I grew up going to this mall. I remember a time when you would be hard pressed to find a parking spot on a weekend. The 2 level Old Navy was so cool. Makes me sad to see it in this shape.
I worked at this mall while I was in college at both the Spencer Gifts and Chick-Fil-A all around 93-95. When I was a teenager we used to hang out constantly there. It saddens me to see it the way it is now.
Can confirm, I worked with Patrick at CFA in the 90s. The narrator states the mall declined due to changing demographics in the early 2000s, but we had a police substation in the mall in the 90s due to rising gang activity.
I have such fond memories of this mall when I was a kid. Then there were a couple of shootings that happened there sometime in the late 90s or early 2000s and it just went downhill from there. So sad. Fort Jackson used to do a fireworks display on the hill behind the mall for July 4, corndog on a stick and KB Toys was where it was at. Aaaah the memories.
I remember when it opened. It was called Columbia Mall. It was a nice place to go. The Zoom Flume was nearby for watery summer fun. Even the K-Mart across the street was nice. That area is awful now. Sad.
Damn. I was born and raised in Columbia, and just moved back after living in Georgia for 16 years. I heard all these malls were dead but I took a stroll through them after watching these videos just to see in person and man... so many memories. I remember listening to music on the samplers inside the record store in the 90s, and going with my friends to the carmike cinemas in middle school. It’s downright depressing to see not only these malls, but so many other established businesses in the Columbia area dying the way they are. I wish businesses would establish headquarters in the city and increase the population, so the demand would be there for these dying businesses.
Another great vid! Ridiculous how many malls are in the Columbia area. I would have thought more indoor malls would have been built down here in Charleston back in the 80s and 90s, but nope... when the weather is hot, humid or raining, there is no place “decent” to go walk around retail indoors
At 16:22 a former Briar Patch store! There's also a vacant storefront of them in Richland Mall in the Forest Acres neighborhood of Columbia as well. Btw Columbiana Mall across town did not open in 1986...that's when planning for the mall seriously got underway. That mall opened in 1990.
Malls use to be a place where Everybody came together an shopped. What happened? It doesn’t seem long ago when malls were the place to be. Just goes to show how people change their shopping from actually going to stores to now they can shop from their phone an have it at their home in a matter of days. I still prefer going to the stores. But man have things changed
Yeah this mall used to stay pack especially the weekends and Dutch Square. Now it went down. Now it is Columbiana but since the shooting it might go down to. Also Sandhill Mall used stay pack I couldn't believe how many stores closed it's not the same.
Struggling before these shutdowns. I am wondering what will be left a year from now after all the bankruptcies come. There is a mall off two notch rd that isn't doing well last time I was there either or is this the one on two notch?
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I grew up going to this mall. I remember a time when you would be hard pressed to find a parking spot on a weekend. The 2 level Old Navy was so cool. Makes me sad to see it in this shape.
I worked at this mall while I was in college at both the Spencer Gifts and Chick-Fil-A all around 93-95. When I was a teenager we used to hang out constantly there. It saddens me to see it the way it is now.
This mall died in 2004/2005 it was awesome before then, actually remember when I was excited to go
Can confirm, I worked with Patrick at CFA in the 90s. The narrator states the mall declined due to changing demographics in the early 2000s, but we had a police substation in the mall in the 90s due to rising gang activity.
I have such fond memories of this mall when I was a kid. Then there were a couple of shootings that happened there sometime in the late 90s or early 2000s and it just went downhill from there. So sad.
Fort Jackson used to do a fireworks display on the hill behind the mall for July 4, corndog on a stick and KB Toys was where it was at.
Aaaah the memories.
This mall started declining before malls (in general) started dying. 💯 agree it started with the shootings and crime.. 1999.
I remember when it opened. It was called Columbia Mall. It was a nice place to go. The Zoom Flume was nearby for watery summer fun. Even the K-Mart across the street was nice. That area is awful now. Sad.
At 13:45 it’s really sad that they have NEVER changed or put anything in that Disney store location for 20+ years since it closed.
@Tyler Braden yea, I remember the Suncoast, they had the best action figures.
I’ve still never had coffee, I’m 33…lol
Damn. I was born and raised in Columbia, and just moved back after living in Georgia for 16 years. I heard all these malls were dead but I took a stroll through them after watching these videos just to see in person and man... so many memories. I remember listening to music on the samplers inside the record store in the 90s, and going with my friends to the carmike cinemas in middle school. It’s downright depressing to see not only these malls, but so many other established businesses in the Columbia area dying the way they are. I wish businesses would establish headquarters in the city and increase the population, so the demand would be there for these dying businesses.
I went to the mall a few days before. At 6:45, the Japanese restaurant and the buffalo wild wings in the food court are closed now.
Another great vid! Ridiculous how many malls are in the Columbia area. I would have thought more indoor malls would have been built down here in Charleston back in the 80s and 90s, but nope... when the weather is hot, humid or raining, there is no place “decent” to go walk around retail indoors
It's a much older mall that Richland but it's in far better shape. But there was a remodel about 20 years ago.
Just stopping back in to view some of your library. Hope all is well. Miss seeing new content on your channel.
When I relocated to Columbia from New York City in 07, this mall used to be packed on the weekends. It's really a somber to see the mall go downhill.
I thought I was going to be trapped working at this mall as a kid...smh I watch videos like this as a reminder of why I can never go back.
I work in this mall 10/half years. I do miss it. I knew back in 2002 that this mall was going under 2010
At 16:22 a former Briar Patch store! There's also a vacant storefront of them in Richland Mall in the Forest Acres neighborhood of Columbia as well. Btw Columbiana Mall across town did not open in 1986...that's when planning for the mall seriously got underway. That mall opened in 1990.
Yes you can see the Briar Patch store in my Richland video with the sign still up!
Just a little correction. Columbiana Centre did not open in 1986. It opened in 1991.
I love your Dead Mall videos. Keep up the great work
Malls use to be a place where Everybody came together an shopped. What happened? It doesn’t seem long ago when malls were the place to be. Just goes to show how people change their shopping from actually going to stores to now they can shop from their phone an have it at their home in a matter of days. I still prefer going to the stores. But man have things changed
Hot music, and a decent looking mall. Still surprised it has any life to it and a Macy's, seeing as its a Moonbeam mall.
Yeah this mall used to stay pack especially the weekends and Dutch Square. Now it went down. Now it is Columbiana but since the shooting it might go down to. Also Sandhill Mall used stay pack I couldn't believe how many stores closed it's not the same.
I been there around July this year the security guy seemed to have a issue with us taking photos.
Im glad to still be at macy's!
Pretty sad
I don't know where you found that epic soundtrack with a saxophone but God damn it was badass
Good video! 👍
This mall was the Sh-t when I was in High School....That was long ago....lol
YAY WHO IS READY FOR THE WATER MAIN BREAK CUZ I AM!
Cool vid
I work in this mall for almost 11 years I knew in 2002 this mall was going under when the Clemson rd place was being talked about.
They closed the Burlington because they moved to the village at Sandhills just like jcpenny did
Struggling before these shutdowns. I am wondering what will be left a year from now after all the bankruptcies come. There is a mall off two notch rd that isn't doing well last time I was there either or is this the one on two notch?
Columbia Place is on Two Notch Rd
One on sand hill also on 2 notch towards elgin sc
Mall use to be so packed in the earily 2000s that people bumped shoulders. Even in 2005
75% of the mall are urban shoe joints.
18:46 I've always wondered what this use to be. Former JCPenney or Rich's auto center?
A Moonbeam Mall that's still in good condition? Unheard of! In this situation, I think Moonbeam isn't at fault here besides unfulfilled promises.
I just went there to make a cool edit video of a dead mall BTW Macy's looks almost empty
Let me tell you.Mall of Georgia and Surgerloaf mills look nothing like that.
It’s obvious to see the downfall of this mall. I bet the crime is sky high in this area
If it’s the macys one I’ve been there
America is dying. Is kinda not what I remebered America as it was. I heard places like Dubai is booming. Maybe I should move there?
Amazon and Sandhill did this.... now Sandhill is dying