I worked as a guard at a mall in Tucson for 5 years night shift. Management threatened us with our very jobs if we did not kick out anyone taking photos or video without permission from mall Management. This is why some guards are very stern about it. I've been on the other side I have been called Paul blart, rent a cop, wanna be cop, it was a job it paid the bills. Once I was done getting a new degree I left and never looked back. The economy sucked then and now especially in Tucson. I had worked for Raytheon as a graphic artist for 6 years and was laid off then the only work I could get was a damn security job. Went from 20 per hour at Raytheon in 2005 to 9.25 per hour as a guard. I know lots of guards are immature, rude and like to play cop, me, I just wanted to do my job and go home.
As someone who live in the Neighboring city, Norcross for 25+ years, this mall has always been the Place to go. I stopped going for the same reason: No stores and uncontrolled crime, not to mention I was racially profiled and discriminated by a Indian store owner there about 2 years ago. Sad to see what it has become but thankfully the county purchased it to do something more productive with it 😌. Awesome Video 😉
This was my first experience seeing a mall you documented that I frequented. You really captured the place and I felt like I was visiting the mall. Thanks for the walk!
I use to live in 2 houses, both within 20 minutes of Gwinnett Place Mall. I used to run a UA-cam series back then about 13 years ago called "Droadtrip" and I would walk through live stores and malls with my camera pointing at me while I talked. This mall even back then was a real worthless Garbage Dump. I could not stand those big human size camera posted every where and seemingly right in your face! I used to think how could a beautiful area produce a dump like this! Thank you Sal for your honesty and bravery and I know you never break laws and take risks. Your videos are gold and I will forever watch every minute of every day - keep it up! love you dude!
Sal, I subscribed back when you were working to get 5k subscribers, now you are almost 10 times that amount. Each video is better then the one that came before. I very much enjoy your "sponsors" at the beginning of each production. Best wishes for your professional and personal life, and I hope your channel continues to grow.
I miss the Malls so much. It was like therapy & takes you away from The stress of reality. Plus you got a good cradio workout at the same time just walking the malls long corodors. Thank you Sal for letting us take a trip back in time with you when Malls were alive with sounds of people shopping & music playing & delightful smells of the food courts. New generations dont know what their missing.
This is one of my favourite episodes of dead malls series. I've never seen such a detailed exploration on a dead mall, its past and its future.Thank you Sal! Your series will be in the history books and studied by the students one day📚
What Simon did to Gwinnett is exactly what they did to century iii. Neglected both until they went into foreclosure and fell into the lap of you know who.
Grew up around that mall and remember lots of classmates skipped school the day it opened. Very thorough financial description given, good job on that research. The food court was not added until 1986 when wing was added in second phase expansion
Great video. With all the Macy's closures I'm always shocked to see that location survive. It's my go-to Christmas shopping store because there's no crowds or lines. Gwinnett County recently purchased the mall from Moonbeam. Will probably torn down to be replaced by either mixed-use or a sports facility. Small correction. The area blocked off for Stranger Things was the Sears wing and the JCP/food-court wing. Stranger Things was filmed in the JCP wing.
Great video. Sorry you got hassled like that. Mall guards are really something else. It's amazing how little power can go to someone's head. I imagine he wasn't even there at the time and surely this wouldn't have ended well, but it'd have been fun to ask the guard where his vigilance was when the body was rotting for over a month, undiscovered.
This mall was everything when I was a kid, I had so much fun there. It makes me cry to see what has happened to the mall and the whole area around there. It is a total dump and nothing but an empty hull of scattered old restaurants that used to be hopping. I drove around the area during the pandemic because I was bored, wish I hadn't.
Love the Stranger Things intro! Apparently my parents took me here at some point later on in the mall’s history… but I have no memory of that. The entrance and logo kinda remind of Bellevue Center in Nashville.
Back in 1991, I worked for the arcade at GPM. Back then, of course, it was pretty busy, even during the middle of the week. While I was there, I had to break up a fight between a couple of high school students, offer my bathroom to a nursing mother (she refused, I left her alone), and lost $20 to a person (a customer) I thought I could trust. I had nothing to eat that night. Good times.... LOL Thanks for this installment Sal, very informative. I also wonder what Mr. Bathroom Security Man will do for a living once this mall shuts down. 😉
Georgia law requires any contract security guard to have a company issued photo ID clearly visible while working in their official capacity. File a complaint with the Georgia Department of Secretary of State professional licensure. Looks like Allied Security isn’t compliant.
F ck off! That man was just doing his job. Y’all acting like this guy (Sal) wasn’t guilty of taking video within the mall. That security guard probably barely makes over $10/hr. and everyone’s calling for him to be fired because he hurt his feelings. Man the hell up and get over it!!
I live near by this mall, and stopped by with kids (9 and 16). We went into the Megamart , browsed and then looked into the mall entrance (which was closed) that views onto the stranger things set. We found everyone there to be super rude as well. Even before we went to look through the windows, just walking around the shop, those employees were very rude and "stalking " our every move. We did get some pics of the set at that time, through the windows. We tried waking through the inside of the mall and were also followed by security. This was before covid, but I think the owners really blew the opportunity to get people to their mall, by utilizing the set as a tourist attraction. We never went back. I know they are now (as of July 2021) filming more Netflix shows/movies in the mall.
This was a great episdoe Sal and i am so sorry that you have to endure such rude people. If it makes you feel better after this episode gains tractions i'm sure they will become as infamous as "Mall Guard Kyle" from your previous ExLog.
Sal, I'm a long time viewer.. but I never got around to subscribing until today -- because of the bathroom incident. New sub from Kingston, Ontario. Keep it up bro!
I. lived in gwinnett county back when this mall was in Open this is heartbreaking to see and hear about n i loved this mall been there many times thank you for this video sal
Personally I think the owners of the mall and Netflix should work out a deal to rebrand the mall into Starcourt Mall permanently, extend the 80s decor beyond the Food court and give 80s makeover to modern stores and keep some of the fictional stores like Scoops, it'd be a tourist site and Stranger things fans would come in droves to actually shop at Starcourt Mall
Im sad my childhood mall went to waste. I used to go here in the early 2000s. For me it went to waste as soon as stores started closing and that fountain was changed
there's just something so beautiful and chilling about your videos... i love watching them so much and i find them so interesting!! as someone who lives in london in the uk, we don't really have massive 'dead malls' like this, so thank you so much for providing this great content :)
It a shame kids now days wont know the fun of going to malls hanging out with friends or even working at the malls. Especially when you live where it cold and snows. Back in Kansas City Missouri we lost Metro North Mall and on the the Kansas City Ks side we lost Metcalf South mall. But we still have the Oak Park Mall in Overland Park Ks. And I still remember seeing it built. And hanging out there and taking my daughter to the malls. Thanks for making the videos and saving the memories of balls
The mall cop obviously knew that he was in the wrong, otherwise he wouldn't so adamantly refuse to provide his name! What makes it even worse, are the store owners that are coming to his aid, when they don't even understand the situation. You explain to them how he tried to call the cops on you for looking for a bathroom and simply asked for a name, yet they gave you the same circular logic reply instead of just giving his name. This may be presumptuous of me, but I'd venture to guess that the mall cop and the store owner know each other, and this store owner had a personal bias that was preventing him from seeing the situation clearly. When people have a personal bias for others, they tend to trust them inherently without justification. I'm sorry this happened to you Sal, as I know you are a good person and you only want positive interactions with others. Hopefully you won't have anything like this happen again for a long time!
I've watched your series, and enjoyed the advancement of your presentations. I especially liked the "sponsorships" portion of the videos. Where do you find some of this content? This has prompted me to visit my local mall to explore and notice all of the changes and/or upkeep. Thanks, again, for all of your hard work and research to bring us some quality information on these hallowed shopping spaces.
Hold up...I’m inferring here, but have you been getting notifications for my channel? Curious when your last notification was, because I upload about once every two weeks...did you ring the bell?
All that is gone now, it’s just a gutted out mall. Multiple different productions ran thru it and now it’s just empty. Been working in there the past couple weeks (for the second time now) and I hate it lol I wish I saw this place when it was still up and running.
Wonderful video! This looks like it was such a great mall at one time. Can’t believe how rude those men were though. Definitely on edge about something. Speaking of Century III, I would LOVE to see an abandoned mall walkthrough.
Back in January I successfully go to the starcourt part of the mall! and that guard didnt catch us. But when I went back in Febuaray. The guard cought us tryint tobget back there again. I think it was the same guard younsaw since he kept saying I was a liar (when I said I was looking for the BR) and that he threatend to call the cops! havnt been back there since
"That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia...nuhnuhnuh, That's the night that they hung an innocent man....Ohhhh, yeah....Come on Sal...you know you had a body in the trunk to stash in that bathroom...lol! Seriously, though! Be careful in those little towns...things don't always play out fairly...legally or otherwise! I hope you are not alone, when you are so far from home. I'm sure you have good instincts, but as you said, you're not from around there. I so enjoy your work, and don't want to see anything happen to you. You never know how those "tools", may be actually connected with the local constabulary. Take care...b safe.
The mall security guy looks Indian or Pakistani. Sal, sorry you were discriminated against because I received similar treatment where a “person of color” will discriminate others because they don’t look them.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the security was actually hired by Netflix to keep people from wondering onto the old set because I’ve had to deal with asshole set security before and they’ve ALWAYS got a bug up their ass that died. Sad that Georgia’s take on southern hospitality is anything but hospitable. And they wonder why no one wants to live in Georgia… I hope those habibi get theirs for the way they treated you.
I don't think Atlanta and its surroundings have a reputation of the typical southern hospitality thing. I live here and I don't see it. Also, this area is majority immigrants from all over the world, so there is a clash of cultures.
Next time tell them to call... all the police will do (if they show up at all) is issue a verbal tresspass warning. But if I am guessing...this guy got burned by someone else so now he is OVERLY cautious about everyone.
Why even open the mall at all at this point? Evict the last remaining tenants and shutter all together no? I'm glad you were able to get the footage you got!
The mall still has a website with stores listed on a map, but every time you click a name it's "Store information not available". Makes you wonder.... www.shopgwinnettmall.com/directory
Wow so Dead in there..in more ways than one so to speak. I saw only 4 stores open? I was shocked to see a Macy's . And no one really doing any shopping.. Perhaps they are all the The Professional Massage Place? You know a Mall is in The Grave yard by the massage Places . Security Guard has nothing better to do than follow and harass Our Sal. Thanks for the Video At least This Mall had Stranger things for a bit. take care
You were in the wrong in terms of that guard & it's a shame you don't see that. You talk about how a deceased body was left in the foodcourt and how vacant the mall is to the point where there's barely any customers around, yet you're upset this guard is on edge? What sense does that make? I would tell you to dip too if I saw you holding a camera walking back and forth through a section I'm guarding. Also from the guard's standpoint, who stops by a vacant mall to use the restroom during a roadtrip? That would be a red flag in anyone's mind. YOU as an abandoned youtuber should understand you are not welcomed in certain places for many reasons.
I’m kinda of the opinion that malls deserve to die these days. They put up the facade of being a space for everyone to spend time and hangout but the truth is that if you’re not actively consuming when you’re there they want you out ASAP.
This insecurity guard needs to go to the _Paul Blart Mall Cop Academy Of Learning The Appropriate Response To A Given Situation When Dealing With The Public Inc_
They are stupid if they would’ve kept a sit there they could’ve use that as a tourist attraction to attract people into the mall dust bringing business
Wonderful video, but the sort of people who are in charge of these malls are not the sorts that care about history. Cleverly dealing with irate security guards is what you guys will have to continue to do.
@@sal I shouldn't paint all of these mall owners/managers with the same brush, but I suspect that most don't get to where they are by way of their caring hearts. I also know a few people who work as security guards, so I have some idea of the challenges of their underpaid work.
Kind of beneath you going after minimum wage security guard for doing his job. You were skulking around, filming a basically empty mall.....you could logic why he’d have his eye on you & be concerned. Listening to your overly glowing description of Abandoned Mall UA-camrs, you guys are right up there with heart surgeons & astronauts. 🙄🙄. You failed on this one Sal.
You have good content but you waste a lot of the viewers time with the weird intros that have nothing to do with the mall. It’s okay if you’re showing an old advertisement for the mall, but this strange unrelated stuff like the guy trying to shoot Winnebago commercials and the Dionne Warwick psychic stuff is a turnoff. Just a little constructive criticism I’m offering because the your content on the malls themselves is really good.
The rudeness since the mask started seems to give people anonymity and power, customer service is non existent anymore and it’s everywhere in every large corporate business, people are so rude and I can not stand it.
@@sal Great video by the way. I enjoy them all very much and the others too that do this. It’s a great way to see things when we are forced to not want to leave our homes bc of abuse in stores. Told like children what to do. I say NO!!
Welcome to the upside down...and Gwinnett Place / Starcourt Mall! On one hand, Moonbeam let the dead body of a 19 year old girl go unnoticed for a month in the back room of a Subway in this food court, to the point that the corpse began mummifying...on the other hand, Moonbeam trained their security guards to threaten people with a trespass if they need to poop, but can't find the bathroom. The contrast of these two things is staggering. I hope Silling Man's family has found peace. Thanks for watching, everyone.
I worked as a guard at a mall in Tucson for 5 years night shift. Management threatened us with our very jobs if we did not kick out anyone taking photos or video without permission from mall Management. This is why some guards are very stern about it. I've been on the other side I have been called Paul blart, rent a cop, wanna be cop, it was a job it paid the bills. Once I was done getting a new degree I left and never looked back. The economy sucked then and now especially in Tucson. I had worked for Raytheon as a graphic artist for 6 years and was laid off then the only work I could get was a damn security job. Went from 20 per hour at Raytheon in 2005 to 9.25 per hour as a guard. I know lots of guards are immature, rude and like to play cop, me, I just wanted to do my job and go home.
Sal: Has to pee
Security: *SO YOU HAVE CHOSEN DEATH!*
😂 😂 😂 😂
I know, right? Homegirl's dead body can rot for a month in their mall, but God forbid a dude with a camera take a leak.
Sal: Continues the situation by not just leaving
Bex, see me previous comment to your original post, bud.
My**
that ending where you called the guard out made me really happy. You earned my sub
Hey, thanks :) ... you should check out my Indiana Mall episode if you liked this one...
Incredibly well produced. This one was specifically important to document and you got it just in time. Thanks for this, Sal.
As someone who live in the Neighboring city, Norcross for 25+ years, this mall has always been the Place to go. I stopped going for the same reason: No stores and uncontrolled crime, not to mention I was racially profiled and discriminated by a Indian store owner there about 2 years ago. Sad to see what it has become but thankfully the county purchased it to do something more productive with it 😌. Awesome Video 😉
This was my first experience seeing a mall you documented that I frequented. You really captured the place and I felt like I was visiting the mall. Thanks for the walk!
I use to live in 2 houses, both within 20 minutes of Gwinnett Place Mall. I used to run a UA-cam series back then about 13 years ago called "Droadtrip" and I would walk through live stores and malls with my camera pointing at me while I talked. This mall even back then was a real worthless Garbage Dump. I could not stand those big human size camera posted every where and seemingly right in your face! I used to think how could a beautiful area produce a dump like this! Thank you Sal for your honesty and bravery and I know you never break laws and take risks. Your videos are gold and I will forever watch every minute of every day - keep it up! love you dude!
Sal, I subscribed back when you were working to get 5k subscribers, now you are almost 10 times that amount. Each video is better then the one that came before. I very much enjoy your "sponsors" at the beginning of each production. Best wishes for your professional and personal life, and I hope your channel continues to grow.
That’s so kind of you! I appreciate your continued support...much more awesome content on the way!
I miss the Malls so much. It was like therapy & takes you away from The stress of reality. Plus you got a good cradio workout at the same time just walking the malls long corodors. Thank you Sal for letting us take a trip back in time with you when Malls were alive with sounds of people shopping & music playing & delightful smells of the food courts. New generations dont know what their missing.
My hometown mall. Grew up going here. Sad to see it’s current state. Well done.
Smae I still remember when I had stores like Victoria Secret JCPenny and so much more I love that mall so much it was my childhood and hometown mall
This is one of my favourite episodes of dead malls series. I've never seen such a detailed exploration on a dead mall, its past and its future.Thank you Sal! Your series will be in the history books and studied by the students one day📚
Thank you so much for the kind words! Means a lot!
What Simon did to Gwinnett is exactly what they did to century iii. Neglected both until they went into foreclosure and fell into the lap of you know who.
Finally someone covers this mall! I grew up going here! Haven’t been in about 10+ years. Brings back so many memories.
Glad I could bring you back!
Same here i moved to houston back in 2010 and havent been there since
So was it cool when you saw it in stranger things or confusing?😁 Like woah is that really the mall? What?! Lol
Grew up around that mall and remember lots of classmates skipped school the day it opened. Very thorough financial description given, good job on that research. The food court was not added until 1986 when wing was added in second phase expansion
A murdered girl can lay dead in an abandoned part of the mall but god forbid someone gets lost trying to find a loo.
My friend & I love to explore this mall. My moms friend actually sang the theme song when it opened lol
Moonbeam and rude security. Sal making the best content. 😉
Great video. With all the Macy's closures I'm always shocked to see that location survive. It's my go-to Christmas shopping store because there's no crowds or lines.
Gwinnett County recently purchased the mall from Moonbeam. Will probably torn down to be replaced by either mixed-use or a sports facility.
Small correction. The area blocked off for Stranger Things was the Sears wing and the JCP/food-court wing. Stranger Things was filmed in the JCP wing.
BTW, the county paid $23M for the mall. The old Sears is COVID vaccination site.
Another amazing & well shot video glad you got the chance to document this place when you did
another great video... your dead mall videos are definitely the best on youtube, thank you
I miss the Malls as well, I have many very good memories that today's children and the yet to be born will never have!
Luckily our mall in Pensacola is still functional and operational. It’s still 80s type look but updated.
Great video. Sorry you got hassled like that. Mall guards are really something else. It's amazing how little power can go to someone's head. I imagine he wasn't even there at the time and surely this wouldn't have ended well, but it'd have been fun to ask the guard where his vigilance was when the body was rotting for over a month, undiscovered.
Borat would be right at home with this turd!
This mall was everything when I was a kid, I had so much fun there. It makes me cry to see what has happened to the mall and the whole area around there. It is a total dump and nothing but an empty hull of scattered old restaurants that used to be hopping. I drove around the area during the pandemic because I was bored, wish I hadn't.
Love the Stranger Things intro! Apparently my parents took me here at some point later on in the mall’s history… but I have no memory of that. The entrance and logo kinda remind of Bellevue Center in Nashville.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO AFTER I TWEETED AT YOU TO MAKE A VIDEO HERE :) Sal your videos are all amazing!
I made it for you
@@sal i smell romance 🤣
Back in 1991, I worked for the arcade at GPM. Back then, of course, it was pretty busy, even during the middle of the week. While I was there, I had to break up a fight between a couple of high school students, offer my bathroom to a nursing mother (she refused, I left her alone), and lost $20 to a person (a customer) I thought I could trust. I had nothing to eat that night.
Good times.... LOL
Thanks for this installment Sal, very informative. I also wonder what Mr. Bathroom Security Man will do for a living once this mall shuts down. 😉
Really looking forward to seeing this! you make amazing content btw!
Gwinnett Place, the sister mall of much more beautiful Esplanade. Shame this one died.
And nice Doom music by the way.
This one doesn't have much future. When you see buckets and "wet floor" signs around you know neglect is near by.
I grew up going to this mall every weekend with my mom. Crazy to see its state now.
Georgia law requires any contract security guard to have a company issued photo ID clearly visible while working in their official capacity. File a complaint with the Georgia Department of Secretary of State professional licensure. Looks like Allied Security isn’t compliant.
F ck off! That man was just doing his job. Y’all acting like this guy (Sal) wasn’t guilty of taking video within the mall. That security guard probably barely makes over $10/hr. and everyone’s calling for him to be fired because he hurt his feelings. Man the hell up and get over it!!
I live near by this mall, and stopped by with kids (9 and 16). We went into the Megamart , browsed and then looked into the mall entrance (which was closed) that views onto the stranger things set. We found everyone there to be super rude as well. Even before we went to look through the windows, just walking around the shop, those employees were very rude and "stalking " our every move. We did get some pics of the set at that time, through the windows. We tried waking through the inside of the mall and were also followed by security. This was before covid, but I think the owners really blew the opportunity to get people to their mall, by utilizing the set as a tourist attraction. We never went back. I know they are now (as of July 2021) filming more Netflix shows/movies in the mall.
This was a great episdoe Sal and i am so sorry that you have to endure such rude people. If it makes you feel better after this episode gains tractions i'm sure they will become as infamous as "Mall Guard Kyle" from your previous ExLog.
Sal, I'm a long time viewer.. but I never got around to subscribing until today -- because of the bathroom incident. New sub from Kingston, Ontario. Keep it up bro!
Hahahaha I’m so glad my toilet trouble was able to gain your sub. I promise not to disappoint. Much more on the way!
@@sal Haha can't wait. Currently watching older vids I've not yet seen.
Damn!! Sal getting jiggy with a couple of Apus... Nice.
I. lived in gwinnett county back when this mall was in Open this is heartbreaking to see and hear about n i loved this mall been there many times thank you for this video sal
I love your intros. They feel so nostalgic
You wanna go smell it 😂
Personally I think the owners of the mall and Netflix should work out a deal to rebrand the mall into Starcourt Mall permanently, extend the 80s decor beyond the Food court and give 80s makeover to modern stores and keep some of the fictional stores like Scoops, it'd be a tourist site and Stranger things fans would come in droves to actually shop at Starcourt Mall
Im sad my childhood mall went to waste. I used to go here in the early 2000s. For me it went to waste as soon as stores started closing and that fountain was changed
there's just something so beautiful and chilling about your videos... i love watching them so much and i find them so interesting!! as someone who lives in london in the uk, we don't really have massive 'dead malls' like this, so thank you so much for providing this great content :)
It a shame kids now days wont know the fun of going to malls hanging out with friends or even working at the malls. Especially when you live where it cold and snows. Back in Kansas City Missouri we lost Metro North Mall and on the the Kansas City Ks side we lost Metcalf South mall. But we still have the Oak Park Mall in Overland Park Ks. And I still remember seeing it built. And hanging out there and taking my daughter to the malls. Thanks for making the videos and saving the memories of balls
The mall cop obviously knew that he was in the wrong, otherwise he wouldn't so adamantly refuse to provide his name! What makes it even worse, are the store owners that are coming to his aid, when they don't even understand the situation. You explain to them how he tried to call the cops on you for looking for a bathroom and simply asked for a name, yet they gave you the same circular logic reply instead of just giving his name. This may be presumptuous of me, but I'd venture to guess that the mall cop and the store owner know each other, and this store owner had a personal bias that was preventing him from seeing the situation clearly. When people have a personal bias for others, they tend to trust them inherently without justification. I'm sorry this happened to you Sal, as I know you are a good person and you only want positive interactions with others. Hopefully you won't have anything like this happen again for a long time!
You're guilty until proven innocent any more. Prove me wrong.
Guilty!
moonbeam malls always have those freakin gumball machines
I've watched your series, and enjoyed the advancement of your presentations. I especially liked the "sponsorships" portion of the videos. Where do you find some of this content? This has prompted me to visit my local mall to explore and notice all of the changes and/or upkeep. Thanks, again, for all of your hard work and research to bring us some quality information on these hallowed shopping spaces.
Thanks so much for the kind words! These sponsor spots take a while to find...I’ve got a list of them stored :)
Finally a update! Thank you!
Hold up...I’m inferring here, but have you been getting notifications for my channel? Curious when your last notification was, because I upload about once every two weeks...did you ring the bell?
@@sal stranger things season 3 :(
@@sal i just ring it :/
This guard is so unprofessional all u did was looking for a bathroom I agree with u bro
All that is gone now, it’s just a gutted out mall. Multiple different productions ran thru it and now it’s just empty. Been working in there the past couple weeks (for the second time now) and I hate it lol I wish I saw this place when it was still up and running.
It was weird seeing comments from a day before the premiere, then I remembered you had patreon early access :D
Haha yeah...this is a good one!
Who ended up buying it? You mentioned towards the end of the video it was veing bought by new owners..
Wonderful video! This looks like it was such a great mall at one time. Can’t believe how rude those men were though. Definitely on edge about something. Speaking of Century III, I would LOVE to see an abandoned mall walkthrough.
Aces Adventures got in there a while back but as expected it was poor quality and he begged for money as usual.
Getting back inside Century III Mall is my mission. It has to happen
@@sal I’m excited just thinking about that video!
@@LethaWolfStudios I’m curious to know how Aces Adventures even got in, while nobody else has.
Wow. That jerk was something else. I wish I could say I was surprised however. Mall security has gotten very overzealous recently.
Still go to this mall.. only to shop at macys
Your intros are second to only Nexpo. Props.
You rock. Thanks for the kind words
@@sal also we fired the goblin :D
Who was the goblin???
@@sal the orange guy in The House :)
Haha oh! Yes, we’ve thankfully rid the place of Cheeto.
I think Belk knew that Moonbeam was on their way like Macy’s and Sears did at Century iii
18:12 to answer your question....YES YES and YES
Security guard sounds like the dude calling me for Car warranty
Mervyns :( loved that shit
Great great great video sal
I got harrassed like that in a bookstore once I feel your pain :(
Back in January I successfully go to the starcourt part of the mall! and that guard didnt catch us. But when I went back in Febuaray. The guard cought us tryint tobget back there again. I think it was the same guard younsaw since he kept saying I was a liar (when I said I was looking for the BR) and that he threatend to call the cops! havnt been back there since
what is this sound track from the opening?
Doom music for the BOSS FIGHT!
Really low end security, he was wearing tennis shoes
Have to love gung ho private security!
I'm really sorry you have to deal with this! Too. Many rude people in the world today
Mall guards, such a wanna be. Unbelievable. You've been profiled, lol.
We need to petition Moonbeam to change their name to Scumlords Inc.
Rent seeking and acquiring debts --> two tastes that go together?
that was so sad when i gotto go rest sometime it was to late pee on my self not pretty that person was being mean same on him :( ty for showing this
Security Guard "Apu" is mad at you for trespassing. You just only want to use the bathroom after a day of touring the mall!
r.i.p
"That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia...nuhnuhnuh, That's the night that they hung an innocent man....Ohhhh, yeah....Come on Sal...you know you had a body in the trunk to stash in that bathroom...lol!
Seriously, though! Be careful in those little towns...things don't always play out fairly...legally or otherwise! I hope you are not alone, when you are so far from home. I'm sure you have good instincts, but as you said, you're not from around there. I so enjoy your work, and don't want to see anything happen to you. You never know how those "tools", may be actually connected with the local constabulary. Take care...b safe.
Thanks for the kind words, Chris....I’ll be extra vigilant in sketchy situations.
@@sal Yes, I have kids your age...and I guess I never stop mothering...lol!
The mall security guy looks Indian or Pakistani. Sal, sorry you were discriminated against because I received similar treatment where a “person of color” will discriminate others because they don’t look them.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the security was actually hired by Netflix to keep people from wondering onto the old set because I’ve had to deal with asshole set security before and they’ve ALWAYS got a bug up their ass that died.
Sad that Georgia’s take on southern hospitality is anything but hospitable. And they wonder why no one wants to live in Georgia… I hope those habibi get theirs for the way they treated you.
The mall was bought by the county two months after I filmed...so it’s most likely the dude was canned.
I don't think Atlanta and its surroundings have a reputation of the typical southern hospitality thing. I live here and I don't see it.
Also, this area is majority immigrants from all over the world, so there is a clash of cultures.
Next time tell them to call... all the police will do (if they show up at all) is issue a verbal tresspass warning. But if I am guessing...this guy got burned by someone else so now he is OVERLY cautious about everyone.
I’m surprised your opening wasn’t copyright struck
It’s not the actual song from the show.
Barny Fife at large in that mall give him 📻
Why even open the mall at all at this point? Evict the last remaining tenants and shutter all together no? I'm glad you were able to get the footage you got!
The mall still has a website with stores listed on a map, but every time you click a name it's "Store information not available". Makes you wonder.... www.shopgwinnettmall.com/directory
Wow so Dead in there..in more ways than one so to speak. I saw only 4 stores open? I was shocked to see a Macy's . And no one really doing any shopping.. Perhaps they are all the The Professional Massage Place? You know a Mall is in The Grave yard by the massage Places . Security Guard has nothing better to do than follow and harass Our Sal. Thanks for the Video At least This Mall had Stranger things for a bit. take care
You were in the wrong in terms of that guard & it's a shame you don't see that. You talk about how a deceased body was left in the foodcourt and how vacant the mall is to the point where there's barely any customers around, yet you're upset this guard is on edge? What sense does that make? I would tell you to dip too if I saw you holding a camera walking back and forth through a section I'm guarding.
Also from the guard's standpoint, who stops by a vacant mall to use the restroom during a roadtrip? That would be a red flag in anyone's mind.
YOU as an abandoned youtuber should understand you are not welcomed in certain places for many reasons.
You are entitled to your opinion. Thanks for watching!
I’m kinda of the opinion that malls deserve to die these days. They put up the facade of being a space for everyone to spend time and hangout but the truth is that if you’re not actively consuming when you’re there they want you out ASAP.
This will go viral
Was starcourt mall was a real store
That mall cop was very lucky you were not a violent person. He must weigh eighty pounds soaking wet.
Just imagine if Sal was a black man. Just imagine
You’re not wrong.
This insecurity guard needs to go to the _Paul Blart Mall Cop Academy Of Learning The Appropriate Response To A Given Situation When Dealing With The Public Inc_
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They are stupid if they would’ve kept a sit there they could’ve use that as a tourist attraction to attract people into the mall dust bringing business
Okay what is BS is that kicking you out from the store because he went to go to the bathroom like how stupid is that.
Guard wasn’t even wearing a mask correctly. SMH
Wonderful video, but the sort of people who are in charge of these malls are not the sorts that care about history. Cleverly dealing with irate security guards is what you guys will have to continue to do.
I’m afraid you’re right...
@@sal I shouldn't paint all of these mall owners/managers with the same brush, but I suspect that most don't get to where they are by way of their caring hearts. I also know a few people who work as security guards, so I have some idea of the challenges of their underpaid work.
Nobody smelled the decomposing body? That is a horrid smell and for nobody to notice it is just awful.
Terrible.
Yes, even a dead mouse. (No, silly not the group, lol) in a shed smells horrible. I should know.
Kind of beneath you going after minimum wage security guard for doing his job. You were skulking around, filming a basically empty mall.....you could logic why he’d have his eye on you & be concerned. Listening to your overly glowing description of Abandoned Mall UA-camrs, you guys are right up there with heart surgeons & astronauts. 🙄🙄. You failed on this one Sal.
How can the security gaurd know you are the most innocent purets of all dead mall UA-camrs, show some f... respect.
Unsubscibing you!
You have good content but you waste a lot of the viewers time with the weird intros that have nothing to do with the mall. It’s okay if you’re showing an old advertisement for the mall, but this strange unrelated stuff like the guy trying to shoot Winnebago commercials and the Dionne Warwick psychic stuff is a turnoff. Just a little constructive criticism I’m offering because the your content on the malls themselves is really good.
It makes me happy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Mall cop guy should have been offered two choices - let me go to the bathroom, or I’ll use one of these potted plants.
The rudeness since the mask started seems to give people anonymity and power, customer service is non existent anymore and it’s everywhere in every large corporate business, people are so rude and I can not stand it.
It’s sick.
@@sal Great video by the way. I enjoy them all very much and the others too that do this. It’s a great way to see things when we are forced to not want to leave our homes bc of abuse in stores. Told like children what to do. I say NO!!
Welcome to the upside down...and Gwinnett Place / Starcourt Mall!
On one hand, Moonbeam let the dead body of a 19 year old girl go unnoticed for a month in the back room of a Subway in this food court, to the point that the corpse began mummifying...on the other hand, Moonbeam trained their security guards to threaten people with a trespass if they need to poop, but can't find the bathroom. The contrast of these two things is staggering. I hope Silling Man's family has found peace. Thanks for watching, everyone.
Very sad indeed!
It's your classic overreaction to the lack of reaction more than likely.
I love that 1985 foodcourt!
Yikes, and the kids from tranger Things had to be on this set every day... I wonder if they were even told about the murdered girl