I r 11:37 emember the all-weekend, free outdoor concert in the mall's expansive parking lot, that the old WFIL sponsored back in May, 1972. That weekend's line up featured Redbone, JoJo Gunne, Frigid Pink, Jerry Butler, The Chi-Lites, the late Harry Chapin (whose song " Taxi" was climbing the charts), and Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, who also were the "surprise guests" at our Saturday night Paul VI high school dance (also courtesy of WFIL), and performed their then "new" song, "Sylvia's Mother". A weekend to remember, for sure. The late 80's saw a then-little known singer named Paula Abdul perform on the mall's first level to enormous crowds. So sad what's become of a once popular, iconic landmark!
I was in shock 😧😦and I feel profoundly sad😢🖤 😢🖤when I saw in your video how empty and dead the Echelon mall is today. I remember going to the Echelon ball with my Late Dad and my Mom in the 1990s🤗🤗🤗!! I so remember that the food court was hopping back in the 1990s! I also remember in the Echelon Mall in the 1990s there was a health food store, a really cute music box🎵🎶 Shop💖💖✨✨✨ that I absolutely loved, and clothing stores! If my Late Dad was alive today he would feel sad and shocked 😧😧🖤🖤🖤😧😢😢😢to see what has become of this mall😢😢😢🖤🖤🖤. Thank you for doing this video and I'll always have the memories of when the Echelon Mall was a different place💖💖💖✨✨✨!!! I will always remember how much my Late Dad and my Mom and I enjoy going to the Echelon Mall together back in the 1990s when the Echelon Mall was a fun place to eat and shop ✨✨✨💜💖💙💚💛❤️🧡!!!
Thanks for the tour of the old Echelon Mall. Hard to relate to what it is now when you know how it was during its prime. This was the mall that we hung out at when I was in high school (late 70s, early 80s, yeah I'm that old). I would walk there from our house in Stratford sometimes. No big deal as a high school kid.
Yes, I remember this was my teenage hangout spot in the 90s.. You could eat lunch at taco bell for like 3 bucks...Hit a 2 dollar movie...girls and guys actually met in person off cold approach....now I feel like my parents..I'm officially old.
Echelon airfield, my Dad had a friend take my brother and I up in his airplane in 1961, 5 years old, brother 4. So the small plaque at the mall brought back some memories. First plane flight for both of us.
The Marianne Shop was THE "go to" place to shop for on-trend, affordable clothing for my friends and I, back in the early-mid 70's. Much like H&M today, only much, much cheaper.
I remember just 5-6 years ago this mall was doing great. Had plenty of stores and people. Chick fil an and an arcade place. Back then I didn’t even realize where it was heading
I live in the Midwest now. Back in the 80's, I lived in Somerdale, NJ. I used to go to this mall every weekend. It was always crowded. I even remember when they were building the food court. Sad to see it now. I still have some fishing tackle I purchased at Herman's World of Sporting Goods.
I moved to Cherry Hill in 1969 I was turning 10 years old. The mall was almost finished. My friends and I would ride our bikes the five miles up Springdale Rd., to play pinball! Whenever my older brother was driving up to the mall, I would beg him to take me.😢 Now at 64 years old, and living in another state I'm truly sad to see part of my childhood in such sad shape.
In high school in early 70's, before we could drive, we would take the Speedline to the Ashland station and take the shutle, which ran continuously throughout the day until mall closing,to and from the mall. Man! Did we feel "all grown up"!😄
This is a real bummer. It was the main mall my mom would take us to until Deptford Mall opened. I met my wife working at Boscov’s in 1992 when it took over the old Stern’s/Gimbel’s location. The mall actually expanded after that and a new anchor store was opened (Sears). Only lasted a few years. The Sears building and part of the Mall was torn down a few years after that, but they still can’t fill it. They should turn old malls into Gen X housing. Throw in an arcade and an Orange Julius and I bet it would sell out!😂
Remember when Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, while still on All My Children, made a Saturday appearance at Sears and few showed up for their autographs?
I used to paint all of those parking spaces and roadlines every year back in the late 90's early 2000's. Cherry Hill, Echelon, Woodbridge, Willowbrook... if it was owned by Rouse, we did them all.
Hey PHILLY CAPTAIN, great video revisiting the old Echelon Mall and the area of Voorhees NJ.. Glad Voorhees Twp and other new businesses have kept the old Mall going..TOODLES...
A lot of memories there. Always had great collectables show. Memories of my brother and just a great place in general. And the food court was awesome. It's a shame this is going on everywhere . Moved to Myrtle Beach 20yrs ago and we still miss the place.
omg, i remember going to this mall as a teen,...even had a friend that worked there at a kiosk,...sad to see this mall this bad,... i haven t been there in 27 years, but still sad to see, it used to be great
Best mall ever best massage chairs and good food when its open only 1 store for food or you can bring your own very fun wow my favorite 2023 yes good mall very fun 😊
At least they're still putting in the effort with the Christmas displays and the Santa. I respect that they may go down but not without a fight, it takes a lot more maintenance then people think to make it look clean like this!
OMG what a shame... I went there all the time in my teens 80's-90' The shirt place under the escalator used to sell cookies, cant remember the name but I used to get some double chocolate fudge soft cookie, it was delicious Anyone remember "Shop Called East" they used to sell bongs and junk in the back, I had no clue as a kid always went in there to look at posters, pins, and I think they even sold throwing stars and junk!
I came here back in 2016 or 2017 right before they closed Macy's to a neurologist who was in the mall..it was way out of the way. Way off of 295.. they had a Friendly's Ice Cream in that new shopping area but that closed. It was dead back then too.. food court had some places and Camden County had a store there too to get information about county services and you could get your passport application processed there. Maybe it will come back. But Voorhees is going to have to keep the rent cheap.
Not sure if you saw Jay’s Crazed Confection by the food court, where the Cookie shop used to be . He’s got some amazing candy , popcorn, chocolate bars and chocolate covered pretzels, plus cotton candy 😊
The old section that is the mall is dead but the section you showed at the end actually does quite well. It gets crowded at night since it is mostly resturants.
I worked for a survey company in the late 80's to early 90's at the Echelon mall (US Testing). What use to be the best mall in my area turned to crap. I'm sad about it as I live 10 minutes from there.
I had not been in a Boscovs for years. My wife made me go with her to get a gift. I was shocked. I love Boscovs (Neshaminy Mall). Great selection. Employees went out of their way to help. The store was clean and organized. I agree with the comment "They shop there but dont walk into the mall". The store had decent traffic but the mall was so-so.
I used to work at the Boscovs in the mall from 2020-2023, and yeah it was extremely dead basically all the times except for weekends where they have some Dance Mom’s group come in Tilt Stuidos for dance recitals and then the yearly carnival. Outside of that it’s truly sad that there was only Nigerian food in the food court during my breaks cause once upon a time there was chick fil e but they moved it further down the road and not only that but Burger King, McDonalds, Auntie Ann’s, sm other good food spots just gone bec Voorhees New Jersey sucks
You should have seen the Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing. It was just as bad or worse than this place is. As sad as it sounds the only plus side for having a Mall is getting good deals in those pop up sports stores when they have autographs and real Jerseys for 50% off once they're ready to go out of business. Most stores in our local malls are just novelty stores these days or retail stores that are already somewhere in the area. There's nothing to make you want to go and shop there often which is why the business model of a mall is failing. You have to have good stores that can compete with online shopping. Most Malls get filled with the same retail big box stores that are everywhere in the area or somewhere close by already. If they filled the mall with different store options for the area then it could be a better draw for repeat shoppers.
Philly Captain, when's the tennis match between you, Oscar and the guy that looks like Bradley Cooper happening? we all know you guys are gonna kick his ass
That Eephee's Restaurant 4:48 seemed interesting. It's an African Restaurant. The only thing that doesn't look so good is that they have Goat on the menu. ehh
My parents first met here in 1971, 52 years ago!
In the 90's Echelon Mall was all about the $2 movie theater and Exhilarama 😎
I r 11:37 emember the all-weekend, free outdoor concert in the mall's expansive parking lot, that the old WFIL sponsored back in May, 1972. That weekend's line up featured Redbone, JoJo Gunne, Frigid Pink, Jerry Butler, The Chi-Lites, the late Harry Chapin (whose song " Taxi" was climbing the charts), and Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, who also were the "surprise guests" at our Saturday night Paul VI high school dance (also courtesy of WFIL), and performed their then "new" song, "Sylvia's Mother". A weekend to remember, for sure. The late 80's saw a then-little known singer named Paula Abdul perform on the mall's first level to enormous crowds. So sad what's become of a once popular, iconic landmark!
7:25 it was echelon mall ministry. I think it had been there since the mall opened yrs decades ago
I was in shock 😧😦and I feel profoundly sad😢🖤 😢🖤when I saw in your video how empty and dead the Echelon mall is today. I remember going to the Echelon ball with my Late Dad and my Mom in the 1990s🤗🤗🤗!! I so remember that the food court was hopping back in the 1990s! I also remember in the Echelon Mall in the 1990s there was a health food store, a really cute music box🎵🎶 Shop💖💖✨✨✨ that I absolutely loved, and clothing stores! If my Late Dad was alive today he would feel sad and shocked 😧😧🖤🖤🖤😧😢😢😢to see what has become of this mall😢😢😢🖤🖤🖤. Thank you for doing this video and I'll always have the memories of when the Echelon Mall was a different place💖💖💖✨✨✨!!! I will always remember how much my Late Dad and my Mom and I enjoy going to the Echelon Mall together back in the 1990s when the Echelon Mall was a fun place to eat and shop ✨✨✨💜💖💙💚💛❤️🧡!!!
Thanks for the tour of the old Echelon Mall. Hard to relate to what it is now when you know how it was during its prime. This was the mall that we hung out at when I was in high school (late 70s, early 80s, yeah I'm that old). I would walk there from our house in Stratford sometimes. No big deal as a high school kid.
Still have the tax offices ..i know
Yes, I remember this was my teenage hangout spot in the 90s.. You could eat lunch at taco bell for like 3 bucks...Hit a 2 dollar movie...girls and guys actually met in person off cold approach....now I feel like my parents..I'm officially old.
Echelon airfield, my Dad had a friend take my brother and I up in his airplane in 1961, 5 years old, brother 4. So the small plaque at the mall brought back some memories. First plane flight for both of us.
It’s really bad when even Santa isn’t attracting anybody! lol 😂
There's nobody there to even attract!
Heart breaking to me ,My mom worked in that strawbriges ,I hung out at this mall as a kid.
I worked at Strwbridge’s too!
The Marianne Shop was THE "go to" place to shop for on-trend, affordable clothing for my friends and I, back in the early-mid 70's. Much like H&M today, only much, much cheaper.
My mother worked there in the ‘90’s.
I remember just 5-6 years ago this mall was doing great. Had plenty of stores and people. Chick fil an and an arcade place. Back then I didn’t even realize where it was heading
Try 10-20 years ago. It’s been dying for a very long time
I remember I was here in 2014 I believe this mall was still pretty decent but lots of empty stores!
This mall has potential too
I live in the Midwest now. Back in the 80's, I lived in Somerdale, NJ. I used to go to this mall every weekend. It was always crowded. I even remember when they were building the food court. Sad to see it now. I still have some fishing tackle I purchased at Herman's World of Sporting Goods.
I grew up in Cherry Hill and remember this mall. Shadow of its glory days.
I hate it when the bathrooms dont have paper towels. I refuse to use the Fecal Slinger 9000 to dry my hands.
Boscovs is where the people that show up buy stuff they actually need at a real good price.
I moved to Cherry Hill in 1969 I was turning 10 years old. The mall was almost finished. My friends and I would ride our bikes the five miles up Springdale Rd., to play pinball! Whenever my older brother was driving up to the mall, I would beg him to take me.😢 Now at 64 years old, and living in another state I'm truly sad to see part of my childhood in such sad shape.
In high school in early 70's, before we could drive, we would take the Speedline to the Ashland station and take the shutle, which ran continuously throughout the day until mall closing,to and from the mall. Man! Did we feel "all grown up"!😄
Nice tour wonderful narration and you're producing amazing, fun to watch content Captain keep it coming.
When Macys closed in 2018 the mall really went down hill.
This is a real bummer. It was the main mall my mom would take us to until Deptford Mall opened. I met my wife working at Boscov’s in 1992 when it took over the old Stern’s/Gimbel’s location. The mall actually expanded after that and a new anchor store was opened (Sears). Only lasted a few years. The Sears building and part of the Mall was torn down a few years after that, but they still can’t fill it. They should turn old malls into Gen X housing. Throw in an arcade and an Orange Julius and I bet it would sell out!😂
Remember when Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, while still on All My Children, made a Saturday appearance at Sears and few showed up for their autographs?
@@birdsfan57i dont recall. I dont think they would show up now
I used to paint all of those parking spaces and roadlines every year back in the late 90's early 2000's. Cherry Hill, Echelon, Woodbridge, Willowbrook... if it was owned by Rouse, we did them all.
Here are two places to go in SJ, the Berlin Auction and Smithville village on route 9 .Might give you good content.
Hey PHILLY CAPTAIN, great video revisiting the old Echelon Mall and the area of Voorhees NJ.. Glad Voorhees Twp and other new businesses have kept the old Mall going..TOODLES...
A lot of memories there. Always had great collectables show. Memories of my brother and just a great place in general. And the food court was awesome. It's a shame this is going on everywhere . Moved to Myrtle Beach 20yrs ago and we still miss the place.
omg, i remember going to this mall as a teen,...even had a friend that worked there at a kiosk,...sad to see this mall this bad,... i haven t been there in 27 years, but still sad to see, it used to be great
I was just there today....I went there a few times growing up. I was shocked to see it now. 😮
My mom and i worked for the Strawbridges in Delco yrs ago! Great co to work for!
Who said it was a town?
Best mall ever best massage chairs and good food when its open only 1 store for food or you can bring your own very fun wow my favorite 2023 yes good mall very fun 😊
At least they're still putting in the effort with the Christmas displays and the Santa. I respect that they may go down but not without a fight, it takes a lot more maintenance then people think to make it look clean like this!
When I was walking around the mall I saw more maintenance workers and janitors tha when n customers
I used to service this place, they have 1 pizza shop in the food court thats it. It was a bizarre experience
Oh my gosh best mall ever love this mall I want to go big fun wow 😮nice cool never seen a mall
Great video. You gotta check out the Berlin Farmers Mart down street. Would be an awesome video.
first mall i remember having a chic fla before i saw any other place have one!!!
I think the saddest thing to see is a Santa 🎅 sitting all by himself with no little kids waiting in line to see him
It used to be packed!!!!
Sad. I haven’t been in the mall part in years. But if I don’t want crowds during the holidays, this Boscov’s is where I go instead of Deptford.
Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne was also built on an old airfield.
Silver Star and later Old Star airfield.
It would be interesting to contrast the dying malls to revitalized "Main Streets" like in Bristol Borough
OMG what a shame... I went there all the time in my teens 80's-90'
The shirt place under the escalator used to sell cookies, cant remember the name but I used to get some double chocolate fudge soft cookie, it was delicious
Anyone remember "Shop Called East" they used to sell bongs and junk in the back, I had no clue as a kid always went in there to look at posters, pins, and I think they even sold throwing stars and junk!
Nice job Captain!! Merry Christmas 🎄
No idea why it’s open… back on the day it was amazing. Same with the Moorestown mall.
Remember the ducks that swam in the little waterways that ran under those tiny wooden bridges at Moorestown Mall back in the 70's?
@birdsfan57 that was so cool!!
There was a Verizon store where the boxing store is and T-Mobile kiosk
Thanks for awesome video
I came here back in 2016 or 2017 right before they closed Macy's to a neurologist who was in the mall..it was way out of the way. Way off of 295.. they had a Friendly's Ice Cream in that new shopping area but that closed. It was dead back then too.. food court had some places and Camden County had a store there too to get information about county services and you could get your passport application processed there. Maybe it will come back. But Voorhees is going to have to keep the rent cheap.
Not sure if you saw Jay’s Crazed Confection by the food court, where the Cookie shop used to be . He’s got some amazing candy , popcorn, chocolate bars and chocolate covered pretzels, plus cotton candy 😊
I remember making deliveries to the stores there just 6 years ago
The old section that is the mall is dead but the section you showed at the end actually does quite well. It gets crowded at night since it is mostly resturants.
I worked for a survey company in the late 80's to early 90's at the Echelon mall (US Testing). What use to be the best mall in my area turned to crap. I'm sad about it as I live 10 minutes from there.
It’s called a date stone Captain. Poor Santa, I hope his cell phone battery doesn’t run out!
Remember the lines of kids? It's sad traditional things are vanishing
Back when this mall was advertised on Phila., Penna. metro. area radio
The Enfield mall in Ct is a senior walking ctr.. 'sup cap
I notice they had a line just for reservations for Santa....hope springs eternal!
How does Boscovs stay in business. Just about every dead mall has one of these.
People shop there but they dont walk into the mall.
Love Boscovs
I had not been in a Boscovs for years. My wife made me go with her to get a gift. I was shocked. I love Boscovs (Neshaminy Mall). Great selection. Employees went out of their way to help. The store was clean and organized. I agree with the comment "They shop there but dont walk into the mall". The store had decent traffic but the mall was so-so.
I used to work at the Boscovs in the mall from 2020-2023, and yeah it was extremely dead basically all the times except for weekends where they have some Dance Mom’s group come in Tilt Stuidos for dance recitals and then the yearly carnival. Outside of that it’s truly sad that there was only Nigerian food in the food court during my breaks cause once upon a time there was chick fil e but they moved it further down the road and not only that but Burger King, McDonalds, Auntie Ann’s, sm other good food spots just gone bec Voorhees New Jersey sucks
Yes, it was a chik fila.
Best mall ever 5 stars thanks for the review best mall ever I will go soon can't wait is it bring your own food I like the massage chairs
Its dead because of Voorhees 🔪
Yes, sadly, Voorhees is not the most interesting place to reside in South Jersey.
@@birdsfan57The wealthy parts are Boca Raton wannabees
its a shame, back in high school the echelon mall was awesome
I worked in this mall the last time the cowboys won the Super Bowl lol
You should have seen the Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing. It was just as bad or worse than this place is. As sad as it sounds the only plus side for having a Mall is getting good deals in those pop up sports stores when they have autographs and real Jerseys for 50% off once they're ready to go out of business. Most stores in our local malls are just novelty stores these days or retail stores that are already somewhere in the area. There's nothing to make you want to go and shop there often which is why the business model of a mall is failing. You have to have good stores that can compete with online shopping. Most Malls get filled with the same retail big box stores that are everywhere in the area or somewhere close by already. If they filled the mall with different store options for the area then it could be a better draw for repeat shoppers.
OMG!
Sad stuff
There is another super dead mall in New Jersey called Princeton Market Fair
That place is doing pretty well actually, what you might be thinking of is Forrestal Village
I haven’t been to this mall in a minute
it's really ashame. thanks for coming over the bridge
Eephee's kitchen? You can't make that up! I think they EPH'd this long ago!
this video was so sad poor santa
Where did all the valley girls go? Somwhere Tiffany and Debbie Gibson are crying
That whole thing Voorhees tried to turn the mall in to failed big time. That mall could never keep up with depford or cherry hill
"Mixed use" its called and they are very hit or miss in the usa
they have more decorations then open stores
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Date stone!
Philly Captain, when's the tennis match between you, Oscar and the guy that looks like Bradley Cooper happening? we all know you guys are gonna kick his ass
I’m thinking opening day
Oh i think i counted 10 people in there. 🇬🇧
That Eephee's Restaurant 4:48 seemed interesting. It's an African Restaurant. The only thing that doesn't look so good is that they have Goat on the menu. ehh
What is surprising that people chose to live in New Jersey
Yeah...that too...😅
Horrible cost of living too
@@chm9935 The WORST!!!
@@birdsfan57 Yup. Cant argue. Thats why i have no desire to return to live there plus not much for me there anyway
@@chm9935 Not much for any of the 100,000 folks who left in the last 5 years either. 😆👍
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Why didn't you go visit Santa??? Looks like he needed some love...
Hey, Capt. Yeah, dead mall youtubes a thing now, likely for a while. If you're nostalgic, it's sad. One constant, change. Toodles.
Now closed permanently after fire
ATW.
JASON Voorhees dead mall
Decorating pointless in that mall.
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