Eerie ABANDONED Outdoor Shopping Mall

Long gone are the families, shoppers and deal seekers to this once thriving outdoor shopping mall. Today it sits abandoned and destroyed after a long fall from popularity and a 2016 closure. We're venturing inside to find out what is left behind at an abandoned shopping mall once home to Sears, Rue 21, Nike and GNC.
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BrightSunFilms 2020
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[@idkusername4106]

Wait, closed in 2016!? This looks like it closed like 10 or 15 years ago

[@jgallardo7344]

Even if it was in tip-top shape 10 years ago, that doesn’t feel that long ago. It’s shocking to see it in such state of decay

[@cocomunga]

It’s all been exposed to the elements due to the leaking ceilings, and the glass windows are all smashed. Things can quickly turn bad. Imagine if you took the windows and roof out of where you live, and also stopped living there. It would quickly become like this.

[@robertoXCX]

Maryland elements + freaks at night = rapid destruction

[@Sarahlynn1304]

I’m guessing that many of these stores closed long before the closure of the entire place closed in 2016

[@pileofrd1]

Once that roof leaks and open windows, it goes down fast

[@TheRealLumpySpirit]

•Graffiti reads “The freaks come out at night” •Strange people walking around and not responding at night Can’t say you weren’t warned.

[@BrightSunFilms]

I know right, like it’s a little too on the nose

[@mall3t0ftruth46]

Reminds me of the song kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZu1eXyVq8uCedE

[@darthXreven]

good song though, 80's rappers knew their stuff..... LMAO awesome observation too....

[@katherinealvarez9216]

Huh.

[@jrebecca0195]

Red Lantern's Rage, loved that song back in the day!

[@bedfordpower]

It’s 2:30am still can’t fall asleep: KZbin : Lets watch abandoned shopping centers

[@mrkipling2201]

I’m in exactly the same situation at the moment!!

[@UbinTimor]

it's kind of depressing in a way to see something that was built in the 90's- which wasn't even that long ago- look in worse shape than places that were built in earlier time periods and have been abandoned over multiple decades ago, it just goes to show how places built in present day weren't meant to last.

[@nomorewar4189]

UbinTimor - and those idiots that broke the glass allowing moisture to get in well - it’s all about destroying the past - these buildings could have been used for something worthwhile - maybe the homeless - whatever .

[@gator9339]

Crazy to think 1992 was 28 years ago!

[@jamesrogers47]

Things tend not to last when vandals start to work on them.

[@kvltizt]

@@jamesrogers47 Pyramids survived thousands of years of vandals. Our "modern" buildings are mostly garbage.

[@glennlittleton3762]

It has become disposable and life looks to be headed that way as well.

[@gina4808]

Did that store say GIT LIT? The name was ahead of its time

[@Priest_Of_Zebak]

They sold candles tho. I dont think they did it intentionally hahahahaha.

[@PatrickWagz]

Hi Gina, how are you?

[@topawk2]

Went there once. Gotta love those chinese owned small places 😂

[@cgogetit]

Lit is nothing new.

[@johnswaim3919]

🤣

[@jillowls446]

I love abandoned places and thinking about what they might have been like in their heyday. So people might find places like this eerie, but I find it weirdly calming

[@BrightSunFilms]

I’m right there with you

[@romeoslover817]

it is more calming when you are not familiar with the place I grew up with places that are defunct now, and I was there as a child when the place just opened. If it was a hangout, it is as much calming as it is sad.

[@wickednwyld]

If you are ever in Southern California, check out the east side of the Salton Sea. It's one of my favorite places.

[@nick4005]

I know I was there In its heyday as a kid its so sad to see it like this.

[@jillowls446]

I just looked it up and it definitely looks stunning, hopefully one day I’ll see it in person

[@drunkenmoosecorp8878]

The people that put the tolls up probably thought, hey will get them as they go to the mall and we'll make bank. What it did was killed the mall.

[@Love2Cruise]

Toll booths are on I-95. A singular shopping center’s survival can’t weigh that much against millions of vehicles traveling between MD and points north.

[@kathaai]

@@Love2Cruise it does if you only were planning on going to the mall which many ppl did and not just people who have to pass the gate anyway, because trips to the mall is usually a couple hours spend, it's not a pit stop type thing

[@damitzdesign]

That’s kinda crazy just because of tolls.... We have the Aurora Outlet Mall and there are tolls right before you exit... It’s still striving..

[@kathaai]

@@damitzdesign it's probably near higher income areas

[@damitzdesign]

LOOΠΔ/Kay - That’s true.... It’s the Chicagoland area and Aurora is around higher income areas like Naperville...

[@cypresscustoms]

That bathroom is straight out of silent hill.

[@cypher9000]

It always amazes me how many abandoned properties there are like this in America. In Europe someone would buy it up and build something else there. Such a shame. Also I hate those assholes that feel the need to smash and destroy everything. It's like they can't sleep at night knowing that they left some windows or doors unbroken.

[@rj13198]

It's American suburbanisation's unsustainability problems at its finest. The property has zero value, and wouldn't have existed without huge government automobile subsidies (look how the addition of a toll booth collapsed business). It's too expensive to save compared to the empty government subsidised plots of land elsewhere.

[@dx.feelgood5825]

Sadly a lot of the time, it's too expensive to buy in the us. Only the richest people can actually buy anything. By the time there could be, it's too damaged to even think about saving it without losing a ton of money

[@thejoey39]

@@dx.feelgood5825 it isn't just that, companies don't want to lose money period. So they look at places like this and see more money spent than buying property and building a newer version. This is why video games are becoming a joke, the shareholders want games pumped out and bought, they don't care if the game is finished. It's all about the money, not the person.

[@romeoslover817]

It is mostly kids and young adults who think it is cool to mark “territory”. Like wild animals. The graffiti in this place does not look like gang tagging, at least.

[@PLAYER_42069]

The reason a lot of these abandoned properties remain abandoned has to do with local economies more than anything. Many were built during the post-war boom that extended into the 1960s. This included automobile & steel manufacturing in certain parts of the country, namely, The Mid-West. However, once those industries started to die out (the Rust Belt) due to jobs being moved overseas, the malls that were left also suffered. Unemployment drives crime and crime kills malls. Once a mall owner realizes they want out, they put the mall up for sale, but they overprice it, and nobody buys it. It then defaults to local governments who also don't have the funds to buy and/or refurbish them, either. So, they just sit in a state of disrepair and deteriorate further. This is why it takes a company with enough capital like Amazon, to buy them up and do something with them... Even if it means tearing them down.

[@overlookers]

Outlet Mall: **vibin' in The 90's** The State of Maryland: _YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY THE TROLL TOLL TO GET YOUR WEEKLY MALL STROLL_

[@jgallardo7344]

In the voice of Mike Miller

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

Marty McFly what are you looking at, butthead?

[@Fandango541]

Maryland State Moto: If you can dream it, we can tax it.

[@doyourownresearch3402]

NY state has Woodbury Commons about an hour away from NYC has a toll just before you get to it. What is funny is all the Chinese kids who come to visit NYC go there to buy all their stuff, which is mostly made in China, but cheaper to buy here!

[@jgallardo7344]

David Loehmann the current state of our state’s Democratic Party

[@melonmalone6307]

i can’t believe that my first job in 1991 was working there after high school

[@LikaLaruku]

Man would this make a good set for a post apocalyptic zombie movie.

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

[Will Smith wants to know your location]

[@turbopokey]

The trashed look of the place kinda takes away from the authenticity of a zombie apocalypse, as closed and trashed places are the only places low-budgets can film. A (theoretical) zombie apocalypse would be in normal appearing surroundings with only a little bit of broken stuff.

[@katsudon2048]

Tell John carpenter

[@illusionismm]

Imagine how great of a large scale paintball arena this would be if you cleaned it up

[@illegalburrito287]

Looking at the Brightside

[@nathannakaji970]

@@5IveNDlme Better plastic pellets than paint smear

[@fernbarrera598]

That's an awesome idea

[@tyrellgibson6424]

Not sure if you are from the area but Perryville sits between two paintball places already in a very small area. 10 mins north you have North East Paintball and about 15 mins south you have Robinhood Paintball. And if you go just a few extra minutes northeast about 25 mins you have extreme paintball and airsoft in Chesapeake City Md. While that would be a good location horrible business idea for that area. Now on the other hand there is nothing like a have and busters, round1, or Main Event, even a skateland for miles of Perryville, no Good movie theater within 15 miles, or chain restaurants like a Friday's, Qudba, Five Guys, would be a great place for those things

[@RK-zf1jm]

or skateboarding park or temp accomodation for homeless people or a new hosptial or literally anything apart from a mould infested blight on the landscape

[@phil.tremblay5582]

Next Bright Sun update: "Eerie ABANDONED New York City"

[@sicooper4230]

Oh gawd don't...feeling Romero vibes already..

[@mgunter]

And you can blame all the never Trump leaders they have for encouraging people to celebrate Chinese new year then wonder why NY has so bad of a COVID 19 problem.

[@Pt_Lacky]

mgunter Were people actually told to celebrate it during the outbreak? That seems mental.

[@iamReddington]

I hope so, lol

[@loganiushere]

mgunter ...do I smell racism in that comment?

[@johnstone9435]

He says “wonder what this could’ve been” when it was clearly a van huassen outlet

[@syxepop]

John Stone - same thing I was to say to Jake from 3:13, a Van Heusen (as in men's shirts) outlet store. We got one in my hometown in a non-outlet mall.

[@jerseytomato100]

It isn't "clear" if you've never heard of it.

[@johnstone9435]

@@jerseytomato100 who the hell hasn’t heard of Van Heusen? Pretty popular brand in North America.

[@Sarah_Sparkles]

@@johnstone9435 bold of you to assume he's from the US. He's from Toronto

[@johnstone9435]

@@Sarah_Sparkles bold of you to assume Van Hussein isn’t an international brand.... oh wait

[@Jamson772]

I grew up going here all the time. Was such a beautiful outlet center. Heartbreaking to see it this way. The big open window store was rue21! I could literally see the stores the way they use to be. The hours on front was for consignment shop they held in the really big open space!! So heartbreaking!!! Thanks for doing this

[@rwdplz1]

The current situation is going to kill a LOT of retail.

[@DVincentW]

Restaurants too ..

[@o.g.millennials]

@@DVincentW Good. Make your own.

[@agenericaccount3935]

More seasons of Jake to come, then.

[@scottr3484]

They done it to themselves charging the prices they do. Just like sports that are not on TV. I hope they realize the world DOES NOT revolve around them

[@atrocious7766]

@@DVincentW The smart ones are keeping minimum staff and doing deliveries.

[@romeoslover817]

That big store that had the jewelry case was a Nordstrom Rack. This a clearance store for Nordstrom. I worked for that company for about seven years and I recognize the set up. Also there was an old Nordstrom catalog towards the back. Good video, and it is great to see youth again. I hope are now “socially isolated”. and not sick.

[@beautifullovingbella]

I lived right by here and there was never a Nordstrom rack in this shopping mall.

[@romeoslover817]

Lyndsey Bartra. Hmmm was their a regular Nordstrom?

[@beautifullovingbella]

Sadly no the closest Nordstrom and Nordstrom rack was in Newark Delaware. There was a deli, Nike, Dress Barn, LL Bean, Factory Brand shoes, Nine West, Claires, Van H, oshKosh, Bass, tote store, Mikasa, Liz Claborne, Rue 21, Perfume store, prom dress shop.... Trying to remember what else... I think a smoke shop too and sears

[@romeoslover817]

sounds like every outlet mall in the US.lol. I am guessing maybe a Marshall’s, TJ max or something similar. Those are large, too. But whatever?. thanks for educating me. I am from California, where much is different, but the if you know what I mean. Have a good night

[@AmarettoKitten]

@@romeoslover817 No, this area is too rural for upscale retail. Perryville is technically the Eastern Shore of Maryland which is more farmland and small towns. Nordstrom and Nordstrom rack are about 30 minutes away at Christiana Mall but have been there less than 10 years iirc.

[@1mlb704]

Kind of random but I actually really like hearing your reactions to things as you see them in your videos lol. Great stuff as always my dude

[@lilyrodems4847]

This a fairly new mall. I’m surprised it failed so fast. Most of the mall closings have been indoor malls built in the 70s and early 80s.

[@ericbilly]

Wow. I grew up just outside DC, and my mom's mom and other family lived in a suburb outside Philly. We would visit them a couple times a year, driving north on I-95 and my mom would almost invariably stop here to shop (occasionally she would stop at a mall called White Marsh, which appears to still be open sans a few anchors). We always just called it "Perryville", and I've been here dozens of times throughout the 90s and early 00's, easy. I liked going there in theory, a bit of a break in the three hour car ride, but as a young boy it was actually really boring, what with it being mostly clothing stores. The best store was by far a book store called "The Book Cellar" where I remember browsing the humor section (bought a copy of "The Dilbert Future" there, it's still on my shelf 1800 miles away and over 20 years later). The Paper Factory seemed like a fun store as a kid, but it was super boring inside, some kind of stationary/party store I think. I remember Mikasa, and I think you were standing in the Bass Shoe Store near the beginning of the video. I remember there was never any food stores for the longest time, until at some point a Boars Head opened near the south end, and there were vending machines in the promenade area there that my mom would never let us get anything from. Sometimes we would go to an abridged Dairy Queen that was part of a gas station near the nearby Denny's though. My apologies for the long winded, personal account, but I could hardly believe what was I was seeing - I almost immediately recognized it, but could hardly believe I would see Perryville in ruins like that. Thanks for the somewhat melancholy, but not unwelcome trip down memory lane lol. Great content as usual!

[@Fandango541]

No apology needed I enjoyed your reminisces. Book Cellar! Such a great store; had one in the Vanity Fair Outlets in Reading, PA. Loved that store. Good books for cheap! Still prefer a book in my hand to an online image of one. Good luck, mate. Stay well.

[@bronxbearbud272]

Don't apologize! This kind of long, detailed personal reminiscence is what makes these comments worth reading. I can taste the Dairy Queen cone even as I type...

[@mannyj4751]

It looks like " Life After the Apocalypse "... like so many other failed malls and downtowns! It's sad... no Mom & Pop's, no downtown shopping... failed Malls. Next up is closed Walmarts and Large Discount Grocery Stores....order everything on-line by debit cards....no cash accepted anywhere. In other words, Total Control by Oligarchs and their Government Flunkies !

[@MrCoalcracker79]

I live 2 minutes away from White Marsh Mall. It is still open but a lot of good stores have moved out and a bunch of off the wall cheap stores have moved in. In the early 2000's and 90's the mall was packed all the time and not one closed store.

[@rottingbratz]

I MISS THE BOOK CELLAR

[@cdills3454]

Abandoned place: exists That guy with 2 brain cells: Paints 666 and pentagram on wall

[@UbinTimor]

Don't forget the dicks, can't go anywhere without a heterosexual guy painting a bunch of dicks everywhere. because drawing male genitalia is the only way for a guy to assert his heterosexuality, for some reason.

[@adamclifford9183]

@@UbinTimor 😂

[@Fandango541]

@@UbinTimor 🤣 Nailed it! hahahahaha! Great observation. Oh, and here's another thought: they only paint dicks because wtf, they've never seen a vagina.

[@micah-hooka7275]

UbinTimor , maybe the amateur artist is a gaybob like you? Why so much hate coming from gaybobs in the last dickaid, (correction, decade).

[@micah-hooka7275]

Jay Theyme good to know you’re hip on all things Hitler. ....and to think the leftists call Trump a Nazi. Smdh.....

[@BigRico.]

Jake I have been watching your videos for days now! You and your team obviously put so much time and effort into these. I love all the old footage and the walk throughs. Amazing job bud, I cant get enough of these :) Thank you!!

[@Daveinet]

Something a little strange, the one store that had a lot of boxes had a bunch of Longaberger brochures. What is strange about that is that Longaberger was a direct sales company. They were not allowed to be sold new in a retail outlet. That was the company rules. You could sell them used, but then why would have a bunch of brochures?

[@Cris-em9tn]

I know this is an old comment but where I am, outlet stores mostly sell discontinued or scratch and dent items. So the store could've had that while the catalogs allowed people to buy things new. It's how my local Sears Outlet runs.

[@syxepop]

Cris - what many "deep discounters" (add Ollie's, Fallas / Falas and a few small pharmacy chains to the roster) would agree to obtain very deeply discounted name-brand stock is to mark the labels with a Sharpie (have a Nordstrom pair of men's pants done that way) or cut the labels in half, so those wouldn't find their way back into the retail stores as RETURNS.

[@mysteriousmoon7101]

You should start preparing an episode of Bankrupt on "GameStop"

[@Mr.Everything]

They could even do an “Abandoned” episode just by going into their local GameStop.

[@geraldchurchill5576]

There still are a pretty decent amount of Gamestops around though. At least in my city.

[@Oofertime]

Today is thanksgiving I won’t say that...

[@dubd7626]

Your right about that game stop ain’t what it use to be and Amazon Walmart and target could easily send it under I think Best Buy will fall within the next five years

[@jesusdude6351]

Lol this comment is a real treasure

[@djdeadbeat4380]

I recall visiting this place on vacation in the area in 2012. We were only there because my father had forgotten to pack socks, and we needed to buy some for him. As I’m sure everyone suspects, the place was nearly empty, and it was midday on a Saturday. No wonder it was closed down and abandoned

[@Karen.cook424]

DJ Deadbeat is this in Maryland??

[@djdeadbeat4380]

Yes, in Perryville, Maryland specifically

[@shanelux5963]

The collapse of any mall or department is natural. It's called the internet. Online shopping. I work as an unloader at UPS, I'd know. Walmart is the only exception.

[@jerrell1169]

Shane Lux There’s plenty of places (even in the same state as this there’s Fredrick and Annapolis) I know that have thriving physical stores but yeah a lot of things are way more convenient on the internet.

[@itogi]

This place was not killed by the internet. It was killed by the stupidity of people that put the toll road entrance right near the entrance of this place

[@jennymisteqq5399]

What about Home Depot and Lowes? I’m kidding in a way. Yes those stores are open, but they follow the same business model as Walmart.

Jenny Mister Home Depot is killing it, online competition can’t compete with their in store prices. Check out their yearly profits, it’s insane.

[@rhondavroman5191]

It's sad to see a place that was so full of life at one time turn into something so horrible 💔

[@ginadavis1021]

I grew up going to this mall in Maryland and lived in Cecil County for 24 years. I went to that outlet many times when I was younger. The place you went with the green looking carpet I’m pretty sure was LL Bean. The one place with the hanging lights on the ceiling was Nike I think. I remember going there plenty of times, along with Claire’s & Rue 21. It is so weird to see it looking like this, abandoned and in shambles. This area is also known for severe drug addiction, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the people you ran into were there to hide out & get high, unfortunately. Thanks for sharing this video. It was creepy but interesting, a weirdly nostalgic trip down memory lane. EDIT: Y’all are awesome. My most ever liked post on YT❤️ lol.

[@IveNeverStoodUp]

Yeah I think you gave me head in the bathroom 8 years ago. Crazy stuff!💯💯💯💯

[@ginadavis1021]

Benjamin Johnson 🤣🤣🤣yeah that deff wasn’t me. Nice try though.

[@hydranation5668]

Gina Davis everything in Maryland is going abandoned it sucks to live here! Like its hard to keep places open. I live here in MD too

[@MsBest450]

@@hydranation5668 Which part of Maryland? Not the part I live in.

[@jerrell1169]

Hydra Nation It really depends on where you live, Maryland has a huge wealth gap (Maryland has the most new millionaires per capita, but it also has tons of poor in Baltimore and Annapolis) and due to that gap many areas don’t do too well, I think one of few places I’ve seen that’s done really well overall is Fredrick but I’ve never stayed there long term so I can’t really say.

[@rawkusrex]

you guys seriously needed respirators for this trip. there was nothing but black mold everywhere.

[@BrightSunFilms]

The brief moments we were in locations we needed them it wouldn’t matter

[@DKGifford19608]

Bright Sun Films it does. Spores and silica dust are not time sensitive- once they are aerosolized they are able to be inhaled and can damage your lungs. You walking in this space does just that.

[@PatrickWagz]

Yea, good luck buying a respirator!

[@DKGifford19608]

Patrick Wagz that’s exactly why they should have them (they get this comment every video- long before the current crisis). What if these idiots end up in the hospital and take a ventilator away from someone with COVID?

[@cloverleaf4829]

I was afraid to breathe just watching it!!! Lol

[@fisher9841]

OH MY GOD I used to come here as a kid! I loved this place but it eventually fell out of fashion. I oddly remember that in the last few years tour busses would stop here full of tourists to see it, even though it was so deserted. Awesome video; brought back the memories

[@bashcrash9148]

I liked the “Sucked Off” Buffet

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Big Van Vader!!

[@daraeaton3647]

If that was someone’s way of saying they got sucked off there, then I feel really bad for whoever put their knees on all that broken glass

[@barrettcarter8052]

Bless your heart Jake, needed this comforting distraction today

[@BrightSunFilms]

I’m here to transmit my calming abandoned places and historical facts to you haha

[@cammituggle290]

Everywhere is abandoned now...

[@josephrossignol]

I'm guessing this was quite a bit ago now with the Canada-US border being closed currently.

[@sends2aaron]

You must be from the south, Barrett...

[@taoist32]

Barrett Carter Seeing an abandoned mall gives you comfort? Perhaps you might be completely relaxed when the global economy completely collapses.

[@rx500android]

It's a Friday night, I'm all comfortable in my bed, and this is the perfect watch.

[@lassik3101]

RX500 Android me too lol

[@showmangaffladlink8280]

@@lassik3101 me too lol

[@keyson1323]

High on the sofa

[@misha2197]

Definitely! :)

[@noladarling1597]

Same here

[@saturdaymorning329]

Homeless person with Wi-Fi: this is my new kingdom!

[@kuyans3889]

I actually doubt people would sleep there, I'd say the mould is just too unhealthy and disgusting. Maybe there are less damaged parts like a loading warehouse or something that people could sleep.

[@PatrickWagz]

2:50 *Opens the door to enter* There are literally 40 foot wide windows missing on the entire store-front that you could just walk thru!!! HAHAHA!

[@romeoslover817]

Why are those other people in there? Because the freaks come out at night.

[@Tranquility32]

Romeoslover ... Awesome song... I still listen to Whodini! 😉 And to add to what you said: But in the day time the streets was clear You couldn't find a good freak anywhere, 'cause! ✨

[@romeoslover817]

Tranquility 32 Lol I am not familiar with song, but the phase was written one of the walls in the building lol. I will check it out.

[@misha2197]

@@Tranquility32 An oldie but goodie! :)

[@Lrules364]

Romeoslover Cevin Fisher-The Freaks Come Out

[@paulaburrows8660]

Having the history and archives of the places you visit always add an extra sense of sadness. Great video, as always.

[@KagusakiUrufu]

The design of the place def gives out that 90s nostalgia. Brings back good memories when I used to go to our local mall when I was a kid

[@misspoky]

I love this series so much!!!! Please never stop!

[@DB1Journeys]

"Not much vandalism" as the camera shows broken windows, broken satellite dish and graffiti. Lol..still though, I love this stuff.

[@fisqual]

And all the broken fluorescent bulbs at the beginning...

[@WafflingWillow]

I think he was referring to graffiti? Should have just said that but he likely wasn't thinking too hard about it 🙂 We've definitely seen worse conditions in other places he's covered, so I kinda catch his drift anyway.

[@Fandango541]

LOL When he said that I thought Dude! How much more vandalism do you need? 🤣

[@iuaislamf]

Lol. I didn’t get that either🤣

[@brianglade848]

My dad left our next door neighbors sideburns there years ago....i have no fucking idea why, how, or what....ew

[@jllore1917]

Jake, the first store is Van Heusen Men's shop. You can tell by the remaining part of the logo on the desk. I used to sell Van Heusen at my local mall.

[@bayareanewman1566]

JL Lore can confirm. We also had one in Gilroy California (it might still be there)

[@jllore1917]

@@bayareanewman1566 Thanks Brian!😊 We also have see Jos. A Bank, Nike and things in our outlet stores. Dress Barn and Forever 21 are gone. Crazy how a 25 year old mall could be left to destruction by the elements. Sad site.

[@erik5644]

with all the missing letters it's like dead mall wheel of fortune

[@bayareanewman1566]

JL Lore ours was built around the same time, in 1991, but eventually expanded to over 145 stores. They purposely put them where the real estate is cheap and at the cross roads of a major intersection of interstates. Gilroy is located right where people headed down 101, cross over 152 to get to I5, which takes you to Southern California. Our outlet mall is still thriving despite the buildings themself needing a serous updating. Ours has changed ownership at least a half dozen times in 30 years. It’s a major source of tax revenue and jobs, and with all 145 stores completely shut down from the coronavirus, our town is taking a huge hit, as is the rest of the world. Sad times! But we, and America will bounce back!!

[@jllore1917]

@@bayareanewman1566 Great post! We have some really nice outlet stores in PA,NJ and Delaware. I do most shopping there in the summer when I'm there. You can't beat outlet store malls for the prices and really good food. Seeing the collapse of the one in Jake's video is sad. But we will definitely bounce back. I order alot on line but nothing beats a lazy Sunday afternoon in a mall.

[@Deeone282]

Such a feeling of melancholy and nostalgia to a place i never visited.

[@mariahawkins8876]

I’ve gone to this mall several times as a child for school shopping... I forgot about it until now. Thanks for the memories.

[@sicooper4230]

It's amazing how quickly buildings decay when exposed to the elements and equally amazing how quick we are to abandon them.

[@conveyor2]

Then there's the Pantheon in Rome, still standing after c 2000 years through quakes, wars, fires and epidemics.

[@Fazeof1p]

This is what a lot of malls are going to look like during this quarantine

[@theangryaustralian7624]

Think there'll be shops left after it

[@DB1Journeys]

Exactly what I was thinking as I watched.

[@gabron21]

I mean they’re pretty much like this all the time. A dying era.

[@jgallardo7344]

Ex in the Vatican that sounds so eerie

[@kyoakland]

Good

[@rottingbratz]

Omg I used to go shopping here all the time when I was little 😭😭

[@debbiem9218]

Great video you do such a great job on showing all things abandoned. Please stay healthy and safe on your adventures and please keep them coming my way!

[@roxannebeaman5645]

The first store,Van Huesen is a men’s fashion brand.

[@PatrickWagz]

I thought it was a store for Van Halen merchandise!! (kidding) :-)

[@Charok1]

So that's where Saddam started out

[@xthexcolorxredx]

They also sell women's apparel.

[@williebeamish5879]

I remember an outlet mall like this near us in IN. And that store. Lol

[@JonSmith-hk1bq]

Heh, yeah. He must not have been familiar with the store considering he was directly filming the logo for about 10 seconds. Pretty good place to get decent pants for cheap actually.

[@williamholmes9195]

I have never understood why some people have to vandalize something that does not belong to them.

[@thegreathawk2244]

Because they're pissed off, man! This county is corrupt as hell and the county executive is a drunk!

[@emedicao1503]

The concept of vandalizing is exactly about something that does not belong to the person acting. Otherwise it's called destroying.

[@nslouka90]

You live in a small rural town? You’ll see why because there’s nothing to do!

[@CT-vm4gf]

Because they’re scum.

[@jamesrogers47]

And because there's "nothing to do," it becomes okay to destroy property that doesn't belong to you?

[@themargatemarauder6149]

Loved this. What an explore!!! I could spend a few hours walking around this mall myself. Thanks so much, awesome video

[@SKaKies2228]

I used to shop there as a kid during the back to school sales, that place holds a lot of memories. But the homeless have it now ...

[@vikingsman18]

Man, I only live 2 minutes away from here and this is kind of depressing. Lived in this area of Maryland my whole life and I would always remember my mom and aunt taking me and my sister here at a young age to shop all the time. There was a playground at the entrance that we would stay on while they shopped. I remember that when the last three Harry Potter books were released, I would get them at the book store in there as a gift. Knew it was closed for awhile but never knew it looked like this.

[@maxamills1929]

That black mold is absolutely no joke, don’t get sick!

[@quincexl1279]

@Chris Felkin WHAT?!

[@fisqual]

Look at Brennan using the word "roof" correctly for once.

[@mariontia8380]

Even @ couple yrs old still....🔥 the drone, the music, ur narration. great job. just a great job.🌟

[@Impallica67]

That bathroom gave me nightmares 🤢

[@BrightSunFilms]

I know right!

[@SSW1FTT]

Bright Sun Films was there feces in the toilet?!

[@thedrewster0408]

That bathroom is destined to be photoshopped with cursed images.

[@mattwolf7698]

Still not as disgusting as my schools bathrooms.

[@breakingbadatron8874]

Trainspotting toilet

[@willg4802]

These kind new of malls popped up like weeds in the 90s. Way too many were built.

[@cdills3454]

That's kind of an American trend, focus on the things popular now, don't worry about the future

[@willg4802]

@@cdills3454 when credit is cheap then bubbles are created. A huge oversupply arises. Eventually a market correction happens. We have had several real estate market bubbles, both residential and commercial, in the past few decades with only partial corrections between them. Real estate is still wildly overvalued. This has all been created due to central bank policies.

[@jgallardo7344]

It’s a problem for malls in general. The surplus and taxpayer subsidization of them goes all the way back to the 50s and 60s. In this day of age, it’s either survive and adjust like Towson is doing or die like this one

[@animeshock2006]

@@jgallardo7344 most are just getting demolished then getting turned into outside shopping areas ie what happened to laurel mall and owingsmills mall

[@dukctape]

@@cdills3454 More like a capitalist thing in general

[@MikeKalasnik]

So weird but cool seeing your own photos on this video! I stopped here one time because we were going to eat at Dennys and noticed this random outlet mall. We stopped and walked around to see a really sad dying outlet mall. A lot of this era outlet malls are now dead and abandoned. I'm amazed this isnt barricated off to the public by now. Hopefully someone can get you more familiar with American chains and store names :)

[@tommyv8777]

I love your videos. I do find it humorous when urban explorers are surprised and sometimes a little put off when other people are around probably doing the same thing.

[@yeetusvanitas9800]

Please wear a respirator dude. I know it may seem overkill, but you can get seriously sick from spending time in all those moldy places, and you never know when you’re gonna come across fiberglass or asbestos and the like. It’s not worth the risk. Plus they’re only like 30 bucks and make you look cool too.

[@ThatGuyThatGames24]

Yeetus Vanitas he has one idk why he didn’t wear it here. seems foolish

[@drfusioncraft]

He should also be wearing a hard hat and safety shoes. Things can be crashing down at any moment.

[@lorenzo_br5803]

Keenan Mosdell Yeah, at least boots.

[@Karmy.]

And if he gets sick from the mold the Coronavirus would destroy him

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

AGREED

[@BlueSkyBS]

The gloomy conditions really added to the atmosphere of this place. Then night fell.

[@birdo623]

Great work as always. Being on location is the best way to capture these places 👍🤘

[@tammys928]

It was awesome watching another abandoned video by BSF. I've missed these.. With S.A being on a nationwide lockdown, I get to spend more time on KZbin.. It makes time go by faster.. So, please keep the videos coming 🙂

[@Adav1420]

This is literally down the road from me I used to shop there. It's not on an island and it's right next to 2 major highways. It's sad they closed it down.

[@anitab4385]

Austin Davenport, I think this guy got some bad info. Quaint island...lol..not! 😆

[@Adav1420]

@John Lightfoot I still live near there. Amazon and shopping online are killing brick and mortar stores. Could have been prevented if people could have shopped local.

[@justicelovings6546]

If you don’t mind What’s the closes address or store to here? Because I would like to visit....

[@PLAYER_42069]

The reason a lot of these abandoned malls remain abandoned has to do with local economies more than anything. Many were built during the post-war boom that extended into the 1960s. This included automobile & steel manufacturing in certain parts of the country, namely, The Mid-West. However, once those industries started to die out (the Rust Belt) due to jobs being moved overseas, the malls that were left also suffered. Unemployment drives crime and crime kills malls. Once a mall owner realizes they want out, they put the mall up for sale, but they overprice it, and nobody buys it. It then defaults to local governments who also don't have the funds to buy and/or refurbish them, either. So, they just sit in a state of disrepair and deteriorate further with no real owner. This is why it takes a company with enough capital like Amazon, to buy them up and do something with them... Even if it means tearing them down.

[@misha2197]

Exactly.

[@mvp6692]

I went to perryville high school and have been to this mall several times in it's heyday. It's sad to look at now.

[@admiralchancey]

There is something dystopian about these kind of videos but I love them.

[@da1newyorkg]

That's crazy. I used to buy Jordans ten years ago at the Nike store that was there!! Didn't know this place closed down years later

[@GoofyOldGuyPlays]

That's all you'd need. "There are other people in here..." The title of the next Found Footage horror film.

[@deliveryguyrx]

Yeah I seriously would have bounced at that point.

[@Dickie72002]

I’ve watched you videos from the start. Your editing and technique continues to get better and improve. Some of those drone shots were epic!

[@BrightSunFilms]

Thank you so much Rich!

[@cattleprodding]

Haven't seen a recent Abandoned episode from you in a while and this popped up, but the "movie style editing" with the intro, past pictures cut into credits, filters, music, etc was well done.

[@joshbostock4371]

Cool video Jake! I’m surprised that the place is in such a bad condition for only closing in 2016!

[@jgallardo7344]

When he showed picture of the place from 2006-2007, for me that feels just like yesterday and to compare it to it’s condition today, it’s eerie

[@tyrellgibson6424]

In fairness, a lot of the building was closed before 2016 I worked there from 2009-2011 and during that time they had a lot of vacant property. Stopped fixing things, so some have been left sitting for 10 years already.

[@tyrellgibson6424]

@Sylvia Annette Howard Sorry just seeing your notification. Back in 2010, it was clear that the outlet wasn't going to survive. The owner of the outlet stopped renting parts of the property, and the parts of the property that weren't used were neglected. Leaks, broken glass, you name it.

[@jerrell1169]

Josh Bostock I think a big part of it is the weather of the Chesapeake bay, during storms winds get crazy and it is obviously super wet.

[@lorriebowman7597]

This video broke my heart. My first job was here...my first ear piercing when I was 7 was here. I met some of my closest friends here and now it’s all gone because it wasn’t taken care of and stores left because of how run down it got.

[@dricklorenz9340]

"Why are they here now?" Said the guy who's there now.

[@morganyork4628]

just amazing footage ! you guys rock ! !

[@SarahsJewelryStudio]

I loved taking my kids, who are now 20 and 21, there for back to school shopping. The Nike outlet was on the end, near the unloading zone, which is where we often got shoes. There was a Rue 21 down at the other end that my daughter always wanted clothes from, too. One of the last places I remember shopping at was when the LL Bean was going out of business.

[@SarahsJewelryStudio]

I just went to the Denny's right next to here today so I had to take a peek over the Hedges to see what I could see. Still there. Still overgrown. lol The parking lot is gated off so I couldn't drive close to it. I didn't know how old this video was so thought I'd give an update but now I see that this video isn't old at all. Oh well, here's an update anyway lol

[@darleneroosa8554]

I was here 3 years ago when Rue21 was still up and running and it was still in "decent" shape. I can't believe how bad it got since then! I'm not going to lie, as a local, this is very heartbreaking to see.

[@TheAdamFinch]

that's wild that places like this are left the way they are. thanks for the great content

[@stevens1646]

Thanks for this. I live about 15 minutes from there. One and only time I went was right before they closed apparently. Had maybe 10 stores open at that time, one of them being Nike. The rest were mom-and-pop stores for the most part. Hard to believe it became so run down in only four years.

[@colbyduke4537]

I truly shouted with joy when I got the notification

[@nzandrulewicz]

I live on Perryville, MD about 5 minutes away from this outlets actually. The mall sucked and they are thinking about turning it into another warehouse facility which people in Perryville are infuriated about. The big store where you said could've been a grocery store was actually Nike. But really, they only sold shoes. They had some clothes, but options were limited. You were dead accurate when you said only tourist buses would show up Haha

[@HEDGE1011]

Nick Andrulewicz What kind of warehouse facility and why would people be mad about that? Seems like an ideal location for a warehouse and it would certainly be more secure than what it is now. I’m not trying to be contrary, I just want to know what the people think a better option would be.

[@robbinvanpelt2749]

it's up for being a water park now.. www.google.com/amp/s/www.wbaltv.com/amp/article/great-wolf-lodge-steve-jacobsen-cecil-county-resort-makes-sense/29578622

[@nzandrulewicz]

@@HEDGE1011 Perryville is a really small town and the roads are small. We already have a couple of warehouses which include an Amazon facility which increased truck traffic a lot! There is also little to nothing to do in Perryville so the fact that the little we did have is now gone and being replaced with another warehouse facility is frustrating. Also, I talked to my parents who lived here before and they said that the place went downhill was because the owners just didn't care to take care of it. Not because of the toll booths. A solution I had was to build another community park with almost a homey feel to it. As if it was your own backyard. It would preserve the area. If they want to put another warehouse in Perryville, put it with the others that is 10 minutes away and on a higher density road.

[@robstammers7149]

Spooky, and yet compelling viewing, nice one guys, many thanks.

[@ryanlitt5132]

These are some of the best videos on yt right now

[@gloomed8888]

I was at this outlet center from time to time from when it opened till maybe ten years ago. It never was a really great place. The stuff was normal outlet stuff, asking full price for last years styles/models, and really wasn't worth the trip. Added to that as the better stores left they were replaced by brands that nobody wanted anymore or independents. It also was awful if you were disabled. The restrooms you had to use stairs to get to.

[@donaldwooten3841]

The Nike outlet and big dog were the only worth while things there. It was decent In the 90s but went down hill fast

[@patrickdare5356]

I used to go to the Nike and Van Heusen outlet stores frequently. They had very good deals compared to finding their stuff at normal retail stores.

[@heidimcchristian719]

I hated the bathrooms! Sucked with strollers. I said the same thing about them not being handicap accessible.

[@PL-mu1cp]

Thanks for some Quarantine entertainment. Stuck at home in Los Angeles.

[@trailrunnah8886]

Glad you guys didn't get murdered! When you showed that 'freaks come out at night" graffiti, I thought to myself yeah that sounds like a warning.

[@nerdrock8087]

So sad, yet so fascinating

[@ChristionGirl45]

I always love how you give the history behind the places you explore. It just makes the videos that much more interesting! Another great video, Jake! 😄

[@NokithePoliceGirl]

When you are at home and haven’t worked because your state has a stay at home order and there is a Claire’s mailbox so you are reminded that you can not escape Claire’s even when you aren’t working. I’m the assistant manager at one so it is even funnier.

[@MissAlmostFine]

🤣🤣🤣 I very recently left retail so I know exactly what you mean.

[@avilionstars]

the "freaks come out at night" spraypaint was slightly unsettling haha

[@looneytoastywolf]

I love your vids so much i feel like i could watch them for hours....AND I COULD i even watch vids of yours again just cause i love em lol

[@vengeance1701]

That was "Casual Corner" on that sign you couldn't read.

[@lindsaystern7812]

I haven't seen a 'Casual Corner' in AGES!

[@MuvoTX]

yeah i saw that too... what store had that? Casual Corner was the name of the store?

[@existinginaspace8347]

Confirmed Toll Roads kill buisness.

[@fristnamelastname5549]

Look at Chicago.

[@jerrell1169]

Well they didn’t particularly care, the tolls were all about paying off the Bay Bridge (they keep them even though it’s technically payed off but whatever) which was much bigger long term investment.

[@DstruX]

Too awesome. I just was told about you guys after I posted a flight at this location. Cool to see the background

[@whos1st]

Great subject and top notch drone photography. I really enjoy our work.

[@anthonymendez1997]

When you get a chance, you should do a video on River Oaks Mall in Calumet City, Illinois. The complex is practically almost a dead mall, but in its glory days was one of the busiest malls in the Chicagoland area.

[@sdjrinc.6921]

Do you remember Lincoln Mall in Matteson I remember going there in the early 90s they completely destroyed it in the 2000s

[@anthonymendez1997]

SDJR INC. I slightly remember it, but I’m more familiar with River Oaks Mall.

[@cheeseebun]

facts. that was my families go to mall when i was a child (im 24 now) the last time we went was maybe 4-5 years ago and it was depressingly empty and just not the same vibe. it was very weird because we live in Chicago and my parents really would drive out 40-45 mins to go to River Oaks. Same with Ford city, which is my neighborhood mall, no ones goes to ford city, we all go out to ridge or orland.

[@anthonymendez1997]

Hxlden Caulfield That’s interesting. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago and would go there as a child. I remember going to the cinema complexes they used to have which have all been demolished. A lot of the major anchors have closed including Carson’s and Sears. The only thing that is still there I think is Macy’s and JCPenny’s. It’s not technically a dead mall, but more like a mall on hospice.

[@CoachBibbs]

SDJR INC. fully demolished now

[@dunkace]

Always find it incredible the size of these places left abandoned. In the UK these things end up for sale, flattened and rebuilt , usually into houses. A lot less space here i suppose. Great vid!

[@ram89572]

yeah that's the main difference. The entirety of the UK's land area could fit inside a number of our states over here. Space is at much more of a premium on an island than it is in a country that stretches from one side of a continent to the other. It's not currently worth it for anyone to build there again. And as for housing, no one wants to live that close to a major interstate unless they have to.

[@jarednil69]

The first store you went into was a Van Heusen outlet. Men's dress wear.

[@Strongbad251]

Great job! Another very well done and entertaining video.