Oh man. I really missed out back in college. There I was driving to St. Paul to explore the labyrinth when there were tunnels under Mankato itself (besides the university steam tunnels). Great video.
Just returned from work, time now is 23:27pm, basically almost midnight here in South africa, put on the RU-vid and free4all uploads with an awesome new intro, now that's what I call top notch 🎉👌🏻
Thank you for sharing with us. I'm glad you all made it out safe. Awesome place to explore. In the Terminator future, this is where everyone goes. God Bless 🙏
I am going to try to do my best to identify as many as I can, if someone can add or correct me on any of these, I appreciate it. Timestamps: 2:03 The two-screen cinema is to the left with JC Penney on the right 2:18 Originally (At least to me, born in 79, stay in Galesburg through '99) Osco Drug 2:53 The old video game store, if memory serves me right used to be the original Spencer Gifts back in the day, which later moved down towards Sears, or the old Waldenbooks, both just across from Osco Drug and down a spot or two. Actually, think it was more of a comic/Magic the Gathering/Pokemon/ Yugio Cards store towards the end of the mall. (Volcanic Rush is a common card, the black icon on the right-hand side under the art indicates rarity. 3:37 White counters with red, black and white checkerboard tiling behind was a combo Orange Julius/ Karmelkorn at one point, unfortunately I don't remember what it was before that. 3:43 Kirlin's Hallmark Shop 4:07 The other half of the Orange Julius/ Karmelkorn 4:20 Zales, beyond the Zales was the Regis hair salon, then down to K-Mart (currently U-Haul and Self-Storage) 6:36 Holmes Shoes 6:50 Originally was a Diamond Daves Restuarant (Casual Mexican) 7:38 Bath and Body Works, which at one point I think might have been a shoe place 8:15 If you are on the GNC side, this might have been a Christian bookstore, the Sears wing was notorious for not keeping tenants, or at least not notable tenants for very long. Otherwise, this is just past the McDonald's on the Mall Office side, which was a Payless Shoe Source before becoming another shoe store (which the name is escaping me right now). 9:42 GNC pretty much stayed in the Sears wing as long as I remember, it might have shifted down slots at some point, but always opposite the McDonalds. 10:10 McDonalds. The Mall management and Franchisee were always at odds about one thing or another, I heard that most of it stemmed from the mall wanting bigger air handlers to prevent odors and smells from entering the rest of the mall. Later turned into a mini golf place. 10:42 Sam Goody/ Musicland 11:02 might be the old Universal Sporting Goods spot, although they tended to move around a bit 11:52 Sears 12:20 Aladdin's Castle 12:50 is back to Sears at 13:03 that would have been the electronics department on the left-hand side, baby/infants on the right, at 13:14 looking towards the appliance area 14:23 Looking back to center court from Sears, there would have been a dress shop first on the left-hand side, then I think Spencers, then Musicland/Sam Goody, or Sam Goody then Spencers. 15:16 Lovie's was Fannie Mae Candies, and I seem to remember a cookie place somewhere around that spot way back in the eighties before it was Fannie Mae 15:22 At one point was a S'Barro, that spot wasn't too stable in tenants either. 15:30 I think the original location for KarmelKorn, might have been the spot the guys are walking into there. 16:07 Bergners (Carson Pirie Scott/Boston Store) 16:09 Claires is the bigger of the two stores (directly ahead) and off to the left of it would have been Foot Locker 16:21 Seaside mural, I honestly don't remember anything about this spot, might have been the Hibbet's Sports at one point 19:31 back to the Theater, at one point one of the churches was using this as a meeting space. Hope this helps!
it was a very sad time to see this place closed up here in NY, I remember going there before the pandemic started in March on my birthday (which is the 9th) I still have the hoodie I got there, and a photo from the arcade.
Y’all didnt even go down the railway part. That would of been the opposite direction right when you drop down that ladder. Goes for a while and many homeless people. Even in the day, if you look down those tunnels you can not see anything
The water damage was so bad, one of the last times I was there it was pouring out, they had a bunch of rolling garbage bins trying to catch the rain water inside. Pieces of the ceiling were all over the ground, floor was soaked, I couldn’t believe that it was still in operation. That was probably 2019
I heard that under down Anoka, Minnesota that the older building are connected buy tunnels. Billy's basement has a door leading to the tunnels. Mud flood buildings.
it makes me so sad every time i drive past the mall, but what added a sense of unsettling-ness(?) was when, in 2021, there were covid vaccines being administered there, in the empty bergner's. as i was sitting for the 15ish minutes we had to wait after the shot i realised i was sitting where the bedding used to be. it was also very weird and a bit eerie going to the mall as more and more stores went out; i remember a time in bergner's looking out of the inner store entrance to the rest of the mall, and just seeing all the closed storefronts in the darkness.
Another video I haven't seen of this dump. You guys are nuts messing with the gator. Park is going to be demoed. Mega Zeph is cool. Hi from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Sitting in a tube with your anus sunk into the water of the entire local areas 💩, piss and excretions seems like an easy way to get an undiscovered disease. 🦠
@@stoni387 by the looks of it they must’ve been using it for storage of some sort. Couldn’t find any information online of them using it for a film festival or anything online. The school did close in 2004 though.
Memories i had here. First pair of contacts, movie hopping, smoking blunts in the movie theater bathroom after closing, drifting in the parking lot(still do this), and ofc eating at every restaurant that opened there at one point.
Used to go here all the time as a kid and even a few times up until the movie theater closed. It wasn’t the best mall even 15-20 years ago but it’s nostalgic and it was sad to see its rapid decline
Eastland was my mall until it was filled with.... people I didnt go to school with, shall we say. Turns out, guns and crime do a number on the population who shopped here
