Dead Malls Season 6 Episode 14 - Woodland Mall (OH)

[@nole8923]

Being smart. Doing the malls up north in the summer and hopefully doing the southern malls in the winter. Winter is when Florida shines.

[@eiguajardo]

is so nice to see these places being well kept and clean and not forgotten. small malls in small towns are heaven, now everything is so big and loud and unpersonal . great episode

[@ERA_Productions]

Amazing work as always! Woodland Mall has been one of my favorites since I first discovered it! It was one of those malls that’s not too far away from where I live, but I didn’t really know about it until someone brought it up. When I started doing research, I very quickly fell in love with this place, and every time I’ve visited here since, it never disappoints! Great Video!

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@ERA_Productions thanks man!! It’s a really really nice place, and I do hope to return someday!!

[@seabee73]

The center court is really nice there with the plants. The plant barely sticking out of the floor was funny as hell. The old favorite hurricane simulator😁. Love the music choice. Have a good weekend.

[@NorthCdogg22]

Thanks Seabee!! I’m glad you enjoyed it all! See you then! 😁

[@KeightLogan]

We call it the Small! Glad to see you here in our town ❤️❤️ i really miss our little movie theater

[@wyattkelly]

I'm a local to this place. I remember when it first opened. Waldenbooks, Radio Shack, a dollar store, toy store, lots of clothing stores, a Claires...The movie theater was great to go to on a Friday night. The Arcade was bustling. But as time went on, it just faded away. Now it's just a husk of what it once was.

[@fdholley]

Back in the 90s my first job was at the mall...even thinking of an empty mall parking lot was just not a thing. Just shows how things change

[@anton2409]

Thanks for taking the time to walk through Woodland Mall, share its history, and edit this video for us. It was relaxing to watch, and I hope to visit someday if I'm ever in the area. Godspeed on your next travels!

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@anton2409 thanks Anton!

[@junimoony]

I love checking out this mall! I go with my brother whenever he needs sports stuff but I'm mostly there to look at the beautiful empty space

[@jamiperez5494]

I work at this mall. I clean it in the mornings. Believe it or not, every single unit is being rented out. But Elder Bierman's the coffee shop. The red food shop in the food court are the only three not being Rented out. A lot of the places are only by appointment and some of the other places are rentting out of spot and selling their stuff in other places.

[@QuartiyoPasdevHerjiKreuz]

That Elder Beerman mall entrance is golden.

[@sunsetrecords2548]

This is such a warm and cozy mall and those little saplings made me laugh. Also Gotshalks Rarities reminds me of department store of the same name minus the rarity part of course. This peaked my intrest so with so reasearch I come to find its a coin shop which is diffrent and unique. Great Video!

[@NorthCdogg22]

Glad you enjoyed it!! So unassuming from the outside but there really were so many charms to it!

[@craft7185]

1:14 that piano 🔥🔥🔥

[@kellyfoster7420]

Music track list please? All the songs used are pretty good! New to this channel, earned a subscriber!

[@KB0101]

I really appreciate the research that you do to be able to tell a mall's story. Thanks.

[@galford76]

Love the Elder Beerman storefront. Iconic, nostalgic, majestic … so much wrapped up into a fairly simple space. Very cool.

[@jakesawesomevids7908]

Very nice mall

[@mollyheffernen]

Great video! Hoping for another great live stream next week.

[@NorthCdogg22]

Me too!! Thanks for watching! :)

[@mollyheffernen]

@@NorthCdogg22: I did enjoy the live stream on Tuesday as well.

[@zafarshaik3101]

Awesome video northcdogg. I just started exploring some synthwave, dreamscape, vaporwave genre because there's songs that just sound like heaven. Nothing is more important when you introduce beats that makes someone who hasn't even been or seen that mall feel nostalgic. Thank you for TELEPATH - KISS OF TEMPTATION 🔥

[@BarfingGerbil]

I've seen and been to enclosed malls that subjectively "feel" like this mall, but they were usually smaller and have more tenants. These are mini-malls that are economical survivors. They were neither popular or unpopular, neither beautiful or ugly, advertise in a pleasant and understated way but otherwise don't revel in themselves, and have a simple, pleasant, durable, minimal, unchanging plainness to them. They are usually very quiet, slow, sleepy, clean, well-maintained but never upgraded or renovated. The dedicated, competent, and intentionally boring management spends relatively little money, but are very efficient with money and good with maintennance. These mini malls are are usually unchanging (and highly dated), but the base of reliable customers either don't care or actually like the stable ambiance. They have low rents and high occupancy with stable tenants, and the traffic and customer base is small but very reliable with repeat business.

[@NorthCdogg22]

this, this is the EXACT reason why this mall has managed to live on all these years. Where so many others are ran into the ground with poor management. This one has had great management which have been cost effective and kept all these little tenants around. Here’s hoping things can continue on like this for this mall.

[@OtterloopB]

Yet in other parts of Ohio, like the Fairfield Mall located in Beavercreek, it was positively packed yesterday (8-4-24)! Fascinating how mall traffic varies, even within the same state.

[@Semland12lostmedia]

Forest Fair Village, Ohio Valley Mall, Belden Village Mall, or SouthPark Mall?

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@Semland12lostmedia nope! But good guesses!

[@Semland12lostmedia]

@@NorthCdogg22 Canton Centre? (im just gonna keep guessing because SEMLAND 12 LOST MEDIA DOESNT GIVE UP lol)

[@SuperBuickregal]

The Piqua Center is another Mall Company property, Piqua and Carnation both had Hotels attached to them, great video and Keep em Rolling!

[@SuperBuickregal]

Thanks and Keep em Rolling! Oh by the way I would say Findlay, Lima and Defiance Ohio Malls are next.

[@NorthCdogg22]

Thank you so much for the donation!! Cheers!!

[@SuperBuickregal]

@@NorthCdogg22 No Problem!

[@benb8407]

Take that little leaf near Dunham's Sports. You should get that Edler Beerman signage for the Dead Mall Museum haven't seen the signage before other than the gold front near the entrance. Woodland Mall in OH looks like a nice and beautiful space glad to see it is in good shape and gym inside the mall and not just empty spaces. Those trees look like the trees inside Maple Hill Mall in Kazoo which got De-malled 19 years ago and is now a strip mall.

[@sirekumasutra7022]

My favorite dead mall. First came here for a blind date that I got stood up for. Glad I came here because I loved the place. Went here a week or 2 before you filmed this video and was a nice sight. I always buy a lanyard from Sports Zone. Also shout out to Alehouse Grill which had yummy fries. And the Asian buffet in front of the mall is amazing too.

[@Evans_explores]

Great video! Always excited to see the latest upload! Could it very possibly be Crossroads in Omaha??

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@Evans_explores possibly🤫🤫🫣🫣😳😳,,, thanks for watching!!

[@JoshYT1]

That Elder-Beerman sign is so gorgeous, I always think of this one as the "Rural mall with that vintage Elder Beerman". I do hope they preserve many of the aesthetics, and judging from the history it seems like this place will be chugging along with the status quo for a good while. Hope to catch the livestream next week!

[@NorthCdogg22]

That’s why I loved this place so much I think! Tho “dead” it still has SO much life to it, and it’s good to know it’ll probably still be around for a while longer!

[@juliesmith8153]

It’s nice to see it is still open. 👍

[@SPAZZYBACON]

I sincerely hope you're able to check out Irving Mall in Irving, Texas built in 70s, renovated in '84 (beautifully) and still retains a lot of 80s aesthetics. Used to have a Sears anchor as well as JCPenny, however JCP was replaced with a Burlington Coat Factory in the 00s...amazing mall.

[@Neznut]

You were in my town! How cool!!

[@doesntmatter757]

Next up: Marion Centre Mall (Southland) Btw..... I'm a mall guy in the area. Appreciate the Woodville shout-outs 👌

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@doesntmatter757 yessir you got it!! Woodville was truly an underrated gem!

[@doesntmatter757]

​@NorthCdogg22 Oh, trust me, I know. A masterpiece!

[@Neznut]

Yes! Agreed, Woodville was my mall growing up. I miss it terribly, my first job was at Fashion Bug while I was still in HS (Clay) 🤗

[@richardbtws]

Such an incredible job at diving into the past and present for the woodland mall. I grew up around BG and I have sooo many memories here from my first date, to countless hours rummaging through cds, to arcade sessions with friends. I actually would love to know where you found that article at 8:46 because that is actually me in the stroller with my mom and dad believe it or not lol. I just sent them this and they had no idea about the article but pretty shocked to see it for sure! Good stuff though man!!

[@NorthCdogg22]

Glad you enjoyed it! Heres the link to that article I got the photo from! www.newspapers.com/article/sentinel-tribune/152066897/ Its from the sentinel tribune, dated May 13th, 1987, photo by Jeff Hall. Neat that you found yourself in my vid! haha

[@richardbtws]

@NorthCdogg22 This is so awesome man. Thanks for finding this. Definitely did not expect to be in your video when I pressed play lol. After a bit of squinting hard at the picture though, I was sure of it. Just amazing.

[@ItsSoDane]

Aliens? I don’t know where you got that from when the sign clearly talks about monsters.

[@NorthCdogg22]

Womp

[@RedDawnWOLV]

I made the mistake of taking summer classes at BGSU in an apartment without AC so that summer we pretty much went to every movie released just to get out of the heat. I think the theater was the only place I went in that mall.

[@mintzbuck]

I grew up not too far south in Findlay, never really went here much, because of how small it was. The real trip was either Toledo or Lima for something other than our weird little mall. It was also so weird to me how Findlay Village Mall never really had a food court.

[@NorthCdogg22]

Findlay Village Mall is one id LOVE to revisit, I made a visit there about a year ago and have footage but it’s not very good, as that mall was SWARMING with security. Hope I can get back sometime soon!

[@mintzbuck]

@@NorthCdogg22 I'd love to see it. I haven't been back in a long time.

[@scottchancey1034]

Thank you for doing this mall, BG is where my wife is from. The next mall I would guess is Fort Steuben Mall in Steubenville, Ohio... Also I would love to see you do New Towne Mall and Ohio Valley Mall 😃

[@RollerskateKyle]

I went to this mall once and when I did they were actually having a senior citizen concert in the center court area and there were massive crowd gathered around to watch. It was very strange to see all those people with so little open

[@NorthCdogg22]

That does sound very bizarre!

[@relaxitsme_alex9104]

For a sec I thought you were talking about the woodlands mall in Houston. Baby woodlands mall is still popping here in H town😅

[@KW973]

In 1994-95 I was a remote broadcast engineer for a Toledo radio station and I did a couple Saturday afternoon gigs there. Christmas 1994 it was pretty prosperous but you could still see a failure to launch with a few vacancies. Much of the interior looks the same as it did in 1994.

[@imfittted4829]

I attended BGSU and we called this mall “the small” and pretty much only went to see movies here.

[@now_chemical]

yep exactly! i saw the Hunger Games release there!

[@luketenley]

Next mall should be the Fort Steuben Mall in Steubenville, OH. Was once the place to be in Steubenville, but has since declined drastically. I remember the huge fountains it had when I was a kid. My PC background is actually a picture of the center court fountain. They were taken out some time in the 90s.

[@Y00nJin7]

In town we call it the Small 😂 After graduating high school in the early 2000's my first few jobs were at this mall, the best was on Friday's a group of co-workers and I would close up whatever store I was working in at the time and head to the movie theater and seeing whatever the newest release was! Fun times, but since COVID and the theater shut down, not a lot is happening there. Most of us, who grew up in the area, wonder how it has stayed open since the theater closed.

[@BrendanCorwin1030]

Smaller shoe box storefronts in most malls built 1960-2005 are designed with metal studs that support the drywall between spaces that can be easily taken down to make one big space without affecting the structure of the mall in any way. However some spaces are separated by a fire block wall for safety and that fire block wall MUST stay as not only is it used to stop a fire but also supports the roof and will protect against a tornado or other disaster. at the mall I work at every 6 spaces had a fire block wall.

[@skynest1016]

Nice video! That muzak that starts playing at 3:29; when I looked it up; "welcome back - muzak orchestra", it wasn't the same one. Any chance its called something else?

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@skynest1016 here you are! It’s a part of this album of songs at around 17 minutes in - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6PJf4Nuf96fl7ssi=Zet1QLkyjX-8qOK-

[@skynest1016]

@@NorthCdogg22 Thank you!!

[@flawed1]

Exactly this happened when my small town tried to open a mall in the mid 90s. People just don’t understand that you can’t build a new mall that isn’t as good as the old mall just up the road and expect people to come to an inferior mall because it’s a little bit closer

[@Doofwarrior88]

I remember going to car shows in this mall when I was a kid.

[@RollerskateKyle]

I never saw it before but I’ve now noticed how the ceilings here are almost identical to Miami Valley Centre’s ones

[@LilClownShoes]

Ok it may be stupidly obvious, but what is the song that starts playing at 19:11? Or more specifically what song is it a cover of?

[@now_chemical]

I may be off, but maybe “I only wanna be with you” by dusty springfield cover?

[@LilClownShoes]

@@now_chemical Yes!!! I think you’re right!!! Thank you so much it’s been stuck in my head ever since I watched the video

[@retailtoursplus]

great video

[@jamiegaff]

Chillicothe?

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@jamiegaff nope but good guess!

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Enjoy the MOO-sock! 🎶😂

[@sirzanzibar1441]

I learned how to drive in this parking lot

[@spyrothedragon1319]

Richmond mall

[@helenr991]

Hi

[@QuintusAntonious]

Western PA liminal malls, huh? Oh boy here comes my dead childhood...

[@shaunbernard7083]

I hang at this mall sometimes

[@huntertomlin3523]

I wonder if this mall had a fountain

[@luketenley]

I'd like to see a video done on Tuttle Crossing in Columbus, OH. It's probably technically not a dead mall, yet... but it is dying. Definitely not what it once was.

[@Neznut]

The cinema was known for really cheap ticket prices, they drew quite the crowd. Covid screwed all that up 😢

[@Neznut]

I bet your’re going to Northtowne/Defiance Mall

[@kingkat8080]

The mall just got put up for sale recently, asking 875k for it.

[@Amoebaaaaaa]

Ive lived all over this country and I swear, every state, if not every major city has a "Woodland" Mall. Is this a conspiracy or is there something I'm missing?

[@DragonActual]

That's one sad plant

[@HannahMartin-x7b]

Maybe the mall will become a Kmart

[@natureboykdizzle8182]

Gastonia NC and Shelby NC Forest City NC worst dead dying malls near me