Dead Malls Season 2 Episode 6 - Southridge Mall Revisited
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- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2020
- When I visited Southridge Mall earlier in 2020 the doors were locked to the inside of this beautiful interesting structure. For so long Southridge expanded and commercialized. Then seemingly all at one everything fell apart, leave a mall with an abandoned and decaying inside, and a thriving exterior. Today come take a tour with me, as we rexplore the Southridge Mall in Des Moines, Iowa.
Music used
Clair De Lune (SLOWED)
Dead 70s Mall - Zadig the Jasp
Night Drive - Dan Mason
Things are changing - Montgomery Wards
Mall Musak
Discovery - Traxx
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It's crazy how malls have died off so fast as a kid of 1980s it sad how the past has changed so much we as a country will forever be changed how we shop bye malls I'm glad you were a part of my childhood
i remember memories of that first corner at one of the entrances being a claires. and then right across the way was i remember being a multi colored sign,named great american cookie? makes me miss it. and my mom would always go to a store by the food court and target (forgot what store it was) and i'd always get a pretzel from the same sweet asian lady every time i went. edit: watching further into the video it was fashion bug, but it changed to another store after that.
Such a shame. My childhood was spent at the Aladin's Castle arcade and the water slide.
So many core memories in that Toys R S
now i used to go to Southridge a lot in Millawkuee, and it was very alive and stuff but every since Covid it died until open, it was the last place my dad went to and when he came back few hours later he died
I worked at the finish line in 1995 in that mall. Grew up frequenting that mall in the 80s & 90s. Sad.
First time I seen this Mall on RUclips was in Amanda Kiss 's video, she also got one of rolling acres just before it closed
Can't wait to see your vid from southbridge
My earliest memories as a kid were entering in through the original food court. As a little kid, you walk into this massive food court along with a carousel ride. My favorite thing was riding on the carousel and then getting a Mcdonalds hamburger. Good times
We would also stop to get cool gumballs and popcorn balls. No idea how this is all coming back to me
Richmond Goodman was a huge core memory that you unlocked. Thanks
We used to go through the front where the carousel was and food court, then go out through Sears (where my parents wanted to visit). It was magical growing up. What it is now is a tragedy.
Every visit to the mall started with a walk through sears and then working our way towards all of the stores us kids liked
Great great great video as always
Thank you!
When a mall starts opening junior colleges, hairstylist schools, churches, or any program for the poor, you might as well close it. The internet killed the malls. They are all just dying at a different pace.
Great video, man!! Visited here this past Saturday to reminisce my childhood visits. It used to be so incredible. Loved going there. Thanks for covering this gem in your video. Fantastic job!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed your experience and have good mementoes here! Beautiful mall
@@NorthCdogg22 Absolutely!! Are you from the Des Moines area?
@@itsallknee I’m more from the Sioux City area but I do frequent Des Moines often, love the place
@@NorthCdogg22 Very nice! I know Sioux City well also! Just browsing your videos, looks like you're hitting a lot of gems here in Iowa. I graduated from UNI so I'm familiar with College Square and Crossroads and watched them decline before my eyes. Same with Kennedy Mall in Dubuque. My brother attended the Univ. of Dubuque so we went there often. I'm excited to watch your journey. Sub coming! 💪🏼
@@itsallknee thank you very much! Your sub means everything my man!
I just took pictures inside the mall today
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I don’t understand why malls are going to a front facing or an open air? In those kind of malls i don’t stay. I get what I came for and leave right away.
Yeah outdoor malls are the worst and yet they are becoming the norm.. it sucks
Right? Merle Hay went from an open air plaza to a mall for a reason I thought. I don't want to be out walking from store to store if it's raining. Or during the winter for sure.
@@NorthCdogg22 Some outdoor malls have failed too like the one in Huntley IL and the one in Chesterfield that killed Chesterfield Mall. I like them in Florida Disney Spring is nice and I have also been to Pier Park in Panama City Beach. But for northern states that get cold weather in the winter no thanks they just aren't a good fit there.
That's what the retailer wants - customers come in to get what they want and then leave immediately. Plus it costs less.
Has in store...not in stock.
Where's Justin ?
Jordan creek instantly killed Southridge along with growing crime rates in the area. It was so much nicer, cleaner, more open, and offered everything you could ask for.
Couldn't agree more. Jordan Creek killed Southridge, Valley West, and Merle Hay. Then online shopping came along and gave these malls the final blow. I remember we'd take a day to go to Valley West and Merle Hay on the weekends, but we'd go to Southridge more often since we lived on the south side. So sad how our childhoods are being gutted before our very eyes.
Southridge mall was doomed from day one.
I hate to see these half-assed attempts at revitalizing malls. Rarely do these work out for the inline tenants. Was the climate control still on?
I know right.. and yeah the AC was still chugging probably just eating the budget