Gosh, this is weird! I remember this mall when it first opened! It was state-of-the-art, glimmering and brand-spanking new with Talhimers and Miller & Rhoads...everyone abandoned Pittman Plaza in droves for River Ridge. I moved to the UK when I was a young teenager, so for me, this mall is still brand new! It was a vibrant place packed with people back then; beautiful Christmas displays (which I have pictures of)...we even did a small performance there (A Touch of Glass) for Christmas. It's so sad to see it like this but it seems to be a common theme now. Thanks so much for the tour...:)
Nemie125 do you have pictures of when they still had the singing bear family? I know this is a strange question but I’d love to be able to find pictures of when they still had the set up of Santa’s work shop with the train. They’ve long since removed those pieces of the holiday decorations but I’d love to be able to show my children how it looked before.
To those tuning in, Ignore the dislikes. They are simply from people that are butthurt that I went behind the scenes. This is a very detailed tour of a part of retail history.
I would like your feedback. what did you like. what did you not. what do I do well. what do I need to improve. I'm gonna start heavily focusing on this series.
Thanks for sharing! I used to have a visual merchandising workshop in the penthouse and wished I could see how different it was before they tore it down.
+Elevation Station Productions I am still meaning to shoot some clips for u to voice over. If I like the results maybe we can colaborate sometimes. I would happily return the favor.
Interesting facility. It's my hope that the current owners stay up on its maintenance and upkeep, as it would be a shame to see this piece of Americana fall into a state of irreversible detritus. Thoroughly enjoyed this, Andrew. Just now seeing it as I haven't been getting your videos in my subscription feed for several weeks now, and it's getting pretty irritating.
Dieselducy those machines on the penthouse were boilers and chillers and pumps for the chilled and hot water supplies and returns for the Air Handlers.
I live and grew up just down the road from this mall. I remember the restaurant but never got a chance to go. I also remember the old Montgomery wards then they changed it to JC Penny's. Also they had a Sears attached to it as well. Now its alot smaller but liberty is planning to open up more stores in the mall.
Great video. And you mentioned eating at the restaurant in St. Louis Missouri. Probably at Crestwood mall I would assume. I never ate there but I always wanted to it looked so fancy to me 🙂
diesel ducy is my favorite TH-camR in fact, at some point ill film an old elevator but it does not function but you will like the building also its from the year 1888 Noah Gaburo signing off.
Many Department Stores like Higbees and The May Company in Cleveland were full service meaning that they had bridal shops, salons, toy departments furniture, tv and audio even restaurants/snack shops. Most local department stores were bought out by either Dillards or Macys...
@@DieselDucyIf she asked politely. Im sure you would have been fine. I wouldn't have even been okay with it. But she had no right to be a jerk about it.
It opened in the 1980s as a Tall-Hummer store in 1992 it became Hecht's and in 2006 it became Macy's the Sword and Kilt Resturant probably closed when it became Macy's or when it became Hecht's.
I know you're an elevator fanatic, but would it be nice if you can also explorer stairwells (Man powered elevators), roof accesses and emergency exits?
+Michael O'Keefe I so wanted to do the roof and stairs however it was so close to closing time I was rushed. If it had been an hour earlier i would have. In a future elevaTOUR I breached the roof on 2 high rise buildings.
You know you should do a collaboration with Dan Bell some day. He's also into this kind of stuff (expect for elevators) like urbex and of course... Dying retail. You should check out his 'Dead Mall Series' which explores dying and abandoned malls as well as stuff like this.
In The Macy’s Restroom The Men’s Room You Checked? Wasn’t There Suppose To Be An XLERATOR Hand Dryer In There Because Most Macy’s Restrooms Have XLERATOR Hand Dryer In The Restrooms?
DieselDucy ok thanks. I just would like to know if I can get an email address (I would like to say you some thing in private). p.s.: if my English is not really good is totally normal (I'm French) !
They obviously do not know that photography is actually a hobby; they might still believe that the 9/11 attacks have removed the right to take photographs.
Sad that this store closed, and what will happen to the elevators and escalators? While the Lexan elevator was very nice, the escalators sure had interesting sounding motors, even though they're Otis. As with those people who discouraged photography, I think this is because of the typical post-9/11 era security paranoia, since it still has that Orwellian Big Brother perception, not to mention all of the brutal mayhem and attacks carried out by those ISIS terrorists over the past year and a half.
The internet made buying things somewhat easier, but it killed a lot of jobs and made a lot of stores go bankrupt. Like the V&D in The Netherlands for example. It is super sad to think about that, but it is what it is. I would say, stop buying things online and go to the stores physiccally, help the local businesses stay alive
Nice how you just walk into the executive offices. That's pretty inappropriate considering at least one is still occupied. People keep there personal belongings back there. 🙄
Gosh, this is weird! I remember this mall when it first opened! It was state-of-the-art, glimmering and brand-spanking new with Talhimers and Miller & Rhoads...everyone abandoned Pittman Plaza in droves for River Ridge. I moved to the UK when I was a young teenager, so for me, this mall is still brand new! It was a vibrant place packed with people back then; beautiful Christmas displays (which I have pictures of)...we even did a small performance there (A Touch of Glass) for Christmas. It's so sad to see it like this but it seems to be a common theme now. Thanks so much for the tour...:)
Nemie125 do you have pictures of when they still had the singing bear family? I know this is a strange question but I’d love to be able to find pictures of when they still had the set up of Santa’s work shop with the train. They’ve long since removed those pieces of the holiday decorations but I’d love to be able to show my children how it looked before.
To those tuning in, Ignore the dislikes. They are simply from people that are butthurt that I went behind the scenes. This is a very detailed tour of a part of retail history.
DieselDucy this is awesome I really appreciate it😉
excellent tour. please do more like it. their shop fixtures look very useful.
DieselDucy People are dumb.
To be honest, 40 likes and 5 dislikes isn't bad at all.
this is a cool video
I would like your feedback. what did you like. what did you not. what do I do well. what do I need to improve. I'm gonna start heavily focusing on this series.
DieselDucy can i voice over some video clips for you?
Arkansas elevator Productions do you have any samples i can listen to? I would let u but i need to hear how it will sound
DieselDucy yes i do i am using my phone so how will i send it to you
Message me on facebook on my public profile. facebook.com/dieselducy
DieselDucy i do not have Facebook
You’re a brave soul for sneaking into the back rooms, behind closed doors. I’m nervous filming without permission just on the sales floor!
Thanks for sharing! I used to have a visual merchandising workshop in the penthouse and wished I could see how different it was before they tore it down.
I said there’s Nissa’s visual room😃😃😃
My pleasure! It was so fun snooping thru this place! Sadly demolished now :(
It's cool to see editing of videos in mainstream elevator photography. If done right, it makes things so much more interesting
+Elevation Station Productions I have been editing for a few years now. I'm starting to heavily focus on my elevaTOURS series.
Cool!
+Elevation Station Productions I am still meaning to shoot some clips for u to voice over. If I like the results maybe we can colaborate sometimes. I would happily return the favor.
no prob. Make sure to email me :)
please shoot me an email. elevatorvideos at gmail dot com
Interesting facility. It's my hope that the current owners stay up on its maintenance and upkeep, as it would be a shame to see this piece of Americana fall into a state of irreversible detritus. Thoroughly enjoyed this, Andrew. Just now seeing it as I haven't been getting your videos in my subscription feed for several weeks now, and it's getting pretty irritating.
+QuietSundayLibrary make sure you have the bell clicked on my channel to be notified.
I worked on that boiler at the 3:00 mark, building actually stayed up for a few years after Macys left. Building has since been demolished.
I wish it had been repurposed instead of demolished.
Dieselducy those machines on the penthouse were boilers and chillers and pumps for the chilled and hot water supplies and returns for the Air Handlers.
Nice tour! I'm sure Beno is gonna like this
+DJJack 1229 I hope he watches.
I live and grew up just down the road from this mall. I remember the restaurant but never got a chance to go. I also remember the old Montgomery wards then they changed it to JC Penny's. Also they had a Sears attached to it as well. Now its alot smaller but liberty is planning to open up more stores in the mall.
Great video. And you mentioned eating at the restaurant in St. Louis Missouri. Probably at Crestwood mall I would assume. I never ate there but I always wanted to it looked so fancy to me 🙂
Crest wood was amazing.
diesel ducy is my favorite TH-camR in fact, at some point ill film an old elevator but it does not function but you will like the building also its from the year 1888 Noah Gaburo signing off.
Very amazing and that is sad that a store went out of business but that is amazing your
Many Department Stores like Higbees and The May Company in Cleveland were full service meaning that they had bridal shops, salons, toy departments furniture, tv and audio even restaurants/snack shops. Most local department stores were bought out by either Dillards or Macys...
Just FYI, the store's exact opening date was August 1, 1980.
Where do you get your music from that is used in the video?
+JPVideos epidemic sound
At Bush Stadium,the elevator operator told me that the elevators were to small for the shaft so they had to come re-mueasure
Apparently this building was demolished. I hear the mall is doing an outdoor shopping and dining type thing on that land
yeah it is sadly gone :(
Great video Andrew! You really have come a long way. And by the way they were very rude at yelling at you in the end
Yeah but it is private property so they have the right to make the rules.
Love this. I can't believe the worker was rude. What are the names of the songs in the video? I like the music a lot.
I believe it was epidemic sound
What was Ducy claus doing in 2:11.
Great video of a closeing store too bad the workers were rude about it
Yeah. Second time encountering jerks while filming a closing store
@@DieselDucyIf she asked politely. Im sure you would have been fine. I wouldn't have even been okay with it. But she had no right to be a jerk about it.
It opened in the 1980s as a Tall-Hummer store in 1992 it became Hecht's and in 2006 it became Macy's the Sword and Kilt Resturant probably closed when it became Macy's or when it became Hecht's.
yeah. Miss the store.
I know you're an elevator fanatic, but would it be nice if you can also explorer stairwells (Man powered elevators), roof accesses and emergency exits?
+Michael O'Keefe I so wanted to do the roof and stairs however it was so close to closing time I was rushed. If it had been an hour earlier i would have. In a future elevaTOUR I breached the roof on 2 high rise buildings.
+DieselDucy in future elevaTOURS i will do so when safe and practical.
is that the guy from the commonwhealth coach and trolly museun tagging along with you
Hey Andrew, what type of music did u use in this video?
It was from audio micro.
It's sad that people are abandoning stores. 2 days were left actually due to 6000 signs saying that
Why did you re upload this
This is the first upload. The raw files were on the other channel.
Will u make an another road trip vid that's not time lapsed
What were you covering up at 2:11 ?
+bellcc TheTuxedoBros ducy Claus was just hanging around
You know you should do a collaboration with Dan Bell some day. He's also into this kind of stuff (expect for elevators) like urbex and of course... Dying retail. You should check out his 'Dead Mall Series' which explores dying and abandoned malls as well as stuff like this.
In The Macy’s Restroom The Men’s Room You Checked? Wasn’t There Suppose To Be An XLERATOR Hand Dryer In There Because Most Macy’s Restrooms Have XLERATOR Hand Dryer In The Restrooms?
The freight elevator is probably an OTIS|Esco.
That was a good video
I think the people that told you to leave needed a big face full of “The ElevaTours video light”
Tggytx
What’s the song at 16:02
the elevators will be demolished ?
+Clément 2000 i am not sure. After the transformation is complete I'm gonna try to request to do a tour.
+DieselDucy its not urbex if.you request a tour
wclifton968 correct however I typically try to avoid trespassing in active facilities.
DieselDucy
ok thanks.
I just would like to know if I can get an email address (I would like to say you some thing in private).
p.s.: if my English is not really good is totally normal (I'm French) !
EPIC OTIS Lexan Elevator Y'ALL with EPIC MOTOR Y'ALL
I used to work at the as a janitor I never knew bout this
Why was this store closing?
Macy's wasn't doing well at this location
How did you ask to take a documentary of he back rooms?
I just took it upon myself to explore. Worst they could do is eject me.
+DieselDucy - I wonder if that restaurant is still in tact like this as of now. It closed down 26 years ago.
Does the liquidation company even have the right to say no taking pictures?
They obviously do not know that photography is actually a hobby; they might still believe that the 9/11 attacks have removed the right to take photographs.
That might be the case.
Awesomeness!!
So for 12 years it was Thalhimers, then Hehcts 14 years and was Macy's for 14 years. So Macy's and Hecht's were here the longest times.
now it is totally gone :(
why are you so obssested with elevators! but can you film the elevator at the Market Parking Garage with CaptainElevator42189 Gluse and JimLiElevators
222 likes and only 23 dislikes isn’t bad at all.
Wait, what? Who could dislike DieselDucys videos.
The freight elevator and the mall
Abandoned Marcy be demolish after
2 days
Shame they are like that. Photography isn’t a crime and it’s not private property when it’s open to the public.
Ummm.... what's and URBEX TOUR?
Who is Macy anyway?
Department store. It’s almost like a belk
Sad that this store closed, and what will happen to the elevators and escalators? While the Lexan elevator was very nice, the escalators sure had interesting sounding motors, even though they're Otis. As with those people who discouraged photography, I think this is because of the typical post-9/11 era security paranoia, since it still has that Orwellian Big Brother perception, not to mention all of the brutal mayhem and attacks carried out by those ISIS terrorists over the past year and a half.
Thalhimer’s (1980-1992)
Hecht’s (1992-2006)
Macy’s (2006-2017)
Yep!
OH NO!
should have said yes i do have permission.
Yeah lol but I didn’t.
@@DieselDucy no worries. Being truthful is always key.
The internet made buying things somewhat easier, but it killed a lot of jobs and made a lot of stores go bankrupt. Like the V&D in The Netherlands for example. It is super sad to think about that, but it is what it is. I would say, stop buying things online and go to the stores physiccally, help the local businesses stay alive
yeah. The internet has changed everything unfortunately.
As much as I like some of the music you added to the video, I personally think it ruins the atmosphere. :V
+Me. Yeah. If there hadn't been blaring copyright music I probably wouldn't have. I'm thinking in my future urbex videos leave the music out ?
Yeah, in my opinion if you need a voiceover, you should just make the video quieter instead of muting it altogether.
Either that or throw in some vaporwave music like Dan Bell does.
I like the music
Hey coool vid bro! I make similar vids too haha I left a like and would love to see more!
+TLOY Extras well I plan on it. I am heavily focusing on this series
This store has since gone extinct!
Yeah it is torn down now 😢
If you don't watch the numbers i will skip your video
That's against the rules! 🤦♂️ Does the liquidation company even have any authority?
You should remember if you are told not to film you should listen
@@alexandrawilson1998 I'm aware of that.
Geez what a couple of ninny jerks @ 15:50 . Like they have anything to hide? Some people take their job wayyy to seriously!
hi Dieselducy copying beno again xD
don't worry i didn't dislike you video but I'll give it a like.
macys employees are annoying😡😡😡😡😡😡👿👿👿👿👿👿
The ladies sounded mean
Nice how you just walk into the executive offices. That's pretty inappropriate considering at least one is still occupied. People keep there personal belongings back there. 🙄
Yep :) it really was! :) I gave myself permission to do so.
+DieselDucy let me guess. You got kicked off the urbex Macy's store.
+Chris Nicholas yep lol. They didn't like photography.
Why??? Photography is not a crime!!! 👿
Why do they care, I am curious ?
those people are a pain in the ass
15:49 BUSTED
first
Jeremy Sha
Well your 2nd. dont worry i mark you as 1st.
Suicide doors!
Where?
@@DieselDucy the freight elevator