Inside the Largest Abandoned Mall in the World | Abandoned in 2019 for Bankruptcy
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Today I take you on an adventure through the largest abandoned mall in the world.
Construction began in the early 70s to build what was once the 3rd largest mall the world has ever seen. But now sits completely abandoned due to bankruptcy. No one quite knows what will happen to the mall. But while it sits abandoned I’m going to show you what’s left.
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This mall was always my favorite, it's still crazy to wrap my head around the fact that it's now this. I remember every store, the feeling it gave around the holidays. It's so heartbreaking.
Where’s it at?
I also remember this mall sad to see it go 😢
The sad thing is by the time these malls close so many of the stores are off brand small stores. The anchor stores are long gone.
I just read a story where they're going to arrest you for this video. I cannot express my frustration in the comment section. Good luck to you, bro. The piece said that you had counsel which is good.
I also came looking for this and subscribed because I saw the news story! I guess they're trying to go after anybody that has done a video in the mall once it closed. The mall owner is the one they need to be going after. Best wishes to you.
Seeing the empty store of my favorite job I’ve ever had is so sad🥺 RIP Airtoofly, you were my childhood and will always be my fav job. You should have brought someone who grew up in that mall to show and tell you everything, I live a 5 minute walk away and spent every day of my childhood there.❤️ will be highly missed…..
Where is a mall at
Move to hawaii every one is moving now from the mainland byron bay is a good spot too
I spent weekends in jr high and high school and summers here with my best friends. So much of my life from 10 yrs old when it opened in 1980 until I graduated. It hurts my heart and turns my stomach to see it like this. It was amazing in it's heyday, especially at Christmastime, it was really just magical. Moonbeam Capitol bought and killed it. Drove it into the ground, now it is rotting. I can tell you what most of those stores were at one time - the place with the green chair was Old Navy, the place with the cool entrance and stars on the walls and floor was The Disney Store. The 'home goods store' was Bath & Body Works. The pink store was Victoria's Secret. There were kiosks with jewelery, little stuff like that in the middle. While you were showing it, I was seeing it how it was when I was a kid. Great, if not heartbreaking, tour
Good memories.
Where is this?
What mall is this
@@lauriesmith5008 Century lll in West Mifflin, PA
I know where you are, friend! That mall was THE place to go when I was in high school in the 1990s. I remember having a hard time finding a parking space there during the holidays. I cry every time a new video comes out about this place. 😢
Where is this? NY?
@@shilohbreigh3591 Pennsylvania
@@northsidediva6465 this place brings back so many memories!! It’s crazy how packed the parking lots would get around the holidays like you said.. Definitely sad to see it like this
@@shilohbreigh3591 It's Century III Mall near Pittsburgh, PA
@@northsidediva6465 I am in Erie Pennsylvania!!
I use to go here a lot. It was a very popular mall in the 80's more so. The place with the comic book posters was New Dimension Comic (NDC). It started on the 3rd floor and moved to the bottom floor. I had a subscription here since 2003. The ceiling collapsed injuring an employee. Which is a major reason this mall closed down. My favorite store would be Cash 'n' Culture. It was a place to buy Pre-owned movies and videogames and music CDs. They also sold older action figures there as well. I remember they had older Star Wars from the 70's and 80's. Older G.I. Joe Masters of the Universe Thundercats and much more. I miss it.
The store with wood outside and red and white checkered wall with mirrors was a bath and body works
Such a awesome mall! But so sad to see that this mall has net it's fate. Malls were the places to go to when I was younger, now a lot of them are closing down. Thanks to the pandemic and internet shopping for that. Sad to see this place gone. It looks like a big, huge maze. Thanks for sharing BigBankz! love your explores. Keep up the great work. Be safe.😢💔❤︎
Where was this mall located??
@@cupiecake0304 West Mifflin PA, it's about 25-30 minutes from Downtown Pittsburgh. I grew up in the area, the mall would be jam packed around Christmas time! It's sad to see that, it has come to an end.😔
remember going here with my grandpa when I was a kid to walk around. Such a shame that it went down hill and was basically living in purgatory for the last 10-15 years before finally closing.
Abandoned malls just give me an odd sad feeling. I see my mall and remember all the great times and could never imagine it being Abandoned.
It’s honestly so cool but so sad at the same time seeing these places like this. Nice video man.
It’s in west mifflin Pennsylvania. Very famous as the original owner used to own the Pittsburgh penguins and later the San Francisco 49ers. There is a documentary about it and the former owner Ed debartalo jr.
So sad, when i was a teenager in the 70's we lived at the mall on the weekends, my children were born in the 80's and they still were going to the same mall in the 90's, now our mall is mainly used as a walking place for older people, lots of empty store fronts, I miss it. I hate Wall Mart...
Online shopping is also killing malls.
This makes me so depressed. My local mall recently closed and it was a huge important part of my childhood. We never had alot of money growing up so it was a big deal to get to go to the mall. I miss it so much. Now in my 20's and I just feel like alot of what made my hometown great is just gone. No hangouts, no mall, no anything really. It is perpetually boring and I am financially trapped here. Depressing really.
Wishing you a better, more hopeful, happy future.
i honestly can't watch this.
Too sad; knowing the fraternity & community of humanity that was here in it's thriving heyday and seeing it now empty and only memories.
sad.
Awesome job on this video. I recognize where you are. I am glad you are not giving out location. Much respect for you not giving out location. Awesome job on this exploration! 🙏🙏
It’s a shame that malls are slowly closing pretty soon they will just be a memory it’s sad nice video
Abandoned malls would be AWESOME medical centers for every kind of doctor there is, all in one place!!!
Abandoned malls would be AWESOME for "mansion apartments"!!!!
Abandoned malls would be AWESOME for converting to "garage sale boutiques"........where you can hold your garage sale and/or thrift/discount stores!!!!
Abandoned malls would be AWESOME to convert into indoor theme parks/gaming centers!!!
Abandoned malls would be AWESOME for the city to convert into a city safety shelter!!!
There are literally THOUSANDS of uses for abandoned malls!!!!! I don't understand why they are left empty!!!
i agreed
It’s private property a lot of times properties that are vacant are used as a loss against earnings. No body is going to want a shelter that large near them that’s just how people are. The towns don’t care cause the owner still has to pay the property tax.
Brilliant! Huge medical centers with some feel of the real world.
Agree but people don't care like they used to. It would be better then tent cities.
There’s a dying mall by me and a huge wing of it is a huge medical center and some old stores are now used for classes and trainings, things like that. There’s a local homeschool coop that meets there as well.
I worked there as a teenager. This makes me so sad. Even driving by makes me sad. 🥺
Hard to picture this place in it's heyday during holiday season just jammed with people having fun shopping!!!!!
I grew up in the area, and you wouldn't believe how packed it would be around holiday time! It's sad to see that it's gone.
I lived it. And it was amazing
That mall is about to be demolished but the name of the mall is century lll mall
Rainbow, Wet Seal, and Charlotte Russe are all clothing stores! I shopped there as a teen, lol. Great video!!
Let me specify, I didn't shop at that particular mall, just the clothing stores in general.
Great explore,a shame but ,amazon and other online shopping will make them all close soon.Some are barely hanging on now. Take care.👍❤️
The store with the star carpet was probably a Disney store 😁
This mall looks like something i’ve seen in my dreams before
Nice.... I could listen to you talk all day. Very quiet and calm... Matched the tone of the video...
Was at this mall in it's hay day...was always packed...so many stores... Sad to see it now ....
What state is this in.
@@lauriesmith5008 I'm gonna respect the privacy they wanted...I googled and found it
I figured it out. Thanks.
I always love your vlogs but this one takes the cake! It was so sad to see but so awesome at the same time. Can't wait to see what's next!
Thank you!
@@BigBankz Thank you for the content!
I really enjoyed seeing this mall and imagined what it was like when things were bustling. The way you quietly spoke made this tour very relaxing . 😊
I came here from a new story. How is this a crime? Documenting history? Charging somebody with a crime over this is so petty.
Damn! I didn’t know Century lll Mall was in the top 3 largest malls in the world. Been going to this mall since I was a kid. And now I’m close to 40 lol.. I’d love to go explore it, I know this place like the back of my hand. I just seen another youtuber recently explore here..
Santa’s chair! Inside the old PCX… I have photos from being a child with my dog with Santa sitting in that chair.. crazy how life goes onZ
I love your videos. A suggestion: hold the microphone a little further from your mouth so your breathing isn't so loud. Otherwise you do a great job.
🤣🤣🤣
This mall and the TJHS 1.0 are both abandoned buildings (that are about 10 minutes from each other) that look so sad because back in it's hayday it was full of people. I always hear my mother and stories about the mall. I remember going in that mall in 2016-2017. I haven't been in there since spirit Halloween moved out in 2019 since Halloween ended.
Keep up the great work, Bankz!
Thank youuuu
Really enjoyed watching this one its in my hometown. I used to always go there as a kid. Sad to see such a nice mall go abandoned.
It is honestly sad watching this mall get valdalized and trashed.
Thank you for doing this video. Nice to see it hasn’t been trashed like other empty malls.
So many memories here growing up C3 or century 3 mall don't live in Pittsburgh anymore but I spent a lot of time here
There are HUGE malls in MIchigan that should be abandoned very soon. Business is extinct around the Detroit area. Ever since Amazon and online ordering became popular, malls have been dropping dead like flies! Excellent video!! Liked and subscribed.
So many memories at this mall! It's honestly so sad to see what its become...
Loved this mall. Remember when it opened. It was the place to be. The food court was huge. I remember how packed it used to get. You could not get a seat.
Used to go out there with my friends on Friday evenings when I was in high school. Fun times.
12:05 was actually a Babbages before becoming gamestop - and they never updated the interior.
The GameStop I used to work at *still* has the original Babbages carpet - about 20 years old.
I heard on the news a few months ago that you got in trouble by police for entering the mall. I'm hoping that's not the case because I love your videos. I was last in that mall when 2 stores were left. Anyway, Keep uploading! You rock!
Why do these abandoned malls make me so depressed 😕
It’s crazy asf and sad asf too that u will never know when it will be your last time going to any mall it’s just gives chills that it’s just quiet and and just waiting for it to be demolish
Awesome video thanks for bringing us all along. The room with the stars on the the ceiling is you're walking in in stars carpet it was a Disney Store
So sad to see biggest mall in the world abandoned just like that
Well mall of America is open and thriving
It was the early 80's and I was a teenager working in this mall at DR. Pet.".......Oh, memories of Century 3 Mall.
What a shame. Loved goin to mega malls. Great explore! 🥰🥰🥰
Ma’am can I just say that you’re parents did a great job at making the most beautiful angel ever I’ve ever seen wow 🤩 ❤️🙏🏻
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Huge mall. Reminds me of the Eaton centre in Toronto Canada. Really sad to see a mall so empty. See lots of water on the floor. Hope you didn't get caught. Thanks for sharing and stay safe.
For everyone suggesting that the ‘government’ should invest money in abandoned properties and ‘fix this up’ for the homeless or for those living in poverty, just a little food for thought on that ridiculous idea. First, that would be like repeating history…the government tried that brilliant idea already when they built the projects in the fifties, sixties and seventies, and all that achieved was to isolate the impoverished and minority populations and put them on their own little island of sorts, and that didnt work out too well now did it?. Most cities, if not all, have since ridded themselves of these atrocities, because they ultimately turned into havens for the criminal element, and the hard working people who were living in them became the victims of violence, i.e., mostly women and children. Secondly, to all suggesting that the ‘government’ should use facilities such as this to house the homeless, umm, again, horrible idea! Many homeless people are mentally ill, so lets focus on that segment of the homeless population…at least when the MI were locked up in mental institutions, they had supervision, medication, meals, etc, etc. So is the suggestion that again, ‘the government,’ provide the same services inside abandoned malls for the homeless…? Well, isnt that similar then to placing them in a mental health facility, many of which have been closed down and bulldozed? Again, been there tried that, didn’t work! Plus, are all the homeless people living together in tents on the streets of LA or San Francisco thriving…is it working out for them now? Umm, not so much. If not assaulting each other, they themselves are being victimized. So since many people think that its ‘the governments’ responsibility to provide for the under privileged or the poverty stricken [is that socialism, a democratic mentality, or both??], how about the government start with providing vocational training and job training programs…working with employers to create jobs, provide funding for on the job training and job placement, etc. Or how about the government start conducting studies [and I’m talking MAJOR studies] about what leads to homelessness in the first place, so that we as a society can start chipping away at the root of the problem? Or, if the government providing services is a ‘must,’ since substance abuse is rampant in the homeless and those living below the poverty level, instead, how about turning these abandoned facilities into substance abuse treatment programs and community-based training and programming centers, but not just using it as a dumping ground for the homeless and poor! And one last suggestion…how about we also stop thinking that ‘the government’ should bail everyone out all the time and solve people’s problems for them…what ever happened to people taking just a little bit of responsibility for their lives?
Well said and about time someone pointed out the problematic “solution “ to turn into homeless housing. Great idea in theory but not a feasible long term solution. Training centers , big yes!!! BUT they would need TEMPORARY secured housing in small complexes to be clean, rested etc to actually hold down a job! No employer would hire someone dirty, tired etc. Earn money get their own place. Period.
Yesss!!
Blah blah blah
PIPE DOWN
Right down the street from me.. I loved going to the mall
It wasn’t abandoned due to bankruptcy, the owners, Moonbeam Capital let all their malls rot…
Tax write offs
Anthony did u do this mall
You tell them Ace's Adventures.
@@scottvermilling6841 yes it’s C3
Sad that use as tax write offs and don't care they could buy something else looks like the way things been going was deliberate no more human interaction. Malls were fun places not just about consumption was good hang outs.
Love your videos BigBankz, this Mall explore is awesome, wish you’d come to Nashville and go in a couple abandoned malls.
I have a feeling shopping malls will be a part of nostalgie a part of history soon in this new world..Everyone is shopping online , everyone is watching movies in their ho.mes..I really missef that vibe when I was in college , everyone was meeting at the movie theathre every friday to watch the latest block busters..
It's quite obvious which mall this is, but Ill keep that info off here to help prevent it from further destruction, Great vid, Really mean it , Thanls
💜❤️💙🧡this video. Sad to see malls abandoned
I remember once I had my license and a car that was the big place to go shop and feel like an adult. It was gorgeous during Christmas. And packed not one spot to be found to park.
It got shut down by the city in 2019 for fire code violations. The sprinkler system and heat were non-functional. That 3rd floor closed in about 2017 or 18. JCP closed in late 2020.
Mall name?
@@BlackestBoyM Century III Mall in West Mifflin
@@NathanCE ok thanks
Another Century 3 dead mall video. I’m glad however that you did more coverage of the food court than the other videos on this mall have done. Food courts set the tone for the character of a mall because people will not enter all of the shops in a mall, but they will almost always at some point buy something at the food court. I need to see a food court to get an image of what a mall was like when it was thriving. So good job on that. One thing that no video I’ve seen does on this mall was provide adequate pictures or video clips of how this mall was in its hey day. I’ve seen enough of this mall in its dead and abandoned stage.
People think it's amazon...but what about Outrageous prices at the mall?
Great video, so crazy to think what has become of this place after so many years of my child hood spent there. Burns me to see the childish graf though, I hate that crap.
This is so sad. Our government gave Amazon perks that malls never got. It was an unfair playing field. I always shop malls unless I can't find it, and then only on line. It really is sad. So far we have great malls where I live.
Century 3 Mall is being demolished, this looks like Century 3 Mall!
there was a tv show shot inside here and a movie, dance moms and netflix mindhunter
Well done bro, keep up your great work on abandoning malls.
That was a awesome find.
You did great thank you 👍🏽
I read about this place. So crazy! Cool explore.
The stars store was The Disney Store originally. The one with the big green chair (Santa's chair btw) that you thought was Kirkland was actually old navy and Cash in Culture is a comic book, video game, buy back type of store
Amazon has so much to answer for
I just think about all the manpower it took to build that mall and all the activity in it over the years...just a damn shame that it all went into ruins...A lot of money lost.
Internet is the killer of these locations...... it´s so sad:-)
3 folks where just arrested there while it’s under demo. Sad what bad owners can do to a mall. Mall will probably be gone within a year. Be safe out there
Looks like they could make places like these into homeless shelters with medical help and education to help them to get back on their feet.
Fantastic idea!!!
I always think the same thing about abandoned places, but it's not so easy, you need insurance in case someone gets injured and such, so there's no one that will step up to pay for renovations, even if minor and the insurance, etc.
You would think it would be so easy to take care of homeless problems, but everything always comes down to that almighty dollar!
Yes!!!
Read Jasmine Baum’s comment on this video. It’s about this
No, they can't, it wasn't designed for that.
Deff a journeys. And yes Verizon had that metallic finish!!
I spent my weekends here as a teenager in highschool.
Mall name?
Big mall.
Ya, big mall
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I spent so much time n money in so many different malls. It's sad to see but fascinating to!
This makes me wonder if online shopping takes precedence over in-store shopping if I'll see the total disappearance of shopping malls within my lifetime.
Cash-in culture would buy and sell pop-culture stuff, retro games and systems, etc
I sold my original intellivision and games there about 10 years ago
That mall had no cinema, that store was the Disney store, it closed years before the mall though
So great. Thanks 🙏
@RobloxLover8412 oh hey pal
@RobloxLover8412 same to you!!! I ain’t got nothing yet. But someday I’ll have some crazy urban exploration from Utah. This place is bananas!! 🍌 thanks pal thanks 🙏
It's so stupid that they're suing people who have made videos exploring this mall PEACEFULLY. Maybe if they had actual security, or cared BEFORE a teen feel through the roof, teens wouldn't be in there breaking things amd messing with stuff they shouldn't be. Doesn't mean it should be blamed on explorers.
90's old 1st footlocker store was at the project prom store
Should rent them out as apartments for low income people.
Similar to how all the ‘poor folk’ were placed in the projects in the 60s and 70s? That worked out pretty well!
I know you mean this is the most caring way. I’m sure homeless or low income would appreciate a roof over their heads.
absolutely
I agree i say homeless veterans . Take the money
they send to other counties and leave it for projects
like this. and quit stupid studies and put it towards
this. and have a field outside i the parking lots and
raise the food needed for the residents. should be
a large tube hotel.
to be honest i much rather be in a dead or abandoned mall like this one just to clear my mind and not dealing with crowds! although i do wanna say if you want a shopping mall to continue
you have to look at whats going on around the mall know what its doing and you need to figure something out to get every one interested... and Moonbeam never did those things
but i just wish all the other malls in Pittsburgh are abandoned! other than that though Nice video! :)
Such ashame all that left to fall apart and it could still be used today!
I remember... A certain gathering happening here, i knew it closed since but havent heard much else. I guess security must be tight, this looks like mostly natural decay (leaks causing water damage etc). And the "done" on the stores, clearing asbestos or copper or something before demolition? Just a guess. Would be a good spot for a distribution center.
They should turn it into a safe area for exercise for the masses. We no longer have forests to walk through in the city but something like this would help.
The store with the stars was a Disney store. Hope that help you.
I noticed u favorite part was the food court😅😅😅..it would be mine too bro..😅😅
11:32 Bath and Body Works
13:12 possibly Hot Topic (they moved it to that area from the mushy carpet end towards the end)
19:37 Old Navy
20:36 Disney Store
24:05 Victoria Secret
27:20 there used to be a full amusement park size Carousel
14:07 is DEFINITELY the Hot Topic store. The exposed ceilings, stone walls, and black floors are a dead giveaway.
I love Abandoned malls and movie locations and Abandoned homes
So sad to see such a structure still in good condition closed down...
The one you called a home goods store at 11:50 I think was a Bath & Body Works, you can tell by the checkers and the lamps it ,use have been a dated one
The store at 20:00 looks to be a Disney Store, they usually have a star entrance and kinda look like a castle inside
the big mall where i live also went bankrupt. every store is gone except for target which is just a matter of time before they relocate
Keep up the good work! By the time you see this comment you’ll be at 100k subs 😮
I just read that Amazon is thinking about using it.
Aye if you ever get out to the Midwest, check out NorthRidge in MKE! They scheduled to demolish it a couple years ago and still haven’t… thing has been closed for probably 20 years at this point.
What’s cool tho is that you can go across the city to SouthRidge which is still open and see what the mall once looked like… they are exact replicas of each other. On either end on 76th street here in Milwaukee!