I worked at the movie theater in 1975 with one of my best childhood friends. We worked the candy counter. At that time the theater was just on the lower level, and there were just two screens. We worked there when “Jaws” opened. Teenage memories.
Sam, I'm glad you told The Proper People that. Here was my comment to them before I saw your comment: "The Proper People, you're too young to remember but every mall built around 1970 that had internal theaters had two movie theaters with huge screens. Then in the late 1980s all of these malls subdivided their 2 theaters into 4 smaller ones, so that what you were left with was these little matchbox theaters with tiny screens. It really ruined the whole experience of going to the movies. This was a phenomena that happened all over the country. So you're right, in essence, when you say that space was retro-fitted to be a movie theater. "
Is it just me or is this really sad? Like, imagine how many people bought their favorite top there. Or met their husband or wife there. Or made their best memories there with their best friends that recently passed away. Am i just over thinking again?
I think that's a huge reason why abandoned buildings and urbex stuff is so interesting, thinking of people and stories these places once held, now gone forever and unknowable. They're like miniature Marie Celeste mysteries
This is so sad. My sister and I were just talking about the Northridge Mall and how much fun we had here. Wedding rings bought, wedding invitations ordered, years later coming back to the mall with our babies in strollers. So many good memories here. Thanks for this video.
Jeffrey Hangartner I remember two Malls I grew up with when I was a little kid one got torn down the other is still running. When I was a preteen a new shopping center/ mall opened closer to my house I loved it because I could walk to it
I wish that “mall culture” was still a thing. Like how malls used to be the after school hang out spot and that sort of thing. Just bummed I was born after those years
Audrey Lefebvre I live in the US and it was just never something I experienced. I turn 20 in about a week. I think if I was born a few years earlier then going to the mall after school would still have been a popular thing. Most of my after school stuff as a teen was either going to parks or restaurants/snack places near our schools
@@emilyhewitt190 that's so sad , I used to go to the mall every week right now of course not because of the pandemic , but I'm not even 18 and going to the mall it's so fun
Yea I once saw a video saying “explored abandon insane asylum, *girl screamed!*” and the thumbnail was 5 guys looking like they were partying outside of the building.
Isn't that the first American flag made by the Dutch when a American raided Britain and lost his flag and went to a Dutch port then with his disctription they made that flag which wasn't really the right one but it looks cool he was lucky he wasn't arrested for being suspected as a pirate since he pulled gruesome shit off
This was my childhood mall, btw. They re-did everything in the 90s or something. All the teal and peach wasn't original. Back in the 70s and early 80s it was CHOCOLATE BROWN. EVERYWHERE. With gold highlights.
This mall was actually an exact copy of southridge mall in greenfield which is still open. They were called the twin malls. Edit: Thanks for so many like! Never had happened before! Also be nice in the comments please. :)
@@emilybennett6427 you would understand if you were from that area. It was actually called that at the time. It literally destroyed that entire part of town. "The North Side" is still considered a really bad part of Milwaukee. The crime is out of hand there.
Actually north ridge was built first and there twin is South ridge it was closed cause a man shot his wife and blamed a black man in the parking lot. Please research and p.s it's really not that bad here we can actually be beautiful together at times lol
In the 70’s I shopped there with my family. In the 80’s we used to skip school and hang out there. 10 yrs. later I managed a store there. I moved out of state and didn’t realize that this disaster happened. This is so sad.
I grew up in the '80s and malls were magical places to me as a kid. They were like self-contained worlds. Lots of happy family memories, because it was a big deal when we got to go to one. It's really sad to see them in disrepair. I love the design of this one, so much natural light.
I was born in the ‘80s and going to the mall was something that happened only a couple of times a year when I was a kid. Same with going to the Yankee Candle flagship store (MA). They’re still nice to visit when we get a chance.
The sister mall in Milwaukee, Southridge, has much of the same architecture designs with the natural lighting. As well as Mayfair. But they've been updated a bit to be more modern, at least the natural lighting wasn't changed.
Being told to leave an abandoned mall, trying to only to find the door you came in has been sealed shut and the security guard no where to be found sounds like an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark
@Dylan Oates who's going to invest in this big piece of shit? And then, what stores in their right mind are going to go there with no anchors or other supporting stores? What are the highways like in the area? Did the business move somewhere else in town and or online? How are you going to get shoppers there? These things closed down for a reason
WOW - I went to that mall lots of times. It’s so weird seeing it abandoned. I remember going to that Walgreens - I would usually buy a bag of Snickers. The store that had the “ordinary-looking” escalator was JC Penney.
I kind of miss malls. They were so much fun back in the late 90's/early 00's, before online retail started killing them off. It would be cool if more of them got remodeled for new purposes; I once read where someone suggested making them into housing complexes.
I squatted in a failing, near abandoned mall for shelter for a while (couldn’t afford to rent). I stayed in the abandoned “Gilly Hicks” store (picked and changed the locks). After closing, I showered off in the fountain after I was able to figure out how to turn it back on. Unfortunately the county sheriff found out what I was doing and ran me (along with three other squatters) out of there...the place was demolished a month later.
Those malls are the perfect footprint for a community college. Stores turn into classrooms, you have wide aisles and a food court, a few sets of bathrooms scattered about, and one of the bigger stores could be turned into a gym rather easily or a library. All the basic infrastructure is already there, just to remodel it.
@@qwipperty Funny you should mention that, because the community college I went to had its satellite campus at the local mall! They took over a former theater when it moved to a separate building nearby. They turned the concession area into the front desk, a couple of auditoriums into lecture halls; even took advantage of the high ceilings to build a second floor. I didn't even realize it used to be a theater until someone mentioned it in passing.
I grew up going to this mall. I remember sitting on Santa's lap as a toddler and I also remember buying my prom dress here. Came across this video by accident. So nostalgic yet sad.
Honestly I hate how these good looking buildings are being abandon. They should be built up again, if not a mall then something else. A waste of good condition buildings!
The area has become dangerous and there is retail theft in many of the stores in the area of the far northwest side of Milwaukee, WI. Very sad. I lived close to Northridge Mall, but had to move because of the crime.
Jonathan is not retarded as someone who also lives in the Milwaukee area (I actually remember going to this mall as a kid) I would say it’s unfortunately just the lower income living area of Milwaukee.
This is incredible, thanks! My parents used to bring us to this mall in the late 70's, not to shop but just to "hang out" for the afternoon. I recall them going to a Mexican restaurant called "Chi-Chi's" and they would also stop at this pub like place for beers. That movie theater is probably where I saw Star Wars at age 3 or 4 for the first time. Amazing!!
Pretty sad to imagine all the fuss that went on in there during Christmas season, and now it's all empty and dirty. Imagine all the people getting last-minute presents or just having a good time there shopping for decorations. A kid seeing a toy on TV and going to that mall to get the toy for real. All the first dates that happened there and later ended up in marriage. And it's all gone...
Imagine Christmas at this mall, full of crowds and lightings and decorations. Children buying their Christmas toys and families eating food at a restaurant
I lived Northridge I grew up here. Many cool memories of the 80's and 90s here. I'd love to see her one last time. So much spent allowance I had to do plenty of chores for.
I love the commercial at the beginning of the video. I love how it has kind of an echo to it. It definitely gives off a nice 80s vibe. I was born in 1996 but man oh man I wish I’d have had the opportunity to see that mall inside and out when it was still in business.
As part of the team that developed/built Northridge and Southridge, it is kinda heartbreaking to see what has happened to our handiwork. We put our hearts and souls into these projects and built life long friendships with each other in the process.
@@Ostine8333 why does that matter? I did not help build it, but i did work at Northridge, Southridge, Mayfair, and Bayshore, plus a few other MKE malls. I am 40, How old are u? Are u one of the vandals that messes up other peoples property. It is really sad what people do to other peoples things nowadays! ALL BECAUSE PARENTS DONT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING BUT THEMSELVES!! REALLY FRICKIN SAD
Youse guys: wow this is so dated. Imagine if this could be modernized Me: wow this is so cool. Imagine if it was still open but all the cool, tacky 70s stuff was still there
My dads big payday of his career was doing the heating and ventilation in this mall with his union. Yup big money . My dad purchased two brand new cars a week after he got his payout doing contracting to this mall . Amazing memories of my dad sharing them with me
Is it weird that seeing abandoned buildings, especially malls, makes me sad? I mean look at it, I used to be operational and now it just sits rotting away
I agree but maybe what makes me so sad is that I’m the type of person who sees (probably too much) potential in such things and much is going to waste. Even if it were demolished, I believe there is so much that could be reused and recycled, so much so, that very little should be considered trash (if that makes sense). I would LOVE to be able to go thru places like these for strictly reclamation.
It’d be so cool if they revived this mall somehow. I actually love the design - and I think a lot of people would like to see a retro-style mall nowadays (at least where I’m from). Looks like a cool place too, sad there wasn’t more good usage of it
The first time I heard about this mall was because of you guys: the building WAS in great shape and certainly looked as though it'd be ready to undergo repairs for future reopening. You guys did an excellent job filming and showing your respect for the mall as you guys knew some things were going down with it. Unfortunately (since this video is at least 3 years old, maybe 4), the current shape it's in is miserable: there's by FAR at least 60x the graffiti as there is in this video and the vandalism makes you sick to the stomach (pretty much all the glass (store fronts, skylights, and windows) are all shattered, the restrooms had been destroyed, reports of murder there now (recent videos of explorers showed blood on the floor in the courtyard and police tape in the one backroom that once contained overstock), AT LEAST 6 fires have been started there since 2021 (latest one was in the former foodcourt back in August of 2022), the ceilings are beginning to cave in and due to black mold and sewage, the air is too toxic to breathe without any mask. The owners refuse to do anything with the place and have since racked up thousands in fines (you can watch short clips from Milwaukee News or vids on here under the topic). From what's known as of now, the city is planning on taking it back if the owners don't take action and the city will tear it down themselves because of it's pitiful condition. No one is allowed in the building and if caught, they'd be arrested instantly without questions. If you guys see videos of the mall today, they'll likely make you cry. You guys showed pure respect when you visited at the time the building was getting sealed off for protection and left with images and video but left only footsteps. Aside of the devastating news, I love your vids and enjoy how educational they are and the amount of respect you guys show for the places you visit.
The Chinese investment group was the owner of most of the mall properties for a total of 16 years and did absolutely nothing to save or preserve it. The entire area became very dangerous as a result. The city was finally able to take ownership at the start of 2024 and has plans to properly demolish it.
I worked in Northridge for some time. First time there after it was completed was amazing. It really was a beautiful mall. It’s sad to see what’s happened to the mall and the surrounding area. Watching this video brought back some great memories.
Late 80's and early 90's were a great time to hang out at the malls and socialize, get food, window shop, grab new sweaters for winter time, etc., I sure miss that culture and the whole vibe of people being together. Now we are all isolated and buy everything online and nobody talks much anymore.
Yeah their going to regret that one day. A family member of mine died from cancer caused from asbestos. I doubt their is asbestos in this mall but I'm sure they have ran into some in the past. It was a god awful way to die. The cancer caused by asbestos is very aggressive.
@@Psychol-Snooper I would ( myself , still wear one though) and just voice over the video later, getting sick from this stuff, doesn't sound like a fun time, also they could talk a bit outside, before going in , and coming out,
@@tony--james Totally. The middle ground is dust masks. They will minimize exposure, but not make you miserable. There are many grades right up to respirator dust masks. (also that was probably not mold, but rather mildew, which is generally only dangerous if you have asthma.) At the end of the day they are going to be wearing whatever they are exposed to home. Urbexing is just really dangerous. Nobody should be doing it if they have ANY sort of autoimmune disorder. In their situation I can respect them taking one for the team. I would. But... ADHA is just like that. 🙄
Around Christmas of 1987 I remember driving out there from Thousand Oaks to buy my parents a CD player. I found one at Sears and had it wrapped. Seems like yesterday.
I love it when you're able to include relevant media from your locations in their prime - was great to hear how it was being advertised back in the day
This was eerie, yet strangely peacfull and calming. I've got to be honest the architecture had a nice charm to it. I don't thing much would need changing structurally for it to be reopened. Great video!
The beginning feels so apocalyptic, love your guys videos. Sad to see so many buildings falling apart but so interesting to see them. Your guys videos are absolutely amazing and treasures.
Like others, Stranger things came to mind. Also, the security that asked you to leave and your entrance was boarded up, the beginning of a real bad 80s horror movie.
12:36 i dunno why, but this gives me so much feelings of sadness and melancholy, like a reality left behind in the face of tragedy, and forgotten sadly
If you guys are looking for a VERY newly abandoned mall to explore there is a mall right near where I live called the Phillipsburg Mall in New Jersey. It was just closed down in March of this year (so last month) and from what I’ve heard the public still has full access to the building!! I was planning on exploring it myself with a few friends and I hoped you guys would go there one day too. I would love to see a video about it sometime in the future. Keep adventuring!
this was a heckuva blast from the past! i frequent northridge's sister mall, Southridge, and have since i was a child. southridge has been updated aesthetically, but the vast majority of the architecture is the same. what they removed was the charm. seeing northridge like this is taking me back to when southridge was pretty. thank you so much for visiting and documenting this building!
I was in that mall, years ago, when it was in business. It's interesting to see how the basic structure -- tile, corridors, ceilings -- still frames the experience of seeing what's left.
My mom and i watched jfk in that theatre. We went to northridge frequently when i was a kid in the 80's and part of the 90's. These malls were the best during the holidays...especially Christmas. The one downtown Milwaukee was the best for christmas in the 80's. Now its just random stores. If there is some there anymore.
You guys are my absolute favorite!! I really appreciate the fact that you’re always respectful of the places you explore, you’re not into stupid hype or clickbait-y jump scares, and your videos are always beautifully executed and pleasing to watch. Keep up the amazing work, guys! 👍🏻
It’s interesting seeing the shape of Northridge now. I grew up in Milwaukee, remember shopping there with my family, remember seeing Look Who’s Talking Too in that theatre... waiting in line for a ticket while my grandmother told us how much she hated Roseanne. What a lot of people maybe don’t know or don’t talk about is all of the socioeconomic factors that went into the failure of Milwaukee’s north side, not just the mall. High end condos and apartment complexes were built next to hi-rise subsidized housing along 76th street combined with white flight, and the scandal when in 1992 Jesse Anderson, a white man, stabbed his wife at the Northridge TGI Friday’s and then said a black man did it... the already hyper segregated city became wary of the mall, and property values around it dropped nearly overnight. Today, the North side is a shell of what it was, with still-low property values and high crime. The Chinese investment group that owns the mall has promised to redevelop it as an Asian goods market. In a dozen years they’ve done nothing, and earlier this year a maintenance worker was electrocuted and killed. It’s amazing how Northridge is like a microcosm of Milwaukee, of what can happen when shifting politics, racial tensions, and a collapsing neighborhood combine. Thank you guys for shining the light on this poor ruin, and for making the trek to Milwaukee. You guys rock, and I’m so thankful you do what you do. Keep being the thoughtful, reflective, informed and respectful explorers you are!
I grew up in Milwaukee as well, and was really interested when this popped up. I remember going Christmas shopping there as a teenager. I agree with what you said, there were many reasons for this mall going belly up. I worked for penzeys spices in their call centre before I moved away, and I know that the owner tried to buy this place to expand production and warehouse space. He paid the back taxes and was going to have the town of Brown Deer transfer ownership to him, but the Chinese company refused to give it up, and they ended up fighting it in court and paying him back the back taxes he paid, so he had to walk away. They had a chance to revitalize the building and bring jobs to the area, and they lost it because the do nothing chinese owners refused.
Recall Southridge back in the day. Guess it is on its way down as well, but I think it is still open. Milwaukee is not what I remember. Very sad, to me.
Wow. Your comment on the video was very interesting. It gave a little more insight into where this mall was and why it’s closed now. Malls all over the country have gone downhill, lost popularity and so many of the stores have closed. Maybe maintaining such a large place was more than they had imagined. The amount people pay to rent the spaces in the mall is crazy. Especially considering that business is way down in most malls everywhere. The mall where I grew up opened it’s doors in the fall of 1982 I think. People were so excited about it. No more shopping in the weather. Everything under one roof. As with everywhere else that mall is fading. Anchor stores like Sears, Montgomery Ward, and just in the past few months, Macy’s have closed. A large shopping center was built starting with a Walmart nearby, away from downtown where the mall is, and now there’s Kohl’s, Target, Marshall’s, dozens of restaurants from McDonald’s to Red Lobster along with convenience stores, gas stations and more. I feel like that someday soon malls will be a thing of the past. Honestly I’m not that sad about it.
This was a blast to watch; alot of memories...I was a mall-rat in this place from 1976-1979; the theater is original to it. Even got my first job at the JC Pennys there.(the anchor store you were in around 14:00)
When I was a kid and in Campfire, we had a lock-in at a local mall. Although the stores were closed of the Snack Shack and Food Court remained open. We had full run of the place! It was a blast!
@@allie5968 Yup. Those and the backrooms frequently overlap with the concept of "LIMINAL SPACES". Liminal means threshold. A liminal psychological state is one of ambiguity and disorientation after something begins but before it's completed. Liminal spaces are places where people pass through but don't stay. In total, disorienting thresholds. A street, or a door frame is a liminal space. An abandoned building is definitely a liminal space. A hallway or train station or hotel room is a liminal space. Crossroads, bridges, mountain passes, those are liminal spaces. A school during summer break, or a nightclub during operation. Liminal spaces can come with or without people, but many places are more liminal when you're alone. I'd suggest, that being alone, itself, is a liminal state. According to wikipedia, "Major transformations occur at crossroads and other liminal places, at least partly because liminality-being so unstable-can pave the way for access to esoteric knowledge or understanding of both sides. Liminality is sacred, alluring, and dangerous."
Kinda sad to think about all the good memories people must’ve had at this place. Families spending time there and people working there. Now it’s just all gone. That’s just life I guess.
@CoD Solar I read the article on that & those saying that seems to be the guy at the end of this talking to him that happened to seem to be right. Very sad.
The escalators at Forest Fair Village in Cincinnati have been off for years and haven't been blocked off since they are one of the only ways to get to the second floor (not like it matters since there's nothing up there lol)
I live in Milwaukee and when I was a teenager my friends and I would go "deer hunting" up at "the Northridge". That meant we would go to Northridge looking for chicks. Really great to see this video and I can remember being in all those places. We used to be able to smoke in there and that was really cool
this is so crazy to see. ive lived in wisconsin my whole life, been to southridge so many times but was too young to ever see northridge. i love that the memory of this place, even with deteriorating conditions, is preserved in this video. love the outdated theme of the mall too haha. it's super cool to see it in comparison to the more modernized style of southridge now. i wish i'd seen this video sooner though, i remember hearing something about northridge on the news not too long ago. edit; was searching and found that the dude at the end passed not long after this was filmed. may he rest in peace 💕
I am 51 and growing up malls were a huge things in the 80's with my buds and my mom taking me there to shop with her as a kid. I really get clingy to these old malls... it breaks my heart to see demise of these places. What a lost opportunity these empty malls are I believe. Fk online shopping.... but now with covid.. .the horror ...the horror.. making it worse. :'( Thanks for this video TPP! Cheers to you - stay safe out there. 💕👍 Edit: Amazon Prime Video has Jasper Mall movie - definitely broke my heart but filled with a lot of good peoples stories. 💕
I spent many a happy hours in this mall. I'm saddened to see its demise. 😢 Watching this video brought back such great memories. Northridge mall will always be a part of my youth.
My girlfriend and her friends would drag me to the mall as a teen. It was a great place to hang out and meet friends, get food, watch a movie, play games, look at the fountain and the neon, and just spend hours wandering stores. Now that mall is still open, but it's pretty dead.
I think it's because it reminds us of a better time when people were not quite as ruthless as they are now. Somehow it became cool to be lawless and violent. Think of that when you hear the phrase, "Thug Life".
There was so many malls that many were due to fail which is what happened however growing up in the 80s & 90s or even earlier you probably grew up with them & to see the place to be filled with people slowly have less & less people to the point they become abandoned it hurts. It hurts me & seeing what's happening to Regency Mall in Racine WI, Then what happened to the Original Outlet Mall of Kenosha WI it hurts no doubt.
@S K because of the scum that live in the area kept robbing the place. Then as an added bonus they started threatening people who went there to the point that people stopped going to Northridge. Soon after businesses started pulling out, the rest is history.
This abandoned mall really isn't all that outdated though. It only closed in 2002. And architecture and design hasn't exactly changed much since then. Actually, if maintained, this mall would fit right in with any mall today - ceiling and all.
That ceiling was a signature design by its developer, Taubman Centers. LOT of malls they built around the 70s-80s have it, Woodfield probably being the best example.
@@rsuriyop Northridge was last remodeled in 1988 and it most-definitely shows in the center and food courts; with the neon, blue and pink color schemes. Southridge, its sister mall on the other side of Milwaukee, was given the exact same treatment in '88 and has been through two remodels since Northridge closed - unfortunately to the point of looking quite bland, these days.
I used to work there in the late 70’s until early 80’s. Those were some of the happiest times in my life. It is so sad that it is all gone..... does anyone remember Chess King? Or Ups and Downs?
I remember Ups and Down it was on the lower level early 90’s . I worked at Contempo if I’m spelling it correctly on the second floor.This mall stayed business. Historical note the glass entrance isn’t the original look of the mall.
I used to go to this mall as a kid in the 90's. I had family who worked here. It was a great place back then. I recognize alot of the old empty store areas.
This place still gets used actually from time to time, their has been some airsoft events held in this very mall. You can see the little white pellets all around and can even find some airsoft related videos of it on youtube. Look up some with either Dutch the Hooligan of Airsoft Alphonse.
@Bradley7 Johnson It's called being responsible. Don't breed'em, if you can't feed'em. Some people don't care about that when government cheese is so easy to get.
@Bradley7 Johnson because they are too busy paying taxes so they can support other peoples children...its easy having a dozen kids when the govt gives you money for them
@@drackkor725 No, ignorant and irresponsible people bring us down. Every race has "Those" types of people. But it's America, you can do whatever you want.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. We used to go there in the 80's and early 90's. It was a magical place. Quarter arcades, Babbages, KB toystore. Great times as a teen too. Sorry it is in such a condition now. Sad.
Or for the homeless. So sad to these empty spaces not being used to house the homeless. Sad! We live in the richest country in the world but cannot afford to house the homeless. So sad.
Anna Marie, I wasn’t shopping in the 70s but the late 80s. Shopped at North Ridge and Grand Avenue. Now we go to Mayfair mall only when we really need to and same for Brookfield Square. I kinda miss the 80s style malls.
This is so interesting, and at the same time so sad! This has inspired me to take a trip to my local mall, which ironically is also called the Northridge Mall, in the city of Northridge, California. I have many many awesome memories of this mall! I hope that'll it'll be around for many many more years! Thanks for this!!
I worked at the movie theater in 1975 with one of my best childhood friends. We worked the candy counter. At that time the theater was just on the lower level, and there were just two screens. We worked there when “Jaws” opened. Teenage memories.
Damn that's actually dope
damn, that's old!
That’s so cool!
Sam, I'm glad you told The Proper People that. Here was my comment to them before I saw your comment: "The Proper People, you're too young to remember but every mall built around 1970 that had internal theaters had two movie theaters with huge screens. Then in the late 1980s all of these malls subdivided their 2 theaters into 4 smaller ones, so that what you were left with was these little matchbox theaters with tiny screens. It really ruined the whole experience of going to the movies. This was a phenomena that happened all over the country. So you're right, in essence, when you say that space was retro-fitted to be a movie theater.
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I wonder if they even noticed her 😱
thanks for not being one of the (GONE WRONG) (BODY FOUND) (FOUND GHOST GONE SEXUAL?)
Lol UA-cam stereotypes
Or ( Scary SPONGEBOB RIPPED MY PANTS!!?)
Or Or (Mall Collapsed)
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Miners boots found in mine
Of course they are the
PROPER PEOPLE
Is it just me or is this really sad? Like, imagine how many people bought their favorite top there. Or met their husband or wife there. Or made their best memories there with their best friends that recently passed away. Am i just over thinking again?
It's sad for the people who invested their money on this xD lmao
Yes! It’s a mall lol
Or are we just underthinking?
My parents actually used to go there a lot funny enough
I think that's a huge reason why abandoned buildings and urbex stuff is so interesting, thinking of people and stories these places once held, now gone forever and unknowable. They're like miniature Marie Celeste mysteries
This is so sad. My sister and I were just talking about the Northridge Mall and how much fun we had here. Wedding rings bought, wedding invitations ordered, years later coming back to the mall with our babies in strollers. So many good memories here. Thanks for this video.
17:03 There is a women walking in top right and watching at them. They not realize ?
Like if you see the women!
So creepy dude
I can't believe this isn't the top comment! She was just strolling along.
Omg i saw her! Idk if maybe she was with the guys tho but if she were, why didnt she speak - was seen on camera?
Well, he did say it was popular to locals, so they tried avoiding them.
you are right !! omg !
Good eye!
Amazing. This is the mall I hung out in in high school. Many memories. What a shame.
Good for you.
Jeffrey Hangartner I remember two Malls I grew up with when I was a little kid one got torn down the other is still running. When I was a preteen a new shopping center/ mall opened closer to my house I loved it because I could walk to it
What stores did they have
Where is this
I feel it
I wish that “mall culture” was still a thing. Like how malls used to be the after school hang out spot and that sort of thing. Just bummed I was born after those years
In Mexico it is/ was before the corona virus thing , I've always wondered what do teens go after school in the US
Audrey Lefebvre I live in the US and it was just never something I experienced. I turn 20 in about a week. I think if I was born a few years earlier then going to the mall after school would still have been a popular thing. Most of my after school stuff as a teen was either going to parks or restaurants/snack places near our schools
@@emilyhewitt190 that's so sad , I used to go to the mall every week right now of course not because of the pandemic , but I'm not even 18 and going to the mall it's so fun
It's still a thing here in Thailand cuz my school is near the mall and the skytrain
@@natvanguard5869 Indonesia too, but a lot kids spend time in cheap coffee shop. Even rich kid.
This is how urban exploration should be done. No clickbait, no sensationalism, just a simple exploration.
Yea I once saw a video saying “explored abandon insane asylum, *girl screamed!*” and the thumbnail was 5 guys looking like they were partying outside of the building.
Isn't that the first American flag made by the Dutch when a American raided Britain and lost his flag and went to a Dutch port then with his disctription they made that flag which wasn't really the right one but it looks cool he was lucky he wasn't arrested for being suspected as a pirate since he pulled gruesome shit off
This was my childhood mall, btw. They re-did everything in the 90s or something. All the teal and peach wasn't original. Back in the 70s and early 80s it was CHOCOLATE BROWN. EVERYWHERE. With gold highlights.
You dammmnned right! I remember it WELL!!
Damn that's so cool I was born 2006 sooo..... I'm three years to late :(
@@jasforyt u lie
Buzzy_ Bee I was born in 04 all I know about it is what my family tells me wish I could’ve experienced it this looks pretty cool
@@user-jh9gh1br1j Lol what?
This mall was actually an exact copy of southridge mall in greenfield which is still open. They were called the twin malls.
Edit: Thanks for so many like! Never had happened before! Also be nice in the comments please. :)
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dbltrplx what does it have to do with race?
@@emilybennett6427 you would understand if you were from that area. It was actually called that at the time. It literally destroyed that entire part of town. "The North Side" is still considered a really bad part of Milwaukee. The crime is out of hand there.
Actually north ridge was built first and there twin is South ridge it was closed cause a man shot his wife and blamed a black man in the parking lot. Please research and p.s it's really not that bad here we can actually be beautiful together at times lol
@@ssQueen-mb3gm I love your comment about being beautiful together. ☺ that really left an impression on me 💋
In the 70’s I shopped there with my family. In the 80’s we used to skip school and hang out there. 10 yrs. later I managed a store there. I moved out of state and didn’t realize that this disaster happened. This is so sad.
How old are you...? Not in a rude way.
calo10able Winsconsin and it was open in 1970s
This same thing will be happening very soon to my hometown mall! Good times are going away!
@@xero925 there need is going away
Lottie McDaniels I too, remember going to this mall as it was the closest to Hartford when I was in High School!!! Mid to late 70’s.
I grew up in the '80s and malls were magical places to me as a kid. They were like self-contained worlds. Lots of happy family memories, because it was a big deal when we got to go to one. It's really sad to see them in disrepair. I love the design of this one, so much natural light.
I was born in the ‘80s and going to the mall was something that happened only a couple of times a year when I was a kid. Same with going to the Yankee Candle flagship store (MA). They’re still nice to visit when we get a chance.
Same. We went to the mall just to hang out and maybe meet cute boys. 😀
The sister mall in Milwaukee, Southridge, has much of the same architecture designs with the natural lighting. As well as Mayfair. But they've been updated a bit to be more modern, at least the natural lighting wasn't changed.
I worked there in the late 90's and was in love with a girl from Gloria Jeans Coffee...
Nice joke dude 😂
@@Zain_ul_abideen1214 I dunno
I can smell this comment
Did you "Grind" her, eat her and consume her Body?
Weren’t we all buddy
Being told to leave an abandoned mall, trying to only to find the door you came in has been sealed shut and the security guard no where to be found sounds like an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark
Hilarious. Great point they thought they were sneaky
No just no horrible
ikea
Despite being a 2010s kid I used to love that show
Break out lol
I love when you guys add original audio from back when the mall was in it's hay day to the scene of the now abandoned mall. So cool and eerie lol
To be honest the building looks really modern, it's kinda sad seeing it abandoned i would love to see it functioning again
Flooding in the basement movie theatre...mold everywhere
@Dylan Oates You very clearly have no idea how long renovations and rebuilds take, do you?
NO way in hell could this place be turned around in 7 days
Mhm
Southridge mall the sister mall on the cities south side has been renewed and never closed. Same mall just kept up.
@Dylan Oates who's going to invest in this big piece of shit? And then, what stores in their right mind are going to go there with no anchors or other supporting stores? What are the highways like in the area? Did the business move somewhere else in town and or online? How are you going to get shoppers there? These things closed down for a reason
WOW - I went to that mall lots of times. It’s so weird seeing it abandoned. I remember going to that Walgreens - I would usually buy a bag of Snickers. The store that had the “ordinary-looking” escalator was JC Penney.
Rode those many times in the 80's/early 90's......
I was right. I guessed that cause the jc penny at the mall in my town still has it
I remember going in this mall,the movies,Sears and 70s stuff,my best childhood memories are in that mall,shattered.
Oh man it must be sad to see this
Same here. It's weird watching this from Taiwan where I now live....
That’s awful. I hate seeing buildings end up like this.
Same
I kind of miss malls. They were so much fun back in the late 90's/early 00's, before online retail started killing them off. It would be cool if more of them got remodeled for new purposes; I once read where someone suggested making them into housing complexes.
A good mall is the mall of America in Minnesota
I squatted in a failing, near abandoned mall for shelter for a while (couldn’t afford to rent). I stayed in the abandoned “Gilly Hicks” store (picked and changed the locks). After closing, I showered off in the fountain after I was able to figure out how to turn it back on. Unfortunately the county sheriff found out what I was doing and ran me (along with three other squatters) out of there...the place was demolished a month later.
Maryssa literally the biggest mall in the world lol
Those malls are the perfect footprint for a community college. Stores turn into classrooms, you have wide aisles and a food court, a few sets of bathrooms scattered about, and one of the bigger stores could be turned into a gym rather easily or a library. All the basic infrastructure is already there, just to remodel it.
@@qwipperty Funny you should mention that, because the community college I went to had its satellite campus at the local mall! They took over a former theater when it moved to a separate building nearby. They turned the concession area into the front desk, a couple of auditoriums into lecture halls; even took advantage of the high ceilings to build a second floor. I didn't even realize it used to be a theater until someone mentioned it in passing.
I grew up going to this mall. I remember sitting on Santa's lap as a toddler and I also remember buying my prom dress here. Came across this video by accident. So nostalgic yet sad.
Kenopsia- the disturbed feeling of when something was once lively and full of action now empty
thank youu! now I know what this feeling is lmao
I'm a kenopsiaphile
Sadness thing....and the reality of non-permanence
Totally..when I was little, I remember losing a stuffed animal of mine on that big escalator in the courtyard, so weird to see it now.
Agreed! I learned something new
my school is in a mall that closed down like a decade ago. turning this mall into a school isn’t a terrible idea
Agree!
That’s actually a pretty cool idea
Holy hell that's pretty cool, I never heard of something like that. How's it like?
Or housing to help the homeless get off the streets. With the food courts re-opened with food options to serve the population living there.
@@Jedikeri Homeless are druggies
Honestly I hate how these good looking buildings are being abandon. They should be built up again, if not a mall then something else. A waste of good condition buildings!
The area has become dangerous and there is retail theft in many of the stores in the area of the far northwest side of Milwaukee, WI. Very sad. I lived close to Northridge Mall, but had to move because of the crime.
@@lizinwisconsin6728 Why do you think crime is prevalent around this area?
Read my original comment at the top of the page from 11/1/2019.
The feel that way about the Astro Dome here in Houston.
Jonathan is not retarded as someone who also lives in the Milwaukee area (I actually remember going to this mall as a kid) I would say it’s unfortunately just the lower income living area of Milwaukee.
This is incredible, thanks! My parents used to bring us to this mall in the late 70's, not to shop but just to "hang out" for the afternoon. I recall them going to a Mexican restaurant called "Chi-Chi's" and they would also stop at this pub like place for beers.
That movie theater is probably where I saw Star Wars at age 3 or 4 for the first time. Amazing!!
Pretty sad to imagine all the fuss that went on in there during Christmas season, and now it's all empty and dirty. Imagine all the people getting last-minute presents or just having a good time there shopping for decorations. A kid seeing a toy on TV and going to that mall to get the toy for real. All the first dates that happened there and later ended up in marriage. And it's all gone...
I know!! So sad!:(
Gone in one way, but preserved in another. Those memories are still there in those walls. ;-)
Deep
That's time for you. It only goes forward.
Imagine Christmas at this mall, full of crowds and lightings and decorations. Children buying their Christmas toys and families eating food at a restaurant
The lady walking on the balcony at 17:03 looks like she's just going about her shopping. Hauntingly casual.
I was about to comment about this lmao
I was about to comment about it also lol
Omg 😮 hauntingly casual, she is.
IS A GHOSSSST
I HAD TO GO BACK HOLY CRAP
The intro with the girl talking about Northridge mall reminds me of a zombie apocalypse video game.
Like Dead Rising?
@@NX-gw7wg exactly dead rising
@@roboticfalcon21 I used to love playing that game, but I have to say that DR 2 was a lot better than one. I haven't played any of the other ones.
Left 4 Dead 2 had a stage in a mall. If I remember, you had to find gas to fill up a race car that was on display there to escape with.
@@Geckogold Loved that level, the dread you felt using the elevator lived up to the scene in the trailer.
Am I the only one like getting satisfied in the sound they make when they walk??
Keefe Gabrielle Yes!! My favorite!
I’m actually cringing
Crunchy sounds are fun
Keefe Gabrielle no
Keefe Gabrielle nope you are not the only one.
Lol i love the audio clips of mall promotion. Creepy
I was looking for this comment lol, weird ass promotion but isn’t it like that with everything back in the day
Made me want a game based around this place with those clips
@@NolocoLawrence that would be amazing!
Everything from 30 years ago seems creepy now especially if played back at 80% speed with a shit-ton of reverb, wow and flutter on it :)
They ain't real
I lived Northridge I grew up here. Many cool memories of the 80's and 90s here. I'd love to see her one last time. So much spent allowance I had to do plenty of chores for.
I remember burying a hyper color T-shirt at merry go around
We used to kick it in the shirt stop. Friends moms neighbor was a manager there
I love the commercial at the beginning of the video. I love how it has kind of an echo to it. It definitely gives off a nice 80s vibe. I was born in 1996 but man oh man I wish I’d have had the opportunity to see that mall inside and out when it was still in business.
I worked in management for this mall. I worked with Joanie, who is the voice on the recording.
This video has officially blown my mind. 😮
who here would give anything to walk through that mall in 72’ or 73’ when it was new, and brimming with shoppers?
As part of the team that developed/built Northridge and Southridge, it is kinda heartbreaking to see what has happened to our handiwork. We put our hearts and souls into these projects and built life long friendships with each other in the process.
How old are u??
@Dark Energy bitch shut yo ass up
@@Ostine8333 why does that matter?
I did not help build it, but i did work at Northridge, Southridge, Mayfair, and Bayshore, plus a few other MKE malls. I am 40, How old are u? Are u one of the vandals that messes up other peoples property. It is really sad what people do to other peoples things nowadays! ALL BECAUSE PARENTS DONT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING BUT THEMSELVES!! REALLY FRICKIN SAD
@@joshuao322 bitch I wasn’t talking to you bitch shut don’t even go there with me I said wtf I said end of fucking discussion
Youse guys: wow this is so dated. Imagine if this could be modernized
Me: wow this is so cool. Imagine if it was still open but all the cool, tacky 70s stuff was still there
@Shiloh Johnston not 10-15 years wttfff thats bs af, prolly like 2 yr max to reopen it
Clearly these two f**k knuckles have no idea what they are talking about.
YESS
70s lol? You’re clueless. That interior is not from the 70s, not even close .
Guess what! In 30 years everything you consider cool NOW will be considered tacky by your kids.
"Vandals and thieves won the battle against security."
Sounds like a good movie plot.
I would watch it
reverse paul blart
Sounds like Portland Oregon.
and they turned into Zombies 🧟
My dads big payday of his career was doing the heating and ventilation in this mall with his union. Yup big money . My dad purchased two brand new cars a week after he got his payout doing contracting to this mall . Amazing memories of my dad sharing them with me
Is it weird that seeing abandoned buildings, especially malls, makes me sad?
I mean look at it, I used to be operational and now it just sits rotting away
I agree but maybe what makes me so sad is that I’m the type of person who sees (probably too much) potential in such things and much is going to waste. Even if it were demolished, I believe there is so much that could be reused and recycled, so much so, that very little should be considered trash (if that makes sense). I would LOVE to be able to go thru places like these for strictly reclamation.
It’d be so cool if they revived this mall somehow. I actually love the design - and I think a lot of people would like to see a retro-style mall nowadays (at least where I’m from). Looks like a cool place too, sad there wasn’t more good usage of it
clippie vintage malls give me kind of a dark feeling idk why
8:23 Everything looted...except that one outfit. Even looters have standards, apparently.
Laughed way to hard at this LOL
@@darcydawn3431 omg same
That’s his friend
That's either a picture or a cardboard cutout... lmao
Ben Pierce lmfao true
The first time I heard about this mall was because of you guys: the building WAS in great shape and certainly looked as though it'd be ready to undergo repairs for future reopening. You guys did an excellent job filming and showing your respect for the mall as you guys knew some things were going down with it. Unfortunately (since this video is at least 3 years old, maybe 4), the current shape it's in is miserable: there's by FAR at least 60x the graffiti as there is in this video and the vandalism makes you sick to the stomach (pretty much all the glass (store fronts, skylights, and windows) are all shattered, the restrooms had been destroyed, reports of murder there now (recent videos of explorers showed blood on the floor in the courtyard and police tape in the one backroom that once contained overstock), AT LEAST 6 fires have been started there since 2021 (latest one was in the former foodcourt back in August of 2022), the ceilings are beginning to cave in and due to black mold and sewage, the air is too toxic to breathe without any mask. The owners refuse to do anything with the place and have since racked up thousands in fines (you can watch short clips from Milwaukee News or vids on here under the topic). From what's known as of now, the city is planning on taking it back if the owners don't take action and the city will tear it down themselves because of it's pitiful condition. No one is allowed in the building and if caught, they'd be arrested instantly without questions. If you guys see videos of the mall today, they'll likely make you cry. You guys showed pure respect when you visited at the time the building was getting sealed off for protection and left with images and video but left only footsteps. Aside of the devastating news, I love your vids and enjoy how educational they are and the amount of respect you guys show for the places you visit.
The Chinese investment group was the owner of most of the mall properties for a total of 16 years and did absolutely nothing to save or preserve it. The entire area became very dangerous as a result. The city was finally able to take ownership at the start of 2024 and has plans to properly demolish it.
the ads in the background with the building is the best editing ever
I worked in Northridge for some time. First time there after it was completed was amazing. It really was a beautiful mall. It’s sad to see what’s happened to the mall and the surrounding area. Watching this video brought back some great memories.
I remember skipping school and going to watch menace to society at that movie theater lol. I got my prom tuxedo from that mall....man the memories
Bracken D that’s cool
Wow I bet seeing it now is crazy.
Bandit B definitely crazy...
Bracken D Ayyyy milwaukee
@@jesusshuttleworth8523 that's pretty cool but sad at the same time :/
Late 80's and early 90's were a great time to hang out at the malls and socialize, get food, window shop, grab new sweaters for winter time, etc., I sure miss that culture and the whole vibe of people being together. Now we are all isolated and buy everything online and nobody talks much anymore.
I can't stand vandals...just imagine how much cooler this would look without the smashed glass and edgy graffiti.
@@FulllNameUnknown Graffiti morons are never legit...
@@FulllNameUnknown how can you not blame them? vandals are cowards. i despise vandals so much.
Ok Boomer
@K T ?
I know right
That’s why you havet to go right when it’s closed
"We should probably put on our respirators."
(never put on respirators)
Yeah their going to regret that one day. A family member of mine died from cancer caused from asbestos. I doubt their is asbestos in this mall but I'm sure they have ran into some in the past. It was a god awful way to die. The cancer caused by asbestos is very aggressive.
Respirators are just awful, and are really bad for audio quality. I totally get why they waffle when it comes to putting them on.
@@Psychol-Snooper I would ( myself , still wear one though) and just voice over the video later, getting sick from this stuff, doesn't sound like a fun time, also they could talk a bit outside, before going in , and coming out,
@@tony--james Totally. The middle ground is dust masks. They will minimize exposure, but not make you miserable. There are many grades right up to respirator dust masks. (also that was probably not mold, but rather mildew, which is generally only dangerous if you have asthma.) At the end of the day they are going to be wearing whatever they are exposed to home. Urbexing is just really dangerous. Nobody should be doing it if they have ANY sort of autoimmune disorder.
In their situation I can respect them taking one for the team. I would. But... ADHA is just like that. 🙄
DeathTrooper 67 I think they were concerned about black mold, not asbestos.
Around Christmas of 1987 I remember driving out there from Thousand Oaks to buy my parents a CD player. I found one at Sears and had it wrapped. Seems like yesterday.
Awww
This is Northridge in Milwaukee. I thought it was LA too until I read the description.
Hello fellow Thousand Oaks resident ✋
The Northridge Mall in Northridge California still exists and is open today 5/3/2022.
You drove from California to Wisconsin for a CD player? Your parents must have been very special to you.
I worked at Kaplan’s upstairs in the 70’s!!! Sad to see this mall abandoned, had a lot of fun there!!
I love it when you're able to include relevant media from your locations in their prime - was great to hear how it was being advertised back in the day
This was eerie, yet strangely peacfull and calming. I've got to be honest the architecture had a nice charm to it. I don't thing much would need changing structurally for it to be reopened. Great video!
Hey you were in my neck of the woods! I remember shopping there as a kid! Thank you for showing what happened to it!
I remember going there as a kid too, not one of my favorite malls. I always liked Grand Avenue better.
I worked downtown and would go between Grand Avenue and Northridge.
Same
The beginning feels so apocalyptic, love your guys videos. Sad to see so many buildings falling apart but so interesting to see them. Your guys videos are absolutely amazing and treasures.
Sucks to know at a time in this mall's existence there were so many good memories for people, holiday shopping, hang out etc.
Like others, Stranger things came to mind. Also, the security that asked you to leave and your entrance was boarded up, the beginning of a real bad 80s horror movie.
last time i watched stranger things it was high quality i came back and now it looks crappy?
@@foxtrapandendo7541 Well stop using the McDonald's WiFi bubba
Yeah, I had the same thought - like was there actually a security guard or was he an apparition? No way to leave . . . and then the power went out!!
*everyone else talking about stranger things*
my first thought was rex from victorious and his “northridge girls”
Brooo so facts
For me it’s msm
Wrong Northridge tho. In victorious they mean the Northridge in Cali idk if you knew you prolly did but like oh well
HAHAHA YES
YES LMAOOO
12:36
i dunno why, but this gives me so much feelings of sadness and melancholy, like a reality left behind in the face of tragedy, and forgotten sadly
Who else was thinking about stranger things when they saw this.
Never Noobie I was thinking of when Eleven and Max went shopping together for the first time
Exactly what I thought I was clicking on to see lol
Never Noobie yeah
Not even once. Such an overrated show.
they also played music that sounded exactly like stranger things, they knew lol
rex: “so u from northridge?”
girls: “give us your wallet.”
LMAOOOO
L😂😂🤣🤣🤣L
That never happened show time it did
Lmao I though this was just a made up place from victorious
litzy m YES I WAS LOOKING FOR THE VICTORIOUS COMMENTS😂
imagine a horror game based off of this mall! that’s an amazing concept.
A good addon to Left4Dead 2. There is a mall level there.
I take it you never played Dead Rising?
reminds me of the movie Dawn of The Dead.
Call of duty did that
Both tlou left behind and L4D2 include a mall
Just revisited this video for a 3rd time in 4-5 years. I can only like it once😢
If you guys are looking for a VERY newly abandoned mall to explore there is a mall right near where I live called the Phillipsburg Mall in New Jersey. It was just closed down in March of this year (so last month) and from what I’ve heard the public still has full access to the building!! I was planning on exploring it myself with a few friends and I hoped you guys would go there one day too. I would love to see a video about it sometime in the future. Keep adventuring!
Damn, any word on how the mall would be right now in November 2021??
@@dementedmindstate7063 they just did a vid on it! ua-cam.com/video/67VEVfUcAdc/v-deo.html
@@ishitakundu Thanks. Gonna check it out
This mall is honestly depressing to look at, people wasted such a good place and just abandoned it.
The City of Milwaukee Government and The Former Owners of that time in The End
Mandi C racist
Mandi C what was the point of that comment??
Mandi C y’all whites be so pressed
@Mandi C lmao us "whites" are just as bad, stop being racist dude. They just have a different skin color god damn.
I actually really like the design. I’m tired of the modern look at every mall.
A A what modern look of every mall? I lived in china and all US malls look old to me
This looks like every other mall I have ever been in.
Ruth Cuadrado Okay, Ruth.
I want more 70s and 80s looking malls
My malls usually have a similar style to this mall mainly having a checkered concrete floor as the main difference
I'm addicted to this video love it never gets boring
this was a heckuva blast from the past! i frequent northridge's sister mall, Southridge, and have since i was a child. southridge has been updated aesthetically, but the vast majority of the architecture is the same. what they removed was the charm. seeing northridge like this is taking me back to when southridge was pretty. thank you so much for visiting and documenting this building!
I was in that mall, years ago, when it was in business. It's interesting to see how the basic structure -- tile, corridors, ceilings -- still frames the experience of seeing what's left.
All I could think was clean this up and let the homeless in
I know right. Clean up, restore, make appartments and rent them out or something.
@@judith8604 how to run down an area even more....house the homeless.
Fuck no. Imagine how it would be and all the nearby areas would be plagued with homeless drug addicts begging for money scaring people away etc.
Not every homeless person is this very benevolent individual you have made up in your head
They made apartments in a mall somewhere..don't remember where...with a few shops...that's what they should do..for people with low incomes!!!! 🙂
My mom and i watched jfk in that theatre. We went to northridge frequently when i was a kid in the 80's and part of the 90's. These malls were the best during the holidays...especially Christmas. The one downtown Milwaukee was the best for christmas in the 80's. Now its just random stores. If there is some there anymore.
You guys are my absolute favorite!!
I really appreciate the fact that you’re always respectful of the places you explore, you’re not into stupid hype or clickbait-y jump scares, and your videos are always beautifully executed and pleasing to watch.
Keep up the amazing work, guys! 👍🏻
Except they put mall music which some users that do creepy exploration do for malls (rare)
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It’s interesting seeing the shape of Northridge now. I grew up in Milwaukee, remember shopping there with my family, remember seeing Look Who’s Talking Too in that theatre... waiting in line for a ticket while my grandmother told us how much she hated Roseanne.
What a lot of people maybe don’t know or don’t talk about is all of the socioeconomic factors that went into the failure of Milwaukee’s north side, not just the mall. High end condos and apartment complexes were built next to hi-rise subsidized housing along 76th street combined with white flight, and the scandal when in 1992 Jesse Anderson, a white man, stabbed his wife at the Northridge TGI Friday’s and then said a black man did it... the already hyper segregated city became wary of the mall, and property values around it dropped nearly overnight.
Today, the North side is a shell of what it was, with still-low property values and high crime. The Chinese investment group that owns the mall has promised to redevelop it as an Asian goods market. In a dozen years they’ve done nothing, and earlier this year a maintenance worker was electrocuted and killed.
It’s amazing how Northridge is like a microcosm of Milwaukee, of what can happen when shifting politics, racial tensions, and a collapsing neighborhood combine. Thank you guys for shining the light on this poor ruin, and for making the trek to Milwaukee. You guys rock, and I’m so thankful you do what you do. Keep being the thoughtful, reflective, informed and respectful explorers you are!
Did you know that Jessy Anderson was murdered in the same jailhouse bathroom along with Jeffery Dahmer?
I grew up in Milwaukee as well, and was really interested when this popped up. I remember going Christmas shopping there as a teenager. I agree with what you said, there were many reasons for this mall going belly up. I worked for penzeys spices in their call centre before I moved away, and I know that the owner tried to buy this place to expand production and warehouse space. He paid the back taxes and was going to have the town of Brown Deer transfer ownership to him, but the Chinese company refused to give it up, and they ended up fighting it in court and paying him back the back taxes he paid, so he had to walk away. They had a chance to revitalize the building and bring jobs to the area, and they lost it because the do nothing chinese owners refused.
Recall Southridge back in the day. Guess it is on its way down as well, but I think it is still open. Milwaukee is not what I remember. Very sad, to me.
Wow. Your comment on the video was very interesting. It gave a little more insight into where this mall was and why it’s closed now. Malls all over the country have gone downhill, lost popularity and so many of the stores have closed. Maybe maintaining such a large place was more than they had imagined. The amount people pay to rent the spaces in the mall is crazy. Especially considering that business is way down in most malls everywhere. The mall where I grew up opened it’s doors in the fall of 1982 I think. People were so excited about it. No more shopping in the weather. Everything under one roof. As with everywhere else that mall is fading. Anchor stores like Sears, Montgomery Ward, and just in the past few months, Macy’s have closed. A large shopping center was built starting with a Walmart nearby, away from downtown where the mall is, and now there’s Kohl’s, Target, Marshall’s, dozens of restaurants from McDonald’s to Red Lobster along with convenience stores, gas stations and more. I feel like that someday soon malls will be a thing of the past. Honestly I’m not that sad about it.
-Another monument, added to the death of brick and mortar consumerism, brought about by easy access, on-line satisfaction of all desires.
This was a blast to watch; alot of memories...I was a mall-rat in this place from 1976-1979; the theater is original to it. Even got my first job at the JC Pennys there.(the anchor store you were in around 14:00)
Out of ALL the Abandoned Explorations
Yours are by FAR the BEST!!!
Interesting & Enjoyable...
Good Combination 😉👍🏻
This looks fun as heck,having all that freedom in the mall.
I’d love to have the freedom of the parking lot, burnouts and donuts for days
When I was a kid and in Campfire, we had a lock-in at a local mall. Although the stores were closed of the Snack Shack and Food Court remained open. We had full run of the place! It was a blast!
@audiosamples yeah,I guess
This whole place looks like that "places that looks strangely familiar,places you've seen in your dreams,places you've seen in nightmares" videos
y e s
THE BACKROOMS
@@allie5968
Yup. Those and the backrooms frequently overlap with the concept of "LIMINAL SPACES".
Liminal means threshold. A liminal psychological state is one of ambiguity and disorientation after something begins but before it's completed. Liminal spaces are places where people pass through but don't stay. In total, disorienting thresholds.
A street, or a door frame is a liminal space. An abandoned building is definitely a liminal space. A hallway or train station or hotel room is a liminal space. Crossroads, bridges, mountain passes, those are liminal spaces. A school during summer break, or a nightclub during operation. Liminal spaces can come with or without people, but many places are more liminal when you're alone. I'd suggest, that being alone, itself, is a liminal state.
According to wikipedia, "Major transformations occur at crossroads and other liminal places, at least partly because liminality-being so unstable-can pave the way for access to esoteric knowledge or understanding of both sides. Liminality is sacred, alluring, and dangerous."
Kinda sad to think about all the good memories people must’ve had at this place. Families spending time there and people working there. Now it’s just all gone. That’s just life I guess.
Ok boomer
@@zebruh9022 you must be a dumbass millennial! It figures.
@@jimlegacy Read the name. It's probably his real one.
Time sets purpose forth to document decay.
@@honorvalor A death always cries out for discovery of the cause. The killer seeks to claim credit but avoid consequences.
The glass roof for natural lighting is my favorite part of the structure, sooo love it. Sad the malls are closing everywhere include in my country too
Start of the video; “security has kind of given up on this place”.
End of the video; “we’re locked in by security”! 😂😂
They heard the guys sticking plywood on the doors... That would have been my first clue to vacate lol
Right..its called tresspassing
@CoD Solar murdered?
@CoD Solar I read the article on that & those saying that seems to be the guy at the end of this talking to him that happened to seem to be right. Very sad.
@@emmabauer1906 yes that was my brother, he is the guy at the end of the video also the one who was electricuted
"An escalator can never break, it can only become stairs." -R.I.P. Mitch Hedberg
Unless it's a Chinese escalator then it eats you whole.
Kyorisu lmao
The escalators at Forest Fair Village in Cincinnati have been off for years and haven't been blocked off since they are one of the only ways to get to the second floor (not like it matters since there's nothing up there lol)
Bushwacker “ I will file it under D for donut”
Bushwacker A great loss.
Nothridge girls (read in rex’s voice from victorious)
Take A joke before i even read what’s you said in parentheses i was reading it in his voice 😂😂😂
LMFAOOOOOOO
i was looking for this comment lmao
Take A joke that’s exactly what I thought when I read northridge 😂😂
This is one of the best explorations I’ve seen. Detailed and good quality. Thanks for not wasting my time!
Man guys I been missing y’all and the videos we need more of y’all on you tube love y’all
*Y'all*
Yall spellcheck crap lol
@@exploringwithgriz2079 i put my comment to be funny not spellcheck...you said y'all 3 times and i added one more
Security: "you're trespassing and need to leave."
Also Security: *(seals the exits)*
Fuk imma steal it’s all gone 😂
Football Always: "Im A Fucking Retard With No Sense Of Humour, And I comment on "copied" comments because im a piece of absolute shit!"
MaxMillianMus maximillianmus is an insensitive bitch
I live in Milwaukee and when I was a teenager my friends and I would go "deer hunting" up at "the Northridge".
That meant we would go to Northridge looking for chicks.
Really great to see this video and I can remember being in all those places. We used to be able to smoke in there and that was really cool
this is so crazy to see. ive lived in wisconsin my whole life, been to southridge so many times but was too young to ever see northridge. i love that the memory of this place, even with deteriorating conditions, is preserved in this video.
love the outdated theme of the mall too haha. it's super cool to see it in comparison to the more modernized style of southridge now.
i wish i'd seen this video sooner though, i remember hearing something about northridge on the news not too long ago.
edit; was searching and found that the dude at the end passed not long after this was filmed. may he rest in peace 💕
I am 51 and growing up malls were a huge things in the 80's with my buds and my mom taking me there to shop with her as a kid. I really get clingy to these old malls... it breaks my heart to see demise of these places. What a lost opportunity these empty malls are I believe. Fk online shopping.... but now with covid.. .the horror ...the horror.. making it worse. :'( Thanks for this video TPP! Cheers to you - stay safe out there. 💕👍 Edit: Amazon Prime Video has Jasper Mall movie - definitely broke my heart but filled with a lot of good peoples stories. 💕
Finally a new Mall Video. Waited for this since the one you did at the end of 2017 :)
It's been that long since they did a mall video?! Damn. Lol
That wall that separates the abandoned mall from the hardware store looks so surreal.
Timestamp?
@@yogas2 in the beginning lol
@@yogas2 @6:18
I spent many a happy hours in this mall. I'm saddened to see its demise. 😢
Watching this video brought back such great memories.
Northridge mall will always be a part of my youth.
My girlfriend and her friends would drag me to the mall as a teen. It was a great place to hang out and meet friends, get food, watch a movie, play games, look at the fountain and the neon, and just spend hours wandering stores.
Now that mall is still open, but it's pretty dead.
i dont know why, but these abandoned mall videos make me so sad.....
I think it's because it reminds us of a better time when people were not quite as ruthless as they are now. Somehow it became cool to be lawless and violent. Think of that when you hear the phrase, "Thug Life".
There was so many malls that many were due to fail which is what happened however growing up in the 80s & 90s or even earlier you probably grew up with them & to see the place to be filled with people slowly have less & less people to the point they become abandoned it hurts. It hurts me & seeing what's happening to Regency Mall in Racine WI, Then what happened to the Original Outlet Mall of Kenosha WI it hurts no doubt.
Get use to it, soon malls, retail stores will be nothing but a memory.
@S K because of the scum that live in the area kept robbing the place. Then as an added bonus they started threatening people who went there to the point that people stopped going to Northridge. Soon after businesses started pulling out, the rest is history.
That ceiling design would definitely still hold up today
Fore sure. The mall near where I live is even more dated in some places, and still fully operational.
This abandoned mall really isn't all that outdated though. It only closed in 2002. And architecture and design hasn't exactly changed much since then. Actually, if maintained, this mall would fit right in with any mall today - ceiling and all.
That ceiling was a signature design by its developer, Taubman Centers. LOT of malls they built around the 70s-80s have it, Woodfield probably being the best example.
@@rsuriyop Northridge was last remodeled in 1988 and it most-definitely shows in the center and food courts; with the neon, blue and pink color schemes. Southridge, its sister mall on the other side of Milwaukee, was given the exact same treatment in '88 and has been through two remodels since Northridge closed - unfortunately to the point of looking quite bland, these days.
There were two mall build in Milwaukee with the same design. This Mall close on the Noth side and the south side mall is still open.
I used to work there in the late 70’s until early 80’s. Those were some of the happiest times in my life. It is so sad that it is all gone..... does anyone remember Chess King? Or Ups and Downs?
Chess King in Texarkana, many others.
Aww
Chess King. I thought I was so GQ.
@@curtiss22 and it was so fun working there! I miss those days!
I remember Ups and Down it was on the lower level early 90’s . I worked at Contempo if I’m spelling it correctly on the second floor.This mall stayed business. Historical note the glass entrance isn’t the original look of the mall.
I used to go to this mall as a kid in the 90's. I had family who worked here. It was a great place back then. I recognize alot of the old empty store areas.
it was going downhill then too, in the 90s is when many stopped going there
You guys should visit Cortana Mall in Baton Rouge. It just closed this year and there's rumors it could be an Amazon warehouse in the future
@Mr Slate yeah, it closed a couple months ago
And don't forget to get some boudin sha
@Mr Slate polluted, racist, homophobic probably mostly?
FUCK MOONBEAM
Cortana. lol that's funny for an Amazon warehouse.
This place still gets used actually from time to time, their has been some airsoft events held in this very mall. You can see the little white pellets all around and can even find some airsoft related videos of it on youtube. Look up some with either Dutch the Hooligan of Airsoft Alphonse.
“Every town has the same two malls: the one white people go to and the one white people used to go to.” -Chris Rock
Coming to a neighborhood near you
@Bradley7 Johnson
It's called being responsible. Don't breed'em, if you can't feed'em. Some people don't care about that when government cheese is so easy to get.
@Bradley7 Johnson because they are too busy paying taxes so they can support other peoples children...its easy having a dozen kids when the govt gives you money for them
@@drackkor725 No, ignorant and irresponsible people bring us down. Every race has "Those" types of people. But it's America, you can do whatever you want.
100% true in Colorado springs
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. We used to go there in the 80's and early 90's. It was a magical place. Quarter arcades, Babbages, KB toystore. Great times as a teen too. Sorry it is in such a condition now. Sad.
So sad to see such a beautiful architecture decaying as it could be fixed up for a college or school or rented out for office space.
Or for the homeless. So sad to these empty spaces not being used to house the homeless. Sad! We live in the richest country in the world but cannot afford to house the homeless. So sad.
@@jessicawagers516 We’re trillions of dollars in debt, “richest country in the world”…
Them: “It’s so outdated looking...”
Me: “Looks like every current shopping centre in the UK...”
pretty sure i remember that exact glass elevator construction in a mall in southhampton
The one near me looks pretty similar to this. Big up The Trafford Centre!
UK has shitty houses
ArtJourneyUK the only exception is Westfield 💀
It’s ok y’all are just like 30 years behind us lmao
This was THE place to shop in my school days in the 70’s.
Anna Marie, I wasn’t shopping in the 70s but the late 80s. Shopped at North Ridge and Grand Avenue. Now we go to Mayfair mall only when we really need to and same for Brookfield Square. I kinda miss the 80s style malls.
Guy Fawkes-Day oh nooooo!
I'm a bit younger, but remember shopping at Mayfair and Brookfield Square :) now in st Louis area we have our new outdoor malls. :)
Where is this mall?
It was in the 90s for me
This is so interesting, and at the same time so sad! This has inspired me to take a trip to my local mall, which ironically is also called the Northridge Mall, in the city of Northridge, California. I have many many awesome memories of this mall! I hope that'll it'll be around for many many more years! Thanks for this!!
It must be so annoying when you’re touring an abandoned location and encounter ppl. They mess with the whole feel of it
Its like seeing that one messed up tile in the floor in the bathroom
Annoying
they have every right aswell to explore the place
They are probably thinking the exact same about you.
I guess my last comment was rejected by youtube mods... LOL... anyways, do you hear yourself? Like... shut yo entitled ass up.
@@riordanparata4339 so? There’s nothing wrong with thinking that