I was glad to see the hot sauce store is still open. I used to go to Seaside ever summer as a kid. They used to have a gag/magic trick store I loved! Didn’t see it in the video. I also loved the videos on the other malls in San Diego. Mission valley used to be the bomb! The fashion valley mall is depressing to see. It was the place to be in the 90s! If you ever wanted to see thriving malls go to UTC in Sarasota, if you were up for a trip to Florida! Huge place always pretty busy.
That place honestly has pretty strong dead mall vibes; there's barely anyone there every time I visit. I guess the money from the gambling, concerts and the people staying at the hotel keep it afloat?
@@swissmediastuff there have been closures for sure and there were vacancies as of a few months ago. I haven't been there since then so I'm not sure how it is now.
The flag store reminds me of that guy who sells stuff outside of the local dollar tree. Man has every flag flying at once, he's got his confederate flag next to his Biden flag, next to his Recall Newsom flag, right by a pride flag, and it's a sight to see tbh
People with suitcases: “Please help, we really are trapped. We have been here for days. Seaport is consuming our essence. ” Like some weird Twilight zone episode.
Seaport Village is incredibly meaningful to me. I would go there every time my family and I visited San Diego (almost yearly since 1992, which is also when we lived there for a year). I have wonderful memories there and loved riding the carousel. Also, getting a hot chocolate from Upstart Crow is a tradition of mine. It would be tragic if this place disappeared. Edit: I just learned Upstart Crow closed. Now I'm actually sad. :(
@@SynxItax Same, there's really nothing else that interests me there except the view. But you can walk up and down that area without needing to go to the village. :(
Whenever I would visit San Diego, I would always make time to walk through the village. Always stopped @ Upstart Crow bookstore! Their cafe had very tasty things, so it was a nice place to stop for a coffee and yummy snack and of course pick up a great book!
I live 10 mins east of there. My wife and I used to walk the whole Embarcadero area all the time. Also, ducks love snails. Instead of poisoning them, gather them up and take them to the local duck pond.
Theres actually some controversy about whether or not its okay to feed bread. Its definitely not the ideal health food for ducks but we don't really feed the ideal food to any other wild animal wandering around so its a bit odd to single out ducks to be concerned about.
I've been going to San Diego for years for Comic Con and I've been to Sea Port village like twice in all that time. Both were just to go to a restaurant someone recommended. It's a really lovely area but the problem is the Gaslamp is even more convenient for the Convention Center and has tons more options for food and bars than Seaport Village. It could really benefit from more dining options and less tacky tourist stores.
Aww, haven't been here in ages. Glad it's still there and I hope it stays. These "seaside centers" often get bulldozed and turned into uber modern centers that look nothing like the area in which they sit, so I hope this one keeps it's nice charm.
Less than 10 years ago, one of those tacky modern centers you mention was added right across from seaport village lol. It’s called “The Headquarters, at Seaport”
Im from Florida and recently visited San Diego last month and just happened to visit this place, it was vey nice. I remember this place being packed when I was here, never expected this to be considered a dead(ish) mall
San Diegan here! I love this place even though it's a tourist trap. It has great food, and it's fun to walk around the shops. They sometimes have good live music and street performers as well. I always come here during Comic Con to take photos, since it's a short walk or trolley ride from the convention center. . I'm interested in why you didn't talk about or show the carousel! It's incredibly historic.
Growing up In San Diego I loved hanging out at Seaport Village. They had some great little shops back in the 80'-90's. A Magic Store, Book/Coffee Store, a video arcade and yeah lots of random touristy stores! Also took a lot of High School club photos there .. ie ASB, band photos, student council etc.... loved it!!!
I have been to San Diego dozens of times but I have never been to Seaport Village but I have always heard about it. I am supposed to attend a conference in May that will be at the Convention Center so hopefully I can check it one finally.
When I was in SD for my wedding in 2019. Seaport Village was half empty. Dead mall walking. I was pleasantly shocked when we went down to SD this Aug (2021). It looks just like this. It somehow has gotten more populated.
Seniors & tourists like to roam around upscale places. Some have music 🎶 or live bands. Rent, staffing & other logistics seem to be issues for merchants.
The flag , Kite and Toy store all been there for I'd guess the whole time it's been around. I remember visiting my Uncle as a kid in the late 80's and also in the late 90's early 00's when I lived there. They also had or have a Left handed only store.. As for Kite and Windsock store being anywhere else my area of Eastern CT is vary tourist focused and we have a outdoor mall much like this that also has a Kite shop also has a flag shop and a mom and pop Toy Store. so there is a formula for these
30 years ago it was a very busy happening place. 25 years ago it looked just as it does now 4 or 5 stores doing okay 5 struggling 5 closing sometimes some places just refuse to die lol , long live the mall historians 👍
Seaport Village always gave me mixed vibes. Despite being a tourist trap, it does have some cool spots to check out like the Hot Licks, Geppetto's, and that one tile store (My wife loves this place). In a time where malls have become so generic and uniform in store selection its sort of a throwback to when malls had more variety. BTW, despite the gross-out gimmicky name, Professor Phardtpounder's Colon Cleaner is actually a nice spicy mustard sauce. Goes great with sausages or hot dogs.
I grew up in San Diego and always loved going to Seaport Village. I always enjoyed riding the carousel. Crazy Shirt and Swings and Things are two stores that I remember being there when I was a kid. There used to be a shop exclusively for left handers there when I was young, but I imagine that is long gone.
I was just here on Monday and it was packed! Definitely not a dying mall. Mike Hess Brewery had some awesome IPAs to enjoy while looking out on the ocean.
You should have seen what was there pre-1980. It was not a nice part of town. Lot of rotting Navy buildings and polluted breakwater. Through the 1980s and at least the first part of the 90s, Seaport Village did very, very well. Last few times I've been down there, it's not crowded like it used to be but is still busy enough.
7:03 Professor Phardtpounders Colon Cleaner Original Formula Flushing Agent!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 And I wonder what the estate of Johnny Cash and June Carter would think of the mustard to the left? 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
For a really beautiful very much alive outdoor mall in San Diego, visit University Town Center. The Macys is pretty pitiful with its perpetually out of order escalator, but the rest of the mall is great. There’s even a speakeasy with a secret entrance. It’s called Raised by Wolves.
I lived in San Diego from ‘85 to ‘91 and Seaport Village was much more lively then, definitely more of a shopping destination than for food. My favorite store sold seashells.
Seaport is beautiful, I come out here every summer. It definitely was impacted by COVID. The cupcake place that was on cupcake wars is gone now, really sad.
I think the flag store is cool! The "influencer store", er, not so much. Anyway hasn't the flag store been there forever? And I don't recall the Influencer Boutique at all. Last time I was at Seaport Village was probably about 2010-ish. Used to always go there when visiting from Phoenix. I remember when you went there in the summer about half of the cars in the parking lot had Arizona plates.
Used to visit Seaport Village and Horton Plaza in the 80’s & 90’s since we used to work retail and both of these locations were unique. Always bought a T-shirt from Crazy Shirts and saw a movie upstairs at Horton Plaza. Oddly I quit retail got sick of mandatory Saturdays and day after Thanksgiving and my employer now is based in downtown San Diego while I work out of the Los Angeles area.
Went to Seaport Village once in my younger years. Family vacation with my grandparents and uncle's family. Memory's a bit hazy but do remember eating pizza there with the fam, an arcade that had the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time cabinet (likely dating my trip there to be around Summer 1991), and a magic store that sold fart powder. LOL! Good memories!
Oh man! I'm really shocked about the possibilities ofSeaport Village being torn one day!!!😬 From 1985 to 2003, I must have gone to San Diego 15 times on vacation, I love the place so much that during those times it has been my "second home". I've been to seaport village tons of times and I loved it there. I ate there, bought a kite, flew it on the grassy banks nearby, and bought refrigerator magnets, coffee cups and those fabulous penny smashers !!! Its a fabulous place to hang out while out there by the ports where they have the convention center, the bay excursion and the Fabulous Anthony's Fish restaurant that I hope its still there! It seems a bit sad that the COVID has diminished everything and San Diego is no exception. Watching your video on Seaport Village kind of shows me that the place is holding on ok but when I last was there in 2003 it was a bit more a bustling place and I'm glad for the most part it has kept its sparkle today. Thank you for showing this video. San Diego has been very dear to me, a very beautiful place!
I went to high school in downtown SD, and we ran a lot to Seaport Village. I miss the bookstore there a lot, it got replaced by Geppetto’s. Also, you get to see otters and sea lions swimming around sometimes :) Edit: One time when I was 13 my friends and I went to the chime store and the lady at the checkout counter was very mad at me for playing the xylophone in their store. Granted, it did say “Try the Xylophone!!!!”
Personally the "Influencer Boutique" is the worst this place has to offer. I liked getting the souvenir pennies, got some from Disneyland, Castles 'n Coasters near me, and some other places I don't remember
Fellow AZ resident here; I reside in Yuma, so I make the jaunt to San Diego quite often. Seaport Village has always been a place that I check out when I'm in the area. I agree that it isn't what one would call dead, especially when there are events happening nearby. When you drove into Seaport, you likely saw the construction taking place on the corner of Pacific Highway and Harbor Drive. That is for Manchester Pacific Gateway, which will be one of the most lavish resort hotels in the world. When it's completed (whenever that may be), I can't help but think that it will be a factor in getting business back up for Seaport Village.
We visited in December, 2020, just before the second lockdown. It was pretty darned quiet, but the setting is great and I hope they can make it a better destination area. We stopped in the Hot Sauce shop, and we ran when we saw the flag shop. It doesn't help that the high-end Headquarters at Seaport sits between Seaport Village and Downtown. The Headquarters probably takes away the few luxury shoppers that would consider Seaport Village, as well as tourists walking from Gaslamp.
Did you visit the mini shopping and eating area just outside the entrance to Seaport Village? It is built in the former headquarters to the San Diego Police Department built in 1939.
I kinda want to see what gaudy nonsense they sell at Influencer Boutique. If you ever get to Barstow, see if the outlet mall is still in existence. It was near the Flying J truck stop & In n Out. It was in death spasms back in 2011, & might be completely abandoned by now.
Thank you for this one, finally one I use to frequent on my many trips to the San Diego area in the 80s/90s, still have a picture made from shells hanging in the bathroom. Keep up the great work.
Sea Port Village in San Diego situation is um.. Complicated.. Far as I know it has its ups and down. I do know that it suffered quite a bit in the late 90s to mid 2000s, then gained traction as Comic Con brought massive numbers of people to the location. Although that didn't save the mall nearby in the late 2010s. Sea Port appears to have one side that does fairly well with the one close to the hotels that isn't doing as well. Interestingly your likely correct that its being seen now as a dinning destination, as when Comic Con became a literal summer attraction every year. Sea Port food area became popular for cosplayers and tourist. The stores in the back never really never succeeded likely cause they are not closer to the shore. I feel its likely the who area will survive on the small restruants and cafe's with small little stores taking advantage.
I went on a date in summer of 2006 and it was beautiful. It was right at sunset and I remember them having cool shops that sold beautiful jewelry, i bought some teal shell earrings with a silver inlay. The shops were pretty hip and unique. The best part was seeing the man o war ship that was taking a sunset cruise around the harbor. I kept thinking about this place over the years and wondered where it was and the name, I’m glad to see u did a vid on it💙💙💙
Just to let you know feeding ducks bread isn't the healthiest thing for them but it's better than not feeding them anything at all. People at a park near me stopped feeding the ducks bread and loads of them starved to death. It's better to feed ducks bread (especially in winter) than nothing at all. So just to reiterate, please don't stop feeding the ducks bread, it's not that bad and much better than them starving to death!
This is definitely designed to be a tourist attraction, however many locals still came here, at least when I lived there 14 years ago. I remember they had a year round Christmas store and a carousel that has a historic story to it. Seaport and Oldtown were great to bring out of towners to.
I vote for the flag store for being more offensive. The Influencer store just has a sign and a tacky store model, while the flag store is literally in your face with every single flag they could find. MUCH pusher!!!
Did visit Seaport Village in San Diego but that was back in late March 2001 during spring break from school with my family. Probably was a different place then but it did remind me of Kensington Village where I live in Calgary where there's several trendy shops but this was along the cost. Did remember a hot sauce store where you saw various kinds and 7000 tacky bottles of the same blend. Did also remember a flag store and a sports store that had everything from the four major leagues and all teams. Did buy a miniature San Diego Chargers helmet from there as the Chargers are my NFL team. Need to go back to San Diego sometime.
Grew up in the area, and I don't think I ever went here, or ever heard anyone say oh yeah, let's go there! Also, the influencer thing is the bigger offender for sure.
Technically, there's nothing wrong with throwing an animal some bread, crackers, etc. once in a while. The problem is ducks in places like parks get fed a lot, and they should be eating a more nutritious diet. It's similar to giving a bum a cigarette, because they'll probably keep begging for more, or for money to buy more.
I loved walking around seaport village when I was there 10 years ago. Nice to see the Cariloha store still open. Their sheets and towels are fantastic, expensive but fantastic.
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Influencer Boutique really gives it a "how do you do, fellow kids?" vibe
I also like music/band
I was glad to see the hot sauce store is still open. I used to go to Seaside ever summer as a kid. They used to have a gag/magic trick store I loved! Didn’t see it in the video.
I also loved the videos on the other malls in San Diego. Mission valley used to be the bomb! The fashion valley mall is depressing to see. It was the place to be in the 90s!
If you ever wanted to see thriving malls go to UTC in Sarasota, if you were up for a trip to Florida! Huge place always pretty busy.
I was there many years ago. I believe I saw the Christmas store in your video, which is either another one, or the same one from years past.
Have you been to the Viejas Outlet Center in Alpine CA? It‘s also pretty neat.
That place honestly has pretty strong dead mall vibes; there's barely anyone there every time I visit. I guess the money from the gambling, concerts and the people staying at the hotel keep it afloat?
@@tmiw Has the situation gotten worse? I have not been there since 2018
@@swissmediastuff there have been closures for sure and there were vacancies as of a few months ago. I haven't been there since then so I'm not sure how it is now.
The flag store reminds me of that guy who sells stuff outside of the local dollar tree. Man has every flag flying at once, he's got his confederate flag next to his Biden flag, next to his Recall Newsom flag, right by a pride flag, and it's a sight to see tbh
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People with suitcases: “Please help, we really are trapped. We have been here for days. Seaport is consuming our essence. ”
Like some weird Twilight zone episode.
That's what the ocean said
Seaport Village is incredibly meaningful to me. I would go there every time my family and I visited San Diego (almost yearly since 1992, which is also when we lived there for a year). I have wonderful memories there and loved riding the carousel. Also, getting a hot chocolate from Upstart Crow is a tradition of mine. It would be tragic if this place disappeared.
Edit: I just learned Upstart Crow closed. Now I'm actually sad. :(
Not Upstart Crow!! It was the only place I enjoyed in that area :(
@@TyrantWeedle sadly yes! Now there's really no reason for me to go.
Ah man, I really loved Upstart Crow... :((
@@SynxItax Same, there's really nothing else that interests me there except the view. But you can walk up and down that area without needing to go to the village. :(
Whenever I would visit San Diego, I would always make time to walk through the village. Always stopped @ Upstart Crow bookstore! Their cafe had very tasty things, so it was a nice place to stop for a coffee and yummy snack and of course pick up a great book!
I'd love to chill here, what a great vibe this place has. CA's outdoor malls just hit a bit different.
Close to the water is a big + 🏖. To see it at night would be cool.
"Influencer Boutique" definitely made me vomit a bit.
I think it had a different name when I last passed by 3 years ago.
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The last time I visited this place was in 2006.
From the looks of it, not much has changed here.
I live 10 mins east of there. My wife and I used to walk the whole Embarcadero area all the time. Also, ducks love snails. Instead of poisoning them, gather them up and take them to the local duck pond.
LoL local duck from made me laugh
Theres actually some controversy about whether or not its okay to feed bread. Its definitely not the ideal health food for ducks but we don't really feed the ideal food to any other wild animal wandering around so its a bit odd to single out ducks to be concerned about.
Escar to go
@@archieames1968 heck we humans can't even eat what's best for us
I remember a cool book store that was there. I think it was called Upstart Crow or something weird like that
I loved that bookstore. It had great cards and gifts as well! Sad that it closed. 😔
I was last there in Sept 2019 as a tourist & am sad to hear it closed.
My grandfather, who was a cement finisher and a San Diego resident helped build Seaport Village.
The Influencer Boutique offends me. 😄 There is no want or need for it.
Bad name change for a boutique that wanted to sound more modern!
I've been going to San Diego for years for Comic Con and I've been to Sea Port village like twice in all that time. Both were just to go to a restaurant someone recommended. It's a really lovely area but the problem is the Gaslamp is even more convenient for the Convention Center and has tons more options for food and bars than Seaport Village. It could really benefit from more dining options and less tacky tourist stores.
Aww, haven't been here in ages. Glad it's still there and I hope it stays. These "seaside centers" often get bulldozed and turned into uber modern centers that look nothing like the area in which they sit, so I hope this one keeps it's nice charm.
Less than 10 years ago, one of those tacky modern centers you mention was added right across from seaport village lol. It’s called “The Headquarters, at Seaport”
Im from Florida and recently visited San Diego last month and just happened to visit this place, it was vey nice. I remember this place being packed when I was here, never expected this to be considered a dead(ish) mall
San Diegan here! I love this place even though it's a tourist trap. It has great food, and it's fun to walk around the shops. They sometimes have good live music and street performers as well. I always come here during Comic Con to take photos, since it's a short walk or trolley ride from the convention center. .
I'm interested in why you didn't talk about or show the carousel! It's incredibly historic.
That Star Child logo is the best one yet!
I half expected the video to open with cicadas and power lines.
Very nice place to visit
Growing up In San Diego I loved hanging out at Seaport Village. They had some great little shops back in the 80'-90's. A Magic Store, Book/Coffee Store, a video arcade and yeah lots of random touristy stores! Also took a lot of High School club photos there .. ie ASB, band photos, student council etc.... loved it!!!
Great video Erik
The Influencer Boutique is way more cringe 😬
I can't believe that I've never heard of this place..... and I'm in the SD area.... I'm going to have to go check it out...
I have been to San Diego dozens of times but I have never been to Seaport Village but I have always heard about it. I am supposed to attend a conference in May that will be at the Convention Center so hopefully I can check it one finally.
Yay it's Friday another RA video ... wait ... what the hell ???!!!???
I like that place....seems very restful which is not what places like that have in mind...they want you up and in the stores....LOL - enjoyed this....
When I was in SD for my wedding in 2019. Seaport Village was half empty. Dead mall walking. I was pleasantly shocked when we went down to SD this Aug (2021). It looks just like this. It somehow has gotten more populated.
Seniors & tourists like to roam around upscale places. Some have music 🎶 or live bands. Rent, staffing & other logistics seem to be issues for merchants.
The flag , Kite and Toy store all been there for I'd guess the whole time it's been around. I remember visiting my Uncle as a kid in the late 80's and also in the late 90's early 00's when I lived there. They also had or have a Left handed only store.. As for Kite and Windsock store being anywhere else my area of Eastern CT is vary tourist focused and we have a outdoor mall much like this that also has a Kite shop also has a flag shop and a mom and pop Toy Store. so there is a formula for these
hey fellow ct person
30 years ago it was a very busy happening place. 25 years ago it looked just as it does now 4 or 5 stores doing okay 5 struggling 5 closing sometimes some places just refuse to die lol , long live the mall historians 👍
Seaport Village always gave me mixed vibes. Despite being a tourist trap, it does have some cool spots to check out like the Hot Licks, Geppetto's, and that one tile store (My wife loves this place). In a time where malls have become so generic and uniform in store selection its sort of a throwback to when malls had more variety.
BTW, despite the gross-out gimmicky name, Professor Phardtpounder's Colon Cleaner is actually a nice spicy mustard sauce. Goes great with sausages or hot dogs.
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Ghipetos is not a mom and pop shop. It's a chain. There's another one at Fashion Valley in San Diego.
Top notch intro logo animation!
I can’t believe that a lot of people are walking around with a mask off when we are still in a pandemic.
I grew up in San Diego and always loved going to Seaport Village. I always enjoyed riding the carousel. Crazy Shirt and Swings and Things are two stores that I remember being there when I was a kid. There used to be a shop exclusively for left handers there when I was young, but I imagine that is long gone.
Wow, that intro animation really gave me chills hearing that jingle over and over again watching End of Evangelion! Very nice!
You know when a place is a tourist trap when you find Pressed Penny / Elongated Coin machines.
I finished typing that just before it was actually discussed at the end of the video.
LOL we used to just have them run over on railroad tracks
8:44 - Is that Ian from “Ian’s Happy Handhelds?!”
Yup
It looks like a Simon & Simon 🎬 location from the 1980s. ✔
it most likely was
It does have that 80s vibe!
Wait, is that Ian from the CU Podcast?
Yes
This looks like an interesting location! Always happy to see a new video from you!
Was here a few weekends ago and the place was packed. Lots of people at the restaurants, live music, etc.
Flash mob?
The area looks beautiful. The tropical feel with blue water fountains and white buildings...It looks like a nice place to spend an afternoon.
I think the penny smashing machines are the only felonies I've ever committed .
Truly a nice looking mall!
Like the new logo
Reminds me of seaworld back in the day, would make a nice walking park
I was just here on Monday and it was packed! Definitely not a dying mall. Mike Hess Brewery had some awesome IPAs to enjoy while looking out on the ocean.
You should have seen what was there pre-1980. It was not a nice part of town. Lot of rotting Navy buildings and polluted breakwater. Through the 1980s and at least the first part of the 90s, Seaport Village did very, very well. Last few times I've been down there, it's not crowded like it used to be but is still busy enough.
7:03 Professor Phardtpounders Colon Cleaner Original Formula Flushing Agent!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
And I wonder what the estate of Johnny Cash and June Carter would think of the mustard to the left? 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Secret Aardvark is dope!
Used to visit Seaport Village in the 90s w/ my family, especially when further north got really hot (Inland Empire)
For a really beautiful very much alive outdoor mall in San Diego, visit University Town Center. The Macys is pretty pitiful with its perpetually out of order escalator, but the rest of the mall is great. There’s even a speakeasy with a secret entrance. It’s called Raised by Wolves.
Love that place. Make sure to grab a Samburger.
Hope they never change it. Well except the flag store. Change that.
Influencer Boutique is okay. You gotta know your audience..
I lived in San Diego from ‘85 to ‘91 and Seaport Village was much more lively then, definitely more of a shopping destination than for food. My favorite store sold seashells.
Seaport is beautiful, I come out here every summer. It definitely was impacted by COVID. The cupcake place that was on cupcake wars is gone now, really sad.
feed ducks fish as well, not bread, worms, insects, fish, tiny frogs
I think the flag store is cool! The "influencer store", er, not so much. Anyway hasn't the flag store been there forever? And I don't recall the Influencer Boutique at all. Last time I was at Seaport Village was probably about 2010-ish. Used to always go there when visiting from Phoenix. I remember when you went there in the summer about half of the cars in the parking lot had Arizona plates.
Used to visit Seaport Village and Horton Plaza in the 80’s & 90’s since we used to work retail and both of these locations were unique. Always bought a T-shirt from Crazy Shirts and saw a movie upstairs at Horton Plaza. Oddly I quit retail got sick of mandatory Saturdays and day after Thanksgiving and my employer now is based in downtown San Diego while I work out of the Los Angeles area.
These videos are amazing when you’re faded. Keep it comin. You should do some in California. Westminster mall by me is pretty vacant and totally 90s
Went to Seaport Village once in my younger years. Family vacation with my grandparents and uncle's family. Memory's a bit hazy but do remember eating pizza there with the fam, an arcade that had the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time cabinet (likely dating my trip there to be around Summer 1991), and a magic store that sold fart powder. LOL! Good memories!
Oh man! I'm really shocked about the possibilities ofSeaport Village being torn one day!!!😬 From 1985 to 2003, I must have gone to San Diego 15 times on vacation, I love the place so much that during those times it has been my "second home". I've been to seaport village tons of times and I loved it there. I ate there, bought a kite, flew it on the grassy banks nearby, and bought refrigerator magnets, coffee cups and those fabulous penny smashers !!! Its a fabulous place to hang out while out there by the ports where they have the convention center, the bay excursion and the Fabulous Anthony's Fish restaurant that I hope its still there! It seems a bit sad that the COVID has diminished everything and San Diego is no exception. Watching your video on Seaport Village kind of shows me that the place is holding on ok but when I last was there in 2003 it was a bit more a bustling place and I'm glad for the most part it has kept its sparkle today. Thank you for showing this video. San Diego has been very dear to me, a very beautiful place!
I went to high school in downtown SD, and we ran a lot to Seaport Village. I miss the bookstore there a lot, it got replaced by Geppetto’s. Also, you get to see otters and sea lions swimming around sometimes :)
Edit: One time when I was 13 my friends and I went to the chime store and the lady at the checkout counter was very mad at me for playing the xylophone in their store. Granted, it did say “Try the Xylophone!!!!”
Personally the "Influencer Boutique" is the worst this place has to offer.
I liked getting the souvenir pennies, got some from Disneyland, Castles 'n Coasters near me, and some other places I don't remember
Wow I haven't been there since 2010! Thanks for showing this.
Fellow AZ resident here; I reside in Yuma, so I make the jaunt to San Diego quite often. Seaport Village has always been a place that I check out when I'm in the area. I agree that it isn't what one would call dead, especially when there are events happening nearby.
When you drove into Seaport, you likely saw the construction taking place on the corner of Pacific Highway and Harbor Drive. That is for Manchester Pacific Gateway, which will be one of the most lavish resort hotels in the world. When it's completed (whenever that may be), I can't help but think that it will be a factor in getting business back up for Seaport Village.
We visited in December, 2020, just before the second lockdown. It was pretty darned quiet, but the setting is great and I hope they can make it a better destination area. We stopped in the Hot Sauce shop, and we ran when we saw the flag shop. It doesn't help that the high-end Headquarters at Seaport sits between Seaport Village and Downtown. The Headquarters probably takes away the few luxury shoppers that would consider Seaport Village, as well as tourists walking from Gaslamp.
Did you visit the mini shopping and eating area just outside the entrance to Seaport Village? It is built in the former headquarters to the San Diego Police Department built in 1939.
Can’t decide what’s worse. Influencer boutique, or the hype beast shoe cleaner at park city
The central pond reminds me of Aurora Farms Premium Outlets. I wonder if they were developed by the same property company.
I kinda want to see what gaudy nonsense they sell at Influencer Boutique. If you ever get to Barstow, see if the outlet mall is still in existence. It was near the Flying J truck stop & In n Out. It was in death spasms back in 2011, & might be completely abandoned by now.
Thank you for this one, finally one I use to frequent on my many trips to the San Diego area in the 80s/90s, still have a picture made from shells hanging in the bathroom. Keep up the great work.
Ocean City, MD, has a dedicated kite store, which makes sense. There might be one in Rehobeth, DE, as well.
I used to go there in the 90s. It was mainly known for the restaurants. Today, it's definitely for tourists.
Me and my spouse went here a week ago. It was lovely and still very busy for a Sunday. It's a tourist trap but it was really nice.
Borderline in the background. That might be my new fave song ever! :3
Sea Port Village in San Diego situation is um.. Complicated..
Far as I know it has its ups and down. I do know that it suffered quite a bit in the late 90s to mid 2000s, then gained traction as Comic Con brought massive numbers of people to the location. Although that didn't save the mall nearby in the late 2010s. Sea Port appears to have one side that does fairly well with the one close to the hotels that isn't doing as well. Interestingly your likely correct that its being seen now as a dinning destination, as when Comic Con became a literal summer attraction every year. Sea Port food area became popular for cosplayers and tourist. The stores in the back never really never succeeded likely cause they are not closer to the shore. I feel its likely the who area will survive on the small restruants and cafe's with small little stores taking advantage.
this reminds me of mystic village in ct
Man, I used to come here when I was really young. It's probably been 25 years since I've been there, what a blast from the past.
I've had that colon cleanser. You did well to skip it because it really did blow out my rectum.
I went on a date in summer of 2006 and it was beautiful. It was right at sunset and I remember them having cool shops that sold beautiful jewelry, i bought some teal shell earrings with a silver inlay. The shops were pretty hip and unique. The best part was seeing the man o war ship that was taking a sunset cruise around the harbor. I kept thinking about this place over the years and wondered where it was and the name, I’m glad to see u did a vid on it💙💙💙
Great video!
Can you please revisit Flagstaff mall and desert sky mall?
I would have been interested in visiting this type of mall. This looks cool.
Rabbit populations seem pretty common in some urban areas. Not sure if that's a good thing what with this crossover virus thing going on.
What ran across the ground from right to left at 4:36 ?
Probably just the shadow cast by the bird flying by.
Just to let you know feeding ducks bread isn't the healthiest thing for them but it's better than not feeding them anything at all. People at a park near me stopped feeding the ducks bread and loads of them starved to death. It's better to feed ducks bread (especially in winter) than nothing at all. So just to reiterate, please don't stop feeding the ducks bread, it's not that bad and much better than them starving to death!
Been there. Every time we have conventions in San Diego. It is (a lovely) tourist trap!
This is definitely designed to be a tourist attraction, however many locals still came here, at least when I lived there 14 years ago. I remember they had a year round Christmas store and a carousel that has a historic story to it. Seaport and Oldtown were great to bring out of towners to.
I vote for the flag store for being more offensive. The Influencer store just has a sign and a tacky store model, while the flag store is literally in your face with every single flag they could find. MUCH pusher!!!
Lived in San Diego for a decade, the only time I went here was to meet my Uncle that was vacationing from Phoenix.
I myself have seen one store dedicated to kites and wind socks. It’s in South Padre Texas. So now there’s 2 at least!
Did visit Seaport Village in San Diego but that was back in late March 2001 during spring break from school with my family. Probably was a different place then but it did remind me of Kensington Village where I live in Calgary where there's several trendy shops but this was along the cost. Did remember a hot sauce store where you saw various kinds and 7000 tacky bottles of the same blend. Did also remember a flag store and a sports store that had everything from the four major leagues and all teams. Did buy a miniature San Diego Chargers helmet from there as the Chargers are my NFL team. Need to go back to San Diego sometime.
Secret Aardvark is from here in Portland, Ore. It's the best!
Grew up in the area, and I don't think I ever went here, or ever heard anyone say oh yeah, let's go there!
Also, the influencer thing is the bigger offender for sure.
Technically, there's nothing wrong with throwing an animal some bread, crackers, etc. once in a while. The problem is ducks in places like parks get fed a lot, and they should be eating a more nutritious diet. It's similar to giving a bum a cigarette, because they'll probably keep begging for more, or for money to buy more.
I will direct your attention to "The Kite Loft" Ocean City MD.
I been to a dead mall a hour or two away, Florence mall near Cincinnati, on the Kentucky side.
I will Favorite any of your Mall Videos with Mall that have Fountains in them!!!! F+L, Corey
I loved walking around seaport village when I was there 10 years ago. Nice to see the Cariloha store still open. Their sheets and towels are fantastic, expensive but fantastic.