*PERMANENTLY CLOSED* Stratford Square Mall - Bloomingdale, Illinois | Mall History and Tour 

I am so so sad this mall is closed!!! I love the aesthetics!!! I wish they could have saved the beautiful interior even if it wasn’t a mall. I just love the wood and beautiful interior. Thanks so very much for the wonderful video! Take care and have a wonderful Sunday and weekend!!!! 👍🏻😃

I remember going to this mall a couple times. I never really thought it would die. It looked so appealing.

I remember when I used to go there with my dad back in 2011-2018, My favorite places to go was F.Y.E, and the Round 1 arcade. Farewell Stratford Square Mall, you were one of my favorite malls to go to....

Its sad to see this mall go. When I first moved to the US and lived in Illinois, this was the first mall I visited in 1992, had my first Arby's on the 2nd level, tried bourbon chicken at the food court, watched a movie, sat by the fountain, and frequented Zany Brainy, among other stores in the area. I moved to a different state since but always visit the Illinois often since my sister lives in the area, but sad to see my former haunts closing one by one. Now the mall itself is closed. Bittersweet memories.

😭 I'll never forget you Stratford square mall!

Thank you for making a video about this mall! I went there quite a bit growing up and really miss it!

Man this saddens me. Ive been going to that mall since 2007. Never thought i see it abandoned

Thank you for showing some love and appreciation for such a beautiful and aesthetically appealing mall. Will be remembered as one of the most beautifully designed and aesthetically pleasing malls in history. Too bad there was not an active effort to save this mall before it faced its demise. This massive structure was such a work of art for the community. Why not preserve its amazing architecture for historical preservation? Re use it as a museum to store local art, for offices, shops, indoor park and recreation. It’s a loss of great architecture to just demolish this. In my opinion, it’s by far regarded as one of the most beautiful and aesthetically appealing malls I’ve ever seen on the internet. Thank you for making the effort to preserve a part of history at a time when the malls of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s and even before that in the 60s & 70s, were all cherished. I’m thankful that we can preserve historical moments like this because of people like you who make the effort to do so.

This mall makes me want to cry

At 7:27 in the video, there exists a hallway in between the food court and Kohls. You can only make out the exit sign above the hallway. It leads to a restroom and has a wall of small tiles that were hand painted by children. Each with their own messages and simple paintings. They are dated to around late 90's to early 2000's. Makes me wonder what will happen to them.

Wondered when I'd finally see one of my own local malls on one of these channels.

It's always sad to see a mall close down. All the malls around me closed down years ago.

Was so cool as a kid

They could turn some of these into Housing for Veteran's and their families.

Just subscribed to your channel. Really appreciate your work on documenting our beloved malls. Great content for sure. 👍

Beautiful mall! Thank you for the tour.

I always thought this was a really nice mall , also always wondered why it was built with the massive , well-known Woodfield Mall close by.

Verry nice job guy's..as always thank you for sharing .. greetsz from holland/friesland...max...

i have sooo many memories of that food court...my friends and cousins spent a lot of time there in the early 90s....especially between movies. i can still see my uncle waiting for us at the top of the escalator waving at us to hurry before the movie started. rip stratford. 🙏

Grew up in Farnham, the same subdivision where the Pappases lived. Milt and his son were real jerks. It was rumored at the time that Carole ended up in the retention pond after having taken some medicine prescribed for dental pain.

Sad always liked that mall. It was less crowded than Woodfield and Fox Valley.

Went there just a few days before it closed, it was wild. We were sneaking around, and unfortunately got kicked out. Of course we cooperated with security. All they did was escort us out thankfully. We got off easy I feel.

Do you know the future plans for this mall after it gets demolished?

I used to live across the street from mall. Lots of time spent there.

i have seen others that transformed to apartments

instead of RIPPIN IT DOWN . use could b transformed to apartments for handicap. with medical on site .for them .and or public

Rip Stratford 🙏

Idk how River Oaks mall in Calumet City Illinois stays open. Soon to be abandoned im sure!

I would like to buy this property for 4.9 million. It’s hard getting ahold of anyone . If someone can direct me please do. Thank you

Was a great mall up until past few years. Was there at nighttime not too long ago and it was just infested with only annoying kids and teens running around and screaming.

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