Exploring a Huge Abandoned Mall - 1 Million Sq Ft!

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[@RailPreserver2K]

The Proper People nice reference to this is dan bells dead mall videos

[@samone2398]

The Proper People ,,,,,yet another good vid guys,,love the music,,really good😊👍✋

[@DALEK1998]

What mall are they exploring?

[@xjcory55]

When were you guys at Medley Centre!?! That's 20 minutes from where I live!

[@christophercoleman1895]

what stores were there in that mall ?

[@ComicBookGuy33]

Update: On July 30th 2019 A referendum to borrow $7.25 million dollars to transform the mall into a community center was approved by the voters in Irondequoit. So this nice building will be re-purposed, not torn down.

[@sawftbunzzz]

fuck that center bull shit how bout fully funded homeless shelter

[@ayogaby_4648]

is it still easily accessed? im tryna go

[@NYMArts]

Can you give us a visual update on this ?

[@ussindianapolis9137]

@MysteryFan ye

[@patriciahaidvogel8833]

There’s also a Ronald McDonald charity sales area that has opened. Also a business called Conduent. Both businesses occupy the former Macy’s section of the building. Senior housing will be soon built at the Sears end as well as the outer area of the mall.

[@bindardundat454]

This closed mall is in better condition then the open mall in my town

[@BrandonSugiura]

Bin Dardundat it’s too bad they could not find a broker to buy this place and be able to revamp this mall.

[@shelbytucker7447]

Same lol

[@boeing_RBLX]

What about inside the walls

[@williamafton3120]

@@BrandonSugiura it would be a good place for airsoft

[@chrisd3969]

It's to bad malls are not profitable anymore.

[@noir-nova8569]

Abandon Mall Video: **1 Year Ago** (Edited: This was a meme calm down obvi this wouldn’t be the set they used.) Stranger Things Fans: *STarCouRt Mall From S3?!*

[@ajgerbi]

Adam _2020 / *I COMMENTED THE SAME THING* Thank God I wasn’t the only one who instantly thought of ST3 when I saw this.

[@douglaspereira9904]

Hahahaha

[@elle2939]

At least I know I’m not going crazy off of stranger things 😂

[@BennyFlaco]

yessss same thoughts . crazy haha

[@sevenastrostars]

I feel attacked

[@g_way]

I get such a weird, depressed feeling from empty malls and houses and such. It's hard to explain.

[@ceci7798]

Actually Agender I feel exactly the same way. It’s like the ghosts of people are still present, but not in a creepy way, just as in you can imagine how crowded it must’ve been at one point.

[@ej4j4i38wGwgeb8]

Tbh I always get excited bc I wanna explore the place. It looks so huge and pretty, i just want to run around and look at EVRRYTHING. Just imagine having a whole mall to yourself

[@JYMAHJAMES]

I think it's the way it's all just been left to be forgotten about, workers are gone and customers are gone. What was once a thriving place is just forgotten in time

[@xochitlarte3948]

Same here

[@ELEKTRA_LUXXX]

Omgg yess! Its like Life and then NOTHING. Just small whispers from winds and the slight echoes of the voices of the people who once walked the floors. Like Time just stopped existing

[@erikthedragongeek7657]

The most depressing part is that beautiful old carousal just sitting there abandoned. .all the joy it brought and now long silent..

[@brynntimothy37]

Erik TheDragonGeek76 thankfully it has been bought by a collector and will be moved elsewhere to be restored and taken care of.

[@captainobvious6025]

@@brynntimothy37 Well, it is going to China. so there is that. China using the money you spent on their garbage to buy you out...LOL

[@KiyokaMakibi]

I find the bird about to die the depressing part :(

[@svasianfilipiname6603]

Yes for kids but not adults ☹️

[@maximoluna8617]

Erik TheDragonGeek76 what a cliche

[@Kozenshi]

Something about abandoned malls are just so depressing, and it’s becoming more and more common.

[@Realasadonut]

Agree, or just going to a mall that's on the verge of closing down. Look sad 😥

[@phoenix4175]

Daniel J Mall in my town is like that .

[@melgibsonaftertwobeers6119]

stop ordering shit off amazon then.

[@MintyToq]

Theres this mall me and my mom loved. We spent most summers there when i was younger, but the older i got, the older the mall was. Seeing it with only a couple people left walking around the mall was heartbreaking

[@gregrobertson9957]

Can you really not associate the rise of Amazon to the decline of in-store POS? Faster, cheaper, easier, lower friction.

[@The84Chambers]

This place was my childhood. It was opened when i was born. I shopped at those stores. I ate at that food court. I rode that merry go round. My grandmother worked at Bon Ton. I was last in that mall when I was 16-17. I went Christmas shopping with my father. There obviously wasn’t much left open but Macy’s and Sears. I remember stopping in the middle of a crowd of people, taking a quick look around and then crying like a baby. It hurt to see such a large part of my childhood reduced to nothing. It’s bittersweet watching this video now because I work in the Macy’s area now but I’m not allowed to go into the mall. So close yet so far away. Thank you for uploading this.

[@brötzmannsax]

No wonder you eat stray cats!

[@ryansauer9495]

miss this place man, ive lived over in webster my whole life

[@The84Chambers]

That's where I've lived for the last 6 years, but I was born and raised in East Irondequoit.

[@lizmoulton8628]

Living in Webster, I was in this mall almost every weekend.

[@The84Chambers]

Liz Moulton I live in Webster too!

[@JonSudano]

This video satisfies my late 80's/early 90's fancy

[@carlosmatos9848]

Malls just seem to be such an odd novelty now that I think about it.

[@callumdonington2227]

*V A P O R W A V E*

[@ronnieo.6647]

Best comment

[@purplehaze.]

it's called Ａ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｔ　Ｅ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｃ

[@excuse.me.sir.]

i miss being able to smoke in the mall. i used to love walking the long halls smoking a marlboro red.. in the famous words of archie bunker..."THOSE WERE THE DAYS"

[@thebiggingerx]

for a mall that closed in 2009, this building was in incredibly good shape when you guys filmed. most malls that closed in the 2000s got scrapped and vandalized so much that they lost a lot of the vintage feeling. i wish all abandoned places were in as good of shape as this mall to truly keep the feeling of the time it came from instead of glass shards and garbage littering the floors like in other places like rolling acres and randall park.

[@Christophersanchez1326]

That mall is clean for being abandoned for 8 years. Nice.

[@Christophersanchez1326]

bfinan11 still in good shape. ☺️

[@chumprock]

It fell into some disrepair but a recent new owner cleaned up the leaks and water damage.

[@CowboyKiller315]

As an upstate New Yorker i can confirm that this building is THE hardest to get into. You would have better luck trying to get into the Rochester state hospital, and thats pretty much on the U of R campus

[@MDE-11-84]

Christopher Sanchez -- I was thinking the same thing

[@rebisjoshua]

Christopher Sanchez i used to work in that mall

[@Scottthespy]

I love how these guys are respectful of the premise, not taking or damaging stuff, or even moving it around most of the time. They leave almost no indication of their presence, they're just there to observe. Its nice to see.

[@sparkplug1018]

While I also appreciate that, like the rest of us they'd take something really valuable in a minute.

[@andrew881000]

sparkplug1018 I doubt it considering they make a lot off these videos

[@50shadesofcerakote]

its one of the reason im such a big fan of this channel. i just started watching them in the past couple weeks and these guys are great.

[@binksmas]

Tbh i dont like to steal or damage things. But i would have taken the neon signs in a heart beat 😂 sorry

[@enchantedbrick]

@@binksmas Then they would not function. Neon is really fragile that's the reason it isn't used as much. There are very special and specific ways to transport it. It's glass tubes with an inert gas (Neon) in it with an electric charge to make the light. Specific power requirements are also needed. Just touching a neon tube with bare hands will cause it to stop functioning because of the oils in human skin. Source: Years ago back in 1997, I called a neon sign company because I wanted some wild designs made. Clearly, out of my price range.

[@Bubblecries]

I wish all malls could look like this again. The neon lights the homey feeling :((

[@kannon0216]

I live by this mall. I used to love going there as a kid. It was the coolest mall. It had everything.

[@ussindianapolis9137]

Why? They would get boring fast if they all looked the same

[@r0ckstar666]

I use to hangout at malls in the 1980's and 1990's. Was a cool place to hangout, meet up with friends, and meet chicks. I watch in KZbin videos people are always boxing and fighting and shit at malls now. I rather shop from home, or meet a chick off doublelist then go and fuck around at a mall anymore.

[@chxseonyt]

Bubblecries all malls in upstate NY look like this

[@Bubblecries]

@@chxseonyt well that's good, here in the Philippines all malls look so modern and they have demolished all malls that were made from the 90s.

[@LeoTakacs]

The music selection in this video combined with your cinematic shots gave me chills. The way you captured the mall in such an eerie but not too creepy fashion was just incredible. A lifeless plaza frozen in time. Liked and subbed.

[@jill6011]

Check out Dan Bell's Dead Mall Series (it's on youtube). His videos have a similar aesthetic that I couldn't help but wonder if this video was inspired by.

[@samtinkle9076]

Odd to see you here.

[@caseywagner351]

I agree totally

[@KevinPlaysGuitar]

Nice to see an abandoned mall without any vandals ruining anything. :) It's a shame to see a big mall being empty.

[@sparkplug1018]

I prefer them like this actually, at least abandoned they have a certain artistic quality to them.

[@nyoman566]

Because there are many security to keep these mall from vandals

[@MinPinUSA1]

yep try to break in there you will be in jail quicker than you can say BOO. notice it's never been broke in once? cause it aint!

[@amandaaaax0x]

i live in the area and idk how the hell they even got in lol

[@Loveflower244]

Amanda Tesch I know!

[@willmulligan2216]

You guys should include overlay videos of the past...it would be so interesting to see the time lapse from a time long gone.

[@Farmer-zx5in]

Will Mulligan underrated comment

[@ethanmountain9303]

Bright Sun Films does that

[@TheRedRaven_]

I can just imagine a whole community of zombie apocalypse survivors living there, making their homes out of the stores and the center of the mall being turned into a garden for food.

[@Sateisa]

Was thinking the same exact scenario

[@thed.a.4939]

Ditto.

[@bildo85]

Watch the show The Mist. The writers had a similar idea!

[@smb-c3po]

I forgot what I wanted to say, but it was related.l

[@bluethevelociraptor6478]

Twinkies!!!!!!?!!!!!!!

[@DarkExploration]

Omg the production on this is so top notch. I love how you guys have always improved your editing and never have stayed stagnant at any time. Cant wait to see your next explores guys !

[@twizz420]

This whole video is clearly Dan Bell's style...

[@MarcoNP2011]

Yeah, those sections with just the music were incredible.

[@DarkExploration]

Nikolas Tesla to be fair Dan has revolutionized the style of filming malls. And personally i think its the best. So even if its the same quality as Dans, its still a very impressive production.

[@Thomas-lk5cu]

It might have elements inspired by Dan Bell, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. They just took the inspiration and made it in their own style.

[@GreenAppelPie]

Dark Exploration Films I was dubious about another abandoned mall, but y'all are top notch.

[@sprkl5d]

Really sad how many malls sit empty like this. I miss the days of hanging out at the Mall.

[@Captain_MonsterFart]

I thank the Lord every day that I haven't walked in a mall in decades now. Good riddance to an empty era!

[@jeremyzisman9385]

yeah malls are awesome

[@pliskenx51mm83]

I too miss the days of Malls. I remember being a kid and seeing local malls filled to the brim! Its all memories now. Online shopping, while being more efficient has kinda killed social interaction shopping. With Covid 19 having happened, I believe the Mall days will die fully now.

[@cherrios2002]

Same, just walking around with friends and eating at the food court

[@Surfer041]

@@pliskenx51mm83 Malls are nearing extinction. Much like society is on the brink of collapse.

[@HeavyArms1993]

Dude, the music was killer in this video.

[@mikecrow.1]

DustinPenncakes go watch Dan Bell abandoned mall series, retro wave is the type of music

[@HeavyArms1993]

I've watched a few of Dan's videos in the past. I'll have to go check him out again.

[@madjamjar]

The music was very much like a group from the 1990's called Enigma.

[@ouchquitit3300]

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[@m.oriley8260]

1990 - 2009. A VERY short life for a mall.

[@anamanym7481]

But if you think about it, this project was probably just started before the recession of early 1990's. Then it closed soon after the recession of 2008. Could be coincidence, but kind of a shitty time frame for any business.

[@timpriddy349]

Welcome to our future......

[@jbw9999]

Wow, 1990. I didn't know any malls were still being built that late.

[@coraldiamond1922]

Jack White The last shopping mall built in America was in 2006. There have been no new malls built since then as far as I’m aware.

[@alexscholl150]

Coraldiamond 192 they built a outdoor mall near me in 2013

[@Pmike404]

As soon as they walked into the Disney store I remembered the cake tiered display of plushies and the Screen that would play different movie scenes. Those were the days back in the 90s.

[@Surfer041]

Just enough technology to make life easier, kinder people, happier times, and most important, no social media. I wish I weren't able to type this. I wish there were no Facebook, Instagram, snap chat, tik tok, or any other social media platform which has completely destroyed society.

[@Pauline-ir2tr]

Some of these malls are so big and spacious they could be made into mini-towns. Convert the anchor store spaces into apartment complexes. The smaller stores could be stores, bars, restaurants, offices, medical facilities, entertainment venues (some already have theaters), even educational facilities, libraries, coffee shops, gyms, etc. People could mingle and gather in the open spaces, walk and travel in a climate controlled environment. I'm sure a developer could think of more options to include.

[@mixetube1116]

Convert a failed mall into a....mall? Great idea. Only...malls fail due to locationm nobody going to invest millions into a failed mall that WILL fail again in the same location.

[@clairesmyth8733]

If you were to convert the anchor store spaces into apartments, you have to consider the costs to add additional plumbing, electrical conversions into the spaces.

[@catalystKomics]

A reasonable idea. Although perhaps it makes more sense to do it the other way around. Small stores could be apartments. Plumbing is definitely an issue, unless people would be willing to share common bathrooms. More like a dormitory...

[@willowashe]

So turn a dead mall into a cruise ship on land?

[@subzeroarctics1299]

I've actually heard of this concept thrown around by some mall owners of failing malls and I think it's a really exciting idea and would love to see it happen. Big investment? Sure. Big return? Time will tell. It just might be the future.

[@shariceornah]

Abandoned since 2009, it looks pretty good for 10 years being non-maintenanced

[@Sandkei]

Sharice Johnson Amazing it isn't all full of graffiti

[@Yeiyn343]

There must be police and guards around the outside somewhere. The people filming maybe snuck around them.

[@r0ckstar666]

It was probably maintained for a couple of years by the owners who wished they could have sold it. Probably after 2 or 3 years owners quit paying to maintain mall building.

[@LRKarts33]

The place has been out of public use since 09 but was still maintained until about 2015 when it when fully abandoned. Security around it is strict don't know how they got in

[@Unknown-lv3bj]

11 years now

[@Idolmakercat]

this is really sad because so many jobs were lost when this closed. It looks like it was an amazing place to shop.

[@melgibsonaftertwobeers6119]

it was. it was truly incredible. it brought lots of life to an otherwise sleepy suburb.

[@maggiepulgar7449]

Exactly! I currently working retail and the department-store chain I work for is just teetering on the brink of Extinction. There are so many factors that come into play but the heartbreaking reality is behind every one of these derelict and abandoned stores there are so many human stories. Jobs lost and possible Futures destroyed

[@jadamonae7293]

Frankie Tortonesi it was ...i used to go there all the time when I was little

[@qwipperty]

It's odd that it closed. Right along an expressway (with off ramp), plenty of bus and car access and parking. Seems to be in a great location.

[@dangeroustoys5668]

it was, i was there quite a bit

[@Agui007]

One day there will be people exploring abandoned Amazon warehouses and making documentaries just like this.

[@TiberianFiend]

Nobody has fond memories of those.

[@willowashe]

“And this is where they say workers would pee in bottles....”

[@patricksaxon3983]

This when they decided to lay off all of their employees and go over seas for cheaper labor.

[@crimplemania]

one can hope

[@hobbes7460]

Amazon is part of the reason malls are abandoned and people are to lazy to get off their butts and go out to buy things.

[@bbtank3000]

Them: "It was a very old looking Disney store." Me: (sigh)......."That's what they looked like in the 90s when I was a kid."

[@SmilingAdvocate]

bbtank3000 I would have loved to have seen that stage thing in the old Disney store when it was open because that’s where all the plushies would have been. A big mountain of plushies. At the nearest one to me (they closed an even closer one 😢) the plushies are all on a wall, shoved onto a shelf

[@SamFurch]

that's the Disney store that I know

[@morgue.n444]

It looks like the Disney store I went to from the late 00s and early 2010s lol

[@morgue.n444]

The thing in the middle was a huge display where they’d put all the plushies, I always just wanted to jump in the plushie pile. One time I was the kid who got to open the store in May the 1st (I think it was) and they gave me Mickey’s wizard hat and a little wizard Mickey lanyard, which I sadly lost.

[@jacobfarmer4062]

One of my favorite dead malls. I love malls with a lot of natural light and that late 80s early 90s aesthetic. This is a time capsule from 1990

[@lipglossbyclaudia6451]

When I was about 8, they still had a few stores left, including sears. I used to go in with my father and you could walk a part of the mall, it was sad seeing stores leave one by one till there was nothing left

[@martinbautista4978]

Yes

[@purgatory7180]

I remember going here as a kid and it being packed. Sad to see the mall die.

[@quietrevelry]

ditto...

[@brixly656]

Same..

[@dangeroustoys5668]

im curious on how long Eastview mall in victor, ny will last. its still up and running.

[@smlftea]

my mom worked here back in her 20s. it was almost sad listening to her point out everything and tell little stories

[@fulgencioreal7959]

It's does give you that feeling .. weird to just see them abandoned.. sad to think they used to be packed filled with people enjoying time

[@thegamingchannel9023]

Yeah i miss that time so much fun times and now its al over uhh

[@Simpleton_X]

They also used to be filled with thugs trying to harm people, gang fights, rude teenagers causing trouble, couples bickering about spending so much money, and overpriced merchandise. So, look at the downside, which is the upside in this scenario. Hope that cheers you up. :)

[@LRKarts33]

@@Simpleton_X no this mall was not that bad I used to go there

[@ShyVioletIsShy]

Structures like this could easily be made into amazing college campuses. Imagine how friggin rad it'd be to go to class in a MEGAMALL. The fountains would be awesome to have lunch by.

[@Bocbo]

Shy Violet Or a retirement village.

[@neekyboo77]

Shy Violet They tried that for awhile with the Dixie Mall in Harvey, IL. It was used in the Blues Brothers movie. Sat for years in decay, then they finally tore it down.

[@Skiesablue]

That's really ironic because there's a SUNY college in Rochester, NY (pretty close to this mall) that had a downtown campus in the old Sibley building...aka you were able to ride escalators 4+ stories to get to your classes at the top of an old shopping mall. It was really awful, though, and had too many issues (school was just recently relocated to the old Kodak tower). Just thought you'd like to know (I went there :))

[@hightower6645]

Shy Violet No!

[@internetkumquat4542]

Haven't heard somebody mention Dixie Square Mall in countless years. Seems like awhile since anybody talked about that old place. 32 years it sat abandoned, with countless demolition plans and other matters falling through, until it's proper demolition in 2012.

[@sandraj8338]

I am literally in love with this channel, you guys make such amazing content and sometimes I really feel like I'm actually exploring with you, because it feels so real and not faked (as far as I've watched you for 2 years, (silently😂)I haven't noticed any clickbait or faking anything) and I really hope you guys keep doing this for as long as possible 😍 And the mall is extremely beautiful, no graffiti's or such vandalism 👍 keep up the good job, time for me to do a marathon on your channel again😂 amazing video once again! I missed this xx

[@albertsmith99]

Imagine being the security guard watching this video.

[@jamesfaust5755]

Lmao

[@dembow1492]

smoking some #md5

[@lacyciccarelli393]

Yeah he would be like oh f**k

[@hayleesmukowski4732]

it’s abandon tho

[@gregrobertson9957]

Literally..YOU HAD ONE JOB!!!

[@jwill6312]

They turned one of our abandoned malls in to a community college.

[@sfletch3042]

What a perfect idea!!

[@patricksaxon3983]

That is what has happened to Global Mall in Antioch, Tennessee.

[@greenlawnfarm5827]

They should make tramp parks.

[@MsKiTTy1138]

@Johnathan Williams - Hey are you in Austin Tx... If you are I know what your talking about. Turned Highland Mall into The Austin Community College Highland Campus.

[@robertg6018]

Fabulous idea! Many of the smaller stores are already ideal classroom size & sectioning off anchor stores wouldn't take much work. You could even put a gym in a anchor store location & have a a food court ready to go as a cafeteria. Plenty of walking space & places to study as well. And no need to be parking spot stalker with all those huge lots! Lol

[@UnknownWorldsTV]

Finally a new video. We really like your channel. It is one of the last sources on youtube to find inspiration and high-class videos.

[@papatom5161]

It’s so weird to finally see a video on this place. I remember going there all the time when I was a kid and riding that carousel. It’s too bad what happened to that place. They’re actually starting to do stuff with it again but it’s just not the same. I miss the mall and I miss the childhood memories that I recall so fondly.

[@JuliaHarrisx]

Im so pleased that it’s evaded graffiti art! Looks pristine 💋 xx

[@G1NZOU]

I really like the editing and occasional vaporwave soundtrack you used. It also dawned on me the reason they pump generic pop music in these malls is because without music it's uncomfortably quiet.

[@mollie-wankenobi8655]

@@mythra7174 if it helps, there is the occasional bird in the mall near me

[@dinarivas626]

So sad that mall was closed. It’s a beautiful mall.

[@miizuakiya]

Yeah

[@DizneyCTC]

I recognized that Disney store the second you walked in. Those colors are awesome! Haha!

[@tomikalayne500]

Dizney Coast To Coast same!! 90s Disney was the best lol😊

[@nathanbyberg]

I can’t believe how clean this abandoned mall was! This has to be the cleanest abandoned building tour I have watched on KZbin! That was a really impressive video guys! Great job and well done! Keep up the good work!

[@VideoManDan]

This is by far my favorite video on this channel. It really brings back memories and nostalgia of the 80's. I miss that time in my childhood. Everything was so innocent and pure.

[@AroundIndiana]

It's bizarre that someone hasn't bought the Carousel. Surely it's worth something and could be used elsewhere

[@Pomshka]

ReviewsTechNow If I lived in the states I'd be in thur with ma tool kit nicking one of those horses to take home xD

[@AroundIndiana]

Pastel-Pomeranian well I wouldn't recommend doing that lol

[@Pomshka]

Alas! I live in the UK anyway lol

[@gavinhatfield2354]

An amusement park should buy it. It's not uncommon for them to buy carousels from 100 years ago and refurbish them.

[@watershed44]

ReviewsTechNow Yes, it really is surprising to me as well. Things like this can cost a LOT of money to buy new or refurbished, it's a shame and waste to see something so wonderful left to rot.

[@Browncow5200]

I live in NY, they closed because too many gangs were hanging around and it turned people away. It’s not abandoned, nobody has just bought it yet. Also, a Japanese amusement park company just purchased the Carousel and it shall be being shipped shortly. ;)

[@smb-c3po]

If only I were there to stop them regardless of how I did it.

[@eily_b]

I bet we see the carousel in an abandoned Japanese theme park video soon. ;)

[@tonybart7221]

Was this in Syracuse NY?

[@biggboss9708]

Irondequoit, NY. Mentioned in the beginning of the video

[@cttbbt6640]

That's a crock of shit. I live 5min from the mall and frequented it often. Never once have I saw gang members. It's not even a bad part of town at all..

[@dotmatrix7383]

I live in Rochester, and this is great to see... I'm honestly surprised you got in as Irondequoit Police patrol this area pretty heavily.

[@HomelessAdventuresHD]

Same bro I remember going there before it fully shut down

[@jessicawally9388]

So eerie and also sad. Abandoned places are so interesting but I can't help but feel a sense of sadness. Excellent video as always guys!

[@leahm4514]

For any viewers wondering, it’s not truly “abandoned”. The mall closed in 2009, but Macy’s didn’t close until 2014 and Sears closed in 2016. It’s guarded quite well as abandoned buildings are attractive nuisances by nature. The site has changed hands a few times in the past decade but renovation plans just keep falling through, especially surrounding monetary issues of a previous owner by the name of Scott Congel. He was a huge source of drama for the Rochester area for several years lmao It sold in January 2016 at public auction for only $100,000 and there are plans as recent as this August to make it into a community center! Feel free to google if you’d like to know more, there’s plenty of news articles on it by local news organizations.

[@jill6011]

Thank you for the extra info!

[@Lloyd_Christmas11]

How did it sell for only $100,000? Property taxes are through the roof? Imagine buying it for yourself and then having a 1 million square foot house to work with! The electric bill alone would be through the roof though...

[@MiroBG359]

Technically it sold for 6.1 mil since the previous owner owed $6 mil in back taxes and such

[@princessmarlena1359]

I was squatting in an abandoned Gilly Hicks store at a failing semi-abandoned mall (couldn’t afford to rent at the time). I was able to pick and change the locks of the shop, and I showered off in the fountain after closing, I figured out how to turn it back on. Unfortunately the cops found out about what I (and three other squatters) were doing and drove us out of the abandoned stores. Eventually the mall where we were squatting closed down forever and was demolished.

[@UrbexAndChill]

Is the Dan Bell? Lol

[@2computergamer]

Urbex&Chill it almost has that feel of a Dan Bell video

[@conorwilson1382]

Yeah it is really inspired by his video style isn't it

[@fixman88]

Gabe Vogel Dan Bell and The Proper People have collaborated on at least one video so that shouldn’t be too surprising.

[@jenkaiser721]

I thought the same thing when I started watching. Not a bad thing as I am a huge Dan Bell fan too

[@jimmyfaustjr7373]

Love dan bell. Cracks me up lol him will and rick. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tacojosh4]

I'm so unfamiliar with you guys exploring abandoned malls, Dan Bell is the mall guy. But this looks like a PROMISING video! Loving the mall style music too.

[@tacojosh4]

I live in Chicago so it's not much help, but very interesting to know about. Chicago (and Gary, IN) have a lot of great abandoned places, but security is pretty high around many of them

[@crowmigration8245]

Look way back on their channel, they have another one. It's how I found them.

[@kwola6398]

When I was younger, I lived around Charlestowne mall, which was made by the same architects. It's eerily similar to what I'd imagine Charlestowne looks like now, crazy how both malls opened in the 90s with the same layout only to sit abandoned 20 years later.

[@HalstedHag1]

I thought this WAS Charlestowne Mall until they said otherwise.

[@DarkTapes]

This mall is SO 90's. Looks just like the one I grew up with. those skylights...

[@PresidentJamesDean]

I wasn't born in the 90's, but yeah, I get the ascetic and I love it

[@bananaspink1]

As a born and raised irondequoit native i am so happy to see you guys explore this mall! I have very fond memories of this mall. My mom even worked at the shoe department in that mall! This video brought back so many memories. Thank you!

[@TronRider]

I remember going to this mall when it was almost closed down. Only a couple of stores open at that time, the rest was pretty much empty. Now a days, there are plans to convert it to some senior apartments and other stuff. Thanks for making this video.

[@ericbear2514]

The mall doesn't look too shabby for one that's been abandoned.

[@hyporii]

Hands down one of the best exploring channels, your editing puts Exploring with Josh to shame, you guys deserve his sub base.

[@bentstrider]

LostEchoYT Interestingly enough, they've collaborated with each other a few times.

[@KevinEontrainer381]

0:15 "Today is my brithday!" 0:24 when you opened up your social media

[@lisecanada3304]

Wow, those carousel horses are worth so much, and they're just sitting there. The whole carousel is beautiful. Great video!

[@54Djleod]

I remember when that mall opened and I was there the last day it was opened. The gangs had taken it over and became unsafe to be there at all. I was once stuck in a store because of a fight in front of the store I was in. That Disney Store closed years before the mall ever closed. The Sears was the last to close down and was functioning well after the mall closed. It finally closed not too long ago. The area is not the best and more than likely will never have anything done to it. Many plans have come and gone and yet nothing has been done. The reason it looks so nice is that there are a lot of people who look out for the mall and have called the police when they see anything suspicious happening. There is a Target within walking distance from it, so the cameras would pick it up. I loved this mall when it was full of stores, but toward the end there was only Burger King and a few Sneaker stores left.

[@FictionExistence]

@Bill Williams This mall boarders the north side of Rochester, which is the ghetto, "those people" have anyways been there. That whole area is just shitty lol.

[@yasmingarcia2301]

I live 10 minutes from this mall and have always wanted to go inside, but me being the goody two shoes I am I never have. Thank you for making this video now I can see what’s inside!!!

[@RangerRickTV]

Yasmin Garcia is this in Alabama?

[@LRKarts33]

@@RangerRickTV go up about 7 states

[@kennycam6369]

I appreciate the mallsoft/ vaporwave vibe you did

[@Allovimo]

Thank you so much for exploring this. I lived near it in Rochester, and I was fascinated by it. So many locals are still so bitter over the entire story with it. I wish it would have been opened when I lived there.

[@steveowens9829]

I shopped there when it first opened. It was a really nice mall, but it was really built in a saturated market and at the time malls were starting to decline.

[@angelahagerman5693]

Allovimo, why did this Mall close?

[@enthusiasm1893]

The center reminds me of the Starcourt Mall from Stranger Things, but they filmed at the Gwinnett Place Mall

[@itsadamhamilton]

I actually live around this area and went to this mall when I was a kid. The marry-go-round was the fastest one in our area. I used to always go up and down the blue elevator (which that one actually started my love for elevators). It's crazy to see this mall again.

[@TheDriveInGuys]

OutsideTheBox (and beyond the dictionary) umm, *merry

[@KINGONE6XIV]

585 represent

[@KINGONE6XIV]

I used to get confused with this mall in another mall in Greece Ny as a child

[@SuV33358]

@galaxycraft20 me too! West side

[@SuV33358]

@@KINGONE6XIVused to be Greece town Mall and long Ridge mall. I now live like a block from there on Ridge

[@losingmymind611]

"I think we went in on the first floor...?" Me at any functioning mall.

[@dirtrider88]

malls have entrances on all floors

[@kippen64]

Decided to Google this mall. People are still leaving reviews for this mall. Weird. Are there a lot of abandoned malls in the USA?

[@user-rr3ms8wg6t]

Whats the ñame?

[@bloxburgreports7704]

Oh yes we have a lot of abandoned places but no one pay attention to it.

[@beyondmythoughts4288]

@@user-rr3ms8wg6t Irondequoit Mall I'm pretty sure

[@shaelynmarianetti4314]

mili medley center mall

[@dangeroustoys5668]

yes , the time of shopping malls has reached its end

[@LewisDodman]

The visuals and the music in this video were on point.

[@saiyanangelblue]

everytime I watch a video like this I cant help but think if there was a zombie apocalypse they would be perfect to live in

[@spongebitchbobface]

Big open windows, echoey long openings, Not to mention their's no way to be 100% certain of possible zombie inhabitants without some exhaustive searching.

[@nomobobby]

If you can get enough people to lock down the perimeter that is.

[@crazyboonie9636]

Brings back alotof memories. I used to get blazed in the back room of a store my buddy workedatthere all the time

[@fancycoach3267]

Seeing that bird just lying there dying slowly made me really sad

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

yeah wtf it was alive.

[@emello823]

Me too 😕

[@nicccckque3908]

You can see i breathing too. I wonder what was killing it.

[@nicccckque3908]

Silas McGee learn to use punctuation.

[@grace4976]

The bird probably hit a glass window trying to get out

[@bradsverbalvomitandpotpour1149]

These videos make me very emotional. Kids today will never know the pleasures of the shopping mall.

[@jeremyzisman7733]

I love shopping malls am a teenager

[@blooop9693]

Brad's Verbal Vomit Shopping malls still exist...and plenty of them are still thriving. I'm 18 and there are 2 I grew up with (Grapevine Mills and Northeast Mall in Texas) that still get decent foot traffic as far as I know. The abandoned/dead ones we see on here are the ones that are in bad areas or refused to get with the times.

[@sfletch3042]

We still have thriving malls in Austin. My kids know. Lol

[@greenlawnfarm5827]

Yeah. The problem is they put malls where bad people are and they steal everything and then people that want to buy stuff cant.

[@nickbeasaw8307]

I felt somewhat emotional watching this video, I remember going every weekend with my dad to the pit stop slot car track. It was great to see this place after so many years.

[@buknor536]

Seeing the inside of this mall again is nostalgic. Hope they do something with it soon.

[@chivic89]

It always fascinates me that a vast amount of space that was was bustling with business now sits abandoned and empty, never to return to its original glory.

[@TheJoeSwanon]

chivic89 thank Amazon .com

[@Tuisto]

Thank the Federal Government & Zero Percent interest rates that gutted the disposable income of the American Middle Class

[@sparkplug1018]

It was a shopping mall, not that glorious to begin with. At least sitting abandoned like this it has a certain artistic quality.

[@MinPinUSA1]

sadly build on the right side of the tracks but just on the other side of the tracks is like chivic89 stated. to bad!

[@vincenzoc4275]

chivic89 that's because of technology, retail sales is going to be a thing of the past unfortunately!!

[@zooluzoolu6305]

I loved this mall, I used to go there after school with my friends when I was a senior in high school. It was sad to watch what happened to it. It was not in located in the best area, so gangs started hanging out there. People slowly stopped going in fear of their safety. Then one by one stores started pulling out of the mall. It was bought out once with good intentions, but nothing ever happened with it. Very sad.

[@normpaul8761]

it funny the mall close , nut there what IHOP TARGET AND HOTEL NOW

[@samanthagillette1483]

I remember the last time I went there was July/August 09 when I was 15 and all that was left was Sears and Macy's. I grew up going almost every weekend and it always seemed so magical in its prime.

[@chowfun1976]

So sad. I went to the grand opening weekend of this mall with my parents and older brother. I was so in awe by its beauty and size.

[@OAleathaO]

I remember shopping around my local mall as a kid and it makes me so sad to see it abandoned like this one. Such a shame that malls are becoming a thing of the past.

[@onceuponacruise]

This mall is in my home town. I spent so much time there with my friends when I was in high school. My high school was a few miles down the street. Such a shame to see it like this.

[@jameswalker3882]

OMG I remember going to this mall every weekend as a kid so many memories 😩😩

[@frankenfurterr3432]

me-*recognizes the exterior of the Disney store immediately * them-“whats this store?” me-“wow, i’m old”

[@monicahernandez6607]

Wouldn't it be awesome if people could just rent out one of these stores and live in it? Those huge empty anchor stores would make amazing luxury homes. This could even be converted into a school or leased out to small businesses..so much wasted potential 😭

[@Grodakatt]

Monica Hernandez I mean I feel like no one would do that unless the population grew big time and stuff started going again, because it sure would be scary to be living in an abandoned mall

[@sfletch3042]

He said theyre converting it into a community center and office building soon so that is great.

[@cirulis37]

@@sfletch3042 They always say stuff like that. I've never seen it happen.

[@legendarypanda0954]

They should open to the homeless

[@justinkim1803]

Adrian Camarena can you imagine the smell?? They will ruin everything

[@stevewagner2282]

Love your videos! Just discovered these gems a month ago. I was shocked when I saw Irondequoit Mall. This is in my area. I remember the Grand opening I beleive 1990.. It was quite spectacular in its hay day. Out of the 4 malls in the Rochester area, only 2 malls remain open. Eastview Mall is still thriving but Greece Ridge is in decline. Sad to see then go. So many great memories back in the day.

[@jayphoenixcos3136]

The layout and everything reminds me of a retro version of the mall I'm closest to. That mall is still extremely popular and busy almost all the time so its very eerie seeing a mall very similar completely empty and abandoned

[@eptv7282]

Oh my god, thank you for bringing back the Original Theme Song for the intro!!! It has so many memories and a lot of nostalgia for me!!

[@MsCemeteryDrive]

I looked into it because this mall and malls in Danbury CT/Milford CT (before rennovation) are EXTREMELY similar in design. Down to the fountain display and the way the skylights are laid out.

[@xPrincessDoomx]

That carousel is so beautiful!

[@souleater7443]

Your face is pretty too 😃 but yeah that is one beautiful carosuel warms my heart no one detoryed it

[@Daniel_________]

Why The Proper People don't have at least one million subscribers is beyond me.

[@JustYourAverageGirl2002]

Daniel Antonio I know!! I feel the same way!!! Their videos are so good!

[@chadmcguirk608]

Cause a lot of people aren't into great videos like this. They rather see two dipshits prank each other all day or watch a bunch of drama channels.

[@digidyn]

There's hope for the world then. Watching a bunch of kids break the law isn't as popular as it used to be.

[@JustYourAverageGirl2002]

Digital Dynamic troll alert troll alert! Beware! Beware!

[@questionauthority7377]

Because it’s boring idiot

[@dominiquee901]

I kept forgetting you said it closed in 2009 it just look so outdated even for 10 years ago

[@LRKarts33]

It has a sister mall that is the same layout and shape as this one . It may look outdated but that's what makes it good

[@brixly656]

True

[@brixly656]

@@LRKarts33 wait, which???? It can't be Ridge

[@dangeroustoys5668]

i moved out of state in 2005, never knew it closed till i saw this video actually

[@dangeroustoys5668]

@@brixly656 - theres multiple large malls around , Eastview - was updated and expanded, Pittsford, Marketplace mall, Greece ridge , im not aware of thier status , weather doing good or bad , since ive not been to them in many years

[@averynelson1186]

11:55 that's almost definitely a blockbuster

[@nedflanderz2935]

I thought block buster went out of business b4 this mall closed

[@Εωι]

It went out of business...

[@karynbambrick8363]

We had a Blockbuster go out of business in our area around 2010-2011 so its very possible it could have been one

[@simpsonsfan8996]

@@nedflanderz2935 there is only one open blockbuster Left in Bend Oregon.

[@XSemperIdem5]

@@simpsonsfan8996 I think even the one in Alaska closed.

[@DarKnightOfficial]

Welcome to Dead Center. Enjoy your visit, and please be mindful of the zombies. They do not wish to be disturbed.

[@collinfriedman2658]

DarKnight Is that a Left 4 Dead reference? If not, sorry lol

[@TheFunnyCamGuy]

BuffaloAlmond 89 I wanna say it's from dead island, dead space or maybe even l4d. Not too sure.

[@tim_5183]

I miss that mid-late 90's look of malls, growing up with them as a little kid makes me nostalgic to see older malls like this again 😭

[@JosephJMcAllister]

Malls are the ghost towns of tomorrow. I really liked the 80s mall soundtrack, and the slider shot segments are so cool. Really worth taking the time to do those on the fly. They looks great!

[@unfortunatesurprise]

this gave me a Dan Bell vibe, i really like it tho.

[@tinotse2007]

Hate when security chases off people when they just want to photograph the mall one last time

[@purpleperson]

But, it’s trespassing... there just doing there job.

[@tinotse2007]

@@purpleperson can't argue with that. The odd time photographers can bribe management into going inside. Than they can take photos

[@jonathonrossebo1783]

Shopping malls need to make a comeback. Great memories to be had and a great place to spend time with family or friends.

[@OAleathaO]

I love the designers thought to add in plenty of natural lighting. Reminds me of the Sparks Legend Outlet Mall near me (in NV). My cousin and I went to a really old still active mall (Warwick Mall) when I visited her one Christmas and it had barely any windows on the roof at all. Made the place seem so dreary despite all the Xmas decorations.

[@FictionExistence]

heh, I used to work in Rochester and drive by this mall everyday off 104. Pretty cool to come across it on your channel!

[@SuV33358]

I live off Ridge Rd

[@efogg3]

585 rep

[@LRKarts33]

I see it about once a week and the donuts and skid makes have turned the parking lot black

[@mattknight6691]

I am always struck by - what must have been - the hopes and dreams of the individual entrepreneurs. People who tied up and lot of money and time in their mall stores - only to have come to (presumably) a bad end. These malls charged a huge amount of money for rent - and the cost of starting a store in one - any store - must have been enormous. They are probably all working at Walmart now...

[@questionauthority7377]

Your a moron

[@briannaw716]

My family and i would go to this mall all the time in the 90s n early 2000s when i was a kid and pre teen. Such ashame to see it in such bad condition. Makes me sad, this mall was my childhood. I miss the disney store, rave, time out, debs, new york trends, benzers, the cookie shop, kaufmans, burger king, kids foot locker, going down the escolator to finishline. They also had this light store all the way down by sears and i remember them having this beautiful picture of titanic. I believe it was also a maternity clothes store right next to it. I still remember the smell of that blue elevator when u got inside it and the smell of the water fountain. I loved throwing pennies in it. My cousins and i would catch the bus there all the time when that steve n barrys store was open. This mall holds so many precious memories ill never forget😢❤.

[@leadieni]

I miss that mall. It was my childhood. 😭😔💕🔥