What Does An ABANDONED AMES Store Look In 2021? / Exploring Abandoned Places
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
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In this video we return to a locally known Abandoned Ames department store. This location was filmed by me twice before and didn't have intentions on returning again, but since we were in the area, I decided to give a 2021 look at this decaying location. Do you enjoy when myself and others Explore Abandoned Places? I equally enjoy sharing them with you, but they aren't as easy to find & film anymore. But to get your abandoned fix, check out my Abandoned Remains playlist. With that said, let's get a 2021 look at the Abandoned Ames. Enjoy
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This reminds me of the good old days..the 90s.. when we weren't stuck in the house on our phones as kids.. we would actually do chores throughout the week,save our allowances and spend the weekends with friends going to ames, record lane, the mall, etc..
Ames was one of my favorite places to shop at.. when the titanic movie came out ames brought out the blue heart necklace imitation and I begged my step dad for it and got it.. good memories..nostalgia..
LOVE the jazzy bathroom muzak!!!
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Great drone footage JP!!! Nice documentation!!
Creepy and hard to believe that Ames went defunct almost 20 years ago. Ames certainly has left a legacy and it was once a mighty company. Thank you so much for the video!
I especially love your opening in this video, JP. Awesome job throughout too. Thankyou
Ty andy
I love seeing and going through abandoned places
Its always interesting to see what we will find on the inside.
When I was young, 10 to 16 yrs old. I would go with my Mom, finding n looking thru old abandoned houses. Oh boy was that a trip, and fun
One night my Mom and friends walked into abandon house, and an Old Man was squatting in there lol my Mom n friends ran out so scared, Haha, Good memories
I always feel sad when I see businesses close their doors. Hopefully some one will buy this and bring it back to life. Thank-you for taking us along with you.
Sadly the area its in doesnt have much to offer.
@@JPVideos81 I wouldn't say that. Shamokin is full of history and awesome old architecture! I'm hoping that the city can somehow recreate itself through appreciation of it's singular history, art, and restoration of it's many amazing buildings. Admittedly small businesses will do better at this time than big corporate chains like Acme and Ames.
@@darialarned1538 I don't mean it in a negative way, but I know people from the area since I used to work down that way and as an old coal mining town, there's not a lot to offer for shopping or entertainment without traveling to nearby towns. I definitely agree that there's history there and I love coming to visit.
Excellent video!
JP, awesome abandoned video! Really enjoyed it!
Ty for taking us with you enjoy it again
Anytime
What a find, loved the ladies toilet, never thought I would say that, that beautiful retro style is amazing, fantastic video, thank you for sharing. Just off to watch the first one now.
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I am with ya! I dig that seafoam green tile and those old signs from Neisners! They went broke in 1977!
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We had "Goldcircle" in Cleveland.
"Zayre" and "Jefferson Ward" in Florida!
Thanks for the video.....I will check out the previous on this property.....interesting....
boy that takes me back - i worked at the home office (2418 main st, rocky hill ct) when they went under... nothing's been done with the building for what, almost 20 years?
Wow the bathrooms still look very clean and still looks nice in the abandoned Ames
Almost like they are being preserved.
Great great great video as always.
Thanks!
Ossipee nh has a old Ames. It's now ocean state job lots discount store. Same tile. Never updated. Same check outs, etc. The fire suppression is a huge water bed in a room to keep pressure in the lines from the well.
I do believe that is one store I miss the most ❤❤❤ stay safe love ya
Hi Jay, I'm actually quite surprised because it's not as trashed as I thought it would be, it seems pretty much the same as it was the last time you were there. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 🙏💖
I agree. I was expecting much worse.
You had me fooled for the longest times on the phones ringing! Glad you were up front about the hand dryer. 😁
I do a decent job at making it convincing.
@5:28 I totally forgot about your tile fetish. I used to laugh all the time when you did the abandoned homes and buildings that you always pointed out the tiles!!! All in good humor LOL!!!!
I like my shiny tile
Great video. If you're ever down near Perryville MD the abandoned outlets are worth exploring.
Jim and I watched this , this morning. Jim remembered Ames. I remember the sign traveling. But was never inside one.
Very similar to Hills, Jamesway and kmart
Haha love that intro and music. Very cool video! My work is actually located in a Montgomery Wards warehouse built in the 1880s. Unfortunately I can’t take any videos of my building.
The one anchor store at the former steamtown mall was a Montgomery wards.
Wow the ladies room.. But it is sad to see it closed thanks for showing jp
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My Mom and I really loved AMES! We were so heartbroken when it closed💔 Thank you so much for sharing😎
I remember going to Ames, Hills & Jamesway as a kid.
@@JPVideos81 Oh yes! Me too! Laneco, Nichols, Dry Goods, etc.
Ames went the same way as Kmart and Montgomery Ward...here in MT it was Kmart and Shopco. The only big retailer is Wal-Mart.
Sad the way things go...remnants of a time gone by. Now everything is online...I guess that's just the way it goes. 😔😒😪
Thanks for sharing and for taking us all along with you 😊🙏 Take care and stay safe ❤🙏
Cool vid. Hope everyone is keeping safe
Cool tour, I used to enjoy shopping at Ames. Sadly I think many of the stores we know and love now are going to share the same fate.
More place to explore down the road
The intro was genius 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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I like the hand crank Borax soap dispenser. My hands never felt clean if that was the soap option.
Nice Intro!! I do love the vintage ladies bathroom. That tile is so great! Thanks as always for the update. Always enjoy the revisits.🥰
Funny how for me the bathroom is my favorite part lol
Great drone work! Just left behind to become an Ames ghost building. Nice explore, thanks for revisiting! 🌃
Wouldn't mind putting a massive train layout in there.
@@JPVideos81 I can see it now:)
That intro worked great, with the old commercials over the drone footage!
I've been wondering what the future of department stores in general is. As of this coming April, Northtown Mall in Spokane (Wa) will have two vacant anchor spots. Another mall I went to here recently was a ghost-town. Being there was equal parts eerie and sadness.
Unfortunately this will be more common more than ever.
And here I thought that all the AMES were turned into mini JC Penny Outlet stores when we cleaned them out back in 2004/5 (yes, it was second a job that paid well for doing a lot of goofing off and field destroy of stuff going into dumpsters)
Still some untouched ones around here and there.
Hi JP, what a step back in time, I use to go to the Big N then it became Ames down in Newton NJ enjoyed the video keep safe
Was Big N similar to Ames?
@@JPVideos81 yes it is the exact lay out, which was really wired right down to the bathrooms or at least the woman's bathroom anyway, it was a real cool blast from my past thank you for the memory
I LOVE STUFF LIKE THIS ❤👍
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It is always kinda sad to see structually sound buildings not being used but left to decay : { ... Love the " Tiffany blue " bathroom tiles and the big old porcelain sinks. Thank you for an interesting tour ( loved the old ads and drone footage in the intro .). Take care .... and see you soon : }
I agree, unfortunately I dont think they will ever see life again.
Thanks for sharing this one Jp Is AMes like a krogers store almost? I really enjoy this one.
I believe similar, but i never shopped at a krogers
Oh my goodness. I recognized it as the Shamokin Ames before you mentioned you’d been to the Shamokin one before. 😆 We used to stop there on our way out to Knoebels if we needed anything before checking into our cottage for the week.
The Acme / Buy Rite next door will have an update video out soon. Seems many locals used to visit these places. Thanks for checking it out.
It's nice to see toilets ñot been vandalised looks like they were just used yesterday X
Surprisingly good and still usable.
This place is in better condition that the Acme store you visited as like you said not much mould . Nice little explore Jason xx
Thanks 😊
Seen a real life Harry Potter closet..cool! Great video! 😁😁
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The color of the tile is so pretty. I think it’s called Tiffany Blue.
I believe you're correct
I miss those great stores. Ames, Caldor etc.... it’s all Wally World now. I was a store manager for Toys R Us for a while in the early 2000s. Most fun job I ever had and I miss it still sometimes.
I loved Ames and Hills! Where the Ames stood in my town, it’s now Walmart!! I do like Walmart and target but I also like the old stores, and now Kmart is gone too! So sad!
That advertisement in the beginning had me laughing at old memories of “acid wash jeans” oh the memories 🤣
Haha
I worked for Ames in Rehoboth Beach De from 6/87 to 10/02, I worked with a great store manager,
I miss department stores 😣
Me too
Cool! 👍🏻🤓
I loved seeing the vintage bathroom, never seen any of them stores here in texas.
12:15 - My guess: That Batman logo sticker had been affixed there in 1989, due to the hype and popularity of the Michael Keaton-Jack Nicholson film released that year. I had seen this sticker on power and utility boxes at various places I worked at during that time.
Makes sense. Thanks
Ames had the best toy lay away for Christmas. My kids are 35, 33 and 27 now. I always did my toy lay away there, it was $5.00 and you could pay it off over several weeks. Thanks, Jay.
Thanks Jay,
Not as much vandalism as I would expect given the time it has been empty.
A little surprised someone else has not moved in.
Central California Watching
Anything moving in would fail before it even got started. Unfortunately there's no money in the area.
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Thanks.
Love how you did the intro to this video ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Sad. A bygone era. Love the bathrooms. Sadly Im sure it will get demolished. Surprised the dryer worked! So cool!
Its only a matter of time before its gone.
Well, had to try the customer service number again. Doesn't work at all now. So I tried the 1-800-shop-ames number. Now its America's hottest talk line, haha. Great update video.
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In your intro I recognized the voice at 1:05... Used to do narration for the original Transformers cartoons back in the 80's 😊
Nice
It is weird seeing all these empty abandoned Ames stores in Pennsylvania. Here in Mass. Our Ames became another store when they shut down. I remember when they bought out Zayre. Heck i still have my ice scraper with built in flashlight that i bought from Zayre when i bought my first car at the lovely age of 19. I am now 54 and that dang thing scrapes ice better than any ice scraper i have gotten plus the flashlight in it still works. Only changed the double aa battery 3 times in all those years! Miss those days when stuff we bout was higher quality than the cheap crap we get today. Smdh
That's a quality product
Great video JP! There's always something sad about seeing old buildings from former good old days but I love seeing them! We never had Ames in my area, or a big N, we had big K but there gone too! Thanks for the adventure!
Ahhhh... Abandoned! and time moves on. Thank JP
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I'm glad that this place is in such good shape (for how long it's been abandoned/vandalized) Surprised it's not as disgusting and moldy as the Ames in Baltimore is.
I agree. It's been holding up quite well
I'm always excited to see it.
I totally missed that Alf sticker. Kind of ironic cause as you were looking a the little door under the steps, i was thinking to myself, that would be Alf's office if he worked at that Ames. Lol. Then you find the sticker.
In the words of Alf "I kill me!"
HA!!! Lol.
Man, I don’t know if I’ve ever heard of Ames. Sad
Wally B 26 filmed that location also long time ago
Always wanted to check out what an ames was, looks like you guys have a lot fun 😀. Awesome intro with the old commercials. Thank you for the explore.
Blast from the past
Great update video. It's surprising how nobody has done anything with this retail space. Makes one wonder why.
Low income area with not many businesses around to draw people in.
Still in a fairly good shape.
Surprisingly
Hi JP, I remember you taking us through this store! Thanks! Fun to see ... be safe!
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Nice return video.
Such a waste . All the Vets and homeless that could shelter, just plastered off areas even simple beds. You have bathrooms, add afew showers . Would help so many.
Agreed
Very cool! Also love the older style parking lot lights.
Loved the intro ......love to hear those commercials from back when !! Those bathrooms where in surprisingly very good condition love the color of the old wall tiles !! Thank god that its not totally destroyed !! Great video as always !!👍👍
The bathroom is probably in the best condition of the entire place.
Thank you sad to see stores go out of business here in ca it kmart all buildings are like that just siting there see you next time ☺
Thanks JP. Take Care and Be Safe. And By The Way....I'm Batman Damn it!!!!
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There are still Ames stores still around? Been a good minute since I seen one.
It's a bit eerie seeing it empty and imagining what it once was. When did this store officially close its doors? BTW - it's been awhile since I've been to your channel. Been busy teaching both remote and in-person students.
The first video I filmed which is in the description has all the back history.
"Duke Nukem" "Come Get Some!" (Kicking in that bathroom door!) Lol
Haha
Great video Jay!!! I always enjoy all of your adventures!!! Too bad the building is just sitting there going to waste!!! Take care Jay, stay safe and God bless you!!!
I hope they can re purpose it, but probably wont. Would make a great building for a massive train display.
@@JPVideos81 yeah that would be great!!! That building would definitely make a wonderful train display💙💙💙
I remember the Ames store, I had had shopped there two or three times back in the 1990's while I was visiting New York. I wondered if it still existed. Thanks for showing JP.
Thanks for checking it out
I remember going to Ames when I was a kid very cool step back in time thank you for the revisit I still can't believe they have the name on the sign still that is so awesome
I'm shocked the sign is still there
That was an awesome update, surprisingly it looks in pretty good shape still. Why people have to vandalize and destroy any property is beyond me. The intro was so cool and I also love the tile in the bathroom, so neat! Wonder what that shrine was all about, that looked creepy. lol Still makes me so sad to see when stores like this close. Thank you once again for another great video!
Someone putting some voodoo on someone lol
Jay, awesome into. Wonder how many more years this will last before it is used for something else or torn down. Seems such a waste of building and land like so many others just like it. Be safe buddy😉👍
I'd love to see it re-purposed, but sadly the area isnt thriving and has little to offer.
i used to get nice sneakers at AMES THAN I DID AT WAL-MART .IM 4 7 AND I WEAR 2 N HALF SIZE SHOE .COULD NEVER FIND SHOES THAT FIT ME
So sad. Shopped there in my younger days, the local Kmart was razed a few months ago
Saw the piles of debris and loader when we drove by. Never got to see the inside of that one personally.
These abandoned department store videos make me sad for some reason. It’s like that part of my childhood is gone forever. It’s also a reminder that I’m getting old and times are changing, whether I like it or not. Oh well. Great video.
I hear ya. They were very common in my childhood.
We had an Ames in Vineland no years ago and now it’s a Forman mills store along with other stores
Were the pennies in the men's or women's bathroom?
The public womens room i believe.
Hi there!
I remember shopping at ames when I was younger. It's crazy to see that there are still some ames buildings standing to this day. My store was always caldor. I miss it but what are you going to do.
as big and open as it is, would be great turned into a skating rink .oh wait, am I showing my age? do they even have skating rinks anymore? lol
Some still exist lol
I enjoy your Videos regardless JP. Looks like you have a big open building but with that back door open like that please becareful you never know who or whats in there
Last time I in an AMES had to be when I was very young. Not many memories of that store. Now K-Mart on the other hand...
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how did y'all get in there?
Just walked in
@@JPVideos81 oh ok cool
I never heard of either store. Lol!
What a waste of a good building. That is a lot of concrete. So, aren't they going to make it any other store?
Short but sweet, thanks for the video.
Its been empty for a while and in a low income area, so the chance of a new business thriving there is slim.
It hasn't changed much at all. Surprised it's not destroyed by now. Voodoo in your bathroom??😂
Someone doing a seance to open the store back up haha
Surprised it's not graffiti filled. 😐
The building next door that you'll see in a separate video isnt in as good of condition.
😱😱😱😱😱 please don't go in there maybe we'll be haunted hunting store