A nice little find in the heart of Western NY, Enjoy!
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@nicholaslord44956 жыл бұрын
A little info about this mall (dates may be estimated). My family is all from Batavia and I was born and raised here and since moved. The mall was planned and built in the late 60's and early 70's as a part of urban renewal. Where it stands we're once turn of the century brick buildings fully occupied. Once torn down those business and restaurants relocated to the Genesee County Mall. The mall started it's decline in the mid 1980's and was mostly empty by the early 2000's. However it's state was never as bad as it's current state. This mall was dead long before online shopping came around. The main factors were larger malls built in the early 1980's. Look at Eastern Hills Mall about 25 minutes west in Clearance, Marketplace mall 30 minutes east in Henretta. By the early 90's the Walden Galleria mall in Buffalo was kicking in (190 stores with 10 anchors) and the Genesee Country Mall was doomed. Jc Penny was the anchor and a dipson theatre was located around the corner from it. The place with the keyboard on the wall was Roxy's music which has since re located a mile from the mall. At 3:33 on the left where it is boarded up with wood panneling was once a restaurant called gentleman Jim's. To the right of that was a candy store "palace of sweets" which closed around 2014. There is one remaining store like it in the McKinley mall about an hour away. The end hallway at 3:58 is Batavias new city hall added in 2003.
@RetailArchaeology7 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, didn't realize the Kmart "ship my pants" commercial was part of the video. I thought it was a preroll ad and Kmart was recycling that old commercial. There wasn't anything else "Kmart" in the video so I didn't realize it until I was reading the comments, lol! How busy was the JCPenney? Is the JCPenney what's keeping it open?
@JakeIDK877 жыл бұрын
Retail Archaeology Me too LOL
@FlustereDev7 жыл бұрын
JCPenney appears to be the last anchor store left, so it's pretty much undoubtedly keeping this mall open.
@mikehough57176 жыл бұрын
I live in this town. What keeps the mall open is that the city owns the concourse. The buckets you see is as a result of a dispute between the city and the store owners who own the rest of the building see on who is responsible for roof repairs.
@dogerblx93462 жыл бұрын
The JCPenney's has closed for good and now all there is is a antique shop, hair salon, bakery, an insurance company, and a dental offices the mall is still running fine just the roof leaked one of the skylights has shatters and there is a scene thing but over all the mall is fine from someone who lives in batavie
@Christopher08177 жыл бұрын
I remember when that ad ran on tv. that has to be one of the most awkward ads I have ever seen. Enjoyed the video as always.
@the_gilded_age_phoenix87177 жыл бұрын
It was in bad taste. The adman/adwoman that came up with that one should have been fired.
@chadwickwhite61073 жыл бұрын
A lot of people had to SHIP that day....
@vanskizzy7 жыл бұрын
I like the videos with commentary about the malls history
@jimster5867 жыл бұрын
I remember visiting this place as a kid in the early 80's on our way to Darien Lake.
@b.rkingsley4027 жыл бұрын
I remember that old K-Mart commercial! Thanks for having such an active KZbin where you upload new dead mall content frequently :-)
@AcesAdventures17 жыл бұрын
Breanna Kingsley ty breanna!
@frankyu5537 жыл бұрын
Great to see you adding vaporwave music to the background. It makes the video even more enjoyable. Gotta love that Dan Bell influence getting to you guys ;)
@Jackey_Lee7 жыл бұрын
I just shit myself laughing at the intro
@achristine62687 жыл бұрын
I remember when that Kmart commercial first came out I couldn't stop watching it lmao I think it's hilarious... if only it would have worked and they wouldn't be going out of business now....
@BoratWanksta7 жыл бұрын
If only Kmart and Sears weren't being run into the ground, maybe they'd stand a chance to survive as a company. Radio Shack also did a funny ad that was a flashback to the 80s during a Super Bowl a few years ago, and that didn't save them either from their 1st bankruptcy, just before they were bought by another company(think a private equity one?). They just filed for a 2nd one, in early 2017.
@dalenewby13667 жыл бұрын
I shipped my pants one time and had to leave the bingo game. Oh, great video by the way. I like your channel.
@instaglam75087 жыл бұрын
Very vintage I like the architectural details the terra-cotta tile flooring the metal guards over the tree bases not to mention the music is good to good vid
@jriley19927 жыл бұрын
I thought they were saying "Shit my pants".....
@charliecoccia88757 жыл бұрын
It sounds like it kind of.
@frankyu5537 жыл бұрын
That's the point I think...
@Daniel280219917 жыл бұрын
Haha me too.
@realazduffman7 жыл бұрын
Made you listen, didn't it!
@shauncarson87327 жыл бұрын
me three until the end !!! lol shows how well i pay attention ..
@meatplunger39967 жыл бұрын
I completely forgot about that K-Mart commercial hahaha I remember one of my teachers showing it to my class when it first started being aired!
@carlklitzke94557 жыл бұрын
maybe they could just use eavestroughs to route the water leaking through the roof right to the trees and cut out the buckets.
@fixman887 жыл бұрын
Carl Klitzke If they're so broke they can't even fix the roof it's highly unlikely they would bother with such a thing.
@shauncarson87327 жыл бұрын
cant wait for more videos from your self and dan bell are the best keep them coming guys !!! i absolutely love the awesome vintage commercials too !!!!
@kellireeves45277 жыл бұрын
Very retro!! This place screams 1970s...reminds me of shopping with the folks when I was a kid,picking up packages from the catalog department at Sears-rows and rows of cubbies holding Wish Book items for Christmas...
@jc1979af7 жыл бұрын
For me it looks very early 80s. (I was born 1979). I noticed that back then they used a lot wood, dark reds/brown and red brick in the decor of that era. I guess they felt it looks classy.
@JenniferinIllinois6 ай бұрын
OMG that Kmart ad. Wonder if the genius that came up with that got a promotion. 🤣🤣🤣
@Rahshu4 жыл бұрын
Song: "True Promises" by Waterfront Dining's album "Zombie." Original song: "I Promise" by Jamm, 1991. Man, you select great tracks! Long live the '80s and early '90s! It's kind of interesting that these old, forgotten soul and funk tracks are getting new life because they accompany the last moments of these dead malls. Time has an extremely interesting and vexing modus operandi.
@reedcampbell53256 жыл бұрын
So bright and airy
@PinePowerLI7 жыл бұрын
What is the Vaporwave song playing in the background? Dan Bell usually credits them.
@BREN1537 жыл бұрын
PinePowerLI exactly cmon dude let us the know the song
@PinePowerLI7 жыл бұрын
Found it at last... "True Promises" by Waterfront Dining
@Swanty32eMachineVideos7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I've been searching for that song for a very long time..=)
@NathanDavisVideos6 жыл бұрын
Hey PinePowerLI! I didn't know you were also into the whole "dead mall" kinda deal!
@tileslasher7 жыл бұрын
man I really love that mall, that mall should thrive off of it's retro look and be booming with customers. These property managers need to figure out how to start using this retro stuff to their advantage.
@chdreturns6 жыл бұрын
frank mathis First they need to get the legal situation sorted & fix the roof
@Daniel280219917 жыл бұрын
Very cool
@nancydarling49187 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining, well made video. I enjoyed the ship you pants add. Please keep making more dead mall videos! Thanks for uploading.
@AcesAdventures17 жыл бұрын
Nancy Darling thanks nancy! More on the way!
@lynnclayton27487 жыл бұрын
this is an awsome comercial
@runnerrunner64106 жыл бұрын
Does anyone have any idea exactly how many malls are currently abandoned in the U.S.?
@nationdecay7 жыл бұрын
That is a gem !
@yaywhewclips2424 жыл бұрын
This has been a dead mall for at least 30 years. There was weird kid telephone game that was coin op and told u kiddie stories.
@shadowcidexz7 жыл бұрын
omg i have a friend that lives around that area and he said that mall is extremely dead. i never truly believed him until now. i cant believe I used to live near that ghost town 😂
@lovelypastelpuppy16407 жыл бұрын
Everyone laughing at the ship part of the commercial but I think Ir's so weird/funny how the family is hugging the Kmart guy lol! Like why? XD
@mrp19244 жыл бұрын
They chopped down all those trees, at the time was the best thing about the mall
@BREN1537 жыл бұрын
The song is perfect for this
@TheAskTrixieChannel5 жыл бұрын
Hasn't changed. I was there today, and shocked to find two restaurants in it! (Sunny's is closed, but there was a "Hawaiian cuisine" restaurant accessible from the outside, as well as a little snack bar-type place hidden inside the mall.)
@danielgardnergardner47236 жыл бұрын
It's so sad to see all these malls all around the US that are dead or close to it, here in Canada our malls are busy and doing well, it's strange how our malls thrive and yours are not doing well
@markvolpe23055 жыл бұрын
Wow! I thought they demolished this mall years ago! I was at that JCpenny's years ago and you couldn't access the mall, it was gated off and was dark. It looked tiny too.
@Dodgecharger12127 жыл бұрын
Nice to see it being repurposed, would have like to have seen that mall in its prime!
@mikehough57176 жыл бұрын
I remember going there when I was a little kid in the 80s. Every store was open and the mall was packed with people
@samtovar24477 жыл бұрын
nice job on the video
@AcesAdventures17 жыл бұрын
Sam Tovar thanks sam, a mini episode!
@Jenniyd7 жыл бұрын
Nice video! May I ask what the song is that you used? I love it.
@NostalgiaUnicorn7 жыл бұрын
It's some vaporwave distorted thing...
@Jenniyd7 жыл бұрын
Ohh so it's not an actual track? So you don't know the sample?
@PinePowerLI7 жыл бұрын
I dont know what the big deal is & why the person who made this video can't answer us. It's a Vaporwave song so knowing the song would help.
Thank you so much! And I know right? Its a track by waterfront dining. It must be known!
@ItsaRomethingeveryday7 жыл бұрын
hilarious ship my pants, loved the video!!
@AcesAdventures17 жыл бұрын
Its a Rome thing everyday lol thanks! I thought it was a funny ad to the video
@christophercoleman18957 жыл бұрын
lmao i thought they said i just shit my pants
@ItsaRomethingeveryday7 жыл бұрын
christopher coleman me too, it was hilarious!!!
@christophercoleman18957 жыл бұрын
it sure is o.m.g lol i just shit my pants right here at kmart
@ItsaRomethingeveryday7 жыл бұрын
Ace's Adventures your welcome, we always enjoy your videos
@GardenerEarthGuy7 жыл бұрын
The future was going to be so bright, except nobody showed up....
@fixman887 жыл бұрын
Ship my pants? Wow, KMart, that just smacks of desperation...
@brettdavis47 жыл бұрын
Sadly, that ad is about 5 years old. :(
@fixman887 жыл бұрын
H.H. foxaddict I'm sure it's hilarious - if you're a fourth-grader...
@aroundthefur7 жыл бұрын
fixy carey you must be so much fun at parties...
@fixman887 жыл бұрын
aroundthefur I'm just a little upset that Kmart is swirling the drain and 'potty humor' seems to be the most effective advertising counter-defense they can come up with. Apple Computer was in serious trouble in the late 1990s, they bring Steve Jobs back and they come up with 'Apple: Think Different'. The rest is history. Sadly, the people running Kmart don't appear to be anything close to the same caliber...
@fixman887 жыл бұрын
Fine then, I guess that makes everything just fine, I'll drop the subject.
@miklosscus7 жыл бұрын
what a gem
@crystalscan20027 жыл бұрын
looking that mall has roof problem :/ aka that mall will decay really fast once it closes
@theoriginaldayne6 жыл бұрын
I live 10 minutes from this mall (give or take with traffic)...it's not abandoned but it certainly is pretty dead. There are a few stores inside that are still open but don't do very well. Go to thebatavian.com and enter a search to learn a ton more about the legal stuff going on with this place. Agreed, it is an awesome little vintage mall!
@chdreturns6 жыл бұрын
Dayne's Burroughs Just did they ran an article on this exact video www.thebatavian.com/howard-b-owens/video-batavias-vintage-mall/449098#comments To quote the article: "the producer seems to take a keen interest in old malls" And geez that is one hell of a legal battle... Ace should really do a follow up. Cause it would make a fantastic video.
@sd022317 жыл бұрын
You should have given us information about the mall. That would have helped this video.
@AcesAdventures17 жыл бұрын
sd02231 I usually do, this was a spur of the moment video
@kingofrapture7 жыл бұрын
Great video dude, did you happen to find any History on this mall?
@havfunwithit6 жыл бұрын
K Mart time to go. Just like this mall.
@al0jzy6387 жыл бұрын
What song did you use?
@HagarLoves7 жыл бұрын
music please????
@crystalscan20027 жыл бұрын
that mall looked closed sicne there nothing in it but great vintage gym
@BoratWanksta7 жыл бұрын
How come you didn't do any talking when the vid footage began, inside your walk in this mall? It would've been nice to hear a little history on this mall, and I don't mind your talks mentioning the history of malls at the beginning of your videos. I know a few complain about that, but I don't mind you talking about the history of these malls myself. I'm impressed Penney's chose not to close this store in 2017, yet they're closing stores in other small town malls, and in a few bigger malls too(mainly King of Prussia, and Palisades). I wouldn't be surprised if this Penney's store, was exactly the size of other stores they also were closing down as of right now. Good job with this video, though. BTW this one may be a tad out of the way for you to visit, since it's in northern NY near the Canadian border. But when I looked this mall up(thank you Google maps, Wikipedia, and Bing maps), I was impressed Saint Lawrence Centre in Massena, NY is still open. It looks close to being totally dead from the info I could find online, and for its anchors only has Penney's and Bon-Ton left. It had an ice rink that recently closed too, since it needed a lot of repairs. Check the facebook reviews(besides Wikipedia), to get an idea of how sorry the shape of this mall is in: facebook.com/pg/shopstlawrence/reviews/