Thank you for posting. I grew up in Romeo in the 70's and 80's. So many great memories at Lakeside mall during those decades. I was not able to make it down to say goodbye since I live up north now but this video helped take away some of the sting of not seeing it during the final week. Thanks again :)
It’s my pleasure! Well, maybe it’s better to remember the mall the way it was. I lived in Utica when the mall opened and it was all farm land around it. I worked at Chi Chi’s and it was the busiest restaurant around at the time. Thank you for watching!
Thank you SO much for posting this! I remember I used to go to the lakeside mall with my mom or my aunt and we would go Christmas shopping! It was so busy, but now all of that is gone.. My best memory was going to that Anime GX store with my dad when I was 8 or 9. They always had the best Japanese snacks and stuff. This is so sad just to see everything go today..
Excellent video as usual.Thanks for giving us one last look. Never thought I would see this day.The American mall was the closest thing to a European town sqaure or Piazza. Walking around there gave a chance to see other people in real life. Going forward I guess everyone will just continue walking around alone and gazing into their phones! Very very sad.
Apparently the Sterling Heights wants to turn it into lakeside town center. So having residential communities with stores and restaurants and such. I guess sort of like an outdoor mall.
I think the main cause for lakeside closing was the fact that parridge creek is literally down the street, somerset AND great lakes is not that far away, and the mall was just older. Pretty sure we're moving towards malls being a suburban attraction only.
@@KayBaudelaireTheFirst yes definitely because Park Creek is right down the street. An outdoor mall where you can take your dog for a walk and watch live bands on the weekend during the summer. I was just thinking that Lakeside Mall should’ve brought in bands as well but they never did.
6:28 I will miss this place. From the old "Wizard's of the Coast" store near the food court, to the times I would drop off my ex at the Panera Bread (Even though she left me for a guy that worked there, as such is life) to the fun oddball stores that would pop up from time to time, I know I will miss the times spent there. But alas, Malls are toast now that Amazon has taken their place. I hope whatever is done with the space, makes it jsut as useful as it has been before.
Lived in the area, shopped there from the beginning until the early 90's, then lost interest in the place. It's probably been fifteen years since I stepped inside. My favorite place to park and enter was Hudson's lower level. After shopping, sit down for dinner at Chi-Chi's... oh well, everything goes away eventually.
@@michaelanthonyvideos So I've been thinking about this... we must be about the same age and from the same area. Where and when did you go to high school? I was CVHS '87
It would have been a cool to show a before and after. I live in Westland and never had a chance to go there.. it's sad to see it's closed, but thats what on line shopping does. Alot of stores are struggling to stay open.. personally I like shopping in person especially clothes that way you can feel the fabric try it on, due to the fact there are so many millions of returns because the items not what you expect or too small to big, whatever the case may be why people return items..
@@angelamonroe7737 I was at Bank Of America yesterday and there’s a sign that says you can get cash back for online shopping with their debit cards. That’s sad. They’re not supporting brick and mortar stores and they should offer cash back for in person shopping.
Wow ! Quite the spread ! Back when land, construction costs, and lending rates were “relatively cheap”. That’s a lot of brickwork ! I suppose the 27 mil sale price is at least equal to the demo cost. nuts. nice tour. 🤙
@@michaelanthonyvideos yep...our society is getting more and more antisocial and sedentary due to technology....Did you see that the Sears in Lincoln Park was getting torn down?
@@wolfiethedog76 I worry about the younger generation and the future of our country. And now the emergence of AI. No, I didn’t hear that Sears is going to be torn down. I have some drone footage of the old water tower sign.
@@michaelanthonyvideos I think malls aren't going to completely go out of business but they will definitely be less of them. Somerset,briarwood, great lakes and twelve oaks should all be secure because of the location of them, but I do have some concerns for like Fairlane, Oakland, Westland and Southland. Seems like the malls are being taken completely out of the city and only into suburbia
It's sad to see such a big and beautiful mall close, in Brazil dead malls are rare, but there are stores closing, I believe it will take another decade to reach that level in the USA.
Yeah, a couple of yrs ago that they might turn this into some warehouse. Wtf knows. This is exactly what El Puente Mall looks like in El PUENTE, CA. Also, West Covina is about to go down the same way. And pretty much in the future there will be absolutely no malls left across the world b/c Amazon and online shopping is "the new norm" now.
Thank you for posting. I grew up in Romeo in the 70's and 80's. So many great memories at Lakeside mall during those decades. I was not able to make it down to say goodbye since I live up north now but this video helped take away some of the sting of not seeing it during the final week. Thanks again :)
It’s my pleasure! Well, maybe it’s better to remember the mall the way it was. I lived in Utica when the mall opened and it was all farm land around it. I worked at Chi Chi’s and it was the busiest restaurant around at the time.
Thank you for watching!
Thank you SO much for posting this! I remember I used to go to the lakeside mall with my mom or my aunt and we would go Christmas shopping! It was so busy, but now all of that is gone.. My best memory was going to that Anime GX store with my dad when I was 8 or 9. They always had the best Japanese snacks and stuff. This is so sad just to see everything go today..
Good times! I was there when it opened and it was still surrounded by farmland.
Excellent video as usual.Thanks for giving us one last look. Never thought I would see this day.The American mall was the closest thing to a European town sqaure or Piazza. Walking around there gave a chance to see other people in real life. Going forward I guess everyone will just continue walking around alone and gazing into their phones! Very very sad.
It’s a whole different world and it is very sad. Thank you for watching!
Apparently the Sterling Heights wants to turn it into lakeside town center. So having residential communities with stores and restaurants and such. I guess sort of like an outdoor mall.
I think the main cause for lakeside closing was the fact that parridge creek is literally down the street, somerset AND great lakes is not that far away, and the mall was just older. Pretty sure we're moving towards malls being a suburban attraction only.
@@KayBaudelaireTheFirst yes definitely because Park Creek is right down the street. An outdoor mall where you can take your dog for a walk and watch live bands on the weekend during the summer. I was just thinking that Lakeside Mall should’ve brought in bands as well but they never did.
6:28 I will miss this place. From the old "Wizard's of the Coast" store near the food court, to the times I would drop off my ex at the Panera Bread (Even though she left me for a guy that worked there, as such is life) to the fun oddball stores that would pop up from time to time, I know I will miss the times spent there.
But alas, Malls are toast now that Amazon has taken their place. I hope whatever is done with the space, makes it jsut as useful as it has been before.
Lived in the area, shopped there from the beginning until the early 90's, then lost interest in the place. It's probably been fifteen years since I stepped inside. My favorite place to park and enter was Hudson's lower level. After shopping, sit down for dinner at Chi-Chi's... oh well, everything goes away eventually.
I used to work at that Chi Chi’s from 1989 to 1991.
@@michaelanthonyvideos So I've been thinking about this... we must be about the same age and from the same area. Where and when did you go to high school? I was CVHS '87
@@toddniehaus My cousins went there. I went to Utica.
It would have been a cool to show a before and after. I live in Westland and never had a chance to go there.. it's sad to see it's closed, but thats what on line shopping does. Alot of stores are struggling to stay open.. personally I like shopping in person especially clothes that way you can feel the fabric try it on, due to the fact there are so many millions of returns because the items not what you expect or too small to big, whatever the case may be why people return items..
@@angelamonroe7737 I was at Bank Of America yesterday and there’s a sign that says you can get cash back for online shopping with their debit cards. That’s sad. They’re not supporting brick and mortar stores and they should offer cash back for in person shopping.
Another excellent drone video.
@@grafzepplin5944 thank you Graf!
Wow ! Quite the spread ! Back when land, construction costs, and lending rates were “relatively cheap”. That’s a lot of brickwork ! I suppose the 27 mil sale price is at least equal to the demo cost. nuts. nice tour. 🤙
It’s hard to believe. This mall used to be busy all the time.
Thanks for watching!
It’s kinda sad. I can imagine how nice the mall was when it opened.
Very sad and still hard to believe.
Goodbye. Been there a few times in the past. Nothing but GREAT MEMORIES!
Finally a mall video with the sounds from the environment without some nerdy commentary and music idgaf about
I’m glad you like the video. Thank you for watching!
Dang bro you know I was painful for a couple of days since it was closed but thank you for posting this lakeside mall will never be forgotten
@@Messi_ronaldo10719 Thank you for watching the video!
@@michaelanthonyvideos no problem bro
Is it slated for the wrecker's ball? Or, will it be repurposed?
I read a few days ago it will be torn down 😢😢
@@galewinds7696 most of the wall will be demolished except for Macys and the Sears section.
Yes, most of the mall will be torn down except for Macys and the Sears area.
@@michaelanthonyvideosWhat about JCPenny? Or is that in the Sears section?
@@glammyys Sears area and Macys won’t be torn down.
Keep your drone ready Michael....Fairlane Town Center is next!😮😮
That’s sad. All the malls closing down, once a great place to gather and walk around.
@@michaelanthonyvideos yep...our society is getting more and more antisocial and sedentary due to technology....Did you see that the Sears in Lincoln Park was getting torn down?
@@wolfiethedog76 I worry about the younger generation and the future of our country. And now the emergence of AI.
No, I didn’t hear that Sears is going to be torn down. I have some drone footage of the old water tower sign.
@@michaelanthonyvideos I think malls aren't going to completely go out of business but they will definitely be less of them. Somerset,briarwood, great lakes and twelve oaks should all be secure because of the location of them, but I do have some concerns for like Fairlane, Oakland, Westland and Southland. Seems like the malls are being taken completely out of the city and only into suburbia
@@KayBaudelaireTheFirst Somerset is one of the exceptions. They’re always busy.
It's sad to see such a big and beautiful mall close, in Brazil dead malls are rare, but there are stores closing, I believe it will take another decade to reach that level in the USA.
@@klingermichel5737 This was our public square.
5:35 I used to LOVE going there.
@@The_General_Zubas me too! It’s hard to believe that it’s closed now.
I’m going to miss this place
@@chuckchristian8816 I’m gonna too.
Yeah, a couple of yrs ago that they might turn this into some warehouse. Wtf knows. This is exactly what El Puente Mall looks like in El PUENTE, CA. Also, West Covina is about to go down the same way. And pretty much in the future there will be absolutely no malls left across the world b/c Amazon and online shopping is "the new norm" now.
@@TiffanyBodner It’s sad. 😔
Not so Sterling anymore.
No, not too much.
any news about 12 oaks?
@@Kurtonebay A subscriber commented that it’s going to be demolished.
@@michaelanthonyvideos citation needed on that one, I've heard of no such plan
More to come thanks to the wonderful world of technology..easier to shop sitting on your butt then actually walk and move..