Inside An Abandoned Ames In Kentucky *Tons Of Items & Cars Inside*

[@ThisisDanBell]

OMG! What an amazing find! Awesome work, fellas!

[@WallieB26]

Thank you! It means something to get your attention with a video of mine and it means even more that you enjoyed it and chimed in. I really appreciate the support. Thanks again!

[@mcnearsonia]

Nice! You have the attention of the King of Urban Explorers!

[@fpuca84]

Do you know if the pin ball machines are still there?

[@richardespinoza2839]

@@WallieB26 👍

[@TownieGirl1974]

@@WallieB26 When it comes to the Urban Explorers Universe, you'll get no bigger or better endorsement than one from the man that pretty created the genre. This video was superb too. I don't know why, but my favorite abandoned videos are the ones from Ames. And you have two of the best abandoned Ames videos on all of You Tube in my opinion (this one & the "LOOK AT THE FRONT! WHERE IT SAYS AMES *REAL BIG!!!!!"* video).

[@jdruin1]

The irony is this abandoned Ames still has better customer service than Walmart

[@davidbrown8303]

Walmart customer service is pretty bad. My mom was in Walmart last month buying a 6 hundred dollar TV and still had trouble getting service.

[@ethelhoose9755]

It sure did

[@ethelhoose9755]

You can never find anyone to help you in walmart

[@davidbrown8303]

@@ethelhoose9755 they are off hiding trying to get out of work and probably keeping one eye open for the boss so they don't get fired.

[@randyporter3491]

Jeffrey Druin LOL! No doubt !

[@jodyrayvictor]

I don't know what's sad , the fact that everything is dirty, disorganized and decaying or the fact that it's still cleaner than dollar General.

[@Pinkieout]

ceiling fans and stuff omg you’re so right about the Dollar General 😂

[@RooflessVillain]

I know right 😂🤣

[@WallieB26]

LOL!

[@slipknot54095]

lmao

[@b-genspinster7895]

ceiling fans and stuff it’s so true.

[@redhawkk]

This has to be one of the few abandoned places I would actually take something from.

[@colenace6037]

It literally made me upset that he didn’t take some of the stuff he came across. Like bro PALLETES FULL and you didn’t even touch it

[@WhiskeyPatriot]

@@colenace6037 the unopened boxes of merchandise is weird, even weirder is it’s probably still there. Maybe some cameras outside

[@zaaz1471]

there's probably laws that might allow discovery, but not "theft". These guys would be the ones that could time travel without affecting the timeline. You would not :D

[@sugarspiceneverythingnice9205]

As a teen this place was so easy to shoplift from. Not proud of that, but it's true. I couldn't imagine walking in there now. The nostalgia ❤️

[@Dennis-ez7yy]

I would have grabbed one of those brand new fans still in the box. It's only stealing to the worthless cops but trust me the owners left it behind because they didn't want it they're not going to come back sometime in the future for that stuff. lol it's not stealing when it's abandoned and left behind.

[@corvus1970]

The presence of the old Corvette, Jaguar, and Porsche blow my mind.

[@wolfschneider4838]

Great video. You and Kayla are good tour guides. Extremely interesting and enjoyable. I’am an old dude 78 years and kinda shut in so I really enjoyed it. Thanks again and best of everything.

[@shiraqin]

My Mom worked at that store when it was a Murphy's Mart! Astounding to see how badly it has decayed.

[@roberto86704]

What year was it

[@superdave354]

Yeah what year did she work at Murphy's Mart? Also I have never heard of Ames, Grant's nor Murphy's Mart before I seen Wallie's channel. In one part of this vid he showed a shopping cart that said "HOUCHENS" on it. Probably cuz I live in a state where it doesn't have locations with those stores ✌

[@shiraqin]

Mom worked there from around 1977 to the summer of 1985 - first on the sales floor and later in the cash office. I didn't notice the cart marked 'Houchens' - that was a local grocery chain that I believe finally went under around 2000.

[@nealrose7582]

My mom worked at Murphy's in redmar plaza (the building in the video) in the mid 70s also.

[@markydee48]

whats really screwed up is how you have so many people now with families jobless, no money, or homeless, yet here you have a store filled with toys, fans, etc... and nothing can be donated to anyone? food expires, but you think that the pink Barbie car couldn't be donated or all the toys in boxes to needy kids? This is how f**ked up and greedy this world really is that businesses rather let products rot away than to give charity. That's a disgrace right there.

[@dmhorton5691]

Could also provide a place to live.

[@bicybicoldaccount6730]

Don't forget the vett and the Porsche in there

[@robbchastain3036]

A series of big ol' sidewalk/parking lot sales would clear everything out of there, and what didn't sell could be donated to charity thrift stores or scrap dealers could show up in their pick-ups and haul it away. It is strange that so much stuff in there.

[@comicb00kguy18]

My roommate and I were thinking the same thing. It's a damn shame to see all this stuff sitting in that building rotting and decaying when there is a fair amount of it that could probably be sellable. Mold can be cleaned off if it's not really bad. It looks like they were processing the place to bring a lot of that stuff somewhere else, and something happened to put a stop to it.

[@basshunter4144]

mark you said it i agree its american greed.

[@BREN153]

Hands down the greatest urban exploring video ever imo. This is a legendary video dude. I’m in total shock threw this whole video. WOOOOOW.

[@WallieB26]

Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I tried to be as respectful as humanly possible as per the urbex code. We literally left this place the way it was before we walked around and filmed the place. I was happy to save the memory of this place through my eyes and perspective as Ames meant something to me when I was young. It was s walk down memory lane and I cannot believe just how ridiculous this exploration was. A surprise around every corner.

[@DailyCarScroll]

Dude that place is GOLD!!!! To Collectors....that’s a Crazy Time Capsule for Real!! This is the BEST Abandoned Explorers video I’ve seen YET!💯

[@mikehowey4869]

I worked in this store from 1987 until it closed.all the other ames dept stores particularly the one in salem indiana used to send us their "junk" they couldn't sell and have us store it.before this store in Radcliff was ames it was Murphy's mart and before that it was W.C.Grant's.

[@Videocipher]

Does it feel weird seeing it like that after working there for so many years?

[@mikehowey4869]

@@Videocipher Not really, just brings back a lot of memories.There were lots of great stores in this shopping center at one time.

[@BluegrassFilmsKY]

When did the Ames close?

[@mikehowey4869]

@@BluegrassFilmsKY The ames in this video closed in 1989.

[@tompaton1899]

It was W T Grants

I have to admit I’d would’ve taken that Marlboro clock.

[@bhaskardangat]

Haha, same thoughts...and the Cars :D

[@dirkdiggler4860]

That corvette or the goodyear sign for me lol

[@josephsavich2451]

I wouldn't mind having the old RC cola sign;)

[@tjford7726]

I'd take the Porsche 911

[@sirmugman]

same as well as a lot of other stuff in there the jag would be nice if its running and the engine hasn't stuck,

[@AmongTheUnknown]

Dude, finally watched it. This place is a freaking gem. Holy *bleep*ing crap. Everything. This is the jackpot. The boxes of nostalgia, the game machines, the claw machine, the cars, Ames as itself, dude. This is one for the books Wallie. My god man, I am jealous. This is absolutely insane.

[@WallieB26]

I'm still shocked this exploration happened. I literally thought I would do my typical walk around the place outside and talk about my story about Ames etc. But then the wide open door changed that. I literally didnt touch a thing to walk inside and explore and walk down memory lane.

[@AmongTheUnknown]

WallieB26 Dang dude, what a gem

[@Bloodyfacejr]

Where is that at?

[@COPS367]

That store was very disgusting inside I don't know why they would leave a store so filthy like that and what's even more sad is all that stuff in there was ruined. I want to thank your channel so much because your youtube Channel gives us an opportunity to see how disgusting abandoned stores are. Awesome video sir!!

[@tv4184]

No one to maintain the roof so nature takes its course

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

When its your last day/week and you're hardly paid anything but a crap wage, you know you're never coming back again no one cares!

[@firstl8596]

It's being torn down as we speak.

[@carcrasher88YT]

Holy cow, that's quite a surprising find! Three cars in a row?! As a car guy, I would have nearly had a heart attack seeing those sitting there. I can't really figure much on that Corvette, other than it clearly being a C3. The Jaguar appears to be an XJ40 generation XJ Vanden Plas. I can faintly see the Vanden Plas on the emblem on the right. That would be a late eighties or early nineties model. Very sharp, those were the top of the line models. Then, the Porsche. Definitely the most valuable of the bunch. Looks like it's got the 5-MPH bumpers mandated in 1974, but it's got the 930 style bumper without the wide flared fenders, which would likely make it later model (mid-late 80's) Carrera 3.2. I hope someone gets the chance to buy and fix/clean up those cars, especially the Porsche. It deserves better than to sit there languishing...I mean, those Fuchs wheels...so iconic! Also astonishing how much stuff was still in that building. Shame that hardly anything in there can be salvaged now...other than possibly the arcade stuff and the skill crane. Those could certainly be restored, for sure.

[@krissythomson8058]

Thank you for taking time to post! i feel the emotion in your voice and memories of Ames when filming , time will not stand still but memories will. Best wishes from UK. x

[@AndroidSunner]

Broke my heart to see that Jag, Old Corvette and Classic 911 all cooped up in that dusty garage.

[@raultirado7208]

Yeah right I was more sad about that black Porsche

[@richardm3023]

I'm betting they were stolen, being stashed there.

[@Titanic19127]

They should all be saved

[@mraiwa1000]

@@richardm3023 Very highly possible!

[@jdtroup198683]

@@Titanic19127 Yup

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

an excellent, genuine, non-clickbait video. This is gold on youtube.

[@tinoswrld]

Wallie your reaction to those cars was priceless

[@carguy53]

I’d love to bring that Porsche back to Pittsburgh and get it going.

[@neverstoplearning7214]

Or any of the other 3 things in that room

[@claudespeed277]

That car will never drive again. Been sitting there for probably 15 years

[@KC8EWU]

@@claudespeed277 it can drive again with some work.

[@E3lcpl]

@@claudespeed277 i took a mustang that had been sitting for 8 years in a field on blocks and after a month drove it home

[@E3lcpl]

find who owns the property. or go there record the Vins and do a trace online find who the last owner was and see if they will sell or talk to your local DMV about abandoned cars. i tried to do a trace on the TX plate but its so old there is no info on it.

[@AmongTheUnknown]

Here we go boys, grab the popcorn

[@ms.craftycapricorn9475]

And girls 😊 🍿

[@williamsiyanko4631]

Hi Wallie 26 . I just saw this Ames video in Kentucky. With tons of stuff left behind and abandoned. It’s sad to see this happen to a great store that was once open. Now it’s closed and gone.

[@Specmauto]

I really really wanted to see the date that was on the swiss rolls

[@richardm3023]

Doesn't matter. Still edible.

[@kzoocowboyonflickr8450]

@@richardm3023 no, that's a myth and isn't true. flickr.com/photos/kzoocowboy/

[@billstill1794]

@@richardm3023 All it takes is 12 seconds in the microwave.

[@shinigami1315]

I thought it was twinkies that don't go bad not swiss rolls...

[@justinraystyles3537]

To answer your question they expired in September 29 2016!

[@bricktrooper540]

I can’t believe nobody has come by and taken anything.

[@davidpringle8089]

Must be the white part of town.

[@ブレイヴフェンサ]

It’s probably the crazy amount of mold in there that’s keeping looters away

[@ブレイヴフェンサ]

David Pringle lmfao

[@seandc6629]

@@ブレイヴフェンサI've seen people wear respirators and grabbing stuff out of abandoned places, so I can believe anything.

[@tonydardi332]

David Pringle I don’t think any black people even live in Kentucky haha.

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

As an avid railfan, i know that Ames sold alot of lifelike brand model trains. Was there any model trains in there lol?

[@sydwhitaker5776]

I didn’t notice any at all when I was here. You’d think there’d be at least something but I guess not.

[@Braylon2322]

i live one mile from it and yes there is a lot of the trains. do you have snapchat? i can take pictures and show you

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

@@Braylon2322 I have an Instagram. Same as my KZbin channel name

[@GoldenKnight702]

My mom made me return and apologize for some candy I took from Ames in Liverpool ny. I’ll never forget it. This brought back a lot of memories, hills was always a big day out for me too

[@printsalbert3211]

Canastota here

[@bimbobarbie_]

that was my ames!

[@Tbird1549]

That definitely was some kind of flea market situation but to leave all that behind seems odd almost like they were locked out from getting their stuff.

[@WallieB26]

That's what I wonder. I'd be mad as all get out if I was a vendor there and that happened and I couldnt get my items back and lost a lot of possessions/money as a result.

[@Sprikers]

WallieB26 anyway to contact you at all? I’d take the legal route to buy some of the items seen here. I’ve done this at other abandoned locations in the northeast with good results

[@mikehunt8375]

Probably died off. Spoiled kids didn't want that garbage...

[@peterbrittain1963]

in australia.. if the company goes bust,, they are locked out.. even tradesmen doing work there will have there tools locked in ,, even though they have nothing to do with the company..

[@kittyfanatic1980]

@@peterbrittain1963 Weird Aussie law. I'd think even in Australia there's be a legal battle if that were to happen.

[@tehdudester]

I'm glad to see you still at it, and more popular than ever. I am glad to see another intact abandoned Ames video!!!!!! I definitely need this at this point in my life.

[@unclejj2350]

great video! vintage cars and Kayla even said what we all wanted to hear..." Look at the front, where it says Ames real big"...lol

[@andreww1212]

This place looks like it hasn't been touched since 1998. It was literally like stepping back in time and seeing my childhood while shopping with my mother. Especially with all of the old toys. Great video!

[@RYMAN1321]

Why do you think 1998? It could have closed when the chain ceased in 2002.

[@brian6523]

@@RYMAN1321 I mean there isn’t much of a difference between 1998 and 2002 in terms of aesthetics. I was born in 2002 and my brother was born in 1999. The electronics, merchandise, etc in our baby photos look the same. It’d be like saying a department store in 2019 looks vastly different than one in 2023. Not much of a difference, even after Covid.

[@RYMAN1321]

@@brian6523 Understood, though I wonder why the post brought up 1998.

[@mchur001]

@@RYMAN1321 If you watch again closely, you'll see some shirts that say 1998 Championships with Kentucky Wildcats, which was the year they won the NCAA men's basketball championships. So clearly the store closed before 1998, since this was a flea market after and then a hoarding situation. There is also a part where they show some kind of game with 2000 on the side of the box. Either way this store closed much, much earlier than 2002. I doubt there would be merchandise that said 1998 on it in the year 2002. Those shirts would have been clearanced and marked down to zero and discarded a long time before 2002.

[@brendakrieger7000]

I used to love going to Ames. Always great bargains. My Mom's favorite place. I loved Hills too. Thank you for preserving these old memories. Ames stores were very special to me and my family too💜

[@charlescozic3208]

As a kid, I was actually in W. T. Grant's mansion in Greenwich CT. This is late 60s/early 70s. The property sat facing Long Island Sound. I enjoyed trying to count all the rooms/bathrooms. My favorite was the billiards room. Of course there was an outdoor pool, but also a putting green. Mr. Grant was elderly and infirm but inside the house with nurse, cook etc. - but never got to see him. I like to think he enjoyed hearing kids having fun there.

[@JadeDragon407]

That was pretty wild. Makes me think of what the apocolypse looks like. It's such a shame how much commercial property around this country is going to pot. Thanks for sharing and glad you guys are being safe; mold is some yucky stuff...

[@lisakazmarick1802]

Gimme 2 days in there ... Your right I bet there's amazing finds in there ... I worked for Ames dept store in liberty ny from 1995 to 2000 and it was one of my FAVVVVVORITE jobs I ever had in my life ... Thank you for showing it ...i also opened many if the stores in and around where I lived in ny ...i did every single job thats Ames had to offer and I'm freinds with almost every single person I worked with back tgen still to this day

[@steelvenom330]

Ohhh 40 minutes? this ought to be good *EDIT* I Was right, seeing that C3 Corvette and the Porsche in that condition broke my heart. Also that Street Fighter 2 pinball machine is impossible to find.

[@thatguyonthebusthatstaresa7437]

Insert orgasm

[@gregorytimmons4777]

It's dust. Not the end of the world.

[@Heather-vq5yb]

Hello! I think this is probably a collector's storage area. A friend's dad buys up old retail buildings sometimes with merchandise still in them and uses them for his personal storage. I went into one of the buildings with my friend and others to help our friend try to get a handle on what to do with all of his dad's stuff, and to our surprise it looked about the same (with the ceilings leaking and moldy, etc.). It must be nice to have that kind of money to buy up all of that retail real estate and all of those collectables and department store displays, like my friend's dad, and let all of it go to waste. I appreciate and love your quest, sorry that you couldn't find anything with Ames written on it. That was a pretty cool store. We had a few here in VA too. Brings back memories 😃

[@mchur001]

I agree, especially with all of the banana boxes, and things wrapped up on pallets. Also, no Ames would have had all the National Geographic magazines stored. As a former employee of retail stores of 1997-2003 magazines were not kept like that. You tore off the cover where the title was and the issue with date, those were given in for credit. The rest of the magazine was trashed. We used to send them to the local high school because the art teacher used them for collages. Also, AMES would not have taken back beer cans. There is no way the Ames closed looking like this. They liquidate everything including fixtures. This is clearly a hoarding situation.

[@WilliamSmith-c4i]

That was a really cool beginning scene through the window great job Wallie!

[@swiftmovers3827]

I feel yah brother. My grandmother used to take me to Ames and Montgomery wards when I was a little kid.

[@taylorp360]

DEFINITELY SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS!!!!!! ❤️ These videos are why I got into urban exploration. Ames brings back so many memories of me going with my grandpa when he would go there for anything he needed. He loved that store so much. When they went out he was so upset and said that the store who took over wasn’t the same. Thank you for allowing me to relive these memories ❤️❤️

[@shelbychurchisbeautiful614]

That Was One The Coolest And Best Videos Of Abandoned Places Ever. Thanks For Filming The Video Of The Ames For Us All Too Watch.

[@AlbertoRodriguez-ju6hc]

This breaks my heart in more ways than one, I don't know what's worse the fact that Aims is dead or everything was left behind, all of those old pallets of boxes of stuff still shrinkwraped are probably what killed it, when you stop and consider the fact that some discount retail stores have enough in the back to resupply a few times a day and they got more on back order from suppliers yeah that be great for perishables but what about non perishables how much stuff sat on shelves before it got bought and what about everything on back order that they wasted money on? They could have handed all of that stuff down to other stores to make sure it still got sold and made a lil cash to cushion the bankruptcy or returned it all to the manufactures and canceled the rest, maybe they could have gotten enough cash back to save it. I went to Aims growing up to you never expect the good places to go under, I always figured Aims Walmart Kmart Tops and the dollar stores would be around forever they're such house hold names that you would think they'd have a "save you're local retailers" commercial on for it but they never did. I got old enough to get out of the house on my own and I figured Aims would be as big as the Makinly mall that was gonna be my regular hang out every week, I was gonna blow my allowance there and window shop for the stuff I couldn't afford lol. Kinda makes me wanna cry, eh what the hell I'm gonna go cry why not.

[@mastercleanseNOTdiet]

I cried a little as well. Just purely because there was no reason to leave everything, it could have been donated to any number of charities or goodwill, etc. there's too much disgrace, too many big corp's buying out others, too much wrong with the world. This just hit too hard. Really wish things were different

[@KC8EWU]

@@mastercleanseNOTdiet owners may have passed away. Only problem is laws make it very hard if not impossible for anything too be done with the items. Unless direct relatives give permission then nothing can be done with the stuff inside except eventually into landfill or incinerator if possible. Cars and equipment could be possibly sold but title work may not be worth it.

[@jenniferspalding1708]

I used to love Ames as well. I also went to Zyers, Caldors, and Woolworth's.

[@nicholaswetherell8599]

Caldor was the bomb 💣.

[@Chronas9.9]

Till this very day I feel like this Wallie’s greatest discovery yet.

[@jillstribling5594]

I want a Tamagochi..my kids use to play with those. Love to see one again. Mold can be cleaned easily with Vinegar or bleach..not that big of deal fr. Wonder if it is still there... im in Louisville.

[@NOLAgenX]

Very cool find! I had a stocking hob with them in VT in the evenings during the 2nd half of the 80’s while I was in college. My first wife had a job with them as well in VT and in Albany, NY in the 90’s. Not being in the Northeast anymore I had no idea they went the way of the dinosaurs. Thanks for sharing!

[@sandraphillips1718]

Thanks for sharing!

[@sharoncrawford3042]

I remember Grants. I'm 63. When I was a teenager, I worked at Murphys.

[@randyporter3491]

Great video, thanks for sharing this ! Without efforts to preserve memories of places like this, they will be forgotten forever. No one seems to care about preserving the past anymore, but intent on destroying it. Sad.

[@TrainmasterCurt]

Great find Wallie, unbelievable, us collectors would love to see what they have in there, probably lots of rarities

[@WallieB26]

Believe me, I would have loved to spend the time going through things just to see what's all there but everything was pretty moldy and not to mention it would have taken me a week to go through everything. Lol I anticipated taking a walk down memory lane but didnt anticipate to see all the items inside. I was happy to at least create a video looking back at some things from the past. Many items I did see and had in the video made me feel like a kid again. The older items reminded me of my dad and other family members who arent here anymore and it made me feel pretty sad so i didnt want to get upset by possibly unveiling something I know my dad had or whatnot.

[@al1goaile262]

Great find bud!!! Especially finding the cars!!!

[@littlebuddylee]

Wow. This is one of the most unbelievable explorations I have ever seen. I was expecting the "vehicles" to be some old American car shells from the 80s or 90s but that Porsche is incredible. Looks like it's in pretty good condition besides being dirty. I wonder who owns all that stuff

[@whorton4]

"The owner was mentioned in a linked article above: "Matt Valenti of Louisville, who represents The Cameron Group, has come to terms with Eddie Cato, who owns most of the land including vacant buildings that made up the shopping center. He also has a deal in place for frontage owned by Glenn Turner, a local developer."

[@gordogames121]

Yeah, that Corvette and Porsche were the craziest part to me

[@brittanygraham5400]

This was my grandma and grandpas flea market, it was called the red mart plaza. I have pictures of it when I was like 4 years old lol they sold the building and they moved their flea market to Irvington ky, ALOT of that stuff was part of the flea market but wasn’t left by them, it was left by the vendors that rented spots, I’m not sure what happened after they moved the flea market. But seeing this stuff and knowing how it was when I was younger is getting me in my feels lol that popcorn maker for instance, she sold actual food like a restaurant at her flea market including that pop corn. Thank you for posting this! ❤️

[@mariegreendelawder5922]

Looks like a hoarder was renting it for storage or a flea market

[@joegilly1523]

Computer User It was probably a corporate decision .

[@tv4184]

Probably looters went thru and threw boxes all over looking for stuff as well

[@StutleyConstable]

It was a flea market for several years. I got some very good deals on tools there back in the day.

[@hellomcflyy]

yeah....Ames wouldn't keep their stock in Chiquita banana boxes ....I reckon..

[@fredoffred]

Incredible video, Wallie! Thank you for taking the health risk to get this footage! I too have fond memories of Ames and Hills. Nice work 👌

[@2341jasonb]

What an amazing place you could spend a week in there going through everything and still not see it all thanks for sharing 👍🏼🖖🏼🇬🇧

[@lgannawa]

I haven’t even thought about Ames in 35 yers, let alone seen one. Great find!! So happy I found you and your content!

[@janellemiller3215]

That Fisher price little people house is worth some good money .i collect all things Fisher price.

[@2022irons]

RIP Little People horses

[@KC8EWU]

@corey Babcock then it would be stolen. You do not freeload from abandoned places.

[@bobbydavenport5121]

The cars were an awesome find and all of the products still rapped amazing

[@pancakemuffinberry21]

Great video! They must have been in a real hurry to get outta there since they left all that stuff. Goodness, even the cars got left behind!

[@dreadboy77]

Wow! Awesome video! I've been tuning in to your videos, after discovering your K-mart where you and the gang were filming. Just want to say, your videos ROCK!🤘😁

[@stevenv2190]

According to the local newspaper - the property has been purchased by the city of Radcliff. Demolition of the property should begin in August 2023. About time. Was used recently as a Ford truck storage lot during the pandemic/parts shortage.

[@kkausel]

It is so sad tax payers had to pay to haul all the garbage away. They should have been more transparent where all the garbage and things ended up unless the owner took some stuff out before the city took over the building. I hope they charged the previous owner for the clean up inside of the building for not properly maintaining it. I also hope this owner did not write it off on his taxes,

[@mattaker896]

Ames, Hills and Zayre's used to be the go-to department stores before Walmart took over. Great explore, and thanks for the walk down memory lane!

[@HappyQuailsLC]

What a great visual transition effect through that front window.... I'm impressed!

[@audreylonsinger2678]

What a find and thanks for sharing this with us♥️ All I got is WOW!!

[@emunny]

Alright. That was epic. You brought me back with this one, damn. Not gonna lie, I would of been tempted to snag a tamagotchi 😂 great video dude!!

[@mikeholmes399]

I live in Radcliff KY so thank you for covering this

[@TriWaZe]

LOL well I can almost guarantee after putting this video up, someone is going to show up and clean out all those signs and potentially those cars. Good money to be made there.

[@BoonetuckysFinest]

That’s why I’m saying.. beautiful finding, but all of that is going to get stolen and stripped.

[@sydwhitaker5776]

That stuff is mostly still there as of November

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

@@sydwhitaker5776 How do you know

[@sydwhitaker5776]

@@user-vi4xy1jw7e cause I went there

[@jayt1077]

I'd love to see those cars rescued and restored.

[@StantonsJourneys]

That is amazing that everything was just left there and the cars wow, great video sir.

[@stefanieiiams]

Everything you see inside of the old Ames is from when it was a Peddlers Mall. It’s been closed for a good 15+ years. There used to be a donut shop to the right of the main entrance. The plaza was never really full. The other part of the complex held a laundry mat, an awards/military shop when Fort Knox was a bit more booming. The building behind Ames is an old Kmart. The Ames building area is under chats of being torn down to rebuild for a hotel and the like. The current owner of the Ames building/complex really just doesn’t Carr about it and he’s cleaned it up a bit to please the city but none of the buildings are useable anymore sadly. (I’m a resident of the area and grew up there)

[@matthewbryant2735]

Any contact information for the owner(s)?

[@edwardlapsley2556]

Was the Queen of hearts tattoo shot in that complex I was at Fort Knox in 97

[@thatveganchick668]

I love Peddlers Mall (the one in Bardstown).

[@betoram61]

Is the building still there or has it been torn down?

[@jacquelinecollins5310]

There used to be a bakery. I believe it was Luzerns bakery in the complex. That was when it was a Murphy mart. I was only a small kid then.

[@Afroman29]

28:28 that's Genie. Great video love watching exploration videos. Genie was played by the brilliant Robin Williams in the 1992 Disney movie, Aladdin.

[@ImChrisHansen.]

Looks like someone was getting dirty in that jaguar. You see those hand prints lol

[@WallieB26]

LOL!

[@MindfulObservers]

Wow this is a blast from the past. My mom used to get all of our school clothes at ames. It's now a tractor supply. I'm glad the building didn't go to waste

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Awesome vid!!! The “final vacate checklist” was torture. She should have just said peace out let’s roll...

[@WhatstheStory123]

I featured a picture of this store in my Ames history video, I figured the inside looked pretty rough but I e seen worse lol thanks for uploading!

[@WallieB26]

Did you see my video from inside the Ames headquarters or the Essex, Maryland Ames? Those are the ones that'll get you. Both were HORRIBLE.

[@WhatstheStory123]

@@WallieB26 I will check it out. I read an article recently that said the old HQ is slated for demolition :/

[@silvereagle1960]

A friend of mine, his parents owned the local Grants back in the 70s in my hometown!

[@redpilled4781]

Wow, I remember Grants, They had a furniture section.

[@jerryhayes2351]

When I was 16, I worked at a Standard Foods in our mall. I took lunch at either Grants Bradford House or Orange Julius. Ha.1970.

[@cravinmoorhead5518]

@@jerryhayes2351 ima gona go skweez orange now 133amstanco

[@phoenixjnyc]

OMG. So excited seeing this. I miss Ames. Really great memories. Thank you so much

[@teamtripledent31nextgentls94]

If I was in there, I would've been like ooh, free cars.

[@WallieB26]

Lol!

[@teamtripledent31nextgentls94]

@@WallieB26 And also, there is a new abandoned place down the road from where the Diamond point Ames used to be

[@bloomplane]

this one out of all your videos is probably my favorite!!

[@WallieB26]

Thanks!

[@Optopolis]

Is it bad that I recognized it as Ames on ur FaceBook post even though I've never personally visited an ames? 😆 lol Super cool explore!

[@mattskustomkreations]

The second store was most likely a Winn Dixie grocery store. Later occupants put up a non-bearing dividing wall to block off the rest of the store space behind it.

[@kennethjennings9292]

My mom used to work in the jewelry department of the Ames in Medina, NY

[@MintMonte87ACSS312]

I grew up going there!

[@tanyaamiro2554]

Awesome vid😀thanx for sharing. It’s unreal how much stuff is left in there especially the lifts n lawnmower n the 3 cars I think the jaguar is early 90’s the vette is late 70’s to early 80’s n the Porsche is early to mid 80’s. stay safe n healthy😀 hi fr BC🇨🇦

[@mr.goodboi2780]

this kills me on the inside. The collector in me is mad that shit was left there to waste. On the other hand, makes for a great abandoned adventure.

[@mr.goodboi2780]

@Tazimo Dragon I would make it a museum or tourist attraction, there might be some interest in people wanting to experience the past again.

[@_Rockstar67]

i would've taken that porsche and lawn equipment in the quickness! Love the vids man!!

[@derekfoulk4692]

Target has mostly replaced these companies, in both atmosphere and products.

[@laurenwhite8086]

so cool wallie! i love your videos and this one is my favorite so far. keep up the good work.

[@MrJgl81]

Wow. I remember when I was a kid, my family shopped at that Grant store; we moved away before I became an Ames store

[@carlavision6143]

Awesome video Wallie! Haven't finished watching it all yet but, will watch the rest later. I could have a really good yard sale with that stuff.

[@brandonb.6099]

I can't believe how much stuff is inside. That is crazy!!

[@shawn95187]

That's what she said.....

[@johnmartel6192]

Me Two Wow the stuff left behind

[@johnmartel6192]

What a treat✅

[@eastcoastmodz5195]

I used to work for Ames Dept. Store in Somersworth, New Hampshire from 1987 to 1990. In 1990 Ames Corporation bought out the Zayre's Department store located in Dover, NH... Just minutes down the road. After buying Zayre's Deptment store the Somersworth store was closed down in March of 1990. I was part of the employees that stayed behind and worked with the Liquidation Company to sell off the rest of the merchandise in the Somersworth location. After all was done... The Somersworth location was divided up into two store locations with TJ Max taking the right side of the building and a Shoe Company taking the left half of the building. Ames Department store was located on High Street in Somersworth, NH. I still have my name badge from the days of working for Ames. Thanks for sharing!

[@eastcoastmodz5195]

There was also an Ames Department store located here in Manchester, New Hampshire. First located on Elm Street in the 1980's. In 2015 or so.. the entire building and strip mall located there was torn down and now in its place is the SNHU Arena. Ames Department store in 1980's relocated to Hanover St. 'East Side Plaza' where it stayed open for some time. It also closed down and it sat vacant for many years until Building 19 took over the space. Now in 2020 it is once again a vacant building in a strip mall of stores located in what is called "East Side Plaza" here in Manchester, NH.

[@phatgirl2121]

I remember that we had one in DC

[@thraw05]

Wow, those DBZ table covers triggered a memory of a birthday party I had with that table cloth.

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

Timestamp?

[@christinakritch478]

My favorite part was when you found the corvette. I was thinking whoah look at that. And then you go WHOAH! LOOK AT THAT! Awesome video man! And good form in just documenting and having respect for the place.

[@goofusmaximusII]

When you mentioned Grants it brought me back to my youth as Ames does you. I remember buying my turtles at Grants and eating there on Sundays before visiting relatives that are no more. I feel ya dude.

[@nancydarling4918]

Great video.Thanks! I really love your Ames/Hills videos.

[@trailurchin7369]

I drove by this place every day while serving at Ft. Knox. It’s been out of operation since before 2003. Nothing has changed since.

[@laffograms1976]

That was incredible man. The video just kept getting better and better

[@Flamingbro69]

I actually have pretty big collection of National Geographic magazines, most of them being from the 80's 90's and 2000's. The oldest issue I have is from October 1926.

[@Flamingbro69]

VHSgoodiesWA4 Pretty Interesting

[@josephsmall4270]

My late mother loved going to Ames & Hills back in the 90's. It is sad places like this are gone.

[@stanlee7635]

Ames headquarters is down the street from my house in Rocky Hill CT. Massive building still empty.

[@WallieB26]

I was inside of the corporate office a long time ago and did a video on the channel. I teamed up with my friend, Ace's Adventures who also did a video for his channel.

[@bighands69]

That's what happens when most things are made in China and their is no productive value for it in America. Most of the wealth is tied up in corporate holding rather than being productive. And this has nothing to do with capitalism political decisions were made 50 years ago that create all of this. Ames went bankrupt through bad management and there was not a productive economy to pick it up again.

[@kimmassie-matlock9238]

Dude gold mine for collectors how can I find out wo to contact to inquire about items