DEAD MALL SERIES : Buzzing Lights Big Problems : Crystal River Mall in FL & Warren Mall in PA

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  • @ThisisDanBell
    @ThisisDanBell  2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Attention! Completely remastered episodes of the Dead Mall Series are now being archived in 4K at th-cam.com/channels/fCM_TfrSDMkkMpKuLNWuXA.html. The remasters have gone through an extensive AI Enhancement process as well as proper sound mixing and colorization. This Dead Mall Series Remastered project has been made possible through viewer support on Patreon. Go over now and watch in glorious 4K. ENJOY!

    • @mikecollins340
      @mikecollins340 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You and Skateboarder Rick McCrank should get together to do abandoned places things. He had a unique take on things and would be good to pair you both with what you know too. He's stopped some time ago but would be great if you two could put a show together like he had on TV.

  • @johnkramer54
    @johnkramer54 6 ปีที่แล้ว +483

    JAMS JAMS JAMS JAMS JAMS JAMS JAMS JAMS

    • @rachel_sj
      @rachel_sj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      NOT JACK KRAMER I want to know what video that’s from. It looks entertaining in a How To 90s Diet kind of way...

    • @ZJP
      @ZJP 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I hadn't thought about Susan Powter since I was 5.

    • @JY_Yip
      @JY_Yip 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      J A M S

    • @ArchieDude
      @ArchieDude 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      here you go
      th-cam.com/video/IOWWCc7OYhg/w-d-xo.html

    • @leakesonasucs
      @leakesonasucs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Goddamn she's a lesbian because of the way she looks >:(

  • @shannonstevensmabry9519
    @shannonstevensmabry9519 6 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    I took care of the old lady as a patient at a nursing home that made those Palm tree sculptures

  • @porschedude7687
    @porschedude7687 5 ปีที่แล้ว +614

    "Hey, wanna go to the ma-"
    *"J A M S "*

    • @MrSafer
      @MrSafer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I like her haircut or lack of one. Some reason i always found a buzz cut on a woman quite appealing.
      On second though it probably has something to do with demi moore in GI Jane.

    • @BilderbergCEO
      @BilderbergCEO 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Does anyone remember her name?
      EDIT: Found it. Susan Powter.

    • @praisethesun69
      @praisethesun69 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      hell yeah

  • @wesker919
    @wesker919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    >Trying to be sneaky.
    >Has 5 million keys dangling from his waist making noise.

    • @haleyp898
      @haleyp898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The 5 million keys probably helped if anyone saw them. Dude with a million keys in a space that should be locked up kinda makes sense.

    • @tonywellington7854
      @tonywellington7854 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Ferval Lankman no SHIT what a TOOL

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@haleyp898 This is true.

  • @5055672439
    @5055672439 6 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    One day I imagine one day I'll be working a security job of some kind. I'll hear noises coming from an abandoned area and go and investigate. What will I find? Dan Bell and some of his other goofy friends hiding and giggling.

    • @jasmineduran6731
      @jasmineduran6731 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      5055672439 better than finding ghosts.

  • @coolwhip455
    @coolwhip455 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I love how the outside shot of the Florida mall has an old woman in a walker coming out of the front door. Perfect representative for about 1/3 of Florida's population.

    • @gene052286
      @gene052286 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Now it's like 2/3

  • @archer1949
    @archer1949 6 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    And the ubiquitous GNC. When the universe reaches its heat death, the last thing standing will be a GNC.

    • @reesethefox2140
      @reesethefox2140 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Of course... checking your weight today is important after an apocalyptic scenario...

    • @gregtownsend7173
      @gregtownsend7173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      GNC extinguished nanoseconds after Bath and Body Works

    • @Utubesuxmycock
      @Utubesuxmycock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HAHAHAHA

    • @damitzdesign
      @damitzdesign 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I always wondered why GNC is one of the last store standing in these dead malls....

    • @cassieearle9196
      @cassieearle9196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      also bath and body works

  • @rebeccalynn4842
    @rebeccalynn4842 6 ปีที่แล้ว +562

    I've been a resident of citrus county for 17 years. Thats the county that Crystal River is in. They decorate for Halloween because they do trick or treating in there. Also the food court seems so big because they used to have a carousel and other entertainment in the center where the tables are. The seafoam green chairs and pink tables were from a beach theme they used to have. And the tent top is because when they first built it they were going to build a second floor, which is also another reason the food court is so big, so that they could put escalators there. It's so sad to see a once flourishing mall turn into this. Really sucks for us locals. Nicky B's in the food court has the best hot dogs and fried ice cream in town if anyone visits. 😊

    • @autumnjohnson5319
      @autumnjohnson5319 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      My grandmother would take us to ride on the giant carousel.

    • @ZombieMiezz
      @ZombieMiezz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I always enjoy when locals share their experience and give some background information. Thank you Rebecca.

    • @frankmcgarry3155
      @frankmcgarry3155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I’m sorry did you say fried ice cream?

    • @aubreynaulin6207
      @aubreynaulin6207 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      We only go for Rural King and sometimes to catch a movie since nobody is ever there. Like having a theater all to yourself!

    • @pepsilord3058
      @pepsilord3058 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ok cool but FRIED ICE CREAM?!

  • @ThisisDanBell
    @ThisisDanBell  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1067

    The Dead Mall Series IS NOT OVER. Why are people saying this in the comments?

    • @darkmya19
      @darkmya19 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      probally the tittle saying series finale was put in by accident that is why

    • @josephtafur
      @josephtafur 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Because there don't know a joke

    • @GMRguru
      @GMRguru 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Can't speak for others, but my email notification listed the video's title as "DEAD MALL SERIES FINAL"

    • @ThisisDanBell
      @ThisisDanBell  6 ปีที่แล้ว +314

      FUCKING GOOGLE AND THEIR BULLSHIT!

    • @danidearest9999
      @danidearest9999 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Never knew a dropped "e" could give me a heart attack.

  • @FrankJavCee
    @FrankJavCee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +534

    This is like ASMR for my nostalgia craving soul.

    • @SoSS_Operator
      @SoSS_Operator 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh it is Mr. Meme Lord, it is...

    • @jadadunn8044
      @jadadunn8044 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      FrankJavCee Oh my God... To see you, one of my favorite TH-camrs, comment on one of my other favorite TH-camrs... Makes my week. :'3

    • @user-jj2lw5kh1s
      @user-jj2lw5kh1s 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Too legend's have came together, I've waited for this moment all my life.

    • @Leo-mu8kn
      @Leo-mu8kn 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      FrankJavCee hi dad

  • @groundchele
    @groundchele 6 ปีที่แล้ว +457

    the vape lounge had me laughing

    • @rockstarofredondo
      @rockstarofredondo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      May as well throw in some opium dens.

    • @icecreamforcrowhurst
      @icecreamforcrowhurst 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      rockstarofredondo that’ll keep the customers coming back

    • @rockstarofredondo
      @rockstarofredondo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      icecreamforcrowhurst fill that mall!

    • @firedreferee736
      @firedreferee736 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It looked like they stole part of the outdoor furniture and garden section at Home Depot lol

    • @plopplop5218
      @plopplop5218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Add a cocaine snorting area

  • @parker49531
    @parker49531 5 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    Dan: "I maybe added in a couple sound effects"
    *woman moaning at **22:35*
    Me: "Jesus Christ, Dan"

    • @kurtismckemmie4850
      @kurtismckemmie4850 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Lmfao 🤣
      I heard that too. Must be a sex shop nearby that he hasn't explored.

  • @therealmattoid
    @therealmattoid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    The all new Dan Bell Drinking Game!
    Take one shot for a mention of the following - JC Penney, K Mart, Sears, Macy’s
    Two shots - Dan mentions the condition of mall plants.
    Three shots - spot a mall walker
    Four Shots - Spot a Bath and Body Works
    Five Shots - spot a still working sit down 1980’s OutRun arcade machine
    Half a Bottle - Dan gets recognised
    Neck the Bottle - See a queue at a checkout.
    Im sure this could be done better but hey, it was a spur of the moment thing.
    Loving the content as always. Many thanks Dan 👍 from a U.K fan

    • @letsichigo
      @letsichigo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mark Cox one shot every time he goes ‘did you hear that?’

    • @crowmigration8245
      @crowmigration8245 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Mark Cox are you trying to kill me? XD

    • @theIIIamigos
      @theIIIamigos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How about some GNC shot!

    • @nematomorpha3075
      @nematomorpha3075 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thanks for the alcohol poisoning 👍

    • @originalchristianvogt
      @originalchristianvogt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      this Video = 14 Shots in 32 Minutes

  • @Cain-x
    @Cain-x 6 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    18:39 - "All change thrown into the fountain is collected and used to maintain the fountain"

  • @AkiayamaProductions
    @AkiayamaProductions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    The mall manager and security guard part had me dead. I started rolling when you laughed at your own joke.

    • @DrVein
      @DrVein 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I honestly don't know how people can tell jokes without laughing

    • @elizabethgallaher1919
      @elizabethgallaher1919 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I really enjoy your videos.

    • @MagicMexican14
      @MagicMexican14 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like it had them dead too

  • @ARCWuLF
    @ARCWuLF 5 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    Thanks for posting this. The Warren Mall is the mall that I grew up with (it opened just after I started kindergarten). My family shopped there, my friends and I met there for movies and the arcade (Aladdin's Castle), my mom worked in the Kmart, and I even worked in the EB Games for a bit (which was never cool and hip). It was the shiniest, newest, and most futuristic building in town throughout the 80s, and going there during Warren's harsh winters was always a delight. During the 80s, New York state (about 10 miles away) had sales tax on food and clothing, while Pennsylvania did not, making this one of the busiest places in the area (it was nearly impossible to find parking there regularly, if you can believe it).
    The closed "pizza place" you went in was originally the Orange Julius, which was later converted into a small restaurant, which also went out of business (they had really good, affordable mushroom swiss burgers there). The large restaurant with the bars was a Ponderosa Steak House with a "Grand Buffet" (you really don't want to go into that space -- it's really greasy and full of broken glass), and I was there a few years ago helping a friend film a video. The store that you went in with the broken ceiling tiles was originally a Fashion Bug, which was expanded and then became a Goodwill when FB went out of business. The office next to the Bon Ton was originally a Northwest Savings Bank, which eventually moved down the hall near the entrance before being closed. Incidentally, the pizza you smelled was from the Napoli Pizza restaurant, which opened with the mall and has remained a staple there even to this day (it's considered by many in the town to be the best pizza place), although it has since relocated. I'm a little bit bummed out that you missed the steel and copper sculpted wall mural of the oil wells at the entrance. Oh, by the way, those plants in all the planters in the mall were all real, alive, and original, which I was always a little bit taken aback by.
    It sickens me that it became a tax shelter for some pretty seedy individuals before falling into the state of disrepair that it was in while you were filming. They have since started transitioning the mall into a shopping plaza and most of the store units that you visited have since been gutted, torn down, or converted to accommodate larger stores (although it does have a few more stores now, but it is no longer a "mall"). I'm a little sad that I couldn't get my hands on some of the EB Games fixtures before it closed. Sad ghosts of retail past.

    • @kaydwessie296
      @kaydwessie296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Michael Adams One of our local malls did that. It was fucking DEAD and they’re making it a shopping center instead

    • @star_is_deactivated4731
      @star_is_deactivated4731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That place with the buffet table and prison like bars really reminded me of a Sizzler. Idk if you guys have that in America but the salad bar looks identical. Kinda unsettling since a lot of Sizzler restaurants have been closing due to losses. It's my favourite restaurant though so I really hope.it doesn't die out one day.

    • @digitalfootballer9032
      @digitalfootballer9032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ah, memories. I grew up in nearby Lakewood, NY and my family frequented the Warren Mall in the 1980's. Yes, of course, my dad was all about the tax free shopping. I loved our little day trips to Warren. We also used to shop downtown back when there were still some descent stores down there. And we always had lunch at the Plaza restaurant, which I believe is still there.

    • @ARCWuLF
      @ARCWuLF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@digitalfootballer9032 The Plaza is still here, although they had to remodel a few years ago due to a fire, so most of the historic and delightfully old fixtures are gone.

    • @digitalfootballer9032
      @digitalfootballer9032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ARCWuLF Thanks for sharing. My wife and son and I tried stopping at the Plaza about two years ago after a day at Kinzua. It was closed that day but looked operational, so thanks for confirming it is still open I will have to get down there again. I hadn't been in Warren in probably 20 years, but we had a nice time driving around seeing how much things changed, and what was still the same. We even stopped at one of the city parks for my son to play on the playground and I was impressed at how well kept up it was. Everything around Jamestown is mostly in shambles now, and we rarely even go back there anymore except for a quick trip to see my wife's dad. It's rare for me to get down that way much anymore, but it was a fun trip down memory lane.

  • @THEQueeferSutherland
    @THEQueeferSutherland 6 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    My favorite part of the dead malls videos are all the dead malls in them. Please never stop including dead malls in the dead mall series.

    • @whatshisname3304
      @whatshisname3304 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i like the ones about dead cemeteries and the one about dead ends and deadpan, and dead air and dead heads and braindead. is your comment stupid or funny, i cannot tell. if its funny, it very droll, if not wtf, how can you have a series about dead malls without dead malls, its like having a history documentary, NOT about the past.

    • @Gamer23car
      @Gamer23car 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Someone’s going to get r/wooooshed

    • @poutinedream5066
      @poutinedream5066 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@whatshisname3304 I suspect it is a commentary on the trend in youtube channels where the content creators get further and further away from the original content that drew viewers ti begin with. As it gets harder and harder to make a nickel the creators try to expand their subject matter in an effort to expand their viewer base, and of course, the original viewers who liked the channel how it was just get left behind, abd it's like the content creators are oblivious of it all, in their desperate search for more viewers, higher numbers. I may be misinterpreting this comment, but I think I'm pretty close. Over 200 people have liked the comment, so while I do think it was said as a joke, there was a legitimate message there that resonates with a lot of people.

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Username checks out.

  • @CLARKwahlberg
    @CLARKwahlberg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    If I had a dead mall in my state... I'd be there once a week just to be in a silent place surrounded by beautiful old school mall aesthetic.

    • @prismatic9804
      @prismatic9804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You probably do, just didn't know it was a mall. I have one I always forget use to be a mall. Now it's an empty business buildong

    • @SM-tk7io
      @SM-tk7io 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he did one in my city, memphis but the neighborhood isn’t the best so i really wouldn’t go there

    • @thelovessam
      @thelovessam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have a dead mall in my town with one wings place in the food court a furniture store and a old navy left and I love going there. But mine was built in the 2000s so it looks fairly new.:(

  • @morgue.dweller
    @morgue.dweller 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    A few fun facts about the Crystal River mall:
    The food court used to have a mary-go-round and a rock climbing activity center.
    Also Mr A owned a music store in the mall. He also was a teacher at my elementary school. He called me Dave all the time. That's not my name and I'm a girl so why the hell would I be named Dave

    • @backatitagain20
      @backatitagain20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's odd

    • @encycl07pedia-
      @encycl07pedia- 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Merry-go-round*

    • @morgue.dweller
      @morgue.dweller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nilbog972 noooooo

    • @jasonnn2284
      @jasonnn2284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      good to see ya, Dave!

    • @smenard1107
      @smenard1107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a history teacher who use to call me James all the time and then get pissed when I didn’t answer.

  • @Almighty_cornholio
    @Almighty_cornholio 6 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    22:06 you know you’re in a dead mall when you see a palm logo under the sprint logo

  • @elizabethhannah4332
    @elizabethhannah4332 6 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    please never stop making these

    • @jordandurham8951
      @jordandurham8951 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Elizabeth Lee there may be some logistical issues with that.

    • @Sir......
      @Sir...... 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      at least till all malls are closed :)

    • @justinb2824
      @justinb2824 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm fine with every mall in the US closing.

    • @webman445
      @webman445 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      GORGI's World Underrated comment.

    • @margarethannah525
      @margarethannah525 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jams

  • @badboydobrega3929
    @badboydobrega3929 6 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    Watching Dead Mall Series and eating doritos, my Saturday night could not be better

    • @Paopolomololl
      @Paopolomololl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Doritoes...

    • @Nostaljack
      @Nostaljack 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      dorito with an added "s". Steven had it right.

  • @imanicanady1
    @imanicanady1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    11:23 look at that Claire’s sign! It’s so ancient OMG!

  • @brokentilebench
    @brokentilebench 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    22:33 (hears moaning)
    “I kinda wanna get a slice a pizza”

  • @RS-mu3ci
    @RS-mu3ci 6 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    As much as I love this series. It makes me depressed at the same time.

  • @AmishNinjaMaster
    @AmishNinjaMaster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I've been in the Mall Management industry for 25+ years ... Dan will have PLENTY of dead malls to video in the coming years.

    • @yankees29
      @yankees29 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My local mall just fell victim. Sunrise Mall in Massapequa. The last Sears in NY left last October. I was in the place a few months ago. It was super dead.

  • @Skud0rz
    @Skud0rz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    4:53 a dead giant florida spider in its natural habitat, starved to death from lack of its regular food. (mall patrons)

    • @MercyWolff
      @MercyWolff 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      OH MY GOD A SPID ,..... oh its fake? OH MY GOD SPIDER EWWWW

    • @MercyWolff
      @MercyWolff 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      btw sorry for bringing you back to this video i just love your comment :3

  • @MitchellWiggs
    @MitchellWiggs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    *JAMS* 🍑🍇🍓

    • @yosh69420
      @yosh69420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah yes J A M S

    • @amorenita4768
      @amorenita4768 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jellies.... Fruit Spreads.. 🤣

  • @kitterzy
    @kitterzy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    For those who received notifications, this is *NOT* the series finale. It’s an error. Don’t panic!

    • @kevinblack16
      @kevinblack16 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank goodness :D

    • @austyn.l6289
      @austyn.l6289 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Made me depressed for a minute!

    • @SilverKappa
      @SilverKappa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was so terrified. Thank the gods.

    • @puggimusprime6199
      @puggimusprime6199 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for saying that. I was terrified!

    • @TVrawks301
      @TVrawks301 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank GOD for you for telling us...i was literally gonna freak out LOL!

  • @repletereplete8002
    @repletereplete8002 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    you know a mall is really floundering in the shit when the Bath & Body Works has gone down the plug hole.

    • @RustyMuck
      @RustyMuck 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Replete Replete When GNC flounders, all is lost

    • @repletereplete8002
      @repletereplete8002 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah all that'll be left after the apocalypse will be roaches making those gains!

    • @rwsrandomlife5372
      @rwsrandomlife5372 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And Cher plus Betty White.

    • @phantomblade89
      @phantomblade89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GNC is 95% empty no matter what time of day it is. I have no idea how expensive their shit is, I guess the few customers are keeping it afloat.

    • @matthewbowen5841
      @matthewbowen5841 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not only is the b&bw closed, but its their storefront circa-2000.

  • @mandlareiki
    @mandlareiki 6 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    Just some food for thought......When you all go exploring dead malls and the gates are open like in this video just carry a clipboard with some paper on it and a tape measure. People passing by will just think your going to do something in that space and 9 times outta 10 leave you alone......cause everyone knows that carrying a clip board makes you an official smart person who automatically knows what their doing :-P

    • @ARCWuLF
      @ARCWuLF 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Sort of a moot point in the Warren Mall, as there hasn't been a security guard there in years and the "managers" live out of state.

    • @darknight910
      @darknight910 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Don't forget a safety vest, can't forget that to complete the look.

    • @simonro9168
      @simonro9168 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Additionally, carry all the keys you own, and for best effect, add a lanyard.

    • @medallo143
      @medallo143 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't forget pencil behind the ear

    • @weirdboo
      @weirdboo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That’s all fine and dandy until you get caught and the extra charges of impersonation come in to play

  • @johnmckale1779
    @johnmckale1779 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    If you listen carefully you will hear one of the coolest 80’s songs ever! “Valerie” by Steve Winwood. Couldn’t help but start singing. Thanks Dan.

  • @amplifymysound
    @amplifymysound 6 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    thank you for risking arrest to show us more dead malls. you crazies!

    • @dustinramsey1198
      @dustinramsey1198 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're ridiculous.

    • @kimmy92294
      @kimmy92294 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joshua Howard crystal river mall is open, it has mostly painting and art places! I can’t say anything about the other malls though!!

    • @jamierivard2003
      @jamierivard2003 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You guys need to come see the Swansea Mall in Swansea, MA.

    • @defytyrantsofmississippi2198
      @defytyrantsofmississippi2198 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kimberly I was in that mall back in October of 1990 when it opened. I turned 18 that month. I’m 46 now. I can’t believe the decline of the Crystal River Mall. I haven’t been in that Mall in over 25 years. Last time I was in that mall was in 1993. At the time I lived in Homosassa Springs just 7 miles away.

  • @WigWagWorkshop
    @WigWagWorkshop 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    These dead malls are a recycling Maker’s dream land. All that wood, thick pieces of glass, the things we could make with all of that material, instead of it going to a landfill. Thank You for sharing.

    • @CiscoWes
      @CiscoWes 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That huge copper palm tree is going to get "recycled" quickly by somebody there.

  • @ChibiWorld
    @ChibiWorld ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2022 update for the crystal river mall - it has been recently purchased and is being demolished sometime around march 2023, it will now serve for low income housing/apartments and a rv park will rest across from where the mall is, there was talk about stores going in as well and rural king is staying (they’re building a wall around rural king to separate). It is still up in the air what will actually go where the mall stood.

  • @cheesevideopros
    @cheesevideopros 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    How sneaky can you be with every key chain you’ve ever owned hanging on your hip

  • @kiluenei6590
    @kiluenei6590 6 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    What the hell is up with that "dead spider" on the floor of the food court?! 4:54

    • @starrbrannon3883
      @starrbrannon3883 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kilue Nei I noticed the dead spider too. I am terrified of them!

    • @nonconnahordeath
      @nonconnahordeath 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      that thing was massive, guys. not a real spider in that part of the world. some kid forgot a toy, i guess.

    • @kiluenei6590
      @kiluenei6590 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yeah I sorta posted b4 finishing the vid. They had decorated for Halloween it seemed.

    • @nonconnahordeath
      @nonconnahordeath 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      oh shit, yeah that makes sense now.

    • @SuV33358
      @SuV33358 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ikr !!!!!!!!!!?

  • @mallowhoney
    @mallowhoney 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    My first job was at Gamestop (got hired in 2010, for reference) and the store was the busiest in our district and yet it still had EB carpet and the gaudy yellow cash wrap. Corporate refused us a remodel until the year after I left. There was a Babbage's downstairs in the same mall so close we could lean over the railing of the atrium and ask if they had a game in stock. Across the street from the mall was another Gamestop on a strip mall. 15 minutes away, they built a fourth gamestop that was the size of the first three combined. It was ridiculous. But only my store had the damn yellow cash wrap and nasty 30 year old carpet.

  • @sammywerbenjagermanjesen4460
    @sammywerbenjagermanjesen4460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The second mall has the same energy as the back rooms

  • @lilithjade4363
    @lilithjade4363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    13:10 toilets with threatening auras

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "Oh, you're approaching me?"
      ゴ
      ゴ
      ゴ
      ゴ
      ゴ

  • @cctvspystore
    @cctvspystore 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I was gonna open an eatery bout 15 years ago in my local mall called Turd in a Napkin

  • @sal
    @sal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Omg I love this!!! Lol when you encounter the “manager and security”...this is fantastic!!!

  • @lillieampurra
    @lillieampurra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    the copper trees make the place feel like an alien planet or a post-apocalypse abandoned mall

  • @unlimitedpower3157
    @unlimitedpower3157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember going to the crystal river mall every once in a while as a kid. I always thought the tent-like roof being really cool, even now. The thought of walking through that old K Mart brings back some happy, nostalgic memories I wish I had a chance to replicate.

  • @AJtheRatty
    @AJtheRatty 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    28:57 "The shit I do to get things documented." best line of the video.
    "The things I do for love" came immediately to mind.
    Thanks Dan!

  • @JazzyBabe56
    @JazzyBabe56 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    still LMAO @ the skeleton "mall manager and security guard" comment!! great vid! loved it

  • @oliviawright8756
    @oliviawright8756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Was watching all the mall series with my father and we were comparing all all the crap malls to our mall...and then the next video came on and they said Crystal river mall and I yelled that's our malllll lmao my whole family gathered round to watch 😂😂😂 also I was standing in the door way of Rural King. Looked right at you lmao and my dad and kid walked by in the cart while u were talking about the lovely chairs. 🤣😅

    • @Kellyyy44
      @Kellyyy44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Never heard of a cart in a mall lol

    • @oliviawright8756
      @oliviawright8756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Kellyyy44 yeah they come from rural King which I also never heard of being in any real malls 🤣😂

    • @Kellyyy44
      @Kellyyy44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@oliviawright8756 totally a great idea and makes sense and hey, wider lanes lol!!! Glad u enjoyed :)

  • @kylecartieri8409
    @kylecartieri8409 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Crystal River is a scaled down version of Park City Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Same decorations and everything. Park City is still thriving as far as I know.

  • @Fazeof1p
    @Fazeof1p 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Hey, dont worry about getting caught. The manager and security guard for Warren Mall were those skeletons from earlier chilling out. They dont mind the occasional urban explorer. Glad to see you are back.... also JAMS

  • @maryloufangman4086
    @maryloufangman4086 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    The best thing about that mall was the fake dead spider 😂🕷

  • @manboyspartan8706
    @manboyspartan8706 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Am I the only one that thought someone was “getting it” at 22:37

  • @TransmissionEpicts
    @TransmissionEpicts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Being in my 30s feels like being trapped in a dead mall. Everything is now on the decline except decay. Everyone's going home to be with their spouses and kids. Memories of being a lot younger getting fuzzy like old VHS. Having that said, I fackin' love me some urbex and wandering around dated and deserted places, especially places like malls, holiday resorts. Really enjoying these vids!

    • @Name-cy8ym
      @Name-cy8ym 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Most nihilistic comment ever

    • @fonziebulldog5786
      @fonziebulldog5786 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      30 and complaining !?. Time left to find out what you want to do.

  • @HJCF0520
    @HJCF0520 6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Wow, that's awesome how everything was unlocked at the second mall. Awesome video!

    • @ACombineSoldier
      @ACombineSoldier 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's like the dead mall series is a video game. The more dead malls you visit, the more dilapidated stores are unlocked.

    • @bzrk_2298
      @bzrk_2298 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Warren Mall is actually about twenty minutes away from where I live. The mall has been nearly dead for as long as I can remember. I remember when there used to be a Radio Shack, Goodwill, Ponderosa, Kmart, and a Big Lots. They actually lost Kmart and Big Lots around the same time. The current owners of the mall seem to be taking steps in bringing in new businesses. A sport store and an Ollies Bargain Outlet are going into the mall. Last year, a Dunham’s Sports went into Big Lots’ vacant space.

  • @jonathanmcrisp
    @jonathanmcrisp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    4:57 The spider from Florida is back for vengeance!!!

  • @dbagg8
    @dbagg8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Remember going to the Warren mall a few times as a kid, my sister and I called it "The yellow mall." The jail-like restaurant used to be a Ponderosa.

  • @janetdoll1999
    @janetdoll1999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “The mall manager and security guard “ 😂😂

  • @404HandleNotFound
    @404HandleNotFound 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Hope you're having a good year, Dan. :) Can't believe it's nearly halfway gone... Also can't wait for season 2 of Another Dirty Room. 😀

  • @Frankodragon1
    @Frankodragon1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    That dead spider. I hope that wasn't from the Crystal River Nuclear power plant.

  • @Robert-dt3is
    @Robert-dt3is 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dan! Have you considered doing an antithesis series? Like a Alive Mall Series. Tour some of the best malls that are actually “alive” and doing very well. Would be fascinating to dig deeper as to why they are doing so well and not “dead”. What makes those malls different than so many of these dead malls? Etc. Would be an interesting side series perhaps.

  • @gregoryjoseph2417
    @gregoryjoseph2417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When "Valerie" started playing, I couldn't help but to smile! This really fueled my nostalgia.

  • @lindseybalducci8649
    @lindseybalducci8649 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is my childhood mall!! When you said you were coming to Florida I crossed my fingers you'd visit the Crystal River Mall. It's been slowly dying literally my entire life.

  • @randmiller88
    @randmiller88 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    That's either a buzzing light or Mastercuts is still open!

  • @ms.hotdoglegs614
    @ms.hotdoglegs614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The potted plants, the teal and peach food court tables and chairs remind me of The Golden Girls.

  • @penylayne
    @penylayne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nostalgic and sad. All these once amazing, busy malls, dying. Reminds me of watching Valley Girl, or Clueless, or Mallrats, when they were running around the mall

  • @calliemeowful
    @calliemeowful 6 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    jAMs

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      calliemeowful hey guys it’s me I love you so much oh god hehe I love you hehe I love you

    • @MHaCLeaf
      @MHaCLeaf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      j a m s , j e l l y s , f r u i t s p r e a d s

    • @overlookers
      @overlookers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *y o u t e l l 'e m s i n e a d*

    • @amandahudson431
      @amandahudson431 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish I could remember her name! Jam!

    • @governmentchihuahua4132
      @governmentchihuahua4132 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@amandahudson431 looks like Susan Powter.

  • @Arfshesaid457
    @Arfshesaid457 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    You guys were like mischievous teenagers sneaking around the haunted mall.

  • @ericzerkle5214
    @ericzerkle5214 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The silence is deafening aside from those buzzing light transformers....

  • @invadeyospace
    @invadeyospace 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The artist Rob Fisher made the geometric fan sculptures around the supports in the food court. I work for his daughter, who carried on the sculpting business after his passing. I just found his original design proposals for this piece!

  • @KevinPlaysGuitar
    @KevinPlaysGuitar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    "jam, Jam, Jam" :D
    Another great dead mall series video!

  • @XanatharEye
    @XanatharEye 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You truly are going God's Work, my son.

  • @yankeegirl5175
    @yankeegirl5175 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The 2nd Mall should've had a sign that said Welcome Dan Bell! We've left all the gates open for you 😊

  • @justinreid2947
    @justinreid2947 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    "Relax it's just vapor". Oh my lord if this video can't get even more V A P O R W A V E :P

  • @chooseymomschoose
    @chooseymomschoose 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The Bon-Ton hangin on!
    "Bon-Ton announced the they will be closing all of their stores..."
    Oh...

  • @brentkeller3826
    @brentkeller3826 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    15:58 "I hear some creepy noises in here."
    Those were like tribal beats there.
    Needed Rick to go in there and do some spatula prodding at the paranormal to drive them off.

  • @egocentral1
    @egocentral1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ah, the Waldenbooks at the Warren Mall...I worked there back in the day. I’m pretty sure that if they pulled the magazine rack out they would find a stack of 1990s porno magazines. Sometimes people (not me, never!) would unwrap the magazines in the store. Instead of dealing with them, I would just toss them behind the magazine rack.
    On one Saturday afternoon, a woman reported that she caught a man doing inappropriate things in the arts and crafts section. He left behind a bit of DNA evidence, which was collected by the PA State Police by cutting a rectangle of carpet off the floor. It looks like it is still missing😂😂

  • @RogersBase
    @RogersBase 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Two for one?! YESSSS. I was waiting for the next entry in the Dead Mall series so I'm STOKED to watch this one!

  • @riryoku7244
    @riryoku7244 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I'm starting to miss Another Dirty Room more and more. Each time you upload I keep thinking "Alright Another Dirty Room time!"

    • @RowanT
      @RowanT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I predict that in season 2 they will go to Americas Best Value Inn.

  • @JonSudano
    @JonSudano 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    *j a m s*

  • @WalkingRoscoe
    @WalkingRoscoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The transition from the upbeat, hip musical intro...
    ...then to old folks and dead silence.
    😂

  • @User0000000000000004
    @User0000000000000004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Oh my god! Look at those Old Navy Painter's Pants! Way to keep it 1990s!

  • @bccarl88
    @bccarl88 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    8:20 Owner of a Lonely Mall!!

    • @jasmineduran6731
      @jasmineduran6731 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brandon Carl Perfect!

    • @kaydwessie296
      @kaydwessie296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The playlist this mall had is lit. I wanna throw illegal parties in it

  • @MartinKronstrom
    @MartinKronstrom 6 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    The colour combo of pink and mint of those tables is unforgiving.

    • @danner253
      @danner253 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Martin Kronström But A E S T H E T I C

    • @forestine_
      @forestine_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      It's wonderful.

    • @Rangernewb5550
      @Rangernewb5550 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I wish my house was pink and mint themed

    • @forestine_
      @forestine_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I've been known to wear pink and mint together. I'm like a human ice cream cone.

    • @cadeallen7589
      @cadeallen7589 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was the 80s.... what can you say?

  • @rachelcontreraz4885
    @rachelcontreraz4885 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What’s going to get you caught is that huge collection of keys jingling for all to hear. 🤫

  • @lillieampurra
    @lillieampurra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the teal chairs and salmon pink tables really sell the 90's Floridian vibe

  • @mylifeingaming
    @mylifeingaming 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I grew up in Jamestown, NY so the Warren Mall was pretty close. For a long time it was considered to be way better than Chautauqua mall. I remember getting Rambo 3 and Thunder Force 2 for the Genesis the day after Christmas in 1989.

    • @mustacheboyo
      @mustacheboyo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jamstown?

    • @RaggedsEdge
      @RaggedsEdge 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NilvaVunner it’s where Southern Tier Brewery is located.

    • @CalQaida
      @CalQaida 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      My life in Gaming, Ahh the old memories connected to malls. Too bad mine was torn down to make it into a Beverly Hills style plaza.

    • @kutter_ttl6786
      @kutter_ttl6786 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      felix gauthier Hon hon hon America hon hon hon cancer hon hon hon hon hon.

    • @_swesters_
      @_swesters_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Living in Jamestown which is the definition of dead town, I get major whiplash anytime it is mentioned outside of locals etc. It's crazy

  • @dansolo9978
    @dansolo9978 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm Crying..! That intro... Every time Dan's Editing just Kills Me..!
    Thank You...

  • @christopherrobin4619
    @christopherrobin4619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What I think sets your videos apart and what makes them great is that you capture the stillness and the silence so well. Even with the haunting music in the background, you let the camera linger for the long moments of quiet reflection. It allows the viewer to feel like there are there, wandering the silence of the ghost malls with you.

  • @akkr8123
    @akkr8123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love those mint green chairs!! I'd use those, they're so kitschy

    • @kaydwessie296
      @kaydwessie296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ak Kr Same! Also I STILL don’t know what kitschy means but people describe things I like with it a lot lmao

  • @HauntedMound666
    @HauntedMound666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Hah! this is my local mall!! Infact I missed you guys there by one day. I was so upset when I saw the live broadcast on facebook. Keep up the great videos Dan!!

  • @davek12
    @davek12 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When I was a child, malls didn't have Coke machines. If you wanted something to drink, there was no shortage of places to buy one. About 15 years ago, the drink machines started showing up. Now you're at a mall (Warren) so pathetic that the Coke machines aren't even plugged in anymore.

  • @kurtismckemmie4850
    @kurtismckemmie4850 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I will never get the word JAMS out of my head. Now I'm craving for a PBJ sandwich.

  • @zzzxtreme
    @zzzxtreme 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You guys could do like low-budget blairwitch type horror movie in a mall like this. Bloody creepy

  • @stevenbiars6212
    @stevenbiars6212 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like the giant spider turned turtle in the food court.

  • @AKayfabe
    @AKayfabe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you even get to MN go to the Irongate Mall in Hibbing MN that is perfect for dead mall series. Growing up there it used to be a hot spot even in a smaller place, but today there are like 3 stores left, everything else is gone and hardly anyone goes other than just to mall walk. Its very sad.

  • @skullfaceproductions8426
    @skullfaceproductions8426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    9:32 "this must be the mall manager and the security guard LOL they´ve left the earth and they are in hell" explains a lot

  • @Mightypoo007
    @Mightypoo007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    22:33 is that a girl moaning in the background? lol

    • @djhaloeight
      @djhaloeight 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      AgentOrange what the fuck?? lol you’re right!

    • @Char13n3_17
      @Char13n3_17 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eww wtf true!!!

    • @Hi-Im-Paul69
      @Hi-Im-Paul69 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I heard that and at first I thought it was someone hurt but that's no doubt fuckin sounds! wtf??? How couldn't they hear that? Maybe it's porn?

  • @sugarfrosted2005
    @sugarfrosted2005 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ouch, that mall is about to lose their anchor. RIP Bon Ton.

    • @5roundsrapid263
      @5roundsrapid263 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      sugarfrosted They’re going Bon Voyage?

  • @codyryandenise
    @codyryandenise 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can't sleep, came here to have Mr Bell put me to sleep with his soothing voice

  • @NeighborhoodOfBlue
    @NeighborhoodOfBlue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Before today, I never knew about Crystal River and their manatees. This is officially on my travel list now! Thanks, Dan! Also, it's a strange and unexpected thing to see fake plants in a mall in Florida of all places. The copper tree is beautiful, if odd. I love the interesting circus-like canopy, I bet rain does sound incredible!