Flagstaff Mall: A Cozy Dead Mall In The Mountains | Retail Archaeology

[@RetailArchaeology]

Do you have any memories of shopping at Flagstaff Mall? Also a quick note, I found out shortly after finishing this video that the last renovation of this mall was done in 2007.

[@LindaFromSeaAtTull]

I remember when they had American Eagle and Hollister, where the white walls are by Penny's.

[@eligio7907]

Yes I was there 2 years ago and the town itself was really small and dead I liked it but was eerily creepy but nice

[@StewartLucrative]

I came here about 13 years ago and it was dead as hell.

[@12Mantis]

@Albert Menendez Well you could always try asking Angry Video Game Nerd for his Polybius machine, granted ya might have to fight him for it:P Unless the machine starts following ya 0_0

[@GrandStaffKatua44]

Went there last year. Honestly it was a dying mall even back then.

[@audrabug16]

I've lived in Flagstaff my entire life (32 years) and have seen this mall go through many ups and downs. It was a thriving mall until about 10 years ago when it was bought out and the new owners raised the rent so high most stores were forced out. It has switched hands again since then but I dont think it will ever be able to recover. I feel like losing Sears was just the beginning unfortunately. It's very sad to see somewhere like this mall die a slow death.

[@LindaFromSeaAtTull]

It's more "alive" compared to Prescott Gateway Mall. I remember when both were alive and well 10 years ago.

[@steventenney8797]

@@LindaFromSeaAtTull is" you like " still around ? Funniest name for an asian food place

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Carpet in a high traffic mall makes me go 🤔. Orlando FL has 4-5 malls but they get pumped by tourists, re-sale business(Latin, South America), upscale trendys who want to do something on weekends.

[@foxhound9285]

@@LindaFromSeaAtTull yeah I come here often and there's still a good amount of people. I actually feel more comfortable around less people instead of the large crowds.

[@monkeywkeys3916]

Raise the rent. SMART new owners!

[@timspooner59]

It must be terribly demoralising for staff who work in the stores (not to mention the owners). Like watching a relative with cancer taking a while to move on....even 70% off will not revive the patient.

[@seanhartnett79]

True. And some malls around me were up scale but they put 35 clearing clothing stores with 70% off. The mall will likely survive because of the Apple store, Microsoft and Elon musk’s show room. But a lot of the anchors are clothing stores that disappeared.

[@MrCrashBandicoot25]

I love that you're in AZ, that's my state so I recognize a lot of the malls you visit!!

[@EpicGamer1.2.3]

That’s my state also

[@charlesbrookins685]

Mines to

[@ghostproductionsmalls]

Me to

[@robotinmyspace7656]

Oh wow. I have actually been there.

[@ourevilone]

it always warms my heart when people dont put their Christmas decorations down as fast as Dec 26 and even Jan 1st or 2nd

[@frenchpiez]

you should travel around the US and visit the most popular mall or malls there. It would cost a lot of money but would be really cool. Maybe you can do this in the future? Anyways love your vids, keep up the great work!

[@aeonicbutterfly9662]

I mean, I know of a thriving mall in a town a hundred miles away from me. It's always popular, even now, and has retained most of its anchors.

[@ryancarter5503]

That mall was poppin in the late 90s early 2000s lots of good memories, they always had those fireplaces blazing away in the winter months and the arcade area used to have a real 90s arcade, dark lightning ticket counter with prizes, all that jazz, good times thank you for making a video about one of the most nostalgic malls of my 90s baby childhood lol

[@kpny8484]

And that red/blue lighted square wall going into the place.

[@johnbrandt9218]

The Denny's used to be a Ruby Tuesday.

[@n0rsca392]

was just gonna comment that!

[@Wingnutcaseman]

What is it with Ruby Tuesday? They used to occupy a lot of malls. Now only a few mall based RTs remain. These seem to have closed out of proportion to the chain as a whole.

[@tackyman2011]

We had a stand-alone Ruby Tuesday in Tacoma, but a few years ago they were shut down for multiple health violations. They never came back, and now it's a flower shop or some such.

[@gdhse3]

That makes sense, loved Ruby Tuesday

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

In Orlando, Florida many Dennys locations have only 1-3 staff. Even weekdays 800am! 🍳. The IHOPs & Dennys have hit the skids since 2009. Ruby Tuesdays left out around 2012 or so. Chains & QSRs replace the dreadful Ruby Tuesdays.

[@mallaholicretailadventures]

This is a Sunday afternoon? This mall is in trouble. You are correct about food courts being an indicator. There is a lit of overhead in running a restaurant. If the rent is too high it really eats into the profits. Its terrible that malls like This are in this shape.

[@aronolivasjimenez4059]

Well he did the review on a Sunday afternoon and the mall closes at 6pm, I'd say try again Friday or Saturday night, the food court areas are full then.

[@alexdaley7616]

This was between noon and two on a Sunday in early January. That would be right during either the Wild Card or Divisional Playoff games for the NFL. It's speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised if that fact resulted in fewer people than a "normal" Sunday. That's especially true if it was the 13th when the Patriots were playing.

[@kayadeangelis9344]

Mall Aholic nah it’ll stay open forever, i live In flagstaff and the customers come in bursts it’s weird... plus most of the kids in flagstaff don’t go out on Sunday afternoons, mostly Wednesday’s after school (flagstaff school gets out early on Wednesday) and Friday after school or Saturday... it’s weird

[@DuckOfRubber]

Mall arcades are awesome I hope they continue their comeback. When I was around 9 or 10 I had my birthday party at my local mall's arcade. Now its a Panda Express which isn't the worst possible replacement but I still miss it. About a year ago my parents moved so I had to go through my old childhood bedroom and decide what I wanted. I found a little vinyl fanny pack that the arcade included as part of their birthday party package for carrying tokens and tickets. I ended up throwing it away but now I kinda wish I'd kept it.

[@chrislemaster2695]

I was here in 1993 on a family vacation and we had to go to Sears and buy sweat pants and coats. We came up from Phoenix and it was 102 and we drove to flagstaff and it was in the upper 40's and we were in shorts and tee shirts.

[@novemberSUN1]

Chris Lemaster interesting, usually Flagstaff is 20-30 cooler than PHX...

[@TragicMTG]

That mall looks absolutely thriving compared to Prescott Gateway Mall.

[@ShinySavvy]

I bet it's doing better financially though, they've got a lot more, like, service-providing renters?? A dance studio, a play zone, not to mention the only board game store in the area.

[@hayleye.3788]

lmao i’ve worked at both

[@ccubsfan94]

Is it Scott or scit?

[@robertslydell6990]

@@ccubsfan94 Pronounced Press-kit.

[@LindaFromSeaAtTull]

Sad how that mall opened in 2002ish? One of the deadest new malls over ever been to.

[@deepblue8143]

Looks beautiful, I'm going to have to take a trip up there and check it out especially while there is still snow on the ground.

[@vireo2543]

The mall might be empty-ish but it does look fun to maybe walk around the shops or eat at the food court. I liked the Christmas bear decorations.

[@joeyt.6087]

Yes I remember as a kid I used really love going to KB TOY STORE and miller’s outpost and they had a anchor blue store at one point

[@brianpeace4218]

JC Penney was not an original anchor. It was a Babbitts Department Store for the first few years (A local department store) then JC Penney moved in. I took an geography class at NAU and we studied the downfall of Flagstaffs downtown in the late 70s when this mall opened.

[@AZsteveo1]

In the mid 90's I was the Store Manager of Baker's Shoe Store and live in Flagstaff for about one year. I live in Flagstaff in the winter and from what I remember it was busy on the weekends however during the week it was dead. Which I wasn't used to that type of slow traffic compared to the previous mall I worked in. Shortly after, I then moved to Glendale, AZ and started my career with Famou Footwear and worked for them for about 10 years. Haven't been back to Flagstaff since I left. Pretty cool to come across this video, thanks for sharing!

[@chrispaw1]

I can fall asleep listening to your voice. Soooooothing.

[@its__Ev]

I have and I will 😂😂

[@chrispaw1]

kal axy 😂

[@aldoestebanrailefvillanuev5852]

true that

[@joannehart9624]

I went to school in Flagstaff in the late 70s. I remember how excited we were when the mall opened. Of course I also remember going to the first game in the Skydome. Time flies....

[@travelandmoore]

So the last time I was at Flagstaff Mall was in 2002. It was not really busy then either (same time of year) but there were more stores open. I remember people hanging around that fireplace and always thought that was cool to see in a mall.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I think large malls in the last 10-15 years have added nice sofa, chair & decor places for tired shoppers or bored dads. Lol...

[@Karemaker]

Do you make a purchase in each Mall that you visit? I think you should make a point to do so, even if it's a package of gum. edit: As I was writing this message you answered my question, lol. Yes, you do make a purchase. For that you earned my subscription!

[@luck1030]

the mall is becoming better so i belive its doing way better

[@okrajoe]

Classic mall memories... Looks empty, but fairly bright and cheerful.

[@garyclouse7234]

This afternoon I was in the Valley View mall in Roanoke, VA. Good grief! They are doing really good as far as traffic goes! Couldn't get a seat a Buffalo Wild Wings without a wait! Had to wait in line at J.C. Penney to check out. In fact that was with two cashiers at the particular checkout I was at! Macy's was busy, Old Navy seemed busy too! I remember a couple years ago when this mall seemed to be dying! Things have definitely improved! Still not the "can't walk on the wrong side due to the huge number of shoppers" days we remember but better than 2017 for sure! Congratulations sir! You and I both know that if society survives, if the World continues, these historical accounts you are producing will remain for Centuries. Maybe Millennia! I call that leaving a mark!

[@AD-rl4jv]

I lived in Flagstaff in the early 80’s to the mid 90’s. I remember going to this mall as a kid and teen, back then it was always busy. I was back in 2016 visiting family and noticed how slow it was and how many vacancies they had. It is I believe the only mall in Flagstaff, sad to see it now.

[@gerbearjones6056]

Your vids are so informative and well ... I just like watching them. Thanks for all your efforts in posting them

[@kyleknox6916]

You should consider revisiting Flagstaff Mall. The place has gone through a major change including the addition of a Planet Fitness...inside the mall.

[@raydn23]

I never knew they had a mall. Love flagstaff and that area, drove thru plenty visiting friends when they lived in Phx driving from CO.

[@methos101]

Oh my goodness I don’t remember the last time I saw a paper map since I think in the 90’s. It’s to bad I don’t have any of the old maps from the malls I visited when I was a kid. I have never seen a Denny’s attached to the mall. I absolutely love the music you have in the background. Thanks for posting man 😎.

[@ethanrector6273]

Used to live in flagstaff, it’s nice to see how the mall is doing, love your work!!

[@collin4215]

It’s nice to see a mall that’s not completely dead. Although the future doesn’t look great here. There’s a few national tenants but for a Sunday there should be way more people. I also noticed that the Pacsun was closing in this video. Stores like Sunglass Hut, Buckle, Pacsun, Children’s Place and others are high end retailers that won’t survive in a struggling mall like this. I can’t see lots of the national tenants staying unless the mall is able to fill in some more vacant stores.

[@alidaweber1023]

One problem with enclosed malls is the aging of the population. Elderly people often have mobility problems and require a power cart with a built-in basket to do any reasonable dollar amount of shopping. Enclosed malls don't provide power carts. Freestanding big box stores do. Another problem with enclosed malls was the well-publicized series of outbreaks of flash-mob violence orchestrated on social media that took place a few years ago. Adult customers, including myself, were leery of entering what could potentially become a deathtrap. Malls were no longer considered to be a safe space in which teenagers could entertain themselves with food, shopping, and movies. In other countries, enclosed malls were targets of terrorist attacks.

[@BBQPandaCakes]

I used to frequent this mall from the early 2000's-mid 2010's and it's never been /super/ busy, but it definitely was never this dead on a weekend afternoon

[@Allthingshotels]

Arcades are making a comeback because the teens that shopped at malls in the early 2000s now have kids of their own and bring them to the mall, so naturally the arcade companies saw this and started opening arcades again

[@methos101]

Kris Fitzgerald When I used to live in San Diego the mission valley mall had a good sized arcade. It doesn’t look like it’s at the shopping center though.

[@TrainmasterCurt]

Kris Fitzgerald They just put a Phantom Amusements Arcade at The Forks Market in Winnipeg, which is like a Mall

[@CanthusOfCandE]

They also have easy cost management, after setup costs its very limited amounts of staff needed plus electricity and an adhoc engineer. Shops require a constant supply of merchandise ordered which eats into profit as you need someone ordering, restocking displays and till transactions. This is very likely not the same person but someone doing coin exchange and repairs in a small arcade could easily be the same person. It's also something people don't have at home, specially arcade machines rather than the computer games themselves. They look to be mostly light gun, racing games, claw machines and air hockey which whilst you could get at home would be expensive and take up a lot of room. Clothes shopping on the other hand you get a very similar experience doing it from home, it's very easy to send stuff back you don't want so many people order huge hauls of clothes, then try them on at home and send back a large amount of it. Your point also true just adding to why I think it's happening 😊.

[@MasterMayhem78]

This is a really sad arcade. I'm hoping for a return of the classic darkly lit Arcades.

[@arfarfarf256]

I think the "revival" of arcades will be temporary, sadly. Nostalgia will run it's course, and it's not something people will keep pumping money into. Also declining birthrate and such.

[@goodwi11]

I live in Michigan and there is no snow on the ground right now...but there is in AZ. Strange world

[@marvelkingdom1972]

snow in VT and more to come by weekend :(

[@aducksecho]

goodwi11 It's called elevation

[@08stanger]

Northern az such as Flagstaff gets quite a bit of snow. Believe it or not it's actually a huge ski/snowboarding destination.

[@goodwi11]

@@08stanger AZ may be the greatest state then. I could handle the hot summers

[@08stanger]

@@goodwi11 Its especially nice in the summer. It gets the 90s but nowhere close to the inferno in phoenix.

[@bluzshadez]

Thank you for showing this Mall. I love those bears! Especially the one doing the pirouette and the one coming out of a tree trunk!

[@zacharyouten4525]

Wow this looks so much like my local mall, if not ever so slightly bigger, and the backstory is even pretty similar. My mall is also pretty dead like this

[@kpny8484]

Man, I lived from the age of 3-19 (1990-2006) in Flagstaff, and I have some good memories of that mall. The arcade isn't what it once was. It used to be more of that 80s feel, with the black lights, more games, though it was maybe 1.5 times bigger than what was shown here, but for a kid, it was awesome. And man, KB toys too.

[@SpicyCurryNinja]

I've been watching your videos for a long time now and the one thing I've not seen are interviews of employees in the dead malls. It might be cool to see what the troops in the trenches think. Love your channel!

[@mannyichi]

I love passing by Flagstaff on trips. It’s so beautiful there.

[@Almighty_cornholio]

I'm telling ya... Chandler fashion mall is a great mall to walk around

[@jeebs621]

I remember coming here all the time when I was younger. I got kicked out of Spencer’s during Halloween time, my cousins chased me around the store with a mask. I remember the place always being busy, sad to see it’s kinda dead.

[@hadriaca]

You should come back, lots of changes. Sears is now a Hobby Lobby, some new exterior tenants such as Starbucks. A new pizza place opened in the food court just at the start of the pandemic, but it’s thriving and has excellent food. There’s a gym by JC Penney’s. Denny’s closed suddenly last year. But somehow this place holds on.

[@anniestockton9838]

I remember when I was a kid and this mall first opened. It was so exciting then because the only other mall any where around was far away in Phoenix. Good childhood memories of the Flagstaff mall, sorry to see it fading.

[@trekker3468]

I went to college in Flagstaff in the nineties. The mall was a good resource. Like Flagstaff it is a shell of its former shelf.

[@feedle]

I used to live in Flagstaff 20 years ago. I used to hang out at that mall a lot.. and it doesn't look like much has changed. Sundays never seemed that busy even back then.

[@Noalanikootswatewa]

I've worked at that mall for about 3 years now. Any time from january to about march or april, its going to be that dead.😂 summer time to january is pretty busy

[@08stanger]

I shopped at Flagstaff mall about 2 years ago. It was pretty dead back then. Actually surprised how many retailers are still there. Wanted to say thank you for the awesome videos btw! Always interesting content and fun to watch. Keep up the great work!

[@jw6948]

I'm not from AZ but I have been to this mall! When I was 20, I drove out to AZ with a friend in the Air Force who was being stationed outside of Phoenix. She didn't want to drive the 2k miles by herself so we hit I40 and away we went. We stopped in Flagstaff for a few days bc we also wanted to go the Grand Canyon (which is like an hour away). While in Flagstaff we went to this Mall and I bought some CDs from the long gone Camelot Records that used to be there. Love Flagstaff, so beautiful. Southern AZ looks like a used litter box but the northern part is absolutely stunning!

[@garrettbenally6693]

I live in Flagstaff and this is awesome! 🙌🏼🙏🏼 Love your content!

[@Zynyster]

Thank you So Much for this! I use to live in Flagstaff for several years and I did love living there. Summer Time is Perfect there but the Winter Times -oh my gosh! You learn about putting on Layers of Clothes on you or else that COLD WIND will go Right through your Bones! Other than that, I did love that Town. I remember there was a Church near Downtown Flagstaff that had Gargoyles on the Outside of the Church at the top - that was really cool and strange to see that. Flagstaff had Wonderful Parks and Hiking Trails - it was so Good! I would like to come back and visit sometime in the future.

[@occdoc8423]

Gargoyles on the outside of a church?? Makes me wonder what kind of nefarious activities are going on inside. 😨😨😨😨

[@Zynyster]

Yeah, it was weird but fascinating :)

[@timtams5283]

I love going to dead malls. It gives me an escape from the hectic world

[@DP-js2fi]

Love that mall. This clip brought back many good memories, shopping there as a kid. Used to be a KB toy store.. of course that was my favorite store in those days. Used to have the fireplace going all the time in the winter, with couches all around it. There used to be huge rocks through out the mall too. Was very very nice place to go back in the 80's. Sad to see it so quiet.

[@wulfone5961]

That Christmas setup with the bears was really nice. It reminded me of something a mall near me used to do around Christmas. Instead of bears it was a train. A pretty big one and they used that white fluffy stuff for snow as well. It looked really nice. It was the mall that my family used to go to when I was a kid. I was in another local mall recently just after Christmas and they still had decorations up but it didn't look like they did much. But it was still nice to see. I miss going to malls for Christmas shopping.

[@jonaahthan]

was just here. the JC Pennys wing is completely dead. yet the old sears building has found life as a Hobby Lobby. Was wondering if you had filmed here, and hence here I am.

[@robertslydell6990]

Memories...wow. I went to NAU in the 80s. Bought a gray pinstripe suit at the JC Penney there to use for job interviews. You mentioned the Dillard's opening in 1986, I was there at that time and when I think about I seem to remember that being a big deal there. Can't believe it's been 30+ years, still seems like yesterday.

[@brianfuller5868]

Thanks for the ❤ I love Flagstaff and I like this Mall. This is more of the locals Mall as they also have the more touristy Old Town Shops.

[@lindseymarie3532]

If you ever go to Southern Oregon, you should check out Rogue Valley Mall in Medford. Over half of the spots are empty and they even still have a Sam Goody store! It's really depressing there but they have amazing cookies at the Cookie Connection!

[@TrainmasterCurt]

Lindsey Marie Sam Goody still exists!! 🙀

[@SuperHornetPilot]

I've been to the one at the Westfield Horton Plaza in downtown San Diego when it still existed...certainly an interesting store indeed.

[@lindseymarie3532]

@@TrainmasterCurt They even still give you a plastic bag with the Sam Goody name when you buy something there!

[@TrainmasterCurt]

Lindsey Marie I live in Canada, so Sunrise Records is the closest thing, though we used to have Sam The Record Man

[@watershed44]

@Lindsey Marie Time Travelling back to when this mall opened in 1979. Sam Goody! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rarVoqZpp8aqgZY 1989 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpm6eXqfmracrpI

[@ShinySavvy]

YAAAS I love this sad little mall!!! I love getting a pretzel and looking through Claire's!

[@SunDevil1984]

I used to work in this mall Jan ‘09 - Jul ‘10 and it definitely wasn’t quite dying back then. No way the food court would ever have been that empty on a Sunday during lunch time. The Denny’s was a Ruby Tuesday back then and got pretty decent business, as did the Sears. If I had to put my finger on when this mall started dying it was probably around 2012/13 and believe it or not I’d say the corporate Verizon store moving out of its mall location and relocating closer to the center of town (Switzer Canyon and Rte 66) started doing the mall in. The corporate store brought A LOT of foot traffic to the mall as it was the only corporate Verizon store in all of northern Arizona at the time and especially after buying out Alltel they are BY FAR the most popular cell carrier in northern AZ. It was not longer after the corporate Verizon store moved out when I’d visit the mall and notice it was seeing a lot less foot traffic than it used to. There is an indirect (non-corporate) Verizon agent in the old corporate store’s location in the mall but they don’t do near the business the corporate store did.

[@VioletTrillium]

We have a mall here in Chatham, ON that has barely any stores in it. It used to be a nice mall but now it’s bare and no one goes there. Surprisingly, we still have an Ardene and Dollarama.

[@DustinWilson1992]

Also, those views of the mountain around the mall, gorgeous. 😍 Usually you only see highways around malls, maybe why those are more popular, haha.

[@doomguy2873]

I remember when the arcade was alot bigger then then what it is now there was a ballpit in the middle of it man those were good times

[@tythetasmaniantiger4911]

I remember when the arcade was bigger then that and where the bathrooms are there used to be a movie theater

[@joeees7790]

That mall was dead at least as far back as 1999. I believe the space the Dennys is in used to be occupied by Ruby Tuesday.

[@ashleysperry5245]

I used to live in Flagstaff when I was very young. Some of my fondest memories include going to the Flagstaff mall with my parents and getting candy from some quarter machines they used to have.... good times ;w;

[@danielluna1818]

My family lived in flagstaff for a few years in the late 80’s . This mall always had junior high kids in there . A skate store was there , also a chik fila . The arcade was always jam packed with kids . Afterburner was sweet . 720 was great too . It’s always been a slow mall in my opinion . Youse should check out Chris town mall in Phoenix. It’s got a Costco in it

[@progressiveguy9959]

Daniel Luna "Youse"? Are you from Philadelphia?

[@Markimark151]

Our mall has been recently demolished, and JCP is likely to go bankrupt since their business model is obsolete. The former JCP space is now being built as a fitness center, planet fitness with a swimming pool.

[@celsovera91]

Matt R which mall was that

[@Markimark151]

Celso Vera the Vallco Mall in CA. They’re mostly turning the mall into mixed housing, lifestyle retailers that can’t be done online.

[@itrthho]

Always thought Apple would be interested in buying the Vallco mall...for the land.

[@Markimark151]

George McGovern they faced opposition from housing advocates because they don’t want gentrification. They want more housing and smaller stores, not big companies taking over and raising costs.

[@seanhartnett79]

@@Markimark151 not terrible.

[@Whatsupsherm]

I like you promote this mall-how you find the good things, here. Good job. I enjoy your video very much.

[@mikescarborough9196]

About once every five years or so I am completely surprised all over again to be reminded that Flagstaff is a ski resort.

[@Eyetrauma]

5:22 Whoa I didn’t realize PacSun was still in business.

[@1rockcrawford]

yup, they successfully re-emerged from their bankruptcy, ad they're doing alright.

[@ACdrums81]

I worked at PacSun back in 2000-2002 when it was skate and surf apparel. They used to have their own brand of jeans. Tilt was women’s and Bullhead was men’s. I don’t even think they have those anymore. It’s definitely not the same now.

[@elizabethfoley6098]

This PacSun is currently having a going out of business sale.

[@mjctetjoi]

That is a nice cozy mall! Hope they can turn the situation. I've seen some malls that were absolutely dying and depressing, but with some renovation and light changes, it brought back all the customers. Must've been easier for being a smaller mall.

[@samivayajd]

I'm from the Hopi reservation and remember always stopping here in the late 90s and 2000s. It was always our first stop in Flagg. I barely remember what it looked like before they made the new main entrance and put in the fire place. It actually had a fire going All throughout winter. I remember Being a kid when the new play area was put in and the pretzel shop by it. I always had to go get a pretzel or an icee, or go further down for the roasted cinnamon almonds stand. The barber shop used to be a radio shack and I believe the Art room was the K.B. toy store. I remember three anchor blue sho store and buying my first mp3 player at that mall. Haha I sound old.

[@markpalio5713]

Heres a Memory from the Mid 80's. We went to Flag for a High School Music Competition and Our Break/Pit Stop was the Mall. We had Lunch there and could Browse Around till We hit the Time Allotted. I Found the Arcade and the FIREPOWER Pinball Machine! Played the Game of MY LIFE!! Hit the High Score(Popped Free Game) and Got ANOTHER Free Game by Hitting the Lit 'Free Game' Pad. Had to Leave the Last Game as it was Time to Leave. :-( But Still Had FUN!!

[@andrewsanjuan3569]

As of November 2023, Flagstaff Mall is still alive and kicking. Still has the Dillards and JCP, and the Sears got converted into a Hobby Lobby. Definitely busier these days than when the video was taken.

[@edennis8578]

January is the slowest month of the year for retail sales.

[@MarksKicksOnRoute66]

Your content is always on point keep it up. I love the Route 66 Shield on the diner windows.

[@novemberSUN1]

Loved doing Christmas shopping at the Flagstaff mall, liked the pet store that was once there...

[@josephtafur]

Today: The 1st Retail Archeology dead mall tour video of 2019 Tomorrow: Dan Bell's Dead Mall Serise Returns. That is my schedule for the week and IT'S AWESOME

[@AJ82778]

We were there opening day way back when. Great times . . . loved it during Christmas. Not sure if the arcade is in the same place, but I donated soooo much money to the arcade there back in the 80s.

[@IdealUser]

They put a movie theater and gym as anchors at our mall. There is also talks of a Dave n Busters with a Buffalo Wild Wings going in once the JC Penny closes.

[@DiepJustin]

You should make a video about the Crossroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska. It was build in the 1960s with 2 major renovation in the 80s. One renovation was for the second floor that has been closed. There other one was a cosmetic renovation.There is a few shops still open. There is a Sears currently in Liquidation and will set to close around March. This Sears is the last Sears in the Omaha Area. A target is located on the property with the buildings attached but the internal mall entrance has been closed for over a year. There used to be a Dillard's but it moved to the 2 major malls of Omaha at Oak View and Westroads. Now the entire second floor is vacant the Dillard's wing is vacant but occasionally is used for shopping events. Most of the stores in the mall are mom and pop shops with the only exception would be the Braden's Noble Book Store. I had not been around when the mall was successful but I remember when I was really young maybe like 3 or 4 the Dillard's wing was open but there was only a few shops like Victoria Secret. If you want to know more about the mall you can reply with questions but I don't know everything about this mall.

[@CnekYT]

Hey can you do a video on Deerfoot City. It’s to far from you, but you can do a video on it. It used to be a dead mall but now it is a split into two malls. (I wouldn’t intactly call it a mall now, more like a plaza and now, but it is interesting how it is alive now)

[@seanhartnett79]

Splitting into a plaza would make sense

[@itheckinwindy]

Last time I was at the Flagstaff Mall, the Denny's was a Ruby Tuesday.

[@artwallace9323]

Here in Flagstaff, at 7,000 feet and only two hours north of Phoenix if you LIKE crowds, yes, it snows. We have a world class ski mountain that's also not crowded, the altitude keeps a lot of the Rif-Raf down.

[@danielarivera5083]

Maybe it feels too empty because school hadn’t started. Flagstaff has a very high student population due to NAU and when the students are gone the whole town feels kind of empty

[@FexiSponge]

I live in Flagstaff and go to this mall ALL the time and it gets pretty full during weekends. I've been living in flag for 11 years

[@lifeoflandon4421]

Update about the flagstaff mall, The Old Sears anchor has been replaced with Hobby Lobby.

[@noahneutral7557]

I absolutely love Flagstaff! This looked like an interesting mall!

[@savannaobregon3823]

I live in Flag for college and even though the mall is dead (compared to malls in Tucson), its still one of the few things there are to do here lmao

[@tonerduckpin]

I was at the JC Penney last August. It was a little busy because of back to school shopping. It's nice shopping up there in August when it's 105 degrees in Phoenix.

[@kobayashi425x]

I Deadass miss the old mall where it was everything 🖤😢

[@churchillcoins8519]

I lived in AZ, visited Sedona and Flagstaff often. That’s very sad, to see. I always thought that was a cool, well maintained, nicely designed mall with good people.

[@jason4554123]

I visited Flagstaff twice before the pandemic in late 2019 and early 2020, and I love the vibe of the city (not too hot like other places in AZ, and it's not too crowded either). Surprised to know that there's even a mall there (population doesn't seem to be able to support a mall), I'm willing to visit it in the near future.

[@irtbmtind89]

Quinte Mall in Belleville, ON has one of the few Denny's in Canada, but it's freestanding in the parking lot, not attached. It's pretty clean and not a bad place to stop if you're driving from Toronto to Ottawa or Montreal early in the morning.

[@mikehenry4743]

I used to go to Radio Shack when it was there. But, I still hit the Denny's frequently.

[@DavidM-bp2fh]

I'm from Winslow. In the 80s we would drive to flag and spend a better part of the day in that mall. Usually for school clothes in August and Christmas in December. Good days with my cousins, aunt's and grandparents.

[@thevacdude]

Thanks for the tour.

[@sarjim4381]

Never saw a Denny's in a mall either. It seems that a lot of places in the mountains stretch out Christmas. January tends to be a dark and gloomy month, and people like all the lights. My son went to school in Boulder and it was common to see Christmas light through January.

[@watershed44]

@Sar Jim I love the animated bears too very unique and cute idea! Nice touch.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Dennys in metro Orlando FL avg around 2 employees! 2 people total. No lie. One cook 1 wait staff.

[@watershed44]

@DL Lambert It's mostly up to whomever it is that owns the individual franchises (some franchisees can own many of the same chain brand stores or even an entire city or region) If you don't like the service call Denny's corporate and explain the issues politely and ask that the corporate regional rep speak to the franchisee owners and increase number of servers and cooks to ensure decent service. Seriously this does work.

[@seanhartnett79]

We didn’t take ours down until January 15th

[@strtrcril87]

That actually looks like a really nice place. And your food looked delicious!