Thanks for posting this. I went through and started to watched the rest of his dead mall videos.
They're pretty good but at the same time really depressing. I actually really enjoy going to malls but the one in my town is dying.
Are abandoned/dead malls a common thing in the USA? There's still lots of malls from the 80's/90's that are open where I live and most are at least reasonably active.
[QUOTE=Whomobile;51702839]Are abandoned/dead malls a common thing in the USA? There's still lots of malls from the 80's/90's that are open where I live and most are at least reasonably active.[/QUOTE]
In some of the smaller towns, the ones that used to be really wealthy but are on the decline.
There's a mall sort of like the one in the video in Pottstown, PA. Mostly empty but still has some stuff.
Holy fuck that almost two-minute intro. Cool video otherwise.
[QUOTE=Whomobile;51702839]Are abandoned/dead malls a common thing in the USA? There's still lots of malls from the 80's/90's that are open where I live and most are at least reasonably active.[/QUOTE]
a friend of mine runs [url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/DeadMallEnthusiasts/]the official facebook group[/url], the death of malls is hitting hard and broad in the states and elsewhere. It was a very cultural thing that has lost its appeal and purpose as a hangout and place to find things, when supercenters are so frequent these days and teens have historically heavier schooling burdens and activities to pass the time in their own homes. The area I live in is a huge counter-example to this happening (we have two major malls, both of which are thriving) despite each being situated within 5 miles of half a dozen walmarts, targets, and large stand-alone brick and mortar versions of the major anchors that keep the malls alive, like three separate Kohl's. There was also a barnes and noble stand-alone was also one of the largest, but recently shut down to draw attention back to the mall location (despite being way smaller)
Major 'anchor stores' (big name, big store, gives people a main reason to visit the mall before perusing smaller stores) are losing out on business due to dense superstore competition in the commercialized areas you'd find a mall, as well as frequent placement of superstores in areas that'd otherwise have to travel a ways to reach their mall. More obviously now, online shopping is contributing heavily to their problem, even SEARS and Macy's are dying. When anchor stores pack up and leave a mall, everything else is sure to follow due to the lack of traffic, (up until recently) usually ending with a radio shack holding its own til the main mall doors close to the public
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I forwarded the video to my friend who initially posted it, but was reminded of who the video's poster is. He has a bit of a cult following and has only ever been nice to my friend who runs it, but posting his content tends to lead to random dumb facebookers harassing my friend over allegedly being a copycat trying to bank on the dude's scene, despite the facebook page existing for years before the guy began producing content. what oddly specific drama
[QUOTE=Whomobile;51702839]Are abandoned/dead malls a common thing in the USA? There's still lots of malls from the 80's/90's that are open where I live and most are at least reasonably active.[/QUOTE]
This is the unfortunate reality of malls here in America, lots of them likely built very close to one another or built in terrible locations that have been conceived to hop on the mall bandwagon at the time.
There of course have been some people who have been sharing experiences of the malls they've experienced if you're up for a good read..
Link : [URL]http://deadmalls.com/stories.html[/URL]
Be warned tho that most of these don't have pictures, so take them for what you will..
So this is what vaporwave looked like in the past.
It's weird how malls are probably going to be mostly a thing of the past by the time I have grandchildren.
If I ever started a cult, I think I'd really like us to live in an abandoned mall or large, wal-mart type department store. Something about the idea really appeals to me.
[QUOTE=Ardosos;51703752]If I ever started a cult, I think I'd really like us to live in an abandoned mall or large, wal-mart type department store. Something about the idea really appeals to me.[/QUOTE]
If you like wearing respirators to avoid soon to be forming black mold and sometimes evading the cops, sure you could!
[img]https://puu.sh/tumHt/ed00e45f3a.png[/img]
At first I didn't see the head on that figure, and I thought it was just a torso with a giant arm on top.
[QUOTE=coolgame8013;51703793]If you like wearing respirators to avoid soon to be forming black mold and sometimes evading the cops, sure you could![/QUOTE]
Well I wouldn't just be like a vagrant coven of hippies that would just move in one day and squat, I'd buy the place (ideally for a cheap price if it's been abandoned for a while), I'd keep it livable.
Of course there would probably be issues with zoning laws and the sale of the property would probably come with some legal conditions about keeping it a business, but it's just an idea.
[QUOTE=Dantz Bolrew;51702878]In some of the smaller towns, the ones that used to be really wealthy but are on the decline.
There's a mall sort of like the one in the video in Pottstown, PA. Mostly empty but still has some stuff.[/QUOTE]
My town has two malls one had a Walmart in it but it moved to be it's own standalone location. Ever since it's been slowly dying, small stores slowly closing down, the food court was removed entirely. At Christmas there was a gift wrap station with two bored people because no business.
[quote]mall review on facebook -It looks like a hospital cold and uninviting and nothing to look at or shop[/quote]
I think I read somewhere that a mall in Pennsylvania that cost millions to build, was recently sold for $100.
Yeah, here it is. Pretty sad.
[url]http://m.newser.com/story/237079/foreclosed-mall-sold-for-100.html[/url]
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