DEAD MALL - SIGNAL HILL MALL - STATESVILLE NC

[@JLWide]

The 91 video was a great tie-in. I went to this mall once in 1995. The arcade was all I could remember.

[@buffyfan5]

I miss the way it was when I was a kid in the '90s/'00s. They used to have KB Toys, Chick-fil-a, Claire's, the Sweet 'n Nutty where you could always smell popcorn, Bookland. I picked out my teenage bedroom curtains and sheet set from that JC Penney and I think maybe the set before that. And the Bath & Body Works has not changed at all since then.

[@buffyfan5]

@Aimee Webber It's in really rough shape. The roof has been leaking in multiple places for a long time. The only big-name stores that are still there were IHOP, Belk, and Bath & Body Works. With Covid-19 I'm not sure whether the IHOP will reopen later or not. There might be a couple smaller things left but most of the mall is empty. Belk owns their part of the building but what I've heard is the same people have owned the rest of the mall forever and have done nothing to improve it in the last several years. I wouldn't be surprised if they let everything close and just let it sit there empty. But hey, the big polar bear decorations they've had for 20+ years still get put out every Christmas...

[@nylansmom]

This was the place to go back in the 80’s. They had an awesome record store, Claire’s, Belk, Toys R Us, book store, Woolworth and a pet shop. (Yes, when Woolworth closed Hills came in for a very short amount of time). It was also the only place that had Chick-fil-A back then. Lots of good memories there. Sad to see how it’s gone down over time.

[@TobiLaroux]

I don't remember Toys R Us, but I remember Kaybee Toys, and back when it had "Just A Dollar" the precursor to Dollar tree

[@JenniferJones-qn6lg]

Awesome video! Love that 91 footage spliced in, just a reminder of better days. Simply amazing💜

[@toro8star]

Great video! A Hills shopping cart! Hopefully no one destroys the shopping cart! I loved how you blended the 1991 video with now!

[@davidjames666]

toro8star what's a hills? I don't know the significance.

[@toro8star]

David James Hills was a popular department store in some areas in the northeast part of the country. The store closed down in the 90s.

[@davidjames666]

toro8star thanks! I guess it was not in New York City

[@WVgunfun]

@@davidjames666 It was awesome, they had a snack bar in the front of the store that made popcorn. I'd go with my mom if she promised me an and popcorn:)

[@spencelean]

and yet another dead mall with a Bath & Body Works still open!

[@toro8star]

Yes. Bath and Body Works is always one of the last! I believe that the red and white checkered store front is from the 90s.

[@NathanDavisVideos]

Not just any Bath & Body Works; but a very and I mean VERY VINTAGE one from the 1980s/'90s!

[@MrMiniPancakes]

Spence Lean Bath and Body works kills it! Have someone in the family that does their leasing!

[@AmywilliamsAmi]

They're probably fixing to move over to Walmart.

[@user-py6td6kg5w]

Your dead mall videos are the reason I started watching your videos, now I watch every time you have any video.

[@marisam9803]

That Woolworth lunch counter brought back so many memories! I was a teen in '91 and malls were THE place to be!

[@danacantu6714]

Can we just go back to 1991? I mean, I was 2 years old but damn I miss the 90s

[@madamhummingbird]

Another amazing mall walkabout in the southeast. Love your retro opening and tunes in the opening of the video. Nice touch. My favorite part the video was @ the end. Your mallrat geek out reaction to the vintage Hills shopping cart, priceless ❤️ Thanks for sharing. Have a great week.

[@scottlillis4849]

Excellent video Ace. That was really cool the way you tied the 1991 video into it. That brings back great memories of malls past.

[@garyanderson6659]

This mall was the heart of are city loved going to the record bar in the 80s.

[@dubliner1258]

Great video.love the fountain.have a great weekend Anthony

[@jdmitchell2]

sad to remember all the good times that are now lost forever.

[@Blix79]

Originally this Mall was gonna have two levels. There's a small island out in front of Wootens Jewlers and Merle Norman, that's where the escalators were gonna be put. They scratched that plan I guess and that's why there's a random elevated island in the middle.

[@ibtaba]

I instinctively want to go over and fix the tacking on my VCR when I see this opening... but then I remember it is 2018 and Im a little sad.

[@Cre80s]

ibtaba Don't forget to run the head cleaner a few times too, and get an external tape rewinder to take the wear off your player. 📼📺

[@ibtaba]

Thats right... be kind, rewind!

[@mstiefan6996]

Guess there wasn't enough fans for the NBA Fan Shop. Looked like the mall was doing pretty well back in 1991. Amazing what 27 years can do to change that.

[@viavhs]

Dude I went into that shop all the time growing up. Got my first pair of Jordan’s in that very store

[@patriciamorrow8927]

Hi Anthony ,. Another great find & a very interesting MALL.. So neat for you to find this Mall. Thank you again keep up the fantastic work you do. Be safe.

[@collin4215]

Great video. I loved how you included the old footage of the mall. I absolutely love that old "M Alterations" storefront

[@SarahhJean]

As a teenager I used to work at the Foot Action next to RadioShack in 1996. I can’t tell you how many wishes I made in that fountain at 5:45. ❤

[@BethanyB86]

That is an amazing video! I love these small rural malls they have so much history.

[@stayfused78]

Great video.Love the then and now comparisons.

[@AlphaCentauri82]

I loved the interspersed 1991 video, really highlighted the heyday versus now. A nostalgic and sad glimpse. Awesome video and thank you for all the info about it! ❤️

[@Catmannj1]

I'm happy as a viewer you are going to the smaller, probably forgotten dead and dying malls of the south. Every mall has a story to tell. Love you juxta position editing between NOW and 1991. Like the Woolworths (Dead) and Lerners (now New York and Company) and JC Penney (on life support.) I miss having fountains and plants and skylights and some COLOR in malls. If you ever go to my Jersey City Newport Center mall: one of the most bland, lack of character, three tone malls in the world. BLEH. If only there was a way into the JC Penney to get that Hills Cart. Could it fit in your car? Now THAT's Something you can add to your home and decorate it just right to make it an art exhibit.

[@toro8star]

Catman Mark Blanchard Totally agree that some malls need color. Recently he showed a video of a mall that has a color scheme of beige, beige, and beige. Boring colors, however the video was great. The Hills Department store cart would be great for his collection!

[@lavarisc]

Some Florida malls to check out. Well around the Tampa Bay area. University Mall(Tampa), Lakeland Sqare Mall(Lakeland), amd Gulf View Square Mall (Port Richey). All three malls i believe are going to be redeveloped other retail and residential proprieties shortly here in the future.

[@jc1979af]

I remember going to Lakeland Square and University Mall when I lived in FL in the 90s. My friends told me University went downhill. I wonder how Volusia County mall (daytona beach) is doing? I went there a lot 97-2001 when I was in college.

[@AmericanExplorer]

It's sad to see the malls dying like this. Excellent editing in showing the past and present. I really miss Woolworth's. It was one of my favorite stores when I was a child. I too am surprised the Penney's sign is still there too. The Hill's shopping cart was indeed quite a find!

[@rosswarren436]

Ah, it was really something in the 1970s when it first opened. The idea that you could go shopping in comfort without being rained on, or cold or hot, was an innovation. In its hey-day it was nice with many stores and I had friends who worked in some of them, particularly the GNC and the Record Bar. Loved going to Record Bar to see what new musical releases were out. There was also a decent bookstore with magazines as well. Never understood why the Colliers family didn't reinvested in the property instead of using it as a cash cow. It could have kept going a few more years. Many people still have great childhood memories of the place, but those memories belong to time now.

[@chrisjones4327]

I worked at the Hills at Signal Hill. It closed around 1997 I believe.

[@TobiLaroux]

Back in the 80s and 90s before Walmart was even a thing in Statesville, Woolsworth was the place to go for Halloween and Christmas, so many decorations, and not just for sale either, they decorated the store, it was great. Anyone else remember the animatronic Santa that went up and down in the Chimney? It was right at the entrance from the rest of the mall into Woolsworth. ALL the Beistle Halloween decorations, they were the best.

[@Sam292929]

When I cam here in summer a few months after this, I only counted about 6 stores and still had the Belk and Ihop

[@ashleyfayne1638]

Belk is now closed and so is the little cell phone accessory store. I do think that there is still the other cell phone place, stars maybe? But I could be wrong. I do know that there is IHOP and bath and body works that are still open. Even both of the jewelry stores are closed down. It's sad to see. I wish someone would open it back up and bring back to life.

[@TobiLaroux]

@@ashleyfayne1638 Ihop is now closed for good.

[@scottonasch8819]

Thanks again for another great video. Looks like this was a cool place despite being a relatively small mall. I miss 1980s JCPenney which is when I worked there. Such a great place. I also miss Woolworth's. All those places had personalities all their own.

[@nancydarling4918]

Great video! Loved the content. Very interesting. Thanks for filming.

[@mileswalcott3429]

It’s about time someone made a video about this mall. It’s been dead forever. Rumor has it, they are supposed to turn it and the space next to it into outlet stores. But that’s been a rumor for several years

[@Doongie4ever]

Awesome video!

[@golferguyjake28]

If you get to Texas, Collin Creek Mall, Valley View Mall, Ridgmar Mall and Red Bird Mall are all worth visits in DFW, along with Greenspoint Mall, West Oaks Mall, Plazamericas, Almeda Mall and San Jacinto Mall in Houston. All are either dead/dying or have some vintage features which are worth checking out!

[@chrislowrance7277]

There was a Peebles there for a lil bit as well

[@rogerlay8183]

Peebles took over the Spainhours locale for a while

[@pilotgrrl1]

Dead malls in Plano, Texas: Plano Antique Mall and Collin Creek Mall. Dying malls in Chicago suburbs: Stratford Square in Bloomingdale

[@annwithaplan9766]

Oh so Radio Shack moved already. A few years ago I talked to them and they said the mall couldn't close down yet. They still had a lease with them. Guess their lease ended.

[@Chill.Minerr]

I remember going here😁👋

[@Lizpuff2006]

I had been to this mall in 2012 or so on a work trip. Only went to the little deli inside. It had great food if I recall correctly! ETA its at 4:30 in the video

[@MarksKicksOnRoute66]

Thank God for video stabilization now I thought I was drunk 😂

[@NONTANUTAN]

Great silence space. Nice.

[@sugarshine]

The cart is awesome!

[@TrainmasterCurt]

Awesome aesthetic mall

[@pilotgrrl1]

Interesting mall in Plano TX: Shops at Willow Bend. Anchor store Saks is being replaced by an upscale food court. There's a regular food court there, too.

[@golferguyjake28]

This will be an interesting mall to watch indeed. I live in the area, and everytime I venture in there, there seems to be decent traffic but a revolving door of vacancies (along with new stores occasionally coming in).

[@paulpemberton6852]

Man this really hits home

[@ThatNateGuyOnYouTube]

Love this :) :)

[@michellesullivano5038]

Good looking mall, do you have any dead mall videos in the Charlotte area

[@treyfeeley2519]

Sad! Reminds me of the old charlottetown and eastland malls toward the end!!

[@Teraforce88]

If you go to Indiana, you could do a Washington Square Mall double feature since there's a dead one in Indianapolis and a dead one in Evansville. There's also Lafayette Scare (I mean, Lafayette Square) Mall in Indianapolis, which doesn't even have Bath & Body Works in it anymore.

[@cochranstreetbiblechurch3118]

If you move to Statesville or live in Statesville we would love to see you and have you visit us one Sunday

[@pharronmccullough647]

Listen, I live here in Statesville. Our mall is not even a mall anymore. The stuff in this video has shut down besides B&BW. It's so sad! But we're supposed to get a new mall soon!

[@AcesAdventures1]

Pharron Mccullough too bad i liked that mall

[@petraarellano8725]

2 of my aunt's (Also as 2 of my Moms Sisters) live in Statesville North Carolina

[@vote4pedrog]

I’ve been there!! I don’t know why, 3 years ago.

[@thewhiterabbit2076]

Damn that mall has a little police Depot.!! Not a very long trip to jail if you get busted!!

[@eaners]

Except there was never anyone inside it. I don’t remember ever seeing anyone go in or out.

[@aerostar9376]

I enjoy watching your videos. Is four seasons mall dead yet?

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

Come to Iowa, there are numerous malls here that I think you would love to add to your mall tours, would love to see your perspective of them much more, liked your video, always do too, Loyalty always

[@compaqdeskpro5770]

That footage, wow.

[@mattgillis329]

I've been by the area a couple times, Ace. Yeah, Hills DID get into North Carolina for a while when Kmart started closing stores, and after Ames/Zayre had left the area (there had been a store in Winston-Salem inside an old Kmart for a while, til that shut down and became Burlington Coat Factory). But I hated to see Signal Hill go downhill-Kmart had also been at the mall, til it moved across the street (and to my knowledge, shut down a few years later). Right now, Belk and the IHOP are about the only things keeping the mall alive-it reminds me of a couple other small malls in NC right now, Penrose Mall in Reidsville (which you've been to), and now, Mayberry Mall in Mt. Airy (which I'd recommend you visit soon, if you haven't).

[@mattgillis329]

Mt. Airy's Mayberry Mall isn't much better than Signal Hill Mall or Penrose Mall is, right now. Penrose has Belk AND Roses going for it, but Mayberry lost Kmart about a year or so ago, and now is losing JCPenney, leaving only Belk as the sole main anchor. And the mall is terribly outdated, with Roses' new store nearby down the hill, and Ollie's Outlet opening up in town.

[@SpaceGhost999]

Kmart was never in signal hill. It was across town until the early 90's when it moved to its current location across from signal hill. Where it is still in business... for now.

[@rogerlay8183]

K-Mart was NEVER in Signal Hill Mall. It was on Hwy 115 until it moved across the street from the mall, with Brendle's (which became Food Lion) going in next door

[@sharichambers7333]

Uh pardon my Canadian ignorance but what kind of store was Hills?

[@AcesAdventures1]

Shari Chambers it would be equivalent to a smaller version of Walmart but much better and had a snack bar!

[@jhugo1986]

You should come down to Texas and check out San Jacinto Mall.

[@stephaniefrost8771]

This used to be a decent mall in the late 90's. It's sad to see it reduced to a shell, basically.

[@bobbycook3411]

That is a little more live then Burlington NC Holly Hill Mall

[@heathergilreath9159]

This mall died when they stopped us from cruising. No youth=no life. Everyone went to Hickory. Statesville is known for its progress squelching.

[@WhittyPics]

A dead mall with a working fountain? What else can we ask for? Oh there is a B&BW which is owned by Limited Brands which is also in trouble.

[@Matthew-tg5ts]

Worked in this mall years ago. They refused to invest money and yeah. Dead...was your RadioShack guy as a first job

[@davehibbs9111]

I worked in the Sears from the time it opened until it closed in 2012! I can remember when it was jam packed full of people! Standing room only! People say because of the internet all of this came to an end! I call it fat and lazzy people!

[@jeffwright1722]

Northeast ?

[@sgandag]

Im from Statesville!

[@chrislowrance7277]

Me too and I don’t remember Signal Hill being busy in 91

[@AmywilliamsAmi]

Barely anything there now. iHop closed. Bath and Body works are probably fixing to move over to Walmart. Belks is about it. Maybe a few others.

[@mayspondmogul]

Shoutout to the 80s vloggers!

[@CDRiley]

90s*

[@garbage854]

Good video :) I like the Hill's BuGGY :)

[@OhDatsHarrison2732]

check out the myrtle beach mall

[@itrack4u]

Cool video

[@aidanlewis9357]

I used to go here all the time when I was little makes me sad to see it dead honestly. Also that ihop is WAYYYY to crowded all the time

[@Sattnin77]

Just subscribed after seeing Signal Hill made your Dead Mall list. Don't know how long you guys have been filming dead malls but Hillcrest Mall died in Spartanburg SC died back in 1998. If you have footage of that mall before it died I'd love to see it! I used to work in the Little Caesars in Hillcrest Mall (which has now been reduced to a strip mall). Here's some additional info on Hillcrest Mall for those who are interested. One of my favorite stores was Jean Nicole. The biggest disappointment was losing Corn Dog 7 - a place I loved to go to for a bite on my way to work. #Memories www.deadmalls.com/malls/hillcrest_mall.html

[@c00pster88]

Epic

[@ericfresh]

woah ive never seen an ihop in a mall

[@keyahwilliams7155]

Update: all of the open stores moved and they’re closing down:(

[@Bighungrymike]

Sad remnants of an earlier time.

[@MrButch-ls8vl]

That fountain has got to be the TACKIEST fountain in any mall anywhere. It looks like someone designed it to be a 1970's Brutalist thing with rough cement texture and then suddenly the mall owner's wife wanted it to be more "elegant?" and added the kitschy faux classical urns. It's actually hilarious!

[@RobRobertTheMusicMan]

Hopefully they don't fluck up your rental car and other shit like that one time. going south and west and wherever

[@TobiLaroux]

btw this mall is now so dead, even the elderly don't go in the mornings to walk around anymore. If you're from the area, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

[@RobRobertTheMusicMan]

And that Signal.....died

[@elpurotizon4536]

RIP AGP

[@imboredsoimwatchingthis7828]

Don’t be talking about my mall I used to go to

[@mekastayfabsteele5989]

A few good stores and a lot of overpriced stores that didn't last long