Haunted Closed Kmart - Southside Parkersburg, WV 

This K-Mart was opened in 1975 and was the first building to occupy this shopping center. McDonald's has been here since around 1978, and Kroger opened in around 1981.

This is no joke! When it was opened in the toy isle, the toys would turn off and on, and there was just a really weird aura in there. Its kinda freaky ngl

This kmart is rumored to be haunted, many employees and customers reported hearing strange creepy noises coming from the loudspeakers

I graduated in 2001 from Parkersburg south high. I have moved to Georgia since and I remember hearing stories of this Kmart. Shout out to my fellow alumni!!

I absolutely love that found you guys!!! I was raised on Kay Street on North side and I now live in NJ and miss Parkersburg so much!!! I love this channel and will be watching for more uploads!!! I love hauntings as well!!! Thank you for making this channel!!!!! And I have had experiences in this K Mart...there were many times I would run out!!!!! That place was no joke!!!

Man I miss that Kmart so bad I got pics inside before they closed it was almost empty

12 ppl died in the fire. Susie Baily, 15, was one of them that set the fire. Angry at her parents because they wouldn't allow her to date her 19 year old cousin. She got away with 12 1st degree murders

I can remember getting my first pair of Nike's there in the early 80's. The plaza in question use to be known as the South Side plaza

The Bailey house was a bit behind Kmart. Not even on the property I believe. There’s a book you can get in the library called “Death is no Stranger” There’s a part 1 and 2. One of the books talks about the incident in great detail.

Very cool. This is Robert from Mid Ohio Valley Paranormal. Never heard of this Kmart being haunted but I have investigated the old Dills building downtown several times and I've heard many times that the Walmart in Spencer definitely has activity. Especially in the rear of the store. Supposedly is it related to the many deaths and trauma associated with the old Spencer state hospital and asylum that sat in that location until it was torn down when the Walmart was built. I was actually living in calhoun County at that time and saw it develope monthly until it was finished. Soon after it opened, employees started talking about weird feelings, things moving by themselves, voices, cold spots, all the usual indicators of paranormal activity. As far as I know, it continues until this day.

"Haunted Closed Kmart" If you say so....

What’s crazy is I was parked beside McDonald’s one day around last year and there was a fire behind the store where the woods are I’m not sure if there is a house there but a lot off firefighters came I just thought that was interesting have a nice day

Legit live within a 2 minute walk of this place. I dont think its haunted lol.

THIS WAS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP FOR ANYTHING I WANTED ! IF K MART DIDN'T HAVE IT YOU DON'T NEED IT ! OH, SO PEOPLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE ARE SUB STANDARD ? WANT TO EXPLAIN YOURSELF !

I don't recall anything weird happening inside of Kmart. I worked there for a yr 1998/1999. Interesting about the house fire in 69. I've never heard of that. I'm curious what will go in there...

OMG I KNOW WHERE THIS IS!

So true kmart doesn't care about there store overall. Its is just money in their pocket. Worked for kmart once. Nice video. Interesting history.

Lol,,,,looks just like our closed Kmart,,,,,,think every city has at least one now

Hi my is Name is nate i am 11 and I live on south side and I would like to say wv is one of the best places to live And thanks for reading this

I didn’t know that this k-mart was haunted me and my mom use to go shopping there wow… i love haunted and abandoned places I subscribe to your channel

Look up the Bailey family fire and it's wasn't proven that my cousin's did it

That was my family

About 60 feet north of where the pharmacy sign is now, there once was a giant tulip tree. That area was intersected by several well worn game trails where a trading post was established.

I go to south and go by this every day

Great video

My grandfather lived right across the street from there for my entire life. He passed away in 2017 sadly. I would have loved to ask him about the Kmart, I'm sure he would know the story and was a great storyteller. I'm going to have to ask my family about it.

Glad I no longer live in Parkersburg. I was last there in 2014. This city depressed me.

In Charleston, there is a Kmart closing on January 1st

i drive past there to work every day, but i never heard of the place being haunted. it deff had a weird vibe, same weird vibe all K-marts have but a bit worse cause it was always the most run-down K-mart ive ever been to.

is anyone else curious as to why all that peanut butter was eaten and by whom? lol

I remember that Kmart had some beautiful cashiers in 2016. One morning had to rush out there to send money. I didn't have time to shower or even brush my teeth. While I stood in line at the service desk, a beautiful cashier with dark hair came up and stood my side but couldn't say anything being so filthy. I went back out there several times to try and find her but I never seen her again.

Wonder if there's still a tobacco store and the little chasers is still there..

Here is little local ghost story for you........Years ago, there was a story in the Sunday paper with a picture that was taken inside the living room of a local house somewhere just outside of town. The picture was of family members (maybe kids) sitting on a couch. At the end of the couch was a window. Looking in the window was a man with a goatee, wearing a suit coat and tie, and a derby hat that would have been a hat that would be normally seen in the late 1800's. This was back before digital photography when you took pictures with film and had to have it developed to get your pictures. The person who took the picture swore that when the picture was taken there was nobody standing outside the window, and certainly not someone dressed in 1800's attire. The man wasn't seen until the pictures were developed and the photographer looked through the pictures for the first time. Several pictures were taken where the window showed, but only one had the man in it. The story caused a bit of a stir because the person (ghost) could be seen clearly in the picture and the people that lived there said they didn't recognize the man and couldn't explain how the picture could possibly be taken without noticing the guy looking in the window at them.

My aunt worked here her whole career, I'm gonna call her tomorrow and ask about the haunting part 😂😂😂 I either haven't heard stories or I need to hear them again 😅

I don’t recall many stores with a double entrance like this, plus built in 75 ?

I got stuck in there in 79 when a toad choker flooded the parking lot. The Kmart had 4” of water in it😂

Finally an end to a dying breed. Those stores were always cheesy on the inside, had a stink that would attach to your clothes, people just ate for free while walking around and discarded the trash on the shelves.... I think once they stopped selling guns and ammo, it went down hill... imo...

You guys are killing me with this arguement over which side of town is the rough side. I grew up in the Los Angeles area and have been in WV for over 20 years. Compared to where I came from every part of Parkersburg is a freakin' joke!

The fire occurred in 1969 I was a student at Washington jr. high and I remember the class talking about the fire some of the kids knew the family. What was freaking everyone out was that the Bailey kids were smiling in a newspaper photo at the fire. One girl who was related o4 a close friend said that the kids were mistreated they didn’t eat supper many nights, generly a bad situation. The police later said the kids started the fire, but I don’t remember what happened to the children. But you should be able to find out at the local library or at the Parkersburg newspaper office. I have a suggestion for a story. In the summer of 1969 a Vietnam soldier who had returned home and had shot up the town, and had fired at a couple of my friends at the time.

My grandparents talked about an old house that sat there and some people were killed in it

I went here all the time when I was a kid

Can you make some videos of the old plants on Camden avenue

I used to go there a lot before it closed down

I love close to this

I live near here

Interesting that they did not board up the front door. Other close Kmarts have the front door boarded up. One reason Sears/Kmart is failing is because of poor customer service

They closed all the Kmarts around there and across the bridge in Ohio too ..

McDonald's is behind you

Omg I live there

Actually one kid survived and that was the kid who set the fire

I walk my Husky in front of this store sometimes while my wife shops at Kroger. I didn't even know it was haunted lol.

This place is haunted One time I was looking through the window and there was this ugly thing looking back at me then I begin to move then it moved, I stopped then it stopped, then I waved then it too waved then I realized it was my own reflection and shorty after that I realized I am not a handsome man 😛

The Kmart In Vienna West Virginia Closed Also

i live right down the street from there lol

Haha I remember being in that store as a kid

I live near that well I used too anyway

Dya thank them dang ghosts ate the peanut butter ???

It looks haunted

You lost me at south side being the rough part of town...then it was over when you said they had bad customer service. Those people worked hard and were very upset to lose their jobs. Shame on you for grouping this store and all employees under your one bad experience.

I used to go there a lot

I use to work there

Haunted

Has any actual seen something.?

Kohls on Southside is also haunted. I could tell you some stories as a former employee. You should make a video!

Please be careful my friend Rusty crash his bike and how it is he was doing a lot of welding and he hit is hede so hard he does not know how he crash his modersike so hard he must up his stomich and peeing out blood

Hey look it’s my mustang

Raised on 4th ave

I live there

I do some stuff like this too,mostly malls. Whenever you get a chance check out my channel

You got south and north sides confused! South side is not ruff at all compared to north end.

Still empty today

Dya thank hobby lobby is haunted ???

That place is not hunted I have been there plenty of times

fix the audio pal

The fire happened in '69 the oldest daughter did it with the help of her brother becouse her parents didn't want her to have a relationship with her own cousin which she was in love with and drove her to set the house on fire with everyone in it the grandfather was the only survivor ....wicked day in history 😣😞

Right behind that store in 1969 a girl killed her faimliy they all burned to death she started the fire. She was 15. Susan something watch Lamont at large he just did the story

Southside, the rough part of town? hahahaha

Lmao this stored died

South side is not the rough side of town 😂 are your kidding me.

IT'S NOT HAUNTED I LIVE BY IT AND NOTHING HAS HAPPEND

I live in Parkersburg that place is not haunted

Do not trash Southside ! I gave you a thumbs down for that

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Abondoned Kmarts are all over the country. People dying on the property doesn't make it haunted. To say this thing is haunted is stupidity. Maybe it gets some clicks. Kroger should tear down the Kmart, and build a new Kroger, and use old Kroger to add inline space like other side. When companies toy with poor people God puts them out of business. Your air mattress fiasco in not getting a refund or exchange might be "the reason" God put them out of business. You never know. I hate Kmart. The guy who tried to rescue Sears/ Kmart via the merger, Berkowitz, was a total loser/ a compete dunce. He thought he'd create a winner by combining two losers, and what he got instead was one big loser.