Yeah, I graduated highschool in 2013. Now I have 3 kids but It doesn't feel that long ago as far as technology goes. I had friends with iPhones. I had an iPad touch lol
It's so sad to see malls like this. Back when I was a teen in the 90's that was the place for us all to go and hang out. It was a way to get out of the house and socialize with our friends. I wish they would bring malls back, bring the stores back like they used to be instead of EVERYTHING either being online or at freaking Walmart/Target. Seems another way people have secluded themselves off from each other.
I feel this sentiment to my core! I miss have that reason to get out f the house. In a dead end town with nothing to do, that was the thing to do. Now kids are turning to drugs because they are bored
Years ago I worked for manpower and they sent me to the singer store at the local mall - they were clearing out the store. Everything, and I mean everything went in the dumpster - including brand new sowing machings, still in the box - absolutely insane the amount of commercial waste
Yeah, when I worked at Menards (Midwest hardware store) all the damaged return items, like $300 miter saws, that the store got manufacturer's credit for, had to get tossed in the compactor.
A relative used to be a department manager at a Walmart. He worked in seasonal equipment. Each fall all the unsold lawn mowers weed whackers etc were thrown in a giant bin and the head manager had to follow the truck to the garbage dump and observe until the excavator had finished burying them before returning to the store. Nooo taking any home.
@@DashCrashCam They could STILL made a lower profit selling them for 30/40/50% off... No way Jose...they rather paid for a big truck and disposal and for the management to sit for an hour or whatever while they're buried in tonnes of sand. It cost disposal/transportation and management wages vs sell off cheap for lower profit and save the disposal fees. Edit They could have DONATED to a charity like Habitat for humanity and gotten a tax credit... Habitat provides free pickup cost Walmart $0. Home Depot does definitely donate their unsellable items to Habitat I can confirm this. Used to anyways.
Here in SouthEast Asia, in my small observation, Malls didn't go away and it just kept growing until to this day. We have a family from the US that moved in our neighborhood and they were surprised to see for such a small city, malls are everywhere and there's a lot of families during weekends. They said that in the states where they came from, most of the people doesn't visit the malls anymore.
Back in 2013 that video game store would have had advertisements for new releases such as The Last Of Us and GTA 5. When you think about it, it wasn't that long ago. How time flies! Imagine in another ten years from now. Everything we have now will look old AF. "OMG look, an old iPhone 15." 😂
Bro I’m LIVING that comment somehow I’ve gotten to nearly 50! Yeah 50 in April bro! 💀 And time just goes quicker and quicker as time goes on it’s freaky.
@@Chris-ws5pd i like how sometimes you can tell some people have never left behind their teen personality from just looking at their comments, have a good one man
I don’t think there’s any shame in explorers taking items. It’s just rotting anyways. I know the items would prefer to be loved again rather than discarded, which is all that will happen anyways
Agreed. Whenever someone documents an older abandoned school/office, I get real sad because of all the old computers that most likely still work, or would work with a bit of love.
Just a heads up. I travel the nation installing low voltage electronic systems of all types. The past year we have seen a big upsurge in intrusion alarm systems in closed, "abandoned" businesses including several old shopping malls. The trend is to install silent systems. One that alerts the authorities off premise but makes no annunciation, noise, on premise. The reason is to let the police or foot security know there are trespassers inside that do not know they have been detected. They want to catch you. Just FYI
We don't care and more often than not. We don't get caught. Don't want people exploring the places, tear them down instead of waiting for a miracle investor. I work security for a couple of vacant sites on an on call basis. Only people i'v throwing out are scrappers.
It’s crazy to think like 2012, you think to yourself it’s not that long ago but if you stopped to think about all the things you’ve done in the last 12 years then you really start to say, Wow that was a long time ago.
May I just say that your voice is absolutely perfect. It's never too exaggerated and is always so calming. It's exceptionally appropriate and very much appreciated.
That large white table at 16:47 was made at my job and designed by me in 2009 we used to made a lof of stuff for sears even the sears logo, man I miss this times this was so nostalgic, good video
It occurred to me how funny it could be for April Fools to do a legit docu video exactly like this but in a place that’s only been closed for four hours. Like work out a deal with a local mall to do filming in the evening after hours. “Dude… check out these phones. These must have been popular so long ago, like last Tuesday.”
As a kid in the late 70's and a teen in the early 80's, it was a "rite of passage" to hang out at the mall. Too bad mega box stores and Amazon have killed many of them.
You always find Christmas decorations in abandoned malls. Always in random places too. I always have the feeling that they were hoping maybe just this one last Christmas will turn things around. The mall can prosper again. Then it all goes to crap when it fails to deliver. Lots of promotions and stuff. Maybe a remodel or something. When you finally see “behind the scenes” of a mall. You see the poor quality construction. Everything is cheaply made. Fake brick and stuff. Spending as little money as possible to show off overpriced products. All to pay the rent and the corporate fees.
A lot of stores will stay open to get as much as they can during Christmas, then close down for good. Malls often do much the same. It means dead malls and decorations tend to go hand in hand.
I used to have a Nokia 5110 exactly like the one in the middle of that pile in the donation bin, circa 2001-2002. Those old phones were fun because they were so customizable - face plates, different color buttons, light-up antennas.
Wow.. Good work... At length you have shot everything possible, like I'm walking with you.. it is a decade old time capsule👌🏻 thank you for all your efforts...i enjoyed looking at all the stuff.. Old world better
The telephone companies could have simply set the telephones to charge, say, $0.25/minute or $0.25/2 minutes anywhere is the US and still made good money. Some folks would still be seeking out pay phones.
Still too much. All your doing is transmitting, doesn't cost the phone company anything on the actual transmission. They played the long distance scam for far too long as well.
Was cool seeing this mall. As a former explorer and content creator who grew up in the region i had always wanted to visit this mall but never made it. I do know where this mall is and it’s not Ohio🤣. I won’t give it away for your safety since I’m sure a security guard didn’t let you in. I’ve tried and was denied. Thanks for preserving retail history.
Bro, they had smartphones and social media in 2013. Life was the same back in 2013 and now. Smartphone addicts and social media addicts everywhere. Calm down. These phones are still on display from 2006.
I jumped to the comments just from this line. The reverence they have for 2013... You would need to go back to at least the 1990s for me to feel something like that.
@@terra2805 Yes, there are piles of old buildings all over the planet. Some last longer than others. Most of the "stuff" is eaten by earth, but every once in a while we find ancients shards and things from a past civilization. I don't think our modern history will be completely gone for quite some time. We made our mark. heheh
This was a good video. This one time in Texas, I went to a pseudo abandoned mall. Like almost all of it was completely gone, with some stuff up. Floor 2 was empty, with only 1 food shop still open in the food court. The most populated area was the play place for tiny kids, and there was a fancy elevator. And we went here because we were going to an aquarium, but there were too many people by the time the mall closed 97 people were waiting. There was one of those car things where a quarter would make it move back and fourth. And past that was an abandoned store that was like 22:40, and I didn’t know it was a JCPenny until then. The only place not populated but open was a civil war museum. I felt like if I took a wrong step I’d end up in lv. 0 of the backrooms; due to how much carpet and yellow lights there were. It felt weird, it was apparently a successful mall until 2020 when the mall was in a crisis and had to close 95% of everything. Sad to see a mall go, since I think no new malls are made in America (correct me if I’m wrong) but wow that was fascinating. Downloaded to my phone for when I need something to watch when there’s no internet.
Extremely awesome video!!! I don't think that I have seen another one of a mall that was so cool. It was also nice that you had both permission to be there as well as guides that could show you and tell you what most of the places were. I was very impressed. Good job!!!
This was a great find guys! And those phones? Just wow😮😮😮!!! Its crazy to think I owned one of those at that time? Nuts!!! Those salon chairs are worth at least 4,000$. I would know. Im licensed here in CA. Great find!
Great presentation..good diction,nice slow moving camera..need high voltage flashlights? I see at one point someone had one. What a shame..I remember when sears,JCPenney and Montgomery ward were the only places to shop…and we waited for that sears catalog to circle all our wishes.
It's been a long decade for Parker (the guy on the McDonald's cup)- going from the Bucks all the way down to NBA summer league play and now European league games. This cup's been sitting there the whole time.
Such a wasteful creature we are. The things a structure that large could be used for. Homeless shelters. Disaster supply storage. Some type of hobby shop, trade school, So many things but nope. “ rip it down”
Its so nostalgic to see a mall im 35 i watched the wave of grand malls pop up and then fade out many great malls that were the showstopper of different cities, RIP: Westfield Horton plaza, san diego...southgate mall, yuma arizona. Metro center, Phoenix ariz....Clackamas town center, Portland oregon. Amazing memories shared with friends and family. My childhood! We miss you 90's 😢❤
It seems odd that the owners would pay the electric bill for an abandoned building for 14 years. There isn't much electricity used but it is a waste of electricity and money.
At the 21 minute mark when you guys are at the vault notice that is a Mosler Safe Co. Hamilton, Ohio built vault from my hometown they went out of buisness around 2001 after being in buisness since 1867. On the inside the Diebold safe was made in Cincinnati, Ohio down the street still in business today. Great video Gentlemen
Great video. As a model railroader, I loved that little train layout. The locomotive was on the track, just waiting to be run again. I'm glad you guys appreciated it too.
I feel like buildings like this would make for awesome paintball/airsoft facilities, all they'd have to do is fix any safety concerns like crumbling stairs
I am surprised no one came in and took some things. Those phones can still be used it seems and they should have some value you can use. Abandoned places are full of treasures though I do frown upon grabbing things from there. Its still surprising what valuable goods were left behind and no one came back to collect them.
That's a classic Chevy Corvair, worth putting some money into, that's a "barn project" right there. Also inside that vault that looked like a TL-30 Safe, that means its tool proof for up to 30 minutes which includes plasma cutters.
I won’t tell the exact location but I had lots of memories in that mall. FYE was my spot. That old time looking restaurant use to be a McDonald’s a long time ago. You should visit the abandoned elementary school 15 or 20 minutes west on the highway that mall is located 😉 thanks for the video.
What region of Ohio is this mall (not asking specific mall) but I live near Warren and waged to know how far this was in case I wanted to see it before demolition
Sears was such a big part of my childhood. Crazy to see just that sign, and that sign alone.. still there, and lit up. Wish we could just rewind time back to the 90’s/early 2000’s.
I also remember my Lakehurst Mall in northern Illinois had a JCPenney, Carson's, Dunham's, Service Merchandise, Marshall Feilds, Hot Sam's, and many other stores I have totally forgotten about. I am really feeling nostalgic right now.
I wanna know if that model trian will be spared during the demolition or not. I wouldnt mind taking the train and cars as I do Model Railroading with O Gauge.
I miss shopko. That was a Wisconsin based chain of department stores that closed in 2019 due to bankruptcy. Plus the pharmacy was rather questionable right up until it closed. I don’t miss the pharmacy one bit, but I do miss shopko department stores though. They had everything I ever wanted, or needed. Such a shame that they had to close.
I can give you an idea what that old Corvair was used for. Back in the 90s when Old Navy came on the scene in the malls their niche was to display a 1960s vintage car or truck. They did this through the 2000s.
Hi! New Subscriber here. 👋😊 Just wondering if ya’ll ever find anything while exploring and do you take anything away from the properties? That teapot looked like silver. 🤣
Cool! I find urban exploration fascinating. I would be too freaked out if I took anything away. Bad juju Imo. 👍 Can’t wait to see 👀 where else you explore. 😊 👏
Wow, you’re a youngen…. Back in the 80’s and 90’s every mall had a pet store and toy store (hence the box of matchbox cars). Also, that Pepsi can was definitely from the late 90’s, maybe early 2000’s.
i really wish they would convert it to house people with handicaps and have in house medical centers for those on dialysis and blood draws for diabetics or other speciality.
RU-vidr Matt from Matts Off Road collects corvairs....he even built a stretched off road 4x4 corvair wagon with 37" tires... hed love to get that corvair....
2013 is not a long time ago at all. 😋 Well, I was a teen in the 90s and we'd go to the mall (Staten Island, NYC) frequently, before the Internet was big. No Amazon shopping back then. 😁 Even then, I don't feel like the 90s was long ago. ☺️
Ohio…….. I know where this mall is I used to work there lol that “game changers” was an arcade not a game store miss this place I work at sears in 2009 mall was still open idr what year they finally shut it down but what confirmed my suspicions was the Laporte county convention center on the mall map you posted in the video lol
Why would so many businesses/people leave so many things behind? Doesn’t make sense but still crazy to see, really weird some lights were still on after all of those years
Malls are falling out of fashion fast these days as are most shopping centres in general apart from in the biggest cities. Now that you can shop from home for just about anything you want and have it delivered to your door it's a trend that is only going to continue. It won't be too long until that will be the only way people buy goods.
This....just isn't true lol. Small town malls are on the upswing. Compare malls like Sandusky Mall and Mall Of Monroe to their bigger city counterparts like Great Northern and Midway, and you will find the small town malls doing much better. Sandusky is getting a Tilt Studio, Skyzone, and cross fit gym. It is just dependant on where you live.
