The Defunct Valley View Center Mall

From Wikipedia:
Valley View Center is a super-regional shopping mall located at Interstate 635 and Preston Road in north Dallas, Texas, USA. It is owned and managed by Dallas-based Beck Ventures. It has an AMC Theatres, the only anchor remaining in operation.
Originally developed in 1973, the mall flourished and expanded in the 1980s, but began to encounter financial difficulties in the 1990s. Bloomingdale's closed its location in 1990, which triggered a court battle when Montgomery Ward attempted to acquire the anchor space once occupied by Bloomingdale's, which resulted in the space remaining empty until JCPenney opened there in 1996. The original movie theater closed in 1991, stayed empty for over a decade, and was eventually renovated and replaced with studio spaces for radio stations KBFB and KZMJ. A new, larger AMC movie theater later opened in 2004. The addition of the new theater slowed, but did not halt, the mall's falling fortunes. Macy's (who acquired the department store Foleys only blocks away) closed in March 2008, and Dillard's closed their location in December 2008 and JCPenney later closed its location in May 2013. All three respective anchor spaces have remained vacant despite differing proposed plans for renovation.
The 2010s saw the mall change ownership and management multiple times. Nearby demographic shifts and the continuing decline of occupancy led the owners to announce plans to redevelop the mall and surrounding area. In mid 2012, the mall began a new effort to create an artistic community. Dubbed "The Gallery at Midtown and Artists Studios," the wings remaining open were occupied by local artists' studios, galleries, and other creative groups.
Beginning December 2016, the mall site would be slated to begin demolition (with a few exceptions noted below) and the surrounding real estate would be set to be redeveloped into a mixed-use development that would be called Dallas Midtown. Much of these plans, however, have been indefinitely stalled due to ongoing legal conflicts, zoning, and the loss of public sector incentives from the City of Dallas.
In July 2017, the longest running anchor Sears closed its location, but the corridor is still accessible. Which makes AMC Theatres the last remaining anchor.
Demolition of the mall stopped in 2017, with the only areas that got demolished being a former parking garage & the former Sanger-Harris/Foleys/Macy’s.
As of June 2018, the former sites of JCPenney, Macy's, Dillard's, and the corridors to each are closed off from public access, and the first floor, which includes the former food court, are also inaccessible. Only AMC Theatres and the corridor to the former Sears site remain publicly accessible.
As of February 2019, the tenants in the corridor to the former Sears & AMC Theatres were forced to leave Valley View Center before March 2019. The mall is predicted to be completely demolished before the end of 2019. That means that the AMC Theatres needs to close down.

[@beanofchaos]

anyone else here from Kane Pixels?

[@Jezard-ox4tm]

Yes

[@RuminationGuy]

FR

[@jayjaysvids8280]

Yes

[@Johnlikesthings155]

Yeah

[@SCP_3008_Employee]

yeah

[@HundTheHound]

Here because of Kane pixel, hope this is the right place

[@CLHall]

Excellent liminal photography, I must say Kane Pixel's video 'the Rolling Giant' brought me here.

[@Cruilt]

kane pixels was here

[@markz3318]

I want the Mall brought Back !

[@MasonBeez]

Same but now that it's gone, it's never coming back. Only in highly detailed renders.😥

[@vlohnn3082]

man i grew up going here i remember the lil play areas and the food courts good times

[@mtmjedi3046]

I will miss this place. As a kid, I would go there at least once every one or two months and would always go to the food court and have fun. Jeeze I feel old now.

[@luisramirez2039]

Your right I used to come here

[@ThatOneGuy0006]

The AMC theatre in the mall was open up until the demolition, nearly a decade after the mall was abandoned.

[@bpoomerofficial]

Hello! I live pretty close by to this mall. I’ve given it a visit a few weeks ago. A lot of it is torn down, but there’s still a lot of parts that are still up. I always visited this place as a kid when it was still booming, so driving over and walking around there myself every now and then is something I do. For a while the theatre was still open there, but I believe it’s been shut down now, so now it’s completely dead unfortunately. Place will most likely be demolished soon. If anyone has any questions be sure to ask cause I’d be happy to give more information.

[@jorgevital8565]

How do I get in

[@bpoomerofficial]

@@jorgevital8565 There used to be part of the wall that was just sitting open on the right side of the building, and you were able to pretty much just go right in. That's what me and some buddies did. I don't know about how it is right now, as I've since moved out of Texas. There was also an area in the back directly on the opposite side of the entrance.

[@Littlecults]

What do you think contributed to the downfall?

[@crangejo]

it was demolished

[@bpoomerofficial]

@@crangejo Sadly yeah. Went by there a few months ago and saw it gone.

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

Very nice video of this place, have watched many a vid of this mall and you did very well on this one Liked

[@ziginox]

Just hopping by because I remembered your channel and hadn't seen anything for a while, I really love your unique take on urbex videos. I hope we get to see more, eventually!

[@marcelothman8909]

Kane pixel

[@lipsticklb]

I opened BLOOMINGDALE'S there...

[@noelmurray1]

I'm surprised some pot plants are still alive.

[@moonshapedabsolution]

The Giant looks after them

[@rapscallion3506]

In the immortal words of Rambo's commanding officer: "It's over, Johnny!"

[@-bugbite]

4:24 hmm yes what an interesting sign

[@paulnaraboth4774]

Where is Julien 😢

[@Dark_Brandon_2024]

in our hearts or out there hunting wyatts but for real he is gone, there was a gory footage of his cart and hands on the ground right before the demolition

[@internetuser8460]

its been torn down now

[@vladirusterling2145]

Some bits, such as the old Sears portion, but there's still a massive part left, mainly the section that's supporting the AMC Theater