Dead Malls Season 4 Episode 16 - Northfield Square Mall
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- Опубликовано: 11 ноя 2022
- Right on the edge of Kankakee, Illinois, a small interstate town loosely connected to the Chicago metro. Lies Northfield Square Mall. There isn’t a whole lot to say about this mall that I haven’t already said before about others like it.. This mall is stuck in the 90s with all the retro aesthetics ironically also being in the 90s with how vacant it is.. Now as of writing this dipping below 90%. What’s to come of Debartolos last adventure before the acquisition? Well let’s take a tour and find out as we tell the story of Northfield Square Mall, in Kankakee, Illinois.
Music Used
Starlight Zone 12 - Tee Lopes
No Rush - Manchac Networks
Perfume - V A N I T Y
Lonesome Breezes - Waterfront Dining
b r o k e n d r e a m s - soft93fm
M E S S I A H
Pure Moods - Luxury Elite
Serial Killer Under the Neon Lights - 9 6
Casino Gardens (Extended Take) - Casino Gardens
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I would be very surprised if anyone gets this next mall guess right! Let’s just say I wanted to make sure it was gonna be a “nice day”
That JCPenney teal mirror look was absolutely stunning. Blast from the past right there.
I lived in Manteno for 12 years and this was the mall I went to the most. Even when I was younger I knew that this mall was not doing well. And seeing how it looks now, it seriously breaks my heart seeing it like this. The food court had an A&W, Taco John's and others I don't really remember that well. I remember going into the arcade that was by the Cinemark and seeing it gone makes me more sad. Everything I remembered being here is now gone. The only things left are the Cinemark, CANDY&CAKE and Auntie Anne's. And also I remember by the mall was Hidden Cove. If anyone remembers that amazing place. It had arcade games, go-karts, mini-golf, bumper cars and bounce house's. But now everything I remembered will be a memory. Thank u for this amazing video and keep up the great work dude. And it's ALWAYS been empty for the most part too.
Love the "Weather Report" break and the humorous deflated balloon... All part of what makes your dead mall documentary videos so unique. 👍👍😎
This mall was in my town growing up. I remember my freshman and shophmore year or high school, we were always hanging out there. It was much more lively then, circa 2008/09. I remember getting my prom suit from here and also me and my first ever girlfriend taking pics in the photobooth that use to be here. so many memories man I miss it a lot
Great episode! That remarkably clean mall was unfortunately dead with a capital D! Your comment regarding a “fading culture” (in reference to malls) was spot on accurate.
Near the Carson Pirie Scott, if memory serves correct, used to be a Fanny Mae store and a few high end jewelry stores. I MISS that JcPenney. If you thought the outside of it was cool, the inside was amazing! I've bought so many dresses from there
Incredible video and mall! This such an beautiful mall with the design and that JCPenney. It really takes you back to a lost era. I never heard of this mall before and I love it. I lost anyway, lol but, yeah can’t wait to see Stratford Square Mall! Another mall that I am fascinated with one of my favorite dead mall RUclipsrs documenting it is like a birthday present to me. Keep up the great work!
Feeling hella blessed to take a nap and wake up to this. The open ceilings and skylights are so stunning in here! Would honestly be a nice wedding venue lol
Its kinda surreal seeing someone making a really welldone video on a mall that i still walk at even today. i used to go here as a kid. ill happily rewatch this video over and over again once it gets torn down someday :)
This mall was gorgeous at Christmas Time when it first opened..loved going as a kid. Just beautiful classy decorations and a giant talking animatronic reindeer. Great memories around this time of year
I worked as an intern with the Kankakee Co. Health Dept. in 1997. I thought that Northfield Square was so very state of the art and modern. This certainly brings back memories of me carrying a clipboard for the food inspections. The closing of the Sears store felt extra hard, since the David Bradley tractors were assembled in Bradley and sold from Sears! There also was a Toys R Us located on the mall property. Even the local newspaper The Daily Journal had a branch at Nothfield Square!
Good news on the mall!
I actually go to this mall monthly there's not many shops here really but the staff in the stores are very kind I'm going in an hour or so but this is extremely sad. the nostalgia I get coming here every month.. they added lazar tag planning to go see that if its open.
Great episode. I lived in Kankakee as a child from 1987-1993, so the mall was a big deal for us. I visited town last November for the first time in nearly 30 years and was shocked (but not surprised) at the decline. Unfortunately, we came after closing, so thank you for providing the tour that I was able to take myself.
I’ve always loved malls! Dead or otherwise! The dead ones though are so fascinating! These days it’s like stumbling across an archaeological site from a long gone culture!🥰
My kids love malls…. When we find one they usually are excited to go. They are super bummed they don’t get to experience mall culture. “Lifestyle centers” don’t bring the same excitement, it just feels like errands….
This was one of my two childhood mall- we went to this one and Louis Joliet. It’s so sad to see how empty this place is now
I especially enjoyed this video. I have a relative and family who lives near Kankakee, Illinois. They haven't been to this mall in years, probably since Covid at least. They are just out of the habit of visiting a mall I guess. They seem to do most of their shopping online or at Target and Walmart. I see the gumball machines but no lounge chairs the staple of all malls. I bet the gumballs are still yummy. (not) Great work on a dying part of America, thanks again.
First!! Great video man!! Another casualty of Namdar