Exploring a Huge Abandoned Mall - 1 Million Sq Ft! 

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Update: On July 30th 2019 A referendum to borrow $7.25 million dollars to transform the mall into a community center was approved by the voters in Irondequoit. So this nice building will be re-purposed, not torn down.

This closed mall is in better condition then the open mall in my town

Abandon Mall Video: **1 Year Ago** (Edited: This was a meme calm down obvi this wouldn’t be the set they used.) Stranger Things Fans: *STarCouRt Mall From S3?!*

The most depressing part is that beautiful old carousal just sitting there abandoned. .all the joy it brought and now long silent..

I love how these guys are respectful of the premise, not taking or damaging stuff, or even moving it around most of the time. They leave almost no indication of their presence, they're just there to observe. Its nice to see.

As soon as they walked into the Disney store I remembered the cake tiered display of plushies and the Screen that would play different movie scenes. Those were the days back in the 90s.

This place was my childhood. It was opened when i was born. I shopped at those stores. I ate at that food court. I rode that merry go round. My grandmother worked at Bon Ton. I was last in that mall when I was 16-17. I went Christmas shopping with my father. There obviously wasn’t much left open but Macy’s and Sears. I remember stopping in the middle of a crowd of people, taking a quick look around and then crying like a baby. It hurt to see such a large part of my childhood reduced to nothing. It’s bittersweet watching this video now because I work in the Macy’s area now but I’m not allowed to go into the mall. So close yet so far away. Thank you for uploading this.

This video satisfies my late 80's/early 90's fancy

You guys should include overlay videos of the past...it would be so interesting to see the time lapse from a time long gone.

I can just imagine a whole community of zombie apocalypse survivors living there, making their homes out of the stores and the center of the mall being turned into a garden for food.

One of my favorite dead malls. I love malls with a lot of natural light and that late 80s early 90s aesthetic. This is a time capsule from 1990

Dude, the music was killer in this video.

Them: "It was a very old looking Disney store." Me: (sigh)......."That's what they looked like in the 90s when I was a kid."

Im so pleased that it’s evaded graffiti art! Looks pristine 💋 xx

It's does give you that feeling .. weird to just see them abandoned.. sad to think they used to be packed filled with people enjoying time

I remember when that mall opened and I was there the last day it was opened. The gangs had taken it over and became unsafe to be there at all. I was once stuck in a store because of a fight in front of the store I was in. That Disney Store closed years before the mall ever closed. The Sears was the last to close down and was functioning well after the mall closed. It finally closed not too long ago. The area is not the best and more than likely will never have anything done to it. Many plans have come and gone and yet nothing has been done. The reason it looks so nice is that there are a lot of people who look out for the mall and have called the police when they see anything suspicious happening. There is a Target within walking distance from it, so the cameras would pick it up. I loved this mall when it was full of stores, but toward the end there was only Burger King and a few Sneaker stores left.

This mall is SO 90's. Looks just like the one I grew up with. those skylights...

I'm so unfamiliar with you guys exploring abandoned malls, Dan Bell is the mall guy. But this looks like a PROMISING video! Loving the mall style music too.

I live in NY, they closed because too many gangs were hanging around and it turned people away. It’s not abandoned, nobody has just bought it yet. Also, a Japanese amusement park company just purchased the Carousel and it shall be being shipped shortly. ;)

I appreciate the mallsoft/ vaporwave vibe you did

The visuals and the music in this video were on point.

I remember going to this mall when it was almost closed down. Only a couple of stores open at that time, the rest was pretty much empty. Now a days, there are plans to convert it to some senior apartments and other stuff. Thanks for making this video.

I actually live around this area and went to this mall when I was a kid. The marry-go-round was the fastest one in our area. I used to always go up and down the blue elevator (which that one actually started my love for elevators). It's crazy to see this mall again.

OMG I remember going to this mall every weekend as a kid so many memories 😩😩

These videos make me very emotional. Kids today will never know the pleasures of the shopping mall.

I love the designers thought to add in plenty of natural lighting. Reminds me of the Sparks Legend Outlet Mall near me (in NV). My cousin and I went to a really old still active mall (Warwick Mall) when I visited her one Christmas and it had barely any windows on the roof at all. Made the place seem so dreary despite all the Xmas decorations.

"I think we went in on the first floor...?" Me at any functioning mall.

The layout and everything reminds me of a retro version of the mall I'm closest to. That mall is still extremely popular and busy almost all the time so its very eerie seeing a mall very similar completely empty and abandoned

Omg, this is my city. I shopped in this mall with my mom as a little kid. And a few years on my own as a pre-teen. The memories! How am I just now finding this 😱

That carousel is so beautiful!

Amazing seeing these abandoned malls .. it’s also amazing seeing a mall without Starbucks 😅

me-*recognizes the exterior of the Disney store immediately * them-“whats this store?” me-“wow, i’m old”

Seeing that bird just lying there dying slowly made me really sad

Shopping malls need to make a comeback. Great memories to be had and a great place to spend time with family or friends.

Starcourt mall

Wouldn't it be awesome if people could just rent out one of these stores and live in it? Those huge empty anchor stores would make amazing luxury homes. This could even be converted into a school or leased out to small businesses..so much wasted potential 😭

I remember going into this mall. I live 10 minutes away. It was so beautiful and there was nothing like it. One of the only two story malls in the whole state. I miss it for sure.

I miss that mall. It was my childhood. 😭😔💕🔥

It always fascinates me that a vast amount of space that was was bustling with business now sits abandoned and empty, never to return to its original glory.

We have a mall here in Houston called Greenspoint Mall that opened in 1976. It is now in the final stages of being purchased and converted into a multi use facility. It will likely still include retail stores and dining, but will also probably include office space, educational and other uses. I should point out this mall is in a pretty rough area known for crime. If they could save Greenspoint mall from being abandoned there is no reason why this mall couldn't be saved. This is just an example of poor management. Sad that such a new building is just sitting there rotting away.

Why The Proper People don't have at least one million subscribers is beyond me.

Imagine playing hide and go seek in there or go carts! Whose with me?

heh, I used to work in Rochester and drive by this mall everyday off 104. Pretty cool to come across it on your channel!

How these guys don't catch criminal trespass complaints left and right is beyond me, this is one of my favorite channels, this and 'Expedition Log' with Salvatore Amadeo!

I remember going too that mall when I was 7 years old this is insane to me

the ambient noise, haunting/faded music, and the crappy parking lot made it feel like a Fallout scene

I miss malls and sometimes prefer them over online shopping. My family or friends would go with me and we would just socialize and hang out. We can’t do much of that anymore since malls are closing down.

The place looked very well preserved, no water leaks and resultant mold that is usually abundant in long derelict buildings.

My father loved the video, brought back good memories for him

they really kept those 90s photos all the way up till 2009. wow this mall is beautiful.

This is a professionally done video. More than that, it is artistically done. When you can make an empty building something you want to see, that is just brilliant. There are some, who can draw a beautiful picture; and then there are those, who can create art. You two are the latter.

i've been to this very mall a couple of times when i was a kid! i was very little at the time for what it's worth--but i have such a vivid and clear memory of this halloween maze thing that they had set up w/ the help of my half-brother's school a county over iirc? still bonkers to think about too because this was the only big mall in the rochester area, and the mall where i used to live in greece is absolutely on life support

Yo it's the Medley Center! I live in Irondequoit! I used to go to this mall all the time as a kid. I've always wanted to see inside it while it was abandoned.

This Mall Is HUGE WOW

Good job guys, I was missing your vids. One questions: Was that bird breathing? And, someone else has thought about The Last of us carousel with this vid?

Oh hey, I remember that Sprint logo. "That's an _old_ Sprint logo." TFW I realize I'm old. feelsbadman.jpg

From the image on that cell phone store sign this screams 20 years ago .

This is still my favorite video on the internet. I just read today that the mall was sold to a guy for $100,000 at auction. I'm disappointed I didn't get the chance, I would have made an offer. Anyway, this was my mall for many years. The only mall I like these days is a mall that looks like this. Much love, keep up the amazing work. And thanks for this video. I have photos of the mall from right before it was finally all boarded up, and I can say for almost certain I won't be setting for inside their again, at least not in this condition. I appreciate that I can visit this mall anytime I want through this video.

Amazing vid once again yall, music was absolutely perfect

I will forever miss the Mall. #80sChild

So nice to be able to see an abandoned building that has NOT been vandalized

It looks Exactly like the Freehold mall before it got renovated... really brings me back...

I love the late 80’s pastel colours for the tiles and decor, awesome!

I would love to explore places like this, It’s awesome to know that those places has history and people used to go there to have fun and share good moments with each another.

I was 9 when it opened. I basically grew up in this mall. This brings back many memories. Amazing video!

Can't believe theres no graffiti or broken glass anywhere

5:13 that bird on it’s last breath made me feel like I almost cried

Looks like the mall by me it was so nice when i was a kid and teen

In my town in greece,we have a big L shaped mall that was abandoned on the early 2010's.Back then i was alive but i dont remember about the mall . I really want to go and explore it but theres a working supermarket(not inside the mall) from what I've heard that supermarket chain is likely to be bought because it owes 2,5b $ to the government

i used to drive by everyday as a kid, listening to my stepdad tell me about the mall. i never actually got to go inside of the mall, but it seemed so cool and i always wanted to.

Terrific music selections, gents. It really captured the almost majestic feel of what it must be like to walk through his cathedral-like structure. (Of course, it's been bouncing around in my head all day, now...) A great job throughout, hands-down the best of all the Medley Centre films to date.

While most of the mall closed in 2009... Macy's was still open until 2014, and Sears was open until 2016. Angelo Ingrassia bought the property in January of 2016 and announced a redevelopment project in August of 2017. Funding for the project was approved by the town in July of 2019. And the "groundbreaking" for the project occurred in January of 2020... bad timing.

Loving the 90's retro type of beats playing in the background! 👌🏾

I love love love the skylights

Great video guys. I am a fan of all that is abandoned. I live not far from this mall. It was first called Irondequoit Mall back in the early 90s. I have been in many abandoned locations in this area. Awesome job I am a big fan.

This mall looks like a clone of the Charlestown mall in St Charles Illinois. It is also dead. This design must be cursed.

Now do the same documentary at midnight on Halloween and hold up just a candle in front of the camera as lighting. When you hear a noise in the distance, do like every horror movie and yell, "Billy, is that you?!"

Abandoned in '08? Let's go to the hot topic! Lol

10:42 i dont know why but i immediately recognized that as the Disney store. Im not a huge Disney fan and probably only went in one of those stores a handful of times in my life. But I immediately recognized it. I guess their store set up and style was just that distinct.

Reminds me of the Burlington mall in New Jersey with all the natural light. Sad to see this mall empty and in this condition

This is where i started watching this channel! You guys rock 🤘

starcourt mall?

15:12 Sargent is a brand of locks with their own set of keyways (key and lock milling patterns), some of which are proprietary, and some of which are not. From my (Limited, apprentice) experience, I'd guess they're used for... Something. No way to tell accurately without more information.

I'm glad I found this channel. Abandoned malls and theme parks are my favorites.

At 10:30 I knew it was Disney!! The outside glass tubes had the displays that moved! The back TV had stuffed animals in the shelves, there would have been charecters on top of shelves and in the glass! Also, that design if Disney was from the 90s to 2000s. The last store of that design was actually in NY and recently closed. The moving displays would have been given back to Disney or sent to museums!

everytime i watch videos like this i just think how it just takes a few people to buy them and say "I am giving back" ... make part of it apartments/housing (for the less fortunate), open up the food court in part to have some basic food.... maybe put some sort of medical office in there someone to take care of the people living inside ... and look how BEAUTIFUL that is .. sure there are old dead malls in bad shape physically but some are in great shape and just sitting there

In my town there’s only like two abandoned places that people go to. The first one is called Midget Town. It’s a old incinerator that’s all graffitied up. And then the Slaughter House in the stockyards downtown, but there’s so many cops over there you can’t even get in.

This mall design was almost exactly (if not legitimately exactly) reproduced different places. Freehold Raceway Mall in NJ, for example. It’s been updated some but this is scarily identical to how it was in the 90s-early 00s. Giant fountain in the center atrium with the elevator (was removed for walking path and starbucks), giant carousel at the end of the food court. All stores and facades and accents identical. Pretty crazy.

OMG, the interior looks exactly like the Freehold Raceway Mall near me, right down to the middle area with elevator and Merry Go Round in back near food court(Still open though)

I think it would be cool if a developer came along and turned the whole top part into condos and then reopened the bottom part as a mall. So much potential with malls

This is creepy. Uncanny. There is a mall in my town called the Charlestowne Mall. It looks almost exactly the same. There was a carousel similar to that one. The inside architecture is almost exactly the same. Look up "Charlestowne Mall." You will see how creepily coincidental this is.

I remember growing up going to this mall all the time it sad to see it like this

The whole time you were walking around The Disney Store, trying to figure out what it was, I was yelling “The Disney Store!” at my TV. 😂 Must have been put in around the same time as the one in my mall as a kid.

I love shopping at indoor malls. Sad to see them abandoned. This one looks like it was really fancy at one point.

How did you not run into any zombies? Surprised you didn't get lost in that place.

Irondeqoit Mall was absolutely beautiful when it opened up! I spent many many happy hours in that place. The increase of car break ins and shop lifting combined with the downfall of Kodak and Xerox led to its demise. Now we are left with only two actual malls in Rochester - and of the two Eastview is the only one I can see making it for years and years to come. Thanks for posting this.

It was so beautiful when it was operating as intended. It's a shame we don't construct for the long term.

I like that 80's "art deco" style

Is it just me or does it looks like starcourt mall?