MY MOTHER IN-LAW LIVES IN WEST VIEW AND SHE WOULD ALWAYS WALK TO THE KMART AND WHEN SHE WAS DONE, SHE'D WALK UP TO ISALY'S FOR LUNCH, BUT I HEARD THRU THE GRAPE VINE THAT GIANT EAGLE DID NOT RENEW THEIR LEASE, BUT AS FOR KMART, I WORKED THERE BACK IN THE 80'S A STOCK BOY, BUT BACK IN THE DAY ALL MY FAMILY WORKED AT WEST VIEW PARK.....I REALLY MISS THEM DAYS
This is very sad. I work very close by. You are correct, once Kmart closes the West View will not have anything for the residents that live nearby, including the senior high rise and another large apartment community close by. This plaza services Westview, Bellevue, Avalon, and part of Ross. I've actually contacted Big Lots & Ollie's Outlet to see if they would put a store in there. Big Lots actually answered me back and said since they have one on McKnight Road, they were too close. I told them that they don't understand this area and that they would do exceptionally well and definitely would have a lot of support from the community. I told them to just go to the Giant Eagle and Dollar Tree to see how busy they are. This area is definitely their demographic! This Kmart was one of the busiest in Pittsburgh the last 10 years. I know a woman that worked at the West View Kmart for the past 30 years. Can you imagine dedicating yourself for that long only to have your store closed due to the bad management of others?
You should buy that lighted up Kmart sign on the side of the building at 2:26, that would be badass! Maybe hang it up on the wall or in your garage, love the videos!
23:37 we kept phone numbers of local competitors in our cash office to let them know if we had someone shoplifting or scamming to give them a heads up. There was a local network of retailers where we basically would tell each other about people writing bad checks or stealing.
Griowing up in West View, this makes me sad Wallie. Loved Kmart. Hope you make at least 1 more. Saw 2 friends, but you're losing 1. RIP West View Kmart.
Was there last weekend, it’s so surreal seeing I wonder where all the older people in west view towers will go? Not everyone wants to hop on McKnightmare to go to target and west view/ Ross doesn’t have a Walmart. All the people who hopped on the bus. It’s unfortunate.
Everyone gives Lampbert a hard time, but how many people thought Sears/Kmart would even still be open today several years ago? He’s kept at least some people employed a lot longer than anyone thought.
You always know how to put the positive memories on these videos. Though since you did Moon Township KMart videos I see these closing KMart videos and cry for a bit because I hate seeing all these good employees lose their jobs and Fast Eddie still making his $$$. Oh the words I want to use to describe him, but this is a g rated page and I respect you. You make an excellent point of where are the locals who don't drive are supposed to go to get basics at a decent price. It's our problem in Jersey City. People have to take a bus to a light rail to get to Target (or go further on the Light Rail to the next town's WalMart.) That is me, I don't drive and have to use mass transit to get to these stores to save five cents. I suspect those two young fans of your will grow up to be urbexers and film a new generation of retail saying, "Well we remember when Wallie filmed this West View KMart, which is now a boring Uhaul facility." When you went into the freezing back storage area of KMart I wanted to shout out that room is warmer than Eddie Lambarts heart!!! Thanks Fast Eddie for ruiing TWO great retailers. Videos like this will get you to 20K very soon. Awesome man
I just read that a bunch of family dollar stores are closing so be on a look out for them you'll see more abandoned stores soon just like shopko and so many others.
This was a great tour. A lot of looks behind the scenes. The pharmacy was interesting, but surprisingly cramped. Your two fans were so cute! Future retail explorers! I sense their passion.
I tried to buy a hand basket from the Kmart in North Versailles during its liquidation. I thought that it would be a neat souvenir. I don't understand why they would not sell me one. What are they going to do with all of the hand baskets?
Even though I live near New Castle, I never really liked their Kmart. I really liked the Kmarts in Hermitage, Butler, Franklin, and the Super Kmart in Warren/Niles, Ohio (I have a friend who worked there). I miss them!
Id love to get one of the check out lights or kmart signs, any tricks? As always cool video, its just so surreal to think this was Walmart back in the day and these buildings are just shells of themselves now.
A Previous Poster answered this one. It was to alert other Businesses of Shoplifters, or those who write Bad Checks, or otherwise Undesirable Riff Raff's hanging out in the area.
Great video Wally, albeit a very Sad one, especially for me. Iwas always at that Kmart, especially the garden section. My sister-in-law is no doubt upset as she liked this area store, also. It was my favorite Kmart. Eddie Lambert is💩💩💩❗
Nice find unfortunately it's closing o feel sorry for all these employees that lost there jobs we don't have any more Kmarts or a Sears witch closed in January
This is so terribly sad to me. 😭Thank you for documenting this for those of us that have moved away! This store was such a part of growing up for my sister & I. I was SHOCKED when they announced that this store was closing. So many people depend on the stores in that plaza. Much love from Florida!
When sears canada was closing up they were all the file cabinets as well and one of them look like some one took their anger on the file cabinet and they where asking 10 DOLLARS for it wtf I would not pay a flipping dollar for it
Was this particular location at one time a Super K? It looks awfully big for not being one once. For comparison, our only former Super K location ever in Puerto Rico, a 165K sq. ft. store at a mall in the central city of Caguas (Las Catalinas) was one of the only 3 that closed recently under SHLD's bankruptcy... (our dear vulture in action) EDIT: it look it was just a Big K, but looked awfully big (like 125-150K sq. ft. or more)...
We have retail closed, because of the internet in Great Britain. I think this bloke closing your Kmart shops, is to safe the hole business of collapse.
Hi Wally can you enter the giveaway and you can do Schuyler Kmart because they’re going to either turn it into a big lots or Aldie’s is going to go there
You need to go to the K-Mart in Sidney, NY. It's not closing, but it's a nice store, and the building next door is the old K-Mart store. I'd guess it's been abandoned for ages, the label scar is the original logo, the italic K with "mart" in all lowercase letters. No vintage logos remain inside (it's wide open), but it's one of the coolest abandoned buildings I've been in. Be sure to bring a freind who's a bird watcher.
I worked at the West View Kmart from 1997 to 2003. My first job and nothing can compare.
9:52 You're entering the Penske Garage. It was later converted to the Garden Center originally located at 6:26.
MY MOTHER IN-LAW LIVES IN WEST VIEW AND SHE WOULD ALWAYS WALK TO THE KMART AND WHEN SHE WAS DONE, SHE'D WALK UP TO ISALY'S FOR LUNCH, BUT I HEARD THRU THE GRAPE VINE THAT GIANT EAGLE DID NOT RENEW THEIR LEASE, BUT AS FOR KMART, I WORKED THERE BACK IN THE 80'S A STOCK BOY, BUT BACK IN THE DAY ALL MY FAMILY WORKED AT WEST VIEW PARK.....I REALLY MISS THEM DAYS
Enjoyed this.
This is very sad. I work very close by. You are correct, once Kmart closes the West View will not have anything for the residents that live nearby, including the senior high rise and another large apartment community close by. This plaza services Westview, Bellevue, Avalon, and part of Ross. I've actually contacted Big Lots & Ollie's Outlet to see if they would put a store in there. Big Lots actually answered me back and said since they have one on McKnight Road, they were too close. I told them that they don't understand this area and that they would do exceptionally well and definitely would have a lot of support from the community. I told them to just go to the Giant Eagle and Dollar Tree to see how busy they are. This area is definitely their demographic! This Kmart was one of the busiest in Pittsburgh the last 10 years. I know a woman that worked at the West View Kmart for the past 30 years. Can you imagine dedicating yourself for that long only to have your store closed due to the bad management of others?
I really love the Kmart shutting down videos!!! I love them because my Kmart shutdown a long time ago. This Kmart is so similar to my Kmart!!!
The people at kmart were so friendly, I hope everyone who worked at and relied on kmart are all doing well.
You should buy that lighted up Kmart sign on the side of the building at 2:26, that would be badass! Maybe hang it up on the wall or in your garage, love the videos!
From 2011 to 2014 I worked as a cleaner for shalar west view mcclintyre butler new Kensington we also did the Sears stores
23:37 we kept phone numbers of local competitors in our cash office to let them know if we had someone shoplifting or scamming to give them a heads up. There was a local network of retailers where we basically would tell each other about people writing bad checks or stealing.
Nice video Wallie B
We have a Kmart that closed around Detroit this winter it is now a U-hail storage place
I am from Pittsburgh larenceville area born and raised cool videos there used to be a kmart in Franklin pa idk if it is still open .
Great video wallie
Griowing up in West View, this makes me sad Wallie. Loved Kmart. Hope you make at least 1 more. Saw 2 friends, but you're losing 1. RIP West View Kmart.
Was there last weekend, it’s so surreal seeing I wonder where all the older people in west view towers will go? Not everyone wants to hop on McKnightmare to go to target and west view/ Ross doesn’t have a Walmart. All the people who hopped on the bus. It’s unfortunate.
Our last store of 4 closed last Monday, March 4th. It was in business for 53 years.
"I want to punch him in the ass"
WallieB26 2019
It’s really sad to see places of your childhood close just because some jerk doesn’t care. It aggravates me.
Everyone gives Lampbert a hard time, but how many people thought Sears/Kmart would even still be open today several years ago? He’s kept at least some people employed a lot longer than anyone thought.
I think what you called the garden center was the old auto service department.
Thanks for the update! Nice behind the scenes footage...was a treat!
2:01 is like some blooper reel worthy stuff. 😝 It reminds me of the one blooper reel where you say you can't see your hand in front of your ass. 😂
Kmart was dying before eddie took over. My kmart closed in 2002
You always know how to put the positive memories on these videos. Though since you did Moon Township KMart videos I see these closing KMart videos and cry for a bit because I hate seeing all these good employees lose their jobs and Fast Eddie still making his $$$. Oh the words I want to use to describe him, but this is a g rated page and I respect you.
You make an excellent point of where are the locals who don't drive are supposed to go to get basics at a decent price. It's our problem in Jersey City. People have to take a bus to a light rail to get to Target (or go further on the Light Rail to the next town's WalMart.) That is me, I don't drive and have to use mass transit to get to these stores to save five cents.
I suspect those two young fans of your will grow up to be urbexers and film a new generation of retail saying, "Well we remember when Wallie filmed this West View KMart, which is now a boring Uhaul facility."
When you went into the freezing back storage area of KMart I wanted to shout out that room is warmer than Eddie Lambarts heart!!! Thanks Fast Eddie for ruiing TWO great retailers.
Videos like this will get you to 20K very soon. Awesome man
Wow! Two videos in one day? Brilliant! II's always exciting when there's a new upload from Wallie B, certainly made my day :)
They closed all the Kmarts in my town and Sears
It is possible for registers to work in standalone mode but it requires some reconfiguration.
You have the same birthday as my brother 🎉
I just read that a bunch of family dollar stores are closing so be on a look out for them you'll see more abandoned stores soon just like shopko and so many others.
Payless is the big one now.
This was a great tour. A lot of looks behind the scenes. The pharmacy was interesting, but surprisingly cramped. Your two fans were so cute! Future retail explorers! I sense their passion.
I tried to buy a hand basket from the Kmart in North Versailles during its liquidation. I thought that it would be a neat souvenir. I don't understand why they would not sell me one. What are they going to do with all of the hand baskets?
Even though I live near New Castle, I never really liked their Kmart. I really liked the Kmarts in Hermitage, Butler, Franklin, and the Super Kmart in Warren/Niles, Ohio (I have a friend who worked there). I miss them!
Wallie--you've been doing such a wonderful job filming these Kmarts🤗🤗👏👏👏
Id love to get one of the check out lights or kmart signs, any tricks? As always cool video, its just so surreal to think this was Walmart back in the day and these buildings are just shells of themselves now.
Woah! Two videos in the same day! What is this, early Christmas?? :)
Ikr
@Ham Sandwich both this video and the 16000 subscriber video say March 7, 2019 to me.
Why is Walmart on the caller thing?
A Previous Poster answered this one. It was to alert other Businesses of Shoplifters, or those who write Bad Checks, or otherwise Undesirable Riff Raff's hanging out in the area.
I wonder if before cellphones were popular the sales staff could ask competitors if they had something a customer wanted but they don't have in stock.
good one bro
At least it wasn’t a Walmart cart
8:29 That's the HR office.
All the Kmarts in the DFW area closed back in 2002 2004 during the first bankruptcy. We didn't have smartphones or TH-cam to documented.
Ahhhhhh return of the Mack is my fav song
I live in Colorado and we now only got 2 Kmarts in all of Colorado
I think VA is down to three. The closet one to me is about two hours away in another state.
They emoting the back space in this shop!
man you even got to meet child fans of your channel!
Looks like it is being run by an outside liquidation company at this point.
Be pretty neat to get one of those electric shopping carts
Hey @Waillb26 it me Will! from that video i want to thank you for bring kind to your fan :)
Hey! Thank you for the kind words! I try!
Great video Wally, albeit a very Sad one, especially for me. Iwas always at that Kmart, especially the garden section. My sister-in-law is no doubt upset as she liked this area store, also. It was my favorite Kmart. Eddie Lambert is💩💩💩❗
Ironic Bloomfield Hills Mi Kmart is now an At Home.
METALMAN4Wii one of the kmarts in my town became in at home too!
@@JDSantner06 Funny how they do ok only selling Home Goods?
I wonder when Walmart starts to go under if everyone will shred a tear. As a current Walmart employee I say good riddance.
Sorry I missed you. Hope to see you back again on the last day.
Great video Wallie! I'm curious, how do you film inside these stores? You seem to never be hassled by employees (at least shown on video).
For some reason this Kmart reminds me alot of the former kmart of Garfield heights
@jdslyman yep lol
Awesome video
Nice find unfortunately it's closing o feel sorry for all these employees that lost there jobs we don't have any more Kmarts or a Sears witch closed in January
This is so terribly sad to me. 😭Thank you for documenting this for those of us that have moved away! This store was such a part of growing up for my sister & I. I was SHOCKED when they announced that this store was closing. So many people depend on the stores in that plaza.
Much love from Florida!
When the kids first saw you in person were they really excited like celebrity fans?
Another video!
Sadly, West View will not be the same without K-Mart.
i would buy that register and load windows on it :D
Nah, load OS/2 or Minix on it. :-)
hey my b day is the 18t =p
*Kmart is closing in front of on my face*
Me:i get it.........................I DONT GET IT
(Oh i love this jontron meme)
DH Pictures Entertainment isn’t that South Park? 😂😂
Anthony Sabbouh no that meme is from jontron
➡️ th-cam.com/video/2aegP8j5al0/w-d-xo.html
THANKS AND KEEP UP GOOD WORK WALLIE B SUPERSTAR!!!
Did you get the Kristen's cart for Nate?
When sears canada was closing up they were all the file cabinets as well and one of them look like some one took their anger on the file cabinet and they where asking 10 DOLLARS for it wtf I would not pay a flipping dollar for it
Was this particular location at one time a Super K? It looks awfully big for not being one once.
For comparison, our only former Super K location ever in Puerto Rico, a 165K sq. ft. store at a mall in the central city of Caguas (Las Catalinas) was one of the only 3 that closed recently under SHLD's bankruptcy... (our dear vulture in action)
EDIT: it look it was just a Big K, but looked awfully big (like 125-150K sq. ft. or more)...
Been to Ephrata, PA Kmart? Believe it's one of the top 20 in the entire chain
AMAZON taking over the retail businesses, not the top bloke who is running the business.
Timothy Simpkins Yeah but also for years Sears and Kmarts have been struggling which led to declining sales and stuff
We have retail closed, because of the internet in Great Britain. I think this bloke closing your Kmart shops, is to safe the hole business of collapse.
I sense Wallie has some anger issues with Eddie Lambert
MegaThunder70 Eddie Lampert is a clown and he is going to kill Sears Holdings now that he bought the company
Eric Catozzi oh yeah I agree 100 percent I was just making a joke I despise Eddie Lambert
Hi Wally can you enter the giveaway and you can do Schuyler Kmart because they’re going to either turn it into a big lots or Aldie’s is going to go there
Nice vid bro
R.I.P KMART WEST VIEW
R.I.P KMART WEST VIEW
West view Kmart is doomed in 2 weeks.
uhual does not that need that big of building
It's actually called west grand view Kmart, not westview.
What? No its not!
FN 3RD!!!!! 🆒 WALLIE!!!!
I want to beat Eddie to want to do I together
First!
You need to go to the K-Mart in Sidney, NY. It's not closing, but it's a nice store, and the building next door is the old K-Mart store. I'd guess it's been abandoned for ages, the label scar is the original logo, the italic K with "mart" in all lowercase letters. No vintage logos remain inside (it's wide open), but it's one of the coolest abandoned buildings I've been in. Be sure to bring a freind who's a bird watcher.
How come most the k marts are so big
Awesome video