Hey everyone, here's the link to the additional video on my 2 channel I mentioned. It shows the inside of the head shop: ua-cam.com/video/qpbB34dD448/v-deo.html. Thanks for watching!
It seems like a lot of malls are becoming places more for mall walkers than shoppers. How times have changed. I used to be able to spend HOURS at the mall near where I lived. I would get there around 8:30 in the morning and be there until about 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Nowadays, I'm barely in that same mall for a half hour. Everything I used to go to the mall for is long gone.
I moved to East Mesa in 1989. Lived off of Val vista and southern when it was all new. I worked at the Bashas when I was 16 in 1991. I used to work also at toys r us when it first opened when I was 15. This mall used to be pretty busy and nice. The VF factory outlet was nearby also. So many good memories at that mall. In HS I would spend all weekend at the mall. In HS my friends and I would walk to the mall at 2am on a school nite and steal lots of money from the fountain and go to the circle K and eat snacks. Back in the early to mid 90s. We had no curfew or cameras or smartphones everywhere. I would walk the dry canals all the way to the mall. Lol I went into the Army and got out in 97. I then lived in old town Scottsdale. I used to sneak into the old Scottsdale galleria mall. It was used By the Smithsonian for storage. It was pretty dark Inside and scary. I almost fell down a shaft inside. Anyone here around this time frame remember the new movie theater on val vista and southern? It was a arcade next door also.. Nice video!
I know the feeling. Bout a year ago I went back to a mall I'd worked in from '88-92 (family had a music store), everything had changed, literally everything. Only thing remaining in its original location was the bookstore (a Coles). Only time I'd been there in more than 20 years.
I love that carousel. I used to take my mom to the mall after she broke her hip. It was a nice cool place for her to rehabilitate. That was 10 years ago, and she doesn't go out much now, living with my sister.
When my dad was alive, he was the mall Santa here for a few years. He had a real long flowing white beard, long white hair, and weighed about 250 pounds, so he didn't need extra padding. I have some pictures of him as Santa. My parents lived pretty close to the mall at Val Vista and University Avenues. Both are dead now. I used to go and see my dad once in a while at the mall when he was Santa. (Jan Griffiths).
I go to the nail shop it’s always busy it’s been there since open also the shoe repair been there for ever also the Dillard’s is one of the nicest I’ve ever been in
I worked at that Robinsons May back in '94. This and Fiesta were regular stomping ground for me as well as a teenager and early 20something in the 80s and early 90s.
Aw never went to this mall.. the ones I frequented growing up were Fashion Square, and PV. Funny how Fashion is booming and they’re expanding it, while every other mall in the state is dying slowly. Miss the mall days, they were the best.
2019 was the first time in over 20 years I didn't even bother with SSC at Christmastime. That was always a staple for gift shopping, just couldn't bring myself to go there.
This makes me so sad! I would come to this mall several times a week in the early 2000's for the Kid's Club and even visited the mall pretty often as a teen. Now I still live in the area but rarely, if ever, visit the mall. I recommend checking out the ASU Polytechnic campus, if possible. They have a lot of interesting abandoned property there, like the abandoned elementary school.
An update is that they are moving an Ulta that’s in the area to the north side of the mall AND they are moving a Ross that’s in the area to the same side of the mall too. I think that’ll help for sure
omg i use to work at that movie theater king time ago it use to be call cinema 8 amd i cant believe its still there i use to live in AZ but now i live in Missouri
I lived in the Phoenix-Mesa area for 13 years. I shopped at both Fiesta and Superstition Malls.. They did a very brisk business. I also remember Tri City Mall on the corner of Dobson and Main.
I just hope that this online thing is just a trend. These malls aren't as busy anymore. I was just at tuscola outlet mall in Illinois and it's starting to empty out little by little. Later in the warmer months I'll document that. It seems that stores are closing before Christmas this year. Usually it's been after Christmas. This is a sad time for malls right now.
I used to go there a lot when I lived in Mesa, it's sad to see it's on the way out. I remember when that area was being developed back in the nineties.
@@mikethemechanic7395 When it was built I was living in Tempe. About the mid-nineties I was cohabiting with a now long since ex-girlfriend in the area of Gilbert Rd. and the 60, we would go up there a lot.
The decline has accelerated at this mall. I was there a few weeks ago at Dillard's. There was a wall put up on the other side of the mall past the food court blocking off traffic. I normally shop in San Tan Village, and noticed how outdated this place is.
I got mine quite a bit before they liquidated those. Still have it with a few carts. Was the only game system I got during the 90's. I'm 1 of the few who really likes it.
Wescor sure had a monopoly back in the day! Damn pesky mall walkers! Independent shops always a bad sign. Haven’t been here in years. The horseshoe design is pretty novel. Second generation mall deterioration: mall which created dead mall (Fiesta) now seems slowly dying. Always thought it interesting the acres and acres of commercial development (hotels/restaurants/retail) in the vicinity of this mall. How’s the area as a whole doing?
No excuse for this mall to fail, it’s right across the street from a huge retirement area with people looking to spend money. Also, Canadian visitors as well as stateside snowbirds looking to spend. The mall is a dismal experience. Look, nobody shopped at Sears anymore. Now, Penny’s is the next to go down. The store is a mess, don’t look for help. There is literally no reason to go there. Once again, this is in Mesa, AZ.
Considering JCPenney just declared Chapter 11, odds are pretty good the location at this mall is going to get shut down for good. And it's reasonable to assume the Macy's won't be far behind it because of the pandemic's economic impact. That kind of 1-2 punch is going to be very difficult to recover from and probably will condemn it to "dead mall" status in the end.
when a mall is full of independent shops and few franchises, it's a bad sign. i'm no expert but if the food court is getting the most traffic, that is the area that should be expanded. food courts usually are where people congregate in malls.
At best this a soon to be dead mall. Regardless as to whether it’s full of mom & pop or national chains, without customers it’s doomed. Sad as it’s well kept and the design is great. Another awesome video.
Wow, things have really gone down at this mall since you filmed your last video here. That Beyond The Garden appears to be former Wet Seal; and the Quality Jewelry Plus looks to be an old Zales. When you did your first video here I didn’t think that it would be a dead mall anytime soon but this ain’t looking too good. For a Sunday afternoon there should be way more shoppers. The future of this mall doesn’t seem to good but if they are able to fill up the vacant anchors hopefully we will see a resurgence
I fell into that "well" thing in the pet store when I was a kid, banged my knee pretty bad. They used to put a bunch of puppies in there you could interact with
That's amazing. I remember when Sears used to sell tons of video games, I bought my Nintendo 64 there while looking at the PlayStation's. I don't think they sell much games anymore.
Pretty mall. I like the shop with the LED trees. I would get some green, red, & white ones for christmas decorations. I don't really see a lot of eclectic one-off shops like I did in the 80s. It's always chain stores.
But the $1,800 for a led tree is just hiway robbery. They just need to sell a couple a month and theyre already ok. In our country theyre selling for less than $50. Theyre all made in china
Retail Archaeology HA! There it is. The memories as a kid sliding down that in summer burning your self with tons of other kids. Good times at superstition. Thanks!!!
Grew up going to this mall all through my childhood, left AZ for a couple decades and recently moved back. Was shocked to see how sad this mall has become. Genuinely depressing.
I'm glad there's not a pet rescue place at my mall. There'd probably be 20 rescued dogs and cats at my house by now if I had to pass one of those everytime I went to the mall.
OMG when I was a kid pretty much every mall had an organ store. This is the first time I've seen one in years! I didn't realize those home organs were really still a thing.
Ironically its probly still there due to the older population in the area who grew up with organs still being popular. Only time I'd heard of any music store in a mall in 20 years. the few music stores near me are all standalones, almost always in very very run down parts of town.
@@RexWort Gamestop is nothing like Babbages. Edit: and I guess since you asked for an explanation, first of all, it was only video games and they were from all past and current consoles. Second the store was open and inviting and the employees genuinely loved games and wanted to help you find the right one for you. Third the prices and trade in values were more fair.
I'm 30 years old and I still have the scar under my chin when I climbed up the leg of the Gila monster slide as a kid, and then slipped and banged my chin straight down on top of the spot I was climbing up. Hurt like hell because that thing was made of pure concrete. SO many memories around that mall! I can't believe that pet store is still in there.
I thought Sears and Kmart were both in the process of closing all stores in the U.S. And yes, JCPenney is right behind them. Most of their stores have closed.
@@sallyphillips9175 DIDN'T THE CEO OF SEARS MAKE AN OFFER TO BUY IT USING HIS HEDGE FUND, SO THAT SEARS WOULD NOT BE LIQUIDATED? I THINK HE DID ABOUT A DAY OR TWO AGO.
I really hope this mall doesnt end up like fiesta mall I really like this mall. Last year the mall was packed during the holiday season and it was really refreshing seeing that compared to fiesta mall.
This was my childhood mall. I grew up about 10 minutes away from it. My family and I came here just about every weekend throughout the nineties. I remember that Gila Monster slide and the caves with the bronze statues of like a hourse and a miner outside the theater. I remember when the $1 theater had those awesome lights in the hallway to the theaters. Felt like you were walking through the stars. Also I really miss the arcade. I miss Sundance too
I like the music but I HATE HATE the trend of people putting music behind their talking. Always seems so awkward. No Idea joe or why that trend started.
On behalf;f of mall walkers everywhere I must apologize for running you over. We don't mean to run you over. It happens for a couple of reasons. Either we don't see you because we are too caught up in meaningful conversation, or we can't slow down and change lanes fast enough. It takes me a long time to get up to walking speed if I have to slow down again I come to a complete stop and then must try to restart again. So again sorry for running you over, honest it is now on purpose. Pwehpas when we walk we should wear bright orange vests. lol Be safe out there!
Used to own a house down around Power and Guadalupe. Spent a LOT of time in S.Springs and the surrounding area in my mid 20s. Left Arizona in 2006. Sad to see the entire area decaying with Fiesta dead and this mall on the trajectory. But now everybody goes to SanTan Villiage I suppose. It's a thing with Arizona, that the population always moves farther and farther out, with the area being moved from as a lower-income shell of it's former self. My parents old neighborhood around Horne & University looks like Beruit now.
pliskenmovie . That area used to be nice. I lived off southern and Val vista when it was new in 1989. I was shocked when I visited it in 2019. What a dump. My old house was run down and the area looked low income.
I still go to this mall. I also loved the Gila monster slide! I’m a lot younger than you and I don’t remember some of the original stores but this mall has changed a lot! I go here quite often and it’s still pretty great. I hope it doesn’t die too quick.
"This was actually a dollar store, not like a 99 cents only store; they sold the cheap Chinese crap." Maybe this is just a Canada/US cultural difference but can someone explain the difference between what you would expect to find at a dollar store as opposed to a 99 cent store?
A "dollar store" typically refers to Family Dollar, or Dollar General - both stores that sell things for far more than a dollar. But I guess you could say they have a penchant for rounding off prices to the nearest dollar - so you pay $3 instead of $2.95, for your egg rolls or hand soap. The 99-cent-only or 5-and-below stores impose a ceiling on prices, I believe, so they're in a separate category. I don't know what they sell, I never visit one ... useless tchotchkes I suppose.
Three types of Dollar Stores. Stores like Family Dollar and General Dollar are discount stores where products are not a dollar. Something in those just discount stores might be 20 or 195 dollars. Not remotely a dollar but the business name is now misleading. Some things aren't even discounted. Dollar Tree is an example of a store that has a set price. Everything in the store is exactly a dollar. Making the description of it being a Dollar Store quite literal. Then there are the stores with a name that is a brand name but it sounds like a general description for the type of store. Examples of those stores are It's All One Dollar and 99-Cents-Only store. You can see how specific names can be confused for names for the genre. Some times stores with names that lean towards making you believe everything is a dollar are tricking you. I've been in many Dollar Store name Ma n Pa that had various prices but no labels. Dollar Stores are not limited to the US and Canada. The names vary depending on currency. The UK has Pound Shops. Japan has 99 yen and 100 yen stores.
Actually, the 99 Cents Only chain has a lot of merchandise that's only 99¢, but it also sells merchandise for more. I've gotten a lot of good deals here. Daiso, my favorite Japanese ¥100 store has a lot of stores in California and Texas. The base price in the US is $1.50, and they also sell merchandise for more. Much higher quality than Dollar Tree.
Writing this while in the food court right now. Mall has lots of memories for me. The art store in the food court used to be a pocket change arcade. There used to be a game store at the upstairs custom shirt shop. And it used to he a EB Games before a Gamestop. Used to go to midnight launches all the time there for games.
I went here ALL the time as a child. Sad to see how down hill it's gone. :( The Gila monster slide and Carousel were ny absolute favourite. My 3 year old self was obsessed with Hot Topic.
What the heck is going on with Arizona these malls are falling apart down there now i recently moved to Los angelas and these malls out here are crazy insanely busy and it's so dang expensive to live out here. Versus Arizona it's so much more affordable and very populated but nobody is spending money and those type of malls anymore very sad to see.
I got a future dead mall come to Lincolnwood , Lincolnwood mall in Illinois/Chicago . I’m they recently closed a Carson Pirie Scott .they have a Kohls there and other stores in the mall . I have a few more malls if your interested . but your doing Good with these videos thanks!
Would love a mall like that. All the malls near here either insanely busy to the point there's no parking, or too far away to be worth it. None of them have any striking architecture, mostly the typical 90s "blah" or the new ultra shiny modern look.
There's Several Options when it Comes to Using all of that Square Footage and not Allowing it to be another Abandoned Building . How about a Vocational Trade School that Teaches People How to Use their Hands? Second Option, A Giant Club with Sports Bars the Department Stores Would be Used for the Actual Dance Floor and the Individual Smaller stores would be Sports Bars One Bar Playing FootBall another Baseball, Mixed Martial Arts, Pool Competitions and Maybe a Bowling Alley .
I have always wanted to know if any malls have been converted into mixed use property. It would be neat to see a 2 or 3 story mall convert the top floor to a private gated/controlled access residential property. The ground floor could be retail. Open to the public. Grocery stores. Post office. Restaurants, bars, nightclubs.
They did one renovation to this mall in 2002. Before that, I remember aqua-colored walls with pink and turquoise accents inside. They also had some indoor trees on the lower level. My family used to like eating at Luby’s where TJ Maxx is now.
"Superstition Springs Center: A Future Dead Mall?" Dude, they literately give you an option to ask that question directly to them at 0:07 above the directory map.
Superstition Springs Center Mall is really nice. You said you grew up going there. How did the elevator at Mervyn's look on the inside? Did it look similar to the one at Arrowhead or was it all brown inside?
That mall looks like a local mall not to far away from where I live. The mall is in Gastonia, NC. It's terrible, a lot of empty spaces and everything major is moving out. Now they kept it real clean, but lets face it majority of malls now are dying especially the ones in most suburban areas of the country or small towns that should never got a mall to begin with.
Have you ever been to the outlet tangiers in Westgate area? Near Glendale? It's what apparently is called an open air mall? My wife told me thats what it is when a mall has no roof to speak of... Anyway, great video, would you go back also to Prescott Gateway Mall again? Or talk about Frontier Village how it used to be the happening place, with Ten Cine overlooking it all?
That gila monster slide and play area was the shit! I'm upset they tore it up, I had a lot of fond memories going there with my deceased grandma and I'd have loved to visit again for old times sake.
Hey everyone, here's the link to the additional video on my 2 channel I mentioned. It shows the inside of the head shop: ua-cam.com/video/qpbB34dD448/v-deo.html. Thanks for watching!
Retail Archaeology what is your second channel, please link, thanks 👍
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Retail Archaeology great video again! Hope you at least take a break during the holidays. You’ve been working hard! 🎅🏼🌲🙂
i really enjoy your videos. very relaxing to watch!
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It seems like a lot of malls are becoming places more for mall walkers than shoppers. How times have changed.
I used to be able to spend HOURS at the mall near where I lived. I would get there around 8:30 in the morning and be there until about 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Nowadays, I'm barely in that same mall for a half hour. Everything I used to go to the mall for is long gone.
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@mylifeintheknifetrade If malls had that kind of variety now, maybe I'd enjoy going to them more. Especially since I'm a man.
I moved to East Mesa in 1989. Lived off of Val vista and southern when it was all new. I worked at the Bashas when I was 16 in 1991. I used to work also at toys r us when it first opened when I was 15. This mall used to be pretty busy and nice. The VF factory outlet was nearby also. So many good memories at that mall. In HS I would spend all weekend at the mall. In HS my friends and I would walk to the mall at 2am on a school nite and steal lots of money from the fountain and go to the circle K and eat snacks. Back in the early to mid 90s. We had no curfew or cameras or smartphones everywhere. I would walk the dry canals all the way to the mall. Lol I went into the Army and got out in 97. I then lived in old town Scottsdale. I used to sneak into the old Scottsdale galleria mall. It was used By the Smithsonian for storage. It was pretty dark Inside and scary. I almost fell down a shaft inside. Anyone here around this time frame remember the new movie theater on val vista and southern? It was a arcade next door also.. Nice video!
Yeah the movie theater on Southern and Val Vista was a United Artists theater. I think the arcade was nickel palace
Omg 1800 for a fake tree that lights up? I was thinking it would be at maximum $80
Yeah I at first thought 18.00 and I was like hmm, good deal. Then I saw there was no period.
@@crowmigration8245 Same. Then I saw the two extra 0s in the top-right. Was like "what the fuuuuck"
I thought it would be more than 1800
I can't believe you didnt mention how that dog was just laying there like that lol it was so adorable!!
Carmen J that dog was awesome, obviously a lazy old dog who just loves the attention
Carmen J
Yep, he was a character. And cute as could be.
"... a huge missile in a mall" With a naked lady in the background. Even more rare.
It looks like it's time for the missile to explode
$1800. Can buy a car for that. Divide by 10 and still too expensive. Made in China. same as the rest of the stock.
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Yes, I thought it was 18.00! Haa.
It's almost like they don't want to see those things at all. Weird.
@Chadwicked B rubber boots made with latex from ? not believe the labels lol
it's such a bummer to visit your childhood mall and seeing all your favorites stores are now just smartphone shops.
I know the feeling. Bout a year ago I went back to a mall I'd worked in from '88-92 (family had a music store), everything had changed, literally everything. Only thing remaining in its original location was the bookstore (a Coles). Only time I'd been there in more than 20 years.
This makes me wanna cry I cherished going to the mall as a kid too bad kids today won’t get to experience that 😪😪😪
these days when you hear about the malls on the news, it is because there is a shooting. i have fond memories of the malls.
I love that carousel.
I used to take my mom to the mall after she broke her hip. It was a nice cool place for her to rehabilitate. That was 10 years ago, and she doesn't go out much now, living with my sister.
These outdoor malls like Tempe Marketplace and San Tan have taken business away from these old malls.
To be honest, those LED trees glow and flicker in a way reminiscent of something you'd see in an 80s Don Bluth film. I dig it.
When my dad was alive, he was the mall Santa here for a few years. He had a real long flowing white beard, long white hair, and weighed about 250 pounds, so he didn't need extra padding. I have some pictures of him as Santa. My parents lived pretty close to the mall at Val Vista and University Avenues. Both are dead now. I used to go and see my dad once in a while at the mall when he was Santa. (Jan Griffiths).
14:51 this store reminds me of the one Beethoven went to in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 😂
I go to the nail shop it’s always busy it’s been there since open also the shoe repair been there for ever also the Dillard’s is one of the nicest I’ve ever been in
I used to go there a lot and worked there from 06-09, I remember it being real busy
I worked at that Robinsons May back in '94.
This and Fiesta were regular stomping ground for me as well as a teenager and early 20something in the 80s and early 90s.
matt wise . I probably passed you many times at the mall lol
@Retail Archaeology you record with a go pro for your mall trips?
Yes, a GoPro Hero 6.
@@RetailArchaeology do people ever ask you why are you filming?
@@RangerRickTV usually not. I've had enough practice now that I can film without people noticing.
Aw never went to this mall.. the ones I frequented growing up were Fashion Square, and PV. Funny how Fashion is booming and they’re expanding it, while every other mall in the state is dying slowly. Miss the mall days, they were the best.
8:20 Follow Your Heart Rescue where I found my Toby back in 2016!
2019 was the first time in over 20 years I didn't even bother with SSC at Christmastime. That was always a staple for gift shopping, just couldn't bring myself to go there.
This makes me so sad! I would come to this mall several times a week in the early 2000's for the Kid's Club and even visited the mall pretty often as a teen. Now I still live in the area but rarely, if ever, visit the mall.
I recommend checking out the ASU Polytechnic campus, if possible. They have a lot of interesting abandoned property there, like the abandoned elementary school.
nice to hear about old memories.
An update is that they are moving an Ulta that’s in the area to the north side of the mall AND they are moving a Ross that’s in the area to the same side of the mall too. I think that’ll help for sure
I was just there today at 6 pm and the mall was very busy all over. Lots of holiday shoppers.
omg i use to work at that movie theater king time ago it use to be call cinema 8 amd i cant believe its still there i use to live in AZ but now i live in Missouri
I lived in the Phoenix-Mesa area for 13 years. I shopped at both Fiesta and Superstition Malls.. They did a very brisk business. I also remember Tri City Mall on the corner of Dobson and Main.
I just hope that this online thing is just a trend. These malls aren't as busy anymore. I was just at tuscola outlet mall in Illinois and it's starting to empty out little by little. Later in the warmer months I'll document that. It seems that stores are closing before Christmas this year. Usually it's been after Christmas. This is a sad time for malls right now.
3:42 if they're indeed handmade that's definitely fair, even if we just account the labour + skill it takes.
I think quality jewelry plus was once a Fred Meyer Jewelers. Pocket change was the best!
I used to go there a lot when I lived in Mesa, it's sad to see it's on the way out. I remember when that area was being developed back in the nineties.
Digging at Tycho . Where did you live? I moved to Val vista and southern when it was all new in 1989.
@@mikethemechanic7395 When it was built I was living in Tempe. About the mid-nineties I was cohabiting with a now long since ex-girlfriend in the area of Gilbert Rd. and the 60, we would go up there a lot.
The decline has accelerated at this mall. I was there a few weeks ago at Dillard's. There was a wall put up on the other side of the mall past the food court blocking off traffic. I normally shop in San Tan Village, and noticed how outdated this place is.
My local mall in Fredericksburg Virginia is always Busy.
The Towne Centre Mall.
I remember there being dinosaurs out in that courtyard with a bunch of dinosaur tracks in the concrete sidewalks. Am I remembering that right?
The food court floor tiles bring me back
I never realized how badly you needed more dogs in your videos but yep. More dogs.
I wonder if there's a Quality Jewelry Minus?
The name is so eerie lol I'm sure people have said that before.
Omg those dogs ❤
Is there still a theater?
I miss eating at Edo's. That was the best Asian food, then we'd go to Pocket Change...
A Jaguar for $20!?
I got mine quite a bit before they liquidated those. Still have it with a few carts. Was the only game system I got during the 90's. I'm 1 of the few who really likes it.
Wescor sure had a monopoly back in the day! Damn pesky mall walkers! Independent shops always a bad sign. Haven’t been here in years. The horseshoe design is pretty novel. Second generation mall deterioration: mall which created dead mall (Fiesta) now seems slowly dying. Always thought it interesting the acres and acres of commercial development (hotels/restaurants/retail) in the vicinity of this mall. How’s the area as a whole doing?
No excuse for this mall to fail, it’s right across the street from a huge retirement area with people looking to spend money. Also, Canadian visitors as well as stateside snowbirds looking to spend. The mall is a dismal experience. Look, nobody shopped at Sears anymore. Now, Penny’s is the next to go down. The store is a mess, don’t look for help. There is literally no reason to go there. Once again, this is in Mesa, AZ.
Considering JCPenney just declared Chapter 11, odds are pretty good the location at this mall is going to get shut down for good. And it's reasonable to assume the Macy's won't be far behind it because of the pandemic's economic impact. That kind of 1-2 punch is going to be very difficult to recover from and probably will condemn it to "dead mall" status in the end.
True, the mall is one flush away from the toilet
I wish they'd ban mall walkers. Annoying, always in the way, and they rarely buy anything.
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It’s so weird watching videos now and people don’t have masks
I’m like “???”
This mall kinda look like the mall from dead rising
Come into vans at super i work there!
when a mall is full of independent shops and few franchises, it's a bad sign. i'm no expert but if the food court is getting the most traffic, that is the area that should be expanded. food courts usually are where people congregate in malls.
I work at Charley's Philly steak
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At best this a soon to be dead mall. Regardless as to whether it’s full of mom & pop or national chains, without customers it’s doomed. Sad as it’s well kept and the design is great. Another awesome video.
It can go in bough direction, maybe will fully recovery.
I was here yesterday. 14 vacancies. No more sears. No more book vault. No more pizza Cafe. That ww2 museum was also empty
Wow, things have really gone down at this mall since you filmed your last video here. That Beyond The Garden appears to be former Wet Seal; and the Quality Jewelry Plus looks to be an old Zales. When you did your first video here I didn’t think that it would be a dead mall anytime soon but this ain’t looking too good. For a Sunday afternoon there should be way more shoppers. The future of this mall doesn’t seem to good but if they are able to fill up the vacant anchors hopefully we will see a resurgence
I fell into that "well" thing in the pet store when I was a kid, banged my knee pretty bad. They used to put a bunch of puppies in there you could interact with
Dillard's sold computers!? 😲 😲
it was different in older days lol. sears used to sell them, and so did lots of other older retail chains.
That's amazing. I remember when Sears used to sell tons of video games, I bought my Nintendo 64 there while looking at the PlayStation's. I don't think they sell much games anymore.
Up to the 90's dept. stores were vastly different. They sold a bit of everything not like the outdated clothes n overpriced perfumes most sell now.
I was here last week and well... For being the holiday season this mall is gonna be Fiesta mall soon enough
I give it 3-5 years. I live by Fiesta and 5 years ago Fiesta had a similar vibe.
Worst mall in the history of Earth was Florin Mall in Sacramento, CA
Hey don't say that cause I work there and I'm going to work tomorrow
Pretty mall. I like the shop with the LED trees. I would get some green, red, & white ones for christmas decorations. I don't really see a lot of eclectic one-off shops like I did in the 80s. It's always chain stores.
But the $1,800 for a led tree is just hiway robbery. They just need to sell a couple a month and theyre already ok. In our country theyre selling for less than $50. Theyre all made in china
@@albertteng1191 made it china is cheap ass made stuff, these are hand made for what i saw lol
I got a similar looking led tree for £40 UK currency ..I agree about £1800 being highway robbery surely no1 would really pay that for it lol
You should do a video, where you go to every state and visit the most popular malls there.
NXA Mythical if he does and goes to Mall of America I want to know when so I can meet and show him around
He needs to go through Canada and see WEM. Maybe do a collab with Best Edmonton Mall 😍
Miss the giant Gila monster slide.
I found it! It's in Carefree now 😀 I bring it up in the extra video I mentioned on my 2nd channel: ua-cam.com/video/qpbB34dD448/v-deo.html
Retail Archaeology HA! There it is. The memories as a kid sliding down that in summer burning your self with tons of other kids. Good times at superstition.
Thanks!!!
Grew up going to this mall all through my childhood, left AZ for a couple decades and recently moved back. Was shocked to see how sad this mall has become. Genuinely depressing.
My mom used to work at this mall in the late 90's she worked at the Sears and the Robinson may when it was around a lot of memories from this mall
I'm glad there's not a pet rescue place at my mall. There'd probably be 20 rescued dogs and cats at my house by now if I had to pass one of those everytime I went to the mall.
There is a pet rescue now.
I wanted more footage and petting of dogs in this video.
OMG when I was a kid pretty much every mall had an organ store. This is the first time I've seen one in years! I didn't realize those home organs were really still a thing.
so true. I remember that,! when Malls had...everything.
Ironically its probly still there due to the older population in the area who grew up with organs still being popular. Only time I'd heard of any music store in a mall in 20 years. the few music stores near me are all standalones, almost always in very very run down parts of town.
This mall has changed so much. I used to spend so much time in this mall when I was a teenager. And that was only fiveish years ago
It needs cafes , supermarkets and banks
Game Stop is essentially the modern day Babbage's.
at least at babbages i could find something to buy.
Not sure it a good thing to ask
What's a Baggages?
Take that back!
Crow Migration
Who me?
Or the guy above me?
@@RexWort Gamestop is nothing like Babbages. Edit: and I guess since you asked for an explanation, first of all, it was only video games and they were from all past and current consoles. Second the store was open and inviting and the employees genuinely loved games and wanted to help you find the right one for you. Third the prices and trade in values were more fair.
I'm 30 years old and I still have the scar under my chin when I climbed up the leg of the Gila monster slide as a kid, and then slipped and banged my chin straight down on top of the spot I was climbing up. Hurt like hell because that thing was made of pure concrete. SO many memories around that mall! I can't believe that pet store is still in there.
$1,800 for a stump root cluster with pink Christmas lights.
SOMETIME SOON, THERE WILL NO LONGER BE A SEARS OR KMART ANYWHERE. MANY SAY JCPENNEY IS NEXT.
I thought Sears and Kmart were both in the process of closing all stores in the U.S. And yes, JCPenney is right behind them. Most of their stores have closed.
@@sallyphillips9175 DIDN'T THE CEO OF SEARS MAKE AN OFFER TO BUY IT USING HIS HEDGE FUND, SO THAT SEARS WOULD NOT BE LIQUIDATED? I THINK HE DID ABOUT A DAY OR TWO AGO.
Up here in Canada Kmart dissappeared in the 90's bought up by Wal Fart. Sears went bust here at the end of 2018
I really hope this mall doesnt end up like fiesta mall I really like this mall. Last year the mall was packed during the holiday season and it was really refreshing seeing that compared to fiesta mall.
This was my childhood mall. I grew up about 10 minutes away from it. My family and I came here just about every weekend throughout the nineties. I remember that Gila Monster slide and the caves with the bronze statues of like a hourse and a miner outside the theater. I remember when the $1 theater had those awesome lights in the hallway to the theaters. Felt like you were walking through the stars. Also I really miss the arcade. I miss Sundance too
there is a mall close to me that just became completely abandoned a few months ago
Burlington Center Mall
I like the music but I HATE HATE the trend of people putting music behind their talking. Always seems so awkward. No Idea joe or why that trend started.
On behalf;f of mall walkers everywhere I must apologize for running you over. We don't mean to run you over. It happens for a couple of reasons. Either we don't see you because we are too caught up in meaningful conversation, or we can't slow down and change lanes fast enough. It takes me a long time to get up to walking speed if I have to slow down again I come to a complete stop and then must try to restart again. So again sorry for running you over, honest it is now on purpose. Pwehpas when we walk we should wear bright orange vests. lol Be safe out there!
i'm curious why people walk in malls. why not go to the park instead? is it because it is climate controlled?
safety security familiarity friendship strength in numbers all weather availability not too hot not too cold reduced fear of falling no wild animals
@@davedeiler2072 wild animals? like a bear attack? lol
bear? no nothing that common, Bigfoot have a great day
Dave Deiler Wow... how can people be so frightened of the outdoors
Used to own a house down around Power and Guadalupe. Spent a LOT of time in S.Springs and the surrounding area in my mid 20s. Left Arizona in 2006. Sad to see the entire area decaying with Fiesta dead and this mall on the trajectory. But now everybody goes to SanTan Villiage I suppose. It's a thing with Arizona, that the population always moves farther and farther out, with the area being moved from as a lower-income shell of it's former self. My parents old neighborhood around Horne & University looks like Beruit now.
pliskenmovie . That area used to be nice. I lived off southern and Val vista when it was new in 1989. I was shocked when I visited it in 2019. What a dump. My old house was run down and the area looked low income.
If I’m correct, that dog that was in the dog bed at Follow Your Heart isn’t for adoption. I believe that’s Daddy, the owner’s dog.
Pretty sure Quality Jewelry Plus was a Zales. The doorway seems to be the old style of Zales. We still have some like that here I think.
Do any of these malls ever improve after they've started the inexorable slide downhill, particularly when they lose an anchor? Never happens does it?
I've heard some cases of malls bouncing back. Even the owners of the infamous abandoned Frederick Towne Mall look like they wanna reopen the place.
I still go to this mall. I also loved the Gila monster slide! I’m a lot younger than you and I don’t remember some of the original stores but this mall has changed a lot! I go here quite often and it’s still pretty great. I hope it doesn’t die too quick.
"This was actually a dollar store, not like a 99 cents only store; they sold the cheap Chinese crap."
Maybe this is just a Canada/US cultural difference but can someone explain the difference between what you would expect to find at a dollar store as opposed to a 99 cent store?
A "dollar store" typically refers to Family Dollar, or Dollar General - both stores that sell things for far more than a dollar. But I guess you could say they have a penchant for rounding off prices to the nearest dollar - so you pay $3 instead of $2.95, for your egg rolls or hand soap.
The 99-cent-only or 5-and-below stores impose a ceiling on prices, I believe, so they're in a separate category. I don't know what they sell, I never visit one ... useless tchotchkes I suppose.
Three types of Dollar Stores.
Stores like Family Dollar and General Dollar are discount stores where products are not a dollar. Something in those just discount stores might be 20 or 195 dollars. Not remotely a dollar but the business name is now misleading. Some things aren't even discounted.
Dollar Tree is an example of a store that has a set price. Everything in the store is exactly a dollar. Making the description of it being a Dollar Store quite literal.
Then there are the stores with a name that is a brand name but it sounds like a general description for the type of store. Examples of those stores are It's All One Dollar and 99-Cents-Only store. You can see how specific names can be confused for names for the genre.
Some times stores with names that lean towards making you believe everything is a dollar are tricking you. I've been in many Dollar Store name Ma n Pa that had various prices but no labels.
Dollar Stores are not limited to the US and Canada. The names vary depending on currency. The UK has Pound Shops. Japan has 99 yen and 100 yen stores.
Actually, the 99 Cents Only chain has a lot of merchandise that's only 99¢, but it also sells merchandise for more. I've gotten a lot of good deals here.
Daiso, my favorite Japanese ¥100 store has a lot of stores in California and Texas. The base price in the US is $1.50, and they also sell merchandise for more. Much higher quality than Dollar Tree.
Maybe a Daiso should open up at this mall in the old Sears.
If you would like to see REALLY busy malls, go to Bangkok. Huge and extremely busy. Everywhere.
Lmao yes, Asian malls are busy af
$1800 for a light up decorative tree? Oh hell no. I wouldn't even pay a tenth of that.
Writing this while in the food court right now.
Mall has lots of memories for me. The art store in the food court used to be a pocket change arcade. There used to be a game store at the upstairs custom shirt shop. And it used to he a EB Games before a Gamestop. Used to go to midnight launches all the time there for games.
I went here ALL the time as a child. Sad to see how down hill it's gone. :( The Gila monster slide and Carousel were ny absolute favourite. My 3 year old self was obsessed with Hot Topic.
What the heck is going on with Arizona these malls are falling apart down there now i recently moved to Los angelas and these malls out here are crazy insanely busy and it's so dang expensive to live out here. Versus Arizona it's so much more affordable and very populated but nobody is spending money and those type of malls anymore very sad to see.
I miss the fajita Prima that was by pocket change arcade
I got a future dead mall come to Lincolnwood , Lincolnwood mall in Illinois/Chicago . I’m they recently closed a Carson Pirie Scott .they have a Kohls there and other stores in the mall . I have a few more malls if your interested . but your doing Good with these videos thanks!
Would love a mall like that. All the malls near here either insanely busy to the point there's no parking, or too far away to be worth it. None of them have any striking architecture, mostly the typical 90s "blah" or the new ultra shiny modern look.
There's Several Options when it Comes to Using all of that Square Footage and not Allowing it to be another Abandoned Building . How about a Vocational Trade School that Teaches People How to Use their Hands? Second Option, A Giant Club with Sports Bars the Department Stores Would be Used for the Actual Dance Floor and the Individual Smaller stores would be Sports Bars One Bar Playing FootBall another Baseball, Mixed Martial Arts, Pool Competitions and Maybe a Bowling Alley .
I have always wanted to know if any malls have been converted into mixed use property. It would be neat to see a 2 or 3 story mall convert the top floor to a private gated/controlled access residential property. The ground floor could be retail. Open to the public. Grocery stores. Post office. Restaurants, bars, nightclubs.
Joe Plymale the Americana at Brand in Glendale
They did one renovation to this mall in 2002. Before that, I remember aqua-colored walls with pink and turquoise accents inside. They also had some indoor trees on the lower level. My family used to like eating at Luby’s where TJ Maxx is now.
"Superstition Springs Center: A Future Dead Mall?"
Dude, they literately give you an option to ask that question directly to them at 0:07 above the directory map.
Glad you called out the puppy mills. Thank you for your video 💕
Superstition Springs Center Mall is really nice. You said you grew up going there. How did the elevator at Mervyn's look on the inside? Did it look similar to the one at Arrowhead or was it all brown inside?
I'm from Mesa. Went I went into the Army this didn't exist. I live in Wa State so I like watching channels like yours to keep up with the changes.
That mall looks like a local mall not to far away from where I live. The mall is in Gastonia, NC. It's terrible, a lot of empty spaces and everything major is moving out. Now they kept it real clean, but lets face it majority of malls now are dying especially the ones in most suburban areas of the country or small towns that should never got a mall to begin with.
Have you ever been to the outlet tangiers in Westgate area? Near Glendale? It's what apparently is called an open air mall? My wife told me thats what it is when a mall has no roof to speak of... Anyway, great video, would you go back also to Prescott Gateway Mall again? Or talk about Frontier Village how it used to be the happening place, with Ten Cine overlooking it all?
That carousel is *amazing*! I've never seen a dual-level one in a mall before.
That gila monster slide and play area was the shit! I'm upset they tore it up, I had a lot of fond memories going there with my deceased grandma and I'd have loved to visit again for old times sake.
Guess who's back
I don't know you