Saying Goodbye to an Iconic Piece of Mall Art - The Chockablock Clock at Strawberry Square

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Strawberry Square Mall in Harrisburg Pennsylvania is a small mixed-use mall opened in 1978. The mall is home to the Chockablock Clock, an audio-kinetic sculpture created by George Rhoads. This incredible gizmo features pool balls rolling along tracks while activating noisemakers and moving parts. In late 2022 the clock was removed from the mall to be relocated at Shippensburg university. Join me for a final look at the Chockablock Clock at Strawberry Square!
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@llocker49 Год назад

I remember watching this for hours as a kid, I’ve long since moved from PA but I think of this mall from time to time

@pamelaaverrett5848 Год назад

Strawberry Square was so cool! Thanks for sharing. My kids would love that clock!

@nicolasdesle7541 Год назад

Great content!

@RayOutThere Год назад

Thank you so much!

@richardbrobeck2384 Год назад

Great video !

@NaomisAdventures Год назад

Mall looks nice

@chrissasandlin8344 Год назад

Love the details in this, from following the clock mechanisms to showing the glass blocks in the walkway.

@RayOutThere Год назад

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

@lukeroberts201 Год назад

You’re an awesome 😎 RU-vid channel. Merry Christmas 🎁🎄 Ray.

@RayOutThere Год назад

Thanks man! Merry Christmas Luke!

@lukeroberts201 Год назад

@@RayOutThere same to you yukendoit 2.0 aka Ray.

@newbleppmore7855 Год назад

so its been dinging away in that mall since 1988 and now its just going to be silent theyre taking away the heart

@RayOutThere Год назад

Yeah, it really made this place special

@JWmusiccollection 9 месяцев назад

I remember this clock sculpture. The top section with the clock would activate when the clock struck the hour and the billiard balls would roll from the top down the screw shaped chutes and into the bottom area. Glad to see it is being moved and restored.

@margaretgould1521 Год назад

wow this is incredible!

@tylerjones2695 Год назад

I've been thru Hburg a few times when I used to lv in Lancaster....I never shopped there though and never knew about that clock, I'm glad too that it will go someplace else to be viewed

@RayOutThere Год назад

I am glad that it's going to live on

@sistergrimace1567 Год назад

Ray. There is one of these things in Salmon Run Mall in Watertown, NY. As soon as I saw the thumbnail I remembered it.

@RayOutThere Год назад

Awesome! I will check that out if I am ever up that way

@CubeAtlantic Год назад

That automatic clock looks magically precious & so unique lookin' i think they should just upgrade it's pool & (8) balls in a 21th century styled way broski. 🎱💜

@cherylm9770 Год назад

Ray, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

@RayOutThere Год назад

Thank you, Merry Christmas to you too!

@Mezonez44 Год назад

He had really cool one smack dab in the Port Authority on 42st in NYC. This was in the early 80s.. it stayed there quite a while. He called it "42 Street Ballroom" ✌️

@RayOutThere Год назад

I've seen pictures of that one!

@Mezonez44 Год назад

@RayOutThere We used to run around them two buildings as kids playing manhunt and just being kids. But when I was bored I would just stand there for long periods of time just zoning out listening to sounds and watching the movements. Really cool stuff Thx for igniting them memories.. Merry Christmas ✌️

@bakedandsalty9234 Год назад

I bet kids (back before the dark times; back before the iPhone) used to love to sit and watch this. ETA: thanks for sharing! Great content, as always.

@RayOutThere Год назад

Thank you so much!

@CableFlame 5 месяцев назад

I think the closed restaurant at 1:30 was the local chain The Gingerbread Man. They used to be in Strawberry Square and their color scheme was green and red like that with some gold. They also have a location in nearby Carlisle, PA and they used to have a location in State College, PA.

@RAlanMead 4 месяца назад

It is sad to see a beautiful work of art to leave, but at least it has found a new home. 1:53

@djm5k Год назад

That mall is really nice for an older building. The narrow walkways, plants and high skylight roof makes it feel more intimate than a standard issue mall. I hope they replace the clock with some other sculptural element like perhaps a fountain or something that enhances the ambiance of the mall. The clock was cool but it makes alot of noise and due to the complexity of moving parts within it, I can see how it can be high maintenance and expensive to keep up. Glad it is being relocated and refurbished. It would be a cool piece in a noisy circulation space in a museum.

@RayOutThere Год назад

Its a really pretty and well maintained space. I can understand why they're moving the clock, it looks like its difficult to take care of

@cuddlesthetiger-mallsnmore Год назад

Hate to see it go, but I'm glad it's getting a home at all. It would be tragic if this sculpture were to be destroyed. Long live art

@TheRetroManRandySavage Год назад

We have a very similar clock sculpture in our local mall in Nottingham. I think it too has been there since the 70s. Ours is a water powered clock..

@RayOutThere Год назад

Interesting! I will have to check that out

@TheRetroManRandySavage Год назад

@@RayOutThere similar as in quirky. It's the victoria centre. My favourite mall as a kid was in the city I grew up, Sheffield. The mall was called, meadowhall. I'll send you a link for a video that's on RU-vid. It was an absolutely stunning mall when it first opened around 89/90 I think.🤔 At the time it was the biggest mall in Europe. It had giant arcades, food court, cinemas. Beautiful in all it's glory.

@TheRetroManRandySavage Год назад

@@RayOutThere ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SOKa3OWmsz8.html

@TheRetroManRandySavage Год назад

@@RayOutThere sent you the link. Hopefully RU-vid keeps it up.🙌

@jefftinkers Год назад

I've got to say that I absolutely love your channel! I just discovered you last night with the Sears video and I have been enjoying your videos since. You have a pleasant personality and your videos make the viewer feel like we're just hanging out, exploring a cool place. I'm very happy to have found your stuff, keep up the great work and thank you for posting these videos!

@RayOutThere Год назад

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that

@jwsibelievehikeandfly2272 Год назад

Here in Ithaca NY at the science center is a very very similar piece. Going to do some research to see if it is the same artist. Will also try and do a video on it.

@RayOutThere Год назад

Looking forward to that!

@epicexploration Год назад

I really like the vibe this mall has and thanks for showing us The Chockablock Clock and sad how expensive everything has become in the world and this is being removed because of the high maintenance costs but glad it's being moved and not destroyed!!

@RayOutThere Год назад

Me too!

@MichaelAStanhope Год назад

There is a whole generation of us Pennsylvanians that would likely revolt if they destroyed the Chockablock Clock! There used to be a small science center on the top floor that schools would take their students to for field trips, and we would sit and watch the balls in the clock when we ate our lunch or took a break. It was wonderful. Im so glad that Shippensburg Univ. took the clock! Oh, and the reason it looks like an alley between 2 buildings is because it IS an alleyway between buildings. It was just enclosed. Its part of the aesthetic of the mall which is pretty cool.

@RayOutThere Год назад

Very cool that you got to see it as a kid!

@MichaelAStanhope Год назад

@@RayOutThere I went over there in July last year to see it once more before they moved it. I live right across from Harrisburg, so its like a local icon and landmark.

@Millennialtomb Год назад

Factory pomo is the art style its leaning towards.

@RayOutThere Год назад

That's the name! I couldn't think of it

@cherylm9770 Год назад

I could sit and watch it for hours. Thank you for sharing this Fabulous Mall. I'm so happy to see a Functioning Mall. 👍🏻✌🏻💙

@RayOutThere Год назад

Me too! Its so cool

@jeee1074 Год назад

Glad you got to see and film this mall in its original state. This is a really great centerpiece for this 1980's era mall. Hopefully they don't decide to "upgrade" this mall to a bland 2020 look.

@RayOutThere Год назад

I hope not but they probably will

@MoviemaniaNick Год назад

Nice looking Mall and that Chocablock Clock looks amazing! Awesome moveable art piece.

@RayOutThere Год назад

It was so cool to see it in person. Thanks for watching!

@TheBigestmack Год назад

They have a very similar machine (which I imagine is made by the same person but don't quote me) in the Boston Museum of Science

@RayOutThere Год назад

I'll have to see that next time I go there

@user-iamRobinV68 Год назад

Haha. That thing reminds me of a challenge on Survivor!!! Same concept, the players roll the balls in it. Great find! 🥰🥰🥰

@RayOutThere Год назад

I don't think I've ever seen that one. This thing reminds me of kid's toys with marble tracks

@BoratWanksta Год назад

Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, has a ball and bell course thing that is similar to this. Too bad this mall, recently moved this structure out. Though supposedly some new Pennsylvania college, will have this on display.

@RayOutThere Год назад

I'd love to see more like this one

@lukeroberts201 Год назад

Aka yukendoit 2.0.