I work at this mall. You filmed during the darkest period, when most stores were closed but nothing new was coming in either. A lot of the empty spots are opening up now
That's good to hear! I've not set foot in the mall since visiting WV in 1996 when my Grandpa passed. Back in the late 80s...I used to work at the Ponderosa by the Burger King before you go up the hill to the mall.
im right there with ya. always loved going into sears until they shutdown, felt like a rebel going into spencers without my parents and seeing all the adult stuff which as a kid you dont know what they are until you get older. now since im 27 and walk in the mall. i still remember where all the old stores were
I used to go there when I was a teenager with my friends on Friday nights and with my mom during the week. I’m 49 now so that was a long time ago. This brought back a lot of memories ❤️👍
I remember that Montgomery Ward was in the Target anchor spot back in the 1990's and it sat empty for a while before Target took over. The walled-off space on the right side of the food court used to be a Long John Silver's. Probably one of the best in West Virginia.
that's so funny I was just watching and wondered what was there before Target to have those neon lights. Really cool design. I'm from upstate NY and some of our older malls have similar 80s/90s bells and whistles still intact.
I used to go to this mall as a kid in the late 80's and 90's. It's been a very very long time. I see they carpeted it, which is weird for a mall. It's also brighter. That Pizza Place was there way back in the day. I'd get pizza then go to the arcade which was close to the food court. Good times.
This mall reminds me of parkway plaza mall which is much smaller than that one in the video. It's just 1/7 of a mile and has carpet on the floor. For now I don't know how parkway plaza mall is doing since the pandemic. It was closed down for a while but opened back up. It was doing good before now it's like me. I'm older with bad knees and overweight. The mall I know is forty years old and I'm sixty. Time has flown when shopping was fun. That was the slogan " Shopping is fun again. The last time I was there back in 2011 they opened the stores and they would sit there with just the employees.
A radio station would be great and would attract more people. The diamond center in Alaska and a nearly abandoned mall in Melbourne, FL which is just used for office space has iHeartRadio
So many good memories of this mall. I grew up in Fairmont and used to go on weekends. There was an arcade next to the food court in the 90s where you could play games, some pinball machines there but not many. Sun coast movie company had movies and then we would go to JC Penny for clothes.
Another great video. This is another one I enjoyed going to. Another anchor this mall would previously have was Montgomery Ward. When it closed, it was replaced by the current Target with the cool neon. Marshalls would previously be a Steve & Berry's. The Pizza Place is an offshoot of the Pizza Place in Grand Central Mall. Similar owners.
Ames, Murphy's Mart, Stone & Thomas, The Bon-Ton, Sears, and Montgomery Ward were there when I lived in Clarksburg in the 80s. Of course, JCPenney and Sears as well. 🙂
I grew up in Fairmont in the 80’s and 90’s, and though my ‘home’ mall was the Middletown Mall, Meadowbrook was always our ‘nice’ mall to go to. The Pizza Place restaurant has been largely unchanged since the late 80’s, and my great Uncle is the owner of T&L Hotdogs, a northern WV staple!!
You must have went at a strange time bc the mall’s always packed & they added a Boscov’s now ( + Marshall’s has a bigger space and so does BAM) A few stores went away (fye, the candy store and a few others) but it’s doing well..I have to leave after 20 mins or so sometimes bc it’s so busy I feel closed in lol😂
I moved from over there in 2007. They've updated to he inside since I was last there in 2011. The flooring isn't tarazo like it was. Or as dark with the lighting.
Great Target neon. I live a mile away from the first ever Target and they have taken away all its individuality. The carpeting in the hall is really nice but that wouldn't last a minute with snow and road salt in Minnesota.
My mom used to take us to this mall when I was a kid in the 90s. That coffee place used to be a baked potato place which was really good. They used to have an awesome arcade too. Haven’t been back to WV since 2005.
There's a mall near me owned by Cafaro called Mall of Monroe. It was a nice mall but few stores remain but they keep it looking in good shape. Also Doomie what other states have you conquered? Hoping you visit my neck of the woods someday. Michigan has a lot of malls that really aren't on YT at all.
I have conquered Maine & more recently Vermont. I will be focusing on cleaning up my home state of North Carolina, but if all goes well, I might have a trip to Michigan sooner than you think.
Probably because putting another Walmart 2 miles away from one already there is overkill even for Walmart As a Clarksburg born person I am actually happy that many people are there. Was in bad shape last time I visited
Is that carpet or tiling on the mall floors ? If it’s carpet then man that must get dirty quickly... not sure I like the industrial look roof.. looks like they didn’t bother to cover the roof over and left it bare... again, and this is for so many malls that are featured, the same boring chain stores almost to a t you could name which stores will be there and whereabouts.. it’s all so generic .. kay , Claire’s or Zales on corner spots... the same clothing chains .. American eagle, Marshall’s, c&b , maurices, rue 21, hot topic, torrid , justice, old navy etc.... the same mobile shops, the same anchors all over the country....the shopping options become boring very quickly.. why travel to another mall when it will be as bland and generic as you local one 😞 As you say, without the anchor stores, these places start to suffer as they provided the footfall , once the anchors leave then in line tenants depart when the leases are up... leisure and entertainment could be potential saviours but again can alienate large sections of shoppers / demographics if they are things such as paintball, table tennis or golf parlours.. the young will love it but older will probably never set foot in the place... these types of activities generally have short shelf lives Of being ‘in fashion’ here i;the U.K. , but again , our property costs are so much higher than the US due to lack of land.... another interesting tour as always... 👍
I work at this mall. You filmed during the darkest period, when most stores were closed but nothing new was coming in either. A lot of the empty spots are opening up now
That's good to hear! I've not set foot in the mall since visiting WV in 1996 when my Grandpa passed. Back in the late 80s...I used to work at the Ponderosa by the Burger King before you go up the hill to the mall.
Love your videos and vibes man. This mall with the ceilings and carpet is so 80's! 👌
0:12 that white building across from you used to be a huge toys r us. Used to go to it for halloween sales and got to see it shut down years ago
Wow what a very clean looking mall loved that target store with all that neon in it the music in this video was awsome
It seems to be doing reasonably well despite some vacancies. Having strong tenants like Target, Marshalls and Old Navy helps.
Sooooooooo many childhood memories from there. Even a few after childhood. A lot has come and gone inside there.
im right there with ya. always loved going into sears until they shutdown, felt like a rebel going into spencers without my parents and seeing all the adult stuff which as a kid you dont know what they are until you get older. now since im 27 and walk in the mall. i still remember where all the old stores were
It had my favorite mall arcade ever!!
The original anchors were Montgomery Wards, Sears, JC Penney, Murphey’s Mart and Stone & Thomas.
I used to go there when I was a teenager with my friends on Friday nights and with my mom during the week. I’m 49 now so that was a long time ago. This brought back a lot of memories ❤️👍
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I used to do the same...and I'm 53. ;-)
I remember that Montgomery Ward was in the Target anchor spot back in the 1990's and it sat empty for a while before Target took over.
The walled-off space on the right side of the food court used to be a Long John Silver's. Probably one of the best in West Virginia.
that's so funny I was just watching and wondered what was there before Target to have those neon lights. Really cool design. I'm from upstate NY and some of our older malls have similar 80s/90s bells and whistles still intact.
@@flipped_normal All Targets used to have neon in the 90s - 2000s.
Man I really feel at home on your channel!
Just was there this week as Boscov's will be opening October 5, 2023. Exciting.
I used to go to this mall as a kid in the late 80's and 90's. It's been a very very long time. I see they carpeted it, which is weird for a mall. It's also brighter. That Pizza Place was there way back in the day. I'd get pizza then go to the arcade which was close to the food court. Good times.
As many times I've been in that target I never paid any attention to the neon lol
This mall reminds me of parkway plaza mall which is much smaller than that one in the video. It's just 1/7 of a mile and has carpet on the floor. For now I don't know how parkway plaza mall is doing since the pandemic. It was closed down for a while but opened back up. It was doing good before now it's like me. I'm older with bad knees and overweight. The mall I know is forty years old and I'm sixty. Time has flown when shopping was fun. That was the slogan " Shopping is fun again. The last time I was there back in 2011 they opened the stores and they would sit there with just the employees.
Murphy Mart was one of the anchors originally as well (and was eventually replaced with Ames which went out of business).
Been going to that mall since I was a kid. Love the pizza place!! Sad to see stores leaving. Good video
A radio station would be great and would attract more people. The diamond center in Alaska and a nearly abandoned mall in Melbourne, FL which is just used for office space has iHeartRadio
Actually it is thriving. Almost 100% full now with a giant Boscovs' opening this fall 2023
So many good memories of this mall. I grew up in Fairmont and used to go on weekends. There was an arcade next to the food court in the 90s where you could play games, some pinball machines there but not many. Sun coast movie company had movies and then we would go to JC Penny for clothes.
It's a beautiful mall. Thanks for covering it!
Another great video. This is another one I enjoyed going to. Another anchor this mall would previously have was Montgomery Ward. When it closed, it was replaced by the current Target with the cool neon. Marshalls would previously be a Steve & Berry's. The Pizza Place is an offshoot of the Pizza Place in Grand Central Mall. Similar owners.
Ames, Murphy's Mart, Stone & Thomas, The Bon-Ton, Sears, and Montgomery Ward were there when I lived in Clarksburg in the 80s. Of course, JCPenney and Sears as well. 🙂
I grew up in Fairmont in the 80’s and 90’s, and though my ‘home’ mall was the Middletown Mall, Meadowbrook was always our ‘nice’ mall to go to. The Pizza Place restaurant has been largely unchanged since the late 80’s, and my great Uncle is the owner of T&L Hotdogs, a northern WV staple!!
The first thing I see when you walk in,
CARPETTT
Home improvement on the tv really fits to the 90s interior! What else could I ask for
At least it’s not just a bunch of women’s clothes stores
I would suggest the empty anchors just be torn down and replaced with nothing. This mall is a sufficient size with the city it serves as it.
Rare for a mall to have Carpet Tiles throughout.
You must have went at a strange time bc the mall’s always packed & they added a Boscov’s now ( + Marshall’s has a bigger space and so does BAM) A few stores went away (fye, the candy store and a few others) but it’s doing well..I have to leave after 20 mins or so sometimes bc it’s so busy I feel closed in lol😂
I moved from over there in 2007. They've updated to he inside since I was last there in 2011. The flooring isn't tarazo like it was. Or as dark with the lighting.
Great Target neon. I live a mile away from the first ever Target and they have taken away all its individuality. The carpeting in the hall is really nice but that wouldn't last a minute with snow and road salt in Minnesota.
I think you would like Wonderland of the Americas in San Antonio, Texas.
I remember my childhood Target store had that multi-color neon in it. I totally forgot about it until now!
Awesome video Doomie
My mom used to take us to this mall when I was a kid in the 90s. That coffee place used to be a baked potato place which was really good. They used to have an awesome arcade too. Haven’t been back to WV since 2005.
This Mall USED to be worth visiting back in the early 2000’s, but they went and messed everything up.
good document of time ty 4 your service STRIJDER
this used to be a rocking mall back in the 80s but it sucks now
That's literally my local mall plus the target there actually used to be a burlington
have anything on town Center in Charleston
Carpet was added in the 2000s. It looked so much more dated prior to then.
There's a mall near me owned by Cafaro called Mall of Monroe. It was a nice mall but few stores remain but they keep it looking in good shape.
Also Doomie what other states have you conquered? Hoping you visit my neck of the woods someday. Michigan has a lot of malls that really aren't on YT at all.
I have conquered Maine & more recently Vermont. I will be focusing on cleaning up my home state of North Carolina, but if all goes well, I might have a trip to Michigan sooner than you think.
@@DoomieGruntVentures Ever going to come to Wisconsin? Seems to me that's a state that mall enthusiast on youtube never come to at least not yet.
Grew up at Eastridge Mall in Gastonia! Love the channel, keep it up!
Seems like it’s pretty crowded for a mall
I call this clarksburg mall
My local target has purple neon and it opened in 2006.
Why is Target part of the meadowbrook mall in West Virginia.
Probably because putting another Walmart 2 miles away from one already there is overkill even for Walmart
As a Clarksburg born person I am actually happy that many people are there. Was in bad shape last time I visited
Does it rain every time you visit a mall?
Not always. Sometimes it snows, too
Which mall in Ohio has you hating life ? I live in Ohio, so just wondering, lol
Boscov’s neon is much better
Is that carpet or tiling on the mall floors ? If it’s carpet then man that must get dirty quickly... not sure I like the industrial look roof.. looks like they didn’t bother to cover the roof over and left it bare... again, and this is for so many malls that are featured, the same boring chain stores almost to a t you could name which stores will be there and whereabouts.. it’s all so generic .. kay , Claire’s or Zales on corner spots... the same clothing chains .. American eagle, Marshall’s, c&b , maurices, rue 21, hot topic, torrid , justice, old navy etc.... the same mobile shops, the same anchors all over the country....the shopping options become boring very quickly.. why travel to another mall when it will be as bland and generic as you local one 😞 As you say, without the anchor stores, these places start to suffer as they provided the footfall , once the anchors leave then in line tenants depart when the leases are up... leisure and entertainment could be potential saviours but again can alienate large sections of shoppers / demographics if they are things such as paintball, table tennis or golf parlours.. the young will love it but older will probably never set foot in the place... these types of activities generally have short shelf lives Of being ‘in fashion’ here i;the U.K. , but again , our property costs are so much higher than the US due to lack of land.... another interesting tour as always... 👍
Is it Tuttle Crossing? Tell me the Ohio mall is Tuttle Crossing.....a Pale cline of the old City Center!!