I would create a large RV site and convert the mall to shops and restaurants catering to the RV crowd. Kind of Quartzside in Nevada. RV service center, solar upgrades, upholstery, camp gear, RV flea market stands that can be rented by the RV crowd for days or weeks, ... The casino & hotel would allow relatives to meet-up with the RV family members.
A few days ago, Whiskey Pete's across Interstate 15 has closed down. I remember in it's prime when the Primm Outlet was connected to Whiskey Pete's and Buffalo Bills via monorail.
Hi Chris. It's sad to see Primm is this state. It was a wonderful stop from California to Las Vegas.It would be great if it can be revived. Thanks for sharing and take care.
We love you chris. Wow you are always taking us to places we didn't even know about. As I said this channel deserves millions of subs not thousands. Your amazing at what you do and such a humble guy hope you have an amazing 2025
The problem is that the US is just over-retailed. The US has 26 square feet of retail for every man, woman, and child in the country. Compared to number 2, Canada, at 18 square feet, Australia, at 11 square feet, and number 4, Great Britain, at 4 square feet.
I remember coming here in the early 2010s. My parents would stop here when we'd come from LA to vegas. I'm not sure if the mall was going downhill prior to the pandemic, but that definitely was the nail in the coffin. The mall was great for kids and families when the adults would go gamble at the casinos nearby. Primm has a lot of memories for me and I think if it got an injection of investors it could come back. Downtown/Fremont st. has been doing much better in terms of gambling versus the strip because it's not nickeling and diming people over everything. The vegas strip is a shadow of it's former self and if Primm can provide a similar experience to Fremont St. then I can see people coming, people will flock to better values. that's why Southpoint and the casinos off strip are doing well now.
Wow Chris I have so many memories walking through this mall when my parents used to take me to primm in the 90s and early 2000s. Sad to see it become a ghost town but you should do a video on primm and especially since whiskey Pete’s just closed.
Foreign tourists used to get bussed in from Vegas each day to shop there, but that sure has stopped once the north and south Vegas outlets and the extra malls on the Strip opened.
It's similar here in UK, basically city/town centres and shopping malls are dying as people use on-line services. the outlet centres appear to be the once exception for now.
Best thing to do at this point is to offer free rent for 5 years with the Tenant only paying utilities and a portion of their net sales. Considering the mall sold for less than $1 million a few years ago, this is a viable path forward.
O, I remember dropping by this mall a few years ago. There was no pedestrian outside because of the heat, but there were many people and good shops inside. It feels strange it's (almost) abandoned...
Growing up in the early 2000s, Primm was a magical place. I have amazing memories of the Buffalo Bills breakfast buffet with all the animatronic animals, watching all the cool rides but no trip was complete without the Primm Fashion Show Mall. We actually watched the fashion runway 'shows' they would host right in the middle of the mall. It had an awesome food court and arcade, plus great shops like KB toys and the Converse outlets where I got some of my best shoes in my teenage years. The real pain was getting my Mom out of Old Navy. She would literally spend 90+ minutes in that store. I've stayed at Whiskey Pete's, Buffalo Bills, even Nevada Landing and GoldStrike in nearby Jean. To my family, Vegas vacation was much more than just the strip, it was *always* about the fun malls and stores on the way to and from. Also random nostalgia: The Mcdonald's in that mall used to sell a 50 Nugget box. I never saw that anywhere else.
Congrats, Chris. You have succeeded in making an interesting video out of virtually nothing. Lol. The biggest bargain anyone ever got at that mall was buying the mall itself. According to reports, the mall sold in 2021 for $400,000 -- about the price of a house in Vegas. You should have snapped that property up and made it the worldwide headquarters of Yellow Productions! Happy new year to you and your family.
The outlet malls in Vegas and Ontario Mills really effected the traffic at this mall. I remember it used to be super popular in the late 90s and early 2000s. It was the first place I tried dippin dots haha
Clearly you were not briefed on the zombie invasion. No, that really is fascinating, and not eerie like some "abandoned" treks are, with crumbling remnants of the forgotten past. Good job!
Not sure if I've ever been here. Is this just off I-80? Man If this outlet mall can fail, I wonder how the outlet malls in Barstow are doing. When we would drive from LA to Vegas, the outlet mall in Barstow was always a must stop.
I drove by the outlet mall in Barstow the day after this Thanksgiving and the parking lot was completely full. Many cars were circling the lot looking for any open parking space. I don't know what it's like on a random day, but I was shocked by the crowds on that day.
buses ran from Los Angeles to Primm. left LA early in the morning, bus driver slept at hotel while we went to Casino, the outlet place and maybe a movie., then return to LA the same day, late at night. I wonder if the buses stopped.
This place would thrive if they brought in cheap street food like $2 tacos, $2 Vietnamese Banh Xeo, Yakitori meats on a stick, and $2 lemonades to wash it down. But corporate greed keeps rents high and stores empty because they rather them sit empty instead of lowering rents which brings property values down. Pretty sad, but great video.
This was just so very sad to watch…Prism became the name of the facility around 2013 or so…this once was quite nice…I’d say the equal to the one in Ontario…
There is really no need for me to stop at Primm Outlet because I know I’m less than an hour away from Vegas. I like to save my money and rather spend it there. I do hope they make a comeback.
It’s not surprising. I used to go there, but it was always just a bad vibe. But look at the Barstow Outlet Mall, and the Lake Elsinore Outlet mall. Is all a dead scene.
Had the world's tallest roller coaster at one point, they held a couple World's Strongest Man there - Palm Springs and San Manuel/Yamava killed this place.
I wouldn't say that it is an abandoned mall but more of a dying mall. The graffiti you see inside the mall are works commissioned by the mall owners. Graffiti art was commissioned on the exterior and interior portions of the mall.
100s of dead malls 1000s of small business gone. Many huge companies evaporated. 100s of companies merged to become smaller and fail. But yet we are told economy is strong. The new normal is not normal
OK, take this into content, though he’s not telling you the whole truth this is Primm Nevada. It’s a rule outpost on the state line of California Nevada. I mean it gets a lot of traffic, but there’s no reason to stop there in the shop. You’re almost to Vegas there’s plenty of shopping places in Vegas.
Who's paying for the electricity? If there is a plan for it in the future, it can't just be abandoned and shut down. It will be vandalized in no time, leaving it beyond repair.
I'm not sure why someone cannot create something enticing for everyone passing through from CA to NV at a border location. It seems like a total no brainer to me. "Captive Audiences"
Just sums up the US, everyone sits on their backside and lives life via a keyboard. So many vloggers capturing the shuttered stores, main streets and deserted towns and cities. It's a sign of social decline.
@aquarion9816 it's also called supporting small business, mom and dad built stores making a living selling their wares. Plus socialising is dead and laziness reigns supreme. Go to any small town America and try and find a place to get a coffee or a feed, all gone, streets deserted. Sad but true.
@@AustinWirl and what are you doing commenting on TH-cam, no doubt spending all day on the keyboard? So commenting on an interesting vlog constitutes sitting on couch all day? Think not, still a minority that embrace life and enjoy it outdoors.
A mall so abandoned, it's been tagged already inside. I still remember when this place was just as crowded as Boulevard Mall, and that's not saying much
I wouldn't say that it is an abandoned mall but more of a dying mall. The grafitti you see inside the mall are works commissioned by the mall owners. There is graffiti art that was commissioned on the exterior and interior portions of the mall.
That's insane, i really hope they build something amazing there and bring it back to it's former glory 😊
I hope so too Laughing Lion!
I would create a large RV site and convert the mall to shops and restaurants catering to the RV crowd. Kind of Quartzside in Nevada. RV service center, solar upgrades, upholstery, camp gear, RV flea market stands that can be rented by the RV crowd for days or weeks, ...
The casino & hotel would allow relatives to meet-up with the RV family members.
A few days ago, Whiskey Pete's across Interstate 15 has closed down. I remember in it's prime when the Primm Outlet was connected to Whiskey Pete's and Buffalo Bills via monorail.
Hi Chris. It's sad to see Primm is this state. It was a wonderful stop from California to Las Vegas.It would be great if it can be revived. Thanks for sharing and take care.
We love you chris. Wow you are always taking us to places we didn't even know about. As I said this channel deserves millions of subs not thousands. Your amazing at what you do and such a humble guy hope you have an amazing 2025
It's crazy to see how much the Primm Outlets has changed over the years. Definitely a different vibe from what it used to be!
The problem is that the US is just over-retailed. The US has 26 square feet of retail for every man, woman, and child in the country. Compared to number 2, Canada, at 18 square feet, Australia, at 11 square feet, and number 4, Great Britain, at 4 square feet.
I remember coming here in the early 2010s. My parents would stop here when we'd come from LA to vegas. I'm not sure if the mall was going downhill prior to the pandemic, but that definitely was the nail in the coffin. The mall was great for kids and families when the adults would go gamble at the casinos nearby. Primm has a lot of memories for me and I think if it got an injection of investors it could come back. Downtown/Fremont st. has been doing much better in terms of gambling versus the strip because it's not nickeling and diming people over everything. The vegas strip is a shadow of it's former self and if Primm can provide a similar experience to Fremont St. then I can see people coming, people will flock to better values. that's why Southpoint and the casinos off strip are doing well now.
Many thanks Chris. So sad to see this
Wow Chris I have so many memories walking through this mall when my parents used to take me to primm in the 90s and early 2000s. Sad to see it become a ghost town but you should do a video on primm and especially since whiskey Pete’s just closed.
Sad state of America. I follow Ace’s Adventures and he does dead malls, it’s really sad. Yet also quite fascinating.
Foreign tourists used to get bussed in from Vegas each day to shop there, but that sure has stopped once the north and south Vegas outlets and the extra malls on the Strip opened.
It's similar here in UK, basically city/town centres and shopping malls are dying as people use on-line services. the outlet centres appear to be the once exception for now.
Best thing to do at this point is to offer free rent for 5 years with the Tenant only paying utilities and a portion of their net sales. Considering the mall sold for less than $1 million a few years ago, this is a viable path forward.
This one shocked me. Stopped there several times on the way to Vegas in the past.
O, I remember dropping by this mall a few years ago. There was no pedestrian outside because of the heat, but there were many people and good shops inside. It feels strange it's (almost) abandoned...
Be careful leaving valuables inside your car if you stop by this shopping mall. There was glass all over the parking lot on my last visit.
Wow! I remember shopping and eating there a few years back. Sad
Growing up in the early 2000s, Primm was a magical place. I have amazing memories of the Buffalo Bills breakfast buffet with all the animatronic animals, watching all the cool rides but no trip was complete without the Primm Fashion Show Mall. We actually watched the fashion runway 'shows' they would host right in the middle of the mall. It had an awesome food court and arcade, plus great shops like KB toys and the Converse outlets where I got some of my best shoes in my teenage years. The real pain was getting my Mom out of Old Navy. She would literally spend 90+ minutes in that store. I've stayed at Whiskey Pete's, Buffalo Bills, even Nevada Landing and GoldStrike in nearby Jean. To my family, Vegas vacation was much more than just the strip, it was *always* about the fun malls and stores on the way to and from.
Also random nostalgia: The Mcdonald's in that mall used to sell a 50 Nugget box. I never saw that anywhere else.
Agreed on the food court. It was a regular lunch stop for us on the way to Vegas.. and wow. 50 nuggets!
Congrats, Chris. You have succeeded in making an interesting video out of virtually nothing. Lol. The biggest bargain anyone ever got at that mall was buying the mall itself. According to reports, the mall sold in 2021 for $400,000 -- about the price of a house in Vegas. You should have snapped that property up and made it the worldwide headquarters of Yellow Productions! Happy new year to you and your family.
That is a bit creepy lol! I hope it becomes something amazing 🤩
The outlet malls in Vegas and Ontario Mills really effected the traffic at this mall. I remember it used to be super popular in the late 90s and early 2000s. It was the first place I tried dippin dots haha
Mmm. Dippin dots....
Great video thanks
True retail archeology 😅
Wow I use stop by there everytime I leave Las Vegas on the way home. Sad how it turned out.
Clearly you were not briefed on the zombie invasion.
No, that really is fascinating, and not eerie like some "abandoned" treks are, with crumbling remnants of the forgotten past. Good job!
Even though this is a view of an ABANDONED MALL, it is quite entertaining.❤
Not sure if I've ever been here. Is this just off I-80? Man If this outlet mall can fail, I wonder how the outlet malls in Barstow are doing. When we would drive from LA to Vegas, the outlet mall in Barstow was always a must stop.
I drove by the outlet mall in Barstow the day after this Thanksgiving and the parking lot was completely full. Many cars were circling the lot looking for any open parking space. I don't know what it's like on a random day, but I was shocked by the crowds on that day.
I used one of those automated water jet massage tables here.
😢😮 wow they really closed that! We used to go there now it’s ghost town
What song was playing at 3:45
Confirmed later in the video, but Sanithrift (like Sanitization Thrift - all their clothes are disinfected) is great (it's also the only store there)
Abandoned outlet but surprised me it's so clean. If it was in Los Angles this mall will turn in trash, homeless heaven.
buses ran from Los Angeles to Primm. left LA early in the morning, bus driver slept at hotel while we went to Casino, the outlet place and maybe a movie., then return to LA the same day, late at night. I wonder if the buses stopped.
Wow! That's a good way to get people there
Next? Online outlet shopping stores.
This place would thrive if they brought in cheap street food like $2 tacos, $2 Vietnamese Banh Xeo, Yakitori meats on a stick, and $2 lemonades to wash it down. But corporate greed keeps rents high and stores empty because they rather them sit empty instead of lowering rents which brings property values down. Pretty sad, but great video.
Oh wow 😮😮😮
This was just so very sad to watch…Prism became the name of the facility around 2013 or so…this once was quite nice…I’d say the equal to the one in Ontario…
There is really no need for me to stop at Primm Outlet because I know I’m less than an hour away from Vegas. I like to save my money and rather spend it there. I do hope they make a comeback.
This would be a meeting point for a future zombie apocalypse.
It’s not surprising. I used to go there, but it was always just a bad vibe. But look at the Barstow Outlet Mall, and the Lake Elsinore Outlet mall. Is all a dead scene.
Had the world's tallest roller coaster at one point, they held a couple World's Strongest Man there - Palm Springs and San Manuel/Yamava killed this place.
Whose footing the light bill?!?! Sad 😢
Good question. Hardly seems worth it
I wouldn't say that it is an abandoned mall but more of a dying mall. The graffiti you see inside the mall are works commissioned by the mall owners. Graffiti art was commissioned on the exterior and interior portions of the mall.
Kind of a „The Shining“ vibe😅
It’s a great place to make a movie.
100s of dead malls 1000s of small business gone. Many huge companies evaporated. 100s of companies merged to become smaller and fail. But yet we are told economy is strong. The new normal is not normal
OK, take this into content, though he’s not telling you the whole truth this is Primm Nevada. It’s a rule outpost on the state line of California Nevada. I mean it gets a lot of traffic, but there’s no reason to stop there in the shop. You’re almost to Vegas there’s plenty of shopping places in Vegas.
It’s not abandoned. There’s still shops in there.
I’m a Vegas local.
I would have loved to have seen one working slot machine in the mall.
Who's paying for the electricity? If there is a plan for it in the future, it can't just be abandoned and shut down. It will be vandalized in no time, leaving it beyond repair.
I almost bought a wedding ring there
Fun fact this mall has been abandoned way before the COVID pandemic.
An Area 15 clone with dark rides?
I'm not sure why someone cannot create something enticing for everyone passing through from CA to NV at a border location. It seems like a total no brainer to me. "Captive Audiences"
sad
The only soultion to revive this place is to get tony Hawk to open up a theme park and make this one big skate park
they need to start gentlemen’s clubs…they will come lol
Who has watched the Beverly halls family explore this
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Just sums up the US, everyone sits on their backside and lives life via a keyboard. So many vloggers capturing the shuttered stores, main streets and deserted towns and cities. It's a sign of social decline.
And here you are commenting on a TH-cam via a keyboard
Dawww someone doesn’t like the US. Poor baby.
So instead you want them walking around and feeding the greedy billionaires 😂😂
@aquarion9816 it's also called supporting small business, mom and dad built stores making a living selling their wares. Plus socialising is dead and laziness reigns supreme. Go to any small town America and try and find a place to get a coffee or a feed, all gone, streets deserted. Sad but true.
@@AustinWirl and what are you doing commenting on TH-cam, no doubt spending all day on the keyboard? So commenting on an interesting vlog constitutes sitting on couch all day? Think not, still a minority that embrace life and enjoy it outdoors.
A mall so abandoned, it's been tagged already inside. I still remember when this place was just as crowded as Boulevard Mall, and that's not saying much
I wouldn't say that it is an abandoned mall but more of a dying mall. The grafitti you see inside the mall are works commissioned by the mall owners. There is graffiti art that was commissioned on the exterior and interior portions of the mall.
Why go there?!? All of Primm is a DUMP!!!
everyone has EVs, they already charged in barstow, and need to get to the hotels to charge again lol