South Shore Plaza Mall: Where Is Everyone? Spring 2023. Braintree, Massachusetts.

[@john_from_eastcoast.]

Go there on Saturdays and Sundays, it's really packed with a lot of people!! That Mall is definitely not dying!

[@Mario_1031]

Good to hear :)

[@R32R38]

Early on a Tuesday afternoon is going to be a slow time for any mall. Vacancies aren't excessive, of course the mall is blameless for the loss of Lord & Taylor.

[@axhottboi]

South Shore Plaza is definitely not a dying mall. Day time during the week its not very busy but gets crazy on the weekends. This mall has went thru quite the transformation since I was a kid. That wide hallway has always been that wide. I am not sure why they kept it that wide when they added the second level but they definitely kept it the same. Also, the entrance to target and escalators going down used to go to macy's mens department. The original jordan marsh/macys building (it was four floors) was basically where target is now and the wing of the mall from California Pizza kitchen to nordstroms entrance. The nordstrom building actually extended into what was jordan marsh marsh/macy's Ground level parking lot. The entrance to macy's from the mall was right behind the group of escalators near target & California Pizza kitchen. The mall entrance near northface from the parking garage went directly into the third level of macy's when it was there.. I know alot about this mall lol. I spent a lot of Friday nights during my junior high and high school years chillen at this mall. In 1997 when the last phase of the upper level opened (they opened the upper level in phases starting in fall of 1996) they had a big grand reopening celebration i went to with my Nonnie.

[@Ryan0751]

It’s definitely taken a hit since COVID, though.

[@jeff123246]

@@Ryan0751 Not to mention the violence that has taken place there through the years

[@tcash2402]

The mall might be doing ok..but most of the chains in there are on death's doorstep... Speaking of death did you happen to google all the deadly violence in the sheet hole lately?

[@Jaminn724]

This mall is definitely not dying its always packed on weekends

[@Sandman60077]

I went there a few months ago on a Sunday and it was packed. I was actually surprised at how many people were there. It reminded me of being at a mall in the 90's.

[@AutMouseLabs]

This is a super healthy mall, there are more people in that mall then in any given 40 dead malls combined. Also an Apple Store? They don't stick around in perfectly serviceable malls let alone dead ones.

[@emilyb2273]

My guy, you went to the mall on a weekday while people were at school and work. On the weekends like when I went this past Saturday, it was full of people. You need to start going to malls on the weekends more often to know if the mall is dead based on the day and time it would be the busiest like a Saturday afternoon or evening.

[@MultiThrashed]

I went here last Tuesday in the early afternoon and the place was packed.

[@sharonflanders6816]

Thanks for sharing. Saves me the trip from southern RI. For many years I frequented this mall several times year. South Shore Plaza looks like it will be downsized to only a few stores in the not too distant future. Saw it happen here in RI where our malls are not worth stopping in. Its sad there really aren’t many brick and mortar stores left.

[@Yukikaze617]

It’s usually busier once the high school kids get out of school. But man, that store by the Lord & Taylor with the green signage used to be a K.B Toys that I frequented to a lot as a child. That Pac Sun had to have been at that very spot for almost two decades. The Johnny Rockets used to be its own little restaurant with booths with the 50’s era decor until it moved somewhere else in the mall, but now it’s back where it used to be…except now it’s…whatever that is. The waitresses were so friendly and sometimes they’d draw smiley faces on my ketchup tray when I was a kid. The Easter Bunny and Santa would be stationed in that area outside the Macy’s during their respective holidays, that’s where there was the most foot traffic, I have no idea why they decided to move them to that new area of the mall.

[@lemakomehappy349]

As a resident of Braintree, I can say a few things. A lot had gone on in this mall the past few years, stabbing, shootings, cars being driven right through the building, the whole lot. The place isn’t always that well kept but the stores are exceptional. Some new condos are being proposed to be built near the plaza but many of the towns residents are resisting this ad most of us don’t want many newcomers. The towns become sort of ghetto and it is only continuing to get worse. As to the dead mall, I believe it’s dying but it can still get VERY packed during certain times. Most of the highschool kids like to hang around at the mall too.

[@AndrewRisitano]

Afternoons, evenings and weekends will see a lot more customers. kids aren't even out of school yet. love your vids

[@covergirl678]

That mall is far from being dead 🙄

[@sjs_steve]

7:03 - it was always that wide, at least since the mid 80s. When the mall was just one floor, that space used to have multiple hut-like, free standing shops. They were removed when the second floor was added, and replaced with these smaller stalls. (This was my mall growing up in the 80s and 90s)

[@georgef551]

I think because you went on a weekday during work hours, it's dead. It's been several years, but when I got out of work early, I came here, and it was dead. Once 3pm came, it slowly filled, and was a madhouse by 5pm.

[@madmerlot841]

The mall doesn't look that healthy. There is some anchor rot near the former Lord And Taylors and Sear will be gone soon. There are a good number of closest retailers in the mall proper. Emerald Square Mall (which you reviewed in another informative video) used to owned by Simon until recently. Simon seems to skimp on property maintenance. Not sure if you mentioned it but a SUV drove THROUGH the South Shore Plaza last year on the second floor. There is video of the SUV near a store called Track 23.

[@tommyfinn4432]

I went to the sears last Saturday the mall and sears were packed

[@bluewrx04]

wow lol sears is still running nice !!!!

[@doobette5554]

I worked at South Shore Plaza's J. Crew during college in 1999-2000 for some spending money. What a difference 24+ years makes - this mall used to be packed at all times back then.

[@HarrisonHanson-hy7or]

Mmmmh S Shore is a HUGE mall that I used to get lost in mainly bc of all the arms it has stretched off the main concourse. It took me a while to get it more figured out. Especially given I don’t live near this mall so it’s not a frequent of mine.

[@ruby055]

Natick is larger in terms of RTF retail SF However SSP is larger in in TSF Total Square Footage, which includes common areas and utility and storage space. SSP and Natick swing back and forth on total number of stores with SSP currently having a total that is 5 higher than Naticks store front census as of 6/1 which was the last reported stat. I believe that by 10/1, Natick will have more store fronts by one or two.

[@dshock2903]

I work at SSP during the week is slow but at night it gets busy and also the weekend is pretty too.

[@stevenprovost2029]

It depends on when you go to the south shore mall .. it always seems to have a lot of store fronts still filled and great brand names for stores still opened . This is not a dead mall by far!

[@oldretailsongooglemaps2619]

on your descripiction its says you were there there on tuesday at 1 pm l belive it was not busy because kids were at school at that time l think malls get busier by 3 o clock

[@HarrisonHanson-hy7or]

Kids were in school in June???

[@Geekywitch]

@@HarrisonHanson-hy7or Yes, kids are in school in New England in June - my son' s last day in RI was June 24th this year. But he filmed this in April.

[@DaveD2488]

It's doing great. The only area that seems slow is where Lord & Taylor used to be. All other areas are doing fine. 1:00 on a Tueaday people are working. The weekends and I imagine after school hours things pickup. The holiday season is very busy.

[@MrPanzerDragoon]

This mall is pretty packed on most days. Also, during holidays, it can get slammed.

[@jcue85]

Looks like it’s doing fine but it’s way overbuilt and too many spaces for its own good resulting in several vacancies a wired mix of high end stores like Nordstrom and discounters like Target and Old Navy

[@truebnb]

I literally just went there today (/looks suspiciously at Google at why this just popped up in my vid recommends now, I didn't search for it on YT but did on Google maps). On the size vs Natick, it does feel like Natick is bigger (especially with the added wing). I was more shocked that they actually had an open Sears store (think it's the last one in MA), weren't any customers when I went in to look around, but there were some very bored looking employees.

[@darkamusements1966]

Grew up on the South Shore, this mall use to be good, I would not go there now, it has become dangerous and now has a bad reputations. I remember when it was opened to the air, Where Macys is was Filenes and RH. Sterns. Sterns being to the left of the main entrance to Macy's. That was a beautiful shop. I Spent a lot of time at the mall in the 70s-80-90s. Use to have a Kresgies and Woolworth too when it was a plaza exposed to the outside. it makes me sad to see it this way!

[@weakcheeks9310]

Primark is like Steve & Barry's. Nice clothing at incredibly low prices.

[@Madness832]

I lived in nearby Quincy and frequented that mall, quite often. Hated drivin', so I always just took the bus down from Quincy Center (a long ride). But when I was last there (over 6 years ago), it was pretty busy. Not sure what it's like now. Also, when they had 'em, I used to prank-call the payphones.

[@zarman189]

It was you! Asshole... 😂

[@GRB22]

Stabbings, murders, fights, and theft has plagued this mall during the last few years. Stay away.

[@HarrisonHanson-hy7or]

& a woman driving randomly down the mall concourse bc she thinks she’s in the parking garage 🙄

[@dickchampagne4358]

That’s why I won’t go anymore or anyone else I know

[@Mike-fk3ie]

@@HarrisonHanson-hy7orwhat an icon.

[@jorgeuc71]

Dude, how do you walk past a guy in a wheelchair and not help and hold the broken door???

[@glenninftl]

Point of clarification: Filenes did not go out of business. It was purchased by Macy’s and renamed. Macy’s also took over Jordan Marsh, which was also in that mall. The store downstairs, once upon a time, was a Filene’s Basement. I managed a store next to Sears back in the late 80s. I knew that mall well.

[@tyeralexander7346]

They have One of the last Sears that in Massachusetts

[@nicksabandonedadventures4771]

I went there back in February and I asked a worker if they have any plans to close and they said probably not till 2024 because Dick’s Sporting Goods wanted to buy the location from Eddie and they wanted to close down the sears so they can open a store over there

[@Geekywitch]

That's one of the last Sears in the country.

[@bluewrx04]

this mall is doing just fine shizllled u heard me now

[@AWB_Official-r6t]

I've been to that Primark and it looks like Sears

[@halojill4937]

I think the loudness makes it sound more busy than it is.

[@lancegraham9870]

the mall around where i live is only 1 story tall. it has a jc penny, a planet fitness, a trampoline park, a hunting store and a movie theater and a little arcade but u hardly see anyone in the building because the main doors to each buisness is on the outside

[@CommuterRailProductions]

Man I always go to this mall, and Westgate mall. Have you ever checked out Silver City Galleria? If you haven’t, you can’t because it got knocked down back in 2021 after closing permanently.

[@HarrisonHanson-hy7or]

Westgate mall in Brockton is CRAP! Even before Macys pulled out of that mall it wasn’t a decent mall, it had like the mini versions of every decent store, like the Victoria’s Secret was crap also.

[@CommuterRailProductions]

I sort of agree. The Popeyes there is crappy, but it brings memories back because I went there so much as a kid

[@normanwyatt8761]

@@HarrisonHanson-hy7or You can't compare WESTGATE with BRAINTEE .....It 's like comparing BROCKTON football stadium to the PATRIOTS stadium.......I don't go to either one or the other, but a few people still like malls.......This is my opinion.....

[@duquettebeats6312]

No shit they tore down the Taunton mall damn.was it getting that bad up there.ive been out of Massachusetts for ten years now so thats new news to me

[@JenniferHonsa]

I used to love going to this mall. It used to be an event! Now this mall just isn’t fun anymore. I really only go there for Target and an occasional return from online purchases 😔😔😔 I feel like this mall used to be flagship level and it has gone so far downhill. And that popcorn place near Sears stinks up that whole area!!

[@annemontanaro3795]

How many stores were unoccupied vs the total store fronts in the entire mall? I wouldn't count the arcade whose owners haven't figured out that if people are coming in, walking around and leave charging admission won't attract patrons.

[@chrisdeantonio1891]

I thing you go to the mall during off peak times. You should go later in the week and during evenings and weekends.

[@rsoxx74]

This mall is packed every weekend

[@user-lv2hj9wu3u]

Hard to drive thru Braintree anymore as it is way to overbuilt in the south shore area. Quincy is a complete train wreck, Braintree is a huge cluster f, and Weymouth is being wayyyy overcrowded. Nobody wants to sit at 20 minute red lights. Takes an hour to get to the mall from Weymouth. Whole state is being ruined.

[@Geekywitch]

You went on a Tuesday at 1 pm - of course it's going to be quiet! People shop in the evenings and the weekends. We all work, dude.

[@user-ky9bh4ts5r]

There has been a spike in crime at the mall and the nearby area so that could be a factor

[@Kpopvideoztuts]

Lots of people goes there now plus they been filming you just went early but lost people went there

[@santo8389]

Natick Mall is larger than the SSP

[@timann80]

place is busy as hell. The opposite of dead

[@davidknowles3459]

Primark is huge in the UK

[@davidknowles3459]

And very cheap

[@fernandoterrazas4860]

Do you know about seeing the mall cop

[@Crazea]

1pm is pretty early, maybe check back around 4ish and see how it looks.

[@Geekywitch]

Or go on a weekend. 1 pm on a Tuesday is always going to be quiet - and was always quiet.

[@duquettebeats6312]

Geez the south shore plaza use to always be booming.if you wanted to find some hot chicks this was the spot.none of them i had a chance with but i tried 😂.thats what you did as a teenager back in them days cause you weren't old enough for clubs an bars so the malls an beaches is where you tried😂 now you just go online lol

[@HarrisonHanson-hy7or]

Well Wikipedia can be altered by anyone w enough of a basic skill set of reading & writing. It’s definitely a busy mall. I mean only last year we had some moron woman driver drive down the concourse thinking she was In the parking garage 🙄🙄🙄

[@Idelia412]

Dying mall

[@HyneBlack]

It’s Tuesday at 1pm…. Of course it’s dead. Lol

[@duquettebeats6312]

Walmart target ebay Amazon temu 😂 what reason do you need to go to any mall anymore really.everything is delivered to you nowadays

[@BastianBeltazarBucks]

@fleabittenadventures Why dont you show your face in any of your videos?

[@fleabittenadventures]

Few reasons. I don't want mall security to recognize me immediately and kick me out and I don't want to be treated differently at flea markets. I'd rather just blend in. Also, I'd rather not get nasty comments about my appearance.

[@VP-ENDSE]

Replying to: "...where is everyone?" Correct answer: in class

[@JosephOOOOOO]

Stop the cap

[@fleabittenadventures]

Huh?

[@KellyBorgKellyLou]

I won't be watching any more of his videos after this! Shameful behavior

[@SavSpdDemon]

South Shore Plaza may look empty in this video, but it's actually doing well.

[@helenramsdell1959]

I'm unscribing for your lack of awareness. There was a disabled person struggling to get into the mall because the automatic door wouldn't open. You kept on filming ignoring the fact she couldn't get in. Your filming was more important than assisting.

[@jxk7712]

South shore plaza is dying. There are fi many hat stores all the same hats and lower level retailers. Prime place for something else like mass housing for illegal immigrants.

[@dickchampagne4358]

This mall is dying because the crime problem is keeping out the people who would be spending money there. It may be crowded at times but no one’s buying anything

[@natepoon-lj4cb]

Yo am nate mom dad go mall day

[@Mike-fk3ie]

That hallway has been wide as long as I can recall.