Exploring an abandoned Sears 

You're lucky that you didn't end up stuck in that stairwell area. It's always a good idea to prop open the entry door when entering an unfamiliar stairwell in an abandoned building to give yourself a way out if the rest of the doors are locked.

In three of our Sears stores (all since torn down in Milwaukee suburbs) attached to the malls used to have restaurants. I am always trying to see if those of you that film these places ever come across them. They used to be next to an outdoor store entrance, and were later turned into the garden centers of the times...they closed them once food courts became big in the 1980's inside of malls. They usually left the sinks and exhaust ductwork in...along an outside wall. The food actually was quite good (and reasonable). It was a time when most department stores had their own restaurants. As late as 1979...SEARS operated 450 of them

I miss malls. They were such a part of life growing up. Now it's all profit, Big box stores, no management needed. Sad sad.

Did anyone else get the sense that someone was watching him when he got to the second floor? In particular when he was by that electrical box?

I can tell you where everything was in that store. Washington Square was a wonderful place until the thugs started hanging around . Makes me so sad how the mall is now😪😢😩

This the cleanest I've ever seen a Sears.

You know a place has been abandoned for a long time when you find a rotary phone and you see gender specific slogans (2:25) such as "You too can be a man of many vices."

That place still had power?

You are Very Very lucky that someone wasn't in their to lure you in and do all sorts of unmentioned things to you cause no one would know that you were in there. And would not be found for a long time. Cue the scary sounds now .

I don’t get it is it illegal to change the exits shut

Was it cold or hot inside

T O O L T E R R I T O R Y

Great exploration 💪

Castleton Square Sears?

22:25 Amongus.

Awesome video. New subscriber

you didnt bring a flashlight? hmm..... I carry one everyday regardless of what im doing. Exploring an abandoned building would e one of those times where i wouldnt forget lol

If this was me, I’d take 4 or 5 friends with. Maybe 6 cause ya never know with druggies going in abandoned buildings.

Shoes damn great audio but shoes there hear u first but the rest awesome 😎

😎😎💪🏾💪🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾😈

"I'm terrified." and "I just wanna get the f*ck outta here." Proceeds to walk into pitch black room and towards loud humming noise. Haha. Great video.

careful for druggies in places like this

Dude that whole upper level looked like the backrooms

So sad seeing once retail giants now just a memory.

If you were actually going to go into that elevator I was gonna have a heart attack 😹

Cool rotary phone. Thanx for stopping to look at it. Most people don’t stop to show me the phones 😁👍

There's an abandoned Sears on Broad St. in Richmond, Va., near a Lowe's, that was creepy even before it closed. And it's been closed probably 40 years. I don't know _what_ one would find in that, and I'm not sure I want to know.

This is a huge Sears! I know back in the day they were pretty fun places to go and check out...its a shame they ended up as they did. Great to see the place isn't destroyed!

At the shopping malls, who remembers the Food Courts? There was this Chinese restaurant that served great dishes! For an extra buck they'd give heap on an extra spoonful. There was also a Italian restaurant that sold pizza by the slice! Damn they had great dishes!!

Was this the Washington Square location? If so I visited during the liquidation sale in 2014.

you can thank Walmart for all the Sears closing.They got them just like they did K mart JC Penneys Goodys Family Clothing and many more.

This store is Hugh. I thought you would have a high powered flashlight when going into these places plus bring a friend you are much safer. Enjoyed the video.

I used to hang out in the computer sections, browse the software as well as hardware and accessories.

feels like a horror movie lol

Sears even tried to do post office business in the 90s They entered into a deal with the US postal Service to have post offices that they ran and owned in each of their stores and it was the beginning of privatizing the postal Service but the workers launched a PR campaign and Sears received a lot of their credit cards back cut up with letters saying if they took business from the postal employees they would not go to their store any longer and Sears abandoned the plans to put a post office in every Sears but they wanted to do it privately and have where they did everything but took the profit themselves For as long as I can remember the local grocery store chain sold stamps at face value and you could buy them when you checked out as a convenience and I remember there being stamp vending machines mechanical coin operated stamp vending machines in stores back in the 70s But it was a convenience not to make profit they bought them from the postal Service and put them in the machines as a convenience so their customers didn't have to go to the Post office

Shout out from Milwaukee! Seeing these abandoned retailers/shopping malls is quite sad. I remember being a teenager and going to our Grand Avenue Mall. Just walking around and enjoying the day. Window shopping and such. Checking out the teen girls and crazy things like that. Stopping into the Mall's movie theaters and spending a whole Saturday afternoon watching movies at their multi movie theaters. I truly believe that the internet and Walmart ruined everything!

Sears really tried to capitalize on the idea of the small Mom and Pop businesses and bringing them into their model so that you could have all these different Services provided at one location like the Sears optical and the Sears photo studio and Sears automotive and they were most known for their tools and their lawn mowers and snow blowers and things for the garage but they also did a huge amount of housewares and clothing and furniture as well as home office towards the end of their life Walmart really did in Sears and Kmart I remember when they first came to town and the Home Depot arrived with them even though they're not related All of the things Sears was famous for the Home Depot sold for less and a lot more than what Sears carried And Walmart took the housewares and the clothing and the electronics away from Sears there was so much competition and so many people Price shopping in the days when Walmart first arrived and I remember having people going in because Sears would say they would price match and they would have the identical model but what they started doing was having the companies like Whirlpool would make the model 8000 and for Sears they would have 8001 and for Walmart they would have 8002 and for Lowe's they would have 8 003 and for Home Depot it will be 8004 but the only thing that was different was the model number all the parts were identical. And people saw through it really fast and they were really pissed that Sears would not price match and then it was just a matter of time till they couldn't stay afloat. Now, you basically have a Walmart, a local grocery store chain, and a Lowe's or Home Depot and a couple chain drug stores and the fast food and chain restaurants and that is most towns now. Very few mom and pop places survived and very few malls have survived The days of dropping your kids off at the mall in the morning and coming back at 10pm to pick them up are long gone I miss those days I miss the arcades and the food court and the theaters And the Spencer gifts or other head shops that were private and in the 80s for a lot of America these were where you bought your vibrators Fun fact: Amazon makes a huge amount of their profit selling sex toys It is literally half their profit They sell on Ebay and on their site I remember when you had to buy an adult magazine and order the vibrators through a mail order company. In the 70s Adult World opened a bunch of stores and they became the go-to place for adult stuff It is so much different now It is a good thing

This is absolutely insane

Wonder who’s still keeping the chillers and boilers and pumps running

Really cool video! The inside of the Auto Center looks similar to one here in Columbus, OH.

Awesome explore! You’ve earned my subscription! Just stay safe while getting this incredible footage.

I believe that today's youths have it much too easy. Just get on your phone and you've got the world at your hands. Yes, it makes life much easier, but at what cost? Back in my day we actually had to get off our rear ends and trudge down to our local library to do our book reports for class. Don't get me wrong the internet is quite useful for our elderly and handicapped. But nowadays the internet has dehumanized us. Back in the day, we'd bump into an old friend or two. Back in the day, we'd be at our local shopping center and we'd bump into a school mate or neighbor. Yes, the internet has made life easier, but at what cost?

The offices are always a cool place to check out and the basement

@ 15:50 I nearly yelled "What're you doing? Don't get in that thing!" 🤣 You got me! 👍🏻

A word of advice: take more gear with you when you go exploring because anything can happen. Other than that great content brother, be careful!

I, too, explored an abandoned Sears recently. In my case, while on the second floor, having walked up an escalator, I heard footsteps (very calm, not "I hear you and I'm coming" speed) from a far corner, and decided to make a hasty exit. A week later I returned with a friend and a flashlight; we went through every inch and, while we found no people, we did find an open toolbox and a baseball cap near where someone had been scrapping. Always bring a flashlight if possible... and cigarettes are a great way to assure any homeless you meet that you're not there to cause harm or steal from them. The one we went through was in the beginning stages of demolition; this one is spotless by comparison.

I wanna own the property and converted into a home.

This reminds me of the Sears my mom used to work at in the 90s

Love the videos

I enjoyed this exploration. It felt like I was there with you! Honestly, I found this place terrifying and that pitch black backroom on the 2nd floor where the big noisy machines were looked like something right out of my childhood nightmares. I've always hated backrooms and stockrooms!! But I must say, a job well done!! You've earned my sub!! Cheers from the Houston area of TX, where we have no more Sears!

That Sears has now been turned into a car dealership.

Is there a freight elevator

that engine room was creepy.

14:54

15:14

so creepy that the elevator worked

That Dental office was probably just another business that leased the space from Sears. When I worked for Sears, we had a salon that operated inside of our store but it wasn't owned or operated by Sears who just leased out the space.

Hi from uk just found this while sit in bed must say the second floor felt creepy like someone was watch you please take someone with you next time ,stay safe on your adventures ,I’m def sub to your channel

Man, your content is great, but you should be more careful!

They still have power Clearly planning on redevelopment

5:43 rotary telephone

Is this northwest Arkansas mall?

What an adventure!!

20:57 - for your teeth

When you said dick head shot off the fucking fire extinguisher I lost it! 😂

why is the machines on in the basement

My opinion which doesn't matter to anyone ~~~~~ Our area on the map had a very profitable And versatile place .Concerts, Home of the Cavaliers, Disney on Ice,Wrestle-Mania, Packed venues weekly. All year long.. Easy access to the highway/expressway, freeway😋 One terrible tragedy involving teenagers and driving .. Yes, I'm sure there were lawsuits ,and our community grieved for the loss of these students.. Not too long afterwards, the news of purchase and Cleveland moved the Cavaliers 30-40 miles further North. Concerts ,Disney etc poof.. Few yrs later the structure demolished. Home of tumbleweed. There was talk talk talk of converting the building to a prison, or a Hollyweird Studio, apartments, aquarium, flea markets, or a circus? The Ghost towne. Who knows

where was this place

Don't get scared now.😂😂😂😂

Props on the rotary tele!