Dead Malls Season 6 Episode 16 - Midway Mall (OH)

[@Dbcooooper]

Wow, my guy. Well done video, all extremely good! Keep up the awesome work

[@NorthCdogg22]

Thank you i appreciate it!

[@monkeywkeys3916]

Police: "You say hes filming in the dead mall, that's still open to the public"? "Say no more, Swat is on the way mams, please stay on the line"

[@AbuGrave365]

Oh I’ve been here a bunch. Seen bats flying around last time I went lol

[@AbcDef-iq4no]

Just once I would like to see one of the people filming at a mall who becomes the target of a security guard stand his ground and say, "go ahead and call the cops...this is a public venue and there are cameras everywhere filming everyone in this mall without asking their permission....why can't I film too?" I think it would also be an interesting court case if it went that far that someone was charged with a crime for filming in a mall now that everybody is carrying a smart phone that is capable of filming.

[@benb8407]

Yup, would be an interesting case and I have a feeling the judge would dismiss said case if it ever got far as you said. I hope the security guard gets a lump of coal in their stocking from Santa this year LOL😂.

[@Vean-ql2yq]

The security woman had the most exciting day of her life. For once a man not only talked to her but listened . Cdog, you gave her ego such a boost ❤ The video was fantastic.

[@88ariesk]

I remember going to this mall when we went to go see the airshow nearby. The airshow sucked so we went here. I loved this mall. Always wanted to go back. I remember the radio station having a studio inside. I thought that was fun. you could go shopping and just request music (supposedly). When leaving there I got a call on my phone saying that my Aunt was put on hospice. It was kinda a rollercoaster that day, and I'll always remember it.

[@WinstonMercer]

Wishing you a happy, healthy Thanksgiving!

[@CrystalLorenz]

I love how chill your music choices are. I watch these videos around this time at night with my 19 month old. She’s been relaxing at bedtime to your videos while I hold her for months.

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@CrystalLorenz aweee!!! I’m glad I can be y’all’s background noise, thank you!!

[@StantonsJourneys]

Thank you for doing this and this mall has a lot history. Thanks for sharing

[@fdholley]

An empty mall and you're causing no damage....such a pleasant woman and really takes the security job to the top level

[@SlippinnnJimmy]

Looks like someone threw a drink at it... or they may have just pooped on it. 😅 You know, one or the other.

[@wdgbirmingham2]

This dead mall, like all dead malls, is so depressing, but your voice is SO soothing. It kept me watching in a state of auditory bliss amidst the apocalyptic visuals. Poor Sears. At least the palm trees are thriving 🌴

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@wdgbirmingham2 Long live the palm trees! Thank you for watching!!

[@msimpson6833]

another excellent episode!!

[@RachelDeVore-m1t]

My hometown mall! So many memories hanging out there on the weekends as a teen. Many friends worked at different stores. Favorite stores were Casual Corner, Spencer Gifts, 5-7-9, County Seat, JCPenney, and Claire’s. I bought my first formal dress from Dillard’s. The smell of fresh-baked chip cookies was always in the air near JCPenney because the Original Cookie Co. was next door. My younger cousin worked as a security guard there later. Good times! Thanks for the walk-through. So surreal…

[@Hybridatomsk]

You didn’t do anything wrong. The security guard was such a b -!!! 😂😂😂 Appreciate all that you do, considering that I don’t have a car or license and I cannot travel to the places that you visit. Thank you for all you do!!! 🙏🏼

[@Vean-ql2yq]

@@Hybridatomsk God bless you brother , I can imagine that's rough. Praying for you to get back on your feet,in Jesus name Amen

[@SheikOutdoors]

so many wonderful memories at this mall. My grandparents taking me to see santa every year, my mother would take me to KB toys and buy me those classic 90s toys. Back to school shopping at JC pennies and Sears. By my teenage years it was the hangout spot with hot topic, American eagle and spencer's gifts. The food court was PACKED in the late 90s and early 00s with so many choices and free samples, sometimes there was a big merry-go-round they would put out with crowds of kids waiting. My sister got her first job at the Journeys show store there. Midway mall was a huge part of my early years. That's life, rivers change course and lakes dry up. Thanks for the walkthrough video and tour, if they announce a final date before closing to the public, I will walk the halls one final time.

[@BrendanCorwin1030]

The roofing leaks are often caused by clogged or busted condensation lines coming from one of the malls AC unit, this can often times happen on hot summer days when its not raining. Most malls built during this era use a gravity fed rooftop system to cool/heat the spaces, the issue with this is when the condensation lines have a fault, the water pools up inside the AC unit and if it gets high enough, it will leak down the return shaft into the spaces. I work at a mall as one of the maintenance techs so if you have any questions on how they work i can answer them to the best of my ability.

[@ehfrw]

Steve & Barry’s was the true grim reaper of retail.

[@blackrain2739]

What a weird encounter with that security guard just ingore the rude people. Glad you had a blast filming this mall though. It was excellent footage!

[@evanwood3322]

Used to go here for Christmas shopping every year. Still live right next door to it.

[@taramisu9978]

Like others have stated, I enjoy watching these videos but also playing them as background noise or while I am working. There is a lot of YT content that I am moving away from for various reasons, loss of interest, whatever. These videos provide the peaceful vibe that I am seeking right now. Thanks for your continued content and I am pleased to see the continued growth for your channel. 😁

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@taramisu9978 thank you so much for watching!! I’m glad you enjoy them! :)

[@Tzalmavet]

Live ten minutes away from Midway mall. How it went from a bustling jam packed place to be on the weekends to the atrocious depressing state it is now I will never understand. I lost my virginity in Midway Mall. Good times.

[@madmanmax3734]

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[@ERA_Productions]

I remember that woman from a couple years back. She harassed me as well, and basically prevented me from leaving, and forced me to follow her. She then told me I was “banned from the mall.” Which of course I didn’t give a shit about and still returned ever since. But honestly, the mall is a very strange place, and I’m shocked. It’s still open. Its days are really numbered.

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@ERA_Productions me too! Similar to Eastland in Columbus, it’s surprising how the mall has hung around for so long without its anchors!

[@AlexElevatorFan]

​@NorthCdogg22 I remember that you and andrew ran into the same situations at miami valley center also.

[@jenniferburchill3658]

What was she harassing you about, supposedly?

[@AlexElevatorFan]

@@jenniferburchill3658 I was not there someone else was

[@monkeywkeys3916]

Looks like she banned almost everybody. Well at least the mall is secure, and she feels important.

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

That security woman was ridiculous. An absolute disgrace to mall guards. She can ask you to stop filming and tell you to leave but she cannot make you delete the footage or pics. Malls unfortunately are not public spaces and the rules can be enforced at the discretion of the guards. Sad and angering.😢

[@cen2zero]

@@charlestonpinballarcade Like the one Sal ran into at Indiana Mall.

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

@@cen2zero definitely! The nit wit in Indiana didn’t sound as threatening as this beast. She sounded like something was going to happen physically.

[@ericwright1840]

All Rent a cops have Napoleon complex.

[@ericwright1840]

They probably seen too many Paul Bart Mall cops movies.You should do a show on private security guards.At malls and another places.

[@benb8407]

Should've gotten one of those lonely teddy bears along with the palm tree LOL😂. Midway looks like a nice mall and pretty big as well too it only has a few stores inside should close down for good.

[@SlippinnnJimmy]

When securitay hassles, a brave soul replies, "Can I rent you?" 🙊🔇🚫

[@stevesupers]

Bringing back the nostalgia playing N64 demos at Babbages across from the jcp entrance in the south wing

[@dedep2678]

Lots of good memories from Christmas to Easter and everything in between. Thank you for exploring, hopefully this video will always be around for future generations to see. Too bad we didn’t have this technology to capture our mall when it was thriving…. Oh, also, I think I may go up there and take some videos before the doors close for good. 😊

[@NorthCdogg22]

Thanks for watching!! You should definitely head up and check it out! Nice mall!

[@Faiisal]

"featuring a pissed off security guard" 💀

[@phillipchea5867]

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[@wlt16]

So sad to see our mall like this... used to be a happening place in the 90s..... i miss those days..

[@NorthCdogg22]

I wish I could’ve seen it back in those days, sounds like it was a really nice place!

[@flawed1]

So she essentially called the cops on you for things that aren’t illegal, but told the cops it was because she thought you weren’t going to leave even though she was watching you leave. I really hope she called them back and told them you left instead of making someone come all the way out there

[@JoshYT1]

The way she had the audacity to say "Oh now your not gonna stay when I called the police", like she's got to at least give you a chance to get to the exit lol. I'm sure its a snooze fest of a job most of the time, but oh well. Loveee the palm trees, marble Macy's entrance and Suncoast video store all in that 90s extension, it really doesn't get more dreamy vaporwave than that!

[@deepstroke]

SO much of my childhood was spent here. Sad to see it like this now.

[@slackingpacking]

Remember people photography is NOT a crime! Know your law and your rights!

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

SP… no disrespect to you in any manner… but you keep saying this and you are not factoring in the circumstances concerning malls being private property. Malls are NOT public property. The property owner and security sets their own rules that can be enforced at their own discretion. Here is an example… if security calls the police on the camera person, the police will tell the camera person they have been asked to leave by security and they can be or will be trespassed. Security always should be respectful and not be nasty to anyone, but they can selectively enforce their rules at anytime, even if they are not posted. Now once the picture is taken… the picture is the property of the camera person and security cannot and should not force that person to delete the photo, as that would be breaking the law.

[@KissMyFlapjack]

Absolutely Incorrect. A mall or store, while open to the public, is owned by a company and considered private property. As in, they can set whatever rules they want. If they prohibit photography or filming, that is within their right to do so and enforce such regulations. This security guard went overboard, but prohibiting photos and video being taken at its base is completely within the property's rights.

[@TheChemoTech]

WTF is her problem?!? Elyria is my home town. The mall is currently owned by the Lorain County port authority. It’s a public place. A friend works at a store there and they are hiring for holiday help. So they’ll obviously be open through the end of the year.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Paulina Blart. 🤣🤣🤣

[@stevesupers]

I had to watch again. Is it bad that I can smell this video?

[@CoolCatProductions-365]

Amazing video man!

[@NorthCdogg22]

Thanks man!

[@Neznut]

OMG! The esthetic look of this reminds me so much of Woodville Mall! 😮Biggest difference we had carpeting in the halls. The tile pattern here is a spot on match for Woodville when it was updated around 1990

[@whitneysanders6996]

It does look similar but I haven't been to Woodville a lot

[@NorthCdogg22]

I can see it!!

[@Neznut]

@@whitneysanders6996 Woodville was closed by the health department back in 2008 I believe. They had no heat in the mall, there were still a handful of tenants at the time. When they came to inspect it, it was 37 degrees Fahrenheit inside the movie theater. Such a damn shame how it met its demise. 😖

[@ednarupp1631]

I bet one of the malls you go to next will be the Carlisle Plaza Mall. They have a Spirit Halloween Store in the old Bon Ton this year! Hope to see you there!

[@whitneysanders6996]

Sad to see we used to go there often as kids

[@jeffarmstrong3519]

Great video and I'm glad you captured this mall. I don't know why it makes me mad seeing the way the security guard was behaving, but it does. I have a pretty deep respect for private property and authority, but you weren't doing anything and you were being polite. Its just the ridiculous abuse of power that they don't even really have. Anyway, your content is great.

[@alexweinsheimer2984]

Shenago Valley and Beaver Valley Mall next

[@pat2430]

I work at that mall. Its in waaaay worse shape than you can think.

[@MotivationInspiration55]

Hello, great video!! and what’s the name of the song at 13:59, I like the music you play, thank you

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@MotivationInspiration55 thanks!! A lot of the music comes from this playlist! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4TalJmApt-AqLssi=_3DrU7Wh7H7hh-CM

[@Pauls.Malls84]

14:15 Old Hot Topic. Good to see those doors.

[@QuintusAntonious]

Did you happen to check out the Southern Park Mall while in OH? It's dying, but not quite dead yet.

[@WhittyPics]

These places seem to be able to live longer than we think they can

[@NorthCdogg22]

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[@dvferyance]

I thought the interior facade to the JCPenney at Midway looks very similar to the one at Brookfield Square. I bet in 5 years that mall will be just like this one empty.

[@NorthCdogg22]

I can definitely see it!

[@candyg21]

This is so sad and this is closing in ours for good and my son is always watching your videos and other Fl malls I wanna say before I go. The Mall at 163rd street, Centre of Tallahassee, The Oaks Mall, Oviedo Mall, Searstown Mall/Titusville Mall and West Oaks Mall (Fl) and for second there, my son thought it was Richmond Town Square aka Richmond Mall on the last video since it was built in 1966 so yeah anyways I hope I didn't spoil too much but yeah so see you on the next video and I will like to hear your comment and the guard got mad at you XD

[@jakesawesomevids7908]

Now that’s a good mall

[@seabee73]

These rent a cops are pathetic. The place is going to end up leveled anyway unfortunately. The mold did look like shit on the old Victoria secrets cage😅. Have a great holiday weekend. Thanks again.

[@NorthCdogg22]

Thanks for watching Seabee! Have a great weekend yourself!

[@Feaster1026Productions]

I know which two malls you'll be at two weeks from now! They are Shenango Valley Mall in Hermitage and Logan Valley Mall in Altoona.

[@masterking3979]

Before Dunham’s it was a Steve and Berrys

[@phillipchea5867]

Rigmar mall next?

[@amygray2154]

Gosh that lady sucked. But as a local it's sad to see midway becoming. It's desolate like our city. We had an opportunity to have a amazon warehouse there. The past mayor couldn't get kickbacks so it got turned down. Hopefully something comes to bring life back to our city.

[@NorthCdogg22]

It’s a really nice space regardless! Hopefully it gets some sort of purpose soon!

[@Steve.Cutler]

Some people, shallow people, will abuse the tinyest level of power.

[@slyblackdragon]

I see you're in the deep south. Please to The Galleria in Hoover, AL.

[@mollyheffernen]

Hey North - Is this mall still Namdar? Security is just something at Crossroads in Waterloo too. Hoping you are getting footage of Chesterfield as I believe I read it is closing to the public soon...

[@MasterJ99]

Lorain county port authority owns it now

[@eiguajardo]

that mall is so dead she freaked out when she saw a living person lol. but seriously why cant malls bring back the palm trees and plants and cascade fountains and teddy bears experience, they are so cold now and their awful music.

[@jenniferburchill3658]

I wouldn't be surprised if the cold atmosphere hastened the demise of many a mall.

[@plushtimetv]

beaver valley mall?

[@jgb1222]

Shenango and Beaver Valley??? PLEASE be Shenango. ❤

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@jgb1222 YES you got it!!

[@jgb1222]

@@NorthCdogg22 yay! I've always loved your videos and getting to see malls I've never been to but it's amazing to see you at malls I've been to and have an attachment to. We actually drove past Shenango Valley and went to Beaver Valley today.

[@helenr991]

Chesterfield Mall in St Louis Missouri is abandoned it's supposed to be torn down October 15th 2024

[@cen2zero]

Wyoming Valley Mall and Beaver Valley?

[@NorthCdogg22]

Close!!

[@cen2zero]

@@NorthCdogg22 Shenango Valley?

[@BreakTime10101]

Sad to see all of these dead malls. I don’t know how the 4-5 remaining businesses make any money. And those poor employees must be bored out of their minds. And yes, there’s always a Bath and Bodyworks hanging on. I love your videos, but sometimes the background music drowns you out a little bit. Great video otherwise. 😊

[@plushtimetv]

beaver and logan valley mall

[@NorthCdogg22]

@@plushtimetv close!

[@plushtimetv]

@@NorthCdogg22does that mean one is right

[@plushtimetv]

beaver valley is definitely one of them, and probably Lebanon Valley Mall

[@plushtimetv]

@@NorthCdogg22beaver valley and lebanon valley? im a pennsylvanian myself so i know the valley malls and ive been to beaver valley

[@davidhibbs6989]

Once upon a time 😢 now it's just another victim of society

[@SlippinnnJimmy]

15:27 What the nipples is that!? 😐

[@helenr991]

Hi

[@bingsterc7621]

COMMIE Rent-A-Cop. 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻