and it had all the same things as yours did chris
@ajmoody4579 жыл бұрын
I thought it looked an awful lot like The Columbia Mall where I worked for about 10 years in the 70's and 80"s. Thanks Dan for another cool trip down memory lane!
@bubsmith10678 жыл бұрын
Columbia mall is thriving :)
@rogersmith19369 жыл бұрын
Man you have to be kidding me. I'm from this area. I remember when this mall was built. DAMN.
@comradefreedom827510 ай бұрын
I like the episodes where the mall is just barely hanging on and you still see people walking around and some stores open.
@LifeofMarie2678 жыл бұрын
Dan gave us all an idea for New Year's Eve...WATCH THE DEAD MALL SERIES! LOL
@welcomestranger7 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed this place is still open and has as many people inside as it does considering what the place looks like on the outside!
@308BlackMagic9 жыл бұрын
This was actually sort of an old stomping ground for me. I got excited when I saw it in your list, but kind of sad, too. We didn't go a lot because I was a ways away from it, but it was a real treat when we got to go there. I have to admit, though, I don't recognize it at all. And I don't remember that fountain. It has been probably the early 90s since I was there, though.
@thrasherx2k17 жыл бұрын
This is the most alive mall I think I've seen on this channel lol
@LifeofMarie2679 жыл бұрын
I used to go to this mall as a kid. My parents lived in South Jersey before we moved to PA but we were close enough to go often. Sad to see it fall apart but I knew it was going to back in 1996 when I was last going there. PS. There's another (not dead) mall that has a nice fountain at Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem, PA. It's somewhat like this one minus the elephant statue. BTW: The Target shopping center next to this mall is much busier than this place.
@LifeofMarie2678 жыл бұрын
Also, I believe the gang thing was a detraction. I worked at a Boscov's at Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne, PA and while we never had any gang violence there or in the mall while I was there, however, we were told by management to be on the look out for gang tags in the fitting rooms after I found one during an evening shift in the coats and dresses department. That was months before the incident in Burlington.
@shellyrae7776 жыл бұрын
I live in Mt. Holly NJ, I went to this Mall opening Day in 1982. So Sad to see it like this. It’s even worse now. Thank you for filming the running elephant fountain near the old Strawbrides/ Macy’s 😭
@Tranquility326 жыл бұрын
Hi!... My family lived in Mt. Holly. I cannot believe what's become of it. I agree with you that it's really sad to see it like this.
@icarusprime8 жыл бұрын
Garish gowns in a dead mall ... I am going to guess a quinceanera dress shop. ;)
@loditx77068 жыл бұрын
I have seen Night of the Comet. It didn't crash into the earth. The earth passed through its tail and everyone who was exposed disintegrated to dust; survivors were inside someplace that protected them. Another little seen mall movie is The Initiation if you want to check it out.
@kelly30147 жыл бұрын
Tower City Mall in downtown Cleveland has an absolutely beautiful fountain. Sadly, it's a dying mall too...