Trash To Treasure - The Abandoned Walmart

Perched on a former landfill just outside of Cleveland Ohio sits the site of the City View Center. An ambitious big box shopping mall which opened with brands like Walmart, Circuit City, Marshals and PetSmart. All of which have now vacated, leaving their stores abandoned. I'm here to take a look at whats left of this safety mess.
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[@BrightSunFilms]

A new Abandoned episode is out! Go watch -kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6uymIyrYqqDpdU

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Is that building still there with the power on? If so, you NEED to tell the authorities; if it were to collapse due to the foundation, wires will get ripped, sparks will fly... and kaboom. Besides which, it's a waste of power.

[@fbrodeur44]

You did a real good job here, pictures, researchs editing, thumbs up :)

[@tuna3461]

The Legacy I think it’s skylights. And the music is edited over. Dan bell does that too

[@tuna3461]

The Legacy *watches a little more* oh yup you are right

[@maxrabinowitz1971]

Bright Sun Films you make really high-quality work its amazing great videos

[@12SPASTIC12]

“It was built on a garbage land-fill.” Yeah, you already said it was in Cleaveland.

[@adrianlemus8014]

FUCKING DEAD!!!

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

12SPASTIC12 Believe me, there are other places that are worse they’ve built golf courses on land fills.

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

Plus the dude can’t even spell right

[@twiston123]

***Cleveland. And it's in Garfield Heights.

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

What’s sad is that no one here has been to Cleveland.

[@Chrisc0Disc0]

Still has more registers open than my Walmart....

[@ghostassassin1107]

Same here. Sometimes it's just ridiculous.

[@patcallahan1050]

Let's boycott the self-checkouts! Last time I was there every SINGLE register was closed, except those damned things! I went to the cigarette isle and waited until I got rang up (and didn't buy any smokes, either!)

[@MiamiZombie2012]

I went to a Walmart in PA on a slow day and every register had a cashier. All self checkout lanes were working. I come home to NJ and the local wally has 1 cashier and maybe 3 semi functional self checkouts.

[@donaldzickau6268]

Chrisc0Disc0 agreed

[@shannonwilson1173]

Lol haha

[@jennifernix3886]

There is a novel called “Rats” that is about a town built on top of a paved landfill and how horrific it became... this totally reminds me of it!

[@phunios]

Jennifer Nix is it based on real events?

[@rghbhj7971]

whos the autor?

[@AprilBytheBay]

I’ll give you one up. Love Canal, NY (outside of Buffalo). It was built on waste from factories that they dumped into a man made lake, then filled the lake in, THEN built houses on it. It has a fence around the worst of the neighborhoods that no one can go into (except vandals who care to I guess)

[@junkbox_]

Read more on Love Canal, NY. Dupont is the parent company of Hooker who filled the abandoned canal with dioxin. They then sold the land deed for $1 to the board of education. At that point the neighborhood was developed. Read up on Lois Gibbs.

[@F_And]

@@junkbox_ with names like Love Canal & hooker, what do you expect?

[@MrShobar]

It's amazing that anyone built there without first obtaining an engineering report from a reputable firm that would document gas permeation from the soil, as well as soil stability. It looks like the developers really didn't want to know. Just pocket the development money and run. And the city officials? They just wanted another tax base for additional revenue.

[@Watered]

MrShobar You’re right! How were the developers even permitted to build? When building on a previous landfill, there are a multitude of additional inspections that MUST take place. It is very apparent that this did not take place. These developers and city officials should be criminally charged

[@genekelly8467]

Not surprised-here in Boston MA, the UMASS Boston Campus was built on top of an old dump (1970s); they had to install a vent system to disperse the methane gas. The whole thing provoked a major scandal-several state officials were convicted and sent to jail. Corrupt politicians are always the cause of this, along with a well-entrenched political machine.

[@BrattyNerdGirl]

MrShobar I was going to comment this exact thing!! How on earth did they approve building this thing on top of a dump??!! How stupid do you have to be to think this was a good idea?!

[@Bananas21ca]

The only acceptable use for an old landfill is parkland. But that doesn't make people rich.

[@billfeld5883]

Wouldn't matter GREEN POWER! People will do anything just for the money today too hell with tomorrow, after all an engineer doesn't have to shop in Wal-Mart! How would you tell your boss HE/SHE is wrong?

[@456swagger]

The sinking ground under and around Walmart was caused by Walmart's constantly lower prices.

[@adrianlemus8014]

LoL!

[@donyafannin3991]

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL ikr

[@whyamiatree4177]

Fuck you for making me laugh! You ass!

[@isaac7175]

Lol

[@bluethevelociraptor6478]

Har har NASA's was was a as😙😚😚😘😘😗😚☺😘😄😃😄😶🙄😏😚😃😗😚😅😆🙂😣😚☺☺😣😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥

[@TheEgoChallenge]

So... The place is leaking Methane gas, and they think its okay to leave damaged power lines running through the stores?!!!?!

[@tookitogo]

Kyle Gray Why not? An explosion would save on demolition costs! 😂

[@Nathan-kk6lb]

I’m honestly shocked at how many abandoned buildings still have power. There’s some Ames urbex videos I’ve seen where some of the lights are still on...and they went completely under in 2002! Is there still someone paying the bills after all this time, or is the power company just too lazy to disconnect them?

[@bandombeviews6035]

Nathan2055 I think it’s the power company that doesn’t really know about it.

[@randyweaver6543]

Nathan2055 if you disconnect it the copper thieves will come running to strip every ounce of the copper out of the building down to the wiring in the sockets to sell for scrap. Now before you accuse someone of being lazy.... check a mirror.

[@cfothough]

@@randyweaver6543 That's possible, but most the time scrappers do it anyway

[@khfan4life365]

“This looks like it was a Subway.” *pans camera to where the words “f*ck Subway” are graffitied on the wall.*

[@moonlightmanor5463]

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@doozy435]

You know you were pissed off when walmart replaced mcdonalds with subways

[@Ayuraos]

@@doozy435 I wouldn't be.

[@Ayuraos]

I like 'em both!

[@jorgefaleromazziotti1174]

He also said it looked like the grooming area in pet smart with a giant sign that said grooming 10 seconds later

[@wizbangFLL]

Actually, Wal-Mart has been known for abandoning buildings and opening locations just miles away from the original. Of course leaving the first building to decay and eventually the city is forced to tear it down for safety reasons.

[@chrisc6857]

My town is on it's third Wal-Mart building, all within a half mile of each other. Though, in our case, both of the old buildings were eventually reused, the first as a Value City and the second as a Burlington.

[@courtneylynch842]

My city closed a Walmart in the late 90’s only to open another one in the exact same spot in 2015.

[@unl987]

They are also known for promising a bunch of stuff like environmental remediation projects and things to towns that give them tax incentives for moving there then once they are up and running just “forget” about it

[@jimreiter2648]

Rural King out of Columbus Ohio likes to buy old Walmart stores for their own....that happened 6 miles down the road, and a quarter mile further is a new Walmart Supercenter...

[@Tuhueleamierda1991]

The old hypermart in garland tx that was converted to a Walmart in 2000 closed for no reason :(

[@BixbyConsequence]

My dad hauled garbage and as a kid I would occasionally go to work with him, including to this dump in the early 70's. I can't believe people were stupid enough to try to build on hundreds of feet deep garbage. The toxic chemicals alone must be a nightmare.

[@whosthat6944]

BixbyConsequence this is the epitome of America.

[@kellychuang8373]

Must be incredible and for this incident can only ask if anyone learned lessons from the Love Canal incident and can only wonder about. Which now can Google it up really a tragedy.

[@houston77073]

Quit lying

[@kvltizt]

@@houston77073 Yeah, what an incredible lie. His dad hauled shit. How unbelievable! 🙄

[@janetsmith2104]

The average individual knows building on a landfill wasn't a wise idea... shame on the individuals responsible for this mess...all for a few quick dollars... where was the EPA...when this was developed?

[@alexthelegoguy4504]

What was the city thinking... They essentially used a dump to make another dump...

[@alexthelegoguy4504]

Callie Kuczek Money. More than likely bought the site super cheap. With the mindset of “we can make money”

[@Bkings7]

If Its done right you can do this safely but they clearly didn't lmao

[@brebohach7946]

that’s cleveland for you. we dumb as hell

[@mathewhex7045]

Iunno it's Ohio dude. Now they want to put a jail there.

[@brianmcdonald6519]

Some dummy came up with the idea, and sold it to a bunch of other dummies!! When was any politician ever accused of thinking things through?

[@daneboe11]

A quick update from a local's perspective. I live in the area and checked it out recently, the Walmart is undergoing construction at the moment along with the entire parking lot. The giant eagle (the last store in this plaza staying open) had a scare during the epidemic and was almost going to close for good. Thankfully it is still open (because there are very few other options in this area and other locals did not want it to close). Most of the other stores have not been touched since this video came out, but they are still trying to sell and renovate a lot of the properties here. After seeing the replacement of the sinking parking lot there is already visible damage and sinking in only a few months. The mayor has been trying to get the police and others to move here though it may not be a huge improvement over where they are now. If you pass by around now you will definitely see machinery on the property, though progress is very slow and the direction that this update is taking is still unclear. Godspeed.

[@kaelinbrady3804]

My question is, with all the obvious problems, HOW is Giant Eagle staying open?!?!

[@bmstylee]

@@kaelinbrady3804 my guess is once their lease is up it will close. You still have Dave's, Marc's and Save-a-Lot around there.

[@jamieverno8069]

The next grocery store for that area (I used to work around here) is like 20 min away or you use this place called Dave’s supermarket which isn’t idea kinda weird inside lol

[@lucsmith2092]

OMG shops still open in that complex? Mind boggles …

[@epicgamer6968]

As a canadian what is giant eagle also that walmart to me screams early 2000s along with the walmart near me EDIT: r.i.p old Walmart look it's getting renovated

[@mouaxiong8618]

3:03 damn, someone had to use this Walmart in an emergency, took a huge as explosive shit and exploded the damn toilet.

[@ore6959]

HAHAHAHHAHHA

[@gurugee2112]

FYI - methane is an odorless gas. You could easily walk in and never leave. And the pet store had no air flow, enabling mold growth. Consider yourself lucky to have walked away.

[@bigtxbullion]

Now that is creepy af. Great comment, pin to the top so ppl don't make same mistake.

[@Halsteezy219]

Its only odorless at room temp. It's also not generally toxic but the way it sits in the air it can suffocate you

[@lorumipsum1129]

That's something that methane and Walmart have in common

[@waywardmoose2020]

My methane isn’t odorless

[@redemx9579]

You did notice the car following behind him in the reflections on the glass right?

[@dunkinnatalie]

Trash to treasure.... To trash.

[@Wallyworld30]

Yup, I was trying to figure out how it was treasure. More of an eyesore than even a landfill.

[@RustyMuck]

I'm still befuddled at Garfield Heights' plans to relocate the city jail *to the abandoned PetSmart* ... the mayor has to be totally oblivious to how dangerous that area is. Forget the methane and vinyl chlorine... you want to put your city at risk to liabilities for placing inmates in a building where the land around it is sinking and settling? Absolutely foolish and a preventable disaster in the making.

[@RustyMuck]

Marty Moose Probably because the total cost for building the shopping center totalled $1B? But signs of doom began when Home Depot had their own independent inspectors look at the land, and they discovered what the developers and Ohio EPA were trying to hide.

[@chatteyj]

Nathan Obral They could leave the site for 5-10 years and see if theres any further sinkage, the sinkage may have already stopped and what was shown happened in the first few years. Landfill sites are such a horrible and wasteful use of land, what should you do with such sites? Giving it over to nature is one option I guess.

[@melainewhite6409]

"...what should you do with such sites?" Keep them as landfills?

[@nikkireeexplores407]

When my husband and I went there and filmed,we left not long after we got inside Walmart because he heard a noise and he said "Let's get out of here!" Thinking it could've been a squatter or druggie,we got outta there fast!

[@danilocordova2794]

Nikki Ree Explores did you bring any gas mask or mask with you?

[@tyler238]

I hope he didn’t run first lol

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

Seeing a walmart without fixtures is absolutely incredible. It’s like an indoor stadium. I also admire the dedication of the vandal that spray painted “BUTT STUFF” near the roof.

[@jgdooley2003]

You can come across graffiti on overhead signage on Irelands recently built motorways. With no obvious pedestrian access and at very high locations. I sometimes wonder how the vandals reach these places without being caught by police.

[@clint9684]

1:45 You can still see a walmart employee walking around looking at the mess and saying this isn't my department.

[@aaespeccaectralclesclesapp1284]

I agree on that.

[@jasonjordan9101]

Best comment I've seen in a while. Made me LOL for real.

[@xzavierbeamon9195]

I dont get it

[@thejwil45]

Mike Gee toxic walmart employees lol

[@bindardundat454]

Elephant in the room

[@mrcrono6663]

17:18 Dude you need to wear a respirator or something, these videos aren't worth your health. That mold (which was everywhere in PetSmart) is a serious indicator that the air isn't acceptable for breathing. Keep safe brother.

[@BrightSunFilms]

Usually I do, unfortunately I didn’t have it on hand with me when I filmed this. If only Walmart was open...

[@shrubs7418]

Ur health bud lol

[@joselitorodriguez4936]

@@BrightSunFilms WHY THEY CLOSED IT WHY

@@joselitorodriguez4936 Did you not see that it was over a dangerous ground(s) it was dangerous since methane come in but never leave

[@adamlaski9128]

Even a basic face mask. For your channel...you should have them in bulk in your car

[@MovieEggman]

Abandoned Walmart: **Exists** All of the defunct and abandoned retail stores that Walmart has killed: Finally a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary!

[@k0ri_196]

“Supreme Dopeness” ~ some 12 year old who painted that on an abandoned mall

[@nyanbinary1717]

It astounds me how developers can mess up THAT BAD.

[@randyweaver6543]

It’s intentional

[@KLondike5]

They thought they'd be out before problems showed up. Thought with their modern engineering & experiments they'd win where so many have failed by building on/near dumps.

[@leeteplitz7673]

Not me! Walmart shoppers would feel at home the way they dress! It would be like perfume for them!

[@clink76]

They likely decided to short cut the $10,000 engineering study and went ahead and built a several million dollar shopping complex anyway.

[@lavalampluva55401]

I get the feeling many developers hope to fail so that they can collect.

[@transartcutie3165]

Good job making it wear the background music truly sounded like it was actually playing in the store.

[@joeycalderwood9814]

Jacob Cottrell learn grammar

[@schmingbeefin4473]

@@joeycalderwood9814 Learn how to read so when you see *one* wrong word you still understand what they were saying and stop acting like this.

[@kittyprydex]

If you're on KZbin looking for proper spelling and grammar in the comments, you have truly done all there is to otherwise do in life.

[@minecraftobsidian7002]

Maybe it was🤔 eh idk

[@TurkeyCunt]

Spaghetti

[@ElectronicsGuy666]

I lived in Cleveland when they started to build this. As a kid we drove by it while it was still an active landfill and it always smelled but... the stench coming from it now while trying to drive across that bridge was absolutely unbearable. I’ve dealt with weeks old corpses and every bodily fluid you can think of and this was 100 times worse. I assumed they breached/removed the clay cap on the landfill, whether intentionally or not, and I said there’s no way they can build a shopping center there.

[@macbuff81]

It always amazes me that civil engineers, trained to be experts on construction projects like this, manage to get it wrong so badly

[@SootheCustoms]

The amount of WASTED resources.... all on-top of a landfill. The irony.

[@Speedy2222]

atleast they won't have to go far to dispose of these building materials

[@chatteyj]

The moral of the story is if you build on trash what you'll end up with it trash?

[@colormedubious4747]

"if you build on trash what you'll end up with it trash?" - Not at all. There are dozens of SUCCESSFUL examples of redeveloping this type of site all around the country. In Houston, a golf course was built atop an old landfill, and they capture the methane and generate electricity from it. In Pittsburgh, there's an entire neighborhood built on top of what used to be a waste dump for steel mills. There are other examples in Portland and Detroit. All of these are perfectly safe and offer tremendous value to residents, retail tenants, and guests because they were done RIGHT.

[@TheLazySleeperLives]

Parts of NYC were built a top a landfill

[@polomare2027]

There's a golf course down here in Fl that is built on top of an old landfill. It's an awesome course... but I would say that is about the limit of the usefulness of building on top of an old landfill. It only has a few tiny maintenance buildings on it. In the case of the Walmart in this video, I mean, it's compacted trash, OF COURSE these mega-buildings sunk! Isn't that a virtual guarantee?

[@JohnSmith-tv2kb]

3 rules that every urban explorer should follow. 1. No matter where you go always wear a protective mask 2. Never explore an empty space by yourself. And 3. If you hear any crying, sobs, or whispering. Stop where you are and leave the area immediately.

[@bugglemagnum6213]

What about screaming

[@bugglemagnum6213]

If I hear any voices I'm out

[@calebdavis5491]

Buggle Magnuth case closed period

[@comettamer]

That last one...L4D recently?

[@brandonbasnett5680]

4. Bring a handgun

[@bradymcglamory1263]

It astounds me that these developers looked at an old, methane leaking garbage dump and said, “Yup, looks like the perfect place to build a shopping plaza.”

[@EUROPAMusicOfficialChannel]

Yeah but the owner had a good pitch and the buyer was blinded by the potential profits. The only person who came out on top was the seller.

[@thesteelrodent1796]

there are a surprisingly large amount of schools and stadiums around the world that were built on old landfills because the land is cheap

[@nunyabidness117]

Kind of ironic that a huge shopping center built on a landfill will have to torn down and hauled off to a different landfill.

[@HolderofSalvation]

Walmart = trashed and littered with graffiti Petsmart = relatively in shape and pretty much no graffiti.

[@SteelLadySam]

Also Petsmart = MOLD EVERYWHERE

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon9969]

Everyone loves pets

[@OriginalBongoliath]

It smelled horrible in the PetSmart when Jake was there hence no graffiti.

[@nslouka90]

Society’s natural hate for Walmart and love for animals!

[@goofybillydingle6198]

There is alot of mold that contains Methane in that petsmart. Vandalizers could instantly get respiratory failures and alot of times death. Jake is lucky since he survived.

[@marktesla661]

"You can see a methane relief valve in the parking lot of petsmart over there" Never thought I'd hear that statement in my life lol.

[@the.seagull.35]

It happens a lot more often than you think

[@ssjrob4]

So sad...I grew up here and remember the hype around this project. Bridgeview was supposed to be done next but never came to be. I remember shopping at all of these places while it was still open. There's an Applebee's still operating around the back side too. Honestly, most of the people my age (20 at the time) was super upset that they were building on our childhood stomping grounds call "The Dump" for obvious reasons. We used to dirt bike back there, light off fireworks and do everything else bored kids would do. We used to find a ton of old abandoned buildings and even a few houses from another failed building attempt in the 70's when a house blew up and that ended that.

[@ELVfn]

My neighborhood was built on an landfill. (Somewhere around 1973... that's the earliest date I could find on a house on my street via public records.) my mother has lived here since the early 80's/super late 70's and in 2 of the houses. (my uncle lived in a another one) long story. Anyways she said that you could dig ANYWHERE in the backyard, and find carpet. And in my uncles backyard, there were bottles. We've never heard anything about methane, though. (or the soil.)

[@kingwendell7445]

I'm thinking it was a lot of organic matter or they filled in a swampy area where they dumped and once it was filled with concrete and continued to decompose releasing Methane gas and heat. I'm also basing this on when we turned over a pile of compost +horse poop it puts off heat. I could be completely wrong.

[@Frank_Likes_Pie]

Having worked in solid waste for several years, I can safely say that everyone involved in this disaster damn well knew the potential of subsidence on top of a landfill. That was an incredibly stupid idea to begin with. The EPA, above all, knew goddamn well what would likely happen. Unbelievable.

[@AweSomo84]

how destroy a communitie? and local economics ,.. build huge malls and make sure to build them next to giant landsfills, high energy polution so every one gets sick...

[@AndrewSteitz]

Not NEXT TO landfills, ON TOP OF. That is why the ground is sinking.

[@p.graham7519]

They knew they were going to get rich quick and fuck the consequences or aftermath.....

[@beegnome7610]

Meanwhile in my hometown we have a city park built on top of a landfill, Mt Trashmore.

[@82dorrin]

They didn't build next to the old landfill either. They build ON TOP of it. That's just idiotic. Not only do you have high concentrations of dangerous substances, but there's no way the ground will be stable enough to build huge structures.

[@kariannstickle2708]

I love that you went into the men's restroom even in an abandoned building. Habits

[@Y2KMosh]

I would’ve gone into the woman’s bathrooms. Haha JK JK

[@drillynez]

@@Y2KMosh I would have

[@mathewhex7045]

I bet the women's restroom still has power and a fresh lemon scented just-cleaned-by-someone-who-knows how aroma. Women's bathrooms are home to arcane and ancient technology.

[@birdie8006]

@@mathewhex7045 The massive toxic farts and shits from the Women of Walmart definitely destroyed any of the advanced good-smelling technology inside there. Guarantee it.

[@bunzer.of.wunzerton2235]

@@birdie8006 I can attest to this. The wamens room smells rank too sweethearts ❤️

[@Ace_Larrakin_Productions]

*"Cleveland: At least we're not Detroit."*

[@JT-xb6bg]

They're trying hard to be Detroit

[@295g295]

Garfield Heights, Ohio

[@davidgonzalez9003]

I don't think Detroit has an abandoned Walmart

[@jasmindavous280]

At least we don’t have an abandoned Walmart in Detroit😂💯

[@thepolicyoftruth]

Can’t have shit in Detroit

[@lightningbolt99999]

“Looks like this was a Subway...” Graffiti on the wall: “Fuck Subway!”

[@meloncholy413]

Me, after too many years of working there

[@gamertime4949]

Fallout: new Walmart

[@dwaynewestley7648]

gameus boyius , 😂😂😂😂😂

[@gamertime4949]

Oh yeah yeah

[@WolfxQueen89]

Totally thought that 😂

[@lilith5865]

Its just become Fallout: SUPER DUPER MEGA ULTRA STINKY RAD-INFESTED MART! Complete with mole rat and glowing ones everywhere

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

Looks like a good spot to organize a death culling between the KKK and various black street gangs. I mean it's better for everyone if we could get them to kill themselves off. Lots of dead bodies, that's what this place needs, along with some hauntings, and then it'll be complete.

[@vanjakuc]

All this time I was thinking how perfect that building was for skating

[@vidarlxxxviii4864]

Exactly! My first thought..Skate it!

[@YoungDeathWish]

I don't even skate and I was thinking that

[@susan5560]

I agree. It's a perfect roller skating rink.

[@GalaxyofArt]

I was thinking about singing

[@karligonzalez5327]

Sameeee

[@Hannakin_Skywalker]

Board meeting: "Okay guys, I think... we should build the mega shopping center... on top of this landfill. Thoughts?" "I think it's a great idea!" "Genius!" "Gosh you're smart!" "But sir, isn't a landfill basically unstable, movable ground that can't support large structures?" (silence) "Peterson, nobody asked you. Get out."

[@kjlee8399]

A Simpson's episode for sure😂 🤓🥴

[@brentolson5504]

I agree.

[@marklanfier8287]

No, they probably fired the guy who said that.

[@thetheatreorgan168]

*Gets office chairs and computers thrown at him*

[@abinormal1410]

Corruption

[@nolanturek3295]

5:41 I love that bank sign "Baking our way... Day and Night"

[@LordHumungous619]

That's the cleanest Walmart restroom I've ever seen!

[@CarlosBenjamin]

LordHumungous619 best comment so far!

[@metricdeep8856]

Can’t stop laughing.....the only reason I saw so much of the video is cuz of the great comments on every post.

[@pastorofmuppets325]

That exploded toilet looked way better that the one I had to take a dump in at Walmart last week... WAAAAY BETTER. #TRUTH 💩💩💩

[@pastorofmuppets325]

@MSi GS70 6QE I took a giant runny 💩 in a Walmart toilet one time & when I raised a cheek for my first wipe, it triggered the "automatic flush"...It was an INCREDIBLY AGGRESSIVE FLUSH unfortunately!!! 🤬🤬🤬 Sprayed shitty water all over my junk, & bare ass!!! 🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮 TERRIBLE FUCKING DESIGN!!! "Shit Break" from the American Pie movies may have been on to something 🤔

[@Rattrap007]

Was going to say i've seen worse..

[@harveybrooks2597]

Building on a landfill is stupid. Building on a landfill which happens to be a big hill is insane.

[@sergiod6781]

It could be built with the right procedures, there's a big mall in Mexico City built on top of an abandoned landfill. Just look for Centro Santa Fe

[@SandySez]

Building another Walmart anywhere, EVER, for any reason is stupid.

[@darthXreven]

but the comedy is priceless.... when Jake shows the elevation differences I couldn't stop laughing lol the stairs should meet the ground but the stairs are up here, the ground's down here.....stairs, meet ground, ground, stairs.... uum the stairs are too far away....uuh yeah the ground is too far away dawg.... LMAO I'm horrible lol

[@edvaira6891]

Spending 1 Freaking BILLION DOLLARS on a STRIP MALL in CLEVELAND?!! THAT’S what’s Moronic!

[@jonnyguydenton]

I agree with Sergio on this. Osaka airport is built on reclaimed land (Multiple 80t planes landing and taking off daily, plus various terminals and traffic!!!). Since 1900s, many cities have extensive constructions on reclaimed land. Manhattan for example. Key question: there is so much knowledge on the subject, why project FUBAR? Did they hire unqualified surveyers, or simply because its cheap. What were city officials thinking? Leaving an eye sore for centuries to come.

[@pattywhitaker7601]

When my mom first told me they were building a shopping center there, I was like “are they crazy”?! The scary part is that the only thing left there is a grocery store! That is just nuts! I keep telling my mom to quit shopping there!

[@anguskeenan4932]

Now that brings a whole new meaning to the phrase sunk cost

[@tombuck]

This is an insane story. I had never heard about this before. Side note: I love how you never comment on the insane and gross stuff written in graffiti in a lot of these places. I don’t know why, but it always makes me giggle to see something totally bizarre on the wall while you give thorough historical information.

[@Angelica_Rodriguez39]

The moment when he was like "this looks like it was a Subway" and then pans across the back wall where someone wrote "fuck Subway!" made me laugh

[@jgdooley2003]

The mad thing is that the vandals are clever enough to read and write. Many similar vandals in Ireland would always make basic spelling mistakes or squiggles or indecipherable symbols, the meaning of which is only known to fellow gang members and their associates. The lettering and spelling in these spray messages is of a tolerably good standard. Disgruntled ex-employees maybe?

[@rentaltoast2201]

@@jgdooley2003 nah just teens. You can tell by how edgy some of the messages are. It’s just kids expressing themselves freely without consequence

[@DannyDevitoOffical-TrustMeBro]

@@rentaltoast2201 “without consequence”… just wait til they’re adults and have to live with the cringe memories of their edgy phase being literally plastered over walls in bright neon spray paint. Don’t know why but that idea is funny to me

[@rentaltoast2201]

@@DannyDevitoOffical-TrustMeBro yeah i just meant no consequences in terms of legality.

[@NYangryguy]

They moved the headstones but they didn't move the graves! Kinda reminds me of that.

[@jenniefrost3074]

NYangryguy 😂 Thanks for that, totally made me laugh out loud.

[@iamafey1705]

You sir get the gold star for that comment. 🌟

[@canadude6401]

YES! I get the reference. Because I am old

[@Handle_Deez_Nutz]

Hahahahahahaaaa!

[@rixtrey5235]

Poltergeist

[@urfavhomie4sho]

My cousin worked on the planning on this project here in Cleveland. They knew this was a possibility before they broke ground.

[@watchman1982]

So EPA gives developers the okay to build on the landfill but when problems happen EPA decides to fine the developers? Why am I not surprised.

[@deadmallmusic]

What I would give to roller skate in that gigantic empty Wal Mart. Just needs a good sweep. :)

[@knightsaberami01]

Was thinking the same thing 😅

[@ms1_77]

I was more thinking the burnouts you could do in there

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon9969]

Build a small skate park in there if it wasn't on a sinkhole and methane everywhere

[@dsandoval9396]

And an exorcism. ...just a small one, nothing too showy.

[@candlebright100]

Same

[@SoCalFreelance]

Toxic gas and water -- Nothing but the best for Walmart shoppers

[@jerrycrawford7688]

And Office Max customers, Best Buy customers, Marshall's customers, Pet Smart customers, etc. Your point?!

[@rhysstromberg2778]

SoCalFreelance this made me chuckle

[@joeycalderwood9814]

Jerry Crawford you clearly have your head up your ass...he said it because there’s weird people who shop at Walmart hence The People of Walmart.🙄

[@bread9173]

Jerry Crawford r/woosh

[@jillgoddard2597]

I "agree"

[@mindfreek454]

Bruhhh, I literally drove by this plaza on the way home from a job interview today and I thought, "Wow, there are SO MANY empty spots on that Pylon sign! I wonder if it's abandoned?" Low and behold, I come home, turn on some Bright Sun Films and come across this video expecting it to be another shopping centre somewhere else in the country, but it legit turned out to be the exact same place! Def going back there for some urbexing.

[@andrewcox1025]

Apparently there are plans to redevelop this place as a business park. What the hell goes through the minds of these people!? This is NOT a place you "redevelop". This is a place you demolish and move on. Its going to have the same issues as before, so why even bother?

[@SamaritanPrime]

Build a massive shopping center on an old hillside landfill, they said. It'll be FINE, they said.

[@Gravydog316]

then they said, "Pay us."

[@bmxdenver1]

It would’ve been fine, construction operations where rushed

[@dangeroustoys5668]

its only structural

[@Sarahlynn1304]

It’s not just that it was built on a landfill. It’s that the landfill illegally accepted toxic waste and never properly disposed of any of it. Not only are byproducts of garbage decomposing hazardous, but now you’ve got toxic waste mixed into that. It’s horrible!!!

[@alaricvisigoth919]

It does look stately and fits the decor of most cities that Walmart has infiltrated. Kinda nice that everything will match soon. That is if you like dumps.

[@b-radtank]

I guarantee some EPA executive was bribed to approve building this

[@josephflores628]

The sad part is the idiots who bribed them didn't think "Hey, we're building on a landfill, won't it sink and cost us money to fix everything?" How can people that are that rich be so stupid, I deserve to be rich lol

[@FreekToTakex]

Joey Flores because they borrow their money and then just default on the debts, then the banks do the same thing and start packiging their debts into ever-increasingly complex packages and suddenly you’re whole economy is in disarray. They do it by the boatloads, sadly. Privatizing gains and socializing losses, as ultimately, tax money is used to fund the Fed and aid the ailing financial institutions.

[@tuckera1879]

@@josephflores628 you do know that landfills are just dirt right? They take the trash and pile it in layers, like this: Trash Dirt Trash Dirt Trash After that they put a fill of dirt on top of the finished pile. By the time the landfill is done with its usable life the bottom layers of trash are already decomposed. After multiple years the landfill is decomposed and sunken as far as it can go. This landfill was most likely very very old (from the time when they would just pile trash not dirt inbetween) and was not let sit for long enough so that it could fully sink. The people were probably very eager to build on the land and start making money.

[@oneeyedman99]

EPA doesn't approve stuff before the fact, that's the local government. Somebody in Ohio lined their pockets, or just didn't do their job.

[@LasVegas68]

No shit I was thinking the same thing too. The building contractor probably got a few bucks also not to ask questions about building on a landfill.

[@maine1cb]

Very sad I loved coming to this shopping center. I had Walmart, Pet Smart n Giant Eagles which is still open, n my house was 20 min away. Get off work n hit all my stores. If you dont have a car in Cleveland I know it's very hard to get to a mall or nice plaza, what this once was. Great job buddy!!

[@kingwendell7445]

Well done production. I can't help but wonder if any animals were left locked in the back of PetSmart? I hope not.

[@JHA854]

Imagine spending a billion dollars and still not doing it right

[@thepessolanoinquirer6856]

J That’s part of being human lmao.

[@joee2226]

That's very Walmart. -A Walmart associate

[@ScottDelleFave]

look at the Seahawks Stadium

[@Gravydog316]

(search & read about Target in Canada. they lasted 1 year & wasted $1,000,000,000)

[@Rattletrap-xs8il]

greed begets greed

[@ulfhenarpolymathmilitant6258]

So who the hell was the group of engineers that said "sure you can build on a "DECAYING SINKHOLE" .....it'll hold" WTF ; did they even finish grade school ?????!!!!!!!

[@side-fish]

They had the blessing of the EPA though, so part of the blames is on the regulatory agency.

[@CharlesFreck]

@@side-fish Just because someone says the fall from the bridge won't kill you doesn't mean you should jump.

[@side-fish]

@@CharlesFreckYou're not asking the right question. First of all, that 'someone' in your comparison happens to be an authority. And if an authority tells you something is safe, then it is and they are also liable if it isn't. Part of regulator's job is to say if something is safe and give certification like a permit to say that it's okay. A developer will just wait on that and once they get the go signal, they will build. Had the EPA inspected the site better, the entire project would have accounted for the problem or not build at all. The developer could even repurpose it to waste to energy plant.

[@Gravydog316]

all they cared about was getting paid, same with the city council, & gov't, i'm sure. it's all about greed...

[@wjf1950]

Yes....they did finish grade-school, and now they run the government!

[@atribecalledjudah5436]

I now have a tooth growing from my ankle because I explored this place.

[@joanna7350]

I have an arm growing out of my forehead.

[@epicgamer6968]

I have a head on my hand and im glowing green for odd reasons

[@sherimcdaniel3491]

So, when you're in what's left of Walmart, the music (aka Muzak) was a truly brilliant touch!! Loved it!! This is both sad and uplifting at the same time! I try my best to NEVER stop at Wal-Mart but in this economy, it's not easy. Wouldn't you think SOMEONE doing the planning, etc part of this might've been informed of the coming epic fail!?! Great job, guys, as always! Keep up the good work and NEVER go into these empty places without a respirator!!

[@NZSF150]

I honestly find the topic of abandoned locations absolutely fascinating. :D

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon9969]

Right, they're so cool!

[@brentolson5504]

Me too.

[@Makoishere4]

Same, but I hype so much more over abandoned mental asylums(with the video giving some sort of history about them) :P I would love to explore just any abandoned building but I don’t have anyone to go with, any respiratory mask thingies, or left buildings around me cri

[@sorceress877]

Before this shopping center was built the smell from the landfill was terrible. I drove passed it every day on the way to work. When they started building it I thought to myself, that's not going to end well. I recently moved back to the area and I was certainly not surprised that the ground was leaking methane. What's difficult to see in these videos is that it's not just sinking, it's slowly sliding down the side of a steep valley toward the Cuyahoga river.

[@loganbrown8653]

and then they will have toxins in the river. thx wal-mart for leaving your mark on the community.

[@hoffer54]

Nice.

[@chriscasseday7707]

Yay, we can burn the river. Again.

[@erikj.2066]

Much as I'm no fan of Wal-Mart, it's not Wal-Marts fault. Wal-Mart neither built, nor closed that landfill. The real fault lies with who ever capped the landfill, and signed off that it was a buildable location suitable for this type of use. Once capped, most landfills usually remain open area parks for this reason.

[@rskalisky]

Where it will be ignited by the river and sent to Valhalla.

[@mollymacdonald536]

RESPIRATOR NOW. GAS MASK SOMETHING. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS MY DUDE.

[@RAE.ofSunshine]

My mind is blown because I was at that giant eagle in Nov 2018 and this was posted Sept 2018. I was so confused why the entire plaza was closed except the giant eagle.

[@darkspire91]

Here I was thinking, "man, this would make a great indoor gun range!" Then you mentioned methane gas.

[@christopherconard2831]

It will add a little excitement.

[@Hessed3712]

darkspire91 🤣🤣

[@jaguarfacedman1365]

Methane probably wouldn't ignite from a gunshot.

[@Kalvinjj]

JaguarFacedMan Ain't making conclusions, but if it isn't being vented for many years, the concentration might just be enough to hit combustion.

[@MrDisgruntledGamer1]

could make for a cool drone practice area, no wind to worry about. They should be fine i think. Collect a shit ton of boxes from dumpsters and make a mega fort.

[@Heart0fGold]

The thing is...many successful things have been built on top of landfills. In CA we have a Field of Dreams stadium with multiple baseball parks and small stadiums that's been there for decades. They constantly recheck for any problems that might arise, especially since kids play on those fields. However, they made sure everything was solid and structurally sound, the land had been compacted, etc., so that these problems didn't arise. This seems like they just started building without having any freaking clue what they were doing. Either that, or they just wanted to save money and cut corners by now making sure it was done properly in the first place.

[@JennsCorner777]

Field of Dreams in Chino Hills?

[@wetsocks811]

No that's exactly what they did. The gvt officials in these particular areas are scummy and always have been. Money > people.

[@andrewwalker9960]

Jenn's Corner Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. Isn’t there one in West Covina, too? Maybe it’s that one?

[@bmstylee]

@@wetsocks811 wait. Politicians putting their greed over people's well being? That's just about everywhere.

[@wetsocks811]

@@bmstylee this comment is 9 months old. And I didn't need an echo. But ty

[@JamesCAsphalt8]

Thanks for showing us what a bathroom in an abandoned Walmart looks like. I always wondered about that but I did not want to break the law by trespassing on private property. I could gaze upon the filth, graffiti and destroyed walls, ceiling and floors forever! This video is not only enlightening, but a pleasure to experience.

[@KrazyKeith4]

In case you were wondering, the land has been converted into a business park.

[@JacksonJS50Dinky]

im really disappointed in the lack of quality graffiti

[@dxddyleo1809]

JacksonJS50Dinky same

[@aryan1313ful]

I was thinking the same thing and they must be sexually deprived- all those penis pics.

[@thegamingdragon1868]

1:50 Geez...Smells like the south

[@thegamingdragon1868]

@Kilo Byte Shut up City licker

[@beccareul]

It’s Cleveland, what do you expect, Banksy?

[@jackking5567]

I live in an ex-coal mining area. Originally we had separate villages, each with its own mine. The land between the villages is where the coal was taken from. Roll on 40 years since the mines closed and developers are building massive housing estates to join the small villages together. I've checked to see what the builders are doing to make houses safe from the mining problems - they place a sheet of plastic beneath each house. That's it. The land is still sinking and houses are already starting to subside and crack and tip sideways. People are losing all their savings on 'investments' when buying those houses. I tell newcomers about the old mines but they choose to ignore me. They will learn soon enough when they're able to place a ball in one corner of their living room and it rolls to the far end by itself...

[@cherylpemberton1676]

Jack King Well, you tried to tell them!

[@gav240z]

You can't fix stupid.

[@cherylpemberton1676]

gav240z Greed too, huh?

[@cyberpimp29]

Sounds like a wet dream for Ghost Hunters: "Look! The ghosts are rolling the balls!!"

[@rockymtnsteeze1815]

You can drop a ball on my floor and it will roll. My house was built in 1885. A lot of the houses visibly tilt and lean in town.

[@jimlaird1]

Hey Jake, started watching your films about a month ago and I’m hooked! I’ve noticed at several abandoned sites you’ve visited have still had mall music playing….. so creepy!

[@josaywhat]

After over 4 years later I wonder how this specific property is looking like 😲

[@STEEZY_TREV16]

It was all torn down in favor of generic office buildings. The Giant Eagle is still there, though

[@TheFabled1]

at least you can just leave everything where it is and its already at the dump!

[@Emilthehun]

Lmfaoooo! Best comment ever

[@Thenotfunnyperson]

Good one.

[@starquant]

Claps.. Best comment EVER !

[@Lzrdman91]

Hahaha.

[@serious22]

you're alright.

[@captainnuggie1831]

I would kill to drive a go kart or dirt bike in the big empty room

[@xdrake9348]

CaptainNuggie I know that feeling

[@Isa-cr7fd]

Yeah and give yourself a headache.. that shit would echo beyond belief even his footsteps were echoing

[@robjohnson8861]

Yeah, with all those supports just waiting to say, "Hello".

[@bandombeviews6035]

Rob Johnson That makes it more fun! You need something to drive around

[@robjohnson8861]

@@bandombeviews6035 Ha. A pile of tires or hay will move when hit. The supports would say "surprise mf'er"

[@joek4238]

I grew up a couple miles from this. We moved in 2003 and it looks like the timing was perfect to avoid the fallout from this monstrosity of a shopping center.

[@friedjef3194]

This episode is great. I like seeing footage of you walking around anr talking aboot the history at the same time.

[@goslonomo]

So, the EPA says "Go ahead," and then, a couple billion dollars later, says, "oops," and the taxpayers are gonna foot the bill for the Superfund cleanup. Who's getting fired?

[@leafsoto351]

Ever stop to think that the EPA just wants to see these greedy bastards go under?

[@tinyhotopicbitch]

Nobody, and it'll keep happening with Trump putting coal industry lobbyists in charge of the EPA specifically so they won't do the job of regulating properly.

[@asparagoose8992]

I bet some EPA official took a bribe to allow them to build there.

[@OriginalBongoliath]

@@leafsoto351 Said no government agency ever. Hollywood movies aren't real life, kid 😂

[@sireaustin]

Thanks Vinny

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Think Mario can salvage this building if he just flips it to 2d

[@twistedturk5708]

I don’t think the pure hearts can save this one

[@clownfromclowntown]

I’m freaking out yall. I’m from cleveland and I honestly meet at the lot across from this place (there’s a GameStop, Starbucks, Chipotle, and orthodontist there) every other weekend. It’s crazy to see a whole video about it because while I’m there I always wonder why there’s only 1 store open.

[@Autistic_Pixel]

problem with landfills is over time the garbage they are on decays and erodes leaving air pockets where they were and if anything heavy is on the surface it caves in. The same happens in graveyards with coffins and some states make you pay more for vaults which are steel containers the coffins go into to prevent cave ins.

[@ytown4]

Affectionately known as Garbage Heights.

[@B10KPlaysGames]

OMG Litter-ally! XD *im not funny*

[@AndroidAppGuy]

As a resident, yes we're Garbage Heights. And there's other active landfills here too, but no one is in a hurry to build on them.

[@dustinpomeroy8817]

if a town has heights in the name of it it's probably garbage anyways

[@emperorpalpatine1228]

Isn't that the entire state of Ohio though?

[@shelbyeileen7644]

ytown4 Yep! My extended family has lived there for years and call it this, lol. That’s where my dad grew up back in the day!

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

Why did they even build on that site? Such a waste of capital. It's not like it was built in the 50s where they probably didn't give a flip about environmental hazards and stuff but this was fricking the 2000s.

[@lizardguy4236]

OhMyGulay just say fuck or fucking you’re not napoleon dynamite trying to stay pg

[@BunneRabb]

The world does not need any more of these million Ft.² corporate clusterfucks. We need more small to medium sized, privately owned business with accessible parking, quality products and capable staff who get paid enough to want to show up and do the job. These airplane hangars are a blight upon the face of the earth and serve no purpose other than to make about 20 or so huge corporations even richer, despite the fact that they can buy a Gulfstream 12 seater for every day of the week. The wolf you feed, folks. The wolf you feed.

[@stoutlager6325]

Somebody thought they could scam their way in to some cheap "land", grease a few palms to get approval (had to I'm sure).

[@c_huntermc]

An abandoned Wal Mart sinking into the landfill it was built atop... what a suitable metaphor for the American dream.

[@RedTyphoon]

Great video, need more of these on-location videos.

[@motts2roc]

Dont let the Giant Eagle sign fool you, It's not open. It's a warning of a mutant giant eagle there.

[@edwardgaines6561]

It's open, you silly goose. I shop there. At least the parking lot is nice and spacious.

[@quantumvortex51]

Edward Gaines r/wooosh

[@laughtrack686]

Edward Gaines I wonder why.

[@goiabexp]

@@edwardgaines6561 you're putting your health at risk, just saying

[@edwardgaines6561]

@@goiabexp How so? I'm not drinking the water from that place. And the food comes from distribution hubs region-wide.

[@steponick]

The incomplete structure was originally going to be a JC PENNEY outlet, on the site of the never completed Bridgeview Crossing on Transportation Blvd.

[@Lanaxparillaxwife]

This is the first time ever seeing a abandoned Walmart never thought it would be a day to this.

[@ghostmoji_xox]

The and the fact that there's sad music playing in the store as it's abandoned just makes it depressing

[@aperturealpha6760]

wow what a mess that place was. nice video jake! always enjoy seeing the places you take us.

[@BrightSunFilms]

Thank you!

[@curlywurly2420]

I was having a pretty bad day.... then I saw this in my inbox. Everything is better now

[@Macavity116]

Hope you're feeling better!

[@chloethepooh3745]

I hope you have a good rest of your day😊💖!

[@haywoodjablowme899]

No one gives a fuck

[@DiPaoloPiano]

August 2022: The Petsmart was just converted into a Goodwill (moved over from the complex at Rockside and Turney). Looks nice now, but we'll see how it holds up, still sitting over a landfill.

[@soledbyswagson8577]

You know it's bad if the Walmart leaves😂

[@licaul1150]

Every time you upload i stop what im doing because i know the quality will be top notch. Great job!!!

[@BrightSunFilms]

Thanks Liam!

[@UrbexDane]

This abandonment is unbelievable. I'm glad you got a chance to film this location. Your reactions are priceless btw. Dead body in Pet Smart🤔.

[@iamhistorygeek]

Where?

[@iamrockness]

@@iamhistorygeek I believe she's referencing the strange figure on the ground at 17:14 behind one of the green signs.

[@davidm8444]

That's probably what smells

[@nowake]

it's probably rotten dog food left behind. Or the methane.

[@ShortHandedNow]

More than likely. The product was probably close to expiring when they abandoned the place and now its just rotting out completely. Cheaper just to abandon it there then dispose of it.

[@Nseib23835]

I just made the trip up here yesterday, looks like they’ve decided to start trying to repurpose it for something else had some construction signs up. Unfortunately I couldn’t get inside because police and security now patrol it but I was able to check out some of the half completed buildings and see how the land has been sinking behind the structure. Was a really interesting place to go. the view of the skyline of downtown Cleveland was beautiful

[@deniseshephard3347]

Why arent they tearing down this hazardous building

[@TonyGearSolid]

"It was built on a landfill" But wouldn't it all sink? Narrator: "It did."

[@mchllngld]

As rich as Walmart is they should not be allowed to leave abandoned Walmart stores. They should be knocked out and put Back To Nature that is ridiculous

[@LexCinnabon]

It’s possible Walmart doesn’t own the building, but leased it. Dollar General stores have done this.

[@zachlohman8157]

It's probably not safe to bring equipment for a demolition in. I guess you could use explosives, but then there's the methane from the landfill, too. If that gets lit by an explosion, you've just added as unknown amount of explosives to your demolition, and those two words don't go together.

[@monkeybuttdevinlane]

It seems like maybe they were trying to make use of what was already unusable land by building the shopping center on it. Probably the first time it was tried, and it didn't work out. I find it difficult to believe that they didn't already know about the landfill, so it had to be part of the promotion. As already stated, Walmart probably doesn't own the property. They probably lease most of their locations. The company I work for sold all of the locations that we owned because there isn't really a return on investment to own, unless you are in the real estate business. You may pay a similar amount to lease, but when Walmart shops these kind of sites, the developer covers part of all of the construction costs, and in return Walmart attracts other renters. Then, when it's no longer profitable, they can finish the current contract and walk away without having to invest more to get rid of it. Remember, it's 'natural' state before the shopping center was a landfill. At least the weight of the building is compressing the trash to speed up the decay.

[@juliusjames4460]

They'll be loading this place with those fema coffins. But I hope not

[@EnlightenedTruthseeker]

ITS GONNA BE THE PERFECT FEMA CAMP WAKE UP YOU NEED TO WAKE UP!!!

[@TheSafeSquad]

I remember first seeing this channel when the McBarge episode of abandoned released, been addicted ever since! Congrats Jake you’ve really earned it!!!

[@BrightSunFilms]

Thank you!

[@TheSafeSquad]

Bright Sun Films anytime Jake, I’m ready to see what the future holds for you cause I know it’s going to be some amazing content. I also hope to cover some places with ya in the future!

[@jamilajohnson7460]

Amazing video seeing the building sunken in the ground,wow. Thank goodness it lock down.