King of Prussia Mall on Thanksgiving - Raw & Real Retail

[@LolaGeek]

You know, I'm in this mall every week or two, and I never really look up and around to appreciate the skylights and architecture. You captured it beautifully!

[@BlackArroToons]

Great to see RRR covering this gigantic Mall in PA. Thank you for the detailed tour, RRR. Nice camerawork as always.

[@thrillington2008]

You knew how to be in a festive mood at the time. I'm watching the video in late February.

[@christinawhite8337]

I’m re-watching this on Thanksgiving 2020 😷! Y’all are the reason I listen to Manheim Steamroller. Happy thanksgiving! 🦃🍁

[@RawRealRetail]

That great! Thanks :)

[@KristiCats]

This is a fun video and I enjoyed your music choices. This was one of my childhood malls, but I have not been there for over 10 years. This video has inspired me to return, definitely during this Christmas season.

[@louisaloi9178]

This is my favorite mall on the eastern seaboard.Good holiday mall music🎶🤗Thanks for visiting the King.👑

[@mallaholicretailadventures]

You couldn't have picked a better mall to do. I've been wanting to see a video of this. This is magnificent. Love that carousel. Love the decorations. This mall is on my bucket list to visit because it's a top mall. I guess now I need to capture Woodfield but I need a better camera. Great video as always.

[@RawRealRetail]

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[@ericeckman9470]

This was also my childhood mall along with the Coventry mall and the fairgrounds square mall which is no longer thanks for doing this

[@radwolf76]

Coventry Mall REPRESENT! I think I only got to King of Prussia like twice growing up, but my Grandparents who lived 45 minutes further out would go three or four times a year.

[@RawRealRetail]

It was my pleasure, Eric :) KOP is always an interesting place to visit, for better or worse, but they do a great job at Christmas!

[@NathanDavisVideos]

OMG I remember Manheim Steamroller! Their one of my MOST FAVORITE holiday-music bands of ALL TIME! Ranks up there with TSO (Trans-Siberian Oresteia!)

[@pkmnan00bis]

That food court sucks. " Coming Soon: BonChon " ... that food court will soon be acceptable!

[@lifewithtodd7870]

This is amazing

[@bbo40]

In the 70's my mom used to go down there with us about 2xs a year; used to be quite a excursion before Rt. 422 was completed ! Hung out there in the early 80's with my friends in the hopes of talking to some girls..

[@jayl8034]

I grew up near that mall as a kid. My parents shopped at the Acme supermarket. Then, the dept stores were Korvettes, J C Penney, Gimbels,and Wannamakers. I guess that old "Penny fountain" is gone by the twin escalators

[@transitdude3352]

Even the escalators are unique here!

[@kanna-san.]

I love Manheim Steamroller

[@user-ho3dx3od9y]

I hate admit and it’s extremely painful for me to do so, but this a beautiful mall. Yes the lack color is hard not to notice, however if your going to do bland, they have done a good doing it. There were lots of shoppers carrying bags full of goods and I didn’t see a single soda machine. The outside is inviting and well thought out. The various video screens really pop against the white walls. Finally the line up of stores is impressive. If I lived in the area I definitely shop there. Some of my favorite department stores are located there too. Additionally the filming of the mall was excellent. Finally I can’t think of much wrong with place. Something that I rarely do.

[@RawRealRetail]

They kept the soda machines tucked out of the way in the bathroom corridors :)

[@user-ho3dx3od9y]

Raw & Real Retail But they are still there. Besides folks can get soda at the food court. If I was a vendor in the food court I will wouldn’t want the mall competing against me by selling it too.

[@user-ho3dx3od9y]

Raw & Real Retail A smart thing to do. High end retailers are never too keen on soda machines in front of their stores. I watched the video again just now and love it even more than the first time. Be sure to have a wonderful holiday season.

[@CHARGERDON55]

My wife and daughter have no trouble spending money in this mall several times per year.

[@cataclysmicdev4886]

I'm gonna go here on my 12th birthday on February 8th :D

[@RawRealRetail]

I hope you have a great time!

[@allysonhill4195]

is the Carousel operable?

[@WhittyPics]

It doesn't look too terribly busy?

[@noahvoris3637]

Dennis W because this was filmed on the night of Thanksgiving. Black Friday would’ve been a COMPLETELY different thing.

[@allysonhill4195]

do they still have the carousels???

[@RawRealRetail]

The carousels are part of the Christmas decoration package. They only have them around the holidays.

[@AbsoluteMdot]

I use to love this mall when I was a teenager. Not anymore.

[@MrButch-ls8vl]

I live in Philly and I avoid the place. It's so huge it overwhelms ... it has been argued that KOP is in fact the largest mall in the entire US taking into account number of retail outlets and retail space in square footage ... even larger than The Mall of America. It's too big. Parking covers miles of paved surface. Crowds. It's a hassle. On the plus side it is immaculately clean and it exudes a kind of upscale elegance very few malls can approach. Marble everywhere. They succeed in creating a "shopping experience" ... and that is why KOP Mall is thriving.

[@RawRealRetail]

American Dream supplanted both malls in terms of leasable retail space. It isn't full by any means yet, but it is currently the record holder.

[@MrButch-ls8vl]

@@RawRealRetail ... And ... under construction is the new mall in Florida - American Dream Mall Miami - that will be the biggest one yet!!! Just saw it in the news today. It will include a theme park.

[@AbsoluteMdot]

I love in Philly too and I say away from KOP Mall. I use to love it as a teenager now I hate it. Too fancy and over the top anymore

[@MrButch-ls8vl]

@@AbsoluteMdot I actually went to Cherry Hill Mall yesterday in New Jersey. It was busy and thriving, but it is much more approachable and finding parking (in the back of the mall) was nt difficult.

[@RawRealRetail]

Cherry Hill Mall is quite nice during the holidays. They have a Christmas Story theme in their center court done up just like the movie.

[@rickwitt5735]

That seems like a really nice mall to me...

[@RawRealRetail]

It certainly is a very nice mall that we visit often. The only problem is seeing the many changes throughout the years trending towards white on white that is a little disheartening.

[@rickwitt5735]

@@RawRealRetail, I'm not sure what you mean by "white on white".

[@RawRealRetail]

The paint scheme. White ceiling, white pillars, white floors, there are no color contrasts left like there used to be years ago.

[@rickwitt5735]

@@RawRealRetail, how silly of me. I should have figures that out; however, for some reason, I was thinking there was some deeper meaning there.

[@jeremyud]

Dude if you're doing live malls when are you gonna hit up Christina Mall? Lol

[@RawRealRetail]

Live malls are kind of a rarity these days...

[@MrButch-ls8vl]

... or Cherry Hill Mall ... for that matter.

[@RawRealRetail]

@@MrButch-ls8vl We did Cherry Hill Mall last year