Exploring the Abandoned Montgomery Mall.

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  • Opened in 1970, closed in 2008. Walk with me as I take a journey through the once glorious and beautiful Montgomery Mall (Montgomery, Alabama). A very special thank you to Whitesand for use of the track "Memory"

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  • @ThisisDanBell
    @ThisisDanBell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    That food court. Loved this tour.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

    • @pamelaaverrett5848
      @pamelaaverrett5848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dan if you travel down this way we have another dead mall in Montgomery, and it has an ice rink.

  • @queen2k127
    @queen2k127 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is so heartbreaking💔🥹 I cannot stop crying I grew up going to this mall since I was a child and my mother used to work at the Cookie shop across from the food court and the arcade... In the 90's When I was a teenager me and my sisters used to hang out on the weekends with friends to go to the music store buy CDs going to the arcade eating at the food court having so much fun but the crimes increasing in the area shootings in the mall and I remember Montgomery mall had a code conduct and dress code because of gang activity the police stayed in the area because crime was so bad..smh !! Montgomery mall has so much history and class.. R.I.P Montgomery Mall🌹🕊️ and I want to thank you for sharing this video I really appreciate much love.❤️

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so very much for your sweet and kind words. I appreciate you sharing your memories and watching the video. May God bless you and your family.

    • @repeater08
      @repeater08 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The arcade was awesome! I remember the Disney store and KB Toys as well

  • @committed2thecore
    @committed2thecore ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This mall was the best mall in Montgomery. It’s sad that the developers and city let this rot.

  • @MegaRlambert
    @MegaRlambert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Many memories in that mall. First job as an electrician on the new addition. Playing around center court water fountain in 1975, building the new Lerner store, Ray’s Airbrush, Dante’s Pizza, game tech at Aladdin’s Arcade. Lunches while on break at J.P. Tech.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mr. Lambert, you are and always will be a Montgomery pioneer and Legend!!

    • @DesertStormVet67
      @DesertStormVet67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ahhhhh. Dante's Pizza. I worked there when they first opened.

    • @DavidArmelino
      @DavidArmelino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed. I’ve seen a lot of dead mall videos and this one is up there with the best. Love the production values with the old photos. Would love to see more videos like this!

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DavidArmelino Thank you!

  • @mazzycollins9856
    @mazzycollins9856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This is hands down one of the best abandoned mall videos I've seen. The excellent camera work, silent story telling with the news clips and old photos and the choice of such a perfect piece of music to set the mood makes this one I will probably watch over and over. Beautiful job.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much for watching, and your kind words about the footage made my day. Thanks again. I appreciate it very much.

  • @tracynorris9655
    @tracynorris9655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It's hard to see the Montgomery Mall like this. Someone should make it into a theme park or something, instead of letting it go to waste. It makes me sad.

    • @josephj.6478
      @josephj.6478 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They put a high school and police/fire department on each end so far, not sure about the middle portion tho

  • @MCWilson
    @MCWilson ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This mall was my favorite place to hang out in the 90s. I loved visiting the Electronics Boutique there. One day I was browsing aimlessly and a group of three guys come in. One of them picks up a game from the new releases section.
    Guy 1: “Final Fantasy 7”… I heard this game is tight!
    Guy 2: For $39.95, it _better_ be tight!
    Guys 1 and 3: Man, you have _no_ idea what you’re talking about.

  • @bpdunlap
    @bpdunlap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Having worked in that mall in the late 1970’s, this gave me kind of a sad and eerie feeling. It was once the the hub of retail in Montgomery and effectively killed off what remaining retail business there was left in downtown Montgomery.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you very much for sharing your memories.

    • @trfarmer3869
      @trfarmer3869 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They moved down to the other end of Montgomery to the mall that was built near the air field. I was sad to see all of the eateries, the 2 food stores & the other businesses gone from that end. I was glad that the Farm Stand was still at the corner by the light the last time my mother & I traveled down to see family.

    • @marksmith4828
      @marksmith4828 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trfarmer3869 The Farm Stand is now gone as well

  • @Kakiro_Miro
    @Kakiro_Miro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I cried... it was the mall of my youth.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much for watching.

    • @ksavage681
      @ksavage681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same. I was there every weekend. Rode my bike there most of the time.

  • @jeee1074
    @jeee1074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This is pretty awesome footage. This dead mall barely had any online photos prior to your video. This mall looked really nice, it is a shame that it is rotting away like this. There are not many places in 2021 that still have a Parisian labelscar and an untouched Steve and Barry's sign.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks very much for watching. The first photo of the large water fountain was where you see the clock now. That image was captured before the remodel. Thanks again for watching and your kind words.

  • @doylescordy
    @doylescordy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Candy still in the machines after 13 years.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching.

    • @WhittyPics
      @WhittyPics 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eat at your own risk

    • @doylescordy
      @doylescordy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WhittyPics Hard candy can actually remain edible for decades if stored right. But sitting loose in a machine, I doubt it, haha

  • @glennmcdaniel7812
    @glennmcdaniel7812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Orange Julius and many other stores brings back such good memories. This really makes me sad to see such a wonderful place end up like this. Same as Normandale. Guess Eastdale Mall will be next, then Eastchase. Sad, just sad...

    • @karlitosway7474
      @karlitosway7474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      East chase will stay the same long as Eastdale stays open. They better not close it or else shopping in the city will be ruined forever

    • @789tundra
      @789tundra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      YEP I REMEMBER QRANGE JULIUS AND DO U REMEMBER A SHOP THAT ONLY SOLD PANTYHOSE AND STOCKINGS IT WAS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF GAYFERS ENTRANCE!!!

    • @jalenbarlow1303
      @jalenbarlow1303 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eastdale is thriving now.

    • @josephj.6478
      @josephj.6478 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jalenbarlow1303 fr, they have alot of new stores and shops

  • @BEvans-sb3lp
    @BEvans-sb3lp ปีที่แล้ว +4

    9:31 This was the kiosk I worked at selling cell phones in college 😢 How disturbing and nostalgic at the same time. Feels like yesterday. Used to be bustling with life in there. ❤ Old folks walking in the mornings and the fun crowd hanging shopping and eating in the evenings!

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, very much, for watching. I appreciate you sharing your memories with us. Blessings and love.

  • @ivegotwords
    @ivegotwords 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As someone who grew up going to this mall a lot in the 90s as a kid, I kinda wish it was more of a walkthrough. I would totally take whoever wanted to film it and show you around where everything was. So weird how on one end on one side is a school, the other a police/fire station and inbetween and on the other side is all abandoned and deteriorating like this

  • @pclayton5063
    @pclayton5063 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Eastchase sucked the life out of both the Montgomery Mall and Eastdale Mall just like everyone knew it would.

  • @romonagray1413
    @romonagray1413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They should take it and put it to good use of something.

  • @ksavage681
    @ksavage681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was here every weekend in the 80's, hanging out at the Barrell of Fun arcade and food courts. All the shopping went to the Eastdale Mall across town where most people ended up moving to. This part of town is very run down now.

  • @bamagrl26
    @bamagrl26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I used to live and shop at this mall before leaving the state in 2004, it was slowly headed for closure back them due to the increased crime in the area. However there were good times especially in the early 90's. Montgomery as a whole is declining I live in Huntsville and only come there to put flowers on my parents Graves. R.I.P Montgomery Mall

  • @charlesjonesjr1262
    @charlesjonesjr1262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is was one of my favorite hangouts in the mid 90's. If memory serves me there was a giant merry go round in the food court,

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you very much for watching. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. You are correct, there was a carousel in Montgomery Mall. It was moved to Eastdale Mall.

  • @CoolCatProductions-365
    @CoolCatProductions-365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Interesting how this mall is still standing being at this point, most malls that closed in 2008 & 2009 all have since been demolished or redeveloped into some outdoor center. So this mall is indefinitely a lone survivor that somehow isn’t to badly damaged but it seems to be getting worst by the year. Good thing you got this mall on camera when you did because honestly for all we know, this place could be demolished in 5 months to year. That Steve and Barry’s signage is great!

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you very much for watching. I really appreciate it. Good news, 4 sections of this building have been beautifully remodeled (vocational school, magnet school, fire station ,and a police precinct) hopefully, there’s good news on the horizon for the rest of the structure. Thanks again.

    • @WhittyPics
      @WhittyPics 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It costs money to tear a mall down. We are talking millions of dollars. Maybe the city doesn't have it in their budget? I know Charlotte is pretty good at tearing down abandoned malls.

    • @itsathejoey
      @itsathejoey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Parisians became Lamp High School.

    • @teebennett2445
      @teebennett2445 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@itsathejoey wrong

    • @josephj.6478
      @josephj.6478 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@teebennett2445 ye It did

  • @epcotman32
    @epcotman32 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember as a kid I loved this mall, especially Diamond Jim's arcade. There were true memories there.

  • @t-yung4280
    @t-yung4280 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its funny how this mall & area has went down so much in my lifetime. It crazy because they will literally take the store out of the south side & move them to northeast & east Montgomery to flourish. Mainly east though. I learned if you don’t push for more in your area or pull out of the area where its at. They will never build in a community. Great video. This was the most thriving part of the city in my childhood thank you

  • @oldschoolel
    @oldschoolel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gayfer's/McRea's vibes! I remember this mall well. Miss this place's once vibrant atmosphere. Excellent video, but sad.

  • @toddwoods582
    @toddwoods582 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a complete opposite of what it was obviously, this place was the hub and center of social life, and what was popular . It was the place to be and be seen if you were a teenager in the 80's. Now? It could be (is) a representation of so many things that have declined in Montgomery for whatever reason. This Mall and the area around it was at one time the up and coming , nice , clean and safe area of Montgomery belive it or not. Today it's a crime infested war zone you stay away from.......complete inverse.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching the video. I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

  • @charlesmessick5053
    @charlesmessick5053 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I grew up going to this mall and it hurt so bad to see how fast it went downhill however most of that was due to how bad the neighborhood around it got too.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching.

    • @Gigi-yy7jp
      @Gigi-yy7jp ปีที่แล้ว

      My family traveled to Montgomery for work and sometimes I would go with them and bring the kids to the mall. The decline was sad. The last time I went I didn't feel safe. It closed not long after that. Most everything near there closed and is run down or replaced by thrift shops and loan shark business.

  • @CalebHyles
    @CalebHyles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As I grow older, my younger memories become more and more nebulous. Thank you for unlocking old, treasured memories that I hadn't heard from in a long time ♥ Montgomery Mall was a favorite of mine. I wish I could remember the name of the arcade. It wasn't Aladdin's Castle, because that was Eastdale.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much for watching the video and I’m very glad you enjoyed it. The arcade was called barrel of fun. Thanks again.

    • @cscott8381
      @cscott8381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Diamond Jim’s Arcade

    • @thathippieguy67
      @thathippieguy67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      cscott is right about Diamond Jim's. But there was an older arcade there for several years that preceded it called 'Barrel of Fun'.

    • @christhomas3334
      @christhomas3334 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BARREL OF FUN

  • @DesScorp
    @DesScorp ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for this. My wife worked in one of the anchor stores in the mid 90's. My family spent quite a lot of time (and a good bit of money) in these places back in the day. For years, I was itching to get in their and see what was becoming of the old place. You've done that for me. I've seen some still-photos of the place circa 2010, when it had only been closed 2 years, and they were eerie... the whole mall was essentially abandoned in place overnight, like it was a retail Chernobyl. Cash registers, furniture, signage, you name it, just left sitting there. Now it's just sad, with the ghosts of my memories superimposed over the decaying structure. Part of me thinks they ought to just tear it down.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so very much for watching and sharing your memories. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

  • @datboitrill
    @datboitrill ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mannn as a kids this was the spot with Looneys skating rink across on one side and dz discovery zone and chuck e cheese

  • @robertsilva8097
    @robertsilva8097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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  • @Relayer56
    @Relayer56 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Enjoyed the video. The Japanese have a word for urban exploration of abandoned buildings: Haikyo.
    I haven't seen the inside of Montgomery Mall in about 45 years. Huge news when it opened.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

  • @romonagray1413
    @romonagray1413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wonder what they did with all the tables & chairs?

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are still there. Thanks for watching and I hope you have a Happy New Year.

  • @walkeww
    @walkeww 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    WOW. I loved going to that mall back in the 90s and 00s. It was so thriving at one time.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much for watching.

    • @markjamesmeli2520
      @markjamesmeli2520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wiseupproductions3140 - Thanks for not telling us when it closed.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markjamesmeli2520 The mall permanently closed in 2008, which is displayed in the video at 19:29. Thanks for watching. I really appreciate it.

  • @yourlocalgummybear1754
    @yourlocalgummybear1754 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i’ve been in here before, it was rlly cool

  • @johncarolina4950
    @johncarolina4950 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Diamond Jim's and Electronics Boutique right around the corner babysat me. I once got sick right in front of the Auburn-Alabama store to a shocked look on the face of a teenage store clerk. Lol. Great times.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว

      I really appreciate you watching this video and sharing your memories. It means a lot. Thank you!

  • @LeadHalo
    @LeadHalo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've never been to this mall. But this video and combination of music made me feel great loss. Reminded me of all the good times in my mall that I lost. Thank you for posting such a beautiful video.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much for your kind words. That means a lot, my friend. I really appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

    • @gavinisdie
      @gavinisdie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm thankful that my childhood mall is still around

  • @DDGVET4
    @DDGVET4 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    These are the warning signs of a country in decline. It's not just Montgomery. It's the entire nation.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching. Check out part 2 with more images and pics of the past.

    • @BRIANOCONNOR2003
      @BRIANOCONNOR2003 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And it's also because the mall was purchased by glimcher realty trust company for $70 million dollars
      But I heard that it was a terrible company and that's how it happened

  • @truth6027
    @truth6027 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah, We all know the reason it shut down so do they.

  • @davidjones5746
    @davidjones5746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remember when this mall opened. It was really the second or maybe third mall I had ever been to and was the first mall my family visited on a regular basis. As an adult I remember the addition being added and even lived and worked close to the mall when it was it's peak. Changing demographics, the trend away from enclosed malls beginning in the 90's and the close proximity of another mall really killed it (helped by mismanagement along the way). The whole area around the mall has completely changed. Everything in Montgomery keeps moving east. The former Dillards (which will always be Gayfers or even Montgomery Fair to me) is now a Police Precinct Station and a Fire Station. Good uses for the property but still a shame. I no longer live in the area but still remember Christmas Shopping and Back-to-School shopping there as a child and shopping there again as an adult. Rarely have I found malls I had a "connection" with in videos like this so thanks for posting it!

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much for watching and sharing your memories. I really appreciate it.

    • @bitesizegeek
      @bitesizegeek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, that whole side of Montgomery is pretty run down/abandoned now. We used to spend so much time in that area as kids. We would go to the Wal-Mart that was like a mile down the road and grocery shopped at Bruno's across the street, skating at Looney's, etc. Lots of memories.

    • @jasonbrown7516
      @jasonbrown7516 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey David!! Jason Brown

  • @ShirleyABurton
    @ShirleyABurton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember when my family moved back to Montgomery from Ohio, and the mall expanded in 1989. I lived close enough I could WALK to the mall. It was so vibrant and full of life. K-B Toys, Waldenbooks, and the Aladdin's Castle video arcade! Those are memories!

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wonderful memories, Shirley! Thanks for watching the video.

    • @johncarolina4950
      @johncarolina4950 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aladdin's Castle was at Eastdale. Diamond Jim's was the Montgomery Mall arcade

    • @ShirleyABurton
      @ShirleyABurton ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johncarolina4950 I just realized that. Thanks. 😊

  • @charlesjonesjr1262
    @charlesjonesjr1262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This part of town is on what they called the southern bypass, I lived not too far from this mall from 1992 to 1995, even back then everything was moving out toward I-85 and east Montgomery. When I went back in 2019 it was all run down a lot of the major businesses had moved out.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching and sharing your memories, Charles.

    • @charlesjonesjr1262
      @charlesjonesjr1262 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wiseupproductions3140 thanks for putting up this video.

    • @ironsharpensiron4580
      @ironsharpensiron4580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      White flight is what happened. I lived there from 72 till 1992 and it was hopping We would go to Loony’s skating rink across the street, and then go look at CDs and play video games at Aladdin’s arcade

  • @laurabrochard1146
    @laurabrochard1146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pay phones.! LMAO.
    Great video.music.
    What state was this?
    I never understand why tables, chairs, benches and plants are left to rot. Give them to a non-profit.
    This mall could be anytown,, USA. Very sad.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for watching, Laura. This video was captured in Montgomery, Alabama. The music was provided by Whitesand. I’m sure he will appreciate your kind words about the track. Thanks again.

  • @maximusX_
    @maximusX_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    so sad how shopping malls are all dying and becoming just memories of being a teenager when life was more simple, I miss being young going to the mall shopping for clothes and buying music CDs just to go out every Saturday night at the nightclubs with good friends

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching and sharing your memories. I hope you enjoy the holidays and have a happy new year.

    • @maximusX_
      @maximusX_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wiseupproductions3140 thank you and great content

  • @charlesjonesjr1262
    @charlesjonesjr1262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    At 11:18 I believe that used to be a Ruby Tuesday

    • @BoratWanksta
      @BoratWanksta ปีที่แล้ว

      I think 11:18 indeed was an old Ruby Tuesday. The RTs in malls, tended to have windows like that.

  • @akingwithwords2144
    @akingwithwords2144 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s crazy how they’re allowed to just leave the building… I understand if there are plans for it, but big empty spots like that are just beggin’ for some criminal activity…

  • @skyAMPbeyond333
    @skyAMPbeyond333 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why is it every time I watch these abandoned tours, I get so sad and feel some type of way? I am holding back those really powerful, let me out tears, you know the ones when you're watching a really sad part in a movie and you dont want anyone to hear your sniffles because they then would know you were crying so you try with all you got to not cry but it just gets worse in your chest area...yea well that😢.....Whyyyyyy

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I know exactly what you mean, my friend. Thanks for watching and please check out part 2 with more pics from the past added. Much Love!

  • @ronmissildine
    @ronmissildine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video! Thanks for posting. So sad to see the mall in this condition. I spent a lot of time in this mall when it was remodeled and expanded in 1988. Do you have any pictures of the mall from 1988 to before it was closed?

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much for watching and sharing your memories, Ron. I do have a few pics form that time period. Thanks again.

    • @ronmissildine
      @ronmissildine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wiseupproductions3140 would love to see them!

  • @tedhansen3846
    @tedhansen3846 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Phoenix, Az is getting with it this year. They are demolishing Fiesta mall, Paradise Valley, and Metro Center malls and redeveloping the land.

  • @charlesjonesjr1262
    @charlesjonesjr1262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Long story short: Crime and demographics really hurt this mall.

  • @icecreamforcrowhurst
    @icecreamforcrowhurst 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The makeovers all these malls got in the 90’s were terrible. The older iterations look 1000x better.

  • @Billybiscuits13
    @Billybiscuits13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The music choice is awful and so repetitive to repeat over a 30 minute. Still was nice to take a walk down memory lane.

  • @robertsilva8097
    @robertsilva8097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Remember When You Do These Types of Videos Make Sure you're Not Going To Be Arrested in the Future For Trespassing

  • @JS-fi2bo
    @JS-fi2bo ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Washed dishes at JC Penney’s restaurant at 14 years of age in 1971 New Mall then. Lots of good memories

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s fascinating! Thank you for watching and sharing your memories.

  • @JimMcDade_Exploration
    @JimMcDade_Exploration 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember walking into the book store in the early 1970s and seeing SOVIET LIFE, an English language equivalent version of America’s LIFE magazine. I browsed it and while it had some twisted propaganda content, it also had some very cool coverage of the Soviet space program that you could not find in any other magazine.

  • @williamsiyanko4631
    @williamsiyanko4631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A very sad to see this mall like this ABANDONED.

  • @ItsaRomethingeveryday
    @ItsaRomethingeveryday 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a sad depressing mall, so sad that it got to this point, Fantastic vid! Liked
    BTW,. Was there any access to the walled of wing, would really liked to have seen it also

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you very much for watching, and your kind words. Good news, the area in question was converted to a public safety building and school.

  • @ILoveOldTWC
    @ILoveOldTWC ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lived in Montgomery 1989-1994 (in Millbrook for 6 months August 1988-January 1989) and went here often. JCPenney, Gayfers and Parisian were the anchor stores. Loved the food court. I also remember the clock. The building is still there, I want to say it's a school.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching and sharing your memories. Yes, two schools (Lamp and MPACT: Montgomery Preparatory Academy for Career Technologies) Also, Montgomery Police Department and Fire Department both have locations there.

  • @peytonmcpherson2328
    @peytonmcpherson2328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My childhood makes me sad!

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching.

    • @peytonmcpherson2328
      @peytonmcpherson2328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wiseupproductions3140 I miss it a lot

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@peytonmcpherson2328 Do you remember putters and sluggers across the street?

    • @peytonmcpherson2328
      @peytonmcpherson2328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wiseupproductions3140 no, but I could have went there when I was really young, I remember Discovery Zone, Bruno’s, Governor Squar Big Lots, and Barnes Nobles across from the mall!

  • @perrysnider3317
    @perrysnider3317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    EASTDALE, YOU'RE NEXT

  • @redlady8296
    @redlady8296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    They built a magnet school that appears to be attached to this particular mall (can’t help but wonder if that bricked up store front is where it’s attached) also I believe the fire department is using one side of it as well. It’s been awhile since I bothered to look while driving by. Great video though used to shop at Montgomery mall as a kid.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching. You’re correct, Lamp (magnet school), fire station, police HQ and a vocational school are located in parts of the building now.

  • @caraflanagan1939
    @caraflanagan1939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Abandoned Mall videos the future of Regency Square Mall in Jax Florida

  • @BoratWanksta
    @BoratWanksta ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! It's too bad i get this weird feeling that Eastdale seems to now be declining today, as well. Though it isn't totally dead yet, you can see the signs Eastdale is going down that path. I.e. that one of the mall slumlords(either Namdar or Kohan) bought the mall, an increasing number of stores have left for a lifestyle center east of there, the fact(per some reports I've read) their ice rink isnt open for as many hours as it used to be, etc.
    Will say I'm kinda surprised none of those into virtual mall recreations, have tried recreating this mall yet. And while I don't do any of those recrestions myself, I'm a member of a few such groups and think one of the people ij these groups would do a REALLY great job of recreating this mall!

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching. I appreciate you.

    • @BoratWanksta
      @BoratWanksta ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wiseupproductions3140 You're welcome. I think I will suggest those into virtual mall recreations(I'm in a few of those Discord groups), should try to recreate Montgomery Mall someday.

  • @cynthiaj.simmons870
    @cynthiaj.simmons870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great abandoned mall video!!! I'm not from the area ww have plenty in Illinois where I'm from and the neighboring state of Wisconsin and Northridge Mall. My son is in the us army and they live in Columbus, Georgia and when he graduated basic training in 2015 we visited the Peachtree Mall which is a very nice mall. My son and his wife and my grandson live in Fort Polk, Louisiana and the last time we visited Columbus, Georgia is when my grandson was born and I didn't realize that Montgomery, Alabama was or a 45 minute trip from Columbus, Georgia I discovered when we changed Greyhound Busses there in Montgomery. Again great video and great history of the mall and great music too and I'm definitely watching this video more than once myself very great job!!! 🤗❤🤗❤🤗❤

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it. I deeply appreciate your kind words. Blessings and love to you and your family.

  • @GhostTweeHubBub
    @GhostTweeHubBub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is by far the best abandoned mall video I’ve seen, hands down. The music, the pictures, the sounds (water fountain, food court), they go right along with it.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your kind words about the video made my day! Thank you so very much for watching, and I’m very glad you enjoyed it.

    • @GhostTweeHubBub
      @GhostTweeHubBub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wiseupproductions3140 glad I could brighten up your day. Sometimes a kind word goes a long way & makes the day better.

  • @dustinmaines602
    @dustinmaines602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome what appears to be drone footage of this mall brings back alot of memories. So sad that it closed but thanks for sharing this video with us just about brings a tear to my eye and the music you selected for the video is beautiful

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks very much for watching and your kind words. I’m so very glad you enjoyed it.

  • @antoniocrosby976
    @antoniocrosby976 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man I used to work in this mall as a kid. I live I California now.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@antoniocrosby976 Thanks for watching.

    • @antoniocrosby976
      @antoniocrosby976 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@wiseupproductions3140 thanks for doing this

  • @melissasturgis
    @melissasturgis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I need to get money to buy this mall sonI can put people back to work.

  • @girlscanbedrummers5449
    @girlscanbedrummers5449 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This mall wasn't in mint condition by any means, but for almost the same amount of years it sure looked better than rolling acres did.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

  • @tastravelstheguywhostutters240
    @tastravelstheguywhostutters240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember this Mall being very very very very very properly, back in the day for real, my Brothers and Sisters, it is very very very sad that this Mall is Closed now 😭

  • @toddstewart1962
    @toddstewart1962 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Worked at Ruby Tuesday in 1990.....

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Todd!! What’s going on, Brother! Thanks for watching!

    • @toddstewart1962
      @toddstewart1962 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This can't be real...............😕@@wiseupproductions3140

  • @DreDiddy83
    @DreDiddy83 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Friday And Saturday Nites Was The Best Time To Be At Montgomery Mall This Video Bring Back So Many Memories

  • @ironsharpensiron4580
    @ironsharpensiron4580 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I grew up in this mall, my mom would give me $10 every Saturday morning I would ride my diamondback silver Street BMX bicycle and get 100 tokens and play video games, those where the times

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching, epic memories! Diamondback Silver Street, that’s what I’m talking about! I had a Torker.

  • @djdoss8779
    @djdoss8779 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    to this day. the mall is still closed. i hope someone comes and turn this mall into the best mall ever that has been closed for over 10 years

  • @lryates
    @lryates หลายเดือนก่อน

    I work at the high school at one end of the building.
    It’s horrifying to see the other side of the wall. No wonder our school leaks all the time.

  • @thathippieguy67
    @thathippieguy67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I worked there for a couple of years in the early 90s, at Bookland, before taking a more permanent job at B. Dalton at Eastdale Mall. Spent a lot of time at Barrel of Fun in the early 80s when I was a kid, along with Gateway Books.

    • @thathippieguy67
      @thathippieguy67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great video, by the way.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much for watching, your kind words, and sharing your memories. I hope you have a great day.

  • @bitesizegeek
    @bitesizegeek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow, I was thinking about this mall on the way to work this morning and then found your video. I spent a LOT of time at this mall growing up in the late 80's and 90's. My dad would take us for haircuts there, I LOVED going to Electronics Boutique which was beside the hair salon place. I bought many games from there, including Duke Nukem 3D. I loved going to KB Toys and the arcade, the book store, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, etc. I remember when they opened the Disney Store in there and that was HUGE at the time. So many memories there. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much for watching, Mark. I really appreciate it. You brought back some GREAT memories with the businesses you mentioned. Thanks again.

    • @repeater08
      @repeater08 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You named everything I went to as well. I remember the big dog store too lol

  • @mascara1777
    @mascara1777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved the image morphing before the 3 minute mark. I played it over several times. Really nice background music.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it. Thanks for your kind words about the image.

  • @lryates
    @lryates หลายเดือนก่อน

    I work at the high school at one end of the building.

  • @benniedabull6148
    @benniedabull6148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember going there in the 80s when it had a small train you could ride. Hanging out there in the 90s, Aladin castle, the food court trying to meet girls. PC game store, book store etc. All ruined by a certain type that decides to have a shoot out in the mall or the same type that decides to run through the mall as a group assaulting random people and breaking things.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much for watching and sharing your memories. I really appreciate it.

  • @kayleighmanning9413
    @kayleighmanning9413 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Didn't someone buy a section of this mall?

  • @johnholman1132
    @johnholman1132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Reading that article at :33, hard to believe Montgomery Fair was at its downtown location only 20 years.

  • @brianbolin4896
    @brianbolin4896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Looks like this mall had a great run. I grew up in the 70's and will never forget it.

  • @MsHill79
    @MsHill79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved this mall. Sad to see it gone... Body Shop, Rave, and 5•7•9 were my favorite stores lol

  • @Wesley_C
    @Wesley_C 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This mall has downfall now.

  • @johndersham1
    @johndersham1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you request access and get it. Does not look broken into by anyone, because there is no graffiti ?

  • @Incognito_Name
    @Incognito_Name ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Que es muy loco es que yo was born in 2009, however I still have memories of this mall. Do you think that maybe, perhaps I could have had visions in the womb? Maybe somehow saw things while in the womb? Y'all tell me.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fascinating! Thanks for watching.

    • @Incognito_Name
      @Incognito_Name ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wiseupproductions3140
      Please answer my question

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Incognito_Name Anything’s possible. If so, I’m glad it brought you to this video. Blessings to you and your loved ones.

  • @NightSprinter
    @NightSprinter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh hell, I didn't even realize it closed down! I remember going here a lot when visiting two relatives of mine who worked at the base in that city.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, Retro. Do u remember if it was Maxwell or Gunter AFB? Thanks

    • @NightSprinter
      @NightSprinter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wiseupproductions3140 I think they were doing civillian service at Gunter.

    • @trfarmer3869
      @trfarmer3869 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wiseupproductions3140 It's Maxwell.

  • @blk_thor9438
    @blk_thor9438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So many memories! I remember we use to go to the mall on Saturday's and just hang all day until Looney's skating rink opened at 6pm. Use to be in Rhino's playing video games till they told us to leave. I remember pre-ordering Grand Theft Auto San Andreas when I was a kid and damn near dying trying to get to the Mall and pick it up 🤣🤣🤣

  • @proseincproseinc9815
    @proseincproseinc9815 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i used to love running arround the fountain in the mall in the 80s it was so nice there

  • @matthewbrandley9027
    @matthewbrandley9027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember last walking through this mall in 2009. Just a few empty stores. .my how bankruptcy can change things

  • @markstanchin1692
    @markstanchin1692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm thinkin of rescuing that clock by helicopter.

  • @BillyAlabama
    @BillyAlabama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I grew up six blocks from here and watched it being built. I’m glad to see it being employed for other uses. It’s evolving as everything eventually must.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching, my friend!

    • @BillyAlabama
      @BillyAlabama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wiseupproductions3140 I’ve just found you. The words flying at me as I watch are amazing. You know how to tell a story without actually uttering a word. Magnificent.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BillyAlabama I’m so humbled and honored by your kind words. From the bottom of my heart, thank you, so much. You made my night! Thanks again, and blessings to you and your loved ones.

  • @LethaWolfStudios
    @LethaWolfStudios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love that it’s almost completely untouched (vandalism wise) but it’s a shame to think about how much the leaky roof is going to worsen.

  • @westtell4
    @westtell4 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    its just like its just like a mini mall

  • @robertsilva8097
    @robertsilva8097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Keep up The Great Work

  • @DarkMachineNation
    @DarkMachineNation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've seen urbex videos before, love them, but this is the best camera work I've ever seen. Well done.

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much for your kind words. I appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

  • @johndersham1
    @johndersham1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like all or some of this is done with a drone.

  • @robertsilva8097
    @robertsilva8097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just Subscribe To This Beautiful Channel

  • @teddycorwin6254
    @teddycorwin6254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing places that were once thriving are just completely given up to nature awesome footage 👍

  • @WhittyPics
    @WhittyPics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All that water on the floor it has to be moldy too? So sad what is happening to these malls. This mall looks worse and worse the deeper you go. Well done video.

    • @WhittyPics
      @WhittyPics 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This mall needs to be knocked down. It looks like a public health hazard

    • @WhittyPics
      @WhittyPics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is this one of the malls that Roy Moore used to hang out in?

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching and your kind words. I appreciate it.

  • @Henn_Jr
    @Henn_Jr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s crazy. Brings back so many memories. I used to work the carousel (2005-2006)in the food court for my aunt when I first moved to Bama from Ohio 😮‍💨😬me and my late grandma used to walk around the mall before the stores opened ❤😢 Amazing video work

    • @wiseupproductions3140
      @wiseupproductions3140  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for your kind words and sharing your memories. I appreciate it very much. Blessings and love.