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How can you not be in the sun for 7 years unless your a recluse????? You can’t avoid it unless all your shades are down too in the house even then it still comes through....
Or convert into the largest haunted house in the world. Actually, walking through an abandoned mall in the dead of night is scary enough, so no renovation required.
People don't rollerskate much? bro you should come to my town the rollerskating place is literally thriving, its like a main hub for majority of the people in the town
I also don't get the hate. I never saw a prettier mall. I live down in middle Europe and we don't have such a fancy thing here. There are so many things there. Are many USA malls like this?
@@scdu Really, that was the last time that indoor malls were semi-relevant. Even when this opened, e-commerce was already starting to take off and people were increasingly starting to trend away from suburban-style shopping in favor of urban shopping strips, big boxes, and outdoor "lifestyle centers". This pandemic may sadly make this mall look like Century III not too far from now, another once great mall that fell on hard times, though at least Century III had nearly 20 good years before its rapid decline and has lots of fond memories for Gen Xers. At least Philadelphia Mills on the other side of the state isn't doing as bad, but even that isn't quite as busy as it was in its '00s heyday. Arundel and Potomac Mills near DC/Baltimore are holding up pretty good for now, and Live! Casino has helped in Arundel's case. But this sadly represents the Millennial generation's youth quickly fading away as the front end of that demo enters middle age.
You said this mall was built in 2005? That was right around the time that people were getting their homes foreclosed on and the disposable income was going away. Then came the big crash (too big to fail). I can understand why a lot of these storefronts were never rented.
@@jaldav The crash happened in 08, but the problems started around 2003-04. People who bought homes where they paid principal only loans for the first 5 years were finding it impossible to refinance once those finance charges or balloon payments started kicking in.
My Dirty Rat 1 you make a good point. and perhaps that contributed to the mall never taking off. The only counterpoint i would offer to that is that in this area (Pittsburgh) was not hit as hard as other parts of the country. I know that doesn't necessarily matter because the downturn did impact the economy of the entire country. This whole story of the mall is just so interesting to me.
Agreed. I skipped it cause I thought it was some strange mistake. But when I heard the music, I understood but was still baffled at why he would feel the need to include that...
Military Circle Mall has none of those left. Especially since Sears closed over 90% of its stores and sold all its brands to other companies. Macy's left LONG ago, and Penny's even longer. The closest thing they have to an Anchor is a Ross, unless you count the theater.
Sears closed in our mall..first it was Carson Pierre Scott, then Sears, Forever 21 is next..only a matter of time before JcPennys folds and Macy’s runs..followed by Dicks pulling out (pun intended) Then our mall will be another carcass in Hobart Indiana.
I am the Marine Corps recruiter who works in that joint, and yes, sometimes it's pretty eerie. At least it gives me a place to run laps when it rains. You also walked right by my office without saying hi.
I was just going to say that this is probably the most colourful mall I've ever seen in my life. Every mall is either shades of beige or back in the brown.
@@Alcofoamer I don't think he is referring to the colors or design but the atomsphere is generic and boring and that was the downfall of the mall that people don't realized. They didn't offer anything different from each other.
@@merlinthebikewizard4392 I think this mall really needed either a glass ceiling or an outside mall approach. I actually think the colors and design are nice, but they need more natural light. The artificial lights they have are lackluster and make everything so dreary.
A ghost 👻 town mall,I mean a galleria. Of what once was......wwwwooooooo!! 😮😮😮. 👻👻👻👻👻👻🙏🙏🙏🙏🎼🎶👍. A two MILLION dollar mistake of what was once a mall. That probably had been HUUUGGE! How huge was it? I've never been there. But I had wanted the other clip of it,and my God! it had been a major metropolitan mall. Once had been popular, legendary, mystical,and a wonderfully wonderful beautiful, unique of a mall. Once had been popular. Once had just about anything shoppers could ever think of. And its architecture had once been glamourous. Magnificent. Spectacular. Now? It's a former shadow of its former self.
Jackson Kruse I really love the design of this mall actually. It saddens me to see it void of life though. Kinda like an empty cruise ship... It could be the most luxurious ocean liner in the world, but void of people it would crush your soul (mine atleast).
Jackson Kruse Nah, you just appreciate architecture more then those around you. We humans kinda like building shit if you couldn't tell :p It's pretty normal to to be bothered by a great work gone to waste because of that.
I'd buy it. convert the stores to apartments. Use it as a huge gated "community" for senior citizens. like an old folks home, except they would have thier own homes and neighborhoods, all in doors and secured. it'd be great for them.
I live about ten minutes from this mall and this video is no exaggeration. It's a shit hole. The movie theater is doing well. The restaurants on the outskirts of the mall are doing well. The mall is absolute shit though. It was a big deal when it opened. That checkered looking race place that is closed was supposed to be a go-kart track that was going to actually go outside and through the mall to attract people but some contractor or something fucked it up so it never even opened. So that checkered looking place at 9:24 which was supposed to be the go-kart place opened for about 4 months and used to sell RC cars. What a dump.
That's the point, all of the outside businesses are doing well on their own. There is literally no point to go into the mall if you can just go around the outside of it to get where you really want to go. I agree with you, building LT really was pointless, especially since malls were already declining a ton when it was built.
If you only live ten minutes from the Mills, then you must also agree that not even two years ago the mall was completely full; making all these closures all the more shocking right? (I live an hour and a half away and have been making the drive couple/few times a year why? because it was worth it!) wife and I were shocked in May as we hadn't been there in almost a year due and it looks like a ghost town comparatively. Also the petland tried to sell us a mixed breed dog for $1600. That's the real investigation that needs to be going on. That place is evil.
ive been there multiple times every year since 2013; I don't care how close you live I wouldn't have driven an hour and a half to go to a defunct mall. if it wasn't full it was 95% full.
@@KitKat0418 Especially a few years before the Recession. It looks like one of those Chinese ghost towns. Huge and shining, but almost completely empty.
Neto S Mills, eh? I knew this looked a bit familiar. Used to go to one in St. Louis. It had an ice rink and go-karting. The go-karts eventually shut down, and who knows what happened to the ice rink. I wonder how it's doing today. Heard that nobody ever goes there anymore. Maybe Dan could check it out?
this mall is actually atheistically pleasing, and it’s relatively large. honestly better than some of the bigger malls that are still booming like robinson mall near pittsburgh. i don’t understand why malls like this go out of business so fast, especially this one
Many things come into play: Declining economy in many towns resulting in the loss of disposable income, lack of residential zones near the mall, crime ridden areas (which in fact, killed several of these places in the long term), change of buying habits and mall preferences, opening of newer, more modern and fashinable malls which make these ones irrelevant and the list goes on. Actually it's a shame this mall didn't reach its potential.
Poor management and poor location. It's in the middle of nowhere, next to some of Pittsburgh's most economically depressed suburbs. Plus no public transportation goes to it.
@@mayavenuemisfit814 that's one of the conclusions I came to why they're doing so bad. I mean ross park mall is a relatively short drive north from downtown. Way closer than this place. If you live west of the city Robinsons probably the closest option. If you live south, it's south hills village, if you live east it's Monroeville. There are just so many options that are much closer than this. It gets less populated up in that area, and where there is more population density there are better options close by. I also see alot of people commenting on videos about this mall talking about refusing to put in buss stops. I didn't know anything about that, but that would also be a mark against it.
This mall looks like it stole decor from a CRUISE SHIP mixed with old NICKELODEON STUDIOS. This mall wasn't sure when it was built if it should go with 90s decor or towards 2000s 😂😂😂
It's like a demonstration of a mall, like in museums, when they re-build certein topics for the audience. "And this is a mall right here, Ladies and Gentlemen!"
No joke. I live in Pittsburgh. It's insane how night and day this mall looks compared to Robinson Mall, a mall so giant and full that it's killing the other malls around it.
In the last few months, Cinemark has announced they are permanently closing the movie theater and JC Penny's is now closing too leaving only Macy's and Dick's as the last anchor tenants left.
So in recent news, the Macy's and the near by Best Buy are closing, there were several arrests at the mall involving human trafficking, and a body was found in a car in the near by Walmart parking lot. Lovely place.
Leo Hopkins III thanks for the suggestion dude I appreciate it. Also I remember actually going there like maybe around 1 year ago-ish ,but maybe my memory is acting up.
Not necessarily, I mean I have seen malls who are actually very successful even after that year, perhaps it depends on many factors such as where it is located. One of these malls is connected to a train station. The other is very close to two different universities, and the other , not sure on how it got famous but I think it was because it was a huge mall, and it was "talk about" when it was recently made. There's still a good place to shop, and even hangout with friends. Based upon seeing this mall, I think it was not able to succeed because it seemed to not be in a well placed location where one can suspect potential customers, and also based upon the design, it seems rather "out of date" for its time. Perhaps it depends on where I live
Id say, the early-mid 2000s was the death of the indoor shopping mall...strip malls on the other hand are doing better than ever (were i live, mostly due to the population growth)
I hope that whoever the loan officer at Wells Fargo who signed off on this $200 million disaster was fired and then legally set on fire. Who in their right mind would loan anyone one dime to build a shopping mall after the year 2000?
David Reynolds why would you set them on fire? that would risk spreading fire...Fucking slowly impale them with a stake...or use some other medival torture, that doesnt require a risk of catching shit unintentionally on fire
There's actually a mall not too far from this one, The Mall at Robinson, that opened in 2002. That mall was helped by the fact that it was plopped down in the middle of a major retail area, though. Its proximity to the Pittsburgh airport, also drew in a ton of hotel business. The area around the mall is still expanding, with a major retail development expansion opening nearby as recently as 2009.
How did you forget that there’s literally a fracking rig set up behind the parking lot of this mall who’s waste water run off pools would ignite spontaneously.This mall is absolute hell.
Was about to say, this is basically already vapor foder, a e s t h e t i c isnt just restricted to things decades old, its for things lost to the past that dont have a future.
Wow, this mall opened in *2005?* Talk about a mistake...you have to be a dumb-as-rocks investor to put *$100 million* into a mall anytime after 2000, when supply of malls exceeded demand (and many had already closed in the 90s), online shopping was on the rise, and city downtowns had started making a comeback.
The only things that would save that mall is converting it to a push mall(rolex, lord +taylor, teavanna etc.), have a main attraction where Sears was (performance stage, roller coaster, go kart track, indoor skate/BMX park, etc.), gourmet kitchen/buffet(cheescake factory, johnny rockets, texas de brazil, etc.), or at least promote like a in store exclusive/deal that can beat both blackfriday and cybermonday...if they had corporate connections.
This mall ain't making a comeback. I'm not familiar with the Pittsburgh area, but looking at the mall's location in Google Maps, my guess is that this is also a terrible location, on what appears to be the edge of the metro, surrounded by a lot of country, not city or suburbs. If the Pittsburgh area offers other malls at more convenient locations, shoppers and stores aren't going to flock here. Yes, the intention was to be a "super regional" mall, but you need locals for the bulk of your customer base...let alone how saturated the region is. The Pittsburgh area appears to be saturated with malls, according to Google Maps, and they're all located deeper into the metro than this one.
I was shocked to find out there has been a massive mall building spree going on in this country since 2010. Currently mall expansion is outpacing store growth by 50%. I thought malls were dying for the past 20 years. But investors keep building more of them at an ever increasing pace.
Real estate will almost always make you money. What happens after you sell it to a developer is not your problem. You buy the empty land cheap, sell it to someone wholesale as a unit instead of giving out leasing rights in parcel, then let the idiots who bought it pay to develop it. Then when they go out of business you buy the lot again, wait for the store to hit such a level of disrepair that nobody wants to refurbish it, then tear it down so you can sell the more profitable empty land again. I see this happen all the time where I live, in about a five year cycle.
It probably failed to attract customers because of that horrible ribbed steal and girder ceiling... It looks like something you would see in a Walmart, warehouse or a factory. It doesn't work at all with the malls interior.
Retroman I don't think that's the reason why it died. There is a mall called Ontario Mill in the LA area I believe and they have the same theme as this mall. The area is a very low income area so that maybe the reason why it died.
CrossIron Mills in Calgary and Tsawwassen Mills in Vancouver are also similarly themed. The issue with Tsawwassen Mills is that it's far away from the main city and there's only one or two bus routes that service that area.
BlueChinchillaEatingDorito despite that, Tsawwassen Mills is doing fine. It's been very busy lately. The one issue is the tunnel and until its replaced, the access to the mall will be limited.
CiderDivider Just imagine that it's a slow time of a slow day, and crowds will be coming in later, and enjoy the soothing solitude before the crowds come. I've been to the local amusement park on a slow day and it was awesome! No waiting in line, and I could pick the spot I wanted to sit on the roller coaster. At least during the golden hour before all the crowds arrived!
B l u r r y f a c e chucky cheeses is changing with modern times though so I doubt that design is gonna be permanent and the mall itself doesn't have much of those colors compared to chucky cheeses they spread it out but you do see a lot of grey
Washington Square mall compared to this web.archive.org/web/20010226185057/www.shopwashingtonsquare.com:80/mallinfo/directory.zulu now sucks and only has women stuff. Expensive women stuff. Only 15 percent of the population can even afford as Oregon is not exactly a (rich) state. Never was to begin with. For some strange reason the liberals want to make the area seem rich and trendy which is totally false when you read between the lines.
Basically the way I'd put it too, especially since I've seen him go to waaaay worse looking malls. I didn't even hate the look of the pace... it's just not a look I'd care to see at a mall. But hey, I'm no doctor.
Everyone in the comments section: “this looks like (insert local Mills mall name here)!” Ummm y’all know the Mills corporation is a thing right? They designed one set of mall blueprints back in the 90’s and peddled them to cities all over the country.
you should start getting a meal or two at some of the food courts in these dying malls and critique it as apart of your review. I think that could be pretty interesting. Keep up the good work!
i've been there before i go there all the time especially as a child , they shut down way more stores over the three years this was posted . over covid the cinamark was shut down , the shoe store , the victoria secret , justice , and etc there's only claire's and book stores , three phone stores and the macy's open , and hot topic that i know of since i was last there . the whole food court was shut down and everything . we're supposed to be getting new stores opened . but the malls for sale and i'm hoping they don't shut it down. everyone jus rather's to go to the Monroeville Mall now because all of their stores are open .
I like the way the Dead Mall Series went from being sad about how a mall closes, to pure talking shit about anything, almost absolutely talking crap about everything lol wtf
Ray, I think he meant about admiring the beauty of the sadness of the mall dying and the emptiness rather than outright dissing it. Dan was acting a bit like a dick though. He doesn't have to compliment it (It's a dying mall anyways) but he also doesn't have to criticize it in a way that doesn't add any value to the video.
Though I must add, this mall is somewhat awful because of how boring, plain, and outdated that this whole mall breathes. It's why I love the Dead Mall Series because I can admire it, as though I'm walking and experiencing with Dan.
TheBlueRedGamer sorry man, can't agree. He has been to some malls that were stuck in the early 1980's.. this mall was just empty.. not ugly. Actually this has to be one of the most modern nice looking malls he's visited..
There is a severe cognitive dissonance between the wacky po-mo design of the storefronts and the industrial, dim, Costco ceiling and it's just troubling
awesomotommy I was a teenager in the 80s and that mall layout, decor and music is definitely screaming 1984-86 and the bad aspects of the 80s at that. Whoever was the designer was stuck in the tasteless styles of the 80s.
They could have did a better job with the roof and ceiling. Add some glass and let more natural light inside. Because it felt like he was filming inside of a industrial warehouse.
No he just hates lies and pretending things are what they aren't. Sometimes the truth hurts but then just go ahead and stick to CNN lulling you to sleep. Don't like this channel don't watch it! That's why there is a little *dislike* button. Weird huh?
I have to disagree with your thoughts on this mall Dan. The artistic appeal in this mall is eye catching and its actually nice. Seeing something that isn't the same tile, lights and walls is a nice change up.
Chloe' Elizabeth I wonder what brainiac thought removing the food court would be a good idea. That’s usually one of the draws of any mall. They need MORE places to eat there, not fewer. Really sad.
There is no consistency with this mall, leaving little chance for the kind of ~dead 80s consumerism yet introspective aesthetic that we see with the others. This mall bored you and it showed in your tone. Simply bad business, no turn of century poignancy whatsoever. This is recession chic.
that's what I thought. he was talking about the "beautiful" art pieces and I was like "I agree!" until I realized he was joking... I think it's pretty. I like the aesthetic.
Yeah. I hate malls in general but this one has a nice design. And that climbing contraption isn't bad. My kids would have adored it. It just isn't enough to save the thing. Malls are on their way out.
im from pittsburgh and ill tell you why this mall is failing. its damn inconvinient. there are so many places to shop downtown and so many places closer than pittsburgh mills, which is like 20 minutes outside of downtown. its not even near a large suburb
The mall near me is right next to a highway interchange, and between a bunch of suburbs and the city. With all the traffic flowing through there it's easy for people to hop of the highway and do something at the mall before heading home. It's doing well enough that they actually expanded recently. Proof that location matters for something like this.
I actually really like the look and aesthetic of this mall. It feels roomy yet warm and welcoming. There's just the right amount of color to keep things interesting and fun but not overwhelm or turn messy. Lots of fascinating touches against a solid grounding style. The whole thing is pleasing to my eye. It makes all your negative comments about it surprising. On the flip side, you liked the look of Oak Hollow Mall, but that mall was completely ugly and off-putting to me; uninspired and malnourished with all the "interesting" bits looking discordant and out-of-place.
It may look appealing in the video, but trust me, go do a lap in the mall. You'll understand where Dan is coming from. It's genuinely.... creepy? Depressing? I don't even know. It's just a weird feeling be in there.
Not really any chance of me visiting anytime soon, so I can only take your word for it. It really does look more interesting with the earthy and kinda foody pallette of browns, yellows, and the greenish ceiling, than the soul-sucking off-white dreck you see everywhere these days.
Tj Courson I've been there. It's not exactly the design that is bothering you, it's the major lack of life (My guess anyway) If it had stores in every stall and people constantly roaming the halls you'd probably find it far more comfortable... unless you don't like big busy places. I love the structure, the colors, the layout, the style and scale. But it is a major killjoy seeing it so dead. If you've ever taken a cruise on a large luxury ocean liner perhaps you have experienced this before. When it's at see and fully loaded it's the best place on earth, but when it's in port and most of the passengers have gone off to annoy the locals it's kind of depressing. It's a space designed to be populated. Being empty or even slow was never considered in its design design.
softy8088 it opened the year I was born considering I used to live in blonox that was my mall that's how it has always been that I remember stores open and close but that's normal it is a nice place for any one it is not to big or too small and it is not really dead if u go to other places they r over populated and not as nice
Im from Pittsburgh and im 29. When I was younger, maybe 16-17 , the mall was so full of people and stores! A very busy food court, play areas, and every store was full! There was even a bar/bowling alley and indoor minigolf The area around the mall was busy too! Lots of restaurants, and even a hotel.
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"Bye Mom, I'm going to a quiet place to study."
"The library?"
"No, too rowdy. The mall."
Minerva Packulev go fuck your self this mall was a place I enjoyed when I was younger and I was once bustling with people
Sorry its just I grew up with this place and that joke is still funny I just over reacted
The Galería not the mall!!
Robo Chicken Malls are kinda dead now
Long as there is free wifi
Everything looks so shiny and new, yet so empty and depressing.
wherethefishlives like my life
@@theangryitalian7922 best comment
Don’t forget outdated... that’s what really does it
How can you not be in the sun for 7 years unless your a recluse????? You can’t avoid it unless all your shades are down too in the house even then it still comes through....
Like a typical suburb
I think someone should buy one of these malls and turn it into a laser tag arena. That'd be so sick.
Paintball or airsoft that would be cool
We had a paintball place in an empty section of a mall in my hometown.. it was pretty cool, but went the way of everything else in the mall
You could buy a piece of property and make a great laser tag arena for a tenth of what it would cost to buy this place.
Or convert into the largest haunted house in the world. Actually, walking through an abandoned mall in the dead of night is scary enough, so no renovation required.
They had laser tag there before. It was awesome looking on psychadelics, but it's gone now.
3:35 that easter bunny waving made the mall million times depressing than before. I feel sad and cringed at the same time.
I felt sorry for that bored, lonely Easter Bunny.
I kinda want to give the bunny a hug after that, this whole place is just depressing.
at 3:20 he isn't alone :3
i feel like the echoed music makes it just so much more depressing
Juverna Flood its just a soundtrack its not actually in the mall
Nothing says "empty" like the sound of cheap mall radios and absolutely nothing else.
I find it somewhat nostalgic and comforting
do you feel like it or does it?
look up mallsodt
The arcade is the saddest thing I've ever seen.
Schuyler Dade at least it has Marvel vs Capcom 2 lol
And Hydro Thunder
@@SOBEKCrocodileGod that poor machine
the necroposts never end, do they?
Arus And you never shut up ?
I know people don't rollerskate much anymore but i've always loved the idea of rollerskating in a empty mall that has marble floors XD
AzumaSailor good idea
Funnily enough, that's actually one of my recurring dreams: Rollerskating through a mall.
@@TheOneTrueAnswer Oh dang. Good or bad dream?
@@MilqyMilque Almost always a lot of fun. So, you might be onto something.
People don't rollerskate much? bro you should come to my town
the rollerskating place is literally thriving, its like a main hub for majority of the people in the town
I just realized this is a perfect job for a introvert- no one bothers you, you get paid, there’s almost no one to bother. Perfect!
Only bad part about it is no ones hiring because they can barely afford to stay afloat
This mall looks like it was designed by Nickelodeon Studios.
Mr.Huggles thats what i was thinking
Mr.Huggles ... lol .. good comparison.
Mr.Huggles pffft pretty sure they have their work Cut out for them at the mall of America
galleria*
XD
Am i one of the few people who actually thinks this mall is lovely? Its just really sad and depressing how empty and lifeless it is
I think it's gorgeous, but what would I know? The mall I live by sucks.
It's great! Hi fellow gachatuber
for 1993 maybe, it looks dated
Yeah it looks really clean compared to some other malls shown in this channel
I also don't get the hate. I never saw a prettier mall. I live down in middle Europe and we don't have such a fancy thing here. There are so many things there. Are many USA malls like this?
Am i the only who loves the aesthetic of this mall, just the colours and decorations just feel dream-like and childlike
It's so mid 00's
I agree. Mills made these malls so interesting instead of just building something super dull.
90s esque like childhood memories.
@@scdu Really, that was the last time that indoor malls were semi-relevant. Even when this opened, e-commerce was already starting to take off and people were increasingly starting to trend away from suburban-style shopping in favor of urban shopping strips, big boxes, and outdoor "lifestyle centers". This pandemic may sadly make this mall look like Century III not too far from now, another once great mall that fell on hard times, though at least Century III had nearly 20 good years before its rapid decline and has lots of fond memories for Gen Xers. At least Philadelphia Mills on the other side of the state isn't doing as bad, but even that isn't quite as busy as it was in its '00s heyday. Arundel and Potomac Mills near DC/Baltimore are holding up pretty good for now, and Live! Casino has helped in Arundel's case. But this sadly represents the Millennial generation's youth quickly fading away as the front end of that demo enters middle age.
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Dude, you butchered that tanning commercial. lol I spit my drink out when I heard the eggs/bacon frying.
Agent 47 😂😭
I thought it was really creepy.
Dahmer murdered my sides to ashes.
Oh god it's horrifying
random ytp surprise me
"and here is the easter bunny, giving a thumbs up, most likely to a suicide pact"
LMAO
That one cracked me too! This was a very sad mall....I mean "galleria"!
Anthony Lazieh I fucking LOST it 🤣
Anthony Lazieh i never laugh so hard inmy life
Anthony Lazieh why would that cross his mind... That's what the mall does to its guest...or just being in P.A. will do it.
You said this mall was built in 2005? That was right around the time that people were getting their homes foreclosed on and the disposable income was going away. Then came the big crash (too big to fail). I can understand why a lot of these storefronts were never rented.
Three years early. That started in 2008.
@@jaldav The crash happened in 08, but the problems started around 2003-04. People who bought homes where they paid principal only loans for the first 5 years were finding it impossible to refinance once those finance charges or balloon payments started kicking in.
My Dirty Rat 1
you make a good point. and perhaps that contributed to the mall never taking off. The only counterpoint i would offer to that is that in this area (Pittsburgh) was not hit as hard as other parts of the country. I know that doesn't necessarily matter because the downturn did impact the economy of the entire country. This whole story of the mall is just so interesting to me.
You know it's all over when you see this man walking around your mall
he’s like the grim reaper of retail
dead malls are my aesthetic
*dead memes
* H I G H Q U A L I T Y E N T E R T A I N M E N T
Cyranek me too
I T S A G A L A R I A
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Wow that intro was way too fucked up for me
A sunless tan of that caliber is the devil's work indeed
Check out "Cinco Eye Tanning System"
Agreed. I skipped it cause I thought it was some strange mistake. But when I heard the music, I understood but was still baffled at why he would feel the need to include that...
Philibert the intro was funny af
A Rando Lol. Okay.
Macy's, SEARS, JCPenney are always be the last man standing
Military Circle Mall has none of those left. Especially since Sears closed over 90% of its stores and sold all its brands to other companies. Macy's left LONG ago, and Penny's even longer. The closest thing they have to an Anchor is a Ross, unless you count the theater.
Sears closed in our mall..first it was Carson Pierre Scott, then Sears, Forever 21 is next..only a matter of time before JcPennys folds and Macy’s runs..followed by Dicks pulling out (pun intended) Then our mall will be another carcass in Hobart Indiana.
Patrick Star our SEARS left a few years ago. now it's a hudsons bay company outlet
They cleared out the Macy’s at our mall before anything else
That’s because anchors have to pay so much to breach leases
I am the Marine Corps recruiter who works in that joint, and yes, sometimes it's pretty eerie. At least it gives me a place to run laps when it rains.
You also walked right by my office without saying hi.
He was afraid you'd talk him into joining the Marines. Heehee😆
Is 34 too late to join?
@@CooterCoy The cut off for the Marine Corps is 28, due to the more difficult nature of our training pipeline. Other branches might take you though.
Why are military recruiters always in practically dead malls
@@CooterCoy Army Rangers - much, much harder than the Marines - cuts off at 35
How 2 get rich quick:
Step 1: Buy a mall for 100 bucks.
Step 2: Resell it for 200 bucks.
Step 3: PROFIT.
cyka blyat Step 3: ????
Step 4: profit
OOF
Lol
step 4 pay for all the property tax which would be in the millions go bankrupt.
Bland? I've never seen a mall with so much character and interesting designs
I was just going to say that this is probably the most colourful mall I've ever seen in my life. Every mall is either shades of beige or back in the brown.
@@Alcofoamer I don't think he is referring to the colors or design but the atomsphere is generic and boring and that was the downfall of the mall that people don't realized. They didn't offer anything different from each other.
Yeah it's more tacky than bland.
@Alcofoamer assume you’re a railfan also?
@@merlinthebikewizard4392 I think this mall really needed either a glass ceiling or an outside mall approach. I actually think the colors and design are nice, but they need more natural light. The artificial lights they have are lackluster and make everything so dreary.
I'm sorry but this doesn't belong in the dead mall series, it is a galleria
Ian Pritchard trust me, it is a mall. I have been there.
Ian Pritchard it is still a mall
Ian Pritchard it's a mall
A ghost 👻 town mall,I mean a galleria. Of what once was......wwwwooooooo!! 😮😮😮. 👻👻👻👻👻👻🙏🙏🙏🙏🎼🎶👍.
A two MILLION dollar mistake of what was once a mall.
That probably had been HUUUGGE!
How huge was it? I've never been there. But I had wanted the other clip of it,and my God! it had been a major metropolitan mall.
Once had been popular, legendary, mystical,and a wonderfully wonderful beautiful, unique of a mall.
Once had been popular. Once had just about anything shoppers could ever think of.
And its architecture had once been glamourous.
Magnificent. Spectacular.
Now? It's a former shadow of its former self.
Why does this whole mall look like it was designed in the sims
Liam McFarland not even the new Sims are this bad
Ikr?
omg
HyperionLord at least you can motherlode in the sims tho
Because it was
The developers just tried wayyyy too hard to bring up a mall during a time period where malls were on the decline - a terrible idea from the start.
Rian McDonald The economic crisis of 2007-2008 and the decline of malls really contributed to this.
supergoose how does that make someone and idiot
malls are still pretty good for teens. teens ( at least at my highschool ) go to our local malls every weekend for food and clothes
ITS A GALLERIA
supergoose Get a job at walmart
Interesting that the Sears closed. That's how you know it's REALLY bad. My mom wrote her masters thesis on the decline of Sears, back in 1995.
Do you have the thesis?
Taryn K that's actually really cool (as someone who minored in merchandising). if she still has it around you should post it online somewhere.
I'll ask her about it! If she still has it, I'll make a google doc 🤗
Taryn K Not just a Sears, it was a Sears Grand! But yeah, when Century 3's Sears closed, all I could think of is how do you loose a Sears?
interesting to read let us know
As someone who hates people, this place looks awesome.
LMAOOOO
Movie Games I thought the same thing
Movie Games Precisely
ow the edge
Movie Games you cut me with your edge
I never knew a building could make me feel depressed until I watched this
Jackson Kruse I really love the design of this mall actually. It saddens me to see it void of life though. Kinda like an empty cruise ship... It could be the most luxurious ocean liner in the world, but void of people it would crush your soul (mine atleast).
MrGOLDENSHOT25 I have more feelings for a mall then I do for people, I need help what the-
Jackson Kruse Nah, you just appreciate architecture more then those around you. We humans kinda like building shit if you couldn't tell :p It's pretty normal to to be bothered by a great work gone to waste because of that.
MrGOLDENSHOT25 very true-
such a waste
I had a similar feeling the last time I was at Kmart. It has been a long time, but even back then it was sad.
The floor is absolutely immaculate! Either the cleaner needs a promotion or it's barely been walked on...
It’s the second option lol
I'd buy it. convert the stores to apartments. Use it as a huge gated "community" for senior citizens. like an old folks home, except they would have thier own homes and neighborhoods, all in doors and secured. it'd be great for them.
nice wide halls to accommodate the influx of hoverround traffic
Dracopet Exactly.
And the mall walkers would never have to leave the building to get their exercise!
And they can go on the sky trail!!!! :D
That would be nice. If you could make it affordable. One has to have a small fortune to move into Erickson or Asbury Methodist Village
this is what purgatory looks like
Goofy Goober the Empty Borders is the purgatory.
Why is this so true
there is no such thing as purgatory .... that is something the catholic church make up to make money...
Fuckkkkk
chazz LUCAS it was a joke...
I would buy this place for $100 and make it my house.
i think for 100 you're buying the enormous 140million debt attached to a property, but i'm not sure
You may not like your first tax payment. Or the electric bill. Forget about heating or cooling it.
The Flip same
Actually no I would make it into homes for people
@@imjakepaul4497 that's wonderful
"If you obey all the rules you'll miss all the fun" quote outside a place you're not supposed to go inside
I wonder what's inside....
@@utetwo9709 Nothing but emptiness.
I would consider that an invitation to enter the closed stores.
I feel like that should be the motto for Urbex
i waa gonna say that too lmao
I work here in the Macys and this mall is even more empty now than when you filmed this, lmao.
Do you guys get put on suicide watch when you get a jobe there
Jesus. How do you manage to stay awake through your shift lmao
Malls around my area are always packed. Whats the difference with this mall?
@@silversurfer8208 lol
idk bro working hourly with no customers sounds like the life to me
I'm having a daymare.
I live about ten minutes from this mall and this video is no exaggeration. It's a shit hole. The movie theater is doing well. The restaurants on the outskirts of the mall are doing well. The mall is absolute shit though.
It was a big deal when it opened. That checkered looking race place that is closed was supposed to be a go-kart track that was going to actually go outside and through the mall to attract people but some contractor or something fucked it up so it never even opened. So that checkered looking place at 9:24 which was supposed to be the go-kart place opened for about 4 months and used to sell RC cars.
What a dump.
That's the point, all of the outside businesses are doing well on their own. There is literally no point to go into the mall if you can just go around the outside of it to get where you really want to go. I agree with you, building LT really was pointless, especially since malls were already declining a ton when it was built.
If you only live ten minutes from the Mills, then you must also agree that not even two years ago the mall was completely full; making all these closures all the more shocking right? (I live an hour and a half away and have been making the drive couple/few times a year why? because it was worth it!) wife and I were shocked in May as we hadn't been there in almost a year due and it looks like a ghost town comparatively. Also the petland tried to sell us a mixed breed dog for $1600. That's the real investigation that needs to be going on. That place is evil.
Christina Newcomer the mall was definitely not full two years ago. More stores maybe but I don't think the mills has ever been full.
ive been there multiple times every year since 2013; I don't care how close you live I wouldn't have driven an hour and a half to go to a defunct mall. if it wasn't full it was 95% full.
BitterPoetMadman
The entire US economy is fucking dead.
This feels like a place designed and built in the late 80s or 90s, not the early 2000s
If it was, it might've made a profit in it's life
I feel like if it had been built in the 80s/90s, it probably would’ve been successful. Late 2000s? Not so much
@@KitKat0418 Especially a few years before the Recession. It looks like one of those Chinese ghost towns. Huge and shining, but almost completely empty.
That's partly because of that super-lo-fi 80's music he plays in the background of all his videos. That's not playing in the mall
It has awful style.
The music makes this video 100x more depressing
America Moreno haha I kinda like it I love this mall but it's so fucking big and huge
I absolutely love it as it gives off a unique retro feel to me.
I find it interesting that most all of these malls play bad Top 40 80's and 90' Easy Listening.
@@seththomas9105 He adds this shit in post. All of his videos have this same type of music.
He does it for ambience.
The tacky 80s/90s maximalist style of this hulking beast just adds to the grotesqueness
beautiful in it's own sad way tho
These Mills Corporation malls are all so gross
Neto S Mills, eh? I knew this looked a bit familiar. Used to go to one in St. Louis. It had an ice rink and go-karting. The go-karts eventually shut down, and who knows what happened to the ice rink. I wonder how it's doing today. Heard that nobody ever goes there anymore. Maybe Dan could check it out?
Guywiththepie you mean the St. Louis galleria? It was still quite busy when I went to SLU 3 years ago. A little depressive, but not really dead.
Lucas Barbosa No, I'm talking about the Mills mall. The one that looks similar to this with its garish colors and wacky aesthetic.
Dan Bell: The Gordon Ramsay of abandoned malls
Mister Make-believe he's absolutely hilarious
No Ramsey without the F word in at least every second sentence.
this mall is actually atheistically pleasing, and it’s relatively large. honestly better than some of the bigger malls that are still booming like robinson mall near pittsburgh. i don’t understand why malls like this go out of business so fast, especially this one
Many things come into play: Declining economy in many towns resulting in the loss of disposable income, lack of residential zones near the mall, crime ridden areas (which in fact, killed several of these places in the long term), change of buying habits and mall preferences, opening of newer, more modern and fashinable malls which make these ones irrelevant and the list goes on. Actually it's a shame this mall didn't reach its potential.
Don't call it a mall. It's a galleria.🍭❤
Poor management and poor location. It's in the middle of nowhere, next to some of Pittsburgh's most economically depressed suburbs. Plus no public transportation goes to it.
@@mayavenuemisfit814 that's one of the conclusions I came to why they're doing so bad. I mean ross park mall is a relatively short drive north from downtown. Way closer than this place. If you live west of the city Robinsons probably the closest option. If you live south, it's south hills village, if you live east it's Monroeville. There are just so many options that are much closer than this. It gets less populated up in that area, and where there is more population density there are better options close by. I also see alot of people commenting on videos about this mall talking about refusing to put in buss stops. I didn't know anything about that, but that would also be a mark against it.
15 minutes of just roasting a mall. I love it.
No no no it’s a “galleria” lol
And people are still butthurt about him being satirical about this mall.
Sure, it looks silly, but there are some things I like about it.
this is ytp levels of goodness
Gotcha Fam chill out triggered bitch
I’m the 1000th like..you’re welcome
Fun fact: The mall's freeway interchange with Route 28 cost $21,730,708.
Radio Citrus Podcast now we know where all the budget went lmao
Don’t judge me but this stuff is slightly aesthetically pleasing
Well more like nostalgia but do you understand what I’m saying?
Nora Cordes totally. That’s why we are here, friend.
Yaaas
i k n o w w h a t y o u a r e s a y i n g
i completely understand this one. its even more nostalgic when you grew up here & have fond memories of “going to the mall!”
i think i ll judge you.
5 kids that trampoline is doing better than the whole Mall actually
They took out the skywalk thing at some point in the last year or two. Rip
This mall looks like it stole decor from a CRUISE SHIP mixed with old NICKELODEON STUDIOS. This mall wasn't sure when it was built if it should go with 90s decor or towards 2000s 😂😂😂
You totally hit it! I myself was thinking Golden Girls set explosion...
OMG.....dude you hit it DEAD ON......dammmm!
Tommy Siro That's what was so cutting edge about the design, it was a mix of both 😂
well said Tommy well said. lol
Tommy Siro lol you mean the Grapevine Mall in Texas???
If you find yourself in a bunny costume inside a dying, decaying mall, it's time to start questioning your life decisions. JS.
Work is work as long as your getting legit and legal money JS
@Sam Harris; I do love your great sense of humor. Sometimes people just don't get me.
good thought's has a point, I mean if the salary's good you're basically being payed to do nothing XD
man it must suck to be that bunny though, dressing up as a bunny in a scalding suit doing nothing for 8 hours
Fuck off Sam.
This mall is like the fictional idea of what a shopping mall is like
It's like a demonstration of a mall, like in museums, when they re-build certein topics for the audience. "And this is a mall right here, Ladies and Gentlemen!"
No joke. I live in Pittsburgh. It's insane how night and day this mall looks compared to Robinson Mall, a mall so giant and full that it's killing the other malls around it.
*AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, AT THIS TIME OF THE MONTH, AT THIS TIME OF THE DAY, LOCALIZED ENTIRELY IN YOUR KITCHEN?*
Add rust and some blood and you got Silent Hill 3
Yes!
In the last few months, Cinemark has announced they are permanently closing the movie theater and JC Penny's is now closing too leaving only Macy's and Dick's as the last anchor tenants left.
The chicken place closed too?
Don't forget New Dimension Comics, which might as well be their main anchor store with how well they're doing, and how poor the others are.
The movie theatre changed hands, so they're still showing movies there... Although they closed down an entire wing.
It was a terrible idea to decide to build a mall in 2005, at the end of the mall era
Go to Westfield in England. Mate, the Mall era isn’t over.
@@biancarobertson8728 so I would have to go to another country that is smaller than the state I live in...
Dan Reed I didn’t say YOU Had to. I just recommended it. Plus it’s only to prove a point.
Na, my mall is 48 years old and it still gets business
I've from NYC you should go to the malls their today...sooooo many people
Every time I watch this the "Tan Perfect" segment kills me. Every single time.
A ytp was not really what I was expecting when I clicked this video
TheNewNumberTw0 it looked so normal for me when I was high
why is this same guy necroposting?
Is it just me or like.. arent they a bunch of porn stars?
Jeffrey, why did you have to necropost?
Wow. This is actually pretty sad.
Wow: totally cool name.
So in recent news, the Macy's and the near by Best Buy are closing, there were several arrests at the mall involving human trafficking, and a body was found in a car in the near by Walmart parking lot. Lovely place.
Leo Hopkins III Honestly you’re not wrong
Leo Hopkins III thanks for the suggestion dude I appreciate it. Also I remember actually going there like maybe around 1 year ago-ish ,but maybe my memory is acting up.
Holy shit!!!
This is sad , I'm still surprised that this mall didn't close and abandon
Sivoris17 that’s so F#%KING Creepy!!!
2005 was too late to make a new mall. Malls were at their peak in the 80s-90s.
Not necessarily, I mean I have seen malls who are actually very successful even after that year, perhaps it depends on many factors such as where it is located. One of these malls is connected to a train station. The other is very close to two different universities, and the other , not sure on how it got famous but I think it was because it was a huge mall, and it was "talk about" when it was recently made. There's still a good place to shop, and even hangout with friends. Based upon seeing this mall, I think it was not able to succeed because it seemed to not be in a well placed location where one can suspect potential customers, and also based upon the design, it seems rather "out of date" for its time. Perhaps it depends on where I live
Id say, the early-mid 2000s was the death of the indoor shopping mall...strip malls on the other hand are doing better than ever (were i live, mostly due to the population growth)
I hope that whoever the loan officer at Wells Fargo who signed off on this $200 million disaster was fired and then legally set on fire. Who in their right mind would loan anyone one dime to build a shopping mall after the year 2000?
David Reynolds why would you set them on fire? that would risk spreading fire...Fucking slowly impale them with a stake...or use some other medival torture, that doesnt require a risk of catching shit unintentionally on fire
There's actually a mall not too far from this one, The Mall at Robinson, that opened in 2002. That mall was helped by the fact that it was plopped down in the middle of a major retail area, though. Its proximity to the Pittsburgh airport, also drew in a ton of hotel business.
The area around the mall is still expanding, with a major retail development expansion opening nearby as recently as 2009.
How did you forget that there’s literally a fracking rig set up behind the parking lot of this mall who’s waste water run off pools would ignite spontaneously.This mall is absolute hell.
Remember when that well was on fire for days? It was quite the show pulling into the mall.
😦 wow
lol that intro was unexpected~
Amalija ummmm not gonna lie, that intro gave me anxiety. I'm not into creepy surrealism
Amalija unexpected but delicious
Yeah that intro was a bit disturbing at parts; but it also was a bit goof-ballish at other parts.
Amalija loved it
Amalija go check his first dead mall video, it's the same kidmnda beginning
In 15 years, this kind of blandness will probably be the new "A E S T H E T I C"
Rosalind Causey unfortunately it already is tbh
Was about to say, this is basically already vapor foder,
a e s t h e t i c isnt just restricted to things decades old, its for things lost to the past that dont have a future.
I have a hard time feeling sorry for the bank that gave a $200 million loan FOR A MALL IN FREAKING 2005.
Andy Reierson you just made it even worse 😁😁
Exactly. The real idiot here is The Bank.
at 2005 youre so close to the market crash in 2008, that mall was screwed
back in the early 80's when they started talking about the mall we all knew it was not a great idea. Tarentum is in the middle of nowhere
So do you think location played a bigger part of why it's failing? I honestly don't know the area. I'm just here b/c I love abandoned malls :)
12 oaks mall by my house is always packed 7 days a week. Parking lot is mostly always full.
Wow, this mall opened in *2005?* Talk about a mistake...you have to be a dumb-as-rocks investor to put *$100 million* into a mall anytime after 2000, when supply of malls exceeded demand (and many had already closed in the 90s), online shopping was on the rise, and city downtowns had started making a comeback.
The only things that would save that mall is converting it to a push mall(rolex, lord +taylor, teavanna etc.), have a main attraction where Sears was (performance stage, roller coaster, go kart track, indoor skate/BMX park, etc.), gourmet kitchen/buffet(cheescake factory, johnny rockets, texas de brazil, etc.), or at least promote like a in store exclusive/deal that can beat both blackfriday and cybermonday...if they had corporate connections.
This mall ain't making a comeback. I'm not familiar with the Pittsburgh area, but looking at the mall's location in Google Maps, my guess is that this is also a terrible location, on what appears to be the edge of the metro, surrounded by a lot of country, not city or suburbs. If the Pittsburgh area offers other malls at more convenient locations, shoppers and stores aren't going to flock here. Yes, the intention was to be a "super regional" mall, but you need locals for the bulk of your customer base...let alone how saturated the region is. The Pittsburgh area appears to be saturated with malls, according to Google Maps, and they're all located deeper into the metro than this one.
I was shocked to find out there has been a massive mall building spree going on in this country since 2010. Currently mall expansion is outpacing store growth by 50%. I thought malls were dying for the past 20 years. But investors keep building more of them at an ever increasing pace.
Real estate will almost always make you money. What happens after you sell it to a developer is not your problem. You buy the empty land cheap, sell it to someone wholesale as a unit instead of giving out leasing rights in parcel, then let the idiots who bought it pay to develop it. Then when they go out of business you buy the lot again, wait for the store to hit such a level of disrepair that nobody wants to refurbish it, then tear it down so you can sell the more profitable empty land again. I see this happen all the time where I live, in about a five year cycle.
VulpesHilarianus damn lol
It probably failed to attract customers because of that horrible ribbed steal and girder ceiling... It looks like something you would see in a Walmart, warehouse or a factory. It doesn't work at all with the malls interior.
i believe the industrial look was in when this mall was built. It still is in many ways, but not for a mall... i mean galleria. lol
Exactly what I was thinking. Gives a real low end / budget look to the whole place.
Retroman I don't think that's the reason why it died. There is a mall called Ontario Mill in the LA area I believe and they have the same theme as this mall. The area is a very low income area so that maybe the reason why it died.
CrossIron Mills in Calgary and Tsawwassen Mills in Vancouver are also similarly themed. The issue with Tsawwassen Mills is that it's far away from the main city and there's only one or two bus routes that service that area.
BlueChinchillaEatingDorito despite that, Tsawwassen Mills is doing fine. It's been very busy lately. The one issue is the tunnel and until its replaced, the access to the mall will be limited.
Almost half the stores in this video are gone already,it's depressing.
Now the movie theater's leaving. The final nail in the coffin.
Brandon Ganss it already did and JCPenney is next
The space seems really pretty overall. The flooring and environments are quite nice but it gives me anxiety to see how empty and quiet it is.
CiderDivider
Just imagine that it's a slow time of a slow day, and crowds will be coming in later, and enjoy the soothing solitude before the crowds come. I've been to the local amusement park on a slow day and it was awesome! No waiting in line, and I could pick the spot I wanted to sit on the roller coaster. At least during the golden hour before all the crowds arrived!
Benjamin Lewis This isnt a slow day all, I used to go there for food and the movie theater with my family and it would always be deserted...
L o c a t i o n. Its in the middle of nowhere.
@@bandombeviews6035 Another excellent point. North and east of there the population gets pretty thin.
Philadelphia Mills is just like this but with open stores and people. Maybe come see it if you're ever in the area.
Looks like it could have been a nice mall. Though it seems like they were trying to hard to be "fancy".
AngelDRose It looked nice about 15 years ago soon after it opened, but it was empty even then.
It tries to hard to be "80's".
Gross old Chucky Cheese type colors and designs
B l u r r y f a c e chucky cheeses is changing with modern times though so I doubt that design is gonna be permanent and the mall itself doesn't have much of those colors compared to chucky cheeses they spread it out but you do see a lot of grey
Washington Square mall compared to this web.archive.org/web/20010226185057/www.shopwashingtonsquare.com:80/mallinfo/directory.zulu now sucks and only has women stuff. Expensive women stuff. Only 15 percent of the population can even afford as Oregon is not exactly a (rich) state. Never was to begin with. For some strange reason the liberals want to make the area seem rich and trendy which is totally false when you read between the lines.
Haha, Dan that tanning segment paired with the macabre editing; ace. Thanks for the laugh, hope all is well.
Jeff Bezos’ love watching this with his mistress at night before he sleeps.
u mean boy toy from k b t
The 80s music gives the place a eerie feel.
Edison It was added in by Dan himself. He's a genius.
No, no it wasn't. I've been in there before. Relatively recently too. It's played throughout the galleria
Gives it a nostalgic feel.
Tan Perfect doesn't even work. I ate the whole bottle and I only got sick not tan. I want my money back!
No you guys you're not supposed to use it to masturbate or eat it. You're supposed to use it as glue. Geez you people are dumb! *shakes head*
you're supposed to sniff it, bro. duh.
nah uh your suppose to put it in your bum so you can fly
Jeff Mike That will give people butt rash.
*I didn’t experience it tho, obviously.....* *cough*
Uuh i use it as toothpaste
The lo-fi 80s muzak getting blasted into the empty halls makes me want to call my parents and tell them I love them.
Dominic Trybus Oh my God, best comment.
Dominic Trybus I think the music was edited in since there aren't any cuts in the music as the different video clips cycle..
This music is what's making this video Creepy!!!!!!!!
I’m going down a rabbit hole with these videos help-
samee
ua-cam.com/video/MfsmHFQHGoM/v-deo.html Hope this helps!
Same wtf how did I get here
I should be sleeping right now. 🛌📱
once you are in, you are never getting out. sorry.
This mall has this kinda oniric? Like place you wander in a dream, empty, dark and makes you wonder why it was abandoned
I'm gonna jokingly call this episode, "The One Where Dan Was Savage As Fuck." lol
That was inappropriate.
ReddRaeReviews For real lmao.
Basically the way I'd put it too, especially since I've seen him go to waaaay worse looking malls. I didn't even hate the look of the pace... it's just not a look I'd care to see at a mall. But hey, I'm no doctor.
This is epic comedy
It certainly is Dan at his most visceral.
Okay not going to lie, that sky walk thing looks kind of fun.
It's not a lie
Sky Trail closed :(
Its gone now lol
destiny usa has one and its amazing, you go on a tight rope and look down and the malls beneath you. pretty sick
I went on the Skytrail once with my youngest son. It was pretty neat.
Everyone in the comments section: “this looks like (insert local Mills mall name here)!” Ummm y’all know the Mills corporation is a thing right? They designed one set of mall blueprints back in the 90’s and peddled them to cities all over the country.
Jessa Phillips My city has an exact copy of this mall but it’s doing really well, in Canada.
I was wondering why they all looked the same and had the same layout. Thanks for the info.
Yes.I have seen quite a few identical malls in my travels
@Aimee Webber I'm not talking Mills malls but in Canada I have seen identical malls on different sides of the country
Ontario Mills in Ontario, CA and Concord Mills in Concord, NC are two I’ve been to. Took me ages to realize they were connected 😂
you should start getting a meal or two at some of the food courts in these dying malls and critique it as apart of your review. I think that could be pretty interesting. Keep up the good work!
Johnathan Woods Great idea!
Johnathan Woods bruh this Idea please everyone upvote this
YESSS
I imagine him critiquing the food like Gordon Ramsey!
YOU FORGOT THE LAMB *S A U C E!!!* xD
everyone up-vote this so Dan can see it
i actually think this mall is really pretty, it makes me sad how empty it is :(
i've been there before i go there all the time especially as a child , they shut down way more stores over the three years this was posted . over covid the cinamark was shut down , the shoe store , the victoria secret , justice , and etc there's only claire's and book stores , three phone stores and the macy's open , and hot topic that i know of since i was last there . the whole food court was shut down and everything . we're supposed to be getting new stores opened . but the malls for sale and i'm hoping they don't shut it down. everyone jus rather's to go to the Monroeville Mall now because all of their stores are open .
Jeffrey Dahmer looks incredible with his new tan.
Amazing to think he used to be an old woman.
This is the clinical depression of malls
I T S A G A L E R I A
I like the way the Dead Mall Series went from being sad about how a mall closes, to pure talking shit about anything, almost absolutely talking crap about everything lol wtf
Ray, I think he meant about admiring the beauty of the sadness of the mall dying and the emptiness rather than outright dissing it. Dan was acting a bit like a dick though. He doesn't have to compliment it (It's a dying mall anyways) but he also doesn't have to criticize it in a way that doesn't add any value to the video.
Great comment guys. I'm just happy I'm not the only one who was annoyed of the laugher and jokes for just about anything.
Though I must add, this mall is somewhat awful because of how boring, plain, and outdated that this whole mall breathes. It's why I love the Dead Mall Series because I can admire it, as though I'm walking and experiencing with Dan.
TheBlueRedGamer sorry man, can't agree. He has been to some malls that were stuck in the early 1980's.. this mall was just empty.. not ugly. Actually this has to be one of the most modern nice looking malls he's visited..
There is a severe cognitive dissonance between the wacky po-mo design of the storefronts and the industrial, dim, Costco ceiling and it's just troubling
Dammit, I spilled my bottle of Tan Perfect and missed half the video!
Now everything around you but you is Tan Perfect
WTF?? That intro was a Nightmare
I barely made it thru that.
I watched it really high, thank goodness I wasn't hallucinating
i absolutely hated it
2005?
Damn, the decor looks dated for 05. I'd have put it down at about 1995-2000
Maybe they thought "Wow, look at how good those guys did" but didn't realize _why_ it worked for the other people.
I'd have put it down at 1972, but then I am Italian, we have very high standards for design here.
Well, large portions of Italy WERE built in 1385...
awesomotommy I was a teenager in the 80s and that mall layout, decor and music is definitely screaming 1984-86 and the bad aspects of the 80s at that. Whoever was the designer was stuck in the tasteless styles of the 80s.
They could have did a better job with the roof and ceiling. Add some glass and let more natural light inside. Because it felt like he was filming inside of a industrial warehouse.
I live like 30 minutes from this place. It looks even worse than this now. There’s like nobody
BREAKING NEWS: Dan Bell hates fun.
No he just hates lies and pretending things are what they aren't.
Sometimes the truth hurts but then just go ahead and stick to CNN lulling you to sleep. Don't like this channel don't watch it! That's why there is a little *dislike* button. Weird huh?
These videos of empty malls make me feel so uncomfortable
Jeanette Vasko weird movie stores went now malls . The thingss you grew up with and took for granted disappear.
Me fuckin too yo, it's like pure dread in the pit of your stomach
I have to disagree with your thoughts on this mall Dan. The artistic appeal in this mall is eye catching and its actually nice. Seeing something that isn't the same tile, lights and walls is a nice change up.
Liam He's making fun of how dead the areas are even though they have the art.
I have a mills mall open and prospering near me and it is beautiful
That skywalk thing seems like kind of a cool idea to me. I mean why not? That' really unique.
Zip lining at the mall????? I'd actually go to this mall. Hahaha
idkmyuser1 they just took it out along with the food court
It’s gone now
Chloe' Elizabeth I wonder what brainiac thought removing the food court would be a good idea. That’s usually one of the draws of any mall. They need MORE places to eat there, not fewer. Really sad.
When I was younger my friends and I would go there just for the ropes course then leave lol
There is no consistency with this mall, leaving little chance for the kind of ~dead 80s consumerism yet introspective aesthetic that we see with the others. This mall bored you and it showed in your tone. Simply bad business, no turn of century poignancy whatsoever. This is recession chic.
Kerri na Basaria damn. You're smart.
I must not be the only one who throughly enjoys re-watching these dead mall videos. It’s relaxing and interesting.
That's eerie as fuck,looks like 3 quarters of mankind has died
Well here I was sitting here thinking that this was the most beautiful and clean mall I’ve ever seen...guess it’s just me😂☠️
I didn't get it either. I mean yes there's no tenants or customers but I think the aesthetic is pretty nice and it looks very well kept.
that's what I thought. he was talking about the "beautiful" art pieces and I was like "I agree!" until I realized he was joking...
I think it's pretty. I like the aesthetic.
me too like the mall near me isn’t quite dead but it’s ugly af
The cleanest mall I ever experienced was the Dubai Mall, insanely clean.
Yeah. I hate malls in general but this one has a nice design. And that climbing contraption isn't bad. My kids would have adored it. It just isn't enough to save the thing. Malls are on their way out.
Time to get a tan Dan, Tan Perfect! :)
markatl84 Rumors of spontaneous combustion are highly exaggerated. The combustion is very predictable.
I can't believe anyone would open a mall in 2005.
im from pittsburgh and ill tell you why this mall is failing. its damn inconvinient. there are so many places to shop downtown and so many places closer than pittsburgh mills, which is like 20 minutes outside of downtown. its not even near a large suburb
I hear that it was supposed to be near a future suburb, but the housing crash in 2007 ended that
I'm pretty sure this mall is still open, just empty as fuck.
The mall near me is right next to a highway interchange, and between a bunch of suburbs and the city. With all the traffic flowing through there it's easy for people to hop of the highway and do something at the mall before heading home. It's doing well enough that they actually expanded recently. Proof that location matters for something like this.
It's nearby where my dad lives, everyone just goes around there for the restaurants nearby, like Olive Garden and Red Robin and the steak houses
And it's far from the city, it's just a terrible place to put a mall
that game room looks so sad
Sandra Ruiz the carpet looks so nasty though 😂
Ya, but Mahvel 2 though!
I actually really like the look and aesthetic of this mall. It feels roomy yet warm and welcoming. There's just the right amount of color to keep things interesting and fun but not overwhelm or turn messy. Lots of fascinating touches against a solid grounding style. The whole thing is pleasing to my eye.
It makes all your negative comments about it surprising. On the flip side, you liked the look of Oak Hollow Mall, but that mall was completely ugly and off-putting to me; uninspired and malnourished with all the "interesting" bits looking discordant and out-of-place.
It may look appealing in the video, but trust me, go do a lap in the mall. You'll understand where Dan is coming from. It's genuinely.... creepy? Depressing? I don't even know. It's just a weird feeling be in there.
Not really any chance of me visiting anytime soon, so I can only take your word for it.
It really does look more interesting with the earthy and kinda foody pallette of browns, yellows, and the greenish ceiling, than the soul-sucking off-white dreck you see everywhere these days.
Tj Courson I've been there. It's not exactly the design that is bothering you, it's the major lack of life (My guess anyway) If it had stores in every stall and people constantly roaming the halls you'd probably find it far more comfortable... unless you don't like big busy places. I love the structure, the colors, the layout, the style and scale. But it is a major killjoy seeing it so dead.
If you've ever taken a cruise on a large luxury ocean liner perhaps you have experienced this before. When it's at see and fully loaded it's the best place on earth, but when it's in port and most of the passengers have gone off to annoy the locals it's kind of depressing.
It's a space designed to be populated. Being empty or even slow was never considered in its design design.
softy8088 it opened the year I was born considering I used to live in blonox that was my mall that's how it has always been that I remember stores open and close but that's normal it is a nice place for any one it is not to big or too small and it is not really dead if u go to other places they r over populated and not as nice
arundel mills in maryland looks identicle but does extremely well
Im from Pittsburgh and im 29. When I was younger, maybe 16-17 , the mall was so full of people and stores! A very busy food court, play areas, and every store was full!
There was even a bar/bowling alley and indoor minigolf
The area around the mall was busy too! Lots of restaurants, and even a hotel.