Exploring a 90's Era Time Capsule Mall - Concord Mall in Wilmington Delaware

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@MarieWoodward-fs8pq 8 ай бұрын

Hi Ray. What a breathtaking mall. Not to many like this one. It makes one wonder what it was like back in the 80's and what stores were there. Back in the 80's there was a mall that my friends and I used to walk all day on a Saturday and boy do I have such great memories. No longer there and now we have the Brass City Mall and very few stores are left in that one. I know you did a video on that mall and I haven't been in it in over 5 years now. Thank you Ray for sharing

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@puppypoet 7 ай бұрын

It was amazing in the 80s. It would be hard to write out the details but it had every kind of store - music, toys, electronics, clothes, a beautiful CVS, restaurants. Just everything. So bustling and active and noisy but a happy noise. And the smells of food and candy, the music playing from above. Children laughing, registers dinging. Shuffling and bustling. And the beautiful trees and bushes. It to me felt more magical than Disneyland.

@sterlinsilver 4 ай бұрын

Something really cool about this place is the skylights all over were only added in the 90s. Before then it was all covered. The lattice trusses in front of the skylights are the actual structural beams of the roof that they never removed.

@jonathanmosebach2921 5 ай бұрын

This and the Christiana mall were my hang out spots as a kid! Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

@markvandermolen7181 8 ай бұрын

The music, the trivia, even the thumbnail! So soothing and great to watch. Thank you.

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

@strings53notlob50 7 ай бұрын

My father owned an ice cream store in that mall from 1972 until 1984. I kind of grew up in that mall. I would love it if someone had some pictures from the 70s from there.

@puppypoet 7 ай бұрын

I have been going to this mall since before I was born, in 1981. It is so special. It's sad for me to see it so empty because I have memories of my dad unable to find a parking space because it was so full. It also makes me sad because my mom is dying and I remember when her and me were here all the time. I hope it never leaves.

@RayOutThere 7 ай бұрын

Sending love to you and your mom

@jacquelinekaminski3032 7 ай бұрын

I grew up going to this mall and I guarantee I’ve used those pay phones back in the 9Os

@johnt7372 4 ай бұрын

I worked for EB there as an Assistant Manager around 1999 after I graduated from college. We were located by the Macys (it had a lot of perfume woman in the front) by the Gordon’s jewelrs someone mentioned and a Coffee Beanery.

@johnt7372 4 ай бұрын

Sometimes it was so crowded around the holidays I couldn’t find a parking spot!

@Stan-rj8ki 7 ай бұрын

The burger king is still there. It's in the center of the mall near the fountain. And right next to it used to be a Woolworths.

@Lizzyremembers 8 ай бұрын

Such a gorgeous place yet a little bittersweet

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I feel the same

@mushymars 8 ай бұрын

omg love that you finally did a video on the Concord Mall, we use to go all the time as kids!

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

You were lucky to see this as a kid! I bet it felt magical

@ashleycox5316 7 ай бұрын

Omg I spent so many hours in this mall like 20 yrs ago as a young teenager. It used to be so much better than what it's unfortunately devolved to now. Memories!! ❤

@GabeJurewicz 4 ай бұрын

5:58 I used to work at the Stawbridges in Christiana Mall from 1995 until 2002.

@lauraaltobelli5064 2 күн бұрын

I used to work at the Concord S&C from 1986-1987, mostly in housewares and china/gifts, but I remember setting up the Christmas shop in 1986. I loved that store - it's cool that Macy's kept the seal out front.

@danamcdonnell9064 4 ай бұрын

I bought our wedding rings there at the Gordon's Jewelers back in 1997. Gordon's is long gone now.

@SnakePlissken-gk7ix 8 ай бұрын

So many fond memories of the Concord Mall. At times, I prefer it over the Christiana Mall because it's quieter and less hectic.

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

I went to Christiana mall once and there was a mouse running around in the food court

@dr0pk1x 5 ай бұрын

Props on the editing and vibe in this one. Love this relaxing, nostalgic style.

@RayOutThere 5 ай бұрын

thank you so much!

@TeknBolt 8 ай бұрын

I really enjoy the open glass skylights and exposed metal beams in the design of malls like this. It reminds me of Newport Centre with its similar architectural features.

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

Yes it does have the same vibe! I wish I could have seen Newport before it was remodeled

@MoviemaniaNick 8 ай бұрын

I visited that Mall years ago. It was nice.

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

Its oh so nice!

@EmBee21921 4 ай бұрын

Used to live right down the road from Concord Mall. Would visit KayBee Toy Store with my kids in the early 90's and later Spencer's Gifts when they got older. At one time we frequented the Burger King before it was boarded up... Talk about your 80's decor, that place looked just like the cover of a Duran Duran album. - Thanks for the walk down memory lane. Sad to see it so empty but happy to see they're at least working to beautifully maintain the space.

@JWD1992 4 ай бұрын

I might drive down there from central NJ to see it in person. I love the 90s look. Great to see some creativity, not just more modern cowardice calling itself "minimalism."

@pandafragrance 3 ай бұрын

Unless you’re a mall enthusiast I’d skip it. This video is very complimentary of a mall that takes about 6 minutes to walk end to end. The best part of that mall is the Sprouts they opened next door.

@roadsideroadside 8 ай бұрын

Sweet! Thank you, Ray!

@melissac4698 4 ай бұрын

I grew up about 2 miles from this mall. I spent so many Friday and Saturday nights there with friends. Our parents dropped us off and picked us up in a designated spot at an agreed upon time.

@maxr5799 4 ай бұрын

Born in ‘99. The first time I went in the back of a Spencer’s was here! and I remember going to the hallmark store to pick out cards for birthdays, the chocolates on the second floor of Macy’s, shopping for shoes at the Sear’s

@bw2273 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic work, Ray. Thank you for all that you do

@raymoondoetelemoondoe5888 7 ай бұрын

This mall was once the place to be on a friday night. Before online shopping the concord mall did not have vacant stores. Sadly it has takin a hard hit during covid and lost many name brand stores. It will probably close perminatly during my life, so i appriciate videos like this to take me back to what it once was.

@NostalgiaFix81 8 ай бұрын

What’s crazy is having nostalgia for a place you’ve never been to before. This mall for instance. I’ve never been there but that 90’s aesthetic of green, brass, clocks, Ivy plants, was everywhere in the 90’s. Thanks for the vid!

@colettem.7064 6 ай бұрын

Just beautiful!🌟

@acecarrera1 8 ай бұрын

Your video shows how exquisite this mall is, but the one in the photos is like a fantasy castle on the clouds!

@dylansousa5571 8 ай бұрын

Ray concord mall is very beautiful

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

Yes indeed!

@demetriuswalker909 2 ай бұрын

I pretty much grew up in this mall, and I remember that Burger King well, when I saw the viral post the first time it showed up I knew exactly where it was without reading a word of the post, right down to my favorite seat. I'm really glad to see it still in such good shape. Thanks for taking me back.

@coreycoyle9548 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful Video!!!! I love the Fountain!!!! F+L, Corey

@missdenisebee 4 ай бұрын

Oh shit! This popped up in my recommends, and all I initially saw was the thumbnail, thinking, “that looks familiar, does every mall look alike?!” Not realizing it’s one of the malls I grew up going to, and still live about 15mins from lol

@johnbryan5608 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Safe travels.

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

Appreciated!

@maryellencookmeynig9034 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this video.

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@kathleenalbright3908 2 ай бұрын

Many more stores have closed up shop at Concord Mall since you made this video. If they lose Macy's, I fear the only store that may remain is Boscov's Department Store, which is a real treasure. Thanks for the video.

@freddborges Ай бұрын

Never realized how much of a time capsule this mall really is

@ERA_Productions 8 ай бұрын

Great Video man! I still need to get to here, I did the concord mall in Indiana before it closed and it’s crazy the difference between the two malls.

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

Yes! I know this is far from you but this one is a real gem

@BlueJay6441 8 ай бұрын

That Macy's is just stunning! Wow! I hope it survives the latest round of Macy's closures, it would be heartbreaking to lose a store like this. Thanks for the video, I loved it.

@SteveyW0nder 3 ай бұрын

Live a few miles away just north of the border. Also grew up close to the Coventry mall and there are a lot of similarities between the two. There is a small community that seems to be keeping the mall alive but it's definitely on it's last legs. Sometimes they've missed bills and the power would get shut off in the middle of the week.

@chrissasandlin8344 8 ай бұрын

Love the openness of that Macy's. Also, the framing framing of the clock and the existing fountain felt like a still from a movie, the one that would be featured in every essay about theme. :)

@dashborderless 8 ай бұрын

Concord has it going on!

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

Yeah it does!

@wsmith4 8 ай бұрын

That Macys home store was actually built in the late 90’s

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

Oh my bad

@Stan-rj8ki 7 ай бұрын

The Macys was originally a Strawbridge and Clothier. The great seal is still there. Boscovs was originally Pomeroys

@Stan-rj8ki 7 ай бұрын

And the Macys home store was originally the mall offices until they sold it to Macys to put their furniture section in

@davefink2326 3 ай бұрын

The now-empty Sears started out in the mid-60’s as a standalone 1-story discount store called Almart (owned by JB Hunter stores). They added half of the present mall length to that it a couple years later, anchored by a large Woolworth. A half dozen years after that, the mall lengthened all the way to where Boscov‘s is now (Pomeroys back then). Across the north parking lot you could shop at Pathmark or catch a movie, the Eric theaters chain. Strawbridge came in the late 80’s?

@parkds 6 ай бұрын

Last time I was in this mall was in 1999 with my girlfriend at the time. She was shopping for dresses for her senior year in college. I remember how incredibly busy the mall was. Personally, I preferred going to Christiana.

@OsageScoutMom 8 ай бұрын

I have a payphone in my living room!

@Talendale 8 ай бұрын

The directory still having Sears active marks it as at least from 2020, since April 2020 is when that location went under. Directory probably hasn't been updated since the beginning of the pandemic.

@RayOutThere 8 ай бұрын

That's a good point. The place really does seem frozen in time

@JesusLovesyou..1John3.6 2 ай бұрын

3:08 🌴

@alistair9905 8 ай бұрын

Quick question about the abandoned outdoor mall in Manasquan. I was just there and all the entry ways were blocked off with big cinder blocks. Did u just park away from the lot and walk on? Or was it not sealed off when u filmed that video?