A Visit to Myrtle Beach Mall

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
  • Myrtle Beach Mall is a classic dead mall at the north end of Myrtle Beach. Beaten out by competition, it continues to limp in a state of limbo, awaiting redevelopment.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 109

  • @charlestonpinballarcade
    @charlestonpinballarcade 4 місяці тому +75

    The “players choice” arcade and comic book shop here is awesome! The owner only puts out original vintage arcade and pinball games at 25 cents per play. That 6 player XMen has taken my money! 🕹️👾

    • @corpingtons
      @corpingtons 4 місяці тому +6

      Such as nice place but the mall is really not good

    • @Unironicunicorn5
      @Unironicunicorn5 4 місяці тому +3

      Can confirm that store is great.

    • @GinNBoost
      @GinNBoost 4 місяці тому +3

      Player’s Choice and Bass Pro are the only reasons to visit this mall

    • @TheGravygun
      @TheGravygun 3 місяці тому +1

      They rotate the games pretty good they had a moon Patrol in there for a while. Would love to see a Robotron or Defender. They also had a joust and Tron

    • @charlestonpinballarcade
      @charlestonpinballarcade Місяць тому

      @@Unironicunicorn5confirmation has been confirmed! 🎉😂

  • @gandalf9239
    @gandalf9239 4 місяці тому +42

    You skipped entirely over Player's Choice and the arcade shop they have. It's the heart of that place they have so much passion for what they do and are really nice people. Been going there for years on and off and the collection of arcade machines they have on display is just as awesome as the number of comics and collectibles they have at their shop. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't been before The folks there are some good people.

  • @ChickenTender57
    @ChickenTender57 4 місяці тому +11

    When Coastal Grand Mall was built it caused the demise of the other malls in the area.

  • @megaascension2748
    @megaascension2748 4 місяці тому +30

    The only reason to go to Myrtle Beach Mall is Bass Pro Shops or the arcade and shop next door. I call that store Nerd Valhalla.

    • @privateer2584
      @privateer2584 4 місяці тому

      100%

    • @PColumbus73
      @PColumbus73 3 місяці тому +1

      Bass Pro and the movie theater are the only things keeping that mall afloat

    • @Mizikame
      @Mizikame 2 місяці тому

      Player’s Choice is the shiiitttt!!!

  • @epicMicrowavve
    @epicMicrowavve 4 місяці тому +11

    DUDE. I go there all the time! Some nights I just go and walk, or to the arcade or comic store. I’ve lived around there my whole life. So much nostalgia

  • @TheGravygun
    @TheGravygun 3 місяці тому +9

    The guys at Corrado's Pizza definitely know what they're doing. Some of the best pizza in Myrtle Beach hands down. Always good

    • @Mizikame
      @Mizikame 2 місяці тому

      They be giving out those REAL TMNT-Inspired Pizzas 🍕

  • @gamersquarters6497
    @gamersquarters6497 4 місяці тому +8

    Just a remnant of what it used to be. Many memories from my childhood my father had a restaurant on restaurant row. He was not always able to get away but when he did I would go to this mall and get chick fil a with him. The only thing that has me returning is Players Choice and the arcade.

  • @difference3maker36
    @difference3maker36 4 місяці тому +13

    I’ve been to this mall many times since moving down 2 years ago. Never would I expected to see a video of a location that’s literally 20 mins from my house.
    The players choice store and arcade is the only reason why that mall hasn’t even collapsed yet

    • @Mizikame
      @Mizikame 2 місяці тому +2

      Along with Bass Pro Shop & Twin Peaks Restaurant & the Movie Theater being the entire Mall’s only Saving Grace

  • @snausages43
    @snausages43 4 місяці тому +18

    I wish Player’s Choice could be in Coastal Grande so it can get the business it deserves.

    • @privateer2584
      @privateer2584 4 місяці тому +1

      Rent would be higher... Although I wonder how some of the stores in there survive.

    • @Mizikame
      @Mizikame 2 місяці тому

      @@privateer2584If the people who Own the Entire Mall Building don’t pay off their Lease Renewal.. The Mall is going to be turned into a Hospital

  • @jarrettcalder757
    @jarrettcalder757 2 місяці тому +2

    This was Briarcliffe Mall when I was a kid. They had Corrados Pizza, Chick Fil A and Mrs. Fields cookies. The arcade was the place to Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter. Good times in the early 1990's.

  • @bcfly1965
    @bcfly1965 4 місяці тому +8

    My husband and I used to take our kids there (now 34, 36 & 44) to Morrison's Cafeteria for breakfast with Santa. This mall, Inlet Square Mall and Waccamaw Pottery all had some good years but one of the biggest mistakes made here is demolishing Myrtle Square Mall. The lot still sits empty along with Waccamaw. And Inlet Square has been struggling for decades. It's a shame how Myrtle Beach has been destroyed.

    • @dbsummersun13
      @dbsummersun13 3 місяці тому +1

      I really miss Waccamaw Pottery.

  • @Scotty-Z70
    @Scotty-Z70 4 місяці тому +6

    i go there for comic books. it's sad. that mall used to be packed when i was young, in the 80s-90s

  • @SuperBuickregal
    @SuperBuickregal 4 місяці тому +10

    Thanks and Keep em Rolling!

  • @privateer2584
    @privateer2584 4 місяці тому +4

    This mall's been dying for as long as I remember, I thought it was gonna close back in '06 or '07

  • @SuperBuickregal
    @SuperBuickregal 4 місяці тому +10

    A dying American institution here they say that 25/30% of the malls in the US will be closed within 5 years. With the current financial situation with the recession and credit card debt at an all time high I would have to agree with this statement and your previous comments of the impending DOOM of these places Doomie. Keep em Rolling!

  • @Avenue72nd
    @Avenue72nd 4 місяці тому +3

    You are one of the few creators that keep it consistent poping out videos every week ...much appreciated 👍

  • @vastohs
    @vastohs 4 місяці тому +3

    One thing that Coastal Grand doesn’t have, Players Choice, I’m a local so I go to that store quite often

  • @WhittyPics
    @WhittyPics 4 місяці тому +5

    1st. I went to a mall the first time I went to MB back in 1986 but I don't know if it was this mall. This mall looks as sad as the one in Columbia on Two Notch Rd.

    • @charlestonpinballarcade
      @charlestonpinballarcade 4 місяці тому

      Hey Whitty! What’s up? How are you?
      Columbia place is unfortunately much sadder… even though the Richland county offices are supposedly moving in, the mall is so big it’s starting to show really bad signs of deterioration with moonbeam in ownership. Also, the random people sleeping around the property at the mall and the surrounding empty properties are not making the place family friendly.
      MB mall at least still has a nice belk, theater, arcade and Bass Pro. Luckily the MB mall property is actually very valuable and will get redeveloped sometime soon. The amount of new construction for the entire strand is a huge factor in that property remaining a nice bit of gold.

    • @corpingtons
      @corpingtons 4 місяці тому

      It’s being replaced by other malls and the ranger outlets while that mall is outdated and empty why invest there when it’s outdated

  • @sirekumasutra7022
    @sirekumasutra7022 4 місяці тому +3

    Went here in Jan of 2023 and was a cool place. Loved the arcade and how it was set up. Also apparently this is the only Bass Pro Shop in the state. Crazy how Coastal Grand is not so far from here.

    • @corpingtons
      @corpingtons 4 місяці тому +2

      The arcade still best store in it

    • @frankf684
      @frankf684 2 місяці тому

      There’s actually a bass pro shop in Greenville,sc.But at one time this was the only one

  • @Scotty-Z70
    @Scotty-Z70 4 місяці тому +2

    i don't recall the K-Mart there. that makes sense it was in the space owned by Bass

  • @monkeybusiness1999
    @monkeybusiness1999 3 місяці тому +1

    Depressing place. I stopped to have lunch here at the minimally open food court a few years ago & it was mostly empty closed stores then, too. And yes, there were small groups of elderly people power-walking around the place. Very weird, considering the nice weather outside & many nearby walkable beaches.

    • @frankf684
      @frankf684 2 місяці тому +4

      Hot and humid as hell in the summer not always pleasant walking weather

    • @monkeybusiness1999
      @monkeybusiness1999 2 місяці тому

      @@frankf684 Got it. 👍

    • @itisrandom8868
      @itisrandom8868 2 місяці тому +1

      Go to the mall on certain days and almost all the stores are open. Me and my family go there a lot.

  • @Mega12
    @Mega12 4 місяці тому +1

    i remember when this mall used to be packed and the cheesesteak spot next to the pizza place was one of the best tasting food ive ever had, too bad they closed down years ago

  • @michaelmarro9214
    @michaelmarro9214 4 місяці тому +2

    He went on off season. 2024 this baby is packed this summer already.

  • @SigmaRho2922
    @SigmaRho2922 4 місяці тому +3

    The mall began collapsing approximately four to six years after the Bass Pro Shops opened and the collapse happened due to the mall’s owners failing to pay property taxes during its tenure.

    • @Mizikame
      @Mizikame 2 місяці тому

      Yep! And if they don’t renew their Property Lease by the end of this year it’s going to be turned into a Hospital

  • @doublebarreldanky
    @doublebarreldanky 4 місяці тому +4

    I only go for Players Choice lol

  • @laxbeach2381
    @laxbeach2381 4 місяці тому +1

    Local here. Place was lit during its prime. Coastal Grand Mall put one of the final nails in this place, just like the others. Of course online shopping is probably putting the final nail. If it wasn’t for Bass Pro and Twin Peaks, I feel this place would have definitely lost by fate. It’ll probably eventually be taken over by real estate just like Inlet Square.

  • @MrLogan124
    @MrLogan124 Місяць тому +1

    The game store keeps that place alive. Ya don't go there for much of anything else.

  • @kalidreaming
    @kalidreaming 4 місяці тому +3

    When you are literally looking at the mall right now.😂

    • @Matt-re3or
      @Matt-re3or 4 місяці тому +1

      I pass it everyday. Been in Myrtle Beach since 1995.

    • @TheGravygun
      @TheGravygun 3 місяці тому

      This footage was taken at least 6 months ago

  • @Scotty-Z70
    @Scotty-Z70 4 місяці тому +3

    i always get pizza there. except on April 24, i decided to try the new japanese place.

  • @osamaismymama7907
    @osamaismymama7907 Місяць тому

    This has been a dead mall for at least 12 years. Back in 2014 I was in there and in the food court there was a restaurant called “Krispy Fried Chicken.” The only reason they haven’t already closed it down yet is because Bass Pro is attached to it. Besides Bass Pro the only other store that has some popularity is Players Choice. Which Players Choice used to be a local chain but the store in that mall is the last remaining one.

  • @taylorcreech6134
    @taylorcreech6134 3 місяці тому +1

    Grew up going there all the time. I should take the 15 minute drive and go back soon

  • @kevinkoch6900
    @kevinkoch6900 4 місяці тому

    It's awesome there. Live shows. Food court. Outdoor World. Twin Peaks food and the coldest beer on the Strand. Belke is Fabulous.

  • @charlestonpinballarcade
    @charlestonpinballarcade 4 місяці тому +2

    NO! The cultural norm in SC is having only one half of an orange harbor freight ratchet strap holding an entire trailer home full of rain soaked furniture on a rotten wobbling tow behind trailer designed to only hold a small lawnmower while flying down route 95 or 26…. Now that’s SC!
    😂😂😂

  • @Idk-2385
    @Idk-2385 2 місяці тому

    I remember going there when I was a kid thats why it feels like a liminal space😢

  • @jeee1074
    @jeee1074 4 місяці тому +4

    Must be a lot of SC residents here in Houston. People stop in the left lane all of the time to veer over to the exit. I would definitely check out the Bass Pro and Players Choice businesses here.

    • @frankf684
      @frankf684 2 місяці тому +2

      A lot of tourists in Myrtle beach,they are the majority of people doing that.

    • @Mizikame
      @Mizikame 2 місяці тому

      Don’t forget that NO ONE uses their Turn Signals there!!!
      South Carolina & North Carolina License Plate Tagged drivers are the WORST about it too

  • @Sarah-gz4no
    @Sarah-gz4no 4 місяці тому

    I periodically stop by on the way home from work when it gets too hot to walk outside. Its a good little walk area 🤷‍♀️

  • @TheBlueLightChannel
    @TheBlueLightChannel 4 місяці тому +1

    Unfortunately, this mall has been on life support for many, many years. The Tanger Outlet opened across the street in 2002, taking many of the Myrtle Beach Mall tenants. I worked overnight security at this place for a few months last year, I found old floor plans for this place, where it had the likes of American Eagle, Express, Victoria Secret, Chick-fil-A, and Kmart. The Kmart would be demolished sometime in the early 2000s. in favor of constructing a Bass Pro Shops. The second Belk was built sometime around that time, as well, on account of their original store not having any room to expand. The only things keeping this mall alive is the fact that it has strong anchors and junior anchors. Bass Pro, Belk, Books a Million, and the movie theater. Worth noting, a lot of the store are actually rented, being used for storage, or the stores just not being ready to open yet. I, unfortunately, foresee a fate similar to that of Inlet Square Mall, where they demolish the mall, saving the anchors and building some sort of “lifestyle center” around the anchors.

    • @Mizikame
      @Mizikame 2 місяці тому

      Player’s Choice anchors this place as well; don’t forget that!
      And yes, that mall USED to have Victoria’s Secret (the empty shoppe across from Player’s Choice) and the American Eagle was where Player’s Choice is now

  • @eliminatetheleader
    @eliminatetheleader 3 місяці тому

    I had no idea this mall existed. Only ever been to Coastal Grand.

  • @jotoksbg1219
    @jotoksbg1219 4 місяці тому +5

    Best store there is Players Choice. Collectibles. Thei Arcade next door is 80s arcade games cost 25 cents

  • @gregrowan843
    @gregrowan843 4 місяці тому +1

    MB,SC born and raised. player's choice is the only place up there i even bother with anymore and nothing else. As for bass pro, id rather go to the PSA store and REI

  • @Jersey4321
    @Jersey4321 16 днів тому

    PULL THE DANG PLUG!

  • @frankf684
    @frankf684 2 місяці тому

    Im on the treadmill in the gym next to bass pro right now

  • @ThirdyMeowy
    @ThirdyMeowy 2 місяці тому

    Been here a few times, managed to get a bunch of retro Pokémon stuff, but I haven't played them in a while...

  • @Aubrey-us1sh
    @Aubrey-us1sh 19 днів тому +1

    Im in myrtle beach right now💀💀💀 im on vacation.

  • @PColumbus73
    @PColumbus73 3 місяці тому

    Meanwhile, down on the south end, they are working on demolishing the Inlet Square Mall in Murrells Inlet, that one was struggling for a while just like Colonial / Myrtle Beach Mall.

  • @amyah.t4526
    @amyah.t4526 4 місяці тому

    I live in Myrtle beach and I’m surprised I’ve never been to this mall.
    I was born here and I thought I knew everything about Myrtle beach but I guess not.
    It really looks like a big mall, it’s sad it’s barely anyone in there.
    Costal grand mall is the mall I go to and I thought it was the only mall in Myrtle beach.

  • @ryanjustice8328
    @ryanjustice8328 4 місяці тому

    The banana pudding there is amazing. Gotta go there when you stop

    • @Mizikame
      @Mizikame 2 місяці тому

      What shoppe has banana pudding there?

  • @Wood_ee
    @Wood_ee 4 місяці тому +1

    bro i used to live in walking distance of this mall

    • @TheGravygun
      @TheGravygun 3 місяці тому

      Are you a follower of Baba the spiritual advisor. They own all the property across the street. Lot of weirdos in that area

    • @frankf684
      @frankf684 2 місяці тому

      @@TheGravygunthere’s a neighborhood and apartments right next door to the mall.

  • @ms.zelman3032
    @ms.zelman3032 4 місяці тому +1

    I don't like this mall that much, but this was still a good video Doomie, as always.😊

  • @susanrodriguez1982
    @susanrodriguez1982 2 місяці тому

    this mall is as dead as inlet square mall pretty soon we wont have a mall to go to

  • @michaelallen5505
    @michaelallen5505 4 місяці тому

    I actually enjoy visiting here. Always visit Bass Pro, Belk and Books a Million. I have a special needs son who enjoys walking in the peace and quiet and the massage chairs. Granted, that's probably not a great business model for them.

  • @evenodd3339
    @evenodd3339 4 місяці тому

    Coastal grand mall kinda replaced the Myrtle beach mall. It’s so much better Tbf
    Myrtle beach is such a great place to walk at

  • @cameronbessent7518
    @cameronbessent7518 4 місяці тому

    This mall is great

  • @kateo2826
    @kateo2826 4 місяці тому

    lol I’ve lived in this area to long any time I see or hear mb mall I’m like huh Myrtle square was demolished forever ago

  • @originalfallinggirl
    @originalfallinggirl 4 місяці тому

    This is so sad 😔

  • @CoolCatProductions-365
    @CoolCatProductions-365 4 місяці тому

    Nice video man!

  • @youstinkk6453
    @youstinkk6453 4 місяці тому

    Damn went here all my life

  • @kennedymcgovern5413
    @kennedymcgovern5413 2 місяці тому

    Well, good news and bad news for me.
    I just moved here.
    I guess the bad news is the mall here is dead.
    The good news is, I never went to Hanes Mall back in Winston-Salem, nor four seasons Mall back in Greensboro.
    So I'm pretty sure I never would have gone here anyway. Haha

  • @chucktownboi2488
    @chucktownboi2488 4 місяці тому +1

    I saw one of the strangest things in this mall back in 2018. I was taking my 10 yr old daughter to the movie theater there to see the Teen Titans movie. When we went in the theater there was a senior citizen couple there BY THEMSELVES to see the movie. No grandkids or nothing with them. Kinda weird to see an ovef 65 couple to watch a kids cartoon movie

    • @TheGravygun
      @TheGravygun 3 місяці тому +1

      There's nothing for these old folks to do it's like Heaven's waiting room here so many old people

  • @zoefaith120
    @zoefaith120 4 місяці тому

    Yes... this place had issues...

  • @TMoody
    @TMoody 4 місяці тому

    I love right down the street and never go here.

  • @brianmurphy2695
    @brianmurphy2695 4 місяці тому

    Decent looking place, poor occupancy, looks like it should have been bulldozed months ago.

  • @darrenbarnhart6526
    @darrenbarnhart6526 4 місяці тому

    Coastal grand won't die until Myrtle decide to relocate the airport or closed the airport until then Coastal grand won't die

    • @Matt-re3or
      @Matt-re3or 4 місяці тому

      Coastal Grand killed my junkyard a block over. We knew the end was near with Grissom parkway coming through.
      The old junkyard is being redeveloped as camper storage now.
      So many dying malls here.
      I remember when Myrtle Square was still there, before the DMV had an office in it.
      A friend still has ten percent stake in the inlet square mall.

    • @frankf684
      @frankf684 2 місяці тому

      @@Matt-re3orinlet square is getting torn down for condos

  • @Ikuruga
    @Ikuruga 4 місяці тому

    Imagine going to briarcliff in 2024

    • @frankf684
      @frankf684 2 місяці тому

      I go every day to go the gym that’s inside.

  • @debraevans3398
    @debraevans3398 2 місяці тому

    This is just sad .There's nothing there .They boasted of million dollar renovations. Its fast becoming a dead mall

  • @plaubelmakina8916
    @plaubelmakina8916 4 місяці тому

    Turn it into assisted living condos. This is a money maker but the R.E. folks just don't see it.

    • @frankf684
      @frankf684 2 місяці тому

      We got enough of those here.

  • @kristopherhinson4597
    @kristopherhinson4597 4 місяці тому

    It’s dead most of the time

  • @Lavenderplays77
    @Lavenderplays77 4 місяці тому

    Burroughs and Chapman needs to purchase this and redesign it to be like Broadway. They have a lot of good properties around the area.

    • @LazyClown48
      @LazyClown48 4 місяці тому +2

      No. No more Burroughs & Chapman ownerships

    • @frankf684
      @frankf684 2 місяці тому

      Chapin.

  • @frauwolftherehorse
    @frauwolftherehorse 4 місяці тому +1

    Doomie 🦷 🫂.

  • @ms.zelman3032
    @ms.zelman3032 4 місяці тому

    ''Limping for years'' and ''continue to limp like this''. I haven't heard of these expressions but I like them. They're so outside of the box. Most malls and some stores outside of malls, like bars and restaurants and even boutiques are like this right now. It's sad to see.🙁🧑‍🦯

  • @frauwolftherehorse
    @frauwolftherehorse 4 місяці тому +1

    Doomie 🦷 🫂.