Golf Mill: Mall in The Middle | Retail Documentary & Tour

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A tour and documentary about Golf Mill Mall in Niles IL. This video dives into the mall's history, explores the very odd setup and the worsening problems currently facing it. It isn't a dead mall and but it has been stagnant over the last few years. It's left in middle surrounded by several thriving malls including Westfield Old Orchard, Woodfield, and Harlem Irving Plaza (the HIP). Other than the anchors, it has lost many of its national chain stores.
Filmed Mid March 2018
Cool video of the mall during enclosure:
• Golf Mill Renovation f...
Video of the mall being flooded out:
• Golf Mill Mall Floodin...
Articles I used for Research(and Further Reading) :
www.golfmill.com/about/
triptothemall.blogspot.com/201...
www.chicagobusiness.com/reales...
mallsofamerica.blogspot.com/20...
forgottenchicago.com/forum/re...
www.dailyherald.com/business/2...
mall-hall-of-fame.blogspot.com...
www.labelscar.com/illinois/gol...
Music: (In Order of Use)
Deux by dyalla: / dyallas
Honey I'm Shy (like an old movies) by Musiojad: / honey-im-shy-like-an-o...
Lucid by Vexento: / lucid
Pie In The Sky by Musiojad: / pie-in-the-sky
Crystal Child by Vexento: / vexento-crystal-child
Unsubscribe: • Rick Astley - Never Go...

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25 мар 2018

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@MrKrakowian 5 лет назад

1 year later since this video and with Sears closing, Golf Mill is now officially dying.

@alexkielbasa 4 года назад

I use to visit this mall everyday after school back in middle school but since I moved out that area of Niles, It turned into a horrible, dysfunctional, depressing, and dead mall.

@jackraclaw9888 4 года назад

You have to make a update video this mall is now very dead!

@retailadventures6 4 года назад

2019 this mall is super dead

@chernobog2996 5 лет назад

This mall is really depressing to be in. It was fun a while back, after eating at Los Comales, it was a fun stop to visit. Now it sucks. The arcade was the only cool part and most of the shops are trash. Now after eating i'd rather go to the HIP.

@storm9685 5 лет назад

Yeah but even the Hip is junk a few stores are good but no where like it was in the 90's

@retailadventures6 4 года назад

STORM It is better than this place.

@iBry232 4 года назад

7:05 RIP

@ssh_disney 3 года назад

R.I.P Disney Store Golf Mill 1996-2008

@primusvsunicron1 3 года назад

Was

@nancydarling4918 5 лет назад

Good video. Very interesting. Thanks for filming.

@jeee1074 6 лет назад

Looks like this mall is right at the tipping point of becoming a deadmall. The part that was remodeled is very bland indeed, they stripped away the vintage design of the old mall. Thanks for the tour.

@kareny2319 3 года назад

i live close, it’s dead now :(

@mallaholicretailadventures 6 лет назад

I have only been here maybe once, given I live in the Western Suburbs, but with all of the malls that surround it, it could go dead, but be redeveloped. I recently toured the Lincolnwood Mall as part of my Carson's tour, and that mall could potentially be a dead mall. There are some empty spaces. The small, locally owned stores depend of walk by traffic and if all of the national chains are gone, there is no foot traffic and that just exasperates the problem.

@normsantos144 3 года назад

The mall brings back a lot of nostalgia. Hoping maybe new owners come in after the pandemic ends and revitalizes it. Fond memories of Golf Mill and the old Brick Yard.

@kyleholbrook1288 2 года назад

This Mall Is Pretty Much Now A Dying Mall: Only Target AMC And JCPenney As The Anchors. About 20 Chain Stores (Value City Furniture Ulta Beauty Ross Etc.) A Number Of Vacancies (Ex Sears Ex Kohl’s etc.) Only 5 Restaurants Remaining In The Food Court. It’d Really Break My Heart To See It Demolished One Day

@chrisbcritter 3 года назад

"Welcome to 1986!!!" X-D LoVe it!!!

@jaimebernal5031 4 года назад

this guy makes no mention of the Mill Run Theater which was closed in 1984.

@TheAc550 6 лет назад

They need to make it into an outside strip mall. Look at how when they tore down randhurst mall in 08 and renovated to strip mall in 2011. It's like it was reborn again. Fun fact: went on a date to golf mill in 2017🤣🤣

@halfajob1202 5 лет назад

Angel this mall needs help it is not at the state of rand hust. At rant hust I wonder whant thay are going to do with Carson’s

@storm9685 5 лет назад

Randhurst had a BITCHIN FOOD COURT!!!

@jaimebernal5031 4 года назад

this was once an outdoor mall before the enclosure.

@martz1191 6 лет назад

This place isn't dead yet, but it's close. When Sears bites the dust, how will both sides be connected?

@Wingnutcaseman 5 лет назад

It would be a simple matter for Sterling to have a walking corridor through the closed Sears by using curtains. I’ve seen that done in other shuttered walk-thru anchors. But if Sears or Seritage still owns the building later, Sterling may not be able to do that.

@ssh_disney 3 года назад

@@WingnutcasemanSterling owns the store

@ssh_disney 3 года назад

Walk outside

@gorantodosijevic889 3 года назад

1989 when I was a little kid I saw the Actor Martin Downey jr at golf mill

@PossumGod12 11 месяцев назад

I used to go there a lot when i way little and im sad that its nearly dead, it use to be a great mall but i guess this is what happens when owners neglect the bigger issues and just make temporary fixes.

@UncleMarco 4 года назад

God I’ve despised this mall since I was a child and I am very happy to see it begin to die

@whisperwatch7388 6 лет назад

Great video. I just wanted to comment about JCPenney. 7:42 There are 2 JCPenney stores in my general area and I've been to both about 5 or 6 times in less than a year. Every time I've gone, it's been packed. I mean, not just lookie-loos. Like, I had to wait in line to checkout every time. A couple of times I had to wait on a dressing room bc all of them had lines (female). They looked to be fighting like heck to stay in business. The inventory is good, the prices are great, so there are only 2 things I can think of as to why they're having issues financially: massive bank debt or somebody is stealing. In your video, you said that's a busy JCPenney too. So it's kinda sad that their CEO just bailed on them. I thought they were doing a good job for those of us who do like to go and buy something from a store instead of waiting for days. :D

@LostDepartments 6 лет назад

whisperwatch My local Jcpenney also is similar to that picture. However there are many stores that don't match that picture in smaller areas.

@rosalindabenavidez6674 5 лет назад

I live soon close there

@EliasGames7 6 лет назад

God has returned

@LostDepartments 6 лет назад

Yes He Has ;)

@halfajob1202 6 лет назад

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@jonstechchannel 5 лет назад

Gonna have to make a trip up there someday. I've always like the tower part of the mall. Is there anyway to get into the tower, or is it just for office workers?

@LostDepartments 5 лет назад

Its open to anybody. The entrance is right off the mall corridor.

@jonstechchannel 5 лет назад

That's pretty cool, I'm gonna have to go there sometime and get some pics from the top floor of the tower.

@halfajob1202 6 лет назад

If serious were to close which is likely do you think that they would a put a store there be close up the store and just have the walk-through or see close off the entire Sears building and have you walk outside to get to the north wing

@halfajob1202 6 лет назад

Is Kohl’s doing well

@halfajob1202 6 лет назад

is the mall 2 floors i saw your seres video butt dose knolls tacit and jcpeeny

@storm9685 5 лет назад

No Jc Penny's Sears and Kohls are all 2 floors the Office tower is the only thing that has more than 2 floors!