Dying malls make me SO depressed 😩 I remember bustling malls and the 80's like they were yesterday. We still have a JCPENNEY here in Birmingham at the Galleria. We love you Jordan.
Born, raised, and still here in Jasper. I worked at a clothing store there (1993-1995) from age 17-19. It closed a long time ago. There was never a movie theatre there. That red decor place was originally a chick fil a then Grady’s. The old subway was where Lavish now is…..One thing I really miss was a water fountain/fall in the center which was filled in and is now where the tables and chairs are in middle. Bath n body and Belk keep it alive honestly. I can tell you everything about it. I modeled in the fashion shows for the store I worked at.
The walk down area near where JCPenney was, we called “The Hole”, it did have benches all around and teens called dibs so they could kinda hide away and make out. It was really cool but then they took out the seating. I was there from the day it first opened.
Yep, the movies were down the road about a mile or so. I remember during Christmas they would have the center area filled with tables selling all kinds of handmade gifts and such. The last slot on the left before the wall for the sports place used to be a little arcade, and you could smell the popcorn place that was down by kmart. Borders and k*bee toys and then gamestop were up by the penny's and the record store was down by the belks the space between the chick file and the doors used to be a Big Bee pharmacy if I remember correctly. As for Ling garden, I've found plastic in my food there twice, so I'd avoid it lol
My grandpa designed Southdale mall here in Minneapolis area. It was going dead but now I’m happy to report things have improved sooo much. They even added a new fancy grocery store & a gym attached to the mall. I hate to see malls dying. 😢
That’s wonderful that your grandpa designed Southdale! That is where I hung out with friends, shopped for school clothes and still live near it today. Our meeting place was always the large birdcage in the center court. I’m glad also that they have found things to fill the space.
If you are ever around Huntsville area, go through the town of Mooresville. It was established in 1818 and is very neat to see. I'm thankful our mall in Tupelo is still growing strong, you would enjoy it. It's sad to see all these that are dying out.
Thanks for updating. I'm about an hour from Jasper. There is still a traditional mall in Gadsden, AL, hanging on, too. It is surreal to go in them and think they could totally disappear.
This video was so sad. My teen years the Mall was my life. Like you said it was our socializing place with friends. I hope somehow they can revitalize Jasper Mall
This is so sad. When I was a teen, I spent so much time at our local mall. Everyone wanted to work there. I actually worked at a Thom McAn shoe store, which was great. Who would have ever thought those days would be gone forever...
You are totally right. Malls were where you went to hang out. I used to go the one near my house to have some lunch and just look around. They were great to go to when it got too hot. Nice and air conditioned. Get some ice cream or a cold drink and just sit and cool off. I loved all the decorations for the various holidays. It's sad that malls are gone now. Thanks for doing this. Stay safe and take.
I love that you did this, Jordan. That documentary and the people in it left an impression on me, and I often wondered what their status was. I’m an 80s child too and miss the good ol’ mall days. Thank you for taking the time to film this! ❤️
This was an exceptionally interesting broadcast. We are facing the same problem over here in Scotland, our town centres are really struggling. I was glad to hear that the Jasper Mall has experienced a slight improvement in trade - I sincerely hope this trend continues. Thank you for this episode Jordan.
Thanks for sharing this video so sad I remember the good old days I was brought up in the 80s the malls were doing great sure do miss that wish I could get in a time machine and go back get a good old days young people rather just go online and shop it's kind of the lazy way I'd rather get out to the mall then be cooped up in the house thanks for sharing this video I really appreciate it from Terry
Sad to see but great that it's doing "better" than before. We still have a Penny's but you are so right...gone are the days of the Mall's around the country. I don't think they will ever come back as we knew them. Nice of you to feature this so the community knows to check it out. 🛍
so true jordan,very sad.when i was young the mall was a great place to spend a couple hrs.on saturday before we went to see a movie or ate at a restaurant.
Great work, Jordan. Im 44, i miss those days. I loved shopping and also working at malls. Like you said, on days when its hot and you just want to get out of house, you go to mall. When youre younger and wanted to hang out with friends and/or see a movie, you went to the mall. Now, to save a few dollars, we shop at amazon and stay at home.
I didn’t recognize the mall name but when you mentioned the security/do-it-all employee I remembered. Great guy and dedicated to his job and took it seriously. I hope someday it comes back around to building malls again. I’ll never understand the thrill of stand alone stores in massive shopping centers.
Jordan, thank you for following up on Jasper Mall. I am glad the mall is still open. I rewatched the documentary last night (tubi). It makes me sad to see malls struggling. When I was a teenager; that is where I hung out with my friends. We have at least one mall in my hometown that is struggling to stay open. Unfortunately, I don’t feel safe going there anymore. Most of the stores I shopped at, moved out.
Unfortunately a Netflix special on this mall won’t change the fact it’s not a market/ town people are rushing to relocate to for a new life. Jasper is sadly high crime, poverty and not so great schooling. Cost of living is low, so that’s a benefit, but there’s probably not enough employment opportunities to draw people and it’s a bit too far away from Birmingham. 😢
It's really not that far from the city. Cullman is as far as Jasper is to Birmingham but it's thriving right now. Sadly I think Jasper and Walker Co's reputation keeps a lot of people away.
Thank you for turning me on to the documentary - I'd never heard of it before. I love slice of life documentaries like that. I just watched it before I watched this vlog so I would know what you were talking about! I wonder how many malls there are like this in the US? When I was growing up in the 80s the malls were the coolest places to be. It's sort of weird to think about now. Now I'm one of those people you mentioned who never want to leave their house and order everything online lol 🙄
My local mall that’s been around for decades is thriving!!! Not as much as when i worked there as a teen but still there’s people shopping everytime I go so there’s hope for some malls!
Thank you for this video! I live in Huntsville but have relatives in Jasper. I’ve never been, but perhaps I will give it a try before it closes! Hopefully it won’t close.
✨This was interesting. I have Netflix but haven’t ran across that documentary. I remember when malls were the place to be and shop. I understand why the decline but nevertheless it’s sad to see them going one by one. Thanks Jordan. Blessings to you, Katie and of course Jah. ~Love&Light♥️C.
My town has two JC Penny’s left. One stand alone and one in the mall. I don’t know what it is about my city but we have 5 malls including an outlet mall. All of them are as busy as they always have been except one. The one that is slow was recently purchased by a local business and they’re revamping it. It’s been about six months since they took over and it’s slowly coming back to life. It’s sad to see malls in other cities empty like this. I can’t shop 100% online. I really have to try my clothes on before purchasing. I don’t want to mess with returning items through the mail and waiting for new sizes to arrive. Another thing is I’m only 42 but I have an old soul. I’d rather pick up a news paper than read articles on my phone.
The mall used to be so great I miss malls! I worked in malls when I was a teenager and it was the place to be@! I wonder if they stay open all day there?
Born and raised in Jasper Alabama. I miss the Gamestop that was in the mall and Kmart. It isn't completely dead though because of the fair the comes by every now and then.
I worked there for 2 years. The rent was way too high to keep the businesses there. We had plenty of customers but we couldnt afford to stay. Many little food places were there on the corner but couldnt pay the rent. Chick fi la was where you pointed out the subshop.
I will have to watch the documentary on this. My stepdaughter goes to Jasper all the time to shop. It's a big shopping town so I don't understand why this happened. But saying that, the one in Florence is also like this.
So sad to see these places go under, kids nowadays don't appreciate what we had, I blame the instant gratification generation of online shopping, one of the negative side effects of the Internet and cell phones. We tried to open a store in a mall back in the '90 but the rent costs were ridiculous so we ended up passing on the opportunity
It's crazy how back then most locally owned retailers could only dream of opening a store in a mall bc of the rent and now malls are practically begging them to come with their cheap rentand no one wants any part of them.
So sad. I live in Pensacola now and the mall here does quite well. It gets a lot of business from the navy base bc outside of the beach theres not a to do here for young sailors. My hometown mall in dothan alabama is on life support however. I havent been in over 10 years and i really don't want to see it in that state bc of all the great memories. Last time i was there it was still doing well.
When I was a kid we always went to the stores in downtown Indianapolis to shop and they were crowded. As a teenager the malls started to open and they were there til I was in my 40's. Nowadays we have four malls that are still alive. Castleton, The Fashion Mall, Circle Center and Greenwood mall. Castleton doesn't have many stores now, The Fashion Mall is too pricey, Greenwood is too far away and Circle Center Mall is kind of dangerous these days. I'm 68 now and I really don't go to any of them. If I need to purchase something there is always Amazon. I'm retired now so I don't really need to purchase clothing for work. It's a different world we live in.
Credit to the owner of this mall for keeping up with the upkeep of the mall instead of just giving it up and letting it be destroyed. Also credit to the people who keep this place clean and inviting so maybe smaller entrepreneurs will give it a go.
I love that Mike takes pride in his work. The Gadsden Mall has more stores still happening but the Mall is not well kept at all . Makes me really sad . The beautiful things like the fountains aren't running anymore. I guess it's just to much trouble for the owners.
Oh gosh, I am from Illinois, back in the days I used to go to like 4 or 5 different mall and now I only go to one mall because the two is closed, one is more of outdoor mall also it perfect for walking for a good workout. I miss the good old days ❤
we're lucky, our local mall is going strong. almost fully packed with stores, and if some leave they fill back up quickly. we do have a jc penny here too doing good locally anyway
i don't have Netflix but i have heard others chatting about it. the malls around me that i grew up going to are all closed. crashed down into rumble. heartbreaking, kind of like when they remodeled the elementary school i went to - i wish they had allowed us to have a chance to see it before they torn it down. good memories. very sad. i am shocked that kids these days don't enjoy going to them. shopping online just doesn't give you the same experience and fun, it was a great era of my life. never thought of it that way until now - that it was great exercise - we would walk that mall checkin' out all the hot guys ... trying to get them to notice us. movies. shopping. & lots of giggles. worked there for a while. good times were had by all. i should say that Belk is left but that's it. ( ;
With all the malls dying it always shocks me to go into my local mall. It is very much alive and thriving! Always busy! But... with that being said the crowd is middle age and older. The teens aren't hanging out in the mall like you'd see years ago.
Growing up in the 80's Malls were where we went to get away from our parents to feel independent, hangout with our friends, see what fads were in, met girls and possibly our future spouses. Now days everything's done online. I don't think my adult kids in their 20's have ever stepped foot inside a Mall growing up and that's my fault. My wife ordered everything online. You don't have to try it on in the store before you buy it because of free return policies. I should have brought 70', 80's and 90's culture to my kids before it was to late.
Wow ..when was this built? It has flooring and planters and benches like I remember in malls of the 70s. The weird area that steps down to nothing - I would bet at one time there was a staircase going down there that was covered up. Or a fountain that got filled in.
If you'll look closely at 14:48, you can see rectangles where supports used to attach to the wall. There used to be benches attached there. This was in front of the J.C. Penney, and I remember it as a little hang out area, but especially for guys/ husbands who were waiting for their wives/moms to come out of J.C. Penney. Also to the left of Penney's was a large video arcade when I was a teen, so the step-down area was a teen hangout at night. This mall was built in 1983 - 84, if I remember correctly. I live right down the road from this place! Edit: It was built in 1981. I remember the woods there before the mall, and them building it; I was just a few years off.
The only reason our mall is still open is because Garfield’s, Belk, and Bath and Body Works, Jasper is truck stop town, if you want entertainment then you go literally anywhere but here. We had 2 places to hang out at, the bowling alley and the skating rink, the skating rink closed this year and when it was open it was only open Saturday and Friday. All we have are some restaurants (which aren’t very good)
This mall reminds me of the 2 malls near me.. they both have Belk, Dunham Sports, GNC (I still think this store must be a front for something.. you never see anyone in them) and Bath and Body. Sadly you see very few people shopping but one thing they see a lot of is guys going to these places to fool around with other guys in the restrooms.. they are always busting people at the malls.
I am so grateful that I got to live through healthy, happy, thriving mall life. I think that the pandemic just unfortunately made so many people really afraid to go out… once I got my vaccination I am back in the world again . Who really wants to buy something on-line that you can’t see, smell or touch and you can’t see the real color of annnd you are still paying retail prices, when there’s not a retail store involved. Oh, but at least you have to wait three weeks for it and hope it’s not broken, when you could be walking out with it in hand, I mean at least there’s thaaat, right?
Two Kmarts left. One on Long Island and one mini version in Miami. JCP is kinda hanging on because Simon bought the brand because they needed it for their mall anchors.
Funny thing is, the wealthy malls in the wealthy areas are buzzing and thriving. Malls are still a success and popular but only in wealthy areas. If you have lots of money you like going into stores and spending it, regardless of internet shopping. I was visiting silicone valley a few months ago and the mall there is something else. Instead of JC Penny it's Gucci and Chanel.
That is sad. When those large retailers that rent the huge spaces depart - it’s usually the end of a mall. The dead malls here in SoCal have to be torn down or repurposed, or they become havens for violent homeless people.
I still like shopping. The 'however' is the attitudes of sales staff and management. The deceptive sales practices and selection. It's just not worth it most times.
The mall in Florence Alabama is all but dead. Belks and Dillard's are the last big box stores left. Sears and Penneys are long gone along with the entire food court. Bridge Street in Huntsville is the new way to shop I love the vibe
There was never a theater in Jasper Mall. Chick-fil-et was first store on the left. Robin's Nest prices were way too high, just like Deb and Co. is. The mall started really going down when K B Toys and K Mart went out of business about 2000 to 2012 or so. When K Mart took the ice cream and hot dog stand out. Subway was where Lavish is. City of Jasper's focus has changed to the downtown area around the county courthouse and the other strip malls like at the one at Hobby Lobby/TJ Maxx and another at Big Lots/Ollie's. There is no understanding of marketing in Walker County. Clothing stores, home decor and fast food are everywhere. There is an overproliferation because the city is only interested in the tax dollars. Let me know if you come back through.
Let's face it, malls are going the way of the Main Street in many towns. Before we bring the malls - that were full of nationwide chain stores - back, how about let's bring old mom & pop's small businesses back first.
The mall I grew up going to in niles Ohio is booming. They added a hotel and a target not to many years ago plus the surrounding area is booming. Youd like the Eastwood mall it's going very strong out of all the stores there might be 3 empty stores inside the mall plus Boscovs just opened about a year or so ago. It's far from a dead mall. So there are still malls.
We got it just the way we want it here, if we want to watch a move or eat a fancy dinner we drive 35-40 minutes, I like it the way it is. People that are not from here talking about high crime, bad schools and poverty have no idea. We are doing just fine stay where you are.
There are various reasons we have seen the decline in popularity of malls over the past few decade’s. It is sad that there generations that will never understand about going to the mall wax the thing to do, especially on the weekends with your date. Just like earlier generations enjoy taking their dates to the drive in diner, and cruising. Today’s generation doesn’t understand that either.
ok the mall was auctioned off a few years ago, who owns it i have no clue...the red restaurant you saw was jaspers first chik fila.. in the mall is a lavish coffee bar and my cousins first ex wifes children owns that clothing store one cullman , here and i think foley. they are very good people......one of the jewelry stores was a zales , the t shirt store was a radio shack...the rumor is RURAL KING is going in the kmart store , just a bigger version of tractor supply...im suprised DURHAMS has lasted as long as it has, too expensive sporting goods place...on that end where the office was was a shoe store maybe hibbets and a hallmark...i havent been in the mall just briefly in 2 years , i didnt know subway had left and im just going to say Jordan, there are many reasons that town is in bad shape, we have 14 mexican restaurants, same prices , same menu, different buildings...we are just now seeing bridges rebuilt and roads paved..we were the pothole capitol of the world but it's getting somewhat better....celebrities come through here from time to time...jill biden was supposed to come but cancelled...jasper has potential, the land , they just need people with ideas on how to build a community...and linn garden was accused having maggots in the food a few months ago but who knows....
The problem is that people rather be unsocial and avoid malls. Social media isn’t socializing. I’m in my 40’s and work with a young men in their 20’s that have zero skills of just approaching females. For me at least; the malls is where I crashed and burned yet honed in my social skills like approaching people. It’s sad as society has changed for the worse with social media and internet in general .
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Dying malls make me SO depressed 😩 I remember bustling malls and the 80's like they were yesterday. We still have a JCPENNEY here in Birmingham at the Galleria. We love you Jordan.
JcPenney is leaving Bel Air Mall.
Born, raised, and still here in Jasper. I worked at a clothing store there (1993-1995) from age 17-19. It closed a long time ago. There was never a movie theatre there. That red decor place was originally a chick fil a then Grady’s. The old subway was where Lavish now is…..One thing I really miss was a water fountain/fall in the center which was filled in and is now where the tables and chairs are in middle. Bath n body and Belk keep it alive honestly. I can tell you everything about it. I modeled in the fashion shows for the store I worked at.
The walk down area near where JCPenney was, we called “The Hole”, it did have benches all around and teens called dibs so they could kinda hide away and make out. It was really cool but then they took out the seating. I was there from the day it first opened.
Thank you for your memories!! I loved reading your comment
I worked at the JC Penney and Kmart in the late 90's!!!
Yep, the movies were down the road about a mile or so. I remember during Christmas they would have the center area filled with tables selling all kinds of handmade gifts and such. The last slot on the left before the wall for the sports place used to be a little arcade, and you could smell the popcorn place that was down by kmart. Borders and k*bee toys and then gamestop were up by the penny's and the record store was down by the belks the space between the chick file and the doors used to be a Big Bee pharmacy if I remember correctly. As for Ling garden, I've found plastic in my food there twice, so I'd avoid it lol
Was that the Arrow Shirt company? My aunt worked there a while back.
My grandpa designed Southdale mall here in Minneapolis area. It was going dead but now I’m happy to report things have improved sooo much. They even added a new fancy grocery store & a gym attached to the mall. I hate to see malls dying. 😢
Did they do anything in particular to draw people back to the mall? Ours just seem to be off bit by bit.
That’s wonderful that your grandpa designed Southdale! That is where I hung out with friends, shopped for school clothes and still live near it today. Our meeting place was always the large birdcage in the center court. I’m glad also that they have found things to fill the space.
If you are ever around Huntsville area, go through the town of Mooresville. It was established in 1818 and is very neat to see. I'm thankful our mall in Tupelo is still growing strong, you would enjoy it. It's sad to see all these that are dying out.
Thanks for updating. I'm about an hour from Jasper. There is still a traditional mall in Gadsden, AL, hanging on, too. It is surreal to go in them and think they could totally disappear.
This video was so sad. My teen years the Mall was my life. Like you said it was our socializing place with friends. I hope somehow they can revitalize Jasper Mall
I only shop at Belk there. I hung out there every weekend as a teen. I'm in my 40's and I don't remember ever having a movie theater in there
"You wanted an outfit that made you look like an avocado..." Priceless, Jordan!
This is so sad. When I was a teen, I spent so much time at our local mall. Everyone wanted to work there. I actually worked at a Thom McAn shoe store, which was great. Who would have ever thought those days would be gone forever...
You are totally right. Malls were where you went to hang out. I used to go the one near my house to have some lunch and just look around. They were great to go to when it got too hot. Nice and air conditioned. Get some ice cream or a cold drink and just sit and cool off. I loved all the decorations for the various holidays. It's sad that malls are gone now. Thanks for doing this. Stay safe and take.
I love that you did this, Jordan. That documentary and the people in it left an impression on me, and I often wondered what their status was. I’m an 80s child too and miss the good ol’ mall days. Thank you for taking the time to film this! ❤️
Glad you enjoyed it!
I remember growing up always hanging out at the mall. Very sad. Cool place though! Nice you got to document this mall
Thanks for watching!
So Sad. I loved the mall as a Pre-Teen and Teen. You always knew you'd have great times and make great memories.
This was an exceptionally interesting broadcast. We are facing the same problem over here in Scotland, our town centres are really struggling. I was glad to hear that the Jasper Mall has experienced a slight improvement in trade - I sincerely hope this trend continues. Thank you for this episode Jordan.
It was really nice to hear your intro music again. I’ve missed it.
Thanks for sharing this video so sad I remember the good old days I was brought up in the 80s the malls were doing great sure do miss that wish I could get in a time machine and go back get a good old days young people rather just go online and shop it's kind of the lazy way I'd rather get out to the mall then be cooped up in the house thanks for sharing this video I really appreciate it from Terry
Sad to see but great that it's doing "better" than before. We still have a Penny's but you are so right...gone are the days of the Mall's around the country. I don't think they will ever come back as we knew them. Nice of you to feature this so the community knows to check it out. 🛍
so true jordan,very sad.when i was young the mall was a great place to spend a couple hrs.on saturday before we went to see a movie or ate at a restaurant.
Great work, Jordan. Im 44, i miss those days. I loved shopping and also working at malls. Like you said, on days when its hot and you just want to get out of house, you go to mall. When youre younger and wanted to hang out with friends and/or see a movie, you went to the mall. Now, to save a few dollars, we shop at amazon and stay at home.
Wow!!! You were about 30 minutes from my house! I go to Jasper all the time!
These dying malls are always fascinating. We still have a few here but to be honest, I haven't been to a mall in years.
I didn’t recognize the mall name but when you mentioned the security/do-it-all employee I remembered. Great guy and dedicated to his job and took it seriously. I hope someday it comes back around to building malls again. I’ll never understand the thrill of stand alone stores in massive shopping centers.
Jordan, thank you for following up on Jasper Mall. I am glad the mall is still open. I rewatched the documentary last night (tubi). It makes me sad to see malls struggling. When I was a teenager; that is where I hung out with my friends. We have at least one mall in my hometown that is struggling to stay open. Unfortunately, I don’t feel safe going there anymore. Most of the stores I shopped at, moved out.
Unfortunately a Netflix special on this mall won’t change the fact it’s not a market/ town people are rushing to relocate to for a new life. Jasper is sadly high crime, poverty and not so great schooling. Cost of living is low, so that’s a benefit, but there’s probably not enough employment opportunities to draw people and it’s a bit too far away from Birmingham. 😢
It's really not that far from the city. Cullman is as far as Jasper is to Birmingham but it's thriving right now. Sadly I think Jasper and Walker Co's reputation keeps a lot of people away.
Hardly any crime and really good schools?
Jasper High School is an amazing school so I don't know where you get schooling is an issue.
Thank you for turning me on to the documentary - I'd never heard of it before. I love slice of life documentaries like that. I just watched it before I watched this vlog so I would know what you were talking about! I wonder how many malls there are like this in the US? When I was growing up in the 80s the malls were the coolest places to be. It's sort of weird to think about now. Now I'm one of those people you mentioned who never want to leave their house and order everything online lol 🙄
One of my favorite documentaries! I'm so sad that the malls are dying.
My local mall that’s been around for decades is thriving!!! Not as much as when i worked there as a teen but still there’s people shopping everytime I go so there’s hope for some malls!
Thank you for this video! I live in Huntsville but have relatives in Jasper. I’ve never been, but perhaps I will give it a try before it closes! Hopefully it won’t close.
Thanks for the video I enjoyed watching
✨This was interesting. I have Netflix but haven’t ran across that documentary. I remember when malls were the place to be and shop. I understand why the decline but nevertheless it’s sad to see them going one by one. Thanks Jordan. Blessings to you, Katie and of course Jah. ~Love&Light♥️C.
My town has two JC Penny’s left. One stand alone and one in the mall. I don’t know what it is about my city but we have 5 malls including an outlet mall. All of them are as busy as they always have been except one. The one that is slow was recently purchased by a local business and they’re revamping it. It’s been about six months since they took over and it’s slowly coming back to life. It’s sad to see malls in other cities empty like this. I can’t shop 100% online. I really have to try my clothes on before purchasing. I don’t want to mess with returning items through the mail and waiting for new sizes to arrive. Another thing is I’m only 42 but I have an old soul. I’d rather pick up a news paper than read articles on my phone.
I used to work at that Belk right there in that mall, in Jasper
The mall used to be so great I miss malls! I worked in malls when I was a teenager and it was the place to be@! I wonder if they stay open all day there?
Born and raised in Jasper Alabama. I miss the Gamestop that was in the mall and Kmart. It isn't completely dead though because of the fair the comes by every now and then.
Thanks again for sharing Jordan and Jah
Great video Jordan l really enjoyed it.
I worked there for several years. The business I worked in closed mainly because the rent was way too high.
I worked there for 2 years. The rent was way too high to keep the businesses there. We had plenty of customers but we couldnt afford to stay. Many little food places were there on the corner but couldnt pay the rent. Chick fi la was where you pointed out the subshop.
Go Get Em, Jordan - Love from Portland, Oregon [long time Sub - XO]. way To Go - found Your niche. LOVE Katie's presence.
The spot next to wild Pansy has had many food shops. All closed because of the rent
I will have to watch the documentary on this. My stepdaughter goes to Jasper all the time to shop. It's a big shopping town so I don't understand why this happened. But saying that, the one in Florence is also like this.
I WISH the arcade was still there!! The walk down area was a hang out spot for teenagers
Exceptional video Jordan! Top tier content!
So sad to see these places go under, kids nowadays don't appreciate what we had, I blame the instant gratification generation of online shopping, one of the negative side effects of the Internet and cell phones. We tried to open a store in a mall back in the '90 but the rent costs were ridiculous so we ended up passing on the opportunity
I agree!!
It's crazy how back then most locally owned retailers could only dream of opening a store in a mall bc of the rent and now malls are practically begging them to come with their cheap rentand no one wants any part of them.
Hey Jordan, I'm happy to say that our mall in Lafayette in., is alive and well. We even have a J.C. Penny's. Lol.
So sad. I live in Pensacola now and the mall here does quite well. It gets a lot of business from the navy base bc outside of the beach theres not a to do here for young sailors. My hometown mall in dothan alabama is on life support however. I havent been in over 10 years and i really don't want to see it in that state bc of all the great memories. Last time i was there it was still doing well.
The dead and dying mall communities on Facebook and TH-cam are keeping everyone updated on this mall. 🎉🎉🎉
When I was a kid we always went to the stores in downtown Indianapolis to shop and they were crowded. As a teenager the malls started to open and they were there til I was in my 40's. Nowadays we have four malls that are still alive. Castleton, The Fashion Mall, Circle Center and Greenwood mall. Castleton doesn't have many stores now, The Fashion Mall is too pricey, Greenwood is too far away and Circle Center Mall is kind of dangerous these days. I'm 68 now and I really don't go to any of them. If I need to purchase something there is always Amazon. I'm retired now so I don't really need to purchase clothing for work. It's a different world we live in.
Credit to the owner of this mall for keeping up with the upkeep of the mall instead of just giving it up and letting it be destroyed. Also credit to the people who keep this place clean and inviting so maybe smaller entrepreneurs will give it a go.
my fav place in an old mall was the Orange Julius
I love that Mike takes pride in his work. The Gadsden Mall has more stores still happening but the Mall is not well kept at all . Makes me really sad . The beautiful things like the fountains aren't running anymore. I guess it's just to much trouble for the owners.
Where I live my Mall is just like it and a lot of the stores are leaving because of people shopping online and things are cheaper than the Mall
So SAD that this has happened to ALL the malls 😞 there's really nothing left anymore 😭
I can’t tell you how many hours me and my friends spent and the money spend in our mall in hickory NC. Last time I heard it was dying. Such a shame.
Oh gosh, I am from Illinois, back in the days I used to go to like 4 or 5 different mall and now I only go to one mall because the two is closed, one is more of outdoor mall also it perfect for walking for a good workout. I miss the good old days ❤
There is a JCPenney’s at the mall in Ardmore Oklahoma, and it is still operational to this day
we're lucky, our local mall is going strong. almost fully packed with stores, and if some leave they fill back up quickly. we do have a jc penny here too doing good locally anyway
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i don't have Netflix but i have heard others chatting about it. the malls around me that i grew up going to are all closed. crashed down into rumble. heartbreaking, kind of like when they remodeled the elementary school i went to - i wish they had allowed us to have a chance to see it before they torn it down. good memories. very sad. i am shocked that kids these days don't enjoy going to them. shopping online just doesn't give you the same experience and fun, it was a great era of my life. never thought of it that way until now - that it was great exercise - we would walk that mall checkin' out all the hot guys ... trying to get them to notice us. movies. shopping. & lots of giggles. worked there for a while. good times were had by all. i should say that Belk is left but that's it. ( ;
They charge the store to advertise on the mall sign, so most wont.
I loved this
Sad....malls need the big anchor stores to be successful.
There is still a JC Penny in our big mall in Chattanooga TN
With all the malls dying it always shocks me to go into my local mall. It is very much alive and thriving! Always busy! But... with that being said the crowd is middle age and older. The teens aren't hanging out in the mall like you'd see years ago.
Growing up in the 80's Malls were where we went to get away from our parents to feel independent, hangout with our friends, see what fads were in, met girls and possibly our future spouses.
Now days everything's done online. I don't think my adult kids in their 20's have ever stepped foot inside a Mall growing up and that's my fault. My wife ordered everything online. You don't have to try it on in the store before you buy it because of free return policies. I should have brought 70', 80's and 90's culture to my kids before it was to late.
Wow ..when was this built? It has flooring and planters and benches like I remember in malls of the 70s. The weird area that steps down to nothing - I would bet at one time there was a staircase going down there that was covered up. Or a fountain that got filled in.
If you'll look closely at 14:48, you can see rectangles where supports used to attach to the wall. There used to be benches attached there. This was in front of the J.C. Penney, and I remember it as a little hang out area, but especially for guys/ husbands who were waiting for their wives/moms to come out of J.C. Penney. Also to the left of Penney's was a large video arcade when I was a teen, so the step-down area was a teen hangout at night. This mall was built in 1983 - 84, if I remember correctly. I live right down the road from this place!
Edit: It was built in 1981. I remember the woods there before the mall, and them building it; I was just a few years off.
The only reason our mall is still open is because Garfield’s, Belk, and Bath and Body Works, Jasper is truck stop town, if you want entertainment then you go literally anywhere but here. We had 2 places to hang out at, the bowling alley and the skating rink, the skating rink closed this year and when it was open it was only open Saturday and Friday. All we have are some restaurants (which aren’t very good)
There were two Jewelry stores for a long time across from each other, there near the fountain. I know both the jewelry stores were there in the 80's
Wasn't it Kay's and Zales?
@@waygoblue4729 I think so.
Ahhhhhh why is this my hometown😂 Netflix didn’t do anything. It’s just a small town where everybody is leaving
This mall reminds me of the 2 malls near me.. they both have Belk, Dunham Sports, GNC (I still think this store must be a front for something.. you never see anyone in them) and Bath and Body. Sadly you see very few people shopping but one thing they see a lot of is guys going to these places to fool around with other guys in the restrooms.. they are always busting people at the malls.
Thanks Jordan... so many mall's closing. It's sad. Let me say that I still go, and don't shop online.
Malls were a fun place to go in the 80s.
We have a real active Battlefield Mall in Springfield MO. Is at Glenstone and Battlefield Rd. Is on South East side of town.
I am so grateful that I got to live through healthy, happy, thriving mall life. I think that the pandemic just unfortunately made so many people really afraid to go out… once I got my vaccination I am back in the world again . Who really wants to buy something on-line that you can’t see, smell or touch and you can’t see the real color of annnd you are still paying retail prices, when there’s not a retail store involved. Oh, but at least you have to wait three weeks for it and hope it’s not broken, when you could be walking out with it in hand, I mean at least there’s thaaat, right?
Two Kmarts left. One on Long Island and one mini version in Miami.
JCP is kinda hanging on because Simon bought the brand because they needed it for their mall anchors.
Funny thing is, the wealthy malls in the wealthy areas are buzzing and thriving. Malls are still a success and popular but only in wealthy areas. If you have lots of money you like going into stores and spending it, regardless of internet shopping. I was visiting silicone valley a few months ago and the mall there is something else. Instead of JC Penny it's Gucci and Chanel.
kuddos to those walkers flag salute
That is sad. When those large retailers that rent the huge spaces depart - it’s usually the end of a mall. The dead malls here in SoCal have to be torn down or repurposed, or they become havens for violent homeless people.
There's a Penny's in Trussville Alabama.
The rent is too high. I think if the would negotiate with the stores it would help a lot.
I still like shopping. The 'however' is the attitudes of sales staff and management. The deceptive sales practices and selection. It's just not worth it most times.
The mall in Florence Alabama is all but dead. Belks and Dillard's are the last big box stores left. Sears and Penneys are long gone along with the entire food court.
Bridge Street in Huntsville is the new way to shop I love the vibe
There was never a theater in Jasper Mall. Chick-fil-et was first store on the left. Robin's Nest prices were way too high, just like Deb and Co. is. The mall started really going down when
K B Toys and K Mart went out of business about 2000 to 2012 or so. When K Mart took the ice cream and hot dog stand out. Subway was where Lavish is. City of Jasper's focus has changed to the downtown area around the county courthouse and the other strip malls like at the one at Hobby Lobby/TJ Maxx and another at Big Lots/Ollie's.
There is no understanding of marketing in Walker County. Clothing stores, home decor and fast food are everywhere. There is an overproliferation because the city is only interested in the tax dollars.
Let me know if you come back through.
Let's face it, malls are going the way of the Main Street in many towns. Before we bring the malls - that were full of nationwide chain stores - back, how about let's bring old mom & pop's small businesses back first.
If you put a guitar store, a comic book store and a record store in there the people will come 😉
The old kmart is going to be a Rural King. The mall is doing better than what you think.
I actually work in shoe department there. We get fairly good business depending on the day and hour
The mall I grew up going to in niles Ohio is booming. They added a hotel and a target not to many years ago plus the surrounding area is booming. Youd like the Eastwood mall it's going very strong out of all the stores there might be 3 empty stores inside the mall plus Boscovs just opened about a year or so ago. It's far from a dead mall. So there are still malls.
Jasper hasn’t been the same since Dalton killed Brad Wesley and then blew town.
As of 7/11/24, there are 660 JC Penney stores still open in the US
We got it just the way we want it here, if we want to watch a move or eat a fancy dinner we drive 35-40 minutes, I like it the way it is. People that are not from here talking about high crime, bad schools and poverty have no idea. We are doing just fine stay where you are.
There are still more than 600 JC Penny locations open for business.
There are various reasons we have seen the decline in popularity of malls over the past few decade’s. It is sad that there generations that will never understand about going to the mall wax the thing to do, especially on the weekends with your date. Just like earlier generations enjoy taking their dates to the drive in diner, and cruising. Today’s generation doesn’t understand that either.
Come to Australia for Kmart. Still big down under.
There are still many JCPennys stores in the country
ok the mall was auctioned off a few years ago, who owns it i have no clue...the red restaurant you saw was jaspers first chik fila.. in the mall is a lavish coffee bar and my cousins first ex wifes children owns that clothing store one cullman , here and i think foley. they are very good people......one of the jewelry stores was a zales , the t shirt store was a radio shack...the rumor is RURAL KING is going in the kmart store , just a bigger version of tractor supply...im suprised DURHAMS has lasted as long as it has, too expensive sporting goods place...on that end where the office was was a shoe store maybe hibbets and a hallmark...i havent been in the mall just briefly in 2 years , i didnt know subway had left and im just going to say Jordan, there are many reasons that town is in bad shape, we have 14 mexican restaurants, same prices , same menu, different buildings...we are just now seeing bridges rebuilt and roads paved..we were the pothole capitol of the world but it's getting somewhat better....celebrities come through here from time to time...jill biden was supposed to come but cancelled...jasper has potential, the land , they just need people with ideas on how to build a community...and linn garden was accused having maggots in the food a few months ago but who knows....
and orginally where garfields is when the mall first opened was the copper kettle
The problem is that people rather be unsocial and avoid malls. Social media isn’t socializing. I’m in my 40’s and work with a young men in their 20’s that have zero skills of just approaching females. For me at least; the malls is where I crashed and burned yet honed in my social skills like approaching people. It’s sad as society has changed for the worse with social media and internet in general .
There is two Kmarts left one in New York and one in Miami
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