My “Mall PA Announcement” intern is losing it. I think she was intimidated by Spock’s super alpha mustache. Thanks for checking out my tautology for Iverson. Won’t be back here for quite some time...hopefully they go through with the epic redevelopment... Anyone find Dalton, yet?
“That kid is BACK on the ESCALATOR again!” Sal, you’ve long been my go-to dead mall content creator - between the intro “messages from our sponsor”, the awesome mall PA lady, and all of your extensive research into the malls you visit, you create consistently entertaining and well made content. Add in a Brodie Bruce quote, and I’m a fan for life. Keep up the awesome work!
After posting my comment, I remembered that back in the day, we visited the Eden Prairie Mall where Mallrats was filmed, around 2000. My brother lived in Mpls at the time, and after visiting MoA, we headed out to Eden Prairie. I think the mall had been remodeled quite a bit since the movie filmed but there were still recognizable spots. Alas, no LaForce sightings on our visit. 😞
19:30 I wasn't paying attention throughout the series, and I finally noticed today that this "old lady announcing funny things through PA" was actually custom made. I love Sal's effort and attention to details!
My Dad grew up in Hillcrest Heights. When I was little, we would go to visit my grandparents, and I remember my parents driving on Iverson Street under the walkway and really liking the ambiance of the lightbulbs. It was also the sign that we nearly there. Thank you for both your videos on this mall, as it brought back memories of visiting my grandparents. You rock!
The jingle from my youth for Iverson Mall is an ear worm that haunts me 40+ years later. 🎵 Come on y'all to IIIIverson Mall! Hop in the buggy and driiiive 'er to IIIIverson Mall! IIIIverson Mall. IIIIverson Mall. ... ..I'll see myself out
Sal, as a Kevin Smith fan from way back, my ears immediately perked up at your background snatch of Mallrats dialogue, but when you told the escalator reference, I grinned from ear to ear. Bravo! Love your vids. Keep up the great work!!
For anyone who lived in the Washington area in the '70s and listened to AM radio, you'll remember WMAL morning hosts Harden & Weaver and they would always mention Iverson Mall - probably a paid plug.
Iverson Mall and Marlow Heights in the mid 60's through the mid 70's was a thriving mall that had something for everyone. By the late 70's and into the 80's it started to decline. Thank's Sal for listing the series of events that help lead to it's decline. I've lived my entire life in and around the beltway. I've personally witnessed several other malls that suffered simlar fates. Landover and White Flint Mall in MD as well as Landmark and the original Springfield Mall in VA all went out of business. Springfield Mall is one of the few malls that appears to have successfully re-developed. As a child I remember looking up at that 3rd level above the Iverson Mall crossover and wondering what was up there. Thanks Sal for answering many questions for me. Like many of the malls in the DMV, Iverson had it's hey-day and fortunately for me I was able to witness it.
I Love intercom lady. Thank you for another awesome vid. I have PTSD unfortunately and malls are impossible places for me to visit. The shot of the underground parking. Reminded of my local Wolco a Woolworths department store here in the 🇬🇧 UK. The 1st time me & my mom visited I few days after opening. Was the day after watching to Original Dawn of the Dead movie. As I’m called Dawn it’s a given I was prone to Dawn jokes. Our visit to the shop was plesent until we entered the Delicatessen. When over the tannoy they played the Dawn of the Dead mall music. Me & my mom where in fits of giggles. People gave us funny looks. The walk from the shop to the bus stop was terrifying. Through a unlit car park or a very steep ramp ( which was impossible in winter) . This structure was torn down in the 80,s . I ❤️ your vids. I think as someone who unfortunately has had to shop online due to severe PTSD & a active Stalker . 2020 was less stressful . Keep giving us amazing content & keep safe ❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋🇬🇧
I was always scared to go on the escalator because I thought my shoelaces would get stuck in it and I'd end up getting chewed up by the machine, so I'd always make sure that my laces were tied up really short and double knotted (hell I'm 39 now and I still do this) before I'd get on it. Either that or I'd just wear flip flops and mind my toes.
Back in 1979 I worked at a deli that used to be located on the second floor on the same side of the mall as Montgomery Wards. I later worked at a ladies clothing store over on the other side of the mall not too far away from where the fountain was. Thanks for the memories
I’m curious, who do you have voicing the “intercom lady” in all your episodes? Is it your Mom or another family member, or a friend closer to your age? They really nail the voice and accent every time. I get a perfect visual of the “character” being portrayed.
@@sal Woah!!!!! Wow! 👏👏👏 How much editing do you have to do to your audio after you record it? What I mean is, do you need to do a lot of pitch adjustments or do you really pull off that voice? Even if you need to edit, I still think you nail it! No pitch changes can capture the intonations and inflections that you pull off. The accent and tone are spot-on.
It’s not difficult to change one’s recorded voice, if one knows how to use filters & pitch shift - Something which Sal clearly has at least an understanding of, if not a mastery. The PA voice was nicely done. 😁
Once again Sal, I can only say thanks. Life for me, as of late, has been full of almost insurmountable struggles. Your content allows a momentary escape and is a place of singular enjoyment. This stuff keeps me going. Leonard Nimoy is awesome.
In case you ever wondered if suggesting subscribing and pointing out that many viewers aren’t actually works... yes, it does. I subbed a few months ago after casually watching for 2 years. And I subbed BECAUSE you pointed it out. Keep up the great work. I really appreciate that you go in and film, knowing that in many places you will get hassled for it. Thank you.
No wear, and tear (on laserdiscs). Until Disk Rot happens. Lots of laserdisc video games are becoming obsolete due to the disc rot, as well as aging players failing. (Yes, emulators take over is they can't replace either dead item.)
I get your reference alright! Believe me, my mother instilled true fear and respect for escalators in us. And, yes, she had several terrifying stories to emphasis her point.
I remember during the Christmas seasons searching for a parking spot on even the top (open air) floor of those now empty garages. You could shop at Woodie's and Hecht's (Marlow Heights) without going downtown. You were right though, customer safety has a big effect on clientele, and thereby success.
I love the nasally voiced lady over the PA that pops up in ur videos, Sal... She's a trip, and I think we all know who it is that is behind this beloved character. 😉👍😁
I do wish parents would teach kids to fear and respect escalators. All day I see kids play on them and parents just laugh. I have to step in and say “this is not a toy.” We had a bloodbath once, I had to clean it. Shoe ripped in 1/2 and 1 toe ripped 90% off
Kick ass video, Sal! Thanks for delivering yet another quality, entertaining, and knowledge-filled video. I last saw a Roses in Virginia Beach VA decades ago. Your description of it is spot on! Give your PA Announcer a raise LOL!!
Amazing episode loved the music and footage looked crispy! Liked that magnavision sponsor and the floors and stairs of this mall are so classic, a treasure to see, great job altogether!💯
I grew up in the area. Someone was also killed in either the late 70s/early 80s during a robbery of a jewelry store in the mall. I spent many a day skipping school and walking around that mall killing time in the early 70s. Also, every Saturday, walk around the mall. I think I had a job interview once in the office building section.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Iverson Mall somehow survived another 100 years. Despite being the grimiest, dirtiest mall in the DC area since the 80's, it still lives. Its outlived so many better malls in the area that its crazy. This area will probably be the last in the DC area to gentrify as well (if ever), so I foresee it being around much longer.
Yes I can’t wait for the revisit of Lakeforest mall I haven’t been there in a long time and would like to see an update and can’t wait for your upcoming videos as well!
I grew up in Silver Spring MD, I remember always going to Laurel and Wheaton Malls, but when I got to middle school friends introduced me to Montgomery and White Flint and Columbia. Even back then I kinda wondered how so many malls could exist. Now I know it didn't turn out so well.
Yep laurel got demolished then went to open air. Though had so many memories there. Also the shopping center thats now lowes were the Kmart and movie theater use to be.
Glad you weren't robbed or shot. Thanks for covering P.G. County. I wonder if any grift happened. I grew up here and do like Prince George's County, Maryland but hope for a day that the people in Temple Hills can enjoy a safe and thriving community.
Ahhhh yessssssss... Iverson Mall... I've gotten head several times and smoked quite a few Jays on the 2nd level of the parking garage there over the years... I was sad when they blocked off the 2nd level to cars a few years back...
I really enjoy your videos! You have the perfect voice for narrating! I grew up in the 70's to 80's time period. So the mall was my life! It's sad seeing malls closing all over. My favorite mall was Hunt Valley Mall. I lived right up the street from that mall. I wish I would have taken more pictures of that mall back then. I miss it!
I am a DC native and as a child we moved around the area alot....we were in walking distance of Iverson mall...Also got school clothes at Landmark,Beacon Mall,Parking ton in Arlington, Tysons Corner etc..
Iverson Mall was a traditional strip mall - and one of the oldest such in all of Maryland. (It started with Montgomery Ward and Woodward and Lothrop as the anchors -a pair of locally-based chain department stores; neither chain exists today. The former was replaced with supersized discount retailer Forman Mills - which still occupies the space.
Thank you so much for another great video, I really took a lot of interest after the Warren and Indiana Mall episodes, cuz it really hit home with the condition of my Mall in New Philadelphia Ohio, New Towne Mall.
Way back in the year 2002, I was a junior in high school. I got kicked out of the Target at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua NH along with my best friends. We used to have what was called, "escalator wars". Two of us would try to run up the down while two just rode the up. First one up won. Seems so lame in my late 30s but boy was it fun back then.
Man, this place just hurts to look at. Even beyond just the sadness of its state, the whole architecture, color scheme, etc. is so off-putting! Thanks for another great video Sal.
As a child in the 50’s, there was a relatively short but very narrow escalator in a dept. store in my city. It had deep, long wooden treads, quite unlike anything I’ve seen elsewhere. To me it looked like alligator teeth waiting to swallow me. I was terrified of it. No other escalator bothered me. And shouldn’t the one going down be called a “Descalator”?
Bravo my friend. The very first video I ever watched of yours when I found you here, was this exact mall where you'd talked about buying your concert clothing. Love the content as always, I always learn new words to add to my vocabulary from you too. :D
Yes Lake Forest in is on life support and WRS who owns it now, plans to pull the plug. A mix of residentialIf, retail and office space. those are the plans then you know its on life support at this point.
As a young child. I got my shoelace stuck at the bottom of the escalator. Even though I quickly got it loose after someone hit the ER stop. I had learned my lesson. For years I feared riding on the escalator and opted for the elevator or stairs. Now I can ride the escalator without fear, but I use caution and take it slowly out of respect for the beast that it can be.
LOL that scene in MallRats.."that kid is on the escalator again!" Fear and Respect The Escalator so true .I am surprised The Iverson Mall is still open...Does not look like the best area lol..so sad not many Customers..seems like more loitering than anything. I almost fell over when I saw 1 middle stand open,,but what was she selling? take care
Malls were an iconic part of my life. I cannot watch one of these videos without thinking of footage of the drowned "Titanic", and the ghostly music playing somewhere in the background inside my head.
Love the tile, and staircase! I don't get the elevator reference, but once as a little kid I tumbled down, one in a mall, and scraped the entire length of one of my legs. So I understand!
The mezzanine looks like the level ! of the Backrooms... 😨 I'm surprised that a child reached into the escalator. My generation-I am also a child of the 90's-as well as many children of the newer generations by their own confirmation, have developed an innate fear of escalators. They are like a metallic mouth giving a long, infinite chew 😬 Greetings from Uruguay!🇺🇾 Great video, Sal! 😎👍
LOL that Shatner clip! A while back i wanted to do a funny-edit of the Nemoy Magnivision thing because... the crystal, basically. But then Leonard Nemoy died and so did the project.
I enjoyed this video. The footage was bright and sharp. The last time I visited Iverson Mall several years ago, I was happy to buy some chocolate chip and snickerdoodle cookies from The Great Cookie. That was the best business there, in my opinion.
That Magnavox ad is as 70s as you can get. The lettering, the design of the player, the music, and literally the name "DiscoVision". (Well, this one called it MagnaVision.) Do wanna note that the player literally has the same design aesthetics as the Sears rebrand of the original Intellivision by Mattel Electronics.
Loved the episode! Thank you for all the hard work you put into your episodes. I appriciate them! Is that your red Explorer? I have one too. Mine is silver with black rims too😉😉😉
Did Spock do a wiggle test of the laser disc? LOL. Any Dalton sightings yet? I love the PSA. Thank You. Son, is it possible for you to stay out of the back areas. That green looks like a green hospitals used in the 70s. Great video, at least I didn’t spot any seeping mold. Not familiar with that Mall, Lakeview rocks. Take care Sweet Pea, be safe ya hear!!!!🚗
Is there a future for these places, do you think, repurposed as mixed-use developments? I could imagine a mall remade into senior housing in one wing, a small shopping center in another, offices in a third, a food court -- all in an enclosed environment providing a recreational/social venue, serving both its residents and the local area. Or not! What do I know?
Roses *would* have just a jumble of cheap stuff. They started out like a "five and ten", ie., a discount store where (originally) things cost 5 or 10 cents. So, if anyone out there isn't familiar with Murphy's, but remembers GC Murphy's, Kresge's, Woolworths, Grant's, etc., Roses is basically a larger one of those, somewhere in size between the 5 and 10's and their larger versions (Woolworths->Woolco, GC Murphy's->Murphy Mart). Of course, prices have long since risen from the 5 and 10 cent days. (I'm a 70s kid, and even back in the 70s, my mother and grandmother called those stores "five and ten"s, i.e., they were a type of store, like a convenience store, department store, record store, etc. even though by then you were lucky to find things for a quarter, and most things cost a few dollars.) Forman Mills, Shoppers World... they're more "cheap stuff" shops. It's interesting how the really large discount department stores like Murphy Mart, etc. didn't survive, because the competition with Wal-Mart, K-Mart (FYI: Kresge is to K-Mart, as Woolworths was to Woolco) and Target was just too much, but these mid-sized ones, bigger and offering a greater variety of merch than small Dollar General type stores, have survived in America. Here in Australia, we don't have mid-sized variety stores like that... just a couple Dollar General like chains and bunches and bunches of independent (or small franchise) small "random cheap goods imported from Asia" shops that people go to for small kitchen gadgets, an imported snack, some cheap storage bins, or party goods.
I wouldn't call Wal-Mart or Target "mid-sized." They're very large stores compared to what you'd find in a mall, or even a building like a Walgreens or Dollar General. Their sheer size has made them an albatross in more rural communities, as they offer groceries, electronics, video games, toys, books, you name it, and with a decent enough variety. They're meant to be the one-stop shop, where you get EVERYTHING.
@@jesuszamora6949 Ahh, I think you misunderstood. By "these mid-sized" I was referring to places like Roses, Forman Mills, Shoppers World, which have survived. And I was lumping in the larger ones I mentioned with the OTHER large ones Wal-Mart and Target, which opened more outlets that gave them economy of scale.
@@randomcommenterfromdownund8949 not sure about the other ones, but Forman Mills sells a lot of old merch other stores can't sell or are factory seconds. And they can be very cheap, which is why they tend to be in more economically depressed areas. They seem to sell stuff below even Ross or TJ Maxx quality which are often overruns or old stock (last years fashion items or lines).
That Mall definitely needs to be redevelopment it has a very long history of things happening I remember going to Landover Mall in the 1970s then we went to Columbia Mall also have been to Laurel Mall in the 1980s By the way the twin of Fair Oaks Mall in Virginia is in Gaithersburg Maryland Lakefofest Mall soon to be redeveloped Anchor stores like Sears JC Penney and Woodies keep declaring bankruptcy unfortunately and closing stores nationwide - Lakefofest Mall only has Macy's as an Anchor of the original 5 Anchors
My “Mall PA Announcement” intern is losing it. I think she was intimidated by Spock’s super alpha mustache. Thanks for checking out my tautology for Iverson. Won’t be back here for quite some time...hopefully they go through with the epic redevelopment...
Anyone find Dalton, yet?
Plot twist: Dalton is the intercom lady.
where everyday is springtime!
Lee van Cleef stunt double?
I was in Virginia yesterday and noticed that Landmark Mall in Alexandria Virginia is totally torn down
I got your reference regarding the kid and the escalator. Kid should’ve feared and respected it.
And that PA announcer is an icon.
Today: That open campfire burnt my precious kid, let´s call a lawyer... Sad times. A world of snowflakes and morons.
“That kid is BACK on the ESCALATOR again!”
Sal, you’ve long been my go-to dead mall content creator - between the intro “messages from our sponsor”, the awesome mall PA lady, and all of your extensive research into the malls you visit, you create consistently entertaining and well made content. Add in a Brodie Bruce quote, and I’m a fan for life. Keep up the awesome work!
How could I NOT add that in :) thanks for the support!
After posting my comment, I remembered that back in the day, we visited the Eden Prairie Mall where Mallrats was filmed, around 2000. My brother lived in Mpls at the time, and after visiting MoA, we headed out to Eden Prairie. I think the mall had been remodeled quite a bit since the movie filmed but there were still recognizable spots. Alas, no LaForce sightings on our visit. 😞
19:30
I wasn't paying attention throughout the series, and I finally noticed today that this "old lady announcing funny things through PA" was actually custom made.
I love Sal's effort and attention to details!
My Dad grew up in Hillcrest Heights. When I was little, we would go to visit my grandparents, and I remember my parents driving on Iverson Street under the walkway and really liking the ambiance of the lightbulbs. It was also the sign that we nearly there. Thank you for both your videos on this mall, as it brought back memories of visiting my grandparents. You rock!
The jingle from my youth for Iverson Mall is an ear worm that haunts me 40+ years later.
🎵 Come on y'all to IIIIverson Mall!
Hop in the buggy and driiiive 'er to IIIIverson Mall!
IIIIverson Mall.
IIIIverson Mall.
...
..I'll see myself out
Sal, as a Kevin Smith fan from way back, my ears immediately perked up at your background snatch of Mallrats dialogue, but when you told the escalator reference, I grinned from ear to ear. Bravo! Love your vids. Keep up the great work!!
For anyone who lived in the Washington area in the '70s and listened to AM radio, you'll remember WMAL morning hosts Harden & Weaver and they would always mention Iverson Mall - probably a paid plug.
Iverson Mall and Marlow Heights in the mid 60's through the mid 70's was a thriving mall that had something for everyone. By the late 70's and into the 80's it started to decline. Thank's Sal for listing the series of events that help lead to it's decline. I've lived my entire life in and around the beltway. I've personally witnessed several other malls that suffered simlar fates. Landover and White Flint Mall in MD as well as Landmark and the original Springfield Mall in VA all went out of business. Springfield Mall is one of the few malls that appears to have successfully re-developed. As a child I remember looking up at that 3rd level above the Iverson Mall crossover and wondering what was up there. Thanks Sal for answering many questions for me. Like many of the malls in the DMV, Iverson had it's hey-day and fortunately for me I was able to witness it.
I Love intercom lady. Thank you for another awesome vid. I have PTSD unfortunately and malls are impossible places for me to visit. The shot of the underground parking. Reminded of my local Wolco a Woolworths department store here in the 🇬🇧 UK. The 1st time me & my mom visited I few days after opening. Was the day after watching to Original Dawn of the Dead movie. As I’m called Dawn it’s a given I was prone to Dawn jokes. Our visit to the shop was plesent until we entered the Delicatessen. When over the tannoy they played the Dawn of the Dead mall music. Me & my mom where in fits of giggles. People gave us funny looks. The walk from the shop to the bus stop was terrifying. Through a unlit car park or a very steep ramp ( which was impossible in winter) . This structure was torn down in the 80,s . I ❤️ your vids. I think as someone who unfortunately has had to shop online due to severe PTSD & a active Stalker . 2020 was less stressful . Keep giving us amazing content & keep safe ❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋🇬🇧
I love intercom lady, too. Sal told someone here that it's actually him. 😆
This mall really reminds me of a dank and nasty subway station... thank you for all that you do, Sal!!!
Yeah, looks really unpleasant there. This mall is definitely overdue for renovations
True. And I hated subway..😅
I was always scared to go on the escalator because I thought my shoelaces would get stuck in it and I'd end up getting chewed up by the machine, so I'd always make sure that my laces were tied up really short and double knotted (hell I'm 39 now and I still do this) before I'd get on it. Either that or I'd just wear flip flops and mind my toes.
I managed the Spencer Gifts store in that mall for several years in the 70's
Back in 1979 I worked at a deli that used to be located on the second floor on the same side of the mall as Montgomery Wards. I later worked at a ladies clothing store over on the other side of the mall not too far away from where the fountain was. Thanks for the memories
When your mall gets a “Discount Tobacco” store, the end is nigh.
LOL!
I’m curious, who do you have voicing the “intercom lady” in all your episodes? Is it your Mom or another family member, or a friend closer to your age? They really nail the voice and accent every time. I get a perfect visual of the “character” being portrayed.
lol that's me
@@sal Woah!!!!! Wow! 👏👏👏
How much editing do you have to do to your audio after you record it? What I mean is, do you need to do a lot of pitch adjustments or do you really pull off that voice? Even if you need to edit, I still think you nail it! No pitch changes can capture the intonations and inflections that you pull off. The accent and tone are spot-on.
@@sal That's funny because I just knew it was your mom.
Yeah I thought mom too LOL
It’s not difficult to change one’s recorded voice, if one knows how to use filters & pitch shift - Something which Sal clearly has at least an understanding of, if not a mastery. The PA voice was nicely done. 😁
Once again Sal, I can only say thanks. Life for me, as of late, has been full of almost insurmountable struggles. Your content allows a momentary escape and is a place of singular enjoyment. This stuff keeps me going. Leonard Nimoy is awesome.
In case you ever wondered if suggesting subscribing and pointing out that many viewers aren’t actually works... yes, it does. I subbed a few months ago after casually watching for 2 years. And I subbed BECAUSE you pointed it out.
Keep up the great work. I really appreciate that you go in and film, knowing that in many places you will get hassled for it. Thank you.
Thank you so much for that! Every little bit of confidence helps, and you’ve certainly brightened my night!
Nice 👍🏽
@@sal I agree it helps. I just found you an hour ago, but sometimes you get so caught in the videos your forget to subscribe
I would appreciate it if you subscribed and rang the bell! I have a new video coming soon :)
@@sal of course I subscribed! Just meant as a general youtube viewer it helps to be reminded sometimes. Agreeing with the original comment above
No wear, and tear (on laserdiscs). Until Disk Rot happens. Lots of laserdisc video games are becoming obsolete due to the disc rot, as well as aging players failing. (Yes, emulators take over is they can't replace either dead item.)
Yet another excellent perfomance. You don't need to make "better" content, what you produce is already perfect. Hello from England. :)
Thank you so much, Michael. Your words have brightened my day!
That mezzanine office level reminds of the liminal spaces in your Crystal City video.
I get your reference alright! Believe me, my mother instilled true fear and respect for escalators in us. And, yes, she had several terrifying stories to emphasis her point.
Great Mallrat reference, one of my favorite movies. We just watched it again last week.
Your use of English vernacular is outstanding. Thanks for the new (to me) word.
I remember during the Christmas seasons searching for a parking spot on even the top (open air) floor of those now empty garages. You could shop at Woodie's and Hecht's (Marlow Heights) without going downtown. You were right though, customer safety has a big effect on clientele, and thereby success.
I love the nasally voiced lady over the PA that pops up in ur videos, Sal... She's a trip, and I think we all know who it is that is behind this beloved character. 😉👍😁
That’s Marna the Mall PA Lady :)
Thanks for this fantastic part 2. Loved the flow. The beginning in the creepy parking garage was a perfect beginning to to our walking tour.
I do wish parents would teach kids to fear and respect escalators. All day I see kids play on them and parents just laugh. I have to step in and say “this is not a toy.” We had a bloodbath once, I had to clean it. Shoe ripped in 1/2 and 1 toe ripped 90% off
Another interesting story. I always appreciate the effort you put into the history.
Kick ass video, Sal! Thanks for delivering yet another quality, entertaining, and knowledge-filled video. I last saw a Roses in Virginia Beach VA decades ago. Your description of it is spot on!
Give your PA Announcer a raise LOL!!
Hahaha thanks!
Props to the Intercom Lady! :)
lol that was me
@@sal It sounded like Joe Pesci was talking on the microphone lol.
Amazing episode loved the music and footage looked crispy! Liked that magnavision sponsor and the floors and stairs of this mall are so classic, a treasure to see, great job altogether!💯
Intro music was a vibe! Great vid as always!
Sorry to hear about your tough week Sal.
You work so hard to bring us the great content, amazing work.
I grew up in the area. Someone was also killed in either the late 70s/early 80s during a robbery of a jewelry store in the mall. I spent many a day skipping school and walking around that mall killing time in the early 70s. Also, every Saturday, walk around the mall. I think I had a job interview once in the office building section.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Iverson Mall somehow survived another 100 years. Despite being the grimiest, dirtiest mall in the DC area since the 80's, it still lives. Its outlived so many better malls in the area that its crazy. This area will probably be the last in the DC area to gentrify as well (if ever), so I foresee it being around much longer.
Yes I can’t wait for the revisit of Lakeforest mall I haven’t been there in a long time and would like to see an update and can’t wait for your upcoming videos as well!
I grew up in Silver Spring MD, I remember always going to Laurel and Wheaton Malls, but when I got to middle school friends introduced me to Montgomery and White Flint and Columbia. Even back then I kinda wondered how so many malls could exist. Now I know it didn't turn out so well.
Yep laurel got demolished then went to open air. Though had so many memories there. Also the shopping center thats now lowes were the Kmart and movie theater use to be.
Nimoy with a mustache kinda looks like a fusion between Walt Disney and the micromachines guy
Greetings Greetings, keep looking up!
Have you ever seen the 1970s program in search of? L.N. Really shines in the series.
Glad you weren't robbed or shot. Thanks for covering P.G. County. I wonder if any grift happened. I grew up here and do like Prince George's County, Maryland but hope for a day that the people in Temple Hills can enjoy a safe and thriving community.
Ahhhh yessssssss... Iverson Mall... I've gotten head several times and smoked quite a few Jays on the 2nd level of the parking garage there over the years... I was sad when they blocked off the 2nd level to cars a few years back...
I'd like to congratulate you, Sal, for the excellent use of the Mallrats reference. Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn for Sega. 😉
I really enjoy your videos! You have the perfect voice for narrating! I grew up in the 70's to 80's time period. So the mall was my life! It's sad seeing malls closing all over. My favorite mall was Hunt Valley Mall. I lived right up the street from that mall. I wish I would have taken more pictures of that mall back then. I miss it!
That kid is BACK on the escalator again!
I am a DC native and as a child we moved around the area alot....we were in walking distance of Iverson mall...Also got school clothes at Landmark,Beacon Mall,Parking ton in Arlington, Tysons Corner etc..
Also Springfield Mall.
Not to leave out Seven Corners.
Iverson Mall was a traditional strip mall - and one of the oldest such in all of Maryland. (It started with Montgomery Ward and Woodward and Lothrop as the anchors -a pair of locally-based chain department stores; neither chain exists today. The former was replaced with supersized discount retailer Forman Mills - which still occupies the space.
Great Mallrats reference at the 20 minute mark.
Great video as always Sal 👍 Leonard Nimoy is looking like uncle Rico
Happy to see a mall not dead or gasping out its dying breath.
May I suggest th Battlefield Mall in Springfield, Mo.
Great job Sal!
I haven't been in that mall in decades and don't miss it or regret not going there, I think malls have seen their days
Thank you so much for another great video, I really took a lot of interest after the Warren and Indiana Mall episodes, cuz it really hit home with the condition of my Mall in New Philadelphia Ohio, New Towne Mall.
Way back in the year 2002, I was a junior in high school. I got kicked out of the Target at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua NH along with my best friends. We used to have what was called, "escalator wars". Two of us would try to run up the down while two just rode the up. First one up won. Seems so lame in my late 30s but boy was it fun back then.
Man, this place just hurts to look at. Even beyond just the sadness of its state, the whole architecture, color scheme, etc. is so off-putting! Thanks for another great video Sal.
As a child in the 50’s, there was a relatively short but very narrow escalator in a dept. store in my city. It had deep, long wooden treads, quite unlike anything I’ve seen elsewhere. To me it looked like alligator teeth waiting to swallow me. I was terrified of it. No other escalator bothered me. And shouldn’t the one going down be called a “Descalator”?
I love how you threw in the mall rats reference!!! One of my favorite movies.
Remember Landover Mall (it's totally destroyed now), and the movie theater they had there. Iverson Mall is less than a shadow of what it was.
Bravo my friend. The very first video I ever watched of yours when I found you here, was this exact mall where you'd talked about buying your concert clothing. Love the content as always, I always learn new words to add to my vocabulary from you too. :D
I love these videos I love reminiscing about the years before this year one and other stuff in malls like this one
Nice Mallrats reference at 7:25!
Visual quality in this one was unreal 👌
Hey thanks :)
Yes Lake Forest in is on life support and WRS who owns it now, plans to pull the plug. A mix of residentialIf, retail and office space. those are the plans then you know its on life support at this point.
10-4. I’ll make arrangements.
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for covering these malls and giving us the history behind them.
I also got your reference as well. One of my favorite movies.
As a young child. I got my shoelace stuck at the bottom of the escalator. Even though I quickly got it loose after someone hit the ER stop. I had learned my lesson. For years I feared riding on the escalator and opted for the elevator or stairs. Now I can ride the escalator without fear, but I use caution and take it slowly out of respect for the beast that it can be.
Mallrats one of favorite movies of all time kevin smith great director
LOL that scene in MallRats.."that kid is on the escalator again!" Fear and Respect The Escalator so true .I am surprised The Iverson Mall is still open...Does not look like the best area lol..so sad not many Customers..seems like more loitering than anything. I almost fell over when I saw 1 middle stand open,,but what was she selling? take care
my local centre has only two vacant stores with 100 stores occupied.
Malls were an iconic part of my life. I cannot watch one of these videos without thinking of footage of the drowned "Titanic", and the ghostly music playing somewhere in the background inside my head.
I'm obsessed with dead malls and I don't know why. Mallrats reference yay!!!!!
ha...I worked at Fair Oaks ages ago...
i love your videos i get excited when i new one is posted
That was the mall I went to as a kid, and the Carrozza's were our neighbor in Tantallon On The Potomac.
Love the tile, and staircase! I don't get the elevator reference, but once as a little kid I tumbled down, one in a mall, and scraped the entire length of one of my legs. So I understand!
Man I love watching your videos. You are so informative on everything, I love it.
I appreciate that!
Thanks again Sal. Stellar as always 😁💚
I was there when this mall had its 1st makeover and opening.
You could play nes for free on the bridge.
The mezzanine looks like the level ! of the Backrooms... 😨
I'm surprised that a child reached into the escalator. My generation-I am also a child of the 90's-as well as many children of the newer generations by their own confirmation, have developed an innate fear of escalators. They are like a metallic mouth giving a long, infinite chew 😬
Greetings from Uruguay!🇺🇾
Great video, Sal! 😎👍
This was good. Thanks, Sal.
been watching ever since the greenspoint mall video, anychance on doing sharpstown(plaza de americas) or west oaks mall or almeda mall
Hopefully I can get down there!
Awesome video sal once again
LOL that Shatner clip!
A while back i wanted to do a funny-edit of the Nemoy Magnivision thing because... the crystal, basically. But then Leonard Nemoy died and so did the project.
Laural and White flint mall or both gone now., so is landover mall as well .
I enjoyed this video. The footage was bright and sharp. The last time I visited Iverson Mall several years ago, I was happy to buy some chocolate chip and snickerdoodle cookies from The Great Cookie. That was the best business there, in my opinion.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Those floor tiles remind me of the early 90's.
That Magnavox ad is as 70s as you can get. The lettering, the design of the player, the music, and literally the name "DiscoVision". (Well, this one called it MagnaVision.) Do wanna note that the player literally has the same design aesthetics as the Sears rebrand of the original Intellivision by Mattel Electronics.
Loved the episode! Thank you for all the hard work you put into your episodes. I appriciate them! Is that your red Explorer? I have one too. Mine is silver with black rims too😉😉😉
Did Spock do a wiggle test of the laser disc? LOL. Any Dalton sightings yet? I love the PSA. Thank You. Son, is it possible for you to stay out of the back areas. That green looks like a green hospitals used in the 70s. Great video, at least I didn’t spot any seeping mold. Not familiar with that Mall, Lakeview rocks. Take care Sweet Pea, be safe ya hear!!!!🚗
Lol yes, it was a greasy wiggle test Ma.
Is there a future for these places, do you think, repurposed as mixed-use developments? I could imagine a mall remade into senior housing in one wing, a small shopping center in another, offices in a third, a food court -- all in an enclosed environment providing a recreational/social venue, serving both its residents and the local area. Or not! What do I know?
Wonderfully gritty. The tiles of malls could be its own thing! What's the music at 9:40? It's rattling around my head 😅
Grew up in DC not far from mall. First mall I ever visited. Sad what's it's become.
is that place like Dollar tree everything is dollar and Doller Genral?? i glade that mall doing some things still opening ty for showing this
Can't wait for this to premier going to watch this for shure
Hey thanks! You rock.
@@sal your welcome. Love you're vids
Roses *would* have just a jumble of cheap stuff. They started out like a "five and ten", ie., a discount store where (originally) things cost 5 or 10 cents. So, if anyone out there isn't familiar with Murphy's, but remembers GC Murphy's, Kresge's, Woolworths, Grant's, etc., Roses is basically a larger one of those, somewhere in size between the 5 and 10's and their larger versions (Woolworths->Woolco, GC Murphy's->Murphy Mart). Of course, prices have long since risen from the 5 and 10 cent days. (I'm a 70s kid, and even back in the 70s, my mother and grandmother called those stores "five and ten"s, i.e., they were a type of store, like a convenience store, department store, record store, etc. even though by then you were lucky to find things for a quarter, and most things cost a few dollars.)
Forman Mills, Shoppers World... they're more "cheap stuff" shops.
It's interesting how the really large discount department stores like Murphy Mart, etc. didn't survive, because the competition with Wal-Mart, K-Mart (FYI: Kresge is to K-Mart, as Woolworths was to Woolco) and Target was just too much, but these mid-sized ones, bigger and offering a greater variety of merch than small Dollar General type stores, have survived in America. Here in Australia, we don't have mid-sized variety stores like that... just a couple Dollar General like chains and bunches and bunches of independent (or small franchise) small "random cheap goods imported from Asia" shops that people go to for small kitchen gadgets, an imported snack, some cheap storage bins, or party goods.
I wouldn't call Wal-Mart or Target "mid-sized." They're very large stores compared to what you'd find in a mall, or even a building like a Walgreens or Dollar General. Their sheer size has made them an albatross in more rural communities, as they offer groceries, electronics, video games, toys, books, you name it, and with a decent enough variety. They're meant to be the one-stop shop, where you get EVERYTHING.
@@jesuszamora6949 Ahh, I think you misunderstood. By "these mid-sized" I was referring to places like Roses, Forman Mills, Shoppers World, which have survived. And I was lumping in the larger ones I mentioned with the OTHER large ones Wal-Mart and Target, which opened more outlets that gave them economy of scale.
@@randomcommenterfromdownund8949 not sure about the other ones, but Forman Mills sells a lot of old merch other stores can't sell or are factory seconds. And they can be very cheap, which is why they tend to be in more economically depressed areas. They seem to sell stuff below even Ross or TJ Maxx quality which are often overruns or old stock (last years fashion items or lines).
Am here for a full view, Liked as always
I could say many things, but I will say I like the light bulbs on the exterior awnings and the weird green glow in the CATCF hallway. Where to next?
Right up the street to the Centre at Forestville...baked in vintage aesthetic.
@@sal can’t wait. Awesome videos.
I wonder if that’s Susan Ciani Doing a “voice” of the Crystal. It sounds an awful lot like the GE dishwasher that was also done with her synthesizer.
Oh God...grew up at that mall
That Mall definitely needs to be redevelopment it has a very long history of things happening
I remember going to Landover Mall in the 1970s then we went to Columbia Mall also have been to Laurel Mall in the 1980s
By the way the twin of Fair Oaks Mall in Virginia is in Gaithersburg Maryland Lakefofest Mall soon to be redeveloped
Anchor stores like Sears JC Penney and Woodies keep declaring bankruptcy unfortunately and closing stores nationwide - Lakefofest Mall only has Macy's as an Anchor of the original 5 Anchors
Fascinating.