DEAD MALLS OF TEXAS - Valley View Center Mall - Dallas

This a quick video tour of the Valley View Center Mall in Dallas, TX. This video was of course inspired by “ThisIsDanBell” if it wasn’t obvious enough. Here’s the link to his channel if you’d like to watch some of his Dead Malls videos - / moviedan
Here’s the link to the Valley View Center Wikipedia page (being renamed “Dallas Midtown”) -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_...
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The cheesy 90s ad with guy posing for Dillards can be found in this montage - • 1995 Mall commercial (...

[@zeroxlulu]

Since so many people are interested in the background music playing, here is the link to the Muzak Mall of 1974 album I pulled some tracks from - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6S8oqCJqNhkrNUsi=_-TUYwSJtc5NRSQN I also pulled tracks from a YT video titled "Muzak Mall of 1984 album" but I can't seem to find any evidence of this being an actual Muzak album and the video has since been removed from YT. I'm starting to think the upload was just a fan made Japanese city pop compilation. I believe some of the city pop artist used in my video are Toshiki Kodamatsu and Casiopea. If you recognize the specfic song from them please let us know!

[@arrozconpollo777]

everyone gangsta until a photo of your house appears in the collections of liminal spaces

[@EnsoAlternate]

I have found the two Kadomatsu tracks :D "Sea Line" (6:13) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGTblH-jiJhkfKc "Night Sight of Port Island" (10:26) kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3asf6yggaaAZ9E

[@5edI]

whats the music 0:01

[@LeHyperTech]

Oldest view???

[@StyleshStorm]

As a Hawaii state citizen priced out of paradise recently to Texas outskirts of Dallas near the grassy farm plains with some Hawaiian family I'm curious about this learning about your guys home state. Is this mall of yours still abandoned right now presently? Since this was 2016 that's enough time for something's to change.

[@VivianaSilverback]

The fact that kane recreated 90% of this mall with CGI and made it look real is beyond me. He's such a talented guy, and he's only 18 years old. You know a horror series is good when the little camera shakes and the real place itself makes you feel uneasy.

Kane didnt make the map, he made the animations

[@spencerk1932]

@ but still someone remaking this mall almost perfectly is awesome

[@aiden6354]

@@spencerk1932Thanks!

[@VivianaSilverback]

@ Didn't know. Well, in that case it's the person who made the map that i have to give credit to. They made a terrifying job (in a good way)

[@randomrazr]

he didnt use any original footage>? its all cgi?

[@metal4ever0609]

Kane pixels really out here gathering real world lore, fucking genius

[@nuclearpotato4073]

I remember when "real world lore" was just called history

[@nakrenjam]

@@nuclearpotato4073 lmao

[@bign1667]

7:45 it's here!

[@4Angel4cross4eyes]

@@nuclearpotato4073 Honestly lore just makes it sound more fun

[@Soul.8877]

does anyone got any clue what the song of the mall playing is?

[@naughtymelon6712]

"Oh, a video with the rolling giant! This must be part of some kind of ARG attached to The Oldest View! Let's see when this video was uplo-" 7 YEARS AGO

[@Anonymous-73]

The Oldest View is the literal manifestation of the memes that went “When you finish watching a horror movie and it says ‘based on a true story’ at the end”

[@ecthelion1735]

Somehow this teleported a mile underground in California.

[@3rdResonance]

Buried

[@alfredosauce6049]

How did you get to California?

[@zarrowthehorse]

Dimensionally displaced...

[@A_Dude_That_Happens_To_Create]

Someone casually just buried an entire mall a mile underground

[@Tibor-hc6py]

like every other wednesday

[@spencerk1932]

no way they made the valley view mall from the oldest view into a real thing i never thought i had to say this, but /j.

[@andrewuniverse9377]

Lmao

[@andrewuniverse9377]

In the video it's the exact same thing Kane really put a lot of effort into making the video, I too found this video in the comments of the oldest view after watching Kane's video, now all we can do is wait for MatPat to tell us what the fuck is going on, that video was insane

[@zeroxlulu]

Damn, y'all Kane fans are really blowing up the comments lol. I'm confused though, Valley View mall has been demolished for awhile so is Kane just uploading old footage he had?? Is he known for seamlessly editing together footage from separate locations to make it seem as if he's in some never ending 'backroom'? I'm not sure if you guys have the answers but it is interesting to see Valley View mall getting some kind of weird 'lore'.

[@picklericklepicklerickle9512]

@@zeroxluluHe’s not editing anything actually, he made a render of the whole mall in cgi and made his little cool horror series out of it, it’s pretty awesome!

[@zeroxlulu]

@@picklericklepicklerickle9512 holy shit really?? That's impressive af, I didn't even notice it was a render.

[@theguywhodrawsalot7554]

7:53 DON'T TURN YOUR BACK TO IT

[@no-ry8sk]

The giant has flower arms. And with good lighting it looks more like a chill guy who's name is probably Charlie or something

[@9pop529]

lmaoo@@no-ry8sk

[@10CentWenty]

@@no-ry8skits penguinz0 lmao

[@17denby]

@@10CentWentyperhaps.

[@MAN_WITH_AK47]

lol

[@GabrielPerez-br5mm]

I love that the Julien Reverchon puppet was a real thing people saw and not something created for the oldest view

[@zeroxlulu]

As I mentioned in the video, the rolling giant puppet that has garnered so much attention thanks to kane's video was actually on display in the hallway of my highschool (can you imagine that?) For those interested in trying to track down more information the studios name that had it on display in the mall was studio bregon, googling it will pull up some pictures of the giant and their Facebook page where they've actually shared Kane's video. UPDATE: Found this footage of the mall from 1995, I figured a lot of you would be interested in seeing, I thought it was really cool being able to see it in its heyday. - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJvZgYZne66kiZYsi=DaUnEnhFtzvyT3Rs

[@sila829]

Im actually keen on thinking that Kane found inspiration from this video, the editing style in the third part of his series looks alot like yours!

[@lordvader6172]

I saw this video right after I saw Kane’s and then looked at the date and legitimately thought I had gone insane

[@LucasDiblasio]

Watching this video after Kane Pixel's video is uncanny.

[@azalago]

I know it was in the Parade of Giants for the opening of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in 2012. They paraded a bunch of giant puppets that represented historical figures of the Dallas area, maybe they built that one at your school?

[@Rprot_traveler]

​@@sila829there is actually a stream on windigang channel with kane and it actually show him this video.

[@NickNikNk]

7:30 it’s so creepy to see the thing after what we’ve witnessed

[@blazethefox5721]

Precisely

[@cubicinfinity2]

We're now watching this video for any bit of canon or lore that might exist.

[@ElJackery]

Fucking keep me away from that building 😭

[@simplyj_17]

Omg yesss hahaha

[@hashira9223]

​​@@yoojin737 lol, I was so scared that I stopped the video and watched a reaction video of it so I won't be scared when the statue appears 💀

[@RickAstley-qd8bn]

I came here from Wendigoon's stream, and seeing someone _actually_ walk around the mall and look at the giant was really uncanny. I had known that it was a real mall beforehand, but that did NOT lessen the horror.

[@LinkiePup]

I absolutely think it’s depressing that malls are going out of fashion. Also, I am very happy I found this! I just finished Dan Bell’s “dead mall” series, and was recommended this. The amount of research you did into the history of the mall, and all of it’s anchors. Well done!

[@mobo_67]

Can't speak for the United States, but in my home country in Europe, shopping centers are still well visited and full at the weekends. The mall in my home town got expanded by 2 floors just a few years ago.

[@PDS350]

Only in the US malls are dying for some reason, everywhere else they're still thriving

[@Gnollish-time-dilation]

@@PDS350 probably because malls were built more or less in cities, now 20-40 years later everyone lives in apartment complexes or suburbs more or less on the outskirts of the cities while the malls have been consumed. Theres no reason to go all the way to the mall if a shop only 5 or less years old has opened up 15 mins closer to where you live. Not to mention that the USA is quite a bit more spread out.

[@cupofjoe.88]

@@mobo_67 Malls cant survive in most of America because online retail killed what little community there was still left in suburbia. It takes way more to drive 30-60 minutes to a mall in suburbia vs just walking or taking the metro to a mall in europe/asia, which is why online retail didn't kill malls everywhere else.

[@StarberrySlash]

Sorry this comment is late but if you haven't seen Retail Archeology's dead mall/store series you'll love it! I highly recommend it.

[@Jivyachi]

The fact this is based on a actual mall is terrifying

[@blazethefox5721]

I know right, downright scary.

[@CocoRoachGAMING]

What

[@Jivyachi]

@@CocoRoachGAMING Oh you poor sweet summer child

[@hotboi123]

What happened to the mall??

[@Jivyachi]

@@hotboi123 it got “demolished” That’s what they want you to believe ;)

[@alexanderhdmi7704]

I feel so smart for falling down the rabbit hole and discovering that the statue in Kane's video is REAL.

[@couchman-sw6jy]

Not as the smart as the redditor who predicted Kane would make a video about this mall with the statue

[@alexanderhdmi7704]

@@couchman-sw6jy I saw that thread too! Almost kind of creepy how they predicted it. Yeeeah, I guess I didn't really "discover" anything before anyone else. But I'm guessing a lot of people don't know that the "Rolling Giant" is based on a real statue.

[@matrixscape6430]

Took me two seconds to find this after watching kanes video lol

[@Polychi1998]

@@couchman-sw6jyA redittor who finally made a good take.

[@sneakymilkman4203]

@@couchman-sw6jylink?

[@HSNBRGGaming]

This moment gave me chills down my spine 7:29 😱🤯🫣

[@Caexkepesk]

Kinda getting chills during this video even though it's really just you displaying the old structure. Kane really seeded terror into this place for me. I love it.

[@valeriacaissa4552]

Glad you were able to escape Julien, he's not as harmless as he looks.

[@Just_Snowy]

An adorable smile and big hands for bigger hugs

[@grubskies4221]

​@@Just_SnowyLook at how kind he gets!

[@DoiInthanon1897]

His eyes are so kind!

[@mosqit4324]

naw he's just chill like that

[@katierina31]

the shaky camera is giving me PTSD from the Kane Pixels video lmao

[@zeroxlulu]

It was intentional. I foresaw the Kane video in 2016 and decided to make the video shaky as an Easter egg for the future... Jkjk

[@DustyBlitzkid420]

Nice one :p

[@Zooppeehasabigolpp]

@@zeroxlulu I bet it felt so uncanny to see all those things you used to be around so casually be used for a horror short

[@DeanWright-nn7ls]

​@@zeroxluluHow did you forsee Kane's video if it came out 4 days ago??

[@layalsaleh4103]

@@DeanWright-nn7lshe’s a psychic :)

[@basementdweller2174]

It’s hard to believe how such a colossal building could even be demolished

[@toriningen9927]

Whoa, the oldest view part 4? It's incredible that it was uploaded 6 years ago! That's what I call planning!

[@astro837]

Bro, i have news

[@dande8363]

The fact that Kane was able to replicate all of that in ONE video is absolutely amazing.

[@theexchipmunk]

Yeah, looking at this video it´s kind of scary just how accurate and well done the mall is. To the degree that it´s barely possible to tell that it isn´t actually real, but everything is a render. The sheer amount of reasearch, tangential details and work that had to have gone into it is awe inspiring. Hell, it´s wild to see that even random stuff like the really large table isn`t just "liminal horror" stuff, but actually was real. It´s at 6:36 Or that the lifting platform jammed into that one doorway was really in the mall.

[@Sporquill]

@@theexchipmunk Wait a second, you're telling me that the mall in the Kane Pixels video is COMPLETELY CGI???

[@ssfbob456]

​@@SporquillYeah, he jumped into a discord call with Wendigoon on a livestream, everything in the video was 100% CGI, the dude is just amazingly talented.

[@niculaelaurentiu1201]

@@ssfbob456 I don't believe that, is it really? I thought he recorded from long time ago

[@ssfbob456]

@niculaelaurentiu1201 Someone else recorded the real mall, he just based his on that

[@scpdatabase969]

I thought the giant Moist Critical monster was just something he came up with. The fact this exists is so awesome. Thank you for recording this. Really adds to the Kane Pixels content. Can't believe he went through the effort of recreating the mall or something like it. An empty mall is EXACTLY the type of liminal space that makes for great horror.

[@GAWstudios]

Finally, someone else who thinks it looks like moist critical. I thought it was just me.

[@Cheeb]

it looks exactly like charlie lol

[@finixmoon127]

The Rolling Giant be like : "GET AWAY FROM ME ! EÆEE WHY ARE YOU CHASING ME, ÆEE STOP IT ! GET BACK HERE, SO YOU CAN GET AWAY FROM ME !

[@ThatGothRailfan21]

Un oh Charlie transform into a giant

[@sapprine4534]

​@@ThatGothRailfan21The 5'6 Moist Giant lmao

[@Poli.Zygotikk]

I can't wait to see what Kane pixels does next. He's already so far beyond so many creators when it comes to style and tropes... The fact that he's using real world information makes stuff like this so much scarier. I love his style and I just cannot wait to see what he does next

[@MauricioJara]

This is so uncanny. It makes me wonder why of all things, this was the center-point of Kane's The Oldest View video series. It's just so oddly specific, especially with the Rolling Giant art-piece, and the art event that was held at this mall.

[@MarviusM]

it's a small world

[@gazehound]

I have to think that either Kane has been here or that this video (or a similar one) inspired his choice of setting

[@VivianaSilverback]

@@gazehound Simply put: Creepy, old abandoned mall with a giant creepy statue. Both perfect elements for a horror series.

[@HenhousetheRed]

Probably searched for "dead malls" and found this.

[@juicy.oranges]

Mabye he went there as a kid and was creeped out by the statue

[@Fakan]

I admit I clicked because of Kane Pixels, but I want to say I appreciate you doing this video. Having a memory preserved like this is so meaningful to the people that grew up with this place.

[@xavierc3025]

Same here , He just made a horror video with this mall, pretty cool how he did that

[@standoff-jf1gs]

☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@_J186]

It is, and it’s interesting to see the liminality of the locations raw, like in video form where it isn’t edited or warped. I think this mall in particular has like a really cool look to it as well, never seen something like it here in Australia yet!

[@hawkishere1709]

Dude, I remember this place growing up! We performed here with my Choir when I was super young back in like 2007 or 8 for Christmas. The theater, the christmas decorations, everything. Actually insane to have found your video after all this time. I still remember going through the sears and feeling weirded out by the place later on when returning. Thanks for preserving it, man. Edit: Yes, Kane Pixels sent me down memory lane here lmao.

[@MasonBeez]

It’s just so amazing to me that even after the mall was abandoned and demolished he (Alex pixels) was still able to render almost the entire thing, especially with such detail💯

[@MasonBeez]

Oops, sorry! I meant Kane not Alex😅

[@ic0nic707]

alex pixels and kane kister

[@jayquoproductions]

I had the opportunity to explore this mall once when I was about 15. I’m 25 now and seeing it in Kane’s video was so weird and surreal, it felt immediately recognizable to me as I grew up in Dallas. My shock when I figured out that I DID KNOW the mall and I HAD BEEN THERE. I knew I wasn’t just imagining it.

[@RudraJMore]

Must have been a out of the world experience

[@ThisMrMister]

Damn

[@Pronoodleeater126]

That probably made it so much more scary for you lmao

[@nachgeben]

I have no idea if it was meant this way, but I take his video to mean that you can't just bury a place so many people remember. You can try, but it'll continue existing somewhere, just never exactly how we remember it. An expansion off of liminal space, since many liminal spaces still exist.

[@dhadasbfgabfu]

You actually made it out of the "backrooms"

[@jasonchiu272]

Can't believe Kane Pixel fans traveled back in time to create this masterpiece of a mall! Can't wait till the Backrooms are also created.

[@metcas]

I can wait 😂😭

[@odakahn]

That movie is gonna be fucking crazy

[@Rocketman1000R]

Thanks for preserving the history of this mall. I left Dallas in 94 and miss the Valley View mall and Bloomingdale’s. This brought back memories.

[@chrisfain2353]

I grew up in a small town not far from Dallas. Me and my friends use to make a whole day of heading out to Town East, Grapevine Mills, and Valley View to wander the malls. I miss those days. Your video brought back a lot of good memories for me. Thank you.

[@FuriousAnim]

I cant imagine how confused you may have been seeing so many people start saying "ITS THE THING FROM THE OLDEST VIEW!!!!!1!1" lmao

[@Mac_Toots]

For everybody here from "The Rolling Giant" it looks to me like at 14:05 is where Wyatt enters from the staircase. 7:50 is the giant and from what I can tell at 8:22 that hallway is where he enters the room with the maps. Just some cool stuff, if you find anything else interesting, reply. :)

[@ThePixelExpedition]

Good eye on the Wyatt entrance! That's definitely it. I can't believe how much Kane had to recreate. Insane!

[@alphabetsoup4269]

holy shit! how did he model everything so accurately?

[@thej8656]

when wyatt was staring at the place at 7:50 his camera starts to become more distorted

[@Mac_Toots]

Hey just a couple more things. The chatterbox cafe (8:10) is that store next to the map room but across from it is (8:13 Beneash Purfume Plus) where wyatt exits from his second encounter with the Giant (after he chases him) and toward the end of the hallway is the entry point from his first move to escape. (where he breaks through the plywood)

[@kaerbear]

The jewelry store at 12:54. It’s the store he came in through.

[@fabiothefwad4340]

Thanks for the video. I remember going to this mall quite a few times in my teenage years. It’s that sweet sweet nostalgia.

[@geekcat2008]

Lane is a genius. Only he can transform old video in a interesting horror with awesome story line!

[@henryllajaruna5249]

7:51 They moved this eerie looking statue close to the stairs to AMC... idk why but it scared the hell out of some kids 😒

[@possiblymakai3441]

WHAT US IT

[@michaelhamgelo3184]

idk why, but I always hated that statue as a kid

[@Ambivalence18]

@@michaelhamgelo3184 I mean it chased Kane Pixels around the mall so…

[@musicnobi]

@@Ambivalence18nah this is crazy. even the old comments sound purposefully generated… Kane really does his research

[@Ambivalence18]

@@musicnobi I mean the giant rolling art piece was probably creepy enough to inspire the whole series ngl

[@sunjour]

This is why it's important to document things like this even if it seems trivial.. Media, buildings, lifestyle, it all must been recorded, catalogued and documented thoroughly for preservation. So that people in the future have a chance to see and we get more things like The Oldest View! This is dope! Gives me a sense of collective when I see stuff like this happen.

[@lorenzoelizarraras3850]

Amen!

[@RobbieSkyeHamilton]

Why did they move this entire mall halfway across the country and bury it a mile underground? Very strange business plan from those developers

[@something990]

Wow, Kane Pixels really created a real mall for the public out of his own set, how generous!

[@Real_itachi_xd]

The fact that every element of kane's video was real, it chills me entirely. I can't imagine how many things that we all once considered harmless or cute could turn into a creepy protagonist for a horror movie/video. Mad world we live in haha

[@Ambivalence18]

Man I sure hope there aren't any rolling giants here.

[@PADARM]

7:30

[@Ambivalence18]

@@PADARM AHHHHHHHHH

[@ollie.r05]

ive got some bad news for you

[@felipexp8836]

They see me rollin' they hatin'

[@WhatABinglylittlescronklylil-]

I got anxiety when he got closer to the statue 😭

[@Tygermite]

The fact Kane based his story on a REAL mall with the monster being a REAL statue only makes his video even more terrifying.

[@DSxGoldSilver]

The fact that this is the mall where I used to go as a kid that is now gone makes it even more terrifying.

[@arionthedeer7372]

Why?

[@TheVHS-KK]

This is such an interesting and liminal mall. I'm glad this video is getting some love and even inspired a series. Thanks for documenting this.

[@Inseticidacontrahu]

Thanks to kane

[@TheVHS-KK]

Huh?

[@Bappoelchapo798]

I have sooo many memories of going to this mall as a kid

[@tron4733]

Kane pixels sent me here

[@CicadaThefunny]

Me as well.

[@WARDEN1.19]

Same

[@cococoffee2305]

So many parts of this mall could be used for liminal spaces pictures or seemed to have already been used. Like the one with that statue. Crazy how lighting can effect the feeling of a photo so much.

[@kairi4640]

A liminal space video actually brought me to this video lol.

[@cococoffee2305]

@@kairi4640 Actually, same.

[@kairi4640]

@@cococoffee2305 lol. What's even more ironic is this happens to be a mall I used to go to as a kid. I just find it all ironic the timing etc.

[@cococoffee2305]

@@kairi4640 Haha. Idk if I’ve been there, but I used to live in Dallas when I was small.

[@kairi4640]

@@cococoffee2305 aww okay. 🤗 I've lived in this area most of my life now basically lol.

[@vero_vento]

It's sad to see malls dying out now. Watching this really was a blast from the past.

[@knighthavok4161]

Thank you for making this video, because without it oldest view wouldn't have been made 🙏

[@overlordfigmori7971]

No one gonna mention this man's impeccable taste in music? That's Toshiki Kadomatsu, aka the God of City Pop

[@jug0]

Cultured 😎

[@ayyultra6280]

THANK YOU

[@austinpittman1599]

Thanks man, Shazam was failing me on every song

[@matteoguala7267]

What song is that?

[@overlordfigmori7971]

Sea Line 'Rie'

[@LaserEverything]

So glad to see this guy get out after Wyatt didn't. Scary!

[@Joao-fj8xz]

Cominf back here to see again,thats amazing

[@r4yyans___]

even normal footage makes me anxious asf

[@Most4falp]

Kane knows what he is doing, taking a normal mall, and turning it into a pain in the ass. Seeing this in real life, is so fucking cool! Thanks for exploring this Mall all those years back ago. Sad it got demolished really want to explore this now

[@alexiscastillo7955]

Grew up in this mall it was the little brother to the galleria Mall sadly so they close it down

[@1i1x]

Kane didn't invent liminal spaces, "normal" abandoned mall pictures have gained attention for at least a decade and then one picture was so popular people started making fan movies out of it, The Backrooms.

[@Sockren]

@@1i1x i don't get how the liminal space trend got mixed with the backrooms. but the fact that people just sharing creepy nostalgic images with each other somehow warping into the backrooms lore is probably the best way to describe the backrooms lore

[@1i1x]

@@Sockren Because, The Backrooms is a liminal space creepypasta, and that trend solely got Kane famous, who knows if he really "knows what he is doing" I think he is pretty much making what fans want, with a team. Don't take me wrong, Kane's cinematic and Blender talent is amazing, I love the movies! But OP comment seems a bit like Kane invent this genre so, just in case, I point the genre out for anyone who is interested for more.

[@themyta3154]

Kane pixels did an amazing job with recreating this in blender

[@randomgerman657]

No he used actual film. He filmed it 2 months before it's demolition

[@Darkaxelgaming-tt7ip]

Didn’t the place 2 months before closing looked vandalized?

[@smoothii6939]

@@Darkaxelgaming-tt7ipit’s sarcasm

[@sarachelou]

incredible to see that after seing Kane Pxels videos. Thank you for this !!

[@origamifish5931]

Wow even the chairs and tables were recreated so accurately in kanes video. It is so cool to see what it actually looked like back in the day, and being able to compare it to kanes version :)

[@AmyFilmMaker]

Kane is so smart for using a genuine mall layout that used to exist. It makes you feel as if the man in this video is going to experience the same fate we saw in Kanes video, which is exactly what the backrooms and liminal spaces are about… that dreadful feeling

[@cryppi1510]

Holy crap. Talk about liminal. I'm another person from Kane Pixels but it is absolutely insane that he recreated it so perfectly with software to make a horror movie of it. Omg

[@allygames2082]

I never knew I would ever see such a huge mall so empty in my life but here I am lol (yes 6 years late but amazing video, with the memories and information from you it just made things so much better!)

[@user-go7sd1zz1m]

Why does this feel so nostalgic

[@Noodlekdoodle]

Can't believe Kane built this whole mall just for his video. He puts so much effort into his work!

[@ringkunmori]

Used to be brought there by my parents when I was 9. Really loved the place. The only bad thing is the roller giant that followed you around and killed people in the middle of the night. But otherwise a great experience! Shame it was demolished.

[@toqul]

what was that thing’s deal? never understood it honestly. i just wanted to buy some shoes and i got chased out the store

[@Reecetrex]

That thing got pushed by a couple of jocks one night….and now the poor thing is broken…..

[@riskamation9368]

dude that rolling giant gave me straight up nightmares when I saw it as a kid! I remember that it chased me once lol never went to the place again! kind of miss it though wish it was still around!

[@CornflakePisser]

It ran over my grandma when I was 7 😔

[@ilagames3772]

This is crazy Kane made a horror video which is like video game backroom, but great video friend! It bring back memories.

[@makoni6483]

I wonder how it feels like to have an influx of people after 6 whole years… Glad to see you’re still responding to comments!!

[@plaguedocgames7364]

There’s just something kinda sad about seeing abandoned malls. They always make great places to go for shopping or getting some food.

[@Tharsis_]

14:20 Whoa, seeing the guts of that directory display is wild to me lol. It's just super clever that they used a long sheet of paper ads/ maps and fed them like a conveyor belt through idler rollers against the polycarbonate. It really gives the illusion of an LCD screen that's digitally scrolling between different displays.

[@Spazzboy911]

this video is actually giving me anxiety, that's amazing

[@TechAuditTV]

Owner of this video looking at the spike in views thinking "what the hell?!"

[@behemothoutdoors60]

Man. This makes me want to cry. It’s so sad that malls are closing. Some of my best memories are with my mom walking around the mall when I was little. 😢

[@dumboy2881]

My boy dosnt know the full gravity of this video lmao

[@icarusael]

Same… and the closure of video clubs…

[@behemothoutdoors60]

@@dumboy2881 bruh. I was not talking about the rolling giant. Just nostalgic

[@kagealghamdi4333]

Anyone know the music that plays at 1:50 plz

[@icarusael]

@@kagealghamdi4333 shazam gave me At Seventeen - Muzak Orchestra.

[@dylano0126]

Oh man, I didn't think I'd see a video about this mall featuring Toshiki Kadomatsu. You are truly cultured in the realm of Japanese Jazz Fusion/City Pop

[@RyanHolcombeRyan2Gamer]

Now this brings back such good memories of being in malls I miss them my Mall is completely gone it's just an empty parking lot now I wish I could go back in time an experience the malls back in their Hay Day

[@Shanemvm]

Man, I gotta say it's tragic what happened to Valley View. My dad used to go to it all the time as a kid in the 80s and then it was just the AMC theater left up until it got demolished earlier this year. It was mad creepy, though, just to see an empty mall surrounded by a single movie theater. I got the creeps even as an adult.

[@dumboy2881]

Lmao if only you knew

[@badcreator7023]

Do not watch the Oldest View from Kane, you would just get even.more creeps from that mall.

[@vladivf]

The 1st thing I notice about it is that it looks so 80s.

[@Shanemvm]

@badcreator7023 I've seen it, my sister's really into backrooms lore. It's mad creepy in person, but really sick skates spots though. Abandoned malls are perfect for skateboarding.

[@kojiyaw]

I'm kinda convinced that Kane Pixels was inspired by this video. The similarity of the vlog style and how you and Wyatt narrates the video is really showing

[@danielhopeuk]

I thought this too. Even the style of music seems the same

[@Seegtease]

I mean he had to use this footage specifically when he designed the mall in CGI, right? He had to.

[@whoa1770]

@@Seegtease impressively enough he also used blueprints for the actual mall itself which is insane

[@WolfPackYT]

I saw this video and got recommended the oldest view and was mind blown how good cgi has gotten cool video you got me to subscribe

[@DavoinShower-Handel]

We need to make malls popular again man. So many good times and happy memories from them.

[@vladivf]

In Eastern Europe they are quite popular. That's because people here did not have malls until the fall of communism in 1990; so here they're still a new thing.

[@DavoinShower-Handel]

@@vladivf That sounds nice. Where I’m from our mall was still fairly popular until Covid, and then many of the stores closed and now everybody mostly just shops online.

[@smolpp585]

Malls are pretty much still a thing here in Auckland, New Zealand

[@9a_23_tyrantqiu7]

​​@@vladivfno, but malls originated IN Europe. The oldest mall in the world, built in 1861 is the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II In Italy and is still bustling to this day. The real reason why malls are dead is because of changing times. People no longer have a real reason to go to malls. Food? Order online. Clothes? Order online. Entertainment? Video games exist. Malls also suffer from a lot of rivalry from other malls and those that aren't strategically placed often suffer and end up dead and demolished. This is especially true for America where everything from schools to fast food restaurants are miles away. It's just not worth it to drive a while to go to a mall, unless it's close to you. As for eastern Europe, malls will probably never go out of fashion as long as you don't adapt to a car centric approach where everything is miles away in the middle of nowhere.

[@vladivf]

@@9a_23_tyrantqiu7 I'm not sure I understand this paragraph: "As for eastern Europe, malls will probably never go out of fashion as long as you don't adapt to a car centric approach where everything is miles away in the middle of nowhere." Eastern Europe is very much car centric. Everyone owns a car. But here nobody wants to live in the middle of nowhere because there are no jobs there.

[@olseaweedbeardye8622]

That statue at 7:46 is a lot less creepier in this lighting than in that one picture of it

[@kairi4640]

Still is a bit creepy to me tbh. 🤣

[@vammy_]

wheres the picture of the one with low lighting, i cant find it

[@olseaweedbeardye8622]

@@vammy_ 17:34 in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGeWoYR9ndt-aq8

[@katblackwell]

this is exactly what i was thinking! haha

[@Burgerplayer3920]

Wouldn't be fun if that thing starts chasing you around

[@mouseman225]

Dude that Kane pixels vid was mind blowing. I couldn't figure out how he got footage of a pristine abandoned mall and also a desolate burned out version of that same mall

[@Foxy-h4rhu5]

Idk why but i got this in my recommendations and idk this just feels eerie especially that giant puppet thing.

[@ReBufff]

It's actually so impressive how Kane recreated the entire mall

[@Mimmeew]

I am 100% sure Kane saw this specific video and modeled most stuff in the series after it. Theres even a close up on the store that had the stairs to the outside world in the series at 14:10

[@zensowilliams9904]

I actually didn't know kane pixel was heavily inspired by this gives me the chills and I love it

[@justafriendlycryptid]

Huh.. Its so strange to see a place in a state of limbo. Fascinating. (I can only guess my analog horror binge brought this to my reccomended).

[@Vivixz8]

7:44 we all came for

[@Lenias7]

not all heros...you know the rest

[@pierrebegley2746]

Thank you for preserving the memory of this mall all those years ago. You've inspired a generation of horror fans while also making sure that we all remember the original mall.

[@Mega99641]

Its crazy to think that this place was once alive and actually real! And the fact that kane pixels made it down from every last little detail is actually fucking awesome Huge props to Kane pixels!

[@xaulted1]

This is so surreal finding this after the recent horror shorts. It almost feels like an instalment to the terror except that it's 7 years old.

[@donatoclemente4421]

Kane Pixel's video on this place looks the same!! This is amazing! Thanks for keeping these places alive through video here on KZbin 🙌

[@rodrick2772]

this is crazy footage great work man! me and 5 other friends of mine went inside this mall when it was actually abandoned. I have some cool photos of the hallways and the dark rooms but most important I have a painting that i took from it that i still have to this day sitting about 2 feet from my desk.

[@Blah3210]

Have you seen the Kane Pixels video?

[@dumboy2881]

Lmao bro has no idea

[@Anonymous-73]

You wouldn’t have happened to climbed down a very very very very long staircase from a tree with a big hole in front of it?

[@MANTISxB]

I used to go to this mall as a kid. Wild seeing this in my recommended.

[@JustJCO]

After watching Kane’s video, this suddenly got recommended to me. This video just gives me the creeps now. But thanks for preserving history!

[@benjrobrt9029]

You absolutely must watch the oldest view part 3 if you're watching this.

[@xguitarist_]

On the giant at 7:51 that sign says “studio bregon” I searched it up and their Facebook page has been inactive since 2016 until yesterday when they posted “Giants exist. Persist, even.” HOW DEEP DOES THE LORE GO? Theres also more photos of the giant in normal lighting with people posting in the comments referencing Kane’s video Edit: Studio Bregon’s storefront shows up in Kane’s video right when the protagonist walks out and sees the mall destroyed (About 44 minutes in)

[@tylermcflyer3061]

Damn. So cool to see Kane pixels influencing real life architecture! What a talented guy

[@Breadman2478]

I love it! This video only gets recommended to us after kane pixels makes his series about this

[@kingston5469]

Who is here after watching Kane Pixel's the Oldest View Part 3?!?!

[@fandomz-uv1xz]

Me!The fact that this is an actual mall is horrifying...

[@GBMoises]

7:31 Kane got it spot on! well played, can't wait for whats to come!

[@poptart684]

It's all fun and games until you hear rolling.

[@OptionalZero]

I'm here because of the Rolling Giant by Kane Pixels. It is MIND BLOWING. THIS video showing the place irl 7+ year prior. I had no idea!

[@cyanmelito9346]

I explored Valley View Mall back in April. I even went in the theaters at the amc on the 3rd floor. I was wanting to go back, but i heard they tore down the whole thing in June!

[@CicadaThefunny]

Kane pixels told me that he will add a funny from here. And for fellow facility members seeing this it is I MIXTER THE FUNNY. Banned now.

[@theshinkazen1137]

1 day before the upload. insane

[@Snowy_prime]

This crap was insane in the video

[@clydekim9137]

The moment I saw that rolling giant in frame my heart skipped a beat.