Eastland Mall Rise and Fall History - Columbus, Ohio

The rise and fall of Eastland Mall located in Columbus, Ohio. This video covers the history of Eastland Mall, once a popular retail destination it was part of a trio of malls along with Northland and Westland.
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[@bethdavis7812]

Lets be frank here, the mall was in a high crime area in the 1990's on, not safe to shop and lots of stolen merchandise which also helped the mall go out. Many people loved Eastland and would have continued shopping there however you just were not safe. Now guess who was causing most of the crime? We who live and shop in the area sure know and not going to Eastland had little to do with Easton and Polaris.

[@gobluebuckeye]

My childhood in the 1980s had many moments in this mall. I saw the Return of the Jedi on day one in this mall. Columbus and time have changed, not for the better.

[@bigbasssound6585]

There was a Southland Mall, it was much smaller though, In the last couple of years Southland Mall was turned into the administrative offices for Columbus City Schools.

[@zachwemlinger704]

There was a Southland Mall. The former mall still stands but it’s part of Columbus City Schools now. Southland wasn’t a very big mall like Northland Eastland and Westland.

[@WhittyPics]

Charlotte had an Eastland mall that was torn down a few years ago

[@dougmurray7684]

If anyone struggles with why these malls declined and closed, then I'd say you don't know what is really going on in today's world.

[@ABFSU1]

Cool! I like how Polaris was named to be north of Northland. Malls used to be much more fun before the Internet made shopping so much easier. Funnily enough, I don't think I went to the mall very often. One of the malls near me was repurposed into government offices and even a school, IIRC.

[@aaronhuffman4852]

I was a kid in the 90s when I visited and it was still a busy ass mall even in the early 2000s!

[@aaronhuffman4852]

Southland was only a strip mall!

[@WhatstheStory123]

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[@electrocat07]

Eastland Mall used to be a mall I went to to get my school clothes and whatnot. It was huge but last time I went there, it was run down, the bigger stores were all moving and it was overcrowded by small businesses and badly made "official" merch.

[@judygedmistergaines7578]

OMG I LOVED IT THERE!!

[@ColsUnderground]

Super interesting!

[@jadinkllz12]

Very interesting

[@progressissuccess743]

Subscribed! I remember walking around Eastland mall for hours with friends. Thank you for the nostalgia! Can I use some of these clips for a documentary?

[@scottnichols3685]

Great video.

[@EricCProductions76]

Just watched your video. Great video. Haven't seen you post much. I'm sure you are pretty busy. Look forward to future ones. Keep it up.

[@mikefromoh2925]

I wonder what’s next for this area? There is still no mall shopping at all for people on the east, south or west sides of Columbus. Only 2 malls left are in the northeast part of town.

[@sylviacoffey5645]

Good video. Could you do a story if you have the time, about Staunton Mall.. this is my hometown, staunton va.. the mall started as staunton plaza, then staunton mall, it is being demolished right now, it had a long history.. thank you..