Whitehall Mall | A Baby-Mall in PA (dead mall) | Phase IV Mallway Vignette #2 | ExLog 66

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Sal

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Here's the second installment in the Phase IV Baby-Mall triptych! The Whitehall Mall is a decidedly small dead mall, but before it was miniaturized, it was a thriving half-million sq ft regional mall back in the late 60's through the 90's...but in 1999 it underwent a renovation to de-mall the majority of it, and this is how it looks today. Thanks for watching!
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@sal
@sal 4 жыл бұрын
Make mega slides a thing in baby-malls. Happy Independence Day, America. Here's some 1979 Captain America for you. Next week...the Avengers assemble...
@rossbennett76
@rossbennett76 4 жыл бұрын
Sal the music in malls.. is that their own or you overlaying music on the video.
@deralmighty8011
@deralmighty8011 4 жыл бұрын
I have so many memories of this mall, but they are so long ago that I can only recall fragments. Whenever my mother was off of work, instead of dropping me at my grandmother's house, she'd take me to this mall. We used to go to Sears a lot, as well as Clover and Woolworth. I have a lot of memories at the game counter that used to be on the second floor of Sears, which was where I played Donkey Kong Country and Sonic The Hedgehog for the first time on one of their demo units. Years later, I'd go back and play Banjo Kazooie and Mario 64 at that counter. When I was 3, my mother took me there and apparently watched as I looked at the massive case of games behind the counter. For my 4th birthday, she bought me a SNES console and two of the games I wanted: Rocko's Modern Life and Yoshi Safari (the system came with Super Mario World). Funny enough, the game I didn't choose turned out to be by far the best. She and I would always get an Orange Julius and a Super Pretzel when we came here. Another time, she took me to Woolworth and I was surprised to find that they sold SNES games there too. I wanted to get Ms. Pac Man, but she insisted on Plok. I'd later get Ms. Pac Man from my grandfather, but Plok was something I otherwise would never have tried and it was all because of my mother. We stopped going to this mall after a while. I didn't understand it at the time, but the next time I saw that parking lot, the mall was gone, and for some reason, they left Sears disconnected from the remains of the mall itself. The mall had been gutted and replaced with a strip mall. I spoke with an old, familiar looking lady working at that Sears when I was in college, shopping for clothes for student teaching, and she claimed the mall was supposed to be turned into a trendy, outdoor mall like Philly Premium Outlets, but that that never manifested. That might explain the random, shaded area behind the Old Country Buffet where there are no stores, but tons of open, public space. I'm convinced that the only reason the mall even exists anymore is because it's a secondary entrance to Kohl's, because let's face it, if you didn't know it was back there, and if you're not one of the 15 people who travels to or from Catasauqua regularly, you wouldn't even know that that Kohl's was there, were it not for the mall entrance.
@frankyu553
@frankyu553 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to share this. I love reading people's memories of these malls when they were in their heyday. These places can't be brought back to those days, but Sal's videos and your comments are what immortalise them. This is a true gem for posterity.
@hankjonkman1893
@hankjonkman1893 4 жыл бұрын
Many great memories of this mall from the 1970's growing up. My favorite was the christmas tree display that was set up outside of Sears every season. And of course the Arcade! Epic when you are 10 years old. Still remember the sounds and smells.
@mazzycollins9856
@mazzycollins9856 4 жыл бұрын
The Plaza end of this mall has wicked cool vintage architecture. Those stairs, the brick walls, the plaza storefront - I felt like I was back in the 70's for a while. Another great video, Sal. Thanks for all time and care you take with these.
@cgsound
@cgsound 4 жыл бұрын
The Pet Shop.... I rescued my Chocolate Lab from them was working at the Men's warehouse there several years ago and on lunch I would go to the pet store to play with the pups and eventually I took him home the only time I bought a dog but I consider him a rescue since he was there 6 months best pupper.
@brucesumter4327
@brucesumter4327 4 жыл бұрын
th for telling us about this small mall history so sad see it going down
@kellylermasprague5417
@kellylermasprague5417 4 жыл бұрын
It must have been something to walk through when it was first opened . Love the staircase and the Plaza theater remains. These were the type of malls I visited growing up in the 70s until the bigger regional malls came along .
@JeffreyPiatt
@JeffreyPiatt Жыл бұрын
Gold's gym took over the theater space and the section of Leh's that was unused . they gutted interior but didn't touch the exterior inside.
@Decade8Media
@Decade8Media 4 жыл бұрын
That brown tile floor kills.
@vulpsturm
@vulpsturm 3 жыл бұрын
I remember this mall so much from the 80s. I remember when Woolworth's had a pet store in there. There used to be an Orange Julius stand near the Leh's that I'd get whenever my parents would take me there. I learned video games in the SpacePort with Lethal Enforcers and what's so cool now is that there's still a small section of that old mall left.
@ParadigmShifted
@ParadigmShifted 4 жыл бұрын
I remember going here as a kid with my mom. I don’t recall the slide however. But I DO remember the dope circular ramp at the Lehigh valley mall down the street....AND the play place in the children’s place.
@tendraftsdeep
@tendraftsdeep 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sal! Another fine video bringing nostalgia and peace to this crazy world. Stay safe and keep on rockin!
@sal
@sal 4 жыл бұрын
You rock!!!!
@misscattie7225
@misscattie7225 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome as usual! Love the opening music...so "Barbary Coast". Also, I find this mall especially interesting as, you see so much of the architectural elements of the mid 1960's still very visible. Things built back then, were sure made to last...
@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal
@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal 4 жыл бұрын
I remember this mall too. Haven’t come here in decades though. It was dead long before others in the area. Maybe around the time Westgate mall died. Lehigh valley n even South mall overshadowed it. It’s weird to see that they r dead malls too now. I’ve said before that since I moved to nyc it’s ironic because malls r still thriving here. U would think that’s more of a small town thing because there’s nothing to do otherwise, but yeah. Queens mall especially is popular. I wish I still had pics of my father n his train n trolly group getting buses into the mall. I think they did in Lehigh valley mall tho.
@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal
@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal 4 жыл бұрын
I see more ppl at Lehigh valley mall than the others but it’s still nowhere near as crowded as it was. I wasn’t fond of other teens so I didn’t go as often, but Lehigh valley mall was REALLY full of ppl in its heyday. I guess the past 10-15 years or so it got less. It used to look like a subway tube train stop. It was PACKED. This is nothing. I used to love Spencer’s tho. Got Beatles stuff there.
@lorumipsum1129
@lorumipsum1129 4 жыл бұрын
Lehigh valley mall isn’t as busy as it was, but it’s still extremely busy, they’ve been expanding in recent years and have been doing quite well, they quickly fill thier stores when a store leaves, and thier in a good spot. South mall,Whitehall, and west gate though? Yeah, all dead
@FelixWheatfield
@FelixWheatfield 3 жыл бұрын
I live about five minutes from this mall. Thank you for making a video on it, it's a wonderful place to take a VHS camcorder.
@rebelrailz.
@rebelrailz. 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my... I should have visited this baby-mall when I was up there last year... Instead, I visited the Lehigh Valley Mall because I wanted to see my first Boscov's, Macy's, and my first Otis Lexan (rare elevator in the Boscov's)... Almost like I missed going to Century III when I went up to West Mifflin/Pittsburgh as my hotel was only 4 minutes by car away from it... What I'm saying is, *I'm sorry.* Whitehall & Century III... you both deserved better fates and deserved to have one more visitor.
@sal
@sal 4 жыл бұрын
Hey you can still see Whitehall! It’s still open.
@rebelrailz.
@rebelrailz. 4 жыл бұрын
@@sal Hello there Sal. ^^ And, I'd absolutely love to see it, but it is quite far from my house, and we're basically stuck there as I need to take care of my grandfather (he has numerous types of cancer, including leukaemia, and we can't risk bringing anything to him).
@deralmighty8011
@deralmighty8011 4 жыл бұрын
That's the model of elevator at Boscov's? That thing always freaks my sister out when she has to ride it. It's so loud and the doors always open way too early. Nice to have a name to associate with that thing.
@pandorarose3
@pandorarose3 4 жыл бұрын
WOW the mixture of the two video's just shows how things have changed dramatically this year.
@TheAskTrixieChannel
@TheAskTrixieChannel 4 жыл бұрын
You'd be surprised - almost everything shuttered in the June footage has reopened. The comic store, the bridal store, the tobacco store ("Video and More"), the pet store even had a line to get in. :)
@tomadams3371
@tomadams3371 4 жыл бұрын
Hay Sal. I have been watching you for quite a while but never commented. I am from liberty borough Pennsylvania. I grew up at century 3 Mall. I really enjoy all the background history in your commentary and how in-depth you are about everything. Thank you very much for all the content and please keep it coming. My girlfriend and I watch you constantly. Thank you. My father who is 68 years old used to snow plow Eastland Mall in North Versailles. It is not there anymore I used to go to it when it was a huge flea market. Thank you for everything that you do.
@bradklingensmith
@bradklingensmith 4 жыл бұрын
Hi SW PA neighbor
@tomadams3371
@tomadams3371 4 жыл бұрын
@@bradklingensmith Leechburg area? I live in West Leechburg area. And I do know Klingon Smith and the pharmacy.
@XISMZERO
@XISMZERO 4 жыл бұрын
Tickling the rhodes with this one, draws us right into Whitehall Mall. And out with a trumpet solo!
@josephrasbold2180
@josephrasbold2180 3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1996 and I grew up with this mall. My sister, my cousins, and I all preferred this mall growing up compared to the Lehigh Valley mall because of the pet shop lol. We always loved to see the puppies haha. I was always a big fan of the comic store too; they have a lot of rare comics and collectibles. I still frequent this mall, and when the pet shop is open there's actually a good amount of people in there!
@andyanimations_
@andyanimations_ 3 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness!! I live not that far from here and always loved going here when I was a kid. I’ve watched the down fall of this place as well. Most of these places have closed by now. But my parents have endless stories of this place ( they met here). Thank you for making this video :) I just got a wave of nostalgia!!
@caseybottiger4090
@caseybottiger4090 4 жыл бұрын
Grew up in the Lehigh Valley and remember both Westgate and Whitehall Malls pretty well. Although they were both on their downturn throughout my childhood. Thanks for these great videos, Sal!
@scottyb5862
@scottyb5862 Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I remember throwing pennies into the fountain with my poppop I remember seeing movies at the plaza with my mom and my sister, going into sears with my dad for tools, and my aunt for shoes, later as a teenager I remember eating at Arby's with my friends they had a back door you could walk out of and go to the baseball field. also going into comic masters and buying the first edition of the walking dead comic, alot of memories for me there, it feels like it was a totally different world back then.
@barron204
@barron204 4 жыл бұрын
The walls, brick floor and the stairs were beautiful. It would be sad to see those demolished as they represent the origin time period.
@mikebodnar4557
@mikebodnar4557 4 жыл бұрын
I believe a Golds Gym is still operating in the space of the old movie theater
@kimh659
@kimh659 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving us great entertainment. I woke up sad and this is a bright light as always you, Anthony, and Kristin giving us these great videos. ❤️
@kylecartieri8409
@kylecartieri8409 4 жыл бұрын
I used to go to the Lehigh Valley Mall often when I lived in PA. It's a great mall and I'm glad to see that it has continued to survive when so many other malls have closed. The Whitehall area was just too commercialized for every retailer to thrive. Over-saturation. And then online sales starting in 2010s were the last nail in the coffin for department stores.
@pandapeep1148
@pandapeep1148 Жыл бұрын
This opened 10 days before I was born. As a kid we went here often. My mother eventually worked at Leh's in this mall, which went into the old Zollinger store, IIRC. We used to shop at Weis market, the Sears, eat at the Woolworth's diner, and I even remember when they did a traveling version of The Newlywed Game and Bob Eubanks came to the mall and my teacher and her new husband were some of the contestants. Once the Lehigh Valley Mall opened, it was kind of a ghost town, unfortunately.
@SpectreSigma
@SpectreSigma 2 жыл бұрын
its been a real long time since ive been in whitehall since i moved when i was 12, but i remember a comic shop being in or right next to the mall, i used to go into ALL the time as a kid
@cwo2mdfay
@cwo2mdfay 3 жыл бұрын
Spent lots of time at the Whitehall Mall in the 60s. We all loved to get one of the Orange Julius drinks. I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey at the Plaza movies.
@Starscreamlive
@Starscreamlive 4 жыл бұрын
A grand and beautiful mall from the pictures at the beginning, then cutting immediately to the present day shots made all my hopes and dreams that an immaculate mall from the past had been left untouched were dashed into bits. Even with that said, still another wonderful expedition log, Sal! Still plenty of beautiful retro areas left hiding around in this mall though
@TanorFauxofOltanis
@TanorFauxofOltanis 8 ай бұрын
Born in 1992 and remember this mall a lot. My first movie theater experience i remember was at the Plaza theater, with Bugs Life and Antz at the helm. By the late 90s, LV mall was already booming and there was no chance of this mall surviving really. especially buying it out and keeping it from flourishing. I don't think there was anyway to save it. Though wish i was alive to see the full mall in its peak, but that would've been in my grandmother's time as the 70s was the peak, that my mom woulda been a kid at that time in this mall. I'm glad there's vids out there preserving how some of these malls were and somie of their stories.
@amyriggio6109
@amyriggio6109 Жыл бұрын
I remember going when I was young I wish Clover and Woolworth was still there. We still go my kids like to see the puppies and my son likes the comic store.
@scottyPsychotty
@scottyPsychotty 3 жыл бұрын
Another great video! For me, The bad news: seeing one of the malls of my childhood featured in a dead mall video is more unsettling than I thought it would be. The good news: Watching the regional mall of my youth, Lehigh Valley Mall, be officially declared alive... shady real estate practices aside.
@mikebodnar4557
@mikebodnar4557 4 жыл бұрын
It’s kind of weird to watch this. It s a mixed blessing in a way. My autistic son, when he was little, in around 2007, liked to go out but had problems with the crowds. So this actually became a solution. He loved to visit the pet store, and the very first “ride” he went on was the roller coaster video ride shown in this video ( I believe it’s the exact same one). He would also like to walk around the now defunct Sears, again because it was mostly quiet, oh and they had a vending machine and used to like to pick out a treat.
@MrGreatwolves
@MrGreatwolves 2 жыл бұрын
I still go to the WHM for only one store, Comic Masters. I was there on the day it opened in 93, love that store!
@tomkozic8505
@tomkozic8505 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing a great job on this video. I grew up 2 blocks from the Whitehall Mall, this brought back a lot for me...
@kcsnipes
@kcsnipes 3 жыл бұрын
Used to love the clovers there! My mothers fav store at the time I could always count on an icee ! Spaceport was od ! Movie theatre was good enough And comic masters was my favorite spot during my teenage years
@kellylermasprague5417
@kellylermasprague5417 4 жыл бұрын
Also I think the Captain America actor was on the first few seasons of Dynasty as Sammy Jo (Heather Locklear) husband but I’m not for sure
@markdening9549
@markdening9549 4 жыл бұрын
Another awesome production Sal, thanks. This mall reminds me of the seventies with its beige tiles, the rock wall and the architecture of the stairs. Your right, once you see Lehigh mall, Whitehall has no chance. All-right thanks again from Australia
@LeighDeitrick1
@LeighDeitrick1 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks sal, thanks Vivian, wonderful video.
@crowmigration8245
@crowmigration8245 4 жыл бұрын
Oh wait I've been here. Wondered where the stairs went. The concourse used to bend right and connect to the sears. Killed by the Lehigh Valley mall across the street which is epic.
@markstrouse3101
@markstrouse3101 4 жыл бұрын
Great video sal, hopefully you can get to do South Mall in Allentown PA soon
@crowmigration8245
@crowmigration8245 4 жыл бұрын
Was just gonna comment thjs
@HyperPolaris
@HyperPolaris 4 жыл бұрын
It’s too bad the Trexlertown mall is now longer in existence. It died a quick death in the early 90s and was similar in size to the South Mall. Sal would have loved the T-town Mall circa 1990
@markstrouse3101
@markstrouse3101 4 жыл бұрын
@@HyperPolaris Yes, I exactly love the trexlertown mall because it had a miniature golf course inside for those perfect rainy days and also the mall was more spacious inside.
@mikloskasc
@mikloskasc 4 жыл бұрын
Grew up going to this mall! Used to have a Woolworth and a Orange Julius and a Sears!
@esw01407
@esw01407 4 жыл бұрын
This enclosed space has always been busy, but with Kohl's doors closed it's probably taking most of the foot traffic out. Most of the stores look closed too, and they do draw some decent foot traffic when open. That ceiling has also been fixed along with the removal of the janitors closet.
@wolftickets1969
@wolftickets1969 4 жыл бұрын
The "de-mallification" of this mall is similar to what they're currently doing to Northgate (owned by Simon) here in Seattle. The enclosed portions at the ends of the concourse are being kept, but the middle portion is being converted into an open-air mixed-use center, anchored by the NHL training facility under construction in the spot formerly occupied by The Bon Marche/Macy's.
@donaldcorrell2518
@donaldcorrell2518 3 ай бұрын
Worked at Zollinger’s when they opened at the mall. Even had a restaurant on the upper level.
@beatsinmycrates
@beatsinmycrates 2 ай бұрын
Spaceport and dollar movie. Couldn't bet that. Fun times
@SirFragalot
@SirFragalot 4 жыл бұрын
I really think one of the biggest downfalls of this mall besides size was the aesthetics. Sure it was fine when it came out, but once the Lehigh Valley Mall hit, this mall looked very outdated and I can see shoppers wanting to shop in the the nicer, bigger Lehigh Valley Mall. De-malling it was the right thing to do because the area itself gets a decent crowd on the outside stores. I will say however, that comic store in the mall is great, and has been there for some time. One of the reasons IMO the Lehigh Valley Mall is so successful is it manages to attract both people from the lower income spectrum to the more higher income families. It has a nice mix of stores for both lower and higher income families and you don't feel out of place shopping there. Especially since outside area was added on.
@sunshine18102
@sunshine18102 Жыл бұрын
I love this mall and I went in the 60s with my parents then in the 70s with my older brothers.Then in the 80s by myself.I was sad when they redid the mall😢😂
@Em22-wtf
@Em22-wtf 4 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh...totally bummed I missed the Premier!!!!!!! Love your vids! Would love to see you in New England!! There are some really cool places along the east coast of Massachusetts, too! Esp along the Whaling waterfronts and downtown WHaling city with mills long ago abandoned...not a mall, I know, lol! But creepy! And many old creepy buildings with Widows Peaks that you can see the Sea from. I wish I had the nerve to go in myself, lol! Stay safe and keep up the awesome uploads, I love that you add voice and tell us what we are seeing and the history of it, thats my fav part!
@sal
@sal 4 жыл бұрын
Ah that’s okay!! You can watch it whenever!
@jasoncarskadon6809
@jasoncarskadon6809 4 жыл бұрын
That's kinda of crazy, but that's also the problem with malls in America. Like so many other areas this mall is also a victim of over malling. Great video sal, and hope you had a happy independence day.
@tonygeinzer6034
@tonygeinzer6034 4 жыл бұрын
I would love to see if Part 2 of Whitehall Mall, too. I would Marvel (no pun intended), if Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman's Original Series Premiere Promos would make it on the channel, to do a Classic TV Fix and speaking of Marveling, it would be an epic Marvel to have Nazareth Speedway history because I'd loved the Rubber Bowl History and it is rotten how the Rubber Bowl decayed.
@randomcommenterfromdownund8949
@randomcommenterfromdownund8949 4 жыл бұрын
Used to love the Clover discount store in Eastern PA (Morrisville), and I can picture the standard blue/white "girder" decorated entrance to the Space Port arcades in that area of the country.
@SLone3251
@SLone3251 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing video -- great, informative work as always. And ugh at 12:18 -- no matter how well a mall is doing, I hate seeing trash receptacles overflowed like that.
@danny1959
@danny1959 4 жыл бұрын
The last time I was in the Whitehall Mall was in the 1990s, but to me, it always felt like entering a cave going in there.
@unclechrislv
@unclechrislv 4 жыл бұрын
Sal, awesome job as always and thanks for the shoutout (Chris Strawn). Looking forward to more of these "mini mall" videos.
@shaynewhite4545
@shaynewhite4545 4 жыл бұрын
I love these old malls
@JoseHernandez-iq3fs
@JoseHernandez-iq3fs 4 жыл бұрын
This mall reminded me of my favorite mall in San Antonio. McCreless Mall was a lot like this mall. Now it stands today as a shopping center. At least they rebuilt the Cinemark theatre. I miss that mall. Orange Julius and Tito's pizza were the bomb!!! I remember getting cassettes, posters and CDs from Camelot music. My mom bought our first VCR from Montgomery Ward's!!! Besides Montgomery Ward's it had a Sears and I think Foley's as anchors. It had a lubys restaurant which I loved also. So many memories!!!
@steveziminsky583
@steveziminsky583 Жыл бұрын
This was the first mall here and I spent quite a bit of time here. One small correction I would add is that the pronunciation of the one anchor store is Zoll-lean-ers. The 'g' was silent. IMO the best section of this mall was from Leh's to Sears. There used to be a small mom and pop music store where I bought one of my first keyboards. Many nice memories there.
@StormyRiver8970
@StormyRiver8970 4 жыл бұрын
So weird (but cool) to see somewhere you know so well.
@bradklingensmith
@bradklingensmith 4 жыл бұрын
Sal, if you haven't gotten to Pittsburgh Mill northeast of Pittsburgh you need to Hell, it was built as a dead mall maybe 15 years ago. Its been dying and just lost its massive theater 🎥. And, great video as always.
@larryn1929
@larryn1929 2 жыл бұрын
Going to the Whitehall Mall usually meant we were going to be drinking some Orange Julius. There was a cobbler in the Whitehall Mall. Sears is now gone as well.
@945ashish
@945ashish 3 жыл бұрын
Who disliked this video? Sal puts so much hardwork creating these videos 😠
@hooterwah00
@hooterwah00 3 жыл бұрын
i worked in the woolworths cooking melts for ancient women in 1977 the plaza movies were a twin theatre and the steps that are blocked led to the offices and restrooms ...a good place to get high in the 70's lol
@heidifedor
@heidifedor 4 жыл бұрын
The Phillipsburg Mall is being torn down.
@sal
@sal 4 жыл бұрын
That’s so sad...
@weezie168
@weezie168 4 жыл бұрын
😩 It"s just sad. ALL that $... Everybody's shopping on-line, Amazon, etc.
@Justin-Hill-1987
@Justin-Hill-1987 4 жыл бұрын
My father does not know how to use a computer, so he's stuck shopping Walmart and Target...
@kurtreitema2979
@kurtreitema2979 4 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for the podcast!
@lostinthevalley1314
@lostinthevalley1314 4 жыл бұрын
...and the WHITEHALL staircase!!!
@davidjames666
@davidjames666 4 жыл бұрын
@4:58 that wall looks like a mausoleum
@georgef551
@georgef551 4 жыл бұрын
These are giants compared to two baby malls I've been to, but long gone, but not physically. I forget it's name, but it was on Rt. 12 and 2 (Leominster, MA). Anchored my Marshall's. It was a whopping 5-store mall. Two storefronts on either side, Marshall's in the middle at the end. There were always 2 vacant stores there, except a small run with 1 vacancy. The right side were 2 small shops, one always being a card and gift store. The other side, the far left was a small store, and the front left was a narrow passage to Prime Value Mart, the second anchor (That was the local name for Service Merchandise, literally the same store). Over time, Prime closed, Blockbuster Video moved in. Ultimately the card store closed, Blockbuster failing, moved across the mall to occupy the 2 dead stores on the right, and walled off the mall entry, making it's own entry. At that point, the vacated space became an I-Party, and walled off the mall, this killing it. Marshall's now occupies the former mall corridor, and some of the other anchor. It's still visible to this day, as Marshall's has this weird, narrow checkout arrangement at the door, with some displays, then it widens to the actual store. The narrow part was the mall, as mentioned, and where it widens is where their storefront once started. There was a second short-lived tiny mall in Lancaster Street Plaza (or "Hannaford Plaza", as it's called), again, Leominster. Where the entry to the management offices are, is approximately were the mall was. My Aunt worked in the restaurant at it's beginning. Never been up the end, but it was another 4, or 5 store mall, the anchor being the Hannaford Supermarket to the right of the mall entrance. The building's been butchered up since the tenants expanded, and divided space as needed, so there's no real proof of it existing, except if you've been there when it was a thing.
@ParadigmShifted
@ParadigmShifted Жыл бұрын
The sears is now gone, it’s in mid process of being demolished - as is the old country buffet building in front of the mall.
@cruggiere
@cruggiere 4 жыл бұрын
Baby Greendale Mall in Worcester, MA is gasping its last breath now. A former Simon property sold and will be razed and redeveloped.
@thebachboyimtoolazytoedit2825
@thebachboyimtoolazytoedit2825 3 жыл бұрын
I love the work you did but I wish you went around the outside of the building because in the back entrance where the security car was the 1l on Mall fell off and I was so close to taking that I was literally that close like 3 in clothes if I turned around if there was no security nearby I would have totally taken that 1l from Mall Whitehall Mall looks like it's permanently shutting down in the future so I might have a chance
@lostinthevalley1314
@lostinthevalley1314 4 жыл бұрын
Those circular light star patterned panels!
@TheAskTrixieChannel
@TheAskTrixieChannel 4 жыл бұрын
I think that D&M Snacks is closed now. I walked through there today (September 5th) - the rest was open, but D&M was dark.
@ardskoay
@ardskoay 4 жыл бұрын
I think the closed up box by the stairs used to be a shoe cobbler. I used to think it was cool when I was little.
@esw01407
@esw01407 4 жыл бұрын
And that has recently been removed.
@JetblackThemeTime
@JetblackThemeTime Жыл бұрын
Reb Brown a.k.a. Slab fist crunch. Grizzle McThorn body. Punch Side Iron! BOB JOHNSON!
@carolinebilliot2298
@carolinebilliot2298 4 жыл бұрын
Dude. You need to go to Mall St. Vincent and Pierre Bossier Mall in Shreveport/Bossier City. They’re freakin dead
@taimaishu-nao1922
@taimaishu-nao1922 4 жыл бұрын
@7:08 MALL COP!!! Lol
@TechGorilla1987
@TechGorilla1987 4 жыл бұрын
Nothing screams "Pennsylvania Welcome" like an overflowing garbage can outside the front door!
@f23948
@f23948 4 жыл бұрын
another great video thank you
@Stevie_B_0828
@Stevie_B_0828 2 жыл бұрын
I used to work with a guy named Chris Strawn [sp?], jus wonder if this is the same Chris. 🤷‍♂️🤔
@BigKahuna0275
@BigKahuna0275 4 жыл бұрын
Be Captain America, Sal!! :P
@brentsandlindjrenttoown4848
@brentsandlindjrenttoown4848 4 жыл бұрын
Jazz song used @12:14 . Thanks
@joshinarounddelano1534
@joshinarounddelano1534 4 жыл бұрын
You need to do Southlake mall it’s slowly dying and it practically died and probably will die pretty soon
@mikebodnar4557
@mikebodnar4557 3 жыл бұрын
I think the pet store still does well
@TheAskTrixieChannel
@TheAskTrixieChannel 4 жыл бұрын
Always wanted to know what that "SMP" storefront was. I visited this place late last year - cracked up at the 'video store' that sells nothing but tobacco!
@stephenhoffman2239
@stephenhoffman2239 4 жыл бұрын
sears at landmark va is closing
@wolfpacva
@wolfpacva 4 жыл бұрын
Do you know is the Oxford Valley mall in Langhorne, PA still around
@gavinyt48
@gavinyt48 Жыл бұрын
Mi go here all the time I live lot so far
@AgentK_YT
@AgentK_YT 2 жыл бұрын
Can I tag along , would like to get back to recording
@lignesceil
@lignesceil 4 жыл бұрын
Super sad and infuriating to see what’s happening in the states. I live in Toronto and fortunately, we have very very few cases and all of our malls have reopened and have strict mask guidelines for all public places. Unfortunately, so many stores are closing (mostly American stores). Kind of ominous thinking what might happen soon enough. Maybe it’s time I find a job outside of the mall before it’s too late... ;)
@rocky8084
@rocky8084 4 жыл бұрын
All mall look alike
@QuietJ0Y
@QuietJ0Y 4 жыл бұрын
😎
@astralartist4
@astralartist4 2 жыл бұрын
Its too bad they did not renovate the older mall like king of prussia keeps alternating renovation of their two malls, bring customers back to the newer one.
@rossbennett76
@rossbennett76 4 жыл бұрын
Hate seeing shopping centres/malls in this state
@thebachboyimtoolazytoedit2825
@thebachboyimtoolazytoedit2825 3 жыл бұрын
The Valley Mall in some of the mobile stores that don't stay there for long it's starting to close up I saw some of the smaller stores closed up in the bottom of the building indoor building a thunder box still there I really wish you would have said that because because the bratwurst it just amazing but a little bit on the pricey side but you pay for what you get I'm just wondering if you even like Rottweilers bratwurst 4life here's another way to remember a bratwurst name Doofenshmirtz quality rot 4life here's another way to remember a bratwurst name Doofenshmirtz quality bratwurst bratwurst
@Zetroid
@Zetroid 4 жыл бұрын
why 3 downvotes already? it hasnt premiered
@MrDan708
@MrDan708 4 жыл бұрын
The Lord Himself could post a youtube video, and a few would still thumb it down. Some people just get off on negativity.
@dangevin
@dangevin 4 жыл бұрын
Reb Brown? You mean Blast Hardcheese.
@Pennsylvania343
@Pennsylvania343 3 жыл бұрын
This mall was dieing before covid I think covid will be the final nail in the coffin for the Whitehall mall RIP
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