Brass Mill Center Mall: I'd Say It's a Dead Mall! December 2023 Update! Waterbury, Connecticut.

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  • Опубліковано 19 гру 2023
  • Join me once again as I take a look at Brass Mill Center Mall in Waterbury, Connecticut.
    It looks even deader than the last time I was here!
    This video was filmed in December 2023 on a Monday around 11:30am-12:00pm.
    If you liked this video, please don't forget to give me a thumbs up, leave a comment and subscribe to my channel. I plan to have more dead mall videos in the future. Thanks for watching!
    Source of information:
    www.courant.com/2023/12/08/ma...
    www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/...
    www.stamfordadvocate.com/busi...
    www.ctinsider.com/business/ar...
    www.nytimes.com/1997/06/01/re...
    www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/l...
    2021 domestic incident
    www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/l...
    35 yo man found dead in car.
    www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/...
    Armed robbery at Champ's Sports, 09/2022.
    www.wtnh.com/news/crime-news/...
    Bomb threat in 2015.
    news.google.com/newspapers?id...
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_M...
    dirtamericana.com/2015/05/det...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 211

  • @spman
    @spman 6 місяців тому +70

    If this wasn’t a dead mall before, the shooting in the food court last week cemented it.

    • @kanna-san.
      @kanna-san. 6 місяців тому +4

      What happened?

    • @spman
      @spman 6 місяців тому +12

      @@kanna-san.One youth had a disagreement with another youth and decided to resolve their dispute by going pewpewpew

    • @laurabrochard1146
      @laurabrochard1146 6 місяців тому +6

      True! Not shopping there anymore

    • @Steve.Cutler
      @Steve.Cutler 6 місяців тому +8

      I don't know about anyone else, but when I go to the mall I like to NOT die!!

    • @mikeface1
      @mikeface1 6 місяців тому +17

      @@Jacob-nu4ndyeah like they got those guns legally.

  • @Lightning7112
    @Lightning7112 12 днів тому +10

    I live in the next town over and I have been going to this mall my whole life. It's unfortunate that it's dying out like this, it was once a bustling shopping center with many more stores and businesses.

  • @JJAlexanderDPW
    @JJAlexanderDPW 6 місяців тому +18

    The laughing carousel used to be even creepier when you would exit the movie theater after 9 pm and have to walk past it on the way to the rear door parking garage

  • @therapiststeve3294
    @therapiststeve3294 6 місяців тому +21

    I live nearby. It's too sketchy now. I won't go there anymore.
    One night in the Barnes & Nobel next-door, 3 random people tried to jump me. I saw it coming and once they saw that, they all decided they needed to be somewhere else, right quick.

    • @toddlindsay8846
      @toddlindsay8846 5 місяців тому +3

      The curse of the shopping mall!

    • @kilcitykitty
      @kilcitykitty День тому

      yeah i livve 2 towns over and that mall i only go to when i cant find shoes in meriden.

  • @joanndeno7968
    @joanndeno7968 6 місяців тому +9

    Its Saturday, December 30th, and im sitting at the food court in the Brass Mall. Its actually pretty bustling over here. Feels good to see people milling about. I think if you go to any mall early in the week it would be empty. Anyway, im just sitting here enjoying a piece of pizza and all the activity around me. The way i look at it, God knows how im going to die when i was born . I dont usually go to dangerous places....but it doesn't feel dangerous here❤

  • @Bodhis_mom66
    @Bodhis_mom66 6 місяців тому +18

    It's sad seeing all the empty Sears...

    • @teejay6063
      @teejay6063 2 місяці тому

      Believe it or not, Sears actually OPENED (or reopened) TWO NEW STORES!! WHAT! I miss Sears 😢. I think it's like a basic home goods store now. One in Cali and one in Wash. I still have and use a bunch of Sears Craftsman tools.

    • @jamesmunterich146
      @jamesmunterich146 2 місяці тому +2

      @@teejay6063 “Craftsman” is available at Lowe’s, just not the same quality as it was years ago

    • @teejay6063
      @teejay6063 2 місяці тому

      @@jamesmunterich146 I know! I was shocked when I heard they bought the name.

    • @mirzaahmed6589
      @mirzaahmed6589 2 місяці тому

      ​@@teejay6063Lowe's didn't buy Craftsman. Stanley Black & Decker did. Lowe's merely sells the tools, they don't own the brand.

  • @thomashynes4042
    @thomashynes4042 5 місяців тому +8

    The only thing I could find was that the Second Avenue Railroad was a street railway company in Manhattan, New York City -Its lines included the Second Avenue Line. The line ran from Peck Slip in Lower Manhattan to the Harlem River. It included branches to the 92nd Street Ferry along the 86th Street Crosstown Line and through 59th Street and First Avenue at the First Avenue Line. Between 1898 and 1908, it was leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway.
    At some point in CT Trolly history, the first ones were drawn by a horse before going to electric. I know the ones that ran from Meriden to Cheshire were at some point horse-drawn perhaps represented on the brass tile. The tile is made of Brass and may be a symbol of the once-great brass production in Waterbury and surrounding towns.
    However, I could not find in any of my quick research of any rail company associated in CT with this name.

  • @SoulxDD
    @SoulxDD День тому +2

    Super depressing!
    I lived in waterbury from about ages 6 - 25 and this place was where we all hung out in middle and high school on weekends. I remember sneaking into movies late at night with friends, shopping at aeropostale, Hollister and H&M for school clothes, going to Hot Topic for Band tees and piercings, eating at the food court and even a reaaallly long time ago maybe around 2006 or 2007 there was a Web Warriorz there where you could use computers and play video games. Black Friday and Christmas time it was always really packed, me and my brother used to go and try to get our mom gifts with money she gave us, or my friends and i would buy pandora bracelets and charms for our girlfriends 😂😂
    I cant even count the amount of times ive went to movies there, either with a date or just friends then walked down to the plaza next door for mcdonalds at midnight. Actually, my first date with my now wife was here in the mall at iHop around 2012. lol
    Great memories, so sad to see its a shell of its former self. It was a really great spot to hang out when i was younger. 😕😕

    • @Mingchan
      @Mingchan День тому

      Web Warriors & Charms was my fave!

  • @BarrCode674
    @BarrCode674 6 місяців тому +8

    Unfortunately, I've been hearing about a lot of crime in Waterbury, so I guess it's no surprise.

    • @user-hk7hz9cn7v
      @user-hk7hz9cn7v 5 місяців тому

      It’s a shithole! Everyone who doesn’t live there avoids it completely

  • @ambsat
    @ambsat 6 місяців тому +18

    Drove by Crystal Mall the other day to get to Target...was surprised to see what a dead zone it now looks like...even a few years ago it wasn't that bad. These malls are dropping like flies.

    • @garagekeys
      @garagekeys 5 місяців тому

      West farms and Danbury Mall are doing well

    • @mirzaahmed6589
      @mirzaahmed6589 2 місяці тому

      ​@@garagekeys not really. Danbury especially is dying.

    • @garagekeys
      @garagekeys 2 місяці тому

      @@mirzaahmed6589 I was at the West Farms mall yesterday was booming filled with people. Must be because West Hartford has big time money$$

    • @shnobby3547
      @shnobby3547 8 днів тому

      ​@@mirzaahmed6589 I haven't been to Danbury in a while, but West Farms is actually doing extremely well. My friend and I were in there on a Wednesday afternoon about a month ago and it was pretty busy.

    • @Saturnsonic95
      @Saturnsonic95 День тому

      Last time I went to Crystal Mall it was dead, I think it was about 2019

  • @timdonnelly8392
    @timdonnelly8392 2 місяці тому +4

    I remember growing up going to the Naugatuck
    valley mall

  • @brianharris5446
    @brianharris5446 6 місяців тому +8

    Great video! If this is considered a dead mall then my local malls must be REALLY dead. I don’t see this many people in my malls on a Friday!

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  6 місяців тому +3

      There is no agreed upon definition of a "dead mall" that I can find. I would say that this mall is definitely on the dead mall spectrum though. Enfield Mall in CT is on the extreme end of the spectrum and Brass City may be on the other end, right on the line with "dying mall" or "struggling mall". I still feel that it's "dead".

  • @RN-hx1rs
    @RN-hx1rs 6 місяців тому +8

    This mall has had a long and storied history. My grandfather worked at the factory that used to be at this site in the 70's. There was another mall, the Naugatuck Valley Mall, that was demo'd in 1999 in Waterbury. Now that is a damn shame. I was about to say this wasn't a dead mall, but literally there isn't a living soul in that place besides you.

    • @toddlindsay8846
      @toddlindsay8846 5 місяців тому

      Blame Amazon and eBay! They’re the ones that causes some malls to die

    • @user-hk7hz9cn7v
      @user-hk7hz9cn7v 5 місяців тому +3

      Well it’s 12 on a Monday…I wouldn’t expect anyone to be there

  • @BostonCelticsNBAChamps
    @BostonCelticsNBAChamps Місяць тому +2

    13:49 it's CALLED "Burlington Coat Factory" for a reason. They should have costs

  • @scott3006
    @scott3006 Місяць тому +6

    Ashleys is now open in the Macy's store. The store from the outside you did not know what was there, was an Olive Garden. Apple cinemas took over the Regals spot and is open now. 2 food vendors are now open too. Next to JCPennys was H&M store also.

  • @lillykat86
    @lillykat86 6 місяців тому +6

    It was a H&M, I remember going there as a teen.

  • @preoximerianas
    @preoximerianas 5 днів тому

    So I’ve lived in the towns around this mall all my life. Can remember having gone to the mall so often but over the years it definitely felt like there were just less people. Shame to see it in the state it currently is.
    Fondest memories was just walking between the shops at the food court and just getting constant free samples.
    What’s crazy is that the plaza to the left of the Brass Mill is much more busy than the mall itself. McDonald’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Safora all in a small area.

  • @Mpt9000
    @Mpt9000 14 днів тому +2

    As someone who was born in Waterbury in 98 and had fond memories back in 01-04 of the mall, I can say that yes, this malls been dead for years. I remember going to that theater cus it was the only one really in the city. Covid screwed the place big time. As the big stores like the Macy's and sears closing really caused the big decline. I remembered a Carousel that was in the food court and all that. Being in Waterbury, ya there's no escaping the crime there and while I never saw any all the times I've been there, I wouldn't be surprised if that was going on a lot. I don't remember an H&Ms there though, and the Hershey store was always the big highlight for me personally going there as a kid.

  • @tannerin
    @tannerin Місяць тому +1

    This was my local mall growing up and I still check on it from time to time. It's pretty dead but still seems to be doing better than the nearby Meriden Mall. I recall it looking a lot more colorful inside as a kid, they repainted the interior white sometime in the 2010s.

  • @ajkicksalot
    @ajkicksalot 2 місяці тому +2

    I always do a lot of my shopping online but I find that when I do in-person shopping I seem to find a lot more clearance deals and a lot better deals on clothing for the most part

  • @amylaber-brinkler2853
    @amylaber-brinkler2853 6 місяців тому +2

    Whoa! This mall does remind me of Steeplegate in Concord NH before it died….well with three floors instead of one. Those kiddie rides *are* creepy! I used to work for the Photo Booth company that made those two photo booths that were shown. Those are definitely older model ones…..I was there for over 14 years and it was so interesting to see the dying malls across the US even before I left the company in late 2018.
    These are awesome videos and I am glad you bring your mom. That is super awesome! :)

    • @kennypalermo9071
      @kennypalermo9071 6 місяців тому

      Where's the Retail 365 Facebook Group?

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  6 місяців тому

      Thanks! Glad you like the videos! Imagine hearing that laughing Kiddie Ride if you're there after hours. Creepy.

  • @brianhahn6785
    @brianhahn6785 2 дні тому

    I worked at the finish line their 14-15 years ago. It was starting to die back then. I didn’t realize the movies shut down. Man. Check out the the crystal mall in Waterford if you haven’t already. I used to go there when I was a kid. I took my kids there to eat on the way back from Mystic a few years ago and was shook by how desolate it was.

  • @harrisonhanson2998
    @harrisonhanson2998 2 місяці тому +3

    That WAS creepy indeed! I used to work at the RI mall @ a Cingular wireless kiosk & whenever I’d open there was something similar to that always said the same phrases but if it did that creepy laugh I’d have absolutely disconnected it.

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  2 місяці тому

      Yes, that laughing kiddie ride is always creepy. I think it's motion activated because they always seem to go off just when I'm walking past them.

  • @laurabrochard1146
    @laurabrochard1146 6 місяців тому +3

    It was an Olive Garden below the Regal movie theatre.
    When Sears and Macy's was there it was a much busier mall. Weekends had a good crowd back in 2017-2018 then Sears closed and half the customers left. Burlington gets busy but there has been incidents there.
    Its not worth going there because the risk of getting approached outside is great. People ask for money. Homeless people sometimes outside. Next year probably JCP goes dark. Burger King closed in the food court a few months ago, too.

    • @Xpr74
      @Xpr74 3 місяці тому

      Burger kind moved to their own location in Wolcott street by the walmart plaza

  • @dritadiaz1215
    @dritadiaz1215 5 місяців тому +1

    I remember when I was a kid living in Michigan. My dad would take us to the Mall every Saturday we would spend hours walking around the shops. We would meet at Burger King at a certain time. Sundays was always time for church than trip to Canada 🇨🇦. Life was so much simpler and family time . We had so much fun . Nowadays there is no time for family

  • @weisman5807
    @weisman5807 6 місяців тому +3

    I remember when it open. I was a GM for Taco Bell,. I thought this would kill the old mall in Waterbury. BM was built in a rough area. It was extremely busy when it open, but there was a lot of criminal activity going on there from my POV. The TRU's that was built there was nice. I'm surprised that this mall didn't close up years ago. It was then worth the drive to go to the Danbury mall. It just felt better...

  • @madmerlot841
    @madmerlot841 6 місяців тому +6

    The Christmas decorations are a bit lacking. It's sad to see a mall in this state. Odd number of restaurants in a food court for a dead mall.
    To be honest, I haven't been to a mall since Mother's Day for lunch in a restaurant attached to the mall and I didn't go shopping either.
    I don't think indoor malls will be around much longer.

    • @michaeloptv
      @michaeloptv 6 місяців тому

      Filmed in Early November like Veterans Day weekend

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  6 місяців тому +1

      If you are referring to when my video was filmed, it's in the comments. It was very late November, after Thanksgiving.

    • @Xpr74
      @Xpr74 3 місяці тому

      Yup they used to have a huge red christmas tree in the mall and they stopped putting it up for a few years now

  • @spman
    @spman 6 місяців тому +6

    5:11 Used to be H&M

  • @ajkicksalot
    @ajkicksalot 2 місяці тому +1

    I actually go to this mall on a regular basis but only for new sneaker releases but every time I go in there's literally maybe two to five people at the most walking around

  • @user-cw7ut5jc8p
    @user-cw7ut5jc8p 6 днів тому

    Tom, apparently you could see some of the old train tracks from the 2nd Avenue railroad in Waterbury, Connecticut from the route 8 highway, and the railroad itself (and I’m not sure about the actual 2nd Avenue train tracks, with regard to the overall existence of the 2nd Avenue railroad in Waterbury, CT) but the 2nd Avenue railroad ran from the highway on Rte. 8 to Washington Avenue in Waterbury, CT which is very close to the Brass Mill Center Mall itself.

  • @ambsat
    @ambsat 6 місяців тому +3

    Freaky to me. This looks like same design as CT Post Mall (before they added on making it huge. Don't know what it looks like today, last time I was inside that was probably 13 years ago.) Also like another I can't think of with that same elevator and layout...gave me a deja'vu of somewhere else like it, I used to go to. What I don't get is all the storefronts that look closed, and yet inventory sits there? I remember going to this mall with my mom in the 90's...we used to "shop around." We'd drive 45 minutes to go to "another mall" out of town...this was one. It used to be packed and thriving, but that was another time, long gone now. Yes, have heard lots of stories of gun incidents...sad state of things. Back then you'd never think of those things happening but rarely, now it's commonplace. Dumbing down of America, and giving criminals free reign. I shop online too, but more & more, I want to see and touch things again. Been shopping for Christmas in local boutiques & gift stores. But you can't get everything there.

  • @raynbillson2601
    @raynbillson2601 10 днів тому

    So many memories.. the regal cinema for dates, the orange chicken samples, going to the computer Cafe near the pretzel shop..
    Not sure how I stumbled on this but it's wild how fast times change.. I miss those days 😢

  • @blue.dzness
    @blue.dzness 11 днів тому

    It’s weird seeing people film in my hometown. Thanks for posting this, I used to love going to this mall as a kid, I’m happy to know the ihop is still alive 😅

  • @crackerjack2228
    @crackerjack2228 11 днів тому

    Me and my friends use to live at that mall when we were kids. They had a great arcade and food court.

  • @johnburke1317
    @johnburke1317 6 місяців тому +2

    Nice video 👋

  • @flynn5474
    @flynn5474 6 місяців тому +2

    I am not from CT, but I was able to visit this mall in august. It's such a shame that this and many other malls in CT are considered 'dead.' The theme of this mall in particular was absolutely a favorite of mine. I was so tempted to go to the 3rd floor and explore the practically abandoned Regal cinemas, but I did not want to risk it.

    • @mirzaahmed6589
      @mirzaahmed6589 2 місяці тому

      What was the theme? It looks like any other mall.

  • @ronsheehan
    @ronsheehan 5 місяців тому

    I lived in Naugatuck only a few miles from The Brass Mill Center mall, which opened during the two years that I lived there. Everyone was happy to have a mall again since the Naugatuck Valley Mall had died and tne nearest malls were in Meriden and Danbury.

  • @scottchamberlain5594
    @scottchamberlain5594 3 дні тому

    There were rail lines to supply the brass mill; don't know about passenger service. Brass Mill is the new mall, that replaced the old, failing mall across town.

  • @williamrusso4799
    @williamrusso4799 3 місяці тому +1

    When I was younger I saw the twilight movie not sure which one but me and some friends from school always walked around that mall just being kids man now you barely see anyone in the mall but this mall used to be great so sad to see this now that I moved away years ago it's sad 😔

  • @benjamincamp9608
    @benjamincamp9608 12 днів тому

    I used to go to this mall a lot when I was a kid. I remember going to Regal Cinemas on the 3rd floor when new movies came out. I also remember there being an Olive Garden across from iHop, which is located at the right side of the entrance of the second floor of the mall (beginning of the video). There were many other interesting stores like Hot Topic, Sears, a pet store, a Toys R Us, H&M and other stores.
    As I am commenting, I know Apple Cinemas moved to where the former Regal Cinemas was operating. It is sad to see a ‘decent’ mall fall apart, but that is the trend with many malls these days. My family and I no longer go to this mall since we all feel unsafe, but it is worth every mile going to the Danbury Fair Mall.

  • @Shawaps
    @Shawaps 7 днів тому

    It hurts to see this mall being dead cus I have a lot of memories with this place as a kid. It was one of my favorite places to go on a weekend.

  • @user-hk7hz9cn7v
    @user-hk7hz9cn7v 5 місяців тому +4

    Gorgeous mall in an absolutely terrible location! Why it was ever put there I have no idea. Waterbury is a shithole!

    • @jimsawhill2003
      @jimsawhill2003 4 місяці тому +2

      Waterbury wasn't a shithole when the Brass Mill was built. However, with the economy of Connecticut becoming anti-business, Waterbury factories closed. Brass Mill Mall was built on the old Scoville Brass site. With corporate mergers, the stores look the same along with the mall. Why go to a mall nowadays, it isn't like it was. G Fox became Filenes then Macy. If you don't live in the Waterbury area, why go and shop at Macy's? It's the same store that's in your local mall..

  • @andysorensen1737
    @andysorensen1737 6 місяців тому +1

    To your point Tom, my Mom had an eBay store side hustle in the late nineties and it was a perfectly normal thing to go to the post office with her and drop off packages, but most of our shopping then was absolutely in person.

    • @melbrown6019
      @melbrown6019 6 місяців тому

      I sold items on eBay in 2005. I used to bring my son who was an infant at the time to the post office.

  • @danielflynn8530
    @danielflynn8530 17 днів тому

    2:06 that’s what I heard too it was creepy I remember walking past that and thought that laugh was more manacle than pleasant. Lol 😂

  • @socalrockergal3727
    @socalrockergal3727 6 місяців тому

    I’ve been on vacation this week and my local mall has been crowded! It’s like every one is on vacation from work and Christmas shopping this week. Huge difference compared to this mall. I’d say it’s a dead mall with so many stores closed and not too many good stores there to shop at. I wonder how much longer that mall will stay open?

  • @derrickpina5128
    @derrickpina5128 3 місяці тому +2

    Bath & Body Works just announced they're moving out.

  • @Ani-yi1hs
    @Ani-yi1hs День тому

    Dude I've driven there like 4 times to check out FYE and everytime it's just a ghost town aside from the food court. Makes me upset because I would've loved to see what it was like when it was active.

  • @R32R38
    @R32R38 6 місяців тому +1

    Ashley Outlet will occupy about half of one floor in the old Macy's. I'm not sure if it will have direct mall access.

    • @Xpr74
      @Xpr74 3 місяці тому

      No it doesn't wich that spit looks abandoned still from the mall...

  • @thomashynes4042
    @thomashynes4042 5 місяців тому

    Movie theater, parent company declared bankruptcy, Olive Garden closed down about a year ago... surprisingly as it was a pretty busy restaurant.
    Wow, I had not realized that this mall had really become empty.

  • @user-mf7me6cz7z
    @user-mf7me6cz7z 6 місяців тому

    I'm in St Louis Missouri and south county mall is getting pretty dead .still some stores in there open used to be a busy place

  • @Hopadopperartist
    @Hopadopperartist 6 місяців тому +9

    A lot of people had their catalytic converters stolen while in the mall. So people are leery of shopping there anymore.

    • @williamrusso4799
      @williamrusso4799 3 місяці тому +1

      My mom when I was a kid had her car stolen from this mall in the 90s

  • @kilcitykitty
    @kilcitykitty День тому

    ohno not the Waterbury mall lol you came to my state lol
    back in tyhe day they also use to have a train that drove around with the kids and their parents
    plus some silly teens sometimes. buit yeah a train use to ride around the mall which was actually pretty cool
    back then
    this mall only just died 3 to 4 years ago. But this mall is actually still a little bit more alive than the Enfield mall where I grew up. That mall use to be beautiful when I was a little girl but now its a literal ghost town... they had to put a target in it to save it but even that isnt helping.
    it was actually a sad sight to see along side the meriden mall.
    so now it kinda hurts seeing all these places the way they are but being in waterbury
    it didnt help since they rob ppl during xmas and they have signs everywhere tellin ppl to lock doors and stuff
    also the store you weren't sure of wasnt an H&M it was if i remember correctly a Windsor type store. I worked at H&M and they dont
    paint anything green, its all black and white.
    Malls also relied on teens that hungout and shopped at the mall out of boredom. they were hangout places and somewhere safe to be
    but since this gen never leave home now and buy cheap rip offs of things from temu.. malls suffered losing the last of the income
    from them too.

  • @user-ye1lt2xd9w
    @user-ye1lt2xd9w 6 місяців тому

    I don't go to malls much anymore; is there anything left up there?

  • @GoodTimes80s
    @GoodTimes80s 20 днів тому

    I remember working for that mall back in the 90's it use to be packed and Xmas was a big deal to Tony Guerriero and made it magic inside the mall.

  • @MrRagefan2k
    @MrRagefan2k 12 днів тому

    Man I feel old lol , I remember when this opened in 97/98

  • @grinchy276one7
    @grinchy276one7 10 днів тому

    The theater is open again plus there is a secret 4th floor only used for special screenings

  • @rbart75
    @rbart75 6 місяців тому +1

    I remember when this place opened. I want to say it was the early 1990s.

  • @destiny_elena.
    @destiny_elena. 2 дні тому

    arcades are never full because kids have phones and tablets now, it’s kinda crazy how much things have changed in less than a decade

  • @ajkicksalot
    @ajkicksalot 2 місяці тому

    They just recently last year closed down all the Eblens stores in Connecticut and there was one located in that mall and I think that was the most people I've seen in that mall in a years that one store alone probably had 50 to 60 people for the last like couple weeks when it was going out of business

  • @vermontvermont9292
    @vermontvermont9292 День тому

    Sad to see malls dying away.

  • @BrandonLongwell-mw9iy
    @BrandonLongwell-mw9iy 2 місяці тому +2

    Yes! Can you do please Sears.

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  2 місяці тому

      Yes, I did the Sears in Braintree, MA and Jersey City, NJ. The NJ one is closed now, but I'll probably do another one at Braintree store at some point, especially if they announce they are going out of business.

  • @TractorDude-xx2co
    @TractorDude-xx2co Місяць тому

    I never go to this mall but last summer I found out a verizon store was there and it was convenient when I lived in naugatuck at the time. This was depressing as I remembered the place and unless it was out of commission, the management does not want to pay for A/C with the lack of stores so it was hot and humid as hell to boot. The employees at the verizon store also told me about all of the dead addicts that were discovered in the restrooms after OD'ing. More reasons than not to never go there.

  • @Silentbobx
    @Silentbobx 6 місяців тому

    I only came here to eat at the IHOP before going to the Big E a long time ago. Too bad it’s not doing well.
    In a mall related note, I went shopping at the Danbury Fair Mall Sunday and it was full of shoppers. I’d say that’s doing quite well.

    • @user-ye1lt2xd9w
      @user-ye1lt2xd9w 6 місяців тому +1

      Where is. there an IHOP in that mall. The other two are in, West Haven and Hamden, near Kohl's. I can't wait to drive.

    • @user-ye1lt2xd9w
      @user-ye1lt2xd9w 6 місяців тому +1

      Are there bank in the Brass button mall?

  • @chris4195
    @chris4195 6 місяців тому +1

    It's a shame as it looks like a nice mall. The location is terrible though. I went to this mall once in 2012 with someone. We ate in the food court and went to Sears. It wasn't super busy then either. Meriden was busier at the time I think. It seems as if all the closed Sears mall entrances get wall murals or paintings.

  • @DoNotPassGO
    @DoNotPassGO 5 днів тому

    Apple Cinema just moved up to the third floor where Regal Cinemas used to be about a month or so ago. That's gotta be the one positive thing that's happened to this mall in the last decade plus. Doubt it's going to bring in any sustained business as it pertains to the rest of the mall however.

  • @jordankidd230
    @jordankidd230 4 дні тому

    I drive by there almost everyday, the parking lot is never more than a third full

  • @thomashynes4042
    @thomashynes4042 5 місяців тому

    48:52 Question: What Restaurant was in there - Yes that was Olive Garden, they closed down 3 years ago.

  • @Foxonian
    @Foxonian 5 місяців тому +1

    An actual pinball machine in a WoW entertainment center??? That's a very rare sight.

  • @naughtybeast
    @naughtybeast 5 місяців тому

    HACO is a company that makes railway parts. I'm not sure what the connection to the mall is, or even if that is what the tile was referring to.

  • @ambsat
    @ambsat 6 місяців тому +1

    I Googled H.A.C.O. Waterbury and a Concrete & Construction Co. in Branford, Ct. comes up...likely who laid down the flooring or did the mall construction?

  • @renardfranse
    @renardfranse 6 місяців тому +1

    Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball
    From Soho down to Brighton, I must've played 'em all
    But I ain't seen nothing like him in any amusement hall
    That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
    He stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine
    Feeling all the bumpers, always playing clean
    Plays by intuition, the digit counters fall
    That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
    He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist
    A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist
    How do you think he does it? I don't know!
    What makes him so good?
    Ain't got no distractions, can't hear no buzzes and bells
    Don't see, no lights a-flashing, plays by sense of smell
    Always gets the replay, never seen him fall
    That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
    Even on my favorite table, he can beat my best
    His disciples lead him in, and he just does the rest
    He's got crazy flipper fingers, never seen him fall
    That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball

  • @Xpr74
    @Xpr74 3 місяці тому

    More updates tho regal is actually reopening next week as a apple cinema but everything is gonna stay the same but they adding new seats and screens but everything will look the same and ashley furniture took over Macy's or is going to idk why Ashley didn't open from the mall they still have it closed

  • @MichelleBeal-fk5cw
    @MichelleBeal-fk5cw 6 місяців тому +1

    Can you please visit and judge The Shoppes at Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester?

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  6 місяців тому +1

      I did a video on Buckland Hills about a year ago, but I just might do another one soon. Stay tuned!

  • @NKNYM15
    @NKNYM15 8 днів тому

    I remember as a kid going here or to the movie theater in Torrington by the old K-Mart. I've always heard about crime here like car break ins or people will jump you for money. I've also seen plenty of homeless people and drug users hanging out here. Plus, it's Waterbury and it's a poor area. High end shopping will just not survive here.

  • @dubguy1121
    @dubguy1121 4 місяці тому +4

    FYI the movie theater is soon to be being taken over by Apple cinemas

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  4 місяці тому

      I didn't know that! I'll have to go back when they open so I can get up to the third floor!

    • @dubguy1121
      @dubguy1121 4 місяці тому +1

      @@fleabittenadventures lived in Waterbury my whole life. Spent a lot of time up there in theaters as a kid. Happy to hear that something is moving into that space to bring back some life.

  • @livefreevinnie
    @livefreevinnie Місяць тому

    This is right off interstate 84. A lot of malls in Connecticut are looking like this.

  • @matthewread79
    @matthewread79 10 днів тому

    How did the shooting happening a week after you filmed this? Can you predict the future?

  • @jimmiesmith6207
    @jimmiesmith6207 2 дні тому

    It’s even worse now if you can believe that.

  • @robertmiller2104
    @robertmiller2104 6 місяців тому +2

    Not good especially when in Christmas shopping season

  • @ryanmurzyn4107
    @ryanmurzyn4107 3 дні тому

    you were correct that was an H&M

  • @shrapnel77
    @shrapnel77 Місяць тому

    I've been to this mall many times as well as the NVM that was demolished in the late 90's. I never liked this mall and it borders a really seedy area in Waterbury and that's saying something. Losing Macy's and Sears were big blows to this mall. The movie theaters were ok, but I rarely go to the movies anyways. I will stop in sometime this summer, early in the day, to check it out.

  • @kemikaru14
    @kemikaru14 3 дні тому

    I used to go to this mall back from 2008-2013 (When i was in high school). Good memories but yeah waterbury is bad. West farms is BOOMING though.

  • @charlestonpinballarcade
    @charlestonpinballarcade 6 місяців тому

    KOHAN!!!!
    😮😮😮

  • @thatcarguy6
    @thatcarguy6 4 місяці тому

    1:03: Actually, later this year will be able to access and explore it, as it was recently announced that Apple Cinemas, will be taking it’s place. As of right now, there is no opening date. And the closed Olive Garden, right across from IHOP, has an uncertain future. Also, not to mention that this Friday, a new bagel place will be opening up called “Bagel Factory: Coffee & More”.
    UPDATE: According to CTInsider & Patch, it will open early next month.

    • @Xpr74
      @Xpr74 3 місяці тому

      Yea apple cinema is opening this month but is the bagel store gonna take over burger kings spit in the food court or one of the other spots like olive garden or butuccis?

    • @thatcarguy6
      @thatcarguy6 3 місяці тому

      @@Xpr74, I have no word on that.

    • @Xpr74
      @Xpr74 3 місяці тому

      @thatcarguy6 if you look closely when he drives past ihop you can see the ruby Tuesday scar from when ruby Tuesday was there you can still see the lettering

    • @thatcarguy6
      @thatcarguy6 3 місяці тому

      @@Xpr74, hmmmmmm

  • @matrixman7706
    @matrixman7706 6 місяців тому +1

    Yeah that definitely looks like a dead mall! There’s absolutely nobody going up and down the mall hallways.

    • @user-hk7hz9cn7v
      @user-hk7hz9cn7v 5 місяців тому

      It’s 12 on a Monday of course there isn’t. We base dead malls on the lack of stores open, vacancies and general indoor and outdoor upkeep

  • @Avenue72nd
    @Avenue72nd 6 місяців тому

    Good amount of people for a Monday. I tend to say it's a dead mall based off store vacancies. Less stores less folks but I don't know it's looks like it's doing adequate 😐

  • @THAPOKEPINBALLER
    @THAPOKEPINBALLER 8 днів тому

    On a monday at 12? Go at night. Parking lots always packed

  • @renardfranse
    @renardfranse 6 місяців тому +6

    Waterbury is a town in poverty! Lived there years ago

  • @Jonny4384
    @Jonny4384 6 місяців тому +1

    Is it illegal to film in your malls?
    Thanks for the video!

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  6 місяців тому +2

      Not illegal. It's 100% legal to film in "public" spaces as there is no legal expectation of privacy in public. However, most of the mall owners don't want you filming. For what reason exactly I'm not sure. A lot of people caught filming in malls in the US have been asked to stop filming or leave. Worst case scenario they have you trespassed. So, I try to avoid any confrontation with mall security.

    • @arlinwheeler7350
      @arlinwheeler7350 6 місяців тому +1

      Copyright laws apply too most store names and brands are cop.yrighted

    • @Scribblersys
      @Scribblersys 12 днів тому

      @@fleabittenadventures They want to stop people from planning robberies I believe

  • @micheleaday3902
    @micheleaday3902 5 місяців тому +2

    There AreHuge Selection of Stores Still Open This Will Make A Great Comeback❤😂

  • @jiggaman508
    @jiggaman508 25 днів тому

    Yes that store with the escalator was an h and m

  • @XM202WoW4Real
    @XM202WoW4Real 10 днів тому

    It was in fact an Olive Garden

  • @shogun7664
    @shogun7664 6 місяців тому +1

    I don't live too far from here so imagine how I feel

  • @jaysherman2615
    @jaysherman2615 13 днів тому

    I will outright say this was the worst mall I ever visited because of a small detail that was not mentioned. There are these roaming groups of homeless guys that acost you for money the second you enter the door. You can't even get in the mall without one of these guys bothering you. I literally see them plastered against the windows of the entrance you used waiting for people, like some sort of spider looking for cash. On top of that they wander around inside the mall bothering you. So you get the same guy bothering you twice.

  • @michaeloptv
    @michaeloptv 6 місяців тому +1

    BIG mall. Which ironically is probably playing a roll in it’s downfall.
    I’ve seen a LOT worse! I mean you’re right this mall isn’t “healthy” but to call it completely dead…I’m going to err on the side of caution.
    Enfield and Chrystal Mall in Connecticut. I’d almost argue Stamford is in worse shape!
    Massachusetts has the Hampshire Mall in Hadley. The mall is Leominster is poor, and North Attleboro….and whatever the hell the Liberty Tree in Danvers is today.
    New Hampshire has Newington and Maine has Bangor. As I said….its not great but look at a few of these then come back to me!

  • @wseto09
    @wseto09 5 місяців тому

    Too bad I never really visited any USA malls in those glory days. Noticed on the youtube videos there are more high end luxury malls. Something like that. They're also super huge.

  • @ISOCATO
    @ISOCATO День тому

    I remember Brass mill
    Full of life and fun, now
    Nearly just murmurs and music, slightly off putting the atmosphere is now

  • @_Risto
    @_Risto 21 годину тому

    they are slowly turning malls into apartments or other random renting ventures.

  • @charlestonpinballarcade
    @charlestonpinballarcade 6 місяців тому

    Spider man is a great pinball. It’s much better with led bulbs installed versus the old incandescent bulbs.

  • @mikestamper4799
    @mikestamper4799 4 місяці тому +1

    Okay, I loved the video, watched it all the way through, uhm did you pass the same girl who said Doc Martin like 8 to 10 times orrrrrr is the mall sound a loop?? I’m betting loop cause same girl, said the same way , I’m very observant sooooo