This is a great video. I love your style of dead mall walk through videos. No narration just awesome music during the tour. Love the jazz tune in the background. I’m really sad to see all these beautiful malls closing. I was especially emotional to find out Stratford Square Mall closed last month, April 21, along with other aesthetically beautiful malls all across the US. It’s just so sad to see these once glorious places close. Places where we cherished spending time at with family and friends in the 80s, 90, even early 2000s. Lakeside is a beautiful and well maintained looking mall. I’m so emotional watching these videos of dying, or dead and abandoned malls. I wish we can revert back to a time when these were the places to be. These places rocked in the 80s and 90s especially. I loved going to them as a child. I would get excited when my parents would take us to the mall for doing our chores. Such memories. But memories are not lost.
Appreciate your comment and have seen your other comments before! I try to capture these malls as it is. Simple walkthroughs with no added commentary. What you see is what you get. As a kid in the 90s I remember department store or mall music in the background while shopping and it sounded similar to what I try to include in these videos.
I'm going to miss Lakeside Mall. It opened in 1976, the same year LOGAN'S RUN came out and at 11 years old, I loved going there and pretending I was in the world of that movie. It was so awesome in its heyday. The interior had such an amazing design. Sadly, everything now is a cube painted black or grey.
I grew up in that mall. Watching my older sister go down the hydro tubes. She later practiced driving a car in that parking lot after it had closed for the day. I got my first hockey stick there. Lots of Christmas shopping there, and standing in line to see Santa. And going to the movies. I always thought old malls would be great places to turn into retirement communities. It could be pretty much self-contained with a mix of apartments, retail, medical, and entertainment.
Good video. What a great looking mall. Never been but love the layout. Sad to see it will be closing soon. It must have been the place to visit in the 70’s and 80’s. It was probably super packed at one time. 😢
Really is a beautiful mall and shame it couldn’t survive. Walking around it felt a lot like the Northridge Mall of Milwaukee which is being demolished after being abandoned for decades.
I live a minute away and have been going to Lakeside since it opened in 1976. Even worked at Footlocker way back in 1980. It was very busy back then. A new mall, Partridge Creek, opened up two miles away, which kick-started Lakeside’s decline along with on-line shopping.
I just don't understand why people would rather shop at an open air shopping center that is only comfortable on great weather days! What about extreme heat, cold, snow and rain? Wouldn't an enclosed mall be a better option??
I wish there was a way to revitalize this mall without tearing it down! It's such a beautiful mall with so much potential. I can't believe there is nothing that can be done to save it!!
This is a great video. I love your style of dead mall walk through videos. No narration just awesome music during the tour. Love the jazz tune in the background. I’m really sad to see all these beautiful malls closing. I was especially emotional to find out Stratford Square Mall closed last month, April 21, along with other aesthetically beautiful malls all across the US. It’s just so sad to see these once glorious places close. Places where we cherished spending time at with family and friends in the 80s, 90, even early 2000s. Lakeside is a beautiful and well maintained looking mall. I’m so emotional watching these videos of dying, or dead and abandoned malls. I wish we can revert back to a time when these were the places to be. These places rocked in the 80s and 90s especially. I loved going to them as a child. I would get excited when my parents would take us to the mall for doing our chores. Such memories. But memories are not lost.
Appreciate your comment and have seen your other comments before! I try to capture these malls as it is. Simple walkthroughs with no added commentary. What you see is what you get. As a kid in the 90s I remember department store or mall music in the background while shopping and it sounded similar to what I try to include in these videos.
@@artofexp keep it up!
I'm going to miss Lakeside Mall. It opened in 1976, the same year LOGAN'S RUN came out and at 11 years old, I loved going there and pretending I was in the world of that movie. It was so awesome in its heyday. The interior had such an amazing design. Sadly, everything now is a cube painted black or grey.
This was a great mall and a great place for kids to hang out. I remember when it had the indoor hydrotubes.
I grew up in that mall. Watching my older sister go down the hydro tubes. She later practiced driving a car in that parking lot after it had closed for the day. I got my first hockey stick there. Lots of Christmas shopping there, and standing in line to see Santa. And going to the movies.
I always thought old malls would be great places to turn into retirement communities. It could be pretty much self-contained with a mix of apartments, retail, medical, and entertainment.
Good video. What a great looking mall. Never been but love the layout. Sad to see it will be closing soon. It must have been the place to visit in the 70’s and 80’s. It was probably super packed at one time. 😢
Really is a beautiful mall and shame it couldn’t survive. Walking around it felt a lot like the Northridge Mall of Milwaukee which is being demolished after being abandoned for decades.
it used to be busy even in the early to mid 2000s, times changed and this mall didnt i guess.
I live a minute away and have been going to Lakeside since it opened in 1976. Even worked at Footlocker way back in 1980. It was very busy back then. A new mall, Partridge Creek, opened up two miles away, which kick-started Lakeside’s decline along with on-line shopping.
Few more days to visit before closing forever!
This really broke my heart to hear that this mall was done. This was my favorite mall ever.
I just don't understand why people would rather shop at an open air shopping center that is only comfortable on great weather days! What about extreme heat, cold, snow and rain? Wouldn't an enclosed mall be a better option??
I wish there was a way to revitalize this mall without tearing it down! It's such a beautiful mall with so much potential. I can't believe there is nothing that can be done to save it!!
I totally agree! Sadly it is how closed forever
Interesting mall.
Too big for its own good nowadays. If it was half the size could probably survive.
Just went here yesterday to check it out for one last time . I think fairlane is next .
The food court had the best Chinese food. Good times