Inside The ABANDONED Eastland Mall (Columbus, OH)

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[@PurpleAvenger3000]

Its a little strange to see someone go abandoned exploring through a mall I grew up going to as a kid. It's wild

[@NicheAtNight]

So eerie right? It's really been sad watching Eastland Mall deterriorate over the years. Now she's finally gone. It's surreal

[@NoVPops]

Yea, it's been little more than a crappy food court for years. That place used to be bustling like crazy. Spent many a happy hour in the arcade there back in the day.

[@pants6361]

Fax bruh lmao

[@Buckeyman55]

It really is beyond unreal. It looks like a zombie movie set. I was just waiting for them to come out any second lol. But it really is sad to see your childhood memories in a whole different light.

[@Salsa_Shark]

Me too, went there in the mid-80’s to early 90’s.

[@gothicboulder]

This is extremely high quality. Back in the early 2000s I remember this place was booming with people and businesses- the area around it is what led to this place’s downfall. Quite sad honestly.

[@brianarmstrong9098]

Still early 2000s! 😂

[@gothicboulder]

@@brianarmstrong9098 what

[@SLAMRANCH]

Yes the area is trash, and everyone drives like they're on meth.

[@SLAMRANCH]

I see grannies and grandpa's going 85 on 270 and 71, like wtf 😂

[@gothicboulder]

@@SLAMRANCH I have no business there anymore but yes I agree, it’s completely trash and ghetto as hell

[@meganbrooks9221]

This was the mall my friends and I went to in the 90s. I got my ears pierced here and bought my prom dress. Good memories. Crazy to see it abandoned.

[@teresamckeown5594]

Eastland, Westland, and Northland.

[@OhioStateRules77]

I worked at this Mall for 20 years in management. I ended up being GM/Operations director from 2016-2020 when the greedy overseas owner fired the manager company (who we worked for) and brought in all his own staff from Craig’s List. I know this mall inside out backwards and forward. I was there for all 4 owners. Jacob’s who built it, Glimcher, LNR Properties and finally, this idiot owner. So sad to see it go this was. Opened on Valentine’s Day 1968, and was the 1st fully enclosed Mall in Columbus. (Yes Northland was here 1st, but it was open air at that time).

[@user-agreement-disengaged]

I grew up going here. I'm 33 now but a year or 2 ago they were auctioning off a bunch of stuff that had been left in the mall. My mom got wayyy too much junk from it but we were able to get an official Eastland Mall security uniform as well as a few other souvenirs to remember the place by. Definitely sad to see it so run down. Seems like just a few years ago I was still shopping there so it definitely went downhill fast. A sh*tty owner is all it takes though I suppose. So many memories ruined because of some jackass. Go figure. 🙄🤦‍♂️ Thanks for the insight. Thanks for helping to maintain the place for all that time you were there as well. That place was my favorite mall to go to as a kid. So many dates there. LOL

[@OhioStateRules77]

Thanks for the kind words. I really miss that melting pot of a mall. All ethnicities and backgrounds, and I made some long lasting and amazing friends there. She was beautiful. Much better than Easton and Polaris. Rest well, Eastland Mall. You deserve better than this.

[@user-agreement-disengaged]

@@OhioStateRules77 yeah, of course, no problem at all. It was nice to reminisce. It sounds like you were there the years that I grew up going there so I couldn't agree more. It was a beautiful place back when I was a kid & even up until just a few years back. So beyond sad to see it ended like this. City Center is another that hurt my feelings but this is officially the last one I have sentimental memories in aside from a few at Easton but they've renovated that as well so it isn't the same either. Eastland Mall definitely deserves better than this. Wish someone could've stepped in to save her but it seems they're letting her go the same as Westland recently. Farewell to both. I appreciate the chat with you as well. Take care.

[@patchs_wife5336]

my mom says hi!!!

[@DaVizzle_Bro]

I've been near that mall but never been inside, I always assumed since it was kind of more on the bad side of town that businesses weren't safe to operate there. In fact, I feel like almost every business and restaurant on the East side (especially the Southeast side) has all their bathrooms locked with a key code in which you must buy something before you're allowed to use it.

[@lauraneely6270]

This is so sad to see. I remember when it was decorated from top to bottom for Christmas. Those are days of long past.😢

[@viviancobb9446]

I remember those days as well. it was so beautiful. they had the wishing wells. the dining area above Lazarus, I believe. my family and I would go there every Saturdday. I remember shopping at Woolworth for my xmas gifts. having my picture taken with Santa...it's all a memory..so sad to see such a beautiful place end. So many places out that way I grew up knowing and took my children to a few. they are all gone..

[@lauraneely6270]

@@viviancobb9446 Those were great memories!

[@tybarbour149]

I grew up on courtright. This was my escape. Crazy to see how things how gone. I'm guessing this channel is for abandoned buildings. East land was my home but this channel would've had a ball with the city center

[@jackobora3193]

First time I've seen the inside of that Lazarus in probably 25 years. Sad to see how badly it's rotted. Totally forgot JCPenney had once had a third floor as well.

[@anthonyc614]

That Lazarus had so many changes before it closed. 2003 it became Lazarus-Macy's then Macy's in 2005 and opened up as a school after that for a few. I miss that Lazarus store so much.

[@jayyblastt6782]

@@anthonyc614school is still there it’s in a different anchor store

[@Fresh-tw7ev]

This place was top notch when it opened in late 1960s. The mall owners brought in three major anchors with Lazarus at the east end of the mall; JC Penney in the middle; and Sears at the west end with an automotive center. Across the street on Refugee Road, Lazarus had its Home Store East with furniture and electronics. I think they sold appliances there too. Eastland had it all and millions of dollars changed hand over 3 decades in its heyday. It was a major economic driver for the east side of Columbus and employed many high school and college kids from that side of town. I was one of them!!!! Thank you Eastland Mall for being a big part of our lives.

[@NaeL.614]

Steak escape was my favorite place to go! This made me sad. I spent alot of time here!

[@powerofkirbystudio]

It still exists in Hilliard!

[@teeyabeeya4295]

Man, this is nostalgia to me. 😢 When I found out it was closing for good, it was a bittersweet moment. There were a lot of good memories in here... sad, man, sad.😟😟

[@heathernikki43]

when i was real young my mom worked at Things Remembered, which did engraving, so i used to go here all the time. its sad to see it in this state :(

[@lauraneely6270]

I bought from 'Things Remembered' all the time!! I loved that place!

[@jason916]

Funny story, when we first moved to Columbus in 2012 friends told us to check put the Easton Mall , we thought they said the Eastland Mall . You have to live here to understand the stark contrast . We were shocked that Eastland was the best Cbus had to offer lol

[@wordelo]

I got confused by this initially as well. When Easton was starting to be a thing I thought it was eastland cuz I heard the term before. When I said Eastland when talking about Easton, I was quickly corrected. Eastland is somewhere else and not nearly as good.

[@kristinabooker1846]

🤣🤣🤣

[@naatchixiv]

i personally spent a ton of time here at akiba arcade with many friends and family around the summers of 2018-2019. Its terrifying seeing something that you personally walked through and allowed to shape your life in complete shambles. It's cool finally being able to see what those giant anchor stores looked like inside them, always wanted to sneak in there when the mall was still open.

[@DaUTF]

Man i miss akiba so much… I wish we had something like that in columbus again, since all the japanese rhythm games are an hour or more away from here

[@mrass2424]

That place was once a charming place to go as teens and before. There was a movie theater at one point back in the 80's. Tons of great memories in that mall. I worked at American eagle out of highschool and the crime had already started to happen. None of the stores you are seeing are part of when it was thriving. The crime caused it to be " urbanized" where it continued to decline. Thank you for the walk down memory lane.

[@j.d.elerick8229]

City of Columbus allowed this area to get like this with little to no intervention. Northland received millions of tax dollars to help rejuvenate the area to some degree but by the time the city took notice at Eastland it was too late.

[@themonkeyhand]

A huge part of that rejuvenation was county/city offices replacing the mall. They didn't really flip it into more commercial space. Eastland area is certainly due for a rebuild though, between this and the Fort Rapids, lots of land to plow down and build housing especially since Groveport's warehouses are right down the road. Almost a no-brainer for development.

[@cooks128]

Same with Brice Road, with all the traffic each area gets on a daily basis I'm really surprised all of the business pulled out. There is some revitalization but nothing like the the areas north of I70.

[@PatriciaLLogan]

Thanks. I am not sure how you got in, but it was real stealth of you to do it. I do not live that far from the mall, and it saddens me that this once busy place looks like this now. The city took it over, and now, just like Westland Mall, they not going to a thing about it because they promised to tear it down and put up something nice and functional for the surrounding community. I guess the city government only cares about up North and the Short North areas.

[@anthonyc614]

It takes time to get things done around Columbus. It will be something in the next few years. The city took over cause the owners didn't take care of it and let it go even more.

[@julieevilsizor6249]

I remember going up on the 2nd floor to eat at the Lazarus restaurant with my parents years ago. I remember seeing Santa Claus there and taking my 2 sons to see Santa Claus. I remember going to the movie theater there and going through the different stores.

[@Donald1222]

I used to go to this mall like all the time i missed it so much but somebody explored it so everybody here who has been to it can see it once again

[@deidrajames6686]

It's crazy seeing Eastland like this smh

[@slackingpacking]

This place has to be one of my favorite abandoned Mall. The 2nd one next to Jamestown. I am wonder when this building is getting demolished? Great exploration guys! Also the Lazarus/Macy’s store closed in 2007 and it relocated to new a building at the mall only to close 10 year later. For a while there was a school inside the former Lazarus building until 2009.

[@btwvideos17]

One of my earliest memories is playing at the little kid place in the middle of the mall, getting burnout 3 on sale from the GameStop that used to be in there, and arcade by the food court with hella machines. Crazy how in the Early 2000’s it still had some sort of semblance of a functional mall; yet within 15 years it all went to shit

[@TheMoldaviteAnunna]

I always parked at Lazarus. Mom and I ate at their restaurant in the 80s. It was a great time...🍃🌹🍂

[@CarieEvans]

Some of my earliest memories are inside this mall. I remember the Talking Tree in Lazarus. I remember the restaurant in Lazarus too. In the early 80s when I was a kid. My aunt used to waitress there. You had to go up an elevator to it, and it overlooked the mall, it was like a bridge over the mall. They probably tore that down years ago, I'm not sure. But what wonderful memories they are. *Edit - I knew immediately they were in the old Lazarus store, wow! So many memories of my childhood unlocked. I guess they didn't tear it down. Thank you guys for exploring this!

[@Catiko]

I last visited Eastland in March 2018. Me and my brother got our ears pierced, and my other brother got his tongue pierced. There weren't many stores left, and there were only like 30-40 people in the section of the mall I was in. There was a huge Christmas tree from December that hadn't been taken down yet. There were a lot of broken/turned off ceiling lights. Thanks for this video!

[@Coowillallen]

Finally been waiting on this one! Childhood mall here

[@bertkeygaming]

i can remember this mall when i lived in the area back in the late 90's. back then it was in its prime. but watching this video makes me sad as to the state of it right now. i wish malls like this could have survived better. that food court used to be a department store back when I was there. i think it was a Woolworths department store. but it was a beautiful mall

[@Mrnicguy00]

I remember walking in this mall at full swing as a teen in the 90's. I worked at the FIRST og WhiteCastle down the street. So sad to see a place I once had great times in turn out like this.

[@AllThingsAnxiety]

There used to be a movie theater in the mall. I was hoping you would have found some remnants of it. I believe it was on the Sears side of the mall but I can’t remember. It closed down over 30 years ago.

[@DoubleReTodd]

I lived 2 mins away from the mall, this side of Columbus is rough…

[@SLAMRANCH]

Bro what are you talking about 😂 like 90% percent of columbus is rough... only nice part is the preppy osu area... and let's not mention the psychopath drivers going down 270 and 71 every day....

[@jdawg9137]

Was anything but rough in 1980s.

[@AlexLopez-bm7ki]

Crazy how my childhood mall is abandoned

[@ourrealestatejourney_original]

I lived across the street from this place and worked at Discover Card - which was above Sears (not many people seem to know that was up there). That area was already in decline and was referred to as the ghetto mall in '97. Northland was called the jungle mall and Westland was the dirty butt mall. They all failed due to a combo of changing shopping habits and the local residents doing what they do.

[@edensplayground2204]

I'm 43 I grew up in that mall.... my heart is broken 💔

[@thomasa8280]

7:15 with the flood is definitely my favorite part. Something that’s truly abandoned for a long time. I’ve always wondered what was behind those blocked off area when I visited a few years ago.

[@leahkristine]

I moved to Columbus in 2010 but grew up in a small town about an hour South. My mom and I would always go back-to-school shopping at Eastland since we didn't have a mall at home. Occasionally I pass Eastland while driving to visit my parents and feel sad that it's in such disrepair. It simply couldn't compete with the newer malls, especially Easton, and the increasing crime closed it for good. This was cool to see! Thanks for the video

[@ThePlantUtopia]

I used to go to this mall every weekend in the 80’s. The area used to be the place to be. I spent so much time playing video games at Aladdin’s castle.

[@stephensmith4012]

My wife worked there in the late 80's as a waitress.

[@osirisstacks6509]

I've been going to this mall since the mid 80's 😢 terrible to see it like this even though I'm a dead mall fan. 💔Good video Ace.

[@nebulagoodies3027]

I remember going to the Chick-fil-A here as a kid, didn’t remember where that memory took place until I saw the half cylinder skylight above the food court on the thumbnail.

[@PatriciaLLogan]

There has never been a Chick-fil-a at this mall.

[@chickensandwich97]

@@PatriciaLLogan I think there was like 20 years ago when that food court first opened. But I may be mistaken.

[@QuesoBWhere]

​@@PatriciaLLoganfirst time I ever had Chic Fil a was @ Eastland Mall. I thought it sucked and still do .😜

[@mbrenner1991]

Wow, I remember going here about once a year, and it was always an exciting treat. It's so sad to see it in such disrepair. I wish they would have turned it into a youth center or homeless shelter.

[@Born_assassin_13]

I used to go here all the time with my brother and sister when we were kids I remember everything about this place . My dads Astro van got stolen once when we were kids and when we came outside to get in the van we looked across the street and it was 2 Mexican guys that stole it an were at the pep boys auto store with it and my dad yelled at them an then they took off

[@kristinholbrook7054]

This makes me so sad… I have so many memories thruout my life growing up. The best being all the days my late best friend (may she rest in heaven!) and spent skipping school just to people watch and get Panda Expressat the food court in the early 2000s. I remember just watching it go from full blown busy mall….to just a big empty halls of closed down stores. 😢😢😢 RIP Eastland!

[@LunaMalfoy3]

I worked in this mall in the early 2010’s when it wasn’t known to be “nice” but it was still a busy mall. Wild to see it like this. And seeing pieces of the mall I never knew existed that were right under my feet when I was there.

[@jjordan7521]

Wow man. This mall is a piece of my childhood up well into my 20s..

[@user-agreement-disengaged]

Bro did a whole b-roll of mannequin cheeks... @9:57 Niceee! 😂

[@kodokushi8321]

Bought my wedding ring from a store there. Many memories of walking through that mall. The kind of stores here were clothing mostly, a lot of international clothing. There was a Claires and a wedding store on the end towards one of the entrances. There was a few jewelry stores. But thats crazy that there was a whole third level.

[@patc4113]

It's like walking through a graveyard, so sad.

[@susandt3856]

Going here from the north side of Columbus seemed so far away! The floor to ceiling oil drip fountain was mesmerizing. You had to see it to understand.

[@kimberlycarney9931]

I remember shopping in that Macy's in 2005, bought stuff as well. I also still have some photo booth photos from inside that mall. Wild to see it so far gone, especially where Macy's was.

[@INJURYCOMP]

I went to Eastland Mall as a kid and then worked there in the 80's and 90's. Thank you for the tour! If you had told us the direction of the mall you were in I could have told you what store was there, back in the day. Basically, the three anchor stores were Sears on the south side, JC Penney in the middle and Lazarus/Macy's on the north side. The store I worked in was right outside the mall entrance to Sears. About 1987, just out of curiosity, I asked our Manager what the rent was for our store. What he told me floored me. I forget the actual dollar amount (but I am close) but I remember the percentage. He said the monthly rent was $2.000.00 PLUS 4% of the gross and 5% in December. That food Court was not always a food court. I forget what store was there before. Also, each individual store had a backroom with storage space and a water closet. And then behind the storage room there was a hallway that led outside for deliveries. Above the dropped ceilings - I'll bet there is quite a mess! Every store had their own requirements for wires and power.

[@thedude5449]

Also in 2022 there was a great freeze in Ohio. I was working on something here and all the pipes burst. There was water leaks all over then. The freeze was the final nail in the coffin for this mall. It was terribly run.

[@truebengalsfan]

I recall that winter remember mall was turned into a school

[@anthonyc614]

The mall wasn't turned into a school it was just one of the buildings that was Macy's. ​@@truebengalsfan

[@truebengalsfan]

@@anthonyc614 eastland preparatory academy

[@anthonyc614]

​@@truebengalsfanI know that. That school is in the old Macy's is what I was saying not the whole mall itself.

[@truebengalsfan]

@@anthonyc614 I didn't know what part of mall was used for school or how much I just knew school was there

[@ohioshitboxoffroad2121]

I thought that was a sears with 3 levels. I remember growing up a sears with 3 levels one level was just appliances only.

[@Amstudios664]

I just explored that mall like a month ago it was such a cool experience

[@HuephoriaASMR]

Is it safe to say that once the Waterpark went under, soon followed the mall? I know the mall was here first but that side of town really declined.

[@Antiochous1stheos]

You missed the basement. The pit to hell is down there. I did electrical work there before it closed . I’m not kidding

[@LeftBehind97]

Nice video! Just explored this mall recently as well. I did end up exploring the lower level of Lazarus at 7:20. It was very disgusting.

[@ec6933]

I'm 36. Lived and gone here since I was born. Went and saw Santa in 1995. Came as recently as Thanksgiving 2019. Live just down the road. It's hilarious how dramatic the video is. Lol I've been in every part of the mall in this video and it's funny to see how scary the video makes it lol

[@saraharnold7027]

I remember my elementary school choir concerts being in the middle of the mall at Christmas. I shopped there with my family before my grandma passed away. I took my kids there to play and shop when they were little. I remember shopping in the old Lazarus store, the Sears, and the JCPENNEY long before the Macy's add-on. It's sad to see how it looks now, but I hope it's revitalized into something nice for the area, which is where I still live. I'm hoping for the same for the old Fort Rapids too.

[@markbivens277]

The internet and Online shopping Killed the malls in our country.

[@NicheAtNight]

It's really sad to me. Malls are truly a special part of growing up in America

[@theuglystreamer6477]

It wasn't the internet or online shopping that destroyed this mall it was the gang members they all migrated there after City Center got shut down

[@iamalan4221]

I lived in an apartment complex in refugee, just around the corner, during the 70’s. I bought a ton of stuff last year whenever the liquidators held auctions. I felt like a grave robber.

[@jenniferglover9905]

Wild and sad to see this. Back in the day it was Woolworths, Lazarus, and JCPennys. I worked at the movie theater (I was hoping to see it) and ice cream shop 1987/88. Haven't been in at least 20 years. The neighborhood has been going down since at least then. Btw love the eighties movie music in the background. Chef's kiss and thanks!

[@ramtruck21]

Definitely 80’s/90’s vibe. Sad to see malls die. They were fun to go to back then

[@Ungodly_Plug]

It's weird seeing somewhere I used to hangout at, be on KZbin

[@NicheAtNight]

No fr😂

[@emilyperez9184]

I remember going shopping there as a kid and well into my high school years. I saw my first boyfriend cheating on me in that food court. I broke up with him in that food court. I bought my junior prom dress from DEB there. I stopped going shopping there in 2005 and started going to Easton as I felt safer there. It is amazing to me how quickly it went down hill once some of the big department stores left.

[@Bigboybusington2988]

The Lazarus store that was in bad shape at the beginning of the video has been vacant for 18 years now

[@scottsmith5623]

We drove from Lancaster as teens to enjoy this mall, until we finally got one, and now it’s on its last leg too…

[@btwvideos17]

Oooooo I wanted to do this location myself but I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to get in. Thank you for this!!

[@dylxn99]

Jimmy jazz was a shoe store! This is so cool/sad seeing the mall like this tho

[@fear5735]

Lucky you didn't have your vehicle stolen. A housing complex was supposed to go up and it was scrapped after only a few were built. Workers would have their tools and vehicles stolen, assaulted. City wants to make this place a park. Can't wait for the "summer of love" stats to blow out of the water. This entire area is a dump now. Mall used to be the place to vote when I was a kid, before it was moved to the mega church. I remember every main door had giant potted plants. I did security at Polaris mall for 1 year, that place is next.

[@hdicato]

My bet on next is Tuttle Crossing

[@anthonyc614]

​@@hdicatoThe park is supposed to be next to the mall not on the land of where the mall is.

[@dkiener]

Yeah Tuttle is definitely next to go especially with all the violence. Lots of stores are closed during business hours and even more are vacant.

[@DecayingAce]

@dkiener well be sure to check out that one too when it happens then 😂

[@edalexander6155]

Shopped in there alot with a girl I was dating in high-school. BACK in the 70s. There was a movie theater at one end of the building next to eather Sears or Lazarus. The theater was on the north side of the building I believe. I remember watching the song remains the same a Led Zeppelin movie there in 76. And star wars empire strikes back there in 78. There was a neat shop there called Spencer's gifts just across from the theater. JC penny's was also in the mall. Sears on one end penny's in the middle and Lazarus on the other end. Neat clothing store in there called chess king also. Good times. There only a hand fool of eating places.

[@amaRRA.]

I remember when Eastland mall would be so packed that it would take almost an hour to even get into the parking lot! Shoutout to the owners of the store “Glitter”, they watched me grow 💅🏽

[@2003Rangerguy]

Spent a lot of time in that building from 2002-2008, crazy to see it in that condition

[@jarrettgerber6527]

I was just wondering about that building yesterday when I drove past it I can remember going when it was decent

[@kristinabooker1846]

Wow , I'm so shocked that they just left the old Macy's that used to be Lazarus like that all those years I was still going there in 2005-2010

[@DEp1983]

Cool video! Just subscribed. This mall was one of my spots growing up! For whatever reason this video relaxes me.

[@hdicato]

Stick around Columbus for a while and check out Tuttle Crossing Mall whenever it finally goes under

[@jimiatrinityy2236]

I live 10 minutes from here!!! I grew up in this mall it’s so sad to see what it’s came to over the years omg 😢

[@cutiemcweirdo]

My first job was working at Macy’s in that mall. I grew up going to that mall so many memories…now I’m sad 😔

[@yanniboo8920]

I worked at this mall from 2011-2012 and I can’t believe this is it now! So many memories. Makes me so sad

[@5speedfatty]

HOLY SHIT! i cant believe the Akiba Boys left those old booths! ALL of this arcade stuff was owned by the "Akiba Acrade" I was one of their tech ppl and had my hands on all that stuff. its so sad to see it all left behind like that.

[@michelletheado]

I was a little surprised by that too, Fatty. Maybe we should head over there and salvage one before it's too late 😅

[@DecayingAce]

@michelletheado They’ve since locked this place down tight. I wouldn’t recommend that

[@5speedfatty]

@@DecayingAce lol Michelle and I where hired at one point to get the Korean photo booths to print again with a different printer. all the machines you saw where actually offered to me personally but i was un able to find a place to store them all and they got left behind (i was told they where all destroyed/ picked up by other people)... That said, I doubt we'll be breaking into any malls any time soon to get them back lol.

[@5speedfatty]

@@michelletheado if only if only fam, also hi... fancy seeing you here!

[@gothicboulder]

I was at that arcade a few times, the only reason I’d visit that mall back in 2018-19.

[@soccergoku24]

Most buildings that have underground hallways that aren’t known by the masses were closed up after the events of 9/11. Especially underground steam engine train stations that certain malls were built on top of, for a way to access them. Certain train stations were made so long ago before technology advanced to move important people from one point to another without being noticed by the public are still around today. But the access points were altered so that only certain people have access to them and to keep them a secret from the public. The city will say all types of problems that exists like safety concerns and violations to code and so on to keep people away. So if you know of a mall or building that was built between 1960 and 1990 and has gone through a complete remodel after 9/11 or has been shutdown, then it’s most likely because of there may have been a underground train station there or it may had some underground hallways that lead throughout the city.

[@Zoetropeification]

15:00 Penneys. That third floor level at this JCP was closed off about twenty years before this JCP location closed out.

[@gigicochiante1305]

I live in Columbus and Lazarus then turned into Macy actually closed in 2017 at Eastland. Last time I was at that Macy location was 2012

[@chado1337]

Love the videos! Keep up the cool stuff!

[@gamingtray8392]

Last time I went to Eastland I got stranded for taking too long getting food🤣🤣

[@peterdarker1]

I could watch this all day

[@mcdonie1975]

Two decades before it was closed it was already one of the worst places to go visit. The area around it was super dangerous. My last visit in 98 or 99 I didnt go in because I witnessed kids taking chains and smashing in car windows for fun in the parking lot. Yeah I can go visit another mall.

[@edensplayground2204]

Remember when u vould go upstairs and eat and look out the big window and watch the mall goers? I love this place.. i ised to swim there too

[@unitymule1673]

A lot of the mall was already closed. some investors from Dubai bought the mall and began renting out spaces to small businesses people I think mostly black ontraponers. But they were not making the repairs the city of columbus was enforcing upon them. After a couple years of non compliance the city ordered the building closed. Sad for all the small businesses that were forced out many of them probably lost their business all together.

[@barbarafindlay8940]

The place is falling apart badly. Why couldn't that be a place for the homeless.

[@NicheAtNight]

My exact thoughts. Could have different sections for singles and families

[@elh741]

I drive by this mall everyday and get sad. I loved this mall. And the oil bar is/was a spot where you can get oil based scents of perfumes colognes you like. I loved it there. I worked at Discover Card in high school when it was by Sears … yea I’m showing my age lol.

[@OhioStateRules77]

What a “smart as*, I mean, “smart guy picking up on my spelling error. Of course I know that! Man. I don’t know why, but your little comment pissed me off. I worked for Jones Lange LaSalle, Glimcher , L&R Partners, and Woodmont. Maybe one day I’ll be as smart as you. 😂😂😂

[@carlavision6143]

Came across your video and subscribed to your channel. Awesome abandoned mall video.

[@tasha4052]

Sad to see this once booming mall to be closed & in this condition. I wish the stores would've donated those single shoes to a place that helps amputees. I'm sure some would've loved those shoes & yet they'll sit there & rot. 😕

[@taylormccarty1663]

I think the big room with the escalators is where the Sears used to be. It closed in 2011 I believe. If it’s not the Sears then it was the JCPenney’s which closed before the Sears if I’m remembering right. Grew up going to that mall, used to get my picture taken with Santa there. Sad to see it like this but it was a long time coming, once the Sears closed there wasn’t much to go for and a lot of crime in the area.

[@taylormccarty1663]

I commented this before you said it was the Macy’s I COMPLETELY forgot about Macy’s. All of their stores closed at the same time all over Ohio and I think the country in the early 2000s

[@UnEarthed_Truths]

Drive past this every day....smh The food court was so lit when we were teens in 06 😢

[@MinervaWestchester]

It's not the mall that's a nuisance... They've killed off Northland and they're going after Easton, too. Cowtown has become little Atlanta.

[@user-bk5qq1gf5x]

This is hard to believe that this was a great mall just like Northland mall I will not go to the new so called malls that they have now a days. 😢 I loved these malls back then.

[@jamesfeussner3606]

the first one that you pointed to in the directory that was blank was once the lazarus department store

[@djtmd]

For future videos you need to work on your video rendering. I'm a video editor and this whole 23 minutes is jerky with a frame rate is not rendered right. Just giving you a heads up. For having such a nice camera, the editing needs to match.

[@izmelo]

All the stuff left behind from akiba arcade… this was a nice mall when i went, even in its final days. This mall wasnt dead when it got abandoned. I have a flag from the mall and a few other things i got from the final auction. I have vids from when it was freshly abandoned too bc i got to go in for the auction. Sad to see this mall go. It was a straight up injustice that they provided no relocation assistance for the businesses which were all small businesses, ppls livelihoods

[@leemuench678]

Worked at Eastland 1988-1994, great memories