THE DESTRUCTION OF THE IRONDEQUOIT MALL - ONE LAST LOOK INSIDE

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE IRONDEQUOIT MALL - ONE LAST LOOK INSIDE
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[@AndyWarycka]

I managed that Ritz Camera back in 2001-02. I actually recognize some of the photos still hanging up in there. Thanks for the memories.

[@ThrillHog]

Wow that’s cool

[@Purelol]

that's so cool I remember going to the mall a couple times when I was younger

[@annettevillain4352]

Wow an entire skylight roof. That really is something spectacular.

[@NathanDavisVideos]

You don't really see that anymore that much in new malls built today. Most of them nowadays are usually an outdoor kinda deal.

[@horseathalt7308]

Some of the signage and such is historical and should be saved and reused in the new development. History connects people to the place they are at

[@AcesAdventures1]

horseathalt i agree 100%

[@jhuang230]

The pictures of women from the 90s are quite striking.

[@areyoujelton]

J Huang that’s when people started getting fat... the 90s into the 2000s.

[@dmmice2344]

@@areyoujelton 😂

[@codyg4318]

I have never understood the mindset behind malls being so close. I will happily drive the 15-20 miles to visit a mall. It is an experience after all most of the time.

[@BrettHornby]

Ultimate 1990s aesthetic eye candy happened between the 10-12 minute mark where he's in the basement with the wide atrium and glass windows. Amazing how the mall has stayed in tact given how long it's been abandoned. Nice to finally see something happening to it.

[@-haso]

I have a lot of great memories going there as a kid. This mall will be missed.

[@rocketdaddy35]

I’m blown away at just how beautiful and pristine this place is, omg! I’ve seen operating malls nowhere even close to looking like this one, much-less sitting abandoned 11 years. What an absolute travesty for such a newer mall to fail so fast and so miserably. RIP 😔

[@billl1127]

Once the roof starts leaking that hastens the decay.

[@pacmancdi]

It was pretty much dead about 5 years after it opened. I remember coming here around 98-99 and most of the mall was shut down. The area around it was never the best and that scared people off

[@BeanieScooter]

Rumors of it being unsafe due to some skirmishes never helped this beautiful mall survive. Sad.

[@thomasallen3818]

I can remember in the 1950’s when malls were first being built, people saying, they hated to see them built because they felt it would lead to store closings downtown. And they were right, main streets across the country began to die in the 60’s. Then when Walmart came on scene, people started worrying about the malls dying, but it wasn’t so much Walmart, it was the over population of retail shopping, or retail greed.

[@areyoujelton]

Thomas Allen now everything is going back to downtown. Local is on the rise, only boomers like corporate brands haha funny how things shift.

[@NathanDavisVideos]

​@Kelpie Birds Yeah I noticed that. I began seeing some more name brand stores opening-up in my local downtown district. I wonder if it's because they want an old-school small town Americana feel these days. No wonder why they're developing these open-air lifestyle/town centers these days. Because more Americans want to go back in time to the golden days.

[@NathanDavisVideos]

More to add... I mean if look at these new houses they're building today, they are either Victorian or (more so) Arts & Crafts style houses instead of the more modern (I guess "then"-futuristic) minimalistic style homes of the mid-1900's (meaning like mid-20th century like 1940s, '50s, '60s and well up until the mid '70s -- maybe even early '80s the latest). I wonder how long is it until we start seeing people dressing up in suits and ties and ornate dresses again? And "apparently" they claim gas lamps are futuristic these days (along with EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE subway tile). Like REALLY?!?! I thought that shit went out over 100-years-ago! I thought this was the 21st century, not the 19th or early 20th. Weren't we supposed to have flying cars and MASSIVE spaceships like the Starship Enterprise by now?!

[@werksdesign]

@@areyoujelton ... "only boomers like corporate brands". You're wrong. Many boomers want local. Corporate brands were all that were available when we were coming of age. Besides, I see a lot of Gen Xers and Gen Zers with that corporate Apple brand in their hands.

[@NathanDavisVideos]

@@werksdesign What about US millennials as well? (Meaning the people born in the 1980s well-up until at least the late '90s.)

[@ashleekaut-turney6225]

I'm so glad you got to see the Irondequoit mall before they do what they're going to do. I love this Mall because it brings me back to the 90's when I was a kid. Thanks Anthony! P.s. I'm glad the Irondequoit Mall/Medley Center is getting new life and not sitting and rotting out.

[@lucidu4euh]

A mall like this could be converted into a beautiful conservatory with a massive collection of plant life. A few restaurants and stores could be optional, and community events, weddings etc. could be held here throughout the space or in reserved halls. It would be a massive amount of work but it seems like many pieces are in the right place in terms of layout. Especially with that glass ceiling. I go to malls today for the atmosphere but I rarely buy anything. If the focus was shifted to the interior space rather than stores, I'd gladly pay a small fee (parking, membership, donations) in some form to have access and I'd like to think other people would as well. Maybe someday this idea will be implemented in a mall of similar style....

[@aufache]

These are wonderful ideas and i couldn't agree more. I'd love to see and be surrounded by plants, one of the things i wish buildings focused more of having - instead of an optional side piece. Plants would bring so much joy. And interesting takes with weddings and events and such

[@Dan-gy3cu]

What would really top it off are the smells from the cookie and cinnamon bun places.

[@mrnapolean1]

I MISS STEVE AND BARRYS! And just glad to see the building being reused instead of being demolished.

[@steffyherself]

That mall opened the same year I was born, that's cool, just too bad it's now gone, another great video! P.S. The "Ride my Bike" song is now stuck in my head, love the '80s sound

[@jaydavision8321]

The real death of malls is cause by the rise of social media. Malls were built not just for shopping, but where the local community can gather. Strip malls are made for just shopping. Now that a lot of people are substituting the internet for a good portion of their social life in that sense the idea of a mall can be viewed as a dated concept.

[@SLone3251]

@@hunterjayfilm -- I agree that the rise of technology and convenience have change society and behaviors. I remember when I used to hit the mall in middle and high school to meet up with friends in the early 2000s pre-social media. Now people can just Facetime or use IG to connect, despite that human element missing. My thing with shopping in malls though, def is the experience. You can't physically try on clothes in person or see certain items in the flesh. You can't experience the joy and chatter in the air or just people watching. Mall spaces have to be inviting, and the few malls that have been successful throughout time do a good job of providing an experience, on top of good mall management overall.

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

@Tom Smith Dixie Square Mall was the first mall to close due to how violent the surrounding area got over there. Malls were still doing great, and also causing widespread abandonment in downtowns untill the 2000's lol.

[@davidm3maniac201]

@Tom Smith Exactly Tom could not agree more.

[@Varikas]

Not really. Malls started declining when youth weren’t allowed to simply exist in them anymore. So we stopped going.

[@isaiahbryant8327]

I remember visiting Rochester a couple years ago. I was driving down the highway and off to the side is this huge mall, and in the window is this carousel, sitting there forbodingly. The parking lot was empty and I could tell the place was abandoned, but the fact that that carousel was still there for all to see was absolutely fascinating. The building also looked to be in surprisingly good shape.

[@remybaby8330]

This is that mall

[@zyber9]

Irondequoit Mall has a similar design to Walden Galleria before it was expanded and remodeled.

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

(Vaporwave fans shed a single tear like Iron Eyes Cody)

[@TheShiftersMusic]

And there she goes, my friend. In all of her royal blue, mauve and teal splendor. Another one bites the dust. RIP Irondequoit, you never let us down geometrically. We pray you are not replaced by a mere square of a structure with decor featuring various shades of beige.

[@CR4MPRODUCTIONS]

I used to go here with my Aunt and cousins when I was like 5. I remember going to the store by the food court that has the slanted storefront. I think they had a helicopter ride, but I was too young (I can't remember the name of it). My family grew up in Irondequoit and strongly opposed it being built, mostly due to lower income area. It would have seen success if it was built in Webster (the town to the east), but at the time it was undeveloped and young. I would give anything to ride that blue elevator again or just walk inside again

[@pacmancdi]

It was a time out arcade. I remember going there too.

[@Satoshi9801]

That is a beautiful looking mall. Shame they couldn't spare the building.

[@jasoncarskadon6809]

It's amazing how good of shape this place is, and it's also sad that a lot of these store we'll never see again. At least they are starting to work on this place and use the property for something. Just think if moonbeam got their slimy hands on it, it would be another rolling acres.

[@mariebelladonna437]

Or Kohan! (Boo! Hiss!)

[@louislamonte334]

During the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's there were too many malls built and too much retail and Irondequoit Mall was one of them. What a tragic waste of labor and materials. While many people hold malls in almost sacred regard and have happy nostalgia for them the reality was that they sucked perfectly good downtown shopping areas dry and destroyed them. Malls and suburbia itself is a a poor use of land. None of the malls, especially the ones built in the '70's and '80's were actually that beautiful or aesthetic as they were nearly all Brutalist, windowless, prison-like barns very much alike. I'm not sorry to see them go.

[@daboz8753]

um, bit of reality check, the 'downtown' you're referring too, was already going downhill way before this place came about...so, there's THAT. People hold malls in high regard for the memories and fun times they had with family and friends...y'know, before everyone had their head so far up social medias ass they forgot what having an actual life and relationships was about. Don't rag on something you apparently never got to experience just because you're an uptight prude.

[@johntilson2535]

The shopping mall. A place in time where one would socialize with others physically, in person while shopping for physical objects that one could both feel and touch before purchasing. Now forgotten in this virtual age of social media and Amazon. Having experienced both I can say without hesitation, the 'virtual' version SUCKS by comparison!

[@mikeb8674]

15:45 - all together now... "GOOOOOODBYE RUBY TUESDAY'S, WHO COULD HANG A NAME ON YOOUUU-UUUU"

[@bradleyshimels492]

The internet and internet shopping was still in in its infancy when malls like this one was built .Brick and mortar stores are still rethinking the way they do business!

[@Jamky01]

12:30 Okay we all know K.B. Toys is long gone but i hope to god those workers to tear down that logo. it's too perfect and iconic, as if to say yes this was a mall and this was one of it's tenants.

[@crystalchaos462]

As I watch this video, I keep thinking that it's a 2 floor version of the Fairgrounds mall in Reading, PA. All the white, gray, teal, and huge skylight ceiling. It feels like massively open space. I can't help but wonder if the designer was the same person for both places.

[@KRhythm2013]

Hopefully this will have a better future when repurposed

[@Chuck787]

When you initially said American dream was going to fail I didn’t believe you but now thanks to Covid I believe you

[@fionawalsh1007]

Its not just America that is suffering because of Covid,a lot of businesses all over the world are suffering.Only saying and not meant to be hurtful.

[@noralewis5390]

I feel like if you name a retail space so encompassing on a theme like they did with the American Dream shopping center, you're just dooming it to fail. It smacks of overconfidence.

[@Paul-lm5gv]

Sorry, but it wasn't 'over sauration of retail' that did the mall in. Remember, none of the current retail development in Webster was there when this mall was built. No, it was an unruly young crowd that made suburban shoppers feel uncomfortable and so they began to stop coming. The stores reacted by offering less merchandise and the spiral downward was inevitable! I never felt unsafe at the mall. But this is a classic example where 'perception was reality.'

[@sunshinepurple1043]

Same reason Midtown Mall went downhill.

[@travbeav]

Another great production Ace! I grew up in Rochester in the '80s-'90s. I remember going to this mall with my parents when it opened. I was 9 years old, turning 10 in a few weeks. Absolutely amazing mall. I was used to Long Ridge, Greece Town, and Marketplace, so to see the incredible amount of natural light and bright white walls and cool '90s colors was awesome for even a 9 year old to take in. I agree with your comments about malls bringing back emotions and memories. When you walked into that Ruby Tuesday's I was taken back to 1990 when my parents and I had dinner there at what was then called Stash 'n' Stella's - a '50s themed restaurant with jukeboxes on every table. The mall's 2-level Italian built carousel was dismantled and sold to a collector in China for $245,000. Another thing I do remember about the mall was early after its opening there were rumors around the area that the mall was sinking...and that all the big trucks driving by on Route 104 were making it worse due to vibrations...nothing seemed to have ever came of that. I do remember my first trip there feeling the railings and floor of the upper level halls shake.....don't know if that was caused by all the people walking or the trucks (probably all the people)! Keep up the great work!

[@sunshinepurple1043]

I remember those rumors. Loved Long Ridge and Greece before they merged. Got my engagement ring at Kay's.

[@toddcohick8970]

Yeah I grew up as well going to Long ridge and Greece town in the 80s, 90s too from videos I've seen it is doing ok. Spent a lot of time in the arcade and just hanging out in the mall.

[@louspowels7120]

2:37 "In 2004.....by now it was 85% vacant" 2:47 "In 2007.....by now the mall's occupancy is just 15%" So.. the exact same as 3 years prior.

[@aufache]

Lmao

[@davidha7096]

I like your point as to why these malls trigger emotions from our youth. Keep up the great work and stay safe.

[@BurtBartlow]

Did you say the new owner bought it for 100k? Holy crap I would have bought it in a minute for that.

[@lorihapp5163]

I think he also had to pay back taxes which was a couple million

[@dragon-lf9ow]

It's like Sears it's history you'll never see again

[@stevarino1989]

God the Grand opening of the mall looked SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!! When grand openings were actually fun and there were happy people all over the place and lots of balloons. I was 9 months old the day it opened and my mom took me but I obviously don't remember, ugh why couldn't I be born 20-25 years earlier, then I would've gotten to enjoy it as an adult, but noooooooooo.

[@areyoujelton]

You know, I busted your chops a lot when you started out for copying Dan Bell, but honestly your channel has grown to be really respectable and I love your content! Sorry for being a dick before!

[@AcesAdventures1]

Jelton Inc. it’s ok! I think at first I was doing alot of the same things but think i have changed alot :)

[@SentaiAce]

Once again my friend, an amazing video! Everyone gets better and better. Stay safe!

[@kb1kos]

Unfortunately, the people involved don't study the demographics, or they would know that the population density will not support it.

[@SuperMike677]

Malls definitely bring back all my childhood memories, and man did I have a lot of "firsts" there too. Your videos and music bring back that 80's vibe. Love it man. I am glad I grew up in the 80' and 90's when malls were still in their heyday! Thanks for putting out this content man.

[@realazduffman]

This was the first mall I went "dead malling" at. I arrived in Rochester in 1998 it was fairly full. It is amazing how fast this one emptied out. In 1999-2000 you started noticing a bit too many empty stores. About 2004 I stopped in to see what was left. About 75% empty and that spooky feeling.

[@talkincupcakes6t]

Thanks so much for this video, it means a lot. I’m a sucker for nostalgia and you did a great job explaining why this dead mall means so much.Growing up in the 90’s, I loved looking out from our deck at night and seeing the sparkling lights of the mall. As a kid it just seemed like such a fun place, all lit up like a carnival. It’s sad seeing it crumble into a landmark of failure and wasted opportunity in Rochester. I’m happy we at least have this 4k footage (and remarkable 90s video) to hold onto. As a tribute, I found an old snapshot of the logo and recreated it digitally to help preserve it. You can even throw it on a shirt, sticker or mug: www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/5379620-shopping-mall?store_id=230314

[@ktventertainment9816]

I used to go to this mall when I was a little kid before it closed. I'm from that area! I used to go on the carousel and ride it. I couldn't remember much about it since I was kid, but I do remember the elevator. So it's sad to see this mall and the carousel go! But luckily I'm very glad they are doing something with it turning the property into a community center. :(

[@brucerodgershimself]

As a local Rochester NY area resident, I can say that the downfall of the Irondequoit Mall/Medley Centre Mall is indeed sad. As far as malls go in the area, it's one of the newest and nicest in terms of layout, design, etc. Aesthetically, it's FAR nicer than nearby Marketplace Mall in Henrietta, and I would say, even nicer than Greece Ridge Mall. IMO, location is what doomed the Irondequoit Mall, pretty much from Day one. It not in a typical suburban location, as are the other local area malls, and was simply not conducive to folks travelling there - especially when yes, there were at least 3 major malls competing for traffic. Hopes (and expectations) have risen and subsequently fallen over the years for this poor mall - truly sad that it never had a chance. We'll see how the "Skyview on the Ridge" Community Center conversion works out.

[@jim4528]

They can put some weed shops in there, shelter for homeless people, adult book store, some more sneaker stores, maybe can use it as jail holding area. All in one stop.

[@notyetsilenced9746]

Malls are dying everywhere because public spaces, especially those near urban areas, are no longer safe. Even worse, the sense of community we used to feel in this country is practically dead. Malls in Mexico are still hugely popular. Why? Because they are safe. Also, people in Mexico go to the mall to see their friends and neighbors, and also to be seen. In Mexico they still have social trust and social cohesion. Not so here. The US is a dying country. It's not really even a country anymore - just 70 million socialists and Marxists, opposed by 70 million believers in the America we grew up in. The people who "won" the recent election hate the people who "lost". There is no "united" in the United States anymore. Malls aren't coming back; any more than America is coming back.

[@tonyanthonyironman4352]

Wow i am a fan of your Dead Mall Haunting videos. I want to thank you for the dedication you put on this videos and specially the soundtrack you use for them. Those are tracks used on the malls during the 80s and 90s era. I am a 1982 baby and 90s teen. This clips are as nostalgic as they're sad to see this malls go.

[@ryandesain5090]

I remember skipping school in the mid 90's and going there. Great times!!!

[@Richie2600]

I see this mall everyday and have never been inside, and I'm sad to see this place the way it is

[@BudFuddlacker]

How did everything so good go so wrong? Is it just us missing our younger selves or what else is it? I get so incredibly overwhelmed thinking about how things used to be that is makes me so depressed about the present and future. I don’t even know what to think anymore. I loved the internet when it first became popular, but the internet and social media/phones have completely changed society and I hate it. I want to go back. I want to feel the same hope and excitement about things as I did back then. Is this what being an adult feels like? Because I don’t like it

[@bobbofuggetaboutit639]

Well worded. Malls were a very special place of my youth. Let's not get into Macross Plus....Not to mention begging my folks for an Orange Julius. Ya know my thoughts of the Lakewood mall. So miss the arcade and shooting gallery.

[@pauliewalnuts5241]

Does anyone remember why people stopped going? A robber hid underneath a woman's car and cut her ankle tendon with a knife and robbed her money and stuff... true story. Thats when my older Italian family members said no more..

[@brianpearson9471]

I hope you can make a trip through Oklahoma, and check out the old Crossroads Mall @ I-35 & I-240. I live close by that mall. Also maybe try Hietage Park Mall in Midwest City, Oklahoma, at the corner of E. Reno & S. Air Depot.

[@AcesAdventures1]

Brian Pearson i plan on it

[@leesanders6914]

Wow this a beautiful mall. I hope some of it is still around after the renovation/ project.

[@JoeCnNd]

buy it for 100 grand and live in it. yes I know it can't happen, I'm joking.

[@9255223]

Hold on, the boarded-up mall that had been bought by the Chinese but never reopened? Sign me up!

[@robertmailhos8159]

Well at least it's not being tore down but being rebuilt into something else

[@stuarthirsch]

Social distancing while malling, no problem, just visit Irondequoit Mall. Corona virus is the final nail in the malls coffin. The old estimate was that 25% of the malls that were in existence in 2000 would be gone by 2025, now maybe 25% of malls will remain. Nordstroms and JC Penny have just announced bankruptcy. Future shopping will be mostly on the internet, Costco, Walmart, and hopefully back on Main St.

[@gordontaylor2815]

JCPenney's bankruptcy ALONE is going to doom a lot of malls, especially the smaller ones where they might be the only anchor still present at the mall (or are paired with a Macy's that likely won't stick around very long after the JCPenney is gone).

[@liquidninja6654]

Such a shame as it looked so beautiful in 1990

[@kevonna9841]

Crazy seeing this now knowing that Greece Ridge and Marketplace (other malls in the Rochester area) are likely going down this same path. Back in the 2000s when Medley Centre closed, we thought it was just an anomaly, but when you walk about the other malls now it’s the same feeling. I remember at 7 walking in Medley with my Grandma (rest in power) and thinking “damn there is nothing in this mall.” Now, I’m thinking the same thing about Greece Ridge at 19. RIP shopping malls.

[@chey117]

i always go past this mall when in the car i always wondered what happen to it

[@Jamoke12]

I was 9 when it opened. I can still remember the sights, sounds and smells! This video is bringing back a lot of memories. I grew up in this mall. Amazing video!

[@NathanDavisVideos]

Didn't the company that owned and developed this mall ALSO the same company that did the renovations to the Shoppingtown Mall in DeWitt in 1991? Because judging by the architecture features (and aesthetics of course) of this place, it looks like it was.

[@sunshinepurple1043]

Yep

[@NathanDavisVideos]

@@sunshinepurple1043 Thought so!

[@TuckerHopkins88]

Jeez, slow down a little bit you missed some great shoots

[@noelleelizabeth9991]

I've never even to this mall but its stuck with me since the first video I saw of it. The skylight, the carousel, the salmon and turquoise color scheme, it feels so familiar. I'm glad its remained unvandalized despite being vacant for so long.

[@drewsnyder4236]

Another great video! I’m so glad you were able to get in!

[@adamhendricks2337]

If you do your trip across the states you should check out Eastland Mall in Bloomington IL. It’s right next to part of historic Route 66. It has sadly been declining the last 10 years or so but really has gone downhill the last 4 or 5 years and probably has less than 50% of its stores left. There used to be 5 anchor stores and sadly there’s only one left, with another one being turned into a couple different stores. It has a pretty cool history and it’s the mall I grew up going to my entire life.

[@ladytron9188]

That’s every mall in the near future thanks to corona virus.😷

[@stuarthirsch]

In the far future as well. That's why I sold Simon properties at a loss. Mall shopping is dead.

[@KimmyLove6932]

Whoa you used Nove “Ride my Bike”. You got great taste in music

[@woodlandmist77]

Thank you, there is always one person in the comment section who names the song!

[@saf2127]

Is this the same architect as the Shoppingtown mall in Dewitt? The skylights look similar.

[@AcesAdventures1]

yes, wilmorite

[@billberish9529]

Giving me feels to The Galleria Mall in Johnstown PA

[@Hubjeep]

11:39 CRT TV in the ceiling!!!!!1

[@leseandon]

When Irondequoit Mall opened there was also still Midtown Mall in downtown Rochester

[@daboz8753]

Yea, and when it shuttered all those people went to the Irondequoit mall...which made a lot of people nervous (or so I've heard) this WAS the very first place I recall hearing Spanish for the first time though lol

[@pittstonjoma]

Reminds me of the Steamtown Mall in Scranton

[@emilybrown3288]

My childhood mall

[@posturesonparade]

Haha, you said that you don't become sentimental "per se" and then went on to say that you're the definition of that sentiment! These places drum up some sentimental and wistful feelings- our senses aren't immune and it's ok to feel and remember the good times of feeling a larger world than us with friends and family and a large dash of consumerism.

[@davidshore3523]

Can you find out if Yorktown Mall in Lombard, Illinois is still open?

[@duffybear1117]

It is

[@Donnieburger80]

What a nice mall. Wish that mall had the chance to succeed. Unfortunately like most malls it didn't make it.

[@nickbeasaw8307]

I grew up going to this mall every weekend to race slot cars with my father, I was only around 8 or 9 years old at the time but I remember walking through as it was emptying out. I wish I could've had a chance to walk through one more time. A lot of great memories were had there none the less. Thanks for the great video and digging up some old memories I had stored away!

[@leemajors8326]

It’s a shame, that was a nice looking mall that had no chance. Remember going there a few times in the teen years. So many malls in the area though.

[@ThatROCdude]

This is so close to my sisters house in Webster NY near off Bay Road. I have fond memories taking trips with her to this mall when I was younger. So sad to see this mall in disarray, but glad it's being repurposed. Thank you Anthony for getting these in vivid detail videos to help us reminisce.

[@kenneyaf]

Mall finally gets renovated with no congregations of more than 50 in sight. Good luck.

[@sjtalksandlife]

Great video. That mall is huge!

[@PostalwithPug]

I worked at that subway. I loved it there, that mall was beautiful.

[@gravijiga]

Rochester is a city thicc in mall history. From the historic midtown designed by Victor gruen, to the amalgamation of longridge and Greece towne and then to this disaster

[@AcesAdventures1]

gravijiga yep

[@j.nesbitt5120]

Awwww, remember all these commercials for these malls in Rochester playing North of the border in Ottawa Ontario😢. Amazing work Ace!👏👏👏

[@ShepardStudios]

I was helping do some demo on this place a few months ago. It was my first time inside an abandoned Mall it's so odd seeing places like this without any people or anything in it almost seems apocalyptic in a way.

[@KingFahtah]

I don't understand why malls in the states can't cope with competition from malls 10-15 miles away. In Australian cities there is a mall in every major suburb sometimes must shorter distances apart servicing the local community and they manage. I guess nobody in American towns walks or uses public transport it's a total car culture?

[@oldfart8127]

wow this looks almost the same to Peacocks Woking surrey England

[@KRhythm2013]

Damn that is exactly where i was thinking of! The way the stairs go round like that is exact. I'm near the Woking area and have worked for a couple of firms there. That whole town is undergoing a massive change now too. Always went round the spiral to the red car park

[@genekelly8467]

Was this a Simon Mall? Looks exactly like the Burlington (MA) Mall-also Simon. I can even see the Burlington Mall dying..slowly.

[@scherzva]

Pentagon City in Arlington, VA has a similar esthetic

[@travbeav]

No, built by Wilmorite.

[@legalizeraccoons24]

Drove past this mall on my way home from Kodak Center last December, it was hard to see at night through the snow - but it was easy to recognize the large, empty mall. I remember coming here a few times when I was younger, sad to see it go.

[@mermanhellville]

Love those fancy columns

[@sophiehanssel2017]

This was such a beautiful mall and I am devastated it's gone even though I never went it would have been a great place for photoshoots and music videos

[@Rumplesti1tskin]

I bought my first NES game there. Willow. Awful game. It's all I could afford with 2 months of allowance money. I should have saved for another month and a half and bought Super Mario Bros 3.

[@patriciamorrow6848]

Great content as usual. Hope you stay safe, be careful. Always enjoy you. Thank you.

[@steves_retail]

great video! RIP Irondequoit Mall :(

[@samanthastreeter6760]

If you find yourself on Long Island, you should come to the Sun Vet Mall. It’s not quite dead, but it is a shell of its former self, and it would be really interesting to see some content on it.

[@newman777able]

I get that going back in time feeling with the old footage of Midtown Mall in Rocheester which is gone since 2007 as you now ,

[@jordanjazz821]

I lived in Rochester 1989-1995 when I was a little kid, I remember this as Irondequoit mall, while it was still a happening place. I think its gradual demise started long after we moved away, it’s like halfway eERIE (CANAL NEARBY!). I visited town for the first time since we moved away in spring 2019, my best friend and I drove by the place and still recognized it! Weird memories.