PITTSBURGH MILLS - One More Time 

Your tours are awesome. Ty for sharing. U d best

Thank you

Glad to see a new video from UniComm, keep 'em coming! Nice bike, looks like a Can Am!

I never knew this place existed until someone showed me it

Nice work. OMG what a humongous space! Maybe they could use it for a Tron/Deathrace 2000/Rollerball live action game where participants race through the corridors and get points somehow. We've got to do something with these dead malls. It's time to get creative!

I'm blown away that this place is only 15 years old.

Key Kristen are y’all from the northeast?

Royalty free mall music gave it all away.

18:15 absolutely roasting that dead store brand they will never recover lol

Love that music, reminds me of the mall at closing time around Christmas when I lived in Colorado and worked at Buckingham Square Mall at Montgomery Wards. All gone now :(

11:10 Insert St. Louis Mills Mall

It's so crazy to me. I'm 25 and from the area so I have so many memories of this place from the time it was first built. I think I might be part of the last real generation of mallrats. Whether that's good or bad I'll leave to you. But I spent so much time here with best friends, some I still talk to and some I've lost touch with over the last decade. I would spend what little money I made on my first girlfriend here and idle away with folks in the food court for hours. Every October for a few years I played in a Halloween piano recital in Borders with a bunch of other kids and then just read books I didn't actually plan on buying. There's enduring memories of doing not a whole lot in particular with a lot of good pals. I think the spookiest thing about the mall nowadays is how unchanged the place really is. Obviously there's three stores shuttered for every one that is open, but looking past that, it's still largely as uh....'pristine' as it was opening day. The glass alley still looks neat to me even now. Thanks for the visual trip down the dying (dead) walkways of my teenage years. Great video!

Thank You for being our cruise director today. You+Retail Archeology are tha GOATS!

Ahhh...the dreaded "Neighborhoods" concept as seen in the once thriving Forest Fair/Cincinnati Mills Mall.

Your videos are amazing...1000000% professional. Love your Dead Mall Videos over all the others. Your GENUINE. Happy Holidays from Pittsburgh Pa

Very good commentry

We live near and visit the mills frequently. It's sad because it is a nice mall overall. It's crazy to me because everything around it seems to do well. It feels like they were never able to get or keep any sort of anchors to keep this mall alive. I remember years ago when I first visited this place I was surprised at the types of stores that were there. A lot of small and niche places. Not your typical mall fair. I think originally there were 3 stores that sold Steeler gear! I would love to see this place be repurposed.

The Concord Mills in North Carolina had a NASCAR Speed Park Go-Cart Track that was also part of an arcade...

I was wondering if you happened to have a track list for this video? I like most of the music in this video, and as expected, I am having some difficulty locating them. Thank you.

U need to come do the mall in Prescott AZ sorry if u already covered it it’s pretty sad the decline

Pittsburgh Mills Mall is so Gorgeous inside, They need to get Retailers back in that Mall.

I know its by design but its still so eerie how this looks like the Mills mall in my state

This is my new favorite channel!!! I absolutely love how well you research each mall so well and the way you narrate it is so very entertaining with every detail unearthed, keep up the good work.

This has so much more wood tones and beige! I am so used to the Mills BRIGHTness of color. But something they loved at all locations... damn CARPET. My goodness. Loving the content BTW.

I love going to semi dead malls to Walk around with my daughter it helps us get out get our exercise in in a safe and controlled environment with air conditioning we had one back home in Hawaii it still had business and a few customers but it was big and semi empty like this one this video rlly took me back to that feeling so thank you . There isn’t many dead malls out in Vegas I hope to find one not as busy it’s a nice escape reminds me of my childhood & my teenage years of just walking around and hanging out at the mall. Such a mallrat 😂

Also I really loved the note at the end about family memories. My daughter loved this mall when she was really little, like 2-3. That would have been 2012-2013. The play areas, the Sears Grand, the bright colors, the open spaces, maybe the Borders when she was really, really little... Even when she was older we came to a lot of movies here.

I and a consortium should buy the place, renovate it and turn it into a one stop shopping centre, based on the Australian model. Those centres are alive, more are being built and they are a part of everyday life. Seems the online factor where everyone sits on their backsides and gets fat is the norm these days.

You are absolutely right about documenting these mall closures on video. My favorite malls ever, River Falls Mall in Clarksville near Louisville and the Louisville Galleria, both died in the 2000’s decade. What I could give to go back in time and do videos about those gems!

This one hits my feels hard. I grew up hanging out at the Pittsburgh Mills mall with my friends, it was such a cool place to go when it first opened and I even worked my first job there at Macy's. Lots and lots of memories, it is sad to see what it has become.

Great trip through the mall... I live in the area and years ago used to walk it almost every day. I remember when it first opened I noticed how many vacant lots it had, it just went downhill from there, unfortunately. I haven't seen the place since COVID started, tempted to go back there one last time.

This feels like an opposite of The Arizona mills

This place was built as a dead mall, not in a hot market area, too big, no interest. The theater closed, but another chain is set to reopen it soon which is nice as it has an Imax. The out parcel stores are doing OK. This place, dead. Built dead. Those corridors do go on forever. Usually when a person hits the end you'll hear "holy shit" there is still another side to the place. Nascar never committed to the project and actually told them to remove their name from the place. As an appraiser every person locally in real estate honestly just said why? But, areas north up 28 has had fairly explosive residential growth so there is a chance that the place could make it, it was just built too early.

Hey, great video. I just wanted to say that as a young local to the area who lives in another dead driveby town about 20 minutes away, I've always been aware of the local status of The Mills being that of a meme at this point, but I wasn't aware of the "legendary" status it had online. To be honest, it's as funny as it is depressing, because as someone who's grown up with it, (I'm 22 now), I hate seeing it in this state because it had serious potential as a property. But if I'm honest, the failure of this mall is more than just mismanagement. It's a sign of the failure and death of the region as well. Unless you are DIRECTLY in Pittsburgh, which thankfully is an up and coming tech and medical hub, the regions surrounding it have absolutely no commerce. Even the other areas with malls like Monroeville amd Greensburg are still drive through towns where there's just shit to buy, and that's it. The towns are dead or dying with rising crime and drug rates. Admittedly, the nature and outdoorsy market of products do well around here because of Pennsylvania's natural beauty, but Unless you're into that type of stuff, (most western Pennsylvanians are), you're shit out of luck. Hell, there are even still some areas near where I live that don't get functioning internet services. Think of it like this: why would I leave my shitty, drive through, nothing-to-do town, to drive to ANOTHER shitty, drive through, nothing-to-do town that has an equally crappy mall. I might as well try to enjoy the little bits of pleasure that come with being lucky enough to have some farmland, unlike most other people. Imagine how bored THEY must be. That being said, if the mall was less ambitious it could have fixed it, but this is unlikely still. As it stands, nothing groundbreaking has come to the region and everything and everyone has stagnated into just working but having nothing to spend it on other than the essentials. All in all, this failure of a mall reflects the absolute stagnation of my home, and it's depressing to witness in real time. I hope this little piece of perspective helps paint a better picture of what's happened alongside all of the history and context you've provided. Thanks!

9:50 I feel like we've seen that playground somewhere else.

No air conditioning in 80 degree weather? Yikes! Just outside Philly we have the Franklin Mills Mall, now re-branded as the Philadelphia Mills Mall, which is located on Franklin Mills Blvd. Go figure. Same vibe - discount outlets of better stores like Off Fifth (Saks Fifth Ave.) Anyhoo ... I always love your intelligent and witty commentary, Kristin. You rock!

Another excellent video. Thanks!... One word sums it up nicely... Toughskins.

Good grief! Planning started in 1981 but building construction didn’t get underway until 2003?!!! People were born, finished grade school, high school and started college over that time span! Twenty-two years of time passed and no one thought that might be an itsy-bitsy problem? *shaking head * Not a bad looking mall but I detest the unfinished ceilings with the industrial bar-joist roof construction visible. It reminds me of every other Jimmy Johns or Chipotle in your typical neighborhood strip mall.

I can't believe I'm about to write this but I actually think the crazy Nick at Night look from the Mills in St. Louis works better with the open ceiling warehouse look than it does here. There is something about the exposed girders and ducting that does not fit with the more refined storefronts of traditional malls. I'm not saying you can't pull off the warehouse look in a successful way without resorting to the mess in St. Louis, see Easton Town Center in Columbus for example - they mixed the openness into a sort of train terminal feel and it works. But if you are going to let your tenants put in traditional sophisticated storefronts then I think you need to finish the ceiling (aka the Mall at Tuttle crossing). Great video as always - keep it up!

Could you believe it’s still open June 2023. More of a walking mall. Whose paying the electricity?

Great video and I love your voice! New subscriber!!

Excited to see what this place looks like during the first weeks of October 2020

13:37. I read that there are 100 stores out of 300 spaces open at the moment, and the luxury wing of American Dream will debut in March. I’m not entirely sure tho

10:42 How is American Eagle still there? They usually leave a mall in the middle of its decline.

7:03 Thats crazy that the St. Louis Mills Mall also has a church in it.

I really enjoy your videos as you do a good job with the research...and I get paid to look at old abandoned buildings for a career. I watch this and it just seems like an amazing waste of resources and labor. Like we could have used all these resources for something more useful, but chose to use it for more more recreational shopping

I heard the NASCAR Park was a myth. Made sense it was a myth. If you've ever been to one they are massive. Not only that but I think only one is left in Tennessee.

You can just feel the life being sucked out of this Mall, perfect mix of music and narrative, Liked StaySafe

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The Overmalled Cincinnati series was amazing. You should do an Overmalled Kansas City because they have the exact same problem that Cincy had. Their former malls: Blue Ridge Mall closed in 2005, Mission Center Mall closed in 2006, Bannister Mall closed in 2007, Antioch Center closed in 2012 (it had been in decline for 20 years!), Metcalf South closed in 2014 (it had been in decline for 15-20 years as well!), Metro North Mall closed in 2014, Ward Parkway Center closed in 2014 (it had been demalled since 2003), The Great Mall of The Great Plains closed in 2015, and Indian Springs Mall closed in 2016 (Again, had been in decline for 20 or more years). So the metro area went from having 13 enclosed malls to 4 (Oak Park Mall, Independence Center, New Landing Mall, and Crown Center).

Kristin and company dba Unicom Productions. I'm catching this one a little late. Definitely can see the "mills subdued" motif. From your date night videos to present you've gone from a SS Minnow cruise director to a full five star one. Your and teams quality shines. Keep up the great work. Hopefully I could meet you one day. Cheers Mark

It's a shame what will happen to this mall. I love the warm, inviting lights and such.

Excellent video. I live only 3 miles from this mall. It's a shame it never caught on. I think 2005 was way too late to add a mall in this area. Building is too nice to rip down. I wonder if warehouses or schools could occupy this place. Once again, excellent video

What keeps striking me is how genteel the declines are. There is never going to be an Escape From Pittsburgh Mills starring action hero of the moment.

Since I exclusively cover the St. Louis Mills Mall now I'd love to take a trip out there. Is it still open?

Hi Kristin. Love to you and your family. Hope everyone is keeping well.Love all your vids.Greetings from Melbourne Australia your awesome X.

As usual, amazing. It’s so soothing and interesting!

This mall was actually pretty decent when it opened. That movie theater/Houlihans/Starbucks/food court area was great, and they had a really sweet Borders. Their timing just stunk (I mean... Borders :( for-profit colleges :( ) They even did a good job coming up with some alternative uses (batting cages? nursing schools? churches? colleges?). It's still really nice inside. Maybe someday they'll figure something out.

Great video and dug the Sonic music at the very end.

I went here once to see a movie after moving to Pittsburgh, very bleak then even worse now

I hope to be able to visit one of the Mills malls that feature the whimsical stylings of St. Louis Mills Mall. I know Katy Mills has been remodeled now to have the same white sterile modern look that every other mall has now. So I’m running out of time because the malls with those colorful stylings are either getting closed or remodeled.

They would build it because they knew it would lose money and tax shelter their other investments or take advantage of other loopholes. Happens all the time with big projects.

I really love your videos.

Technically, it did bring tourists from as far away as Indiana... when I, a Pittsburgh native, was visiting with my boyfriend last month and went there on a whim since it was near where I grew up. He had heard of it from reports like yours, and...

Yet another great video!!!!

Century III on a larger scale. Definitely a colossal mismanagement failure. This video is another Kristin Masterpiece, thanks.

Hi! Wanted to drop a comment and let you know just how much I've enjoyed your well-edited, thorough and educational videos. I assume you get a lot of requests, but just curious, do you have any upcoming plans to film Hanes and/or Northlake Malls in NC? The former has seen two of its five anchors depart in the last two years, and it's trying to deal with a rising vacancy rate, crime, owner declaring bankruptcy, etc. This was once the largest mall, I believe, between D.C. and Atlanta, and I could see its future continuing to dim in the coming years. The latter was the last major mall built in NC (maybe the country?) in 2005, and it's starting to see some of its prized tenants depart for other centers or close altogether. Would be very surprised if it's still around in its current form in the next five years. Anyway, keep up the great work!!

8:30 Five Nights at Freddy's plushies. Neat. I have that blue fox in red. His name is Foxy. Of course.

it's kinda funny that a bunch of mills corporation malls are doing so poorly, sucks though because all of the decor in their malls are really pretty

The Mills Corp made some nice malls I must say such as the mall in Grapevine but this one was just a failure, probably built too late

I watch so many videos on this mall you would think I didn’t work there...lmao good video though!

I brought my daughter here for the grand opening. This makes me sad.

You knew this mall was doomed to fail when it took 20+ years to finally break ground on it. That, and the location is surrounded by dead industrial towns along the Allegheny River. That and having two other malls nearby. Then again, everything outside the mall is doing fine for the most part.

As much as I love the Mills aesthetic of this mall, it should have never been built. I would just tear it all down and plant some trees on the land and call it a day.

Is it me or are all the earth tones in these malls depressing? Prolly me lol.

What a waste of good Materials.

For some reason, I have a feeling that they won’t demolish this mall. I feel like it will become some type of office-mall hybrid while keeping the remaining retail and turning many vacant spaces into offices.

Another thought: how much of this consumer space decline is due to online shopping? I'd love to know others' opinions on this topic.

Let's see no marketing research done before building this mall, Cincinnati Mall or the new mall in New Jersey. Total waste of money.

Enjoyed the video as always. -BigKmart_Kids

So bear money isnt good enough for them? No wonder they are failing then 🤷‍♂️🤣😂. I heard talk that the rona has took its toll on eastgate mall and it might be on its last leg.

South Hills Village and Robinson Mall are teflon in Pittsburgh. Ross Park is slipping due to how upscale and out of the way it is while Monroeville Mall is just too big for it's demand and location. I could easily see Robinson and SHV being only malls in Pittsburgh area within five years with rest shutting down.

Hola, Kristin! I couldn't reach you in the live cast (I was there and I've tried), but I've tried to make the comparisons between this Mills mall and Sawgrass in SoFL, probably the only mall both of us have been inside (was there in 3 vacations in 6 years until like the early '10s. PGH Mills is roughly the same size (2.2M) as Sawgrass (it took me 20 minutes non-stop to get from the Super Target on the rear to the bus stop on the front) on a single floor (Plaza Las Américas in my PR is just a smidge smaller, but there are parts with 3 floors and the rest with 2, so you don't fatigue as much walking). KEEP THE GREAT WORK, MY DEAR VIDEOGRAPHER...

Such a waste of money and resources! Ill-conceived, wild expectations, 'bigger is better" "they'll be driving all the way from Indiana-it's going to be fabulous." Motivated by greed. Well, it turned out bad, and it's a shame. I will say I loved those lantern looking chandeliers you fixated on right at the end, but the rest was not very impressive or inviting.

FN'1ST!!!!