Very well done. I remember Century 3 thriving during my youth, and was there with my parents just about every Saturday night from the late 80s through the 90s. Moonbeam Capital Investments has slowly destroyed the mall ever since they acquired it from Simon.
Green.. The thing that destroyed the mall was the brilliant idea to allow free bus service to the mall. Just what you want, bring in bus loads of people who can't afford bus fare. They will sure spend a lot! No they won't, but I'll tell you what they did.. I was at the mall with my daughter when a young man goes up to her and asks her for $3.00 "Bus fare" to go home.. People don't go to malls where they are going to be shook down for money.. I had people tell me they would not go to the mall at night. Stupidity closed the mall !
This was so very sad to watch. I can remember going there with my mom and my brother and looking over at the food court which was still under construction, thinking what an amazing mall it was! So many memories I had there with my mom, who passed in 1983, and my kids....and now.. those memories will all be buried one day.
The roads are still open, but there are a lot of potholes & they don't maintain the road. So they just close that stretch of road when it snows or freezes, to prevent accidents.
Neat! I was just there before Thanksgiving, that road was filled with pot holes, but busy as hell! Didn’t know it was closed since then. Take a deep breath in those rear hallways though, in a mall that dead, no ones looking for you. Oh, and those doors don’t generally have alarms on them, I deliver to several malls around Pittsburgh and I’ve left out of similar doors multiple times to use the restroom/look around/or just because the business took to long to answer. Is the comic book store still there by chance? I remember them, JCPennys, and a couple vape shops and nail salons. It’s a real shame to see that place in such bad shape.
Josh0718 they have since reopened the roads. I found out that they closed them when it snowed. They had 3 major accidents because they don’t plow or salt the roads. I’m sure they will close them again when it snows.
@@cpexplores5483 Originally, I'm from Pgh, but left in 74 and joined the Marines. I did visit Century III when home on leave in the 80s and 90s and remember how busy it was. The Christmas decorations and the Christmas shows they put on were fantastic. Some of the other dead mall videos shows the rapid deterioration to the structure which will possibly condemn it from pedestrian traffic as well. Thanks again and I look forward to your videos. Merry Christmas!!
Dan Bell you will eventually be back here. CLOSED by W Mifflin Borough as of 2/6. If you haven’t seen this video this your last chance. Nobody else getting in to record anything now!!
I’ve been in all the back hallways behind all the stores. Did you find #6 service elevator? There’s no security guard anymore. Fun walking into all those doors that say don’t not trespass I have a video I posted last week from being in there.
Schweí Übersteigen apparently they closed the roads because they had three major accidents on those roads when it had snowed. Nobody had plowed the roads. So they closed the roads. They since have reopened the roads, but I’m sure they’ll close them when it snows again. The size of the potholes on that road are big enough to swallow your car. It’s really bad. They refuse to fill the potholes.
What excuse would you have given if you were caught back in the service area? You’re not exactly kids (sorry - I’m not either). Anyway nicely done, those back areas are super scary especially with the music choice.
Wait, wait! I didn’t say you were too old!! It’s just a guard might sort of expect teenagers to do this sort of stuff. I probably would have played it dumb and said I took a wrong turn looking for food or something like that. Great accents too by the way. I miss Pittsburgh!
G Bro “just looking for the bathroom”. lol. That mall is now closed. Can’t get in at all. The only way to see in is to go into jc penny’s and look through the plastic door. The rest of the doors have been boarded up.
Very well done. I remember Century 3 thriving during my youth, and was there with my parents just about every Saturday night from the late 80s through the 90s. Moonbeam Capital Investments has slowly destroyed the mall ever since they acquired it from Simon.
Green.. The thing that destroyed the mall was the brilliant idea to allow free bus service to the mall. Just what you want, bring in bus loads of people who can't afford bus fare. They will sure spend a lot! No they won't, but I'll tell you what they did.. I was at the mall with my daughter when a young man goes up to her and asks her for $3.00 "Bus fare" to go home.. People don't go to malls where they are going to be shook down for money.. I had people tell me they would not go to the mall at night. Stupidity closed the mall !
@@cliff7292 that's true. I forgot about the gangs that got bussed in and roamed the mall.
@@cliff7292 Let's not overlook the massive amounts of drug deals and overdoses regularly happening daily.
Or the fighting that spilled over from schools that brought unnecessary violence in.
Thank you for going into the "catacombs". Used to work there and it brought back memories...we called it the Bat Cave though lol
I remember when they were building the mall......so sad to see it today. Thanks for sharing C&P
Century III is my favorite dead mall!
This was so very sad to watch. I can remember going there with my mom and my brother and looking over at the food court which was still under construction, thinking what an amazing mall it was! So many memories I had there with my mom, who passed in 1983, and my kids....and now.. those memories will all be buried one day.
The roads are still open, but there are a lot of potholes & they don't maintain the road. So they just close that stretch of road when it snows or freezes, to prevent accidents.
Neat! I was just there before Thanksgiving, that road was filled with pot holes, but busy as hell! Didn’t know it was closed since then.
Take a deep breath in those rear hallways though, in a mall that dead, no ones looking for you. Oh, and those doors don’t generally have alarms on them, I deliver to several malls around Pittsburgh and I’ve left out of similar doors multiple times to use the restroom/look around/or just because the business took to long to answer.
Is the comic book store still there by chance? I remember them, JCPennys, and a couple vape shops and nail salons. It’s a real shame to see that place in such bad shape.
Josh0718 they have since reopened the roads. I found out that they closed them when it snowed. They had 3 major accidents because they don’t plow or salt the roads. I’m sure they will close them again when it snows.
Well done.
That was great! The closed roads is a bad indication that Century III is coming to a bad end in the near future.
Thanks for the comment. I live 5 minutes from the mall. It was my high school hangout in the 80’s. Very sad to see it so dead.
@@cpexplores5483 Originally, I'm from Pgh, but left in 74 and joined the Marines. I did visit Century III when home on leave in the 80s and 90s and remember how busy it was. The Christmas decorations and the Christmas shows they put on were fantastic. Some of the other dead mall videos shows the rapid deterioration to the structure which will possibly condemn it from pedestrian traffic as well. Thanks again and I look forward to your videos. Merry Christmas!!
Dan Bell you will eventually be back here. CLOSED by W Mifflin Borough as of 2/6. If you haven’t seen this video this your last chance. Nobody else getting in to record anything now!!
From what I'm hearing they got a grant to fix the heating and sprinkler systems.i know that the comic books store is still there
Those gray brick hallways are giving me the creeps...
Awesome vid!!!
i feel so sorry for century 3 she is so geogours may she rest in peace
The mailman used to use the catacombs to deliver the mail.
Another great one!
Fun times
Rumors that it reopened this week are FALSE. Still locked up, doubtful they will do any work
I live right next to the mall I explore it to this day December 1 2019
Yinzers, did I see Pittsburgh Dad walk by?
Traveling with Rick we usually see Pittsburgh dad jogging in the summer along the main drag in pleasant hills. We always beep and he always waves
After JCPenney closes at century 3 mall which is officially closing century 3 mall will be all boarded up and possibly torn down
you rock
No ADA access throughout what is left of the mall
m.th-cam.com/video/xq6gg5WorX4/w-d-xo.html not sure if you saw this video of us sneaking behind he restricted area where they recently shot a movie
So sad to see this place dying
I’ve been in all the back hallways behind all the stores. Did you find #6 service elevator? There’s no security guard anymore. Fun walking into all those doors that say don’t not trespass
I have a video I posted last week from being in there.
Maddog4x4 we watched it. 😀
All the way "Arawn" lol your accent is cool
..You're saying you can't get "Ahrand" the mall anymore? 🤨
Schweí Übersteigen apparently they closed the roads because they had three major accidents on those roads when it had snowed. Nobody had plowed the roads. So they closed the roads. They since have reopened the roads, but I’m sure they’ll close them when it snows again. The size of the potholes on that road are big enough to swallow your car. It’s really bad. They refuse to fill the potholes.
Century III or Chernobyl Diaries...
What excuse would you have given if you were caught back in the service area? You’re not exactly kids (sorry - I’m not either). Anyway nicely done, those back areas are super scary especially with the music choice.
G Bro we had no excuse. If we got caught, we’d hope the guard would be cool. And yes, we’re too old to be doing this stuff, but it’s fun.
Wait, wait! I didn’t say you were too old!! It’s just a guard might sort of expect teenagers to do this sort of stuff. I probably would have played it dumb and said I took a wrong turn looking for food or something like that. Great accents too by the way. I miss Pittsburgh!
G Bro “just looking for the bathroom”. lol. That mall is now closed. Can’t get in at all. The only way to see in is to go into jc penny’s and look through the plastic door. The rest of the doors have been boarded up.
Mourning the death of an old friend