The Abandoned Phillipsburg Mall, NJ | an exanimate Crown American dead mall | ExLog 107, Phase VI

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The Phillipsburg Mall is legendary, and always will be. People like Ray McDonald keep the memory alive, and I'm so fortunate to have gotten the opportunity to tour this fantastic place with Ray. Unfortunately, the mall has fallen and is now abandoned, and being vandalized. Thank you all so much for watching! This formally kicks off Phase VI of the ExLog, which is wholly dedicated to dead malls. Get stoked...I have so many amazing videos coming...
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[@sal]

Happy Independence Day, yanks. Everyone else, happy Monday. Thanks so much for 5 years, I love you all. Subscribe or I'll cry. Wear headphones on this one, you need to. Also, follow Caspro and Vivian. They made this episode what it is. Here: Caspro - smarturl.it/CasproMusic Vivian - kzbin.info Finally, send vibes out there for Ray. Not sure where he's at or if he's okay, but he's legendary. He embodies Crown American. Ray, if you see this, please let us know that you're alright! Peace, Sal

[@vivavasuviuspodcast]

So cool he talked with you!

[@patriciatennery3021]

Have a great day of freedom, Sal. Love to you and family.

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

we've been watching alot of videos from Northcdogg22, he does alot of Midwest mall vids, as yours are more eastern from here, I really like both of y'all's channels

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

shiitake mushrooms!

[@LouieArmstrong1244]

Sal can you come on and do a Violin Solo for us? Maybe a few minutes when you do. Thank You

[@frankieknows1]

I like when you call out these greedy dirty business men “scumbags.”

[@Idelia412]

To me what makes your videos great was not only your camera work but your indepth research on the history of the Malls and owners.

[@sal]

Hey thanks!! I appreciate that :)

[@patriciatennery3021]

Absolutely!!!

[@tinawindham4929]

Hey! all comments appreciated! Its Ray, former Property Manager. Great memories to live forever. Great job Sal! was finally let go June 1st 2022

[@sal]

Ray! Hey man! Can we get in touch? Shoot me an email: [e-mail]

[@jeanhansel5805]

I'm of the generation of large "downtown" department stores, going all the way back to Schuter's, The Boston Store and Gimbels' in Milwaukee, WI. When I moved to California in 1964, department stores were still going strong, and I still and will always miss "The Emporium". I never lived in the suburbs of any city but experienced several open air malls in my younger years. I do, however, enjoy immensely your coverage of dead or dying malls. Your production values are topnotch, and I appreciate your creative eye and the amount of hours you put in to bring us the stories of these malls and their histories.

[@jamesrobertson9149]

Totally agree with you that the 90s was a simpler time.

[@map3384]

Incredible that the brother worked there for 32 years. Hardly anyone works for a single employer for that many years. KB Toys and Benetton. Two names I haven’t thought of in ages. Dude you are so right about the 90s. A much simpler and better time. Grunge and flannel shirts. No smart phones and just hanging out at the mall.

[@martingarcia4373]

I couldn't have said it better. Life was better back then! Hanging out there in my teens, I'm 57 now, in the mid 80's . Window shopping, girl watching, skipping school and going to a multiplex movie theater. God I miss those days! Today's teens don't know what their missing!

[@JJMHigner]

I'm glad I knew a lot of those years like that

[@JJMHigner]

​@@martingarcia4373 absolutely! Except, in my case, I was looking out for the guys LOL

[@keylovesjae]

THIS EPISODE has to be one of my favorites.....

[@sal]

I’m so happy to hear that lol…was worried it wouldn’t be received well

[@ArumesYT]

Behind that door lies another explorer. He ignored the sign, went in, and the door shut behind him. Time to do a head count on DMOD.

[@RavenFilms]

Perhaps it’s the entry way to the Backrooms.

[@NathanDavisVideos]

@@RavenFilms I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING TOO!!! (At least one of the entries to the Backrooms, that and also no-clipping outta reality being the more main/common way...)

[@leesanders6914]

Is it still there? The mall, I mean...

[@295g295]

11:44 - A mall with a flea-market in an anchor-space is a dead-mall.

[@LoneLoboX88]

That mall isn't abandoned, Sal. It's just New Jersey is all.

[@sal]

Hahaha

[@Nikkisweeets]

NJ is abandoned

[@jenniferloving9054]

Thanks for explaining the real reason for why many malls failed.

[@Tsukoblue]

It would have been cool to see what was through that locked door with the sign on it

[@tomrogers9467]

Jimmy Hoffa.

[@leesanders6914]

Yeah, now I wanna know ! Is this Mall still standing??

[@Lifestinks]

Omg when I saw that coffee maker I got flashbacks of my childhood in the 80s my parents had the exact one. I also think there's a dead body behind that door. Hopefully it's not a missing person or anything. Maybe contact the authorities just to check it out. Im 38 so it's like a walk down memory lane when I watch these videos.

[@nathansnyder8378]

The “time machine” box was a timer for the backlit signs on the storefronts. Individual stores would set when the signs would light up and go dark for the evening once the mall closed for the day.

[@jasonb8569]

It's so great that you got to meet with Ray. His stories are priceless and a wonderful addition to this Exlog. Hope he is doing well

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Ray says skylights and Sal cuts him off and runs towards the food court. 🤣🤣🤣 Very cool to get the chance to talk to someone who worked at the mall for so long. I can only imagine what other stories Ray could tell.

[@strangersound]

This is one of KZbin's best channels. History, economics, sociology, architecture, and more, all wrapped in the best artistic way. This isn't just average urbex, this is work on the level somebody like Jack Delano did for the Farm Security Administration in the mid 20th century. This whole series belongs in the LOC as a matter of historical record and education. :)

[@sal]

Thank you so much! I put an immense amount of effort into each piece, and I hope to keep these places in public memory. Thanks again!

[@TownieGirl1974]

I've always that Dan Bell created this genre on KZbin, but Sal perfected it.

[@RayOutThere]

Fantastic video, Ray's stories were a delight. I remember going to this mall as a child and I have some vague memories of when it had a food court and a fountain. Then around 2010 I had a job in Phillipsburg and I would visit the mall after work. It was my first time experiencing a dead mall and I became fascinated by the place. The place just had a spooky vibe and I loved getting lost in Black Rose antiques. Then 2020 hit, the mall closed and the whole world changed. Now I see urbex videos of the place popping up on my KZbin homepage every week. So strange. Thank you Sal for this video, it was great to hear the history of this place and see those skylights and old tile again!

[@sal]

Thanks for watching, Ray!

[@mariekatherine5238]

I used to go to both these places, Action Park in the 1980’s, the mall in the 1990’s. I still have a friction burn/gouge scar on my leg from the alpine slide.

[@adrianeduron9247]

Senior year of high school I worked at Bath & Body Works at Town Square Mall (now Macroplaza Mall). It’s not technically a dead mall yet, but it’s truly on its last legs according to people in the area. Just as Ray said, if I knew the fate of the mall and if I had a cell phone I would have snapped so many photos. But at the time I took it for granted. If I wanted to go to a “good” mall I’d go to Baybrook Mall less than half an hour away. I wish I had that time back. So much time was spent there because I lived so close, but I never took advantage. Hopefully someone had the mind to capture history, especially of the Macy’s, which had been a staple since my childhood. Thank you Sal for all you do, documenting the history of these once bustling malls. It’s both a love story and a eulogy.

[@King5150Ed]

It absolutely is dead.....the only store is kohl's

[@renardfranse]

JIMMY HOFFA is behind that door LOL.

[@dylanbuchman8128]

Omg I used to go to that mall with my grandmother when I was little. We'd always stop at a toy stand--one of the kiosks that just sold beanie babies. The mall was kind of... didn't have a lot in it, but I love that memory

[@Draco2008]

Greetings from the UK. This is a brilliantly produced and presented video and full of atmosphere. Thanks for sharing your work 👍.

[@BrentLm]

i lived in the lehigh valley for several years. the phillipsburg mall was the farthest away from me, but i went there often. this was actually a nice mall once. it was never anything special, but it nice. this was always the least busy of the malls in the area. the palmer park mall in easton was just slightly more busy. so sad seeing what happened.

[@cyrasarah]

I used to go to all of these malls. Palmer Park, Lehigh Valley, and Phillipsburg. There was also a very dated 1960s mall in Bethlehem (i think) that had a store called amateur athlete. It was one of the few places where you could buy airwalk shoes and vans in the early 90s so we went there quite a bit for skate gear. This video is taking me back about 30 years.

[@BrentLm]

westgate mall. first it was a strip mall (like the whitehall mall), then an enclosed mall (like whitehall), & then i heard they did a major renovation. last i knew it was still there.

[@cyrasarah]

@@BrentLm thank you! I ended up googling it and it’s still there along with amateur athlete. I haven’t been in that area since 97 so i’m surprised and happy to see it’s still in existence

[@BrentLm]

you're welcome. all things considered, last i heard, westgate was doing surprisingly well. from the mid 90's to about the mid 2000's it became a ghost town. the few stores there were busy, but there weren't many left. i know there were issues with anchors. weis wasn't happy with how small their location was. but someone put a lot of money into it, & things supposably picked up. the design & layout was never good. there was no flow & everything felt like an afterthought. it's actually a good location, & convenient for the neighborhood. there is nothing big or major right there. but i do wonder how much the build up of 22 & airport road has affected them.

[@andysorensen1737]

I’m like 50 minutes in and this might be your best work ever Sal. Also, Ray, if you’re out there, you added SO much awesome insight and history to this place. Hope you’re doing okay.

[@supermama4748]

Worked in the Greengate Mall in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Worked at Sweet Williams and met my future husband of 41 years there. Sadly the mall is no longer. I still think it was the best mall and Mr. Overly and staff really made it special for the holidays. People would come from all over just to see the decorations.

[@spudboyfan1286]

OMG this is my favorite one so far. The locked room and black mold and mushrooms growing in the carpet and all the smells. I'm fascinated by these buildings, especially empty ones but before they have been vandalized. I wouldn't last 2 minutes before the mold in these places would level me, so it's cool to get to watch them from the comfort of my home.

[@markstrouse3101]

Great video sal. I was security at the beloved KB Toys in the Phillipsburg Mall. I also did sports cards shows at that mall on my days off.

[@RYMAN1321]

I was quite young when that KB closed. If I recall the one in Phillipsburg closed in 2004 when they had their first bankruptcy?

[@ChristheShrinerdawg]

I actually really do prefer these longer episodes bro. Keep it up! I prefer watching these over watching actual television!

[@jennifermalone7481]

I remember working at Ann &Hope at Arsenal Mall in Watertown Massachusetts. They tore the whole mall down and built apartments, restaurants and some stores . I don’t even recognize the area anymore.

[@pilotgrrl1]

Either something died behind that door, or it's the sewage they never took care of.

[@sal]

Whatever it is, it smelled like rotting flesh.

[@sal]

Go open it, take pictures and share on my discord server

[@sal]

Did you work there?

[@Karmy.]

It's the body of the person in the cctv screenshot

[@aidand1428]

@@ItsSoDane but the food court closed probably around 20 years ago. It can’t be 20 year old trash.

[@jennbell4251]

Loved the Action Park commercial, I worked there summers of 88, 89 and 90. It saddens me that malls are becoming extinct as they are icons of my 80's youth. TY for showing us what's still out there and their histories!

[@godofzombi]

That Actionpark commercial: "You and the ride become one" as in you have your skin flailed of on the alpine slide.

[@tomtice9085]

This was my childhood mall and I worked at the Old Navy and Sears many years ago. It's true, sometimes you don't miss something till it's gone. Heavy nostalgia feels.

[@BDBD16]

They say the woman they caught in the shoplifting foto is trapped behind that door.

[@astryd8991]

I love watching videos like yours and imagining the potential for spaces like these to be redone as residential. It's not an original idea, of course, but one I wish would've caught on stronger.

[@frankdrebin5587]

You said it well my friend about malls in the 90s at 22min mark. I do feel bad for kids growing up today. Everyone is afraid of being on camera, but they intentionally do dumb shit on Tiktok. The mall was a place to get someone's number and just walk around.

[@sunsetrecords2548]

Sal I watched this whole video and my god it was amazing seeing all the back rooms, empty and hidden dirt pads, old signage and left behind memories. It was also great to hear ray and his memories hope he is doing ok.

[@sal]

Hey sunset thanks so much! Long time no talk!

[@sunsetrecords2548]

@@sal hey Sal hope all is going well with you. I have just been busy with work and trying to explore some Canadian malls in my area. Have you got in touch with ray?

[@sal]

Unfortunately not…really hoping he’s okay.

[@sunsetrecords2548]

@@sal really hope so to

[@mathuetax]

You need to find a ladder and go back to that door. The ceiling looked like a regular drop ceiling so you might be able to move a tile, look up above and grab a tile that is above the locked room and look inside.

[@tomrogers9467]

Don’t bother. It’s only Jimmie Hoffa.

[@jomama5186]

Ray did an awesome job breathing a little life back into the place with his vast knowledge and memories. Love the food court skylight story!

[@bkd69ster]

I went there in September 2019, right before it closed. Over by the Kohl's, they tried hosting a roller derby rink and team as a tenant.

[@kevinstatz]

Those drone shots are legit. Seriously great camera work.

[@sal]

Thanks, man!

[@LumbyMcGumby]

I used to buy all my video games at this mall for 2 decades so crazy. Such a great documentary. That fungus door though. There was an arcade there twice

[@angelm2655]

This is a good one Sal, really enjoyed it. My fav part is the hidden skylights to the old food court and of course the neon.

[@gorgonsonofskrygorn1826]

your videos are mad underrated! excellent video sir.

[@rplife]

Thank you so much for such a well researched and documented tribute to this mall. This is where my husband and I met when I worked at Bath & Body Works from 2011-2013 and he worked at the Gold Buyers kiosk the same timeframe. It will forever hold a special place in my heart. Also, at 44 minutes in where you asked what that chicken wire looking room was, that was the offsite storage location that we utilized. I’m not sure if you saw the back room storage/employee lounge of the Bath & Body Works which would have been to the right of the bathroom but it was the size of a walk-in closet. We would have to trolley our excess product (we would be given the surplus of what was left from the larger and more profitable surrounding malls) to that space.

[@andynj32]

I grew up working at Dinos from 91' to 00'... I still miss working there to this day.

[@snomans]

Your videos are always terrific, but you outdid your normal terrific. This was sensational. Definitely worth the wait. Thank you so much Sal!

[@RavenFilms]

4:55 Just like Action Park to show how dangerous it is IN THE COMMERCIAL!!! I love it! “Nothing in the world like Action Park” they sure got that right. I like how they add “where you’re the center of the action”, do they mean while you are injured and the center of attention or just the center of the class ACTION lawsuit? 😂

[@godofzombi]

The stories I've heard about that place...

[@pedojoesanalorifice3541]

Back before the world turned into one big pussy.

[@jeee1074]

A once in a lifetime experience to see that place and get a personal tour. Pretty awesome video!!

[@karlschauff7989]

My guess is that there is a seriously bad roof leak in the locked room and the mold and fungus took it over.

[@elenahoverter9020]

The food court skylight...what a gem 💎 ✨️💓!!

[@andysorensen1737]

If you’ve never seen Class Action Park on HBO Max, it literally is an hour & a half of “How the hell did this happen?”

[@RavenFilms]

I thought that comes out in August. It’s out now?

[@RYMAN1321]

They’ve finally just started demolishing this mall in February of this year. Mainly began down by where the Sears was (a decent sized chunk of down there is gone now), and the front wall between that and the former Bon-Ton building lot is completely torn down.

[@QueenJane-ws6lk]

I absolutely love your work Sal ! No one makes these urban exploration videos/documentaries like you. I appreciate all of Ray's insight and history. I hope you're doing well as well..and thank you so much for showing me places I never knew existed and places I would have never seen 🤙

[@sal]

Thanks so much for the kind words, Jess! Much more on the way :)

[@QueenJane-ws6lk]

Can't wait !! 😁

[@godofzombi]

10:40 Me: "Please go up the ladder. Please go up the ladder. Please go up the ladder." 10:47 Me: "YES!"

[@945ashish]

Thanks for a much needed dose of Quite Studio produced content!! 👏

[@nancydarling4918]

Great video. You showed some very interesting facts about this mall I did not know previously. Thanks for filming.

[@stefanwiersema5664]

You had a great indepence day Sal, thanks for this great episode! Nice to have Ray's stories there. Greeting from Holland all!

[@londonfalling77]

This was shot so vibrantly with great quality. Thanks for another exlog Sal!!

[@Dan-gy3cu]

I think this is one of the most interesting dead mall videos since Dan Bell's walk through Rolling Acres where he got kicked out by the police.

[@sal]

I really hope you give my other 106 episodes a shot!

[@Dan-gy3cu]

I get a lot of dead mall videos from different creators that come across KZbin. I'm not subscribed to any. The ones that I might watch through are the ones where the history of the property is being given during a walk-though. The biggest difference here was being guided around by the long time employee who was able to physically point things out. He helped keep my interest strong.

[@abandonedcountry433]

Behind Door #1 is most likely horrible mold, and fungus. From my personal experience in demo projects of derelict buildings, those shrooms and mold say horrid water damage.

[@washkoskat]

I watched The Action Park Documentary. Very sad all the people that died on the rides

[@RavenFilms]

I thought that comes out in August? Which did you see? I’d like to watch it.

[@mattsteele2625]

This place was my Childhood. Worked here throughout my high school years. So many memories here man.

[@BuffaloChicken]

This video is absolutely amazing! Thanks!

[@frostafunny]

Thank You Sal, and Thank You God for people like Ray and yourself who care about history. I love seeing old malls like these places, I’ll never get to visit them, but it is good enough to witness their history and setting through your videos, again Thank You Sal ❤

[@erichaas]

If the flea market were the only tenant, I would still consider it to be a dead mall.

[@michaelgrow8630]

Ray would have enjoyed a cup of coffee with him

[@Decade8Media]

Indeed. I have Caspro on my own playlist, he rocks. I knew I heard 'Dream Tower' on, I think, the last ExLog. Also, A friend of mine from North Bay Ontario was mentioning Action Park just a few weeks back! He has the "I survived Action Park" T shirt from back in the day.

[@sal]

Hell yes! So glad to see more folks supporting his music!

[@basicfacekick]

I remember when it was hopping. Had a full food court, before they replaced it with H&M. And the Babbages and Electronics Boutique, and the arcade too. Too many malls I grew up with are now gone, and that's damn sad. Thanks Sal for taking me back to a happy time.

[@RYMAN1321]

I was quite young when the food court closed but I remember it mostly being abandoned by its end. Many blame the mall declining when they closed the food court but it seemed by the late 90’s it was already dying. Hence why H&M replaced it

[@DanielDavis1973]

42:00 listening to the radio shack commercial in the background reminded me of the single thing that makes me most nostalgic about growing up in the 80s.. christmas commercials for radio shack, department stores, and other mall stores. watching/listening to those old commercials is guaranteed to rip me back into my childhood.

[@sirekumasutra7022]

Another banger Sal. Can't wait to see you finally do Michigan Malls aka Taubman Country. Always nice to see different types of malls out there.

[@afp5013]

Incredible video. I didn't grow up near the mall, but I'd pass it on the way to relatives in central NJ when I was a kid. Started going here more frequently when I lived across the river in Easton around 2015. I actually used to frequent Black Rose at it's previous location at South Mall in Allentown, PA before they moved to Phillipsburg. Good memories of going to the Phillipsburg location and just getting lost in that maze of a store. Absolutely bizarre seeing this place completely shuttered. Again, great work and thank you.

[@kimh659]

Man, this was amazing! Just finished watching. Ray was such a great resource. The hidden food court was insane!!! Thank you for putting so much time into this!!!

[@chrissasandlin8344]

Love the combo of historical info & interview; the mall exploration was fascinating.

[@sal]

Thanks so much, Chrissa!

[@Engineer5344]

boy after watching this and especially goin back to two spots on here. first is 34:02 which was my old "office" i was a p-burg housekeeping employee from 2014-2019. how many times i was in there folding rags and filling up my mop bucket and other odd jobs. and shortly after i left the mall in 2019. i started having dreams of being back there again only to find that the housekeeping closet would be an absolute mess that i would have to clean up because my then co workers, mostly young dumb kids did not help keep things clean and organized. 34:02 helps confirm my dreams for real. and 57:54 is where we would keep extra supplies for the housekeeping dept. ray was a great manager and everyone i worked with there except for the kids in my dept that sucked were the best people to work with and for. i really do miss being there as it was a low key, low stress job. yea the pay was minimum, no benefits and all that jazz. but i didn't care about that. i just liked having the low stress. it was a good simple job. and they always told me day in and day out that i was the best they had.

[@AutMouseLabs]

I really appreciate your nuance at the end. It is true that several malls ended due to existing weakness because they could not compete the web but everything else you mentioned are big and in some cases bigger factors as well.

[@Sabrina79]

Sal I'm betting there was a dead body behind that door!

[@sirekumasutra7022]

44:44 Yo the Maridia Super Metroid music is fitting. One of your best videos. Ray seems like a solid good dude.

[@JJMHigner]

At 22:00-- you're absolutely right about the 1990s. That was my time as well and I couldn't have said it better. A different time a less complicated time. The world of Daria from MTV, and that's about as crazy and as interesting as it's got!

[@mariebelladonna437]

OMG Sal. Best. ExLog. EVER!! I didn't want it to end!! You said the original footage was three hours long? Id watch every second. Hell, I'd watch SIX hours, lol!! Can't wait for the next one!! One question: did you ask Ray about that mysterious room behind that sketchy, gnarly door in the Black Rose? Many scenarios arise to my (admittedly overcreative, lol) mind: Severe material decay, or some kind of gory crime scene, obviously comes to mind first. It unfortunately wouldn't be, as you, of course, know all too well, the first time a body was found in an abandoned mall, or even an abandoned area of an open one. That 'Keep Out' sign could've been put there by anyone, after all, and still look legit, at this point. Somebody else in here said maybe you should contact the authorities about that room, just in case. I think, if Ray didn't know anything about it, that might be a good idea. Better safe than sorry, right? Or maybe it could be what's left of an animal, maybe even a large animal like a deer, that got into the building, couldn't get out, and then died. Another thought that occured to me, was that since the SWAT team and fire department were practicing there, maybe it's something they put in there. Or the remnants of what they put in there. There were canines there. Maybe they put something in there for those dogs to track, and it left a mess behind. Then again, from what I know, they only need and use trace amounts of scent, to train those dogs. And they wouldn't need a whole-ass dead body for their own training, would they? Maybe some kind of decomposition research thing? Like at a body farm? Though that doesn't seem likely, either, though. God, I hope we do find out, someday!! It'll probably be super anticlimactic, lol. But then again, give the options, that's probably the best case scenario, huh? Well, if you hear anything, PLEASE let us know, okay?? I'll be waiting on pins and needles for the next ExLog!! Oh, also, Ray, if you're out there dude, you're freaking awesome!! Let us know you're okay, my guy!!

[@sal]

Marie, thank you so much for the kind words ❤️ I’ve confirmed that Ray is still alive, but we haven’t gotten in touch yet…I’ve been working on ExLog 108 for like…years. It will cover Philadelphia and it’s 6 block Market East district, before we kick off a smaller scale tour of the Atlantic Northeast…I hope you stick with me! Thanks for being awesome!

[@mariebelladonna437]

@@sal thank YOU! You are awesome, Sir. Some of my very favorite content. I will ALWAYS stick with you and the Dmod family! Really glad to hear Ray is okay. Next vid sounds so great!! But, I hope I don't have to wait so long for my next ExLog fox. I was getting sweaty and twitchy!! Only kidding. I know you have your own life. And I think it was some weird algorithm thing on my end, too. Still, can't wait for next time!!

[@sal]

I Just put my laptop away in my hotel room in Philly..been editing ExLog 108 as we go to stay ahead of it. Give me a week or so?

[@mariebelladonna437]

@@sal of course! I'm excited for it, but I really was only teasing, about rushing you. I promise.

[@R32R38]

"No illegal special services" Unless you tip the girl enough.

[@Rinshik0]

I know this vid's been up for a while but I lost it so hard at 27:15 xD Great stuff man!

[@bajnaj73]

actually sad to see this one end. Well done!

[@AnthonyMenegoni]

Stoned santa! No wonder why people left him cookies! he had the munchies! lol

[@alexlents4689]

I was always curious about that elusive Grove food court. Really neat that the old skylight is still there!

[@frankieknows1]

Did you fly a drone in the last 5 mins of the video? That was cool footage.

[@sal]

Yep. Lots of that coming up, so please subscribe :)

[@frankieknows1]

@@sal I’m subscribed 👍

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

"Is it a time machine?!" :)

[@jamesfinnen9719]

I worked in that mall for the better part of two years in the early 2000s…this brings back memories for sure

[@pomhubnz]

I used to print photographs from negative and could go to a movie and guess what kind of film it was filmed using… just by the colours and spectrum… these mall videos bring back so many memories of the different hues of colour that would come through the doors and skylights at different times of the day.

[@JoseHernandez-iq3fs]

Sal what about malls that were taken over by crimes like the one in Houston (gunspoint mall). Wasn't that the reason that particular mall shut down. That was one of your most interesting stories to me. Hey man love the passion you have in your story telling. You really get people intrigued, Especially when you do your homework and gain knowledge of the history and all the important facts.

[@patriciatennery3021]

Not really. The neighborhood and other growth outside the area changed things a lot.

[@CJSPENO]

Hey Sal, did u ask Ray about That Door ?

[@UncommonElevators]

Glad to see the inside of this place! I go to college a few miles away from here but it shut down just before I started college so I never saw it.

[@SynchroSk8]

Well done Sal! Just amazing coverage. Thank you for doing this! - Bree

[@Karamellek]

Would love to see you do an Exlog series on the underground malls here in downtown Montreal. They are all connected to each other and you can walk hrough all of them without having to exit outdoors! Not sure how dead they are but still fascinating!

[@BigKahuna0275]

I've seen almost everyone of your vids, Sal and must have missed this one somehow. The word you taught me back in 2020 on DMOD, "Saudade" resonates in this place for me big time. I don't know what it is about this place. And Ray is charming, any updates on this one?

[@chumpzilla000]

Bruno's pizza was originally Cindy's cinnamon buns. Before it was Cafe Europa. The exit you took at the end was where the arcade was ,Full Tilt

[@notone4029]

Refrained from writing it in past videos BUT the abandoned and decaying malls of “the Golden Era” are quite symbolic of the current state of America!! SADLY.

[@jakeerik2168]

Love the use of the Maridia theme from Super Metroid