Abandoned Value City Department Store / Distribution Center / Corporate Office - Columbus, OH
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- Опубліковано 24 бер 2021
- Abandoned Value City Department Store / Distribution Center / Corporate Office - Columbus, OH. Closed several years as the entire chain went out of business and focused more on Value City Furniture, this location was one of the biggest buildings for the company as Value City was based out of Columbus, Ohio. This particular place has seen much better days. We happened to come across what looked to be a stolen car that was heavily vandalized while we were exploring.
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Columbus resident. That parking lot is the place for driving practice lol. You'll often find people learning to drive there.
They unfortunately blocked it off now lol.
@@douggarrison9220 whaaat really? Wonder if someone got hurt. 🤔
@@SeniorRafflemao My ^guess* is that this complex may be used for some sort of fire department training before it sees demo day. In fact that was my 1st thought when I saw all the handwritten "X Alarm Activated" markings, though those may be for an older purpose.
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Man this brings back so many memories. I used to love shopping here with my Grandma & Aunty. We used to get popcorn & be in there for HOURS 😩😅! Those were the days. My parents actually met while working at this very store! 34 years 2 kids later, the building still stands & so does my parents love ❤️
🥰 I love that
Lol, awww great story! And YESSS I remember the popcorn and shopping with my grandma and mom here. Oh the memories.....
Also, similar story to mine except with the building that you can see in the background when he goes behind Value City around the 13 minute mark. That used to be a factory called Shoe Corp of America. I worked there over 20 years ago. Its where I met the father of my two boys. The building still stands, and although our love crumbled, the love for my boys more than makes up for that. :)
Awww 🥹
I was the last store manager of this unit. We went though two liquidations about a year apart in 2008/9. The store was originally slated to be sold to Burlington Coat Factory but just as the first liquidation was closing, it was returned to the VC lineup. The three Col7mbus stores were originally branded as Schottensteins but were rebranded in the last year to Value City stores. Note: the Value City Furniture stores were a separate company and are still operating. After a year, the department store company filed for bankruptcy in the downturn and the store was liquidated and closed for good.
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Yes, I’m from Columbus! That is the old Value City/ Schottensteins store on the Northside! K-Mart and Schottensteins had the best popcorn!! Good memories!
I agree
so many memories of schottensteins, they need to bring that building back to life, make it a grocery store or something 😕
Dream on lol
Yeah that place is trashed and the area has gone to crap. Leave your car in that lot or any public lot in a 3-5 mile radius and expect at least it broke into, or at worst if it's one of the models those young teenage "kia boys" know to quickly hot wire expect it gone. The only nice building in that area is the cop/fire station in that township on Cleveland Ave. Stuff gets robbed, they don't do anything but don't you go driving a couple miles over the speed limit though they definitely do something then. That actually is profitable for them.
It's actually crazy because that's exactly what everyone here in Columbus uses that parking lot for lol
E - TheeS lmao
And learning to drive
Yep
It's a great parking lot to screw up your alignment as well. Those pot holes looked like mini sinkholes.
Wow! The Value City logo looks incredible and vintage! The building does, too! 👍❤😘😀 Thank you, Wallie for an awesome video! I enjoyed it!
This was my very 1st job at this location! (Designers department) My mother shopped there all the time. Such a staple store. So many memories.
My 1st job too, that’s how I met my hubby….but we worked in the DC right next to it😢…I miss many people from there.
It’s so crazy because my mom used to work at the corporate office in the upstairs of the store. So many memories 🤯
I live down the street, fun fact someone got in about 1 or 2 years ago and was able to turn the sign lights on outside. Everyone thought that was so cool they were able to get in and do that. After that, the city came out, looks like they relocked everything. Oh yeah this is the practice parking lot for the north side 🤣Surprised nobody had the cones out.
I used to shop there when it was Schottenstein's.
Me too
That’s a rougher side of town. Not quite the absolute worst but not far from it. Definitely wouldn’t be caught out there at night alone.
yeah true, i live right there. i almsot got shot in 5th grade
This is like one of those dreams where you're walking down a hallway and it just keeps going on and on forever, but instead, it's a giant abandoned building. Very surreal looking.
Yes it was and those picnic tables were used by employees on their lunch breaks
Really, honestly, and truly... I can tell this was a hoppin' hub of a store back in the day when I saw that lobby. All those picnic tables only reinforce my convictions.
I worked at this place for 23 years. I got to meet alot of good people here. I spent most of my time on the receiving docks in the rear of the building. Eventually was the receiving manager. My personal opinion is they tried to turn this into a modern store. The clothing lines were more upscaled. This was more of a bargain store to start with. The people of this area were used to that. It was a shame to see it all go. Also the original family were getting a lot older and some passed. Hello to all of the people who read this. I hope all of you are doing well.
That store is 3 days older than forever, in the 80's they added the Pavillion entrances and distribution center. That was my 2nd job as an HVAC foreman, set all of the HVAC units on the roof with a helicopter, I was about 23 years old and weighed a buck 25, thought the helicopter was going to blow me off the roof
So glad to lounge out and view this video after working my first sale at work today! These vids really help me to unwind! Superb work!
Hey Wallie that old value city reminds me of an old Montgomery Wards department store kinda from the late 70's or early 80's or a GC morphy's department store anyone
The amount of people that use to work at this one, wow. That place was so massive definitely got your steps in that day. That Beamer was so trashed 🗑. Probably spend all day inside exploring, with a buddy system of course. Safety in numbers. Awesome thanks for sharing wallie.
Not enough truck bays!
I believe this was originally a Schottenstein's which Value City took over.
I worked at Schottenstein's (the original store, on S. Parsons Ave (torn down around 2010)), and the four stores inside Columbus were all Schottenstein stores, and the ones outside of town were Value City Stores. Shortly after our store closed on March 2, 2005 corporate made the remaining three (here, on Westerville Rd, the West store on W. Broad St, and the East Store, on E. Broad St) Value City Stores.
Here's the reason for that. The chain started in 1916 with a S. Parsons Ave location by Ephraim L. Schottenstein, with the permanent South store opening in 1947. The family made an agreement with their rabbi that any store within the city of Columbus would be named after the family, and as such, would observe Jewish holidays, and the Jewish Sabbath which meant that the stores would be closed on Saturdays, and close by sundown Friday.
The catch was that, if they opened outside the city those stores were not bound to that agreement, so they named them Value City so they could open on Saturdays.
When the last son of Ephraim, Saul Schottenstein passed (after the South store was closed), the family decided to rename the remaining Columbus stores Value City and started opening on Saturdays. Ultimately the company, who had by then run themselves into the ground, closed all remaining stores in December 2008.
Value City Furniture Stores were owned by a Schottenstein, but were technically not part of the Schottenstein/Value City Dept. Store chain.
@@theodorerelic2718 If you look up the address of the Naperville store on Google Maps (The store in this video), and look at the street view from 2007, it still has the Schottenstein's Signage!
@@Flamingbro69 Thanks for the tip; I'll definitely have to try that!
@@theodorerelic2718 I had heard that the remaining Schottensteins didn't want to take over the retail stores, and of course had already gone into building/real-estate
That location was THE ORIGINAL, AND FIRST, Schottensteins store.
Thanks for making the videos and taking the time to do them and have a value City Lucius day.
Great video! Interesting to see what the inside looks like!
I grew up in this neighborhood. Shopped at Schottensteins A LOT. Did a lot of back to school shopping there. Also a good spot for suits and dress clothes. Even bought a set of golf clubs there. I remember when the built the distribution center off the old store.
Which one is this? Reynoldsburg?
I live a few blocks away from here people go there to practice driving that’s all it’s a bad neighborhood around here so that’s the least of your worries
Come on now it ain't that bad lol it's a bunch of somalis and they stick to themselves I'm from across the street from carriage house
@@kingbeeris8814 your right we don’t bother nobody and plus we created a lot of businesses around that area too.
@@hikmoosman6793 you ain't NEVER lied it's been hella businesses started by somalis since the early 2000s starting with safari coffee shop . Them sambusas and mango shakes be fire and safari tea . If that place ever goes out of business I'mma cry 😂
@@hikmoosman6793 also I think my old neighbors may own that safari . I know they all worked there . No lie
We used to have this place but now only have the Value City Furniture stores.
This is amazing! I need to head back!
This is awesome! The value city near my area became the fear experience haunted house for a while and now it's a u-haul
one huge place for sure , really had to be super busy in its day sure is a mess now thanks guys for doing these videos
I loved Value City! My family and I shopped at the one in Delaware on Kirkwood Highway. I miss that store.
I worked at that location up until 2months before the doors closed for the final time. 💔
This brings back so many childhood memories I feel like shedding a tear used to be my favorite place to shop
I remember Schottensteins also. We had Value City in Mansfield Ohio on Lexington Ave for many years
I grew up around Mansfield. Used to go to that Value City ALOT
That is now a U Haul and the other one is some kind of distribution center
Love it! I’m also a fellow Back to the Future fan as well (a massive one might I add).
When I was a little kid, that was a Value City Furniture, and the store next to it was a Schottenstein's (which was owned by the same company).
U know Wallie is going to give us a good one when its a half hour long!!!
thanks for sharing this one Wallie We had a value city in our area dont last long but it was pretty cool store to go to..
I’ve been riding by this place my entire life, closed in 2008? When I was 3. I filmed it summer 2019 but your video is much better haha. I’ve always wanted to get in there
Thanks for posting the video I remember Vaule City department stores
The Wallie pins! I better wear mine! Great vid! This whole place looks pretty Rough.
Nice video, I used to work in that building in the distribution center. I was the second shift manager and ran that facility. It was their hang facility and we shipped and received all the clothing that was on hangers. That is not a very nice neighborhood anymore.
Awesome video. Brings back memories. In Taylor Michigan Christmas Tree Store took the property over. Still going strong!!
The Christmas tree store closed in 08-20-2023
I used to shop here 🤣🤣 I used to teach my lil bro how to drive there😂😂 people still use it to practice I see lol
LOL! I wondered if that's what those people were doing. Not a bad spot to practice except for the craters. Ohwell... they practicing for actual road conditions in OH and PA. Haha
I mentioned this elsewhere, but I used to work for Schottenstein's/Value City for 13 years, from 1992-2005 (when the first location, which was on So. Parsons Ave. closed) The location you were at was the North Store on Westerville Rd, which was the second store built, opening in 1961. The North store was considered the "crown jewel" of the company. and of the four stores in Columbus (all named Schottenstein's, after the founder Ephraim L Schottenstein who founded the South location in 1916), clearly had the most merch coming and going as evidenced by all the truck entrances :).
By comparison our South location, which opened up the actual building we were housed in 1947, didn't even have a modern truck entrance. I spent 2000-2004 as that store's receiving manager and a modern 18-wheeler would not fit in it. Our typical deliveries arrived via a small Ryder-style truck, and if we got the bigger ones they parked beside the building or on the lot, and we emptied it via forklift and pallet jack. Hell, before they installed the elevators they used to haul merch up to the third floor with a pulley system!
When our location closed on March 2, 2005 I kept a couple of my old manifests and some other paperwork; by then I was running Housewares, Toys and Sports, and because the person who replaced me in Receiving decided to quit as soon as we announced our upcoming closure, I had to take over Receiving again -_-'
After our closure and the death of Saul Schottenstein (the founder's last surviving son), the company renamed the Schottenstein's within Columbus to Value Citys so they could open on Saturday.
But like I said, that location was the "crown jewel" of the company...it sure as hell ain't any more :(
As a young adult, I used to shop there for clothes in the 80s. They had good deals
@@josephdykes1820 Oh yeah. I remember when Saul Schottenstein (the last surviving son of the founder Ephraim) would go to Florida and personally do buyouts for summer clothing, then come to the stores to make sure they were promo'ed prominently :)
I remember the North Hills Value City. Northway mall was my hangout.
The cars driving by are the area Somalia residents that go there to practice driving..
And they still can’t drive after all that practice 😂
“Shot-In-Steens!” 😅😅😅, they also had the stadium with their name near lane avenue/High Street at the bridge by OSU that also had bands perform there.
Ahhhh yes the old Schottensteins department store. A staple of the north side of Columbus. Across from the once ever so thriving Northern Lights shopping center. Much changed after its name change
My dad used to take me there on Saturdays when they were closed and I’d drive my go cart!
Then as an adult I worked there.
The fence you were referring to was for the office workers to designate their parking area so that’s why the fence you can drive around.
Just stumbled on your video. Yep, they're learning to drive. You're more likely to get in a car accident than get mugged or jumped. Although that could happen too. Sometimes the people in that area cause accidents on purpose to try to file insurance claims.
That area has seen better days. I didn't know the store was attached to the distribution center. Very interesting.
I believe the Schottenstein family still owns the building.
Happy Adventures!
Happy birthday, Wallie
WALLIEB26….. I truly thank you Both, I needed to see this….it used to be my job for 18 years, I miss this place madly. You recorded parts I never knew that existed. Again…thank you both….
Btw….your right, their practicing…lol
😳😯 Wow !!!!! I'm from Columbus ,Ohio grew up going to this store can't believe how bad it is to think this was a nice place at once apon a time alot of ppl grew up in Columbus going here they had a restaurant and all
Yeah I was thinking the same
Very cool place, I wish that I could find someplace like this in my town, maybe when I travel back to Albuquerque again I may find a place similar 👍👍
Awesome video man
My neck of the woods I always wondered what it looks like on the inside now
Wow still has the signage this is amazing an late 1970s early 80s Value City Department Store
The "Value City" sign dates to maybe early 2000s..2005ish maybe. It replaced the "Schottensteins" sign that was on the glass part of the facade. The "Department Store" is in the old Schottensteins font, that was on the original sign, and dates to probably the mid 1980s, as Schottensteins had a different font in the 70s. The building was sold last year so my guess is that it will be demolished for a new build unless the mold mitigation needed isn't too terrible.
@@Pdasilva0324 I miss Value City, Toys R Us, Ponderosa Steakhouses, Hills, The once Thriving Malls, Ames the real Kmart of the past! Not the shitty sears/ fast Eddie ran versions that were a joke till their final deaths.
They should make a video game about abandoned stores and other places.
Like horror games, and you can touch and go anywhere inside without game borders or limits.
That would be so fun and amazing!
I'm stunned by how massive this place is!
I totally loved it.
We had a Value City in my hometown of Danville Va. I worked there in the 90s. After closing the building was vacant only a few years before a church moved in.
Great video Wallie! Remember the old Value City in Selinsgrove, PA. Now it's a thrift store. Also, right behind this store in Columbus is abandoned railroad. Not sure which company owned it or when it was abandoned.
Crazy my grandma worked there for yrs til they shut down.. I live like 5 mins from there.. Even used their empty parking lot to learn to drive lol.. I miss going into the store tho
I used to shop ValueCity back in the day in NJ. The quality on the merchandise wasn't top tier, but it was REALLY cheap? I got a pair of black leather and snakeskin cowboy boots in 1990 for about $30, and one time I got an embroidered Philadelphia Eagles sweatshirt for $5!
Lots of stores went under in the 90s and 00s. I used to work at Jamesway til they went out of business in Dec of '95. I met my 1st wife there, and after we were both laid off, she went to work for Ames. When Ames went under, she went to work at Woolworth's. Shortly after she began her maternity leave in '97, she was notified that THEY were closing. She had nothing but bad luck back then!
Loved the Type O Negative shirt!
Wow ‼️ just drove past it earlier and said I wonder when someone is ever going to do something with that building
A cool video, but I wouldn't want to film or even walk around alone even in the daytime. Have a KMartlicious Day!
I live down the street from there, I never knew how big the warehouse is, wow!
THIS IS SO SAD. HARD WORKERS & A FUN PLACE TO WORK.
There was a value city in Lansing Michigan and it close 2008 it was nice store because it was a department store I use to shop a lot great video wow
I miss working there, not only in the old dc next to it but the other one down the street too…I miss my VC Family!
That abandoned BMW 5 Series looks interesting despite it being brutally vandalized, it's like a barn find :)
Clicked immediately when I saw this video pop up. Looks like a long video so it should be good!
GAAARRRRYYYYY?!
Never heard of a department store or any store has a distribution center at the same place.
Imagine getting your car stolen only to hear down the road that it's been stripped and vandalized then left behind a department store.
Value City Department Stores took over the old Crowley's Department Stores up here in the Detroit, Michigan area.
Naming them Crowley's Value City Department Stores. Then, they dropped the Crowley's name and they were called Value City Department Stores.
And, Value City Department Stores went out of business.
The, Value City Department Store at Macomb Mall in Roseville, Michigan is a Dick's Sporting Goods Store.
We also have Value City Furniture Stores and Value City Furniture Stores also bought some of the Art Van Furniture Stores.
I remember the Value City furniture store at Macomb Mall, I used to shop at Crowley's, and Sears,
Although run by members of the same family, the department stores and the furniture stores were completely separate business.
Drink 🍺 game #2 when you hear the word, “bolted!”
Wow what a big store we had a store in Vineland no but no more it was a great store miss it
Never heard of value city, but I'm surprised by how large it is!
OH MY GOD! Cool!!!
Things like those old warped picnic tables make me think about years after a zombie apocalypse began. They'd be good reference for people making movies. Even the boarded up front of the store looks like people tried to stop zombies getting in.
u are welcome for this one wallieb26 i work there in the early 90s as the shoe boy lol not the best area
I got a $500 clothing voucher for Value City in Cincinnati. That was in 2002
We had one at the old mall here in lima it was the last store to close down in that mall I'm 33 and got my prom dress from there right before they closed
There’s a abandoned Value City Department Store in Niles, Illinois. It did get repurposed into Meijer, but Meijer closed too.
I use to shop there all the time...had friends who worked there as well. It's a shame this has sat abandoned for as long as it has!! Such a wasted space!
You know the video is gonna be good when he starts wrapping it up, and the videos is only halfway through (;
A lot of people use that parking lot for drivers training. I see people there every day
This was their headquarters until 2008 when the chain went of business
This building is a stones throw from my house. This was Once a Huge Department Store a Local chain . When they closed down VALUE CITY took over and Only lasted a short time. This has been Abandoned for Over 10?15 years
WallieB26, really enjoyed your awesome abandoned video! Wish you knew of a way to get in.
Value City is still around in Columbus. There are about 5 left but they sell furniture only, which was the original use of the name in Columbus. In Columbus at least, the department stores were branded as "Schottensteins", and were of the quality you described..sorta "rundown" even compared to KMart. This location was a Schottensteins initially. The front facade "Department Store" was in the Schottensteins font. Around the early 2000s decade they retired the Schottensteins name and remaining stores in Columbus were all rebranded Value City, in line with the national name. Those have mostly been sold and/or closed, with most becoming abandoned like this one. and others becoming Burlington stores. The most widely known use of both Schottensteins and Value City now are for the Schottenstein Center at Value City Arena, where many Ohio State teams play, most notably of course OSU basketball. As far as the cars, you are actually correct, they are learning to drive most likely. Popular spot for that. Also some drug deals go down in that spot occasionally and is in a rougher area of Columbus. There were quite a few other abandons in that general area but have mostly been demolished or made completely off limits, including a large bowling alley and drive-in theater.
Cool 😀
The funnest thing is I remember going to this store every weekend I lived right down the street
So sad to see the American Dream die like this. 😥
I think a lot of it is due to online shopping.
It's huge because it was also schottensteins main distribution center back in the day. My mother worked there for years then they moved down the road. Wish they would tear that place down.
Schottenstein family still owns a ton of things in Columbus. They are a big factor in Columbus. And yes, those cars are just using the lot to practice driving.
Me and my family went to events that were held in those parking lots for years and I always wondered what the inside looked like since 2009
That was a great store
Love it all
This is so funny about all the cars. I live a half mile from here, and have lived in this area since 1993. The last 20 years, a lot of immigrants settle in, and yes this is where people practice for driving tests. It's crazy to remember how busy this store used to be-- that lot was almost full every day. I wish the city would make them sometime take it down, but it's technically in Clinton township not in Columbus. So it's just an eyesore now. And yep. That was the main distribution center for the whole chain, that's why all that shipping area. It wasn't just a store it was the warehouse
Wallie there's one on miles rd in Warrenville hts oh and an old Ames across from thistledown last I knew of if interested both abandoned for decades
Miss Schottensteins there were four stores. One north, south east and west. Good deals.