It really is sad to see so many malls that used to be the hype of the town just decay and sit abandoned. Makes for some cool explores tho! Keep the good work up 🔥
True but I don’t think malls are fading in my heart anytime soon… I love going out and getting something that day and I also like going to a be mall if I have no idea what to buy… online is great when you know what you, and what size you are but there is no touching and seeing different options and yah that only stuff you can get in person.
Yeah in my hometown we have a mall called the carousel mall and it's been closed for awhile now but now they're gonna year it down because the homeless keep setting it on fire
I'm curious how much of the mall closings is due to outrageous rent causing business to leave malls vs customers chosing online shopping? So should most people really be complaining even about jobs? 🤔 Yeah I know there's also the pay debate, but as more people decide to do online only shopping....
Used to work here as a security guard about a year ago even after it was closed. Crazy to see how much more it has fallen apart since then. I remember having to walk through at night by myself. Very Erie.
Man its really sad that so many Malls are closing down. I used to go them when I was younger. I know Online shopping is taken over, but at the time I enjoy going to different stores in one building. It just felt really great.
How prevalent is it? Online shopping ecosystem in my country is thriving, but so do malls. I don't think everyone in the US doesn't like sunlight or grass
Meh, was never a fan of malls, extremely wasteful and trashy for our environment . Lot of over priced gooods, which you could get online for a lot cheaper during the same time of malls. Plus malls pay extremely cheap, low wages; no one would be wanting to do these jobs in 2022, as people are finally learning how bad the wages are in the USA and how they are exploited so badly, its why everyone is hiring constantly, no one wants these jobs. Only nice thing is you could see the things in person, or if you didnt want to wait or the food court sometimes. LIving in the bible belt, it was more of a "luxury" going there, especially when everyone is poor here, living below the poverty line; i can see why they are going under. Malls only more likely to survive in poorer conservative boomer countries, where they don't pay fair wages. Once wages start climbing, people demanding more in those countries, they'll close; you'll see them in russia, brazil, india, africa.
@@trentofficialmusician bACK then was cheap as heck lol.. Now its breaking even on some things, I can just go to walmart and find stuff cheaper there than amazon for example. Amazon prime is free shipp with similar priced products and hard to find ones. I get most my things next day from amazon, kinda beats going out, as I can get it at home quick; saves me the trouble of picking up germs from cashiers and herds of people. You know, covid and inflation and low wage slave workers quitting their jerbs.. ITs why lot of things are getting more costly. The corporate goons have to make up their lost money somehow, by over pricing our things.
@@koilamaoh4238 as a Russian AND as a person who used to work in retail, can confirm You can see malls on literally every corner here and, despite online shopping being at it's peak, they're still popular as heck Which is why hearing about these malls that were abandoned due to their unpopularity gives me kind of a weird feeling cuz it just seems wild Tho ngl even by our standards the one in this video looks cheap af and like something that could only exist either in a small town or in a neighborhood that's not developed that well lol
I worked in that mall in the early 90s and at the time it was always packed. It was mostly teenagers and young adults hanging out for hours, but all that started to die off when they replaced the food court with an H&M and the arcade left along with a couple smaller stores that appealed to young people. The Pburg Mall went on a steady decline from that point since there really wasnt much to keep mallrats spending time there.
Hold up. I have faint memories of the food court (born 1995), but I heard it was closed because the food places were struggling. Some people I know even said by the late 90’s that the court’s business heavily dwindled
@@RYMAN1321 That's part of why they replaced it with the H&M, for sure. But by the time they made that move, they had already priced out several stores that attracted the younger crowd. So as a result, less kids coming to the mall, less kids hanging out at the food court which was just about the last thing remaining to get kids to just hang out at the mall altogether. It was all a snowball rolling downhill, sadly.
The malls are not just a place for shopping, they are also a place of making memories- gatherings with a family and friends, dates, meetings etc. So seeing one more mall is closed really makes me sad because it means a part of someone's life is over.
I feel sad that the mall does not exist anymore.. I enjoyed watching it.. And building a Christmas house inside an abandoned mall.. That was fun! 😄 Happy Holidays🎄
I'm so happy you decided to post this Josh. While I agree this mall was pretty empty and therefore not as exciting to explore as other malls you've done before, it was still cool for me to see because I used to shop here all the time when I was a kid and into my teen years. It's bittersweet seeing a place you haven't visited in like 10+ years, now abandoned and empty. Brings back memories of the 90s, shopping here with my mom and sisters.
This is the mall I went to as a child. So many stores and even had a food court! Then it started going downhill and all the stores one by one started closing. New owners bought the mall saying they were going to update it and never did. It’s so sad to see it there abandoned and lifeless.
Correct. Once Mason Asset Management bought the mall in 2013, they further accelerated the mall’s decline. In fact, from what I’ve heard that company is notorious for buying malls and “bleeding them dry.”
Man, I never thought I'd ever see the same mall that my family and I used to shop at being featured on urban exploration channels on TH-cam. This video brought back some good nostalgia and memories from when I used to shop there.
You manage to bring so much joy to those old places. It's truly amazing. I wish you and your crew and friends and family the most wonderful Christmas time. Thank you for so many great videos
that mall was my childhood it used to be so good it is next to a chick fil a starbucks Panera and also a taco bell. It hurts so much to see my childhood memories be gone and thankyou for going in there because security always got us. that mall was goated
We have an abandoned mall out here in California called Carousel Mall and it used to have an actual big carousel in the middle of the mall. It opened in 1972 and closed in 2017
Hey Josh! I’ve always loved watching your videos. I live right by this mall and have been wondering what the inside looks like. 2 years ago there were maybe 3 or 4 stores still open. If you’re looking for any other places within the area, I have a bunch places worth checking out. All within 30 minutes of this mall.
Rip to an era. Malls will be missed. They are still thriving in cities and popular areas which is nice. Just sad to see all the other places get shutdown
Seeing a place which used to bring so much joy, sitting forgotten and in such a state of decay, is sad. Future generations will never know the magical feelings of spending time with friends and family at the mall. Especially in the 90s and early 00's.
Great to see you back with another video nothing like a cold snowy windy day watching a new video from you I absolutely appreciate all the hard work you put into making contents it's always appreciated keep up the good work much love and respect to you
It's a shame that the Christmas house is going to be demolished with the rest of the mall! I wish someone would contact the company that owns the mall and get permission to rescue that Christmas house! It looks like it was well made! Anyone who does large Christmas displays would love to have that set!
@@Bundaberg2222 exactly. Looked like there was literally nobody in the place when this video was shot. Hopefully this place has been demolished by now!
Kohl's used to be KMart. Sears was always there. JC Penney and Bon Ton from the beginning. Worked at DOGS, ETC and THE WALL. I remember the food court, the carousel, and the fountain.
I use to love this mall 😭 I remember when I use to go Justice and get. A bunch of clothes and new book bags for schoo, and I would get my photos with Santa taken there and also the 7:35 store was a cell phone store I’m pretty sure I been there and 8:16 in pretty sure was old navy . And in 12:50 Omgosh that place use to scare me they closed down earlier before the mall closed down and they had a punch of creepy sun paintings and moons with faces. And my dad use to go to thst golds gym. And 34:39 was Justice I’m pretty sure bc of the changing stalls, but I think Justice was a bit smaller, from when I went here there was never a Disney store.
i’m from phillipsburg and this place used to be amazing and magical, i loved going here, used to take pictures with santa every year. you really healed my inner child with the santa house :) merry christmas 🎄🤍
Hi Josh. I really liked this video. I think this was a really good video because of all the good memories most of us have of our own small town malls that we went to growing up. Malls that r now closed down or will soon b. Many of these malls represent for many of us, a time in our lives when the mall was the place to b. A place that was full of life at one time. A place full of people shopping, or doing their daily exorcise of walking, or there to eat, or to meet your friends, or to just sit & people watch. I remember my grandparents doing that. It was a place full of fun happy times growing up. So many memories your video brings back. Good but now sad. Yet I was smiling & laughing as u all built back some of Santa's house. I'm glad u guys took the time to do that. It may of been a somewhat simple video Josh.... but I think it touched all of us. And that makes the video great. Thank u Josh & thank u for all the amazing videos u share with us all year long. It means a lot to all of us. I hope u had a wonderful Christmas & I'm sure u will have another amazing & Very Happy New Year. Love ya & as always, b safe.
Merry Christmas Josh. Thank you for another year of great videos and adventures. All the best for 2023 and look forward to going on more explorations with you in the new year. All the best dude☺🎁
This was my mall growing up. Had an anchor of Kmart in it before kohl's. All these stores he is mentioning, were mostly newer. But so many memories here.
Just found your channel and have been watching all the videos. Loved this episode. Sad to see all the emptiness and all that was left behind. You and the others putting together the house, and the excitement you had doing it, made me smile and brightened my day (as well as all the kids who'll be going there to tell their Christmas wishes)
was not expecting a video of this mall. saw the title and had to see if it was the one i was thinking of. just recently closed for good. crazy since i grew up going here
Malls or alike will make a come back, people want to interact with others and a lot of us prefer to purchase straight from the store without the hassle or mystery if either recieving items purchased, and, knowing what your actually getting.
Yeah the proper people youtube channel was at this location last year and it just crazy how some things change and things just stay the way they where left. Its nuts
The “Party Room” with the checkered dance floor was the old SpinMeRound record store. Hilarious video. I’m surprised there were no security guards walking around and interrupting your Santa’s house puzzle together.
@@ExploringWithJosh if you ever make it to Washington check out my work the old abandon Kaiser Aluminum Mead works plant I am the manager would always let ya film
My childhood mall…have so many memories going there with my family. I still drive past it sometimes and I’m so sad to see what it looks like now. Even though I had a feeling the time would come soon enough, I don’t feel ready to say goodbye to it :(
seeing that mall like that is just amazing if not sad. Ive not seen a kickball like that since i went to summer camp. Ive been to lots of malls. i knew of another mall near michigan road which was also very dear to me. Im not sure if it is still there or not. Just a great video all around there Josh.
Josh!!! I grew up going to this mall!!! Under the blue neon lights outside of bon ton used to be a big water fountain in the 90s. Also you were right that was an FYE and that small store that said HW was hat world 😆. Great video thanks for sharing. 😊✌️
I love the Santa house! Haha and that night before Christmas riddle hahaha so funny but you guys did good! And it was cool to see a new mall what not to long ago was hip and full of people. I liked it!
I actually grew up going to this exact mall when I was little. It's very strange to see it now. When I was little, there use to be a food court in this mall with awful metal chairs. I think, when they took that food court out, it wasn't as cool. Very nostalgic for me to see "my" mall even after all these years.
I heard that the food court’s business was already dwindling by the late 90’s, hence why they took it out. (I even remember riding the merry go round when I was little). H&M opened there in 2001.
Hey Josh, are you doing a video for Christmas Eve tomorrow and Christmas Day on Sunday? I love your videos so much, you inspire me to explore abandoned places
I stopped at Heritage Park only a few miles from this mall when i bought my Van in October of 2021. Tucker Gott used to fly his Paramotor from that park.
My husband & I went to this mall often when we were dating in the early 90's His cousin had a store there until the mall closed, & we had a friend that worked there in the early 90's Cool to see, but also sad Thank you for sharing Very nostalgic for us
sup exploring with josh I appreciate you for all the stuff you do for us and when ever I’m bored I always watch you and your videos always make it so I’m not bored. 👇🏼 if you like exploring with josh
This mall used to be great when I was little. Went down hill fast after they took the food court and water fountains out(mid 90s?). The music they heard is from the church up the road it chimes music at a certain time of day. HW stands for Hat World. It was like a Lids. Sold ball caps and flat brims. I feel like the tilted lamp post happened when it was plowed for the last time? 🤔 They kept debating if they were going to tear it down and put housing in. Prior to that the rumors were they were going to put a new mall in(obviously never happened). 🤷♀️ It's a shame, but from what I had heard management ran it into the ground?
@Jeff Valentine I'm actually not certain. I was so young then. I think they wanted to build more room for stores because that became where the H&M used to be. The water fountains 🤷♀️ my guess is cost of maintenance and the hassle of removing coins?
@@jeffvalentine9947, unfortunately it was a poor executive choice to remove the food court. Unfortunately, the tenants had to upcharge for the food to offset for the cost of rent, which made people shy away from buying their food. At about the same time throughout all the malls in the area, the water fountains ⛲️ were removed. The cost of maintenance, running them, and keeping them germ free (like bubonic plague was back in the middle ages) was a major issue. The change people threw in was free money, lol.
I know a good place! I'm not quite sure if anybody can get in but anyways it's in Duluth, Georgia. It's called Gwinnett Place Mall, it was used to film Stranger Things Season 3. The mall opened in 1984 and currently sits abondoned with it's anchor stores being the only ones open. Unfortunately, it does seem to still be owned by the county with new plans for it in the works.
i went to visit where i grew up in tennessee and the mall i used to go to was almost all abandoned. it’s torn down now and it’s so sad. if the mall i go to now ever closes i’m going to be so sad
I still and always will find it fascinating yet haunting to see what was an active and thriving location full of people and life to end up like this. Derilict empty and eerie. Thankyou for sharing x
Josh, you should do a thing called “explore with Josh!” where you have different places planned out to explore and you let a certain amount of fans come and explore with you and obviously everyone pays a fee in advance and books each location. That would be sick You could do it and it would be amazing. I would buy a ticket in 5 seconds 🙌🙌✌️
Hi Josh I use to shop there a lot, Even though the South shore plaza in Braintree is only 2 miles away. Love all you're video's. Been following you a few years now.
The problem with malls is the fact that the rent is constantly being raised on the stores. The companies would rather build their own stores and have their own property.
Sears was on the end with Payless, the section had a lot of damage, so when sears closed they tore down that section-same with Bon-Ton, once it closed they destroyed that section as well-in the beginning you are standing in that Bon-Ton section, with the lonely shopping cart.. The “party store” you mention was a $.99 store. JC Penny was towards the Kohl’s end, but the back side of the mall.
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That’s the mall I grew up going to I remember every day after Christmas I would go to GameStop and get games there before they closed down a couple months before that mall closed down that mall had so many things in there back in 2013 once 2015 came around everything started closing down and things started dying in that mall the owner of the property kept raising the prices of the units people were using and to the point they just wanted all the business out there were a couple good shops in there I remember EB games that was back in 2008 bought out buy GameStop so yea they had a couple shoes stores in there and couple food spots good times growing up sad to see the mall I knew gone
@@RYMAN1321 yea once a lot of big name stores closed down that’s when everything just disappeared GameStop was the last big business in there once they went the mall just well died all the stores just disappeared
@@RYMAN1321 pretty much GameStop was open over there when EB games was there then GameStop bought them out and GameStop became the only game store in that mall there then when they closed I started going over into Easton GameStop plus I know in the circle of Easton there a game store named game gallery good retro gaming store funny thing I know the store owner guys name is angel
Hell yeah josh! Malls are some of coolest and saddest places to explore. I wont give a history lesson, but i guarantee all the happy social energy has probably stayed and maybe even turned negative due to neglect. Id love to see you try and find a haunted one, but good luck with permissions, dont wanna see ya end up in jail or worse
Josh that is sad about malls closing down was nice looking cool at one time you are amazing always enjoy your videos hope you had amazing holiday stay safe and stay strong and I share your video with my husband.
Please refresh my memory. I was born in 1995 and do slightly remember the food court and riding the merry go round before the food court closed up. I have heard many say that even by the late 90’s that the food court’s business was already dwindling hence why it was eventually fully shuttered.
We have a Philipsburg in PA and it's about 3 miles from my house. There's not a traditional mall in town but instead, there's a plaza and it also doesn't have a lot of stores left. I think there's a hair salon, a dollar store, a goodwill, clothes store and a doctor's office. There use to be a department store and a grocery store but with the rise of online shopping, those stores closed. Across the parking lot, there's a couple restaurants. Like a McDonald's and a Chinese restaurant.
Way to give this Mall life again, especially during the Christmas Season. I use to enjoy the malls during Christmas time, the decorations, lights, music, Christmas food vendors w/carts of different things to eat or drink ( candy cane coco, double chocolate chip coco, especially Cinnamon chocolate Coco). Sad reason behind Mall closing isn’t just economics, it’s “CRIME”! When you have a shooting at a place where families could go enjoy a day or evening out, it honestly puts a bullseye on the Mall. Malls where meant to be safe places to shop, eat, and sometimes enjoy live entertainment. Not now, just sad to this happened. Great video, awesome way to give the Mall its last Christmas Setup, awesome!
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I am so ready for malls to be closed.. who needs all that crap! Merry Christmas Josh!!
can tell you everything about that mall, that was an fye you were in
Thank you for showing our old Record Store. This video was a ton of fun for us to watch. We are now located in the Palmer Park Mall in Easton, PA.
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@@my.little.80 thanks for asking. I found your dad there
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It really is sad to see so many malls that used to be the hype of the town just decay and sit abandoned. Makes for some cool explores tho! Keep the good work up 🔥
"All good things must end" or something like that
True but I don’t think malls are fading in my heart anytime soon… I love going out and getting something that day and I also like going to a be mall if I have no idea what to buy… online is great when you know what you, and what size you are but there is no touching and seeing different options and yah that only stuff you can get in person.
Yeah in my hometown we have a mall called the carousel mall and it's been closed for awhile now but now they're gonna year it down because the homeless keep setting it on fire
I'm curious how much of the mall closings is due to outrageous rent causing business to leave malls vs customers chosing online shopping? So should most people really be complaining even about jobs? 🤔 Yeah I know there's also the pay debate, but as more people decide to do online only shopping....
@vicfreeman Has a solution to utilize these properties to solve so many of the problems we face.
Used to work here as a security guard about a year ago even after it was closed. Crazy to see how much more it has fallen apart since then. I remember having to walk through at night by myself. Very Erie.
Whoa why would you work there if it was abandoned? What did you do? Did people still come or was it just empty?
@@stekarenhd6911 normally security guards are hired at abandoned buildings to keep homeless out
Every Erie is a lake
Eek. No thanks to that job! My paranoia would be through the roof since I’m already scared of pitch black dark.
@@jeffvalentine9947 LOL it’s the same way working janitorial, I cannot tel you how many doors I’ve heard shut behind me
Man its really sad that so many Malls are closing down. I used to go them when I was younger. I know Online shopping is taken over, but at the time I enjoy going to different stores in one building. It just felt really great.
How prevalent is it? Online shopping ecosystem in my country is thriving, but so do malls. I don't think everyone in the US doesn't like sunlight or grass
Yeah I hated seeing Jantzen Beach close in Portland Oregon. We even had an old carousel there. My old mall in Nampa Idaho is mostly closed too.
Meh, was never a fan of malls, extremely wasteful and trashy for our environment . Lot of over priced gooods, which you could get online for a lot cheaper during the same time of malls. Plus malls pay extremely cheap, low wages; no one would be wanting to do these jobs in 2022, as people are finally learning how bad the wages are in the USA and how they are exploited so badly, its why everyone is hiring constantly, no one wants these jobs.
Only nice thing is you could see the things in person, or if you didnt want to wait or the food court sometimes. LIving in the bible belt, it was more of a "luxury" going there, especially when everyone is poor here, living below the poverty line; i can see why they are going under.
Malls only more likely to survive in poorer conservative boomer countries, where they don't pay fair wages. Once wages start climbing, people demanding more in those countries, they'll close; you'll see them in russia, brazil, india, africa.
@@trentofficialmusician bACK then was cheap as heck lol.. Now its breaking even on some things, I can just go to walmart and find stuff cheaper there than amazon for example. Amazon prime is free shipp with similar priced products and hard to find ones. I get most my things next day from amazon, kinda beats going out, as I can get it at home quick; saves me the trouble of picking up germs from cashiers and herds of people.
You know, covid and inflation and low wage slave workers quitting their jerbs.. ITs why lot of things are getting more costly. The corporate goons have to make up their lost money somehow, by over pricing our things.
@@koilamaoh4238 as a Russian AND as a person who used to work in retail, can confirm
You can see malls on literally every corner here and, despite online shopping being at it's peak, they're still popular as heck
Which is why hearing about these malls that were abandoned due to their unpopularity gives me kind of a weird feeling cuz it just seems wild
Tho ngl even by our standards the one in this video looks cheap af and like something that could only exist either in a small town or in a neighborhood that's not developed that well lol
I worked in that mall in the early 90s and at the time it was always packed. It was mostly teenagers and young adults hanging out for hours, but all that started to die off when they replaced the food court with an H&M and the arcade left along with a couple smaller stores that appealed to young people. The Pburg Mall went on a steady decline from that point since there really wasnt much to keep mallrats spending time there.
I agree when the arcade and food court went away the place tanked
Hold up.
I have faint memories of the food court (born 1995), but I heard it was closed because the food places were struggling. Some people I know even said by the late 90’s that the court’s business heavily dwindled
@@RYMAN1321 That's part of why they replaced it with the H&M, for sure. But by the time they made that move, they had already priced out several stores that attracted the younger crowd. So as a result, less kids coming to the mall, less kids hanging out at the food court which was just about the last thing remaining to get kids to just hang out at the mall altogether. It was all a snowball rolling downhill, sadly.
, I personally think that when Cafe Hollywood closed, it really tanked. The food Court was definitely the beginning of the decline....😢
You’re right! That was FYE! I’m from Phillipsburg, NJ area! This is so cool! I can remember so many memories here!!! Thank you for sharing!!
Total zombieworld vibes😂😂 Great video. It’s a shame that so many malls are closing down.
The malls are not just a place for shopping, they are also a place of making memories- gatherings with a family and friends, dates, meetings etc. So seeing one more mall is closed really makes me sad because it means a part of someone's life is over.
So true.
I feel sad that the mall does not exist anymore.. I enjoyed watching it.. And building a Christmas house inside an abandoned mall.. That was fun! 😄
Happy Holidays🎄
And now, it’s fenced off and being currently demolished as of today
I'm so happy you decided to post this Josh. While I agree this mall was pretty empty and therefore not as exciting to explore as other malls you've done before, it was still cool for me to see because I used to shop here all the time when I was a kid and into my teen years. It's bittersweet seeing a place you haven't visited in like 10+ years, now abandoned and empty. Brings back memories of the 90s, shopping here with my mom and sisters.
glad you got to see this video!
This is the mall I went to as a child. So many stores and even had a food court! Then it started going downhill and all the stores one by one started closing. New owners bought the mall saying they were going to update it and never did. It’s so sad to see it there abandoned and lifeless.
Correct.
Once Mason Asset Management bought the mall in 2013, they further accelerated the mall’s decline.
In fact, from what I’ve heard that company is notorious for buying malls and “bleeding them dry.”
Man, I never thought I'd ever see the same mall that my family and I used to shop at being featured on urban exploration channels on TH-cam. This video brought back some good nostalgia and memories from when I used to shop there.
You manage to bring so much joy to those old places. It's truly amazing.
I wish you and your crew and friends and family the most wonderful Christmas time.
Thank you for so many great videos
Thank you! Happy holidays
that mall was my childhood it used to be so good it is next to a chick fil a starbucks Panera and also a taco bell. It hurts so much to see my childhood memories be gone and thankyou for going in there because security always got us. that mall was goated
I worked for housekeeping in this mall for years. I know it like the back of my hand even which stores were what.
If you have any questions let know I’d be glad to answer them
We have an abandoned mall out here in California called Carousel Mall and it used to have an actual big carousel in the middle of the mall. It opened in 1972 and closed in 2017
Hey Josh! I’ve always loved watching your videos. I live right by this mall and have been wondering what the inside looks like. 2 years ago there were maybe 3 or 4 stores still open. If you’re looking for any other places within the area, I have a bunch places worth checking out. All within 30 minutes of this mall.
Rip to an era. Malls will be missed. They are still thriving in cities and popular areas which is nice. Just sad to see all the other places get shutdown
Seeing a place which used to bring so much joy, sitting forgotten and in such a state of decay, is sad. Future generations will never know the magical feelings of spending time with friends and family at the mall. Especially in the 90s and early 00's.
Great to see you back with another video nothing like a cold snowy windy day watching a new video from you I absolutely appreciate all the hard work you put into making contents it's always appreciated keep up the good work much love and respect to you
It's a shame that the Christmas house is going to be demolished with the rest of the mall! I wish someone would contact the company that owns the mall and get permission to rescue that Christmas house! It looks like it was well made! Anyone who does large Christmas displays would love to have that set!
The current owners tried to sell it for $5000.
Pretty sure you wouldn’t need permission. You could literally just go in there and take whatever they wouldn’t even notice.
@@Bundaberg2222 exactly. Looked like there was literally nobody in the place when this video was shot. Hopefully this place has been demolished by now!
Kohl's used to be KMart. Sears was always there. JC Penney and Bon Ton from the beginning. Worked at DOGS, ETC and THE WALL. I remember the food court, the carousel, and the fountain.
I was quite young, but I remember many saying that once the food court declined and closed then the mall’s traffic declined further.
Tbh this mall would make a good place for a horror movie…before it gets yeeted
yeah it even had the Hillary cut out and everything
I use to love this mall 😭 I remember when I use to go Justice and get. A bunch of clothes and new book bags for schoo, and I would get my photos with Santa taken there and also the 7:35 store was a cell phone store I’m pretty sure I been there and 8:16 in pretty sure was old navy . And in 12:50 Omgosh that place use to scare me they closed down earlier before the mall closed down and they had a punch of creepy sun paintings and moons with faces. And my dad use to go to thst golds gym. And 34:39 was Justice I’m pretty sure bc of the changing stalls, but I think Justice was a bit smaller, from when I went here there was never a Disney store.
yo I remember the sun and moon always unsettled me lol
i’m from phillipsburg and this place used to be amazing and magical, i loved going here, used to take pictures with santa every year. you really healed my inner child with the santa house :) merry christmas 🎄🤍
Same :(
same :(
Hi Josh. I really liked this video. I think this was a really good video because of all the good memories most of us have of our own small town malls that we went to growing up. Malls that r now closed down or will soon b. Many of these malls represent for many of us, a time in our lives when the mall was the place to b. A place that was full of life at one time. A place full of people shopping, or doing their daily exorcise of walking, or there to eat, or to meet your friends, or to just sit & people watch. I remember my grandparents doing that. It was a place full of fun happy times growing up. So many memories your video brings back. Good but now sad. Yet I was smiling & laughing as u all built back some of Santa's house. I'm glad u guys took the time to do that.
It may of been a somewhat simple video Josh.... but I think it touched all of us. And that makes the video great. Thank u Josh & thank u for all the amazing videos u share with us all year long. It means a lot to all of us. I hope u had a wonderful Christmas & I'm sure u will have another amazing & Very Happy New Year. Love ya & as always, b safe.
Merry Christmas Josh. Thank you for another year of great videos and adventures. All the best for 2023 and look forward to going on more explorations with you in the new year. All the best dude☺🎁
This was my mall growing up. Had an anchor of Kmart in it before kohl's. All these stores he is mentioning, were mostly newer. But so many memories here.
Merry Christmas Josh 💝🎅
Happy holidays!!
Just found your channel and have been watching all the videos. Loved this episode. Sad to see all the emptiness and all that was left behind. You and the others putting together the house, and the excitement you had doing it, made me smile and brightened my day (as well as all the kids who'll be going there to tell their Christmas wishes)
was not expecting a video of this mall. saw the title and had to see if it was the one i was thinking of. just recently closed for good. crazy since i grew up going here
I love your film style, i swear - you could film my shed out back and i'd be hooked and watch it haha.
Josh there was literally an “I” on the ground that you could’ve set on the “u” to form the “j” in “Josh” in the radio shack!
It's so fun getting to see all these places from the comfort of my couch lol and the energy is incredible
Cool exploring josh merry Christmas all the best seth 🎄🎅❄️🌲
Happy holidays!!!
I am 34 and this makes me sad and mad how our childhood memories being wipe away . Malls where the best and now it's a thing of the past .
One of my local malls! Thank you for visiting, Josh! ❤
this is my hometown mall ❤️ love that you made a video about it. they just finished demolishing it.
The store that was previously demolished before the mall was Sears the mall is now demolished except for Kohl's.... I live in Phillipsburg.
Sears was demolished before Bon Ton though.
Malls or alike will make a come back, people want to interact with others and a lot of us prefer to purchase straight from the store without the hassle or mystery if either recieving items purchased, and, knowing what your actually getting.
Maybe in 10 years!
Yeah the proper people youtube channel was at this location last year and it just crazy how some things change and things just stay the way they where left. Its nuts
Man, if all the malls go abandoned what is going to happen to Sears, J.C. Penny, and Macy’s? Like I’ve literally never seen them outside of a mall.
theres plenty of JC Penney's & Macy's that are free standing, ive seen them before
@@rojgorritxa1082 oh wow, you gotta tell me where, I’ve never seen one
The “Party Room” with the checkered dance floor was the old SpinMeRound record store.
Hilarious video. I’m surprised there were no security guards walking around and interrupting your Santa’s house puzzle together.
Never get tired of these videos josh 😎🇺🇸
Thank you!!
@@ExploringWithJosh if you ever make it to Washington check out my work the old abandon Kaiser Aluminum Mead works plant I am the manager would always let ya film
My childhood mall…have so many memories going there with my family. I still drive past it sometimes and I’m so sad to see what it looks like now. Even though I had a feeling the time would come soon enough, I don’t feel ready to say goodbye to it :(
YOOOOOO you picked the thumbnail with the Christmas tree!!! AWESOME!
seeing that mall like that is just amazing if not sad. Ive not seen a kickball like that since i went to summer camp. Ive been to lots of malls. i knew of another mall near michigan road which was also very dear to me. Im not sure if it is still there or not. Just a great video all around there Josh.
POV: It's 2086 and ur exploring the abandoned life size FNAF _ Security breach mall made in 2037...
Josh!!! I grew up going to this mall!!! Under the blue neon lights outside of bon ton used to be a big water fountain in the 90s. Also you were right that was an FYE and that small store that said HW was hat world 😆. Great video thanks for sharing. 😊✌️
I was just in that mall a few years ago! So sad to see it go out of business. Only close H&M to the ABE. Rip the Phillipsburg mall😢
“Ceeepy Music”-From a church-some towns have a clock at big churches that have music before the hour is struck? Great explore! Merry Christmas ❤🎄
Omg I literally live like 20 minutes from that mall!! I used to go there all the time!!
I love the Santa house! Haha and that night before Christmas riddle hahaha so funny but you guys did good! And it was cool to see a new mall what not to long ago was hip and full of people. I liked it!
Love your work man I hope to be where you are one day! I’m trying my best that’s all I can say! But love all the content man!
I actually grew up going to this exact mall when I was little. It's very strange to see it now. When I was little, there use to be a food court in this mall with awful metal chairs. I think, when they took that food court out, it wasn't as cool.
Very nostalgic for me to see "my" mall even after all these years.
I heard that the food court’s business was already dwindling by the late 90’s, hence why they took it out.
(I even remember riding the merry go round when I was little).
H&M opened there in 2001.
Hey Josh, are you doing a video for Christmas Eve tomorrow and Christmas Day on Sunday? I love your videos so much, you inspire me to explore abandoned places
I'm doing a video for Monday. I consider this my Christmas video!
@@ExploringWithJosh I can't wait to see it Josh, I wish I could meet you
I really loved it. It is a piece of history the should not be forgotten. Some people probably have fond memories of it.
I stopped at Heritage Park only a few miles from this mall when i bought my Van in October of 2021. Tucker Gott used to fly his Paramotor from that park.
Merry Christmas and Happy New 🎄
Awesome vid as always. Have a great Christmas Josh . Thank you for all you do, your vids let me experience places that i will never go. ❤
My husband & I went to this mall often when we were dating in the early 90's
His cousin had a store there until the mall closed, & we had a friend that worked there in the early 90's
Cool to see, but also sad
Thank you for sharing
Very nostalgic for us
sup exploring with josh I appreciate you for all the stuff you do for us and when ever I’m bored I always watch you and your videos always make it so I’m not bored.
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I so love your explorations of DEAD MALLS, brings back memories of hanging out at your fav Mall, but all are closing, Thank you Josh
The mall with the music playing gave me Dawn of the Dead vibes
This mall used to be great when I was little. Went down hill fast after they took the food court and water fountains out(mid 90s?). The music they heard is from the church up the road it chimes music at a certain time of day. HW stands for Hat World. It was like a Lids. Sold ball caps and flat brims. I feel like the tilted lamp post happened when it was plowed for the last time? 🤔 They kept debating if they were going to tear it down and put housing in. Prior to that the rumors were they were going to put a new mall in(obviously never happened). 🤷♀️ It's a shame, but from what I had heard management ran it into the ground?
Do you know why they closed down the food court and took the water fountains out? To cut costs to help revenue or couldn’t afford to maintain it?
@Jeff Valentine I'm actually not certain. I was so young then. I think they wanted to build more room for stores because that became where the H&M used to be. The water fountains 🤷♀️ my guess is cost of maintenance and the hassle of removing coins?
@@jeffvalentine9947, unfortunately it was a poor executive choice to remove the food court. Unfortunately, the tenants had to upcharge for the food to offset for the cost of rent, which made people shy away from buying their food.
At about the same time throughout all the malls in the area, the water fountains ⛲️ were removed. The cost of maintenance, running them, and keeping them germ free (like bubonic plague was back in the middle ages) was a major issue. The change people threw in was free money, lol.
I loved that you actually build the Claus House (sort of 😂) and also "The Abandoned Mall Poem" You are great guys!
That was my hometown mall I used to go there with my friends all the time
I know a good place! I'm not quite sure if anybody can get in but anyways it's in Duluth, Georgia. It's called Gwinnett Place Mall, it was used to film Stranger Things Season 3. The mall opened in 1984 and currently sits abondoned with it's anchor stores being the only ones open. Unfortunately, it does seem to still be owned by the county with new plans for it in the works.
They should have kept it the way they transformed it for stranger things. It looked so lively with all it's 80's charm🤗
YES, they need to explore that mall
macys is the only store thats opened there
Hey Josh, enjoy your new mall videos definitely good in the absence of dan Bell
i went to visit where i grew up in tennessee and the mall i used to go to was almost all abandoned. it’s torn down now and it’s so sad. if the mall i go to now ever closes i’m going to be so sad
I still and always will find it fascinating yet haunting to see what was an active and thriving location full of people and life to end up like this. Derilict empty and eerie. Thankyou for sharing x
Josh, you should do a thing called “explore with Josh!” where you have different places planned out to explore and you let a certain amount of fans come and explore with you and obviously everyone pays a fee in advance and books each location. That would be sick You could do it and it would be amazing. I would buy a ticket in 5 seconds 🙌🙌✌️
Keep up the great work Josh!
Hi Josh I use to shop there a lot, Even though the South shore plaza in Braintree is only 2 miles away. Love all you're video's. Been following you a few years now.
Banger exploration ❤
The problem with malls is the fact that the rent is constantly being raised on the stores. The companies would rather build their own stores and have their own property.
The Military Circle Mall in Norfolk,va closes in January they keep falling .
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Hi josh and friends great video really enjoyed it take care guys can't wait for next video 😁 ❤ 👌 👍
Sears was on the end with Payless, the section had a lot of damage, so when sears closed they tore down that section-same with Bon-Ton, once it closed they destroyed that section as well-in the beginning you are standing in that Bon-Ton section, with the lonely shopping cart.. The “party store” you mention was a $.99 store. JC Penny was towards the Kohl’s end, but the back side of the mall.
Had many great memories shopping there especially at Christmas,so sad it's done,thank you for showing this
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That’s the mall I grew up going to I remember every day after Christmas I would go to GameStop and get games there before they closed down a couple months before that mall closed down that mall had so many things in there back in 2013 once 2015 came around everything started closing down and things started dying in that mall the owner of the property kept raising the prices of the units people were using and to the point they just wanted all the business out there were a couple good shops in there I remember EB games that was back in 2008 bought out buy GameStop so yea they had a couple shoes stores in there and couple food spots good times growing up sad to see the mall I knew gone
When Mason Asset Management bought the mall in 2013, it was the beginning of the end.
That company has a reputation for bleeding malls dry
@@RYMAN1321 yea once a lot of big name stores closed down that’s when everything just disappeared GameStop was the last big business in there once they went the mall just well died all the stores just disappeared
@@havox2440 Believe it or not, GameStop was one of the last stores to close in the mall.
@@RYMAN1321 pretty much GameStop was open over there when EB games was there then GameStop bought them out and GameStop became the only game store in that mall there then when they closed I started going over into Easton GameStop plus I know in the circle of Easton there a game store named game gallery good retro gaming store funny thing I know the store owner guys name is angel
Amazing shopping complex totally brings me back to the eightys love the tour josh 🇦🇺♥️👍👀🤗
Hell yeah josh! Malls are some of coolest and saddest places to explore. I wont give a history lesson, but i guarantee all the happy social energy has probably stayed and maybe even turned negative due to neglect. Id love to see you try and find a haunted one, but good luck with permissions, dont wanna see ya end up in jail or worse
This was so cool. Happy Holidays, Josh! 💚🎄
Josh that is sad about malls closing down was nice looking cool at one time you are amazing always enjoy your videos hope you had amazing holiday stay safe and stay strong and I share your video with my husband.
I use to go there all the time when I was a teenager so sad it’s done with 😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤
Glad you posted it. I loved that skate shop bathroom! 😍 and the little Christmas house was prettty awesome too.
Merry Christmas josh hope u have a merry Christmas 🎄🎅
Used to work there in high school. My friends and i would hang out in the food court. So sad to see this like this... end of an era!
Please refresh my memory.
I was born in 1995 and do slightly remember the food court and riding the merry go round before the food court closed up.
I have heard many say that even by the late 90’s that the food court’s business was already dwindling hence why it was eventually fully shuttered.
We have a Philipsburg in PA and it's about 3 miles from my house. There's not a traditional mall in town but instead, there's a plaza and it also doesn't have a lot of stores left. I think there's a hair salon, a dollar store, a goodwill, clothes store and a doctor's office. There use to be a department store and a grocery store but with the rise of online shopping, those stores closed. Across the parking lot, there's a couple restaurants. Like a McDonald's and a Chinese restaurant.
“ITS JOSHSHACK” lol it was so cheesy it made me laugh 10:39
Way to give this Mall life again, especially during the Christmas Season. I use to enjoy the malls during Christmas time, the decorations, lights, music, Christmas food vendors w/carts of different things to eat or drink ( candy cane coco, double chocolate chip coco, especially Cinnamon chocolate Coco). Sad reason behind Mall closing isn’t just economics, it’s “CRIME”! When you have a shooting at a place where families could go enjoy a day or evening out, it honestly puts a bullseye on the Mall. Malls where meant to be safe places to shop, eat, and sometimes enjoy live entertainment. Not now, just sad to this happened. Great video, awesome way to give the Mall its last Christmas Setup, awesome!
I remember going here with my mom on black friday every year
i spent a lot of time here as a kid, watching this now has brought me too tears.
WOW! @ExploringWithJosh I used to shop there as a kid! This is crazy. I mean I even remember when it opened.
Awesome Josh and your crew, I wish I was with you guys
Josh, really enjoyed your awesome abandoned msll video! I love videos like these! Gonna share this on my community tab.