DEAD MALL SERIES : Granite Run Mall : Media, Pennsylvania (DEMOLISHED)

[@ThisisDanBell]

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[@JupiterSolar-fd4xg]

😊😊😊😊

[@YarbrayL]

I used to work at the Chick-fil-A in this mall back in high school. This place was always packed on the weekends.

[@quillbin4065]

L Yarbray As a Delco student I ate there all the time when it was open. Quite a shame because there's not really that many good food options around the area. ( the Chick-fil-A being the only thing that I ever went to in there.)

[@StarTrooper]

They opened another one up the street.

[@machinegaming3412]

L Yarbray I agree. I worked the game stop and auntie Anne's and man would the weekends be crazy.

[@philliprollman2999]

You probably bumped into me for sure

[@daddysenpai408]

@@Fireglo you can't talk to a chicken about your problems. Take your stupid vegan propaganda elsewhere you peice of shit

[@Ultracity6060]

I think the plants trapped in these places strikes me as one of the saddest parts.

[@92ASC]

+Ultracity6060 #plantlivesmatter

[@yomamastacos2123]

+92ASC all lives matter

[@nancyhicksgribble9799]

Ultracity6060 I know! me too. it makes me so sad

[@gokusondbz]

#greenlivesmatter

[@Sean-ll5cm]

#PlantLivesMatterMoreThanHumanLivesMatterInMyHonestOpinion

[@EekZombies]

Dan this is gonna sound really weird but ur dead mall series is very relaxing. I put it on in the background when I'm working. Helps me focus. LOL!!! I love the music.

[@ThisisDanBell]

+NerdFight That’s awesome! Thank you!

[@askquestionsplz]

+NerdFight me too!! lol i love abandoned spaces.

[@toyota420xp]

+NerdFight not me this abandoned video realy stresses me out

[@luissdstuff6381]

+NerdFight I feel the same way, too. It's so relaxing for me to watch episodes even the ones I've seen before. I also watch the videos at work though I might get into trouble if I get caught. ;)

[@twizz420]

They're being replaced with newer malls and standalone stores. They demolished Centre Mall in Hamilton where I live which was dead for about 10 years and built a bunch of stores in it's place which are now doing really well.

[@owenrichards1418]

I used to shop at this mall. I got my first pair of glasses in this mall. I remember I was in the elevator once and it broke down. We were stuck in there for about 30 minutes. The Fire Department came to get us out and there were hundreds of people cheering us when we finally got sprung.

[@ElevatorsOfTennessee]

I was in the springfield mall when I got stuck in an elevator for the first time, but i also have a deep stuck memory, idk if it was a dream or not, but I got stuck in the JCPenney elevator at this mall.

[@mcg7969]

Oh Man! I remember the Granite Run. It was the coolest place to be growing up. Here was the level of coolness for the area: 1) Granite Run 2) Springfield Mall 3)MacDade Mall. Thank you for the memories!

[@ThisisDanBell]

*Update* Mallrats 2 hit a snag. Granite Run is off the table. Demolition to begin in the next few months. What a shame.

[@DVincentW]

+This is Dan Bell. Oh Shite.

[@BoratWanksta]

+This is Dan Bell. Aw, that really sucks. Would've been an awesome sendoff, for Granite Run Mall!

[@HappyQuailsFarm]

+This is Dan Bell. I really hope that involves reuse of a lot of those materials and fixtures. Those stainless steel kitchen facilities are extremely expensive, very durable and able to be fully disinfected, making them ideal for reuse. I am afraid that people will take one look at them in a disgusting state and think that they are ruined when they are not. In fact they can be reused in animal breeding facilities and chemical labs not even involving food consumption.

[@nudist0885]

+This is Dan Bell. We'll have to get a few people together to go running through the mall NAKED before it closes for good.

[@JamesForret]

That one store with the curved wood colored entry near the end was a Pacsun

[@kpbaltimore]

This mall was PACKED back in the 80's. So crazy to see how it looked in the end.

[@Baldmaxx]

With the fountains still running, this old beauty was defiant to the last...... Fitting and sad. Looks like most malls that were not upgraded in the last three years or had the bad luck of being in a declining city will suffer a similar fate. Amazing work as always Dan!

[@Rompler_Rocco]

Dan, thank you for capturing this one in your powerful series. Granite Run is the structural embodiment of my entire youth, from it's bustling days of 80's pre-remodel brown to it's grand openings & final incarnation where I worked for years as a young man. I still dream of it often & had hoped to revisit before learning it became rubble.. but here you allow me that therapeutic final walkthrough. Thank you.

[@goldenmightyena2479]

Wow, does this bring back memories. I'm from Delco/South Philly myself and used to come here a lot. Rest in Peace, Granite Run. Hope you like being an apartment complex. Great video by the way! I'll be sure to check out the other videos in this series.

[@louischristopher7116]

I remember when this mall opened in 1974, when I was 14. One of the first things I remember is the G.N.C. selling peanut butter made from a peanut grinding machine. Also bought one of my first 45's there (Don' t Rock the Boat by the Hughs Corporation) from Listening Booth.

[@rdlykryk4384]

Louis , I'm in N.W. Mt. and still have an 8 track tape and several vinyl albums with the Record Bar sticker still in place. Also found an old belt buckle box with buckle still in it from Jekyll's Hide. I was 13 in '74 we were probably in Aladdins Castle at the same time - Haah

[@bernlin2000]

For a moment, I thought they were selling 45 caliber pistols at GNC 🤣 "bought my first 45" means something different in the age of Trump

[@61RdlyKryk79]

@@bernlin2000 Hah. yepp. I do have several of both still living in Mt. 45's were singles released by a group as apposed to 33's which were albums and there were also 78's for the old timey music. Turn tables had 3 speed settings.

[@MegiddoTheImmaculate]

The interiors of this mall look beautiful. Such a shame. At least it's documented so people can look back on what once was.

[@shaynewhite4545]

I hope they don't demolish it what part of Pennsylvania is it in

[@ltmundy1164]

@@shaynewhite4545: Media PA suburban south Philadelphia, heading towards the Brandywine Valley region on Baltimore Pike (US 1.)

[@elle-vt1xt]

It was a very beautiful mall but then some company bought it and wanted to change the whole thing

[@91myroc]

Elle Egrie the company who bought it are a bunch of greedy ass people.

[@maxphilmd]

@@shaynewhite4545 Deleware county

[@nicoledevine85]

It's crazy because back in high school (2000-2004) this was the mall to go to, I was in there right before jcp closed

[@nicoledevine85]

Btw that elevator was the coolest thing when I was a kid

[@joeblack363]

Nicole Devine was great as a kid, this place use to be packed so sad.

[@iaminside1]

I heard about you on Reddit. I saw that some of your videos were local. I immediately searched for Granite Run. Use to be my main mall.

[@monchiemonchum]

What a depressing, slow death. I was present at Granite Run Mall's birth, having been hired 1974 as one of the original clerks at Listening Booth, selling records, 8 tracks (!) and cassettes. I later became the assistant manager of the store. That job kindled my love for classical music, so I'll play Mozart's Requiem in honor of the now departed Granite Run Mall.

[@laurabenge]

I remember the listening booth! I bought my first cassette tapes there. :)

[@rdlykryk4384]

I'll add 1/3 like to the already 33. The old album heads know what 33 1/3 means.

[@61RdlyKryk79]

@@laurabenge Graduated OLC in '75 with a classmate named Alice Benge.

[@robertwarf3316]

So I actually checked out their twitter account and someone still posts regularly. Haha.

[@JohnCFSS]

The store that you were figuring was a Pac-Sun, was indeed a Pac-Sun.

[@MrMcWeaksauce1]

John Corigliano it became a leather jacket/mens store after that i think too

[@sideshowbob1544]

Thanks Dan for giving me this lasting momento of a once great mall and an old friend.

[@DasVERMiT]

Showcase Comics was a fantastic store. They had the usual selection of comics, strange games, card games, and Warhammer stuff. The owner was always in there and was very nice. I grew up going there so believe they must have been there for at least 15-20 years. As others have said, yes the wood entryway was for a Pac Sun. Also, Sandro Pizza used to be a Sbarro Pizza until the last few years.

[@deniseellis7982]

+DasVERMiT Brought my son there every week to play warhammer with a group the owner set up. Ohhh and the pokemon cards... will miss that mall.

[@partytom4184]

+DasVERMiT I was about to say pretty much all of this lol. I loved Showcase. New Showcase is nice, but I miss this place so much. 15-20 years sounds about right. I'm 23 and have been going there since I was 5 or so. Also, to add to this, the metal doors were absolutely a Hot Topic.

[@owenrichards1418]

+DasVERMiT It is a shame about the comic store. I remember when I was a kid despairing over the constant stream of clothing, 'gift' and fashion stores opening up. "Why can't we have a cool comic store?" I always asked. So they wait till I move away to open one. Typical!!!

[@RCAvhstape]

+DasVERMiT BattleTech!

[@EphemeralProductions]

love the pic of kitty in your profile pic. :)

[@ThisisDanBell]

**Update** Filmmaker Kevin Smith may be filming “Mallrats 2” inside GRM this October. What a nice send off it would be for such an amazing mall. Fingers crossed!!

[@jonblank5849]

This is Dan Bell. Not far from me was also the MacDade Mall which also had a movie send off. It wasn't a comedy, but it did have Mark Wahlberg (if that means something) it was called "The Lovely Bones"

[@shaneferris8486]

+This is Dan Bell. On Google Maps it says that Granite Run Mall is still open for business. If you don't believe me, you can look this mall up on Google Maps if you want to.

[@Wingnutcaseman]

Shane Ferris Not surprising. The store lineup showing is from at least a couple years ago too. Other closed malls are still shown as well. Crestwood Court in the St. Louis area closed two years ago but their info still appears as well.

[@shaneferris8486]

Wingnutcaseman ok thanks I was just curious and I understand that! :)

[@cee128d]

***** Except that really wasn't the sendoff. It wasn't torn down till over 30 years later.

[@bapa6396]

Dan always talks about mall walkers, yet technically he's a mall walker himself

[@777jones]

Correct the old lady is just a youtuber herself, covertly filming Dan Bell, going "my journey to silently stalk Dan Bell, episode 37.."

[@ischeele7203]

The abyss returns even the boldest gaze

[@yesieatedbutnosoap6927]

Lollll

[@TheBeardsleyThree]

More like a mall STALKER amirite?

[@ianrjm969]

🤯🤯🤯

[@homieowl1999]

I lived in Media, still do and I will forever miss Granite Run mall. If you look today, all that's there is a pile of ruble, and Boscovs.

[@Lazarus1095]

It never fails to amaze me how sheer momentum can keep a store open long after it becomes obvious to anyone working in it that it cannot possibly be worth operating or maintaining. It is must be like listening to the heartbeat of a dying empire, or a giant clock unspooling its gears in slow-motion. Beautiful and sad.

[@rdlykryk4384]

Seems that way to the working class Lazarus but when studying the taxation system, it reveals that the very wealthy do not pay anything. In short there is always a loss submitted for the "write offs" Here is a fine example.

[@uncle_vatred]

My dad managed the CVS in this mall when I was around 11 and I was here frequently. Sad to see what became of it.

[@laurenboardman15]

I remember going in that CVS with my mom frequently

[@joebaumgart1146]

Im from The Area, and though it doesn't look like much now there was a time when it was the place to be. The gardens were flourishing, yhere were tv's mounted all over, lots of shops big and small, and every Christmas season the whole mall was decoratec with lights and a big ol christmas tree! Those were the days. 😖😔😢

[@joeblack363]

Joe Baumgart yep I remember it as a child, this place was packed!.

[@Aio-aio]

Yeah, this was a REALLY active mall in the late 90's, early 00's. They went all out for Christmas. That shot of the empty center area of the mall (which was totally decked out during the holidays) was one of the more depressing things I've seen in a while.

[@patrickmahoney6442]

the Granite Run Mall was a very hip place in the 70s and 80s but was in decline long before the 2000s. The KOP mall expanded and improved in the 80s and 90s... but the killing blow was the opening of the Blue Rt in the early '90s which made the KOP mall much easier to get to. It would take an hour or more from my house in Delaware County during the holidays to KOP - with the Blue Rt it takes about 15-20 minutes. The only thing keeping it alive for the last 20 years was Sears. I went to that Sears in 2001 to buy appliances and was shocked that it was 50% empty and the stores it did have were really bad, almost like a flea market, and that was 15 years before it closed.

[@philliprollman2999]

Yes..... I’m from the area as well I remember those good old days.... the place to be when I was a teenager

[@MrMcWeaksauce1]

Yeah man. That mall was cool. If you know you know

[@ArtComesInAllForms]

5:15 were definitely some Hot Topic doors. Makes me sad because I have so many fond memories of going to Hot Topic in malls and everything is slowly fizzling out. At the Tri County mall in Ohio they had one go under recently as well. What a shame.

[@familyjewelz4113]

Omg I could cry. I moved from PA to Delaware and didn’t know this place was gone until this past year from a friend! When I was a kid I went to this mall often. Thanks Dan for the flash backs! By the way Destinys Child performed here back in the late 90’s:/ early 2000’s

[@seanh7200]

I remember hanging out here as a kid real sad to see it go. A lot of memories there. Your are correct the first was a hot topic and the second was a pac sun and the books for less used to be FYE

[@Wingnutcaseman]

Dan, thank you so much for preserving the most memorable images inside GRM. You covered the Pac-Sun facade (briefly brought back to life as a Toys R Us Express), the Hot Topic gates, the Chick Fil A, the fountain, the elevator, and that curious food place I can't identify at 5:55. About the only thing you didn't get was a close up of that Shelter Pet ad with the cat jumping up. You can see it in the background at 3:30. I always thought that was cute, heh.

[@ThisisDanBell]

Wingnutcaseman Thanks! I knew that place was a goner so I drove up and got it. Digital archiving.

[@queenhoneybee.7772]

Someone must go in and rescue those poor plants!

[@vector6977]

+Susan Evalyn. They're gone Jim.

[@queenhoneybee.7772]

+vector6977 - Thank you for letting me know! I was worried about them.

[@queenhoneybee.7772]

+Mike Haspe - Thank you very much for your reply! I am so glad that some good people went in and rescued the poor plants. Thank you for your kindness. They must have been so thirsty! God Bless and best of luck with the new development!

[@LordPoppy]

Those poor books. No home....

[@juliaclifford7013]

I got all my Phillies gear at that Modell’s in ‘08 when we won the series. That mall is my childhood. I’ll be back in another few years to reminisce. Miss g run a lot 💔

[@Markmagoo]

I wish I walked through before they tore it down. I used to work customer services for this mall during college. It started going down hill when I left (about a decade ago). I miss the mall world every now and then. Thanks for making this video. It's sad to see how bad it got, but it brought back some fun memories.

[@johncoktostone]

I am a big fan of your videos, which I only discovered quite recently. Keep up the great work!

[@ThisisDanBell]

johncoktostone Thanks!

[@chrisgentry9255]

I grew up in this mall in the 90s and all through highschool. My first crush worked at the ritas water ice. So many good memories. I was just telling a friend the other day, its a curse to be the generation to watch malls and toy stores die off.

[@maggumz]

My best friend worked at that Rita’s!

[@chrisgentry9255]

@ who was it? I had a friend working there too!!!

[@niccilomachiaveli]

If I ever get rich, I wanna set up a foundation that deliberately sets up really cynical and useless stores in dead malls. Just for funzies. Like a tiny, crappy store with 2 employees that sells only decade old computers.

[@frankstein497]

You aren't going to get rich. You are going to die drunk in a gutter.

[@niccilomachiaveli]

Probably. No reason not to fantasize.

[@Camquarters]

John Doe I'd go

[@mizmiz80]

John Doe reminds me of Tim and Eric billion dollar movie where they do almost the exact thing

[@nola1439]

John Doe you won't be rich for long if you set up stores in places that are about to be demolished. I also don't know how you'll ever get rich w your business tactics... lol ;)

[@agreengalaxy9566]

Thank you for making this. I used to love going to this mall. So sad to see it go.

[@mudwiser1391]

dang part of my childhood was spent in that mall. I haven't been in it in 20 or 25 years years,,, but I remember every nook and cranny that you showed in the video. wow sad.Good video, sad as hell, but good.

[@martaaguilar1460]

I loved this mall so much. I couldn't believe it went from a packed mall to a dead place to not existing anymore

[@BeingAwakeisPainful]

Blame Simon Properties for that. Bastards!!! Lol

[@mustlovepretzels]

David Gilmour, guitarist/vocalist for Pink Floyd appeared at the record store in this mall in the early 80's to promote his solo album "About Face". I used to work at the Chick Fil A there as a teenager after school. Shame. Thanks for sharing Dan.

[@rdlykryk4384]

I would've traveled from the west coast back to DelCo to meet David Gilmour.

[@Flynn01979]

That mall use to be so popular. I would shop at Granite Run all the time back in the late 90's early 2000's, I loved the comic book store that was there.

[@sarahjones7954]

One of my earliest memories was in this mall. I remember being in that elevator (the sound brought me back). I sat on Santa's lap at the fountain. I used to look up at the mirror ceiling in Boscoves when in my stroller. An era long gone.

[@vr43000gtkid]

What a damn shame to see granite run like this. I grew up in upper Darby only a stones throw from this place. And I have a lot of child hood memories coming here to have pics taken with Santa and the Easter bunny etc. 😢

[@chrisSVT]

What year 3000 GT VR4 do you have?

[@JPWindsor1]

I worked there. I helped shut down the Toys R Us Express. It's the store just before you show the $1 Books For Less. The Toys R Us Express still had the entrance of the old Pac Sun, and they made me Assistant Manager, just before they sprung the news that it was closing. So, while it was cool to be assistant manager, I think they just needed someone to help clean up at the end. They cut my hours to once a week, and then I was done. It's starting to look cool now. Now it's like an outdoor mall/plaza. Or going to be very soon at least. You should revisit!

[@EndlessFunctionality]

4:55 The guy conked out on the bench :)

[@melissafagansilva6756]

Dan Bell thanks for this. I really hate to see it go! I have sooo many memories there as a teenager!! Thanks again!

[@Lisa-di1wi]

I used to go there periodically. It's a shame that it closed. But let's face it; nobody goes to malls anymore. The stores are just too expensive. And besides, people are doing their shopping online or at Target or Walmart. Rest in peace Granite Run Mall.

[@brenthaymon280]

Nan Fagan - Agree. A lot more people shop at Target and Wal-Mart than they do at mall stores.

[@Hitman23NYY]

Went to that mall plenty in the early 80's. There was a really cool hobby shop there and an old timey ice cream place near one of the entrances. Those were the days...

[@laurabenge]

Farrell’s was the ice cream shop. I used to walk to the mall after school while a student at Penncrest, and have a late lunch there twice a week, before going in to work at the Peking Restaurant.

[@Hitman23NYY]

@@laurabenge yes!!!! Farrell’s! Thank you for sharing that!!👍

[@MrLolo-xs6ob]

Dead malls...a reflection of how times change and not necessarily for the best.

[@kilogmatt]

Nah malls suck, let them die. Bill Hicks would be loving this shit.

[@bernlin2000]

We like to stay home more and order online directly to our houses. It's certainly less social, but who's to say it's better or worse? Malls were an idea whose time has largely passed: people don't want to wander large buildings for miles on end, buying junk they don't need 😛

[@marks6663]

@@bernlin2000 no, instead they wonder the internet malls for miles on end buying junk they don't need. The same spending without the exercise.

[@SpacemonkeyDurden]

This mall kind of went downhill surprisingly fast. Just three-four years ago, it was the place to be. It had some nice restaurants, FYE, Suncoast, and Spencer's, as well as many other good stores. It even had a nice little comic shop. It's a shame to see it go.

[@bernlin2000]

2:36 God damn...that's so creepy to go inside an elevator made of glass and look out and see...nobody. There must be a phenomenon at some point with dead malls where the foot traffic drops and people get spooked being in such a large retail space largely alone.

[@jackbarnett4486]

OK,you floored me on this one Dan!I used to hang out here back in high school...the 1980s!Wow it makes me sad to see this,the place was always jammed with people.

[@RealToolReviews]

The background music around 7:45 is the same as the theme song from “Man in the High Castle”....haha nice

[@mortifera123]

It's Edelweiss from The Sound of Music originally!

[@quick-likefox]

Thanks for this video in particular! I grew up in the area and used to go to The Granite Run Mall all the time. Kind of a neat blast from the past...and kind of sad at the the same time...

[@ZedAlfa.]

I used to hangout in this mall. Rode in that elevator a million times.

[@robb758]

Thanks for posting this. This is an absolute tragedy. I remember going to this mall in the 1980s and 1990s as a teenager. The place would always be packed on a Saturday afternoon, especially in the winter. I didn't realize this mall was dying. Everyone must be going to West Chester to shop now.

[@ThisisDanBell]

rtonogb It is a tragedy. So strange how it happens.

[@mascara1777]

I love watching Dan's videos and imagining what memories are trapped inside these empty malls. Did someone meet their first crush here? Buy their wedding dress here? And I wonder when a place holds such great memories does it ever really die?

[@laurabenge]

This mall holds both those memories and so many more.

[@dentonscheibal3]

7:55 Yes that was a Pac Sun, the Pac Sun in the Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing, NJ used to have that same kind of entrance facade back in the mid-late 2000s before they moved to another location in the mall.

[@kenwolfe6093]

As a contractor worked at the American cafe and the Ruby Tuesday. The Ruby Tuesday was on your left as you exited the mall. They had a large exterior facade. Shame to see it closed up.

[@kristinehammar1312]

Thank you for this video. I loved this mall back in 1990 - 1994 when I was in college in the Philadelphia area. So hard to believe it is empty now. It was thriving I used to go there all the time for collectible shows. Good to see it one more time in your video before it is gone forever.

[@ThisisDanBell]

Kristine Hammar Thanks Kristine. This is one of the sadder malls I visited. It’s so big and empty. It’ll be gone before we know it.

[@thisislifealani]

It’s crazy that from 2005 till 2019, that Pittsburg malls have died or been completely demolished!!! I remember that new mall experience, as if I was walking into a 2000s hip movie. The metal doors half way into the video, it’s the OG “HOT TOPIC” doors 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 thank you Dan bell your amazing

[@teelanky2175]

I live so close to this mall and used to go there all the time as a kid!!! It's creepy to see how empty it is now! So happy you did a video of it! ^_^

[@MzDeAndraJhene]

The closure of this mall made me so sad because it literally was apart of my childhood because I lived in Delco. Now the JCPenney closed and the Boscov’s is there but then there’s a TJMaxx there too. Only real great thing is that the AMC is still there and the movies are $6 all the time now.

[@ElevatorsOfTennessee]

Sears also closed :(

[@jessicaeverly47]

I used to love this mall when it was bustling when I was a teenager. I love that you made a video on it before it got demolished. Awesome vid!

[@iaminside1]

I use to go to this mall all the time when I was a kid. The Exton Mall in Exton PA is also on it's way out. It's only like an hour from Granite Run. It has the anchor, and a few smaller stores. It's kinda funny. Some of the stores are still getting mail, and the letters are visible on the other side of the glass doors. Piles of mail.

[@StarryNight0072]

I realize this is really old, but I just now stumbled on this video. I grew up spending every waking moment at this mall. It was THE place to hang out in the 80's, before cell phones and social media. We would literally be dropped off there in the morning and not picked up for hours and hours. Every little kid had their birthday at Farrell's, which was also where everyone went after every middle school dance. I worked there all through high school, as did many, many of my friends. The high school is right across the street from the back of the mall, so everyone used to cut school and walk over there. Good memories. Sad that it's gone.

[@emilyrobinson3439]

this mall was my childhood :/

[@MaxXD326]

Mine too 😞

[@ieattofu68]

The mid 1970's was the great mall uprising for sure and malls were the highlight of my teen years in the 1980's...thanks for sharing...this just brings back so many memories of my awe and obsession and fascination with the mall.

[@SwingMan1938]

Just finding out that this mall will be used for filming in the Kevin Smith flick "Mallbrats" (or "Mallrats 2" - known by both titles at present), the sequel to his 1995 flick "Mallrats". Apparently, Smith was supposed to be in pre-production of "Clerks 3" by now, but it's been shelved until 2016 in favor of "Mallbrats" due to this mall's impending demolition.

[@LburgVAGuy]

I'm a big Kevin Smith fan.I kinda want to see the 2 films combined.Clerks 3:Mallbrats lol

[@yonniesimon5847]

so cool you went here used to go here as a kid all the time

[@classynoginilr7891]

I actually cried watching this. So many childhood memories as you walked the mall. My 1st Chick Fil A, shop lift, the Peking restaurant was where my mom told us our dad was leaving!

[@kathleenmuscella6948]

It's so weird to see that both escalators were running in center court...at any given time when I worked or shopped there one of them would be out of order. It was nice to see this, brought back so many great memories being in that mall....its completely changed w the exception of boscov's and sears still there. Thanks for documenting this mall.

[@topanga26]

I owned this shit in the 90s fyi. That is my childhood and adolescence right there. I now work at the hospital across the street and see the rubble and construction of whatever they're putting in there now. Sad.

[@jimmyfaustjr7373]

Melanie Flynn breaks my heart. 20+ years of memories. gone

[@jimmyfaustjr7373]

Melanie Flynn no thanks to Scamazon

[@harley8728]

I think they are going to make it like The Shoppes at Brinton Lake in Glen Mills PA.

[@Wingnutcaseman]

Demolition is well underway. There's a big hole where the Ruby Tuesday used to be and that's for getting equipment in and out and removing large items. Boscov's mall doors have been walled over but Sears just has grates and tarps. The Sears is full of bangs and booms as the mall is slowly dismantled.

[@hiflyer000]

The ironic part about this mall is that it wasn't actually "dead" when the owners decided to demolish it (it was doing quite well financially), they purposely killed it so they could build the awful shopping center and apartment buildings that have replaced it. The new shopping center opened 5 years ago and is still more than half empty. I knew the woman who ran most of the kiosks in the mall and she said they flat out refused to renew her lease even though business was great and the mall was still lively and packed with shoppers. There was a deal in place to shoot Mallrats 2 there which fell through because the owners didn't want to push back development a few months. That being said, this was MY mall growing up. It was the place everyone in the area shopped. It was the place to meet up with kids from other schools before cell phones and social media. Practically every teenager I knew worked there at one point. I met my wife there, and lament the fact that the literal spot we met is now the back room of a store I can't access. I was also angry that they ended up closing it about a month before they were saying they would, so I never got to get my proper farewell.

[@Toulippy]

Yep, same here, this mall was my childhood. The shopping center there now sucks. It was advertised as This big, beautiful, area where people can walk around and go to stores, it’s literally just a big open area with huge stores and parking.

[@Sulli228]

I grew up going to this mall. Worked at the Babbages next to the Bains deli, then a couple more places. Literally watched the mall die from the inside and it was both surreal and very sad.

[@MrSpiderman1321]

SEARS seem to be alive in every dead mall

[@HappyQuailsFarm]

+MrSpiderman1321 Ironically though, because they have been fighting bankruptcy for years now.

[@Rompler_Rocco]

Funnily enough, to my knowledge this particular mall was leveled around the Sears which still stands & plans to remain in operation indefinitely.

[@LburgVAGuy]

There was a Sears ad at the beginning of this video lol

[@ltmundy1164]

@@Rompler_Rocco: Sears Holdings Corp owns the footprint of many their stores, open or closed. Suburban Mall in Upper Darby is a prime example. When a major developer desired to renovate the property, Sears HC leveraged their anchor store position to gain advantageous terms, solely benefitting ESL Investment, the primary stakeholder in Sears. The building was reopened as a multi tenant facility. Transform Holdco, Sears newest owner, is determined to maximize real estate values on all properties, dead or alive. Eddie Lambert has consistently found a way to profit from zombie properties.

[@61RdlyKryk79]

@@ltmundy1164 I believe that you are over-qualified for this thread but thank you for your input. - Haa

[@AngelaAlbertina]

This mall got demolished.. So sad. Me and my family used to go here all the time when I was younger.

[@pmcpmc8005]

You do an excellent presentation with your videos. And the quality is very good !!

[@ThisisDanBell]

PMC PMC Thanks!

[@candelorimoraglia]

At 6:27, you can find the old Bavarian pretzel stand. They had the best icees there!

[@rokujones]

Malls might be dying and irrelevant now, but they still make great locations for horror films. Just creepy looking at this video without any weirdos or zombies in it.

[@1127snowbunny1127]

+Roku Jones I was think Dawn Of The Dead.

[@Unclejake]

I remember Black Friday Christmas shopping at this mall in 1985, the place was a mad house with a sea of humanity, my wife and I still talk about how walking around this mall was like playing football, plus there was no place to park. It's amazing how bad management and changing times have an dramatic effect on things. Glad it was torn down and not just left to rot in the community.

[@laurabenge]

Haha, I remember that day too. The people were so densely packed you had to weave your way slowly through. So many memories at Granite Run.

[@dannypoole6113]

Make. the dead alive again these malls can be turned into homeless centers for familys having a bad time of it help them get back on there feet we must take care of your fellow man

[@Arielrosemusic]

It's so true! Honestly the greed, hubris and only looking out for number one is a big reason we're seeing this massive economic collapse in the first place - we should help each other and turn things around as much as possible.

[@ruffus910]

Danny Poole This was tried with a mall near my parents property in Texas. The homeless ended up slowly tearing apart the mall for scrap until it began crumbling and had to be condemned. I understand you have a desire to see the better nature in everyone, but that's not reality. Nobody is going to pay for the upkeep of these massive structures to house homeless people, especially when theyd end up slowly tearing it apart.

[@mizmiz80]

StickyChr0nicBuds way she goes...

[@nola1439]

Danny Poole you do realize you can't just "turn" a mall into a homeless shelter. Someone still owns the place. They'd have to sell it to someone who will make it a homeless shelter. And no one can afford to pay for a mall (cost millions) to turn it into a homeless shelter (zero profit, typically charity or gov run). This isn't how the world works, kid.

[@joeblack363]

Danny Poole would never happen around here. it's a pretty nice area and people would flip if they allowed that to happen, sorry but it's the truth

[@evrine]

I remember shopping at this mall growing up. A much different place then. I was past in a few weeks ago and it is weird to see it torn down and only two of it's anchor stores remaining

[@funnycreep]

Haha is the background music edelweiss?

[@LikaLaruku]

I noticed too.

[@Mentorcase]

+Arianna Paletta At one stage it was Neil diamond Desiree.

[@StephMarie8379]

I know I thought that was so funny. started singing to it. lol

[@MeowingKittyCat]

+Arianna Paletta The song that starts soon after Dan first enters the mall is "Sweet and Lovely" (first published in 1931).

[@colinschabel]

Arianna Paletta it is not the German national anthem as many people believe. Except in an alternative realality

[@TheFlyingFox14]

Chess King, Bavarian Pretzels, Waldenbooks, Alladins’ Castle, Wilson Leather, waiting for my girl Denise outside of Deb & 5,7,9. God damn, the 80’s were great & I never realized it at the time. Thanks for the memories, GRM.

[@rdlykryk4384]

Yeah man. We didn't know what we had. They were a fun time. Always wondered when Aladdin's Castle shut down. Not familiar wiith the Wison's Leather at GRM. They may have taken over Jekyll's Hide which was there in the late 70's early 80's if they were upper level near Penney's.

[@urbaneye4491]

Used to go to that mall a lot when I was a little kid. Just looking at this video, it's pretty crazy to remember a once flourishing space is now empty. Depressing if you ask me.

[@tigertail68]

Once again, another excellent video production of abandoned modernity by Dan Bell!

[@Larry]

Those speech bubbles ads and that font. All stolen from "You Don't Know Jack" :D

[@RuubRoyce]

No gamestores here, sorry.

[@Darkstar-rg8ze]

LarryBundyjr spot on mate!🤣🤣

[@BuzzFabs]

I worked at Hamilton Luggage, bottom level near Gimbels/Boscovs, in high school and summers during college-1984-1986. Would walk the mall, visiting my friends at the other stores on my breaks! They certainly built that place to last, the floor tiles haven’t chipped or aged a bit! 😀

[@rdlykryk4384]

For whatever reason, we often used the Gimbels entrance back in the late 70's early 80's. I left shortly after. First time in the comments I've seen that store mentioned.

[@BitByADeadBeePt1]

This place had a very nice layout and look. What a shame.

[@FredrichNietzsche25]

This is so sad, I remember going to this mall all the time as a kid in the 90s, it used to be an amazing and fun place

[@Spacemutiny]

This one made me sad for some reason...so many broken dreams :(

[@xalisonxcloudx]

SO weird. I played a show here once with my old band i think back in 2013? The only two stores I saw open were the comic book store and the army supply store. we played right in front of the fountain and I just remember how weird it was to be playing in a mall that was half shut down.

[@wigwam622]

Alison Cloud I think your band killed that mall.

[@grumgi5486]

Speaking of fountains being taken out, I have a mall a good 5-10 minutes away that had a rather nice but large fountain. It was removed sadly, to make room for a large starbucks stand and tables to sit

[@GaryHardin]

Dan Bell, this video truly made me sad. This is or was an incredibly beautiful mall. What a shame to see something so architecturally stunningly built to go the way of the wrecking ball.

[@Candyelion]

That round one is a pac sun, I also spotted a Victorias Secret I think

[@phillycinephile8282]

Meals at Farrell's, Der Dog Haus, Rustler, or Roy Rogers...shopping for books at Waldenbooks (1st floor) or B. Dalton (2nd floor)...albums at Listening Booth or (even better) Record Bar...snacking at Karmelkorn, Bavarian Pretzel, Baskin-Robbins, Orange Julius, or (in the early days) the Hansel & Gretel bakery. The fountains, the greenery, the bridge that crossed over the fountain down by Gimbels, that sunken theater area in the middle of the mall. To this day, I miss the glory days of the Granite Run Mall.

[@christopherpatriarca9416]

So depressingly sad. Malls were the hub of much of my social life as a child of the '70s