DEAD MALL - SIGNAL HILL MALL - STATESVILLE NC - A RARE 70s TIME CAPSULE
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@CoolCatProductions-3652 жыл бұрын
This mall is one of those more rare/unique dead malls that you cannot really find anywhere else. It is very eery how the mall is this empty and still open. Great video Ace!
@charlestonpinballarcade2 жыл бұрын
This mall is absolutely amazing! I went there a week after Wallie last year. I opened the door to enter and got blasted in the face with mold. The maintenance guy was taking great care of the place but the poor man has to be sick from breathing in that air all day. Hyped to see this video!!! Also, the shopping center down the hill with the old JR outlet was condemned, the shady hotel looked like the sign should have said “crime and drugs here”… very sad.
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
it is pretty awesome
@pepsi_man49622 жыл бұрын
@@AcesAdventures1 hey Ace, can you do the Boulevard mall in Buffalo? I loved that mall but now it isn’t the same. I love your channel btw brother!!👍
@juliehoot39162 жыл бұрын
So sad. I miss Sears, JCP, Kmart. I wish all malls could be thriving. 😞
@russcannon67252 жыл бұрын
It's partly because of Sears and JC Penney that some of these malls are so close to closure. So many malls were anchored by both that the loss of one or both is devastating. Without strong anchors, the smaller merchants can't survive.
@stphinkle2 жыл бұрын
That mall could have potential for repurposing if a new roof were put on, the mold removed, and bringing in some new tenants. It is a vintage gem.
@mollyprichard78372 жыл бұрын
I would go to this mall all the time as a kid. Especially to get ice cream from sweet n nutty. It has so much potential to be a great mall but they won’t remodel it and make it better because of the neighboring hotel. 😞
@kevinstatz2 жыл бұрын
Super cool aesthetic in there with the planters and fountains. Sad to see it empty though.
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
it's almost toast
@MJA52 жыл бұрын
Have you ever thought that the remaining malls might start to become more interesting because of their obscurity? Maybe they would ironically become more visited due to not only their decline, but their persistence. The thing I find cool about these places are the way they are stuck in time, and also the lingering calm. It's a strange sensation but explains, I think, the curiosity and interest in these places. They were a cultural bellwether and have almost become revered.
@icanseewhytheyhateus2 жыл бұрын
dont worry, the people who run the mall will actively find ways to ruin that idea you have
@deleteduser79402 жыл бұрын
It hurts so much to see what is happening to these places. It's a darn shame. Keep up the awesome documentation work!
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Tyy
@NightSprinter2 жыл бұрын
Thank You For Bein' A Friend, Betty..
@TheNewgreatlife2 жыл бұрын
It's beautiful how universally loved and almost omnipresent The Golden Girls are! In this video, I got two of my favorite things all wrapped up into one! lol Although dated, this mall has a beautiful aesthetic to me. Even for such a small mall, the unique touches make it feel grander in comparison to other malls similar in size. If this wasn't a dead mall, it would be a pretty nice small shopping experience that I definitely wouldn't mind spending my money at! Our small Hull Storey Gibson-owned mall here in South Georgia have no character or charm about them at all, on top of being small and boring. Belk is the main thing that keeps a lot of these small-town malls open, but the shopping experience of the malls themselves is basically non-existent.
@jerrysanders91012 жыл бұрын
Anthony does a great job.. much appreciated.
@chrislemaster26952 жыл бұрын
The Golden Girls Theme 1985
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
abssolutely
@curtg73962 жыл бұрын
@@AcesAdventures1 i like the music in your videos,it adds a lot to the feel.Do you have to pay to use it,or does KZbin just not allow the vid to be monetized?
@dzsfarm5 ай бұрын
Happy to hear you're back and even happier to hear there's a little Ace or Acess on the way!
@adamfrench87352 жыл бұрын
When I moved to Statesville in 2003 the mall was actually busy on the weekends. But it slowly got slower as the years went and stored closed.
@TechStuff12 жыл бұрын
I’ve noticed that current Bath & Body Works always looks fully stocked-up, like as if they are ready for Black Friday 1997.
@charlestonpinballarcade2 жыл бұрын
The Bath and Body Works showing in this video closed back in April of 2021. Anthony must have filmed this one before Wallie visited, because the week after Wallie filmed the store shut down.
@sidoniesera2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Looking forward to everything coming up on this channel in 2022!
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
A LOT of good stuff
@davebruins86232 жыл бұрын
Wow....what a trip......like stepping back in time
@JessieCarty2 жыл бұрын
I've lived about an hour from this mall for a LONG time and had not even heard of it until.you did the first video. Thanks for visiting!
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Np!
@Deadwrongallalong2 жыл бұрын
What a rare find! I was so nervous when you were walking around in the dark abandoned Sears lol this probably would have been a nice little shopping centre back in the day
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
It was a little creepy
@BDBD162 жыл бұрын
Nice nod to Betty White R.I.P.
@brandonkock2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being a friend!
@fataudra75792 жыл бұрын
Betty White SHOULD HAVE turned 100 years old today 😭
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
I know so sad
@jwrkn322 жыл бұрын
Been watching for years sad that the mall Era is going away so fast
@chm99352 жыл бұрын
Not many thriving malls will be left
@margaretliston89502 жыл бұрын
All those old machines are so cool!!!!!
@candievermeulen98582 жыл бұрын
Very nice footage a beautiful unique mall
@Allthingshotels2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes a dead mall staple..bath and body works
@afterburner1192 жыл бұрын
I also have an affinity for dead malls/dead retail/ defunct corporations. Love the videos, and congratulations on the sponsors, you deserve it. Two gems that were near me are the Manufacturers Outlet Center (Russel way back in the 80’s), as well as the orange blossom mall, both of which are in Fort Pierce (FL). Always great stuff Ace
@jacoblewis12422 жыл бұрын
Dorothy Blanche and Rose would be very depressed not to mention Stanley he used to buy all his hair toupees at this mall . The Eastridge mall in San Jose opened in 1971 I was 16 years old when it opened. I wish I could see how it is doing. I live a hundred and fifteen miles away away from it. It had good memories because my mom and dad was alive back then. Thank you for the video.
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Really? Lol
@gordontaylor28152 жыл бұрын
I believe another dead mall channel - Retail Archaeology - has done a video in the past on the Eastridge Mall of San Jose.
@jacoblewis12422 жыл бұрын
@@gordontaylor2815 okay thank you.
@ashitomarisu2 жыл бұрын
Did I just hear Laurel Mall?! Nice shoutout to my local mall.
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Laurel Mall rocks
@jeffarmstrong35192 жыл бұрын
This was an awesome mall, just like what I remember as a kid. The part at the end was incredible and brought me into the moment, it was definitely worth a second visit.
@johnathantalley31692 жыл бұрын
Had a lot of great times in that mall as a kid and teenager!!! Used to love KB toys, the music store and the book store!!!
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Love KB
@andytaylor54762 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful space! Love the lines, light, plants, sun roof, fountains. Sad it's not thriving.
@Steven-op4jw2 жыл бұрын
Hey, Man!! I love your videos. If you're ever back in Alabama, The Brookwood Village Mall in Mountain Brook is basically flatlining. It was home to the oldest Chic-Fil-A in the state, and was host to plenty of festivals. It's really the only place that took a knockout blow by COVID-19. And it's a testament to how the Riverchase Galleria is becoming the only mall in BHM...
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Ok cool
@brentcampbell99312 жыл бұрын
It brings back so many memories from the late nineties and early two thousands. Thanks for what you do.
@scarwiddow2 жыл бұрын
The two biggest reasons for years now for visiting this mall was to use it for walking exercise and IHOP. There's been rumors for years that the owners would eventually tear it down and rebuild including the outdoor mall space next door also. I wonder if covid has messed with that plan. Statesville is in Iredell County. This mall is the only indoor mall there is. Statesville deserves to have this mall come back to life.
@susanholbrook4185 Жыл бұрын
My mall of long ago. I cannot believe that I came up on this. It was smaller then the huge malls of bigger cities but we loved it.
@desireandfire Жыл бұрын
They're gonna build multi-use development with a bunch of shops and apartments above. I think it's a great idea because I'd love to live in a multi-use complex and have enjoyed every single one that I've been to. So glad the US is catching on what's so prevalent already in Europe
@Harleychamp82 жыл бұрын
As some one who grew up going to this mall all the time and watching it decline is hurts my heart but seeing you go through it and seeing everyone enjoy it gives me hope. What i woudlent give to take my future kids to this mall like mine did me
@trentonjennings91052 жыл бұрын
I have so many fond memories of malls. You would have to be middle-aged to understand. They were exciting and crowded places to Christmas shop. There was the treat of eating out (not so frequent in the 70's and 80's for many) and just people watching. I would detach from my parents and visit two stores in particular - sporting goods and the bookstore. I liked books, but sometimes there would be an unwrapped Playboy (or Penthouse) on the magazine rack. Then when I began working, my job was "in the field," so after an inspection I might stop off at a mall for a leisurely break and lunch. The "Muzak" (aka elevator music) was actually very soothing - Chuck Mangione would be an example. I also inspected quite a few malls on my job. I remember Baskin-Robbins, Cinabon, Chick-fil-A, Radio Shack with computers showing off their graphics using a screen saver. Heck, I remember the ping-pong game on a very early personal computer in a Sears store. The Sears and other department stores tv department would have dozens of televisions on at once so you could judge the picture quality. Yes, Belk was a southern store. I also remember Riches and unrelated Richway. And Service Merchandise. I have only a vague recollection of GTX (Government Exchange) which initially was only for service members. I remember the popcorn wagon in the entrance and the intoxicating aroma, but not being able to have any (money was tight back then). Some of the anchor stores at a mall had a nut roasting station which also sold itself by the wonderful aroma. There was usually a candy counter at or near the nuts. So many memories, I could go on...
@JonathanKine2 жыл бұрын
Wow a Radio Shack and Bath and Body.. retro
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
RIP Radioshack
@_Johnspike_ Жыл бұрын
WOW! Creepy but cool at the same time. I may make a stop by there this week, hopefully the Mall will be opened to walk through, according to online it it still is opened. Great job on documenting this blast from the past 🤘.
@ret53432 жыл бұрын
Great stuff!
@s70driver20052 жыл бұрын
Also loving this style of video. The in the moment reactions are golden!!!
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
More new things coming
@ksbs20362 жыл бұрын
Nice job Anthony. Always nice to recapture these small glimpses of our youth
@dubdaze682 жыл бұрын
That shot of you had a very original "Dawn Of The Dead" feel.
@blipblip882 жыл бұрын
It's nice that they care for the plants.
@toro8star2 жыл бұрын
I could just imagine people walking in the mall wearing bell bottoms and shopping!!!😁😁 Great video!!!
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Ty
@FlizzyFluff2 жыл бұрын
Cool been here many times when it was actually open bought many a school clothes & shoe lists for the kids it’s sad to see it all shut and empty 😢
@naziroddinkazi29782 жыл бұрын
Love the architecture of this mall
@AJ-bp9th2 жыл бұрын
Nice video as usual! That mall reminds me of the Schyulkill Mall in Frackville, PA…
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Sorta lol
@OriginalNethead2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't help but grin like a fiend to the intro music. It's classic that the B&BW is one of the three still open. Someone has to be taking a tax write-off or similar for keeping it open.
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
They will never die
@lashayakirby91542 жыл бұрын
This place will always have a special place in my heart, Was lucky enough to go here two times, the last time I went was July 25th of 2021 and the bath & body works had done closed. I’m Very sad to see this place just get worse till they have to shut the doors completely, But absolutely amazing job at showing the world it’s beauty ☺️
@whitetrashtrucker9082 жыл бұрын
My first job was at the Sears, spent a tremendous amt of time at the mall when i was younger... im a trucker and avoid spending much time in statesville as its small town charm turns to boredom and low level depression after more than a week.... That being said... i still visit this mall when im home.... always a heavy dose of nostalgia... nothin takes me back over a decade than entering this mall Wish this mall would be revitalized.... but given the American economy genrally not to.mention the avg low income per capita in statesville... revitalization is a pipe dream
@viavhs2 жыл бұрын
I’m from Statesville, grew up going to Signal Hill mall and I worked in the Sears.
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Have any old pics?
@viavhs2 жыл бұрын
@@AcesAdventures1 At my childhood home in Statesville I do, I’ll dig them out when I get a chance, I currently live in Raleigh. My friend and his family ran the movie theater at the bottom of the hill across from JRs Tobacco. My Mom worked there in high school and we have all of her old movie posters. Signal Hill is special, gonna break my heart when it finally closes. I’m sure you’re aware of the footage taken in the 90s. If not: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6fSZnqQaZqagbc
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
@@viavhs if you get them to me I’ll share them on my IG and here
@viavhs2 жыл бұрын
@@AcesAdventures1 will do
@jacquelinejournals2 жыл бұрын
Check out the Parkdale mall if you make your way to Beaumont when you're in Tx
@annetteparker731920 күн бұрын
I remember when Chick fil A, Woolworth, Payless Shoe Peebles and a buffet restaurant was where IHop sat in the mall
@seabrook19762 жыл бұрын
3:53 having been a little kid in the 70’s, that smell you’re describing is second hand smoke. Everything smelled like second hand smoke back then it seemed to me.
@CaptWirg2 жыл бұрын
Seeing a pristine Radio Shack sign in 2022 is rare 😆
@UrbanExploring19802 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. Keep up the great work man👍
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Ty
@teddine73662 жыл бұрын
Bath and Bodywork's always seems like the last store standing in these dead malls besides those ma and pop type stores that moved in
@Brayby232 жыл бұрын
I live in Texas, can't wait to see what part you go to!!
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
A ton of places
@Steve.Cutler2 жыл бұрын
Someone should take one of these much smaller dead malls and make a retail museum mall..have some classic anchors, sears, kmart, Macy's etc..and some of the iconic stores inside. Maybe Corndog7, Aladins castle, or gnc etc. It's strange that in stores that used to be packed with clothes racks so tightly packed together you'd knock stuff off of one just sliding through. Empty arcades always remind me of the Island of misfit toys..saddest thing in a dead mall I think.
@InkCityClothing2 жыл бұрын
Loved this one since it’s so close to my house
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Ty
@chriscourson28242 жыл бұрын
I am noticing lots of malls are not even opening as early as they used to, not even during Christmas!
@llaronatremaine2 жыл бұрын
oh wow. i live in Statesville, worked at this mall about 5 months ago at Belk. it used to be very nice and still could’ve been if the city would’ve let this area grow more. it’s a shame how this happened. it smells bad inside especially near ihop and i believe that Belk won’t be around much longer either. had some fun times here even though it was already dying when i used to go to it. my parents say it used to be so good back in the 80’s and i wish i could’ve been alive in that time to see it. oh well though! i think i miss the Kmart that was across the street more then i do the mall at this point.
@pepsi_man49622 жыл бұрын
Damn that intro hit my heart hard. It’s crazy how things have changed and how the past is such a distant thing.
@ethancourson27172 жыл бұрын
I used to live here as a kid, up until the age of 13, this mall used to be AWESOME, they had a great snow cone stand, a guritar center that was pretty cool, nice shoes stores, if I remember correctly JR tobacco was connected to it, the best part of this wall was the toy store, it was one of this first stores to close outta there, aaahhh nostalgia
@Talendale8 ай бұрын
Even in the year since this was posted, Signal Hill has degenerated tremendously- mold has ravaged the ceiling, the interior wing that connected to Belk's is closed off with caution tape, and it's likely plummeting straight into condemnation and/or parts of the mall literally falling in from water damage and rot.
@alexander26852 жыл бұрын
I didn't know what belk was either until I seen them all over in the Dallas ft.worth area.
@WhittyPics2 жыл бұрын
I think that was one of the last Sears to close in the state? I think it made it to 2019. One just recently closed in Raleigh. The only store I actually seen open in your walk through was Bath & Body works. I guess Belk and a jewelry store are the other 2? I know you tend to walk through before things actually open.
@NPC-Gamer2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me alot of a closed mall that is only a mile from where I live. Went there many times as a kid and once recently to have a look around. Still the same as ever with some 90s flare still lingering.
@BigFungus192 жыл бұрын
I drove through Statesville in August and I regret not stopping to check this out
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
go back lol
@conveyedash50902 жыл бұрын
Was that footage with the Bath & Bodyworks old? Me and my gf went here last year and it was closed. Thought they moved malls a few years ago?
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
This footage is from last spring
@charlestonpinballarcade2 жыл бұрын
This bath and body works closed in April 2021. I was there the week after it closed.
@sushicat.37072 жыл бұрын
This looks about how McAlister Square in Greenville,SC was before it closed. Belk was one of the final tenants there, because they usually own their store buildings. McAlister became a university center, housing satellite campuses for several schools, and a couple good restaurants. Maybe that will happen to this mall.
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Cool
@gordontaylor28152 жыл бұрын
There's definitely worse things that could happen...
@kitfromchicago97872 жыл бұрын
Aw hell yeah
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Heck yes
@gordontaylor28152 жыл бұрын
Wikipedia says there's only three stores open in the mall (Belk, Wooten Jewelers and Star Wireless) but it looks like there's actually four when you include the Bath and Body Works. Does that page need updating?
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
I guess?
@Ebacherville2 жыл бұрын
Its creapy but not totally neglected, Id like to buy this mall
@vivavasuviuspodcast2 жыл бұрын
A+
@randyhaight72022 жыл бұрын
Man, I just watched a video from 10 months before this one, and the trash bag and trash lid at 2:54 were in that one too. So weird they just let that sit there in an open mall for like a year.
@candvand2 жыл бұрын
Love your content and videos. You have a great voice for narration- good vocal variety, clear, etc. Please tho work on you uhs and ums. Sounds nitpicky but you’re otherwise so good.
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
I don’t want a script, not my style man
@candvand2 жыл бұрын
@@AcesAdventures1 But it’s otherwise so good! (And I’m just referring to the narration at the beginning- one would expect that what you’re saying in the video would be spontaneous). Just once maybe record your unscripted bits, then listen to it and re-record it. I think you’ll be pleased. I mean, your work to a certain extent, will live forever. Give it the respect that it deserves. Really enjoy your videos, keep up the great work!
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
@@candvand I understand that, but you have to understand that speaking at all is difficult because of my injury. If it were up to me. I wouldn’t talk at all…
@candvand2 жыл бұрын
@@AcesAdventures1 makes sense keep up the great work!
@timothywalker45633 ай бұрын
A barn front store looks like it might have been Pepperidge farms🤭
@MrPeteykins2 жыл бұрын
The music playing at the 10 minute mark is The Poor People of Paris, an EZ Listening classic!
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
good info!
@j-man41322 жыл бұрын
Another dead ShoppingTown
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
but a lot smaller
@sandrashort1594 Жыл бұрын
This is the Sears where we bought an Xbox when they first came out.
@pretzelrides37482 жыл бұрын
Bell was originally called: Belk Baree’. One of the first was at the defunct Myrtle Square Mall, Myrtle Beach SC.
@sandrashort1594 Жыл бұрын
It was Belk Harry when I was young. I have no idea when they dropped the Harry.
@ailishmcgrath67982 жыл бұрын
Rip Betty White
@jdub14222 күн бұрын
Just an update, bath and body works are also gone.
@matthewklukowski17002 жыл бұрын
I love out dated malls like this!!
@JacksonShredder1382 жыл бұрын
This is a quaint mall lots of personality it's a shame that it's in the shape its in but somehow still open
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Unreal
@robertmailhos81592 жыл бұрын
Southern modern style Belk I do believe it was their saying I'd need be you can look it up there Young Man 😎
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
cool
@robertmailhos81592 жыл бұрын
@@AcesAdventures1 Yeah buddy😎
@TheG60528XiJinPing2 жыл бұрын
9:35 thats where the clickers normally are
@mariogonzalez81852 жыл бұрын
If you're going to Tx. Go to the Valley Vista mall it's practically dead..it's Harlingen Texas.
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
I will take a look
@s70driver20052 жыл бұрын
Texas!?!?! What part. I've got places in DFW that are declining.
@Rahshu2 жыл бұрын
There was a Signal Hills Mall where I grew up (not anywhere near NC, mind you). It was dead by the 1990s -- the early 1990s. Pathetic. I don't really remember much about it. I always thought the name was interesting if a little weird. It's interesting to know that there was another one with the same name somewhere else.
@misterblueskyyy2 жыл бұрын
I always wonder about the plants. Does anybody rescue them? They’ve been there so long and seen so much.
@misterblueskyyy2 жыл бұрын
Another thing: I do hope that you have a good mask for protection from dust and mold. Even if it’s not much it can get to your lungs in a bad way.
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
I wear a mask if in a bad spot
@misterblueskyyy2 жыл бұрын
And what must it be like to work in that lonely, bright Bath and Body Works?
@tolbs2002 Жыл бұрын
Are the doors locked?
@donaldsmith76332 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the music store in the mall ?
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Idk
@SpiralBounce2 жыл бұрын
Jesus, this mall. I grew up in Statesville and I have fond memories of it being booming as a kid in the early 2000s. I cannot BELIEVE that the Sears was unlocked though! I'll have to go in there myself whenever I'm back home. As soon as you went towards that doorway near the back offices, I got hit with a blast of nostalgia. Was that the door that was unlocked?
@KrazyKeith42 жыл бұрын
8:49-8:56 That's about how loud my car is.
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
Lol
@KrazyKeith42 жыл бұрын
@@AcesAdventures1 All it took was a Weapon R race exhaust header, Spec D Tuning exhaust system, and a Flowmaster muffler on an "unusually clean looking" 2006-11 Honda Civic.
@tavraney32892 жыл бұрын
You ever carry mace or Taser .so kinda self defense
@AcesAdventures12 жыл бұрын
I’m italian, i carry frozen meatballs
@reesewoodworks2 жыл бұрын
Does he need mace or a taser for the invisible people??
@ObscenePlanet15 күн бұрын
Limp Bizkit stopped in there at the height of their career. Casey Anthony's parents were spotted there too