DEAD MALL SERIES REMASTERED : The Steamtown Mall

[@randmiller88]

I was last here for "The Office" convention back in 2008 (mentioned in the video) jand it was packed with fans in that same center court. Pretty cool weekend.

[@medic2834]

When Dunder Mifflin closed down the Scranton office that was the death blow for the Steamtown Mall.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

This mall is mentioned by name in 1 ep! 📺 The Office(NBC) should have done more PA-location stuff.

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Boscov’s is an amazing old time throwback department store that luckily chose to open in many underserved areas and has been able to thrive. I hope the company is still doing well.

[@andysorensen1737]

They’re still very much around, in fact, they just opened a new store in Ohio in October.

[@randmiller88]

Yeah, Boscov's is one of the only big department stores still doing well in Central PA. The one near me looks exactly as it did 25-30 years ago too.

[@TreyVaswal]

My MIL's favorite store. They seem to be shrewdly run and highly resilient.

[@shamus248]

Scranton native and mall regular here. The mall began to rebound a bit but the 2nd floor is littered with empty spaces. That said, there's a video game store operating out of the former FYE and right next door is a vintage toy store. Theres some cool stuff happening at steamtown

[@satanicXcultXrosary]

These are restored so beautifully. And I never mind rewatching this series

[@silentbanshee4869]

So heartbreaking, especially seeing what it once was. I also can picture what the downtown area once was. Just heartbreaking.

[@philipmclaughlin9636]

This mall was auctioned off in 2015 and bought by John Basalyga who re named it "Market Place at Steamtown" and added a college satellite location a movie theater and a gym

[@rodbelding9523]

Dwight's boycott of the Steamtown Mall is what did it in.

[@Talon843]

real 😂

[@ryanj99]

I just got back into watching dead mall series and your channel, Dan. I live right by Scranton and remember going there years ago. Thanks for the upload 😄

[@Mad24680]

SO EXCITED FOR THIS ONE. this was the childhood mall that we’d drive 20 minutes to because it used to be the best mall in the area! You need to revisit it. Very different. They tried to fix it. Nothings working really IMO. It’s still a dead mall

[@ZombieRommel]

These old videos in 1440p and 4k are amazing. Thanks, Dan!

[@rapscallion3506]

Dan. Your production values never cease to amaze me. Thanks.

[@Ultramentsh]

I moved to Scranton from New York in 2011. And witnessed this Mall's rapid decline. I'm truly impressed the doors are still open. They went from having an arcade. To no longer even having a GameStop

[@mcid_x]

I live about 10 minutes away from here. I miss how this mall used to be 😕 anytime I’m in there & walk around, I think “Suncoast used to be here.. this store used to be there” etc

[@CryptoX-kr3wu]

Pink also came to perform at Steamtown mall before she made it big.

[@Samantha..J]

Hello, I recommend the Concord Mall in Wilmington DE. I remember visiting family in the area& witnessing it’s decline.

[@TreyVaswal]

Realizing this must of been the mall I had to run into to buy a new pair of jeans in 2000. I was visiting the area for the week working for my cousin's hydrogeology consulting business. My job for that week to tromp around the woods in all random places as safety backup for the actual geologist working for her (way before cell phones actually had coverage). Tore my jeans to bits plowing through brush. Walked into the store with destroyed pants, walked out in the pants I bought and asked them to throw away the old ones. This was completely novel for the girls working there.😆

[@fluttershyamy]

I love your dead mall series I'm going to binge watch it Thanks Dan!👍

[@EmoryM]

Went to the first The Office convention here, it remains a great memory.

[@RickJ04040]

I went there last year and it was even worse than the last few years I went there. Even Gertrude Hawk was closed! Seems like Dickson city is the only shopping hub able to be supported here.

[@gkft]

I'm binge watching all of them Dan, thank you!

[@marysalmon2367]

grew up in this town which used to be the place to live, even earned a place in christmas songs. somewhat of a revival taking place now but covid has slowed everything down.

[@blipblip88]

Boscov's is your go-to clothes supplier if you're either A). A Mormon, B). Need to outfit extras for your 80s era movie, or C). You think you're getting a bargain by buying plain, no-frills Chinese cast-offs that don't sell on Amazon..

[@Idelia412]

Dan....This reminds me of downtown in Baltimore and how Inner Harbor has deteriorated. I used to live in Glen Burnie and Marley Station has really gone down hill from other videos that I have watched.

[@gelatinous6915]

They demolished part of it and turned it into an "outdoor marketplace." Good luck to that.

[@arielcornell1588]

My aunt lives near Scranton but I don't know if she ever went to that mall.

[@KDACPA]

8:39 Patrolling the Steamtown Mall almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

[@praxus0793]

I live in Scranton...the Bon Ton really wasn't a good fit for the city. We're a depressed area and their prices were too high. We'd always shop at Boscovs, still do, but I'd been in Bon Ton TWICE from the time it opened till when it closed. Haven't been the the mall proper in Years. We'll park at the underground Boscovs entry, go in for what we're looking for, then leave. The actual mall doesn't really exist for us (my family) since Everything closed. In HS I'd go to Boscovs, Montgomery Ward, GameStop, Suncoast Video, Disney store, KB Toys, etc. All gone, and we haven't really been back. We live literally a 5 minute drive to the mall from our house and there's just nothing worth going into the mall for.

[@jacoblewis1242]

I have elderly grandparents and their idea of modern is very vintage. So I don't believe a 85 year old man would even understand what modern is if he bought it back. You are a hundred percent correct it's never going to work it will bomb over and over.

[@thanelacoste7145]

That elevator rendition of “jingle jangle jingle” gives me fallout vibes.

[@calvinchan2003]

Truth is... that was rigged from the start

[@rapscallion3506]

A great place to take a date!

[@MallynMendez]

i wonder what it's like working at the foodcourt. just vast emptiness

[@randmiller88]

There used to be an Arthur Treacher's there up until a few years ago.

[@jazman3681]

3:44 reminds me of the mall fight scene in the movie Commando👌

[@D2503T]

Dwight would approve of this

[@MexicanAndaJew]

I bet Kev and Creed from Dundee Mifflin still frequent the place

[@bradklingensmith]

As a person that travels to locations to see trains and train museums I could not give a hoot about shopping. It's reminiscent of when Phar-More renovated the huge office building in Youngstown to try and revive the downtown and it was the only thing there. And everyone knows their history.

[@praxus0793]

And as a Scranton resident, with easy access to all the train stuff here, most don't give a crap about it at all. I've lived here all my life and have never visited it. The mall, yes, the train stuff, never.

[@bradklingensmith]

@Praxus 07 it's like when I lived in San Antonio and folks would visit and I'd think not the damn Alamo again. Lol

[@stephenspark9358]

so with the death of retail what is going to happen?

[@derk5867]

I explored Steamtown with my friend in the fall of 2020. It was basically as dead as it is here, but I thought it was just because of the pandemic. Kind of a shame that it seems to be on its way out

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

American society lost a substantial amount of social / physical activities and interaction due to the cell phone and the internet . Something as simple as ordering items online destroyed an american pastime .

[@kristoferluck7095]

Another well done re-mastered video. Unbelievable that Justin Bieber was there when the place was thriving and to see it now.. Crazy! Thanks Dan for these amazing videos!

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

Another update: Al Boscov is now dead.

[@seththomas9105]

Downtown Scranton looks like a neutron bomb went off.

[@rachelle6339]

My husband grew up about 30 miles from there he went to this mall back in the 80’s

[@Mad24680]

This mall actually didn’t open until 1993!

[@barfoonisland2003]

Is that hideous background music really that loud ?

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

OMG! It’s DANta Claus! I used to go to Steamtown all the time when visiting Scranton. Tink’s was the hot spot. The Saint Patrick’s Day parade was the only time downtown was alive.

[@Rod-bp8ow]

Mall for auction is DEPEX per minute.

[@ydasda4210]

Love! So cool! Thank you.

[@calvinchan2003]

@ 7:02 Mall/kids version of [I Got Spurs That] Jingle, Jangle, Jingle · Kay Kyser plays (play the FNV version (may be remastered)

[@22lilacsky]

Love your voice Dan, so damn soothing in this crazy time.

[@JesusChrist-is-not-MrNice]

Crazy? 🤔 It's not knights profiting of the moment killing with a sword hehehe

[@elmobolan4274]

Is it because I'm older but does anyone still enjoy spending the day going frm store to store buying stuff like we did in the 70's/80's/90's??

[@petegregory517]

Just left the mall here in Daytona Beach. Not a lot going on but (guessing) 70% occupied. Dillards, JC Penney, H&M few other medium retailers like a Jimmy Jammz(?), Gloria Jeans coffee and 3 massage joints but only 2 food court shops. Busiest? Auntie Anne’s of course.

[@LavishPatchKid]

I was thinking about it, and some of the businesses were lost to digital. Kids started playing video games instead of playing with toys. People started streaming music, and that killed the music stores. But the majority of malls was women's clothing - and nothing has really replaced it. And you don't really hear any women complaining. I wonder if women no longer getting dolled up en masse was what really killed malls.

[@williamf.buckleyjr3227]

No.

[@bobw5241]

You actually should take a trip back to see it today. While not a true mall anymore it has been repurposed into various businesses, so it is still alive and well. Boscov's is the last remaining big retail store there.

[@dreamlinerpodracer6214]

Did you film this on 9/11 or Christmas Morning or even a random Sunday at 6am?

[@thatmetalchiick]

I've never heard of Boscovs or Bon Ton til you started this channel. they must be east coast stores.

[@sukie584]

I’m in NYC. I’ve never heard of either.

[@Nuggs1980]

❤️ you Dan!

[@jebronlames7789]

Who's Justin leaber??

[@paddy9449]

subway charges .75 cents 4 drink refills.....they will close soon.... Scranton died years ago....

[@jamesthefordman]

Is it hard to remaster these episodes ?

[@edie8420]

Omg that intro, love it!

[@EliasEthernet]

Train nerds aren’t exactly the type to go shop at hollister 😅

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

That was just a way to tie the mall to a local cultural thang to get the zoning and building OKd by the local government.

[@ChickennGritss]

Sorry to say... the saying of it will never happen here is becoming the new American sound bite.

[@staceyglenn2171]

Why are malls dying? So sad and I just don’t get it

[@PhayzinOut]

Crime and online shopping/Walmart 🤷

[@icelandicbanks6473]

It's not the malls you miss, it's the social aspect. Malls are just money traps, and while I miss them from a nostalgia standpoint, realistically they are a capitalist hellhole and an unnecessary blight. Convert them all to state/town owned community centers. Create jobs, empower communities, etc...

[@LuisOrtiz-fq4bb]

YOO That's where they went in the office. I swear.

[@ViaHim]

How did my phone know I’m watching The Office right now lol

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

Mall still looks like it is being cared for, just needs some entrepenures.

[@nathanhansen1250]

I was at this mall back in September 2021. It is better than how it is in the video, but it is still dead. I went on a Thursday during the day and there was a decent amount of people walking in and around the mall. Still not what it was like back in it's hey-day however.

[@retromacman620]

Amazing that it's still open today, we'll see how long it'll last.

[@gelatinous6915]

Gone already, this was a re-upload. It was demolished and turned into an "outdoor marketplace" which is struggling too

[@TheCosmicVagabond]

You should do some dead city videos. Scranton would be at the top of the list. It's where Brandon comes from!! 😎

[@frothe42]

Want to experience a dead mall? Go to HVM in Kingston, NY. 30 years ago, it was busy. Now, if they have five businesses that's a lot. Even Best Buy closed up shop! Ghetto Mart killed malls. So I boycott Ghetto Mart.

[@michaelgould9577]

Everything looks so dated. Looks like it will have to be demolished.

[@ERA_Productions]

Yeah!

[@kh22912]

When you learn Justin Bieber played at a now-dead mall, that's when you know...

[@nickcliff]

Mail of the dead 😂

[@dannycottrell4387]

The music makes you want to turn off the video, hard to get to the end of the video.

[@cobaltss50]

This mall used to be packed, I remember being a small boy and begging my mom to take me, I loved trains growing up and went just for that, its a shame seeing what happened with this area, I moved away a long time ago and thank God I did, don't miss the moon size potholes and how dirty the streets became.

[@mariogonzalez8185]

I miss F Y I stores😭

[@tomgreen1721]

More Beiber please

[@njcdailo8934]

Office affiliated. Must watch .

[@TheBigdog868]

I'm sure they'll blame the virus for the bankruptcy but that's just saying the dog ate their homework. The mall concept is so outdated. It isn't priced well in the area of today's wages.

[@praxus0793]

The bankruptcy was well before the pandemic.

[@the-gti-guy3940]

Lol tell us how you really feel

[@joeapicelli8367]

Dead mall videos. Every mall in the country will be like a funeral. Oh wait. Gas is $7 a gallon. Quicker than I expected.

[@EDHBlvd]

1 more like and it’s 666.

[@marlonmcderby5058]

Lake forest Mall in Montgomery County Maryland is just as dead.

[@allyip5777]

I miss the Justin before he turned into a man.

[@Ire308]

Everybody from politicians to businesspeople talk about the need of "revitalizing" urban areas, but no one is talking about the homelessness and rampant crime so prevalent on cities across the country. Until that problem is deal with, nothing it's going to change.

[@daikatana65]

JOE BIDEN WOULD BE SO PROUD!

[@genekelly8467]

Joe Potatohead's hometown! Joe must have built this mall..wait..Scranton is a dump? Say it ain't show Joe!

[@padistedor]

I call it the Obama effect.