Vintage Gem - Lycoming Mall - Pennsdale, PA
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- Опубликовано: 10 апр 2020
- Vintage Gem - Lycoming Mall - Pennsdale, PA. Located in Muncy Township, this aestheticly pleasing and vintage former Crown American mall has seen better days. Although struggling and at one point facing a sheriff's sale, the mall still hangs on as it is the main shopping area for the rural area that it is. Filled with vintage aesthetics, you will not be disappointed if you're into malls like this. What a shame to see it struggle.
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I was born in Williamsport and lived there until 1987. The Lycoming Mall was my childhood mall, and I have not been inside this mall since I left in 87. This is absolutely incredible, it’s like I’m having flashbacks. I ate at that Arby’s with my parents many times, it was fuzzy in my memory before but now it’s crystal clear. The colors and the floor are exactly as I remember it. Even as a child I was fascinated with the floors in this mall. I also remember fountains in this mall, large enough to have multiple frothy type fountains if you know what I mean, with all the coins at the bottom. As a young child I would try to reach in and get the coins and my mom would yell at me lol. I’m not sure what part they were in but they must’ve been converted to just regular planters, removed completely, or something else. Thanks for this video, it really took me back to a better, more carefree time in my life in the 80s.
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video and walk down memory lane. Also, glad to hear that not much has changed here in terms of the aesthetics besides the fountains. When I was young I used to try and get coins out of fountains at my nearest malls. Haha
As for the fountains, I only saw 2 tiny fountains so I guess they took the big ones out for the planters. Anyway, glad you enjoyed the video!
I remember all the water fountains and the round benches
Imagine how much less carefree things have gotten even still a year later, ughhh
Same here bud. It is sad to see what it has become. I was born in 1990 in williamsport and still live here. This was the place to go when I was in school. It used to be so alive. You would rarely see a shop empty ever. Society is really distancing itself from one another.
@@Bonerfyed that’s the globalist plan- divide to conquer.
That was a cool looking old mall
Agreed!
Wow you’re right this was a vintage gem. The planters are straight 70’s but the actual plants look great and very well kept. This video was great Wallie. I can see a marked improvement over the years. I really appreciate the names of the stores added in and credits to the music. Keep up the great work!!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I was pleasantly surprised to see how well the plants are taken care of. For a mall whose owner doesnt necessarily care about the place, management and the employees here do a stellar job of keeping it relatively clean and the plants watered. Thanks for watching!
I remember first going to this mall as a 7 or 8 year old child, in 1979 or 1980. I loved the orange and green circular seats which were scattered throughout the mall. Also, way before FYE was the music store, "Wee Three Records" was here. I am old enough to remember them still selling 8-track tapes, in a display case near the rear of the store (I actually still remember which title I bought there; Genesis - "Wind & Wuthering" (1976). lol. Loved the mall's archway, too. The other mall in my general area, which I frequented a bit more than this one, was the Susquehanna Valley Mall. I went to the grand opening of that mall's original anchor store, Boscov's, in December 1977. The rest of the mall opened in 1978. Memories. Hope my recollections are interesting to perhaps a few of you, who are now, like myself, approaching age 50. ( :
I loved the story you shared. Thanks for doing so. I can imagine how much nicer this mall looked in its early years and heyday. I wish I was around back then to have been able to visit it then. I love music stores, too, so the original music store here would have been up my alley. I'm planning a visit to Susquehanna Valley Mall this year once everything settles down here. That and Chambersburg Mall as well.
its a mall that iwill always remember and never forget it's closed down now due to online shopping but i remember the toys r us and the mall so many memories of my mom taking me here
Thanks for visiting this mall. My visits to this mall 1983-2000. The “upper mall” aka Lycoming was my childhood mall along with the Susquehanna mall. I moved 20 years ago when the mall was in its heyday, so I haven’t been up there since so it’s great to see what it’s up to... :). I can still name stores, and also recall where certain features used to be that were since removed during the renovations.
I'm glad I was able to help you revisit this mall in the video. My plans this year are to visit the Susquehanna Mall as well as the Chambersburg Mall and others. But those are on my to-do list. Thank for watching!
Awesome sauce. I went to school in SE PA and Chambersburg Mall and Hagerstown (MD) were my 'college malls'. I travel PA-OH-MI-NY for work, so I enjoy other people's perspectives on dead malls I visit. keep up the good work.
Thanks WallieB :)
Wow this mall is such a classic. Lol the skit at the end is so true lol.
Right?! Lol
Yes, I thought that archway at the beginning was really bizarre-looking! But the mall looks great! I’d be frequenting this mall, too, if I lived closer!
It sure was! And yeah I would visit here all the time even if it was to just mall walk sometimes. Love these rural gems like this one!
FLEX: My Dad poured the sidewalks/concrete stuff at this monument of grooviness. Spent so many 'good report card dollars' at this mall. Bought my black Goucho hat from the Benetton circa 1988, next to the PIANO SHOP. Pianos for sale at the mall. This place also had a pet store. The mall had a unique sub-level center hub/court. When I got a car, this was THE place to drive to on a Saturday.
Sadly, the Arby's just announced they are closing.
Thank you for featuring the historic Hadany Arch sculpture (1978, sculptor Israel Hadany)--wonderful! My sister and I loved to stare at it to see all of the funky angles as you drove up to and past it--it was designed for that purpose, to visually distort and twist as you traveled toward, under, and away from it. Trippy and interactive.
Great mall!!
This mall is beautiful. I really enjoyed the video. Thank you for the nice video. If I lived nearby I would go there. Very nostalgic and cool. Thanks again and have an awesome Easter
Thank you! Yeah this mall is one of my more favorites I've had the opportunity of visiting. Even though I'm 3.5 hours away, I wish I lived closer so I just visit whenever I wanted. Glad you enjoyed the video! Happy Easter!
This place is truly a gem. There are a surprising amount of stores left despite the rapid loss of 4 anchors.
The depressing drive, in the beginning, validates my move to Florida - 20 plus years ago!
This place really is a vintage gem, Wallie. Never seen an Arby's like that in a mall, myself, either. Quite an interesting style, for sure.
Totally agree on all the cars parked around. Clutters up the place. Love the occasional car parked in an otherwise empty storefront, though. They should have opened up one of the empty anchors and set all the cars in there, like a mini dealer auto show.
Partly because it would reduce the walking space clutter, partly because it would have allowed for a great look inside one of those former anchor stores.
Nice stuff, though. That early 00's Toyota Tacoma was mighty sharp, very clean for it's age. And that Colorado next to it, that brings back memories of the one we used to have.
With this mess going on, I also worry for some of the malls around me. I've mentioned in the past in comments about malls that have been struggling and ones that have been thriving upstate in NY. This will definitely hit them pretty hard.
In the next year or so, I can see at least 1 mall close completely up here, either in the Hudson Valley or Capital Region. ViaPort Rotterdam and Hudson Valley Mall in Kingston the most likely, given their high vacancies and major struggles in recent years.
Other big, successful ones, like Crossgates Mall, Clifton Park Center, Colonie Center, and the Poughkeepsie Galleria will probably pick themselves back up and keep going, though they might lose some smaller stores, mainly independents.
Fingers crossed that things do clear up sooner than later. There's places to travel to and explorer! Can't wait to see what's coming!
I agree with what you said about the cars! Put them in an empty anchor as to make it like a show room or even in the smaller empty tenants. They clash too much out in the open corridors of the mall. They take up a lot of space and risk getting damaged.
I'm hoping this virus crap ends sooner than later as well. I fear what economical toll its going to take on not only this mall but others struggling already. I dont see the mall closing as a result but I do see more empty spaces coming once it reopens.
Thanks for watching the video. Glad you enjoyed.
Your comment on car placement makes me think of Morgantown, Pa they have an little mall that used to be a bunch of furniture outlets. It got turned into a classic car dealers showroom it makes for a relatively interesting and quick walk through if you like cars.
I agree with you Wallie, I would like to see this mall thrive, even though I've never been to the Lycoming. Mall. I don't like it when any mall closes. I also wouldn't buy a car in a mall. This is a mall, not a car dealership. If a mall wants to plug a nearby dealership, just put up banners or signs.
hey Wallie...superimposing the brand logos on their previous locations was a great touch 😎
Thank you! I was going to just put captions at the bottom of the screen like I've done in the past but then thought to try something different. Glad you enjoyed. I'm always trying to improve my videos especially my mall videos. I'm nowhere near as good as others but I'm trying to put out videos to the best of my ability that I'm happy with. If I wasnt happy with a video, I wouldnt put it up. And that's happened before.
Love that seventies looks on that Arby's
Agreed!
It kinda reminds me of the Arby's we used to have in one of my malls a long time ago. The last time I remember eating at that Arby's was around 2000, and then it closed not long after that. Still miss it today!
Sorry to hear you’re out of work. I hope you get something soon. This was probably one of your best. This Mall is very intoxicating and reminds me of a mall in Calumet City, Illinois when it was first enclosed. Sadly due to urban decline it will be an abandoned mall. Again- You’re getting very good at shooting these things!
I was there in 2018 and again last year and ate at the Arby's. It's a few hours drive for me taking the scenic route there. I also got to check out the Susquehanna Valley Mall south of this mall. Like the vintage aesthetics as you said. Glad to see it again...thanks!
Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. The Susquehanna Valley Mall is on my to-do list for a visit and video if possible. I wish I lived closer. Being in Pittsburgh, I'm well over 3, almost 4, hours away from here. I would be a regular at this mall.
@@WallieB26 There are more than a few malls just south around the Harrisburg area and probably enough content worthy abandoned locations as well to make it worth the trip.
Omg I really enjoyed the old school design. The Arby's in the mall looks awesome with the old logo above enternace and the sides. This was the first time I've seen a Old Navy in a mal before.
I loved that old school Arbys. And yeah, Old Navy is rather rare in an enclosed mall. I've seen them at a few others but not many.
Long-time subscriber Wallie. I rerooted myself to the Willimsport area and have been to this mall a few times. Great to see you visit it. Stay awesome!
Thank you for the support for so long. I really appreciate it. I tried visiting the mall back in 2018 but never had time. Was glad to finally do it this year. I loved this place. I like the Williamsport area a lot in general. Hoping to come back out for a weekend trip again soon once the virus is over. Stay awesome as well.
Wallie you make my days brighter. Thank you!
Hey Wallie, Welcome to my hometown. Glad you enjoyed visit the classic lycoming mall. I grew up go there all the time. this is my very first time see your video that many stores closed. I surely remember there were FULL open stores when the mall opened. Thanks for bring the memories! BTW, Thank you for provided CC (Closed caption for the deaf in this video).
I love the floor being tan tille in the middle and white on the edges. The retro look of this mall is awesome!!
I agree. The vintage aesthetics is what really gives this place character.
I thought I was watching an Ex-Log there for a moment with that driving intro ☺️
LOL I can see why. Given the Hadany Arch that you drive through to get to the mall, I wanted to try something a little different, so viewers could get to see the arch and just how large it is from the road as well as experience something unique that other malls dont have.
Great idea overlaying the store logo on the vacant stores, gives a great visual of what once was .. & awesome editing overall, thanks 🙂
Thank you for the positive feedback. I'm constantly trying to make my videos better but especially my mall videos. I'm nowhere near as good as some others but I'm trying my best. Trying to edit them as best I can to where I'm pretty happy with them. Glad you enjoyed. Happy Easter!
WallieB26 you are up there with the best in my opinion 🙂 Happy Easter to you both 🐰🐣
Happy Easter Wallis & Kayla! What a nice surprise to see a mall with these warm and inviting colors. An Arby's and an Orange Julius, wow this is pure perfection! Stay safe.
Thank you! Happy Easter to you as well! I agree. The colors and aesthetics here felt exceptionally welcoming. I particularly love malls with character like this as well as uniqueness to them.
Really love this mall. Awesome work
this was a great mall in its heyday. even like 5 or so years ago this place only had a couple empty storefronts. it's crazy how quickly this place emptied out.
Yeah it's a shame what happened to the mall in the last few years. 2017 and 2018 were terrible years for the mall to lose almost all of its anchors.
Love these!!!! Videos, so much! And the music is awesome! I live in California, in a rural area called Humboldt county, and we still have a Kmart! It is struggling, but still open! Be well, my friend! 🤘👍
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy my work. It means a lot. Glad you enjoyed the music too. I was going through probably 100 songs until I found one that I liked. I dont like to just slap music into my mall videos. If I'm not happy or not feeling a song, I try another to see if it works and if I like it.
That's wild you still have a Kmart. Ours are all gone unless I travel at minimum 5 hours to go to one of the last remaining stores in Pennsylvania.
Thanks for watching! Stay safe and healthy as well, friend!
@@WallieB26 It's also about 5 hours to the Marshall Michigan Kmart from Pittsburgh. Tough times, man.
I also just watched your Ames video, that you did all alone, I kept thinking oh shit the guy by the movie theater is up to no good! I just love the history!
Oh that mall is so beautiful! I enjoy walking around Willowbrook Mall in Wayne New Jersey. Today is Easter Sunday normally I would be visiting my friends but I can’t do that now so I been Binging on RUclips and making TickTock videos. I manage to walk at least 10,000 steps each day and I take a lot of pictures! We love your videos! We like a lot of the same things and we love the Outer Banks.
I'm glad to hear you're able to make the best of your time during this situation. I've been getting out and walking around, filming things here and there to keep myself busy. I would love nothing more but to walk around a dead mall and be able to film it as well. But that will happen down the road. Sharing the love for the Outer Banks, you're going to like the fact I have a handful of videos yet to be uploaded. One will be later today.
I was there once in 2003 when I was at Bloomsburg
I love this mall! It has a 70s and 80s aura to it.
There used to be a Friendly's in this mall, down towards the one end. Also, a Woolworth's with an attached "Harvest House, Jr." restaurant.
I love Friendly's. I wish we had them here in Pittsburgh. Last one I've visited is the one in Gettysburg. And I had no idea there was a Woolworth's here. So cool!
@@WallieB26 Woolworth's closed in 1996 when they closed all the Woolworth stores in the US and Woolworth's put a Foot Locker in where it was
Happy Easter, Wallie And Kayla !!
Thank you! Happy Easter to you as well!
Love the old school mall aesthetic, reminds me a lot of our mall when they had the carousel and that food court. They took that out after renovations.
Wow man love the videos
Thank you!
Love the video Wallie
i used to go to the fun factory when i was a kid and play games. I think that is what it was called. It is sad to see everything closing
Yes and then converted to the Boardwalk. I still have tickets from both.
Oh, yeah... I definitely remember Hess's, too.
That's a store I never got to visit.
The Lycoming Mall was such the hub back in the day. A lot of people have already mentioned some of the amazing things that have come and gone. I used to work at the Dairy Queen back in 99-00 and glad to see it still hanging on.
The fountains were a favorite part of this mall and like Matt mentioned the round circular benches they had were such a waste of space yet so fun!
Kay Bee Toy Store, The Wall, Kauffman's, Woolworth's, Fun Factory (which eventually turned into the Boardwalk Blvd), Friendly's. Waldenbooks, and so many other amazing nostalgic stores.
The middle of the mall you actually used to step down into it, a few steps to a flat area. I remember visiting in the mid 90's to see a soap stars: Michael Damion and Jack Wagner. They would have them in that area. You could get an autograph and a photo taken with them. This is all prior to the carousel being there. Always something to do back then.
I miss those simpler times. You would make a day out of "going to the mall"-- get there early and stay all day shopping and eating your way through it.
Thanks for capturing it.
Awesome video Wallie 🧡
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed!
I like the all of your video.
Thank you very much. That really means a lot to me.
Not the deadest of malls - the cars everywhere is baffling 😱😱
Hi Wallie!! I just joined your Patreon! I'm so happy! :-) Loved the Mall video!! You are awesome!! :-)
Thank you very much, Kristin. Really really appreciate that. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Means a lot. Stay awesome!
Imagine taking one of those cars inside and do a reenactment of The Blues Brothers mall chase scene.
LOL!
There’s a guy who did that in Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, Illinois. Video probably from late 1990’s.
I haven't been here yet.This mall is very interesting and the Arbys in the mall is very cool to see.Eastwood mall used to have an Arby's inside years ago.Also I love the merry-go-round!
Definitely recommend a trip here if you and Terry ever get the chance. Would probably be worth an overnight stay as there is quite a bit to enjoy and explore out in the Williamsport and surrounding areas. You're not far from Shamokin as well where the abandoned Ames and Kmart are that i and many others have explored.
@@WallieB26 that sounds very cool! Thanks Wallie
Crown American owned/ran the wyoming valley mall in wilkes-barre too. but the mall actually felt and looked better back before the remodel in 2006. the mall has a lot of leaky roofs now. and since the shutdown a lot of stores never came back.
They use to have a McDonalds in the mall but it has been about twenty years since they closed it was across from the carousel on the corner
great mall video wallie! 👍
Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Such a nice looking place! I really love laid back, small town style malls like this, one reason being that they're usually filled with vintage aesthetics. Loved all the plants and flowers, and it's so rare to see that in a mall these days. It's pains me to see this place struggling, and it's so sad that they lost all of their anchors. Also sad to see the Hot Topic closing, though it's kinda weird seeing a Hot Topic that looks so bright inside. I really loved seeing that vintage Arby's, since one of my closest malls used to have an one similar to that, as well. This is also like the third old school Bath & Body Works I've seen now. Good to see that not all of them have changed to the new look. Hope this mall will make it through this virus mess and somehow turn itself around!
I hope the mall makes it through as well. Definitely not the kind of mall you see everyday anymore. I tend to notice that malls in rural areas like this tend to be more unique or have more character to them that malls near big cities. With the exception of Century III mall that we had here in Pittsburgh, the malls here are all kind of bland in my opinion.
If was a shame to see stores closing when I was there including the Hot Topic which doesnt happen often. Even Hollister closing was a surprise. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!
@@WallieB26 Oh yeah, I loved this video! Great job as always. :) I agree with you on small town malls vs. big city malls.
Oh nice vintage gem you got a love those great video by the way I’m a specially a big fan of the Kmart videos you do along with the rest of your videos keep up the amazing work^^
Thank you very much. That means a lot. I'm grateful to hear you enjoy my work especially my Kmart videos. I plan to have a few more Kmart videos this year once the virus situation settles down!
WallieB26 No problem^^
Happy Easter Walllie hope you guys are well and safe
Thank you, James! Happy Easter to you as well! We are doing pretty well considering everything going on currently. Hope you are too!
This mall reminds me of the one here in Bel Air, Maryland called Harford Mall. Sears just closed as well as a few others, but it's still going strong.
Ahhh a vintage shopping centre plus buying new motor to deal with you shopping.
Yeah the cars in the mall didnt exactly make sense to me but they're trying make sales I suppose.
This looks like an absolutely BEAUTIFUL MALL! If it were closer, it'd def. be one I'd visit (lol I am in Wyoming). I love the aesthetic- Like it's not something you see everyday!
I agree. And yeah, even though I'm about 3.5 hours from the mall, I wish I lived closer so I could visit more often. The aesthetics here are amazing.
Hi Wanice Mall never been there. Nice work it's always nice to watch you guys. It's relaxing. Hope you are doing good. And Kayla
Thank you! I'm glad you find my videos relaxing. Kayla and I are doing well considering what we're dealing with right now. To be honest, if it wasn't for her who knows how I would be right now. She's definitely been a huge support and best friend.
There seemed to be a lot of people there when you were filming, I'm surprised the Hot Topic closed, but the Spenser's was still doing okay. Now that's weird.
I've noticed when I go to a mall that's supposed to be "dead" or typically is for everyone else, that's when it's full of more people than ever just to make it more difficult for me to film. LOL but keep in mind, I typically have no choice but have to go on weekends because of my job. So when I'm there it's usually their peak shopping day/hours. But I just do the best I can. Haha
@@WallieB26 Yeah that's true, and I can see that. I can understand the weekends. And despite after Chistmas, it was weird seeing a supposedly "dead" mall, be that active with people that day. But yeah, I can definitely understand it making it more difficult to film. We're thinking of maybe doing these types of videos as well alongside our regular urbex content. This type of content is history and just like the places I explore, people create memories. So it wouldn't be a bad idea to introduce it to the channel.
The Arbis was definitely old skool kool💪🏼🇺🇸
There used to be a small 4 screen movie theater there in the 90s
almost forgot about that
Great video as always man! Keep up the great work!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed.
@@WallieB26 of course man!
Hey wallie b that's our mall too in Muncy Pennsylvania too kh
“this virus won’t be stopping us in anyway shape or form” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Omg I have not been there since last summer it’s so different now I would go 3 times a year I liked that one better then our mall Nittany Mall I don’t see it being around much longer but awesome take care and stay safe Happy Easter 🐰🐣
Nittany Mall is on my to-do list. I'm just not s big fan of malls that are washed out in white colors or are completely modernized. These older aesthetic malls are more of a favorite to me. Anyway, Happy Easter! Hope you're doing well.
There are less then a handful of stores left, Burlington is moving also, this mall is up for sheriff sale every year for unpaid sewer and water bills, then they get paid right before the sale
eyy! I grow up going to that mall! ;D
you ought to label this as a " Do You remember When" series , as in do you remember when we could go out in public and shop? stay close to each other? not wear a mask in public? This is indeed a historical video indeed...ah, the good ol days of being in public
Haha I know. Hard to believe where we are right now compared to how normal everyday life was as seen in this video from January.
We'll be okay, though. This will pass. Hopefully sooner rather than later and we'll be able to get back to our lives hopefully better than we were prior.
@@WallieB26 yeah, we'll be ok. I just want to go back to work, though. I haven't watched this much TV since I was in college, which is funny because a lot of what I am watching now are repeats from what I watched back then! lol
@@unclejj2350 I completely understand. I was laid off over 2 weeks ago. My boss isnt even sure when we'll be called back. It sucks. I would be lying if I said I wasnt stressed out. I'm very stressed out. Just trying to resume uploading videos to feel somewhat normal and to help everyone here watching them.
I know what you mean about watching so much tv as well. I hardly watch tv at all. Dont really ever have the time, plus I dont have cable so I'm limited to the local channels or streaming things over the internet. Now, I've been watching more than I have in probably the last 2 years total.
@@WallieB26 I am lucky in that my company took out some loans to keep paying us this month at least which helps . I also look at it as the vacation time that I normally don't take ( I work six days a week , including every weekend so this is good downtime for me for now). I do like your driving videos because that is a great way to get out of the house and burn off some of the stress you are feeling. That and it is showing off your hometown which I enjoy seeing. Keep up the good work and try to relax a bit if you can.
@@unclejj2350 you're definitely lucky to still be getting paid. Outside of some landscaping work and other odd jobs here and there, my income is basically shot right now. What I do have helps tremendously. But I'll definitely be looking forward to earning a paycheck again. I still havent even received unemployment yet. I'm glad you enjoy my driving videos and that they help you relax. I'm definitely doing more of them given the overwhelming amount of positive comments and support.
Great video of course. This mall seems to have gone downhill since other creators made videos here, which is sad cause the aesthetics here are jaw dropping.
Thank you very much. I agree. As more people film this mall, I notice in newer videos, more and more stores leave.
Hey wallie I found a Kmart with an old fashion 60s logo in Hamilton Montana
Nice! I've seen photos and video of that store! I would love to make a visit to it before it is erased from history.
One heck of a mall ... reminds me of the chambersburg mall in chambersburg pa a little bit just more lively haha however that was a crown American too.
That's a mall on my to-do list! Can't believe I still have never been there. Normally with my job, it's hard to go anywhere unless it's on the weekend and even then it's a struggle. I plan to visit Chambersburg as well as Susquehanna Valley once this virus settles.
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Oh wow!
The lycoming mall makes me sad. I live about an hour away from it and have been going there since i was a kid in the 90's. I have watched it die.... what really bothers me though is that up the road there is a newer plaza (where the target is located) where all the new stores go.... they leave the malls to rot and build new!
Dino's Pizza, Arby's, and Shoe department are no longer there.
The firs two shut down. Only rumors of Dino's reopening elsewhere in Hughesville.
Shoe Department moved to a nearby strip mall not even a half a mile away
new subscriber! great content :)
where all those flowers are at the end i believe use to be a big fountain. as a kid i thought it was great.. in the Christmas time they used to make an "ice skating" scene on it... wish they would have kept the old fountains.
nice mall
Agreed!
I would love it if you could film yourself driving up E Elfinwild Road up to Middle Road. I've been curious about how big of an incline that road is.
For a mall with that many closed anchors its surprisingly busy... ?
Yeah, I have noticed when I film a mall, there tends to be more people shopping than any other time or day. Just my luck. Lol but with my job I'm usually limited to weekends to go to malls this far away from home. So when I'm there it's usually their peak shopping days and hours.
I'm getting good at spotting these crown American properties.
Nice. I'm slowly getting better at it as well. Typically the mall logo/font gives it away for me. But aesthetics are doing it more as well.
@@WallieB26 this literally could be the Chambersburg PA mall....literally.
Hollister is my favorite store in the mall
They had just closed this location the day before I was there back in January. Shame to see a bigger retailer like them close a store.
The lighting use to be dimmer inside I imagine. The bright lights of the future do not do this style justice.
that is sad that mall has no anchors :(
Burlington is still open but other than that, I agree. It's sad it doesnt have any others. Not many places to shop when the anchors are gone.
9:32 was Hollister. I've been to this mall about a decade ago. So sad to see it in this condition.
Thanks! I could not for the life of me remember the name when I was narrating. I agree. I hate seeing the mall go down the toilet.
@@WallieB26 You're welcome. I remember it very well even though I only had been to that mall once.
You gotta come to San Antonio Texas and go to the wonderland mall formally crossroads mall
Orange Julius!
Right?! 😀
How DO they get those cars in there? Do they build the mall around them?
Great find, great find. The music at the beginning was pretty amazing. The beat itself went with a he explore. Where you find it?
Thank you! When I select music for mall videos, I sit back and listen to as many vaporwave songs on youtube and bandcamp as it takes until I find something that I like. In this case it took about 12 hours to find a track that I liked or that I thought worked. I especially love Waterfront Dining hence why I use a lot of their music.
If I'm not feeling a particular song, I go on to another. This video was particularly difficult finding music that I was feeling for the video. But I'm glad it paid off. I really like it. Glad you did too!
I felt that the beat was very much fitting for this video. The mall is stuck in the past, I felt like the song was stuck in the past, too.
Wallie, Valley Green Square Mall, the back half of the mall is being demolished.
That's a shame to hear that.
@@WallieB26 But they will be putting main street back in and might get a grocery store into the Alco Dept. Store space. I might post some pictures on the facebook page if I ever get into the group
The old Country Kitchen restaurant space will be torn down
We had an Arby's like this at our mall in North East Indiana back in the '70s and '80s. It didn't have the vertical sign though which I think is freaking rad. but the signage on the front was the same and it was in our food court it wasn't just in one of the hallways like this one. Nice video love, absolutely love, this mall and retro appeal
I really wish more Arby's had this signage like this one did. I loved it. Very retro. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It means a lot.
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Wallie / Kayla (yes I've heard her voice at the start of the video, so I KNOW she was there with you back then), about the cars from a dealer being shown there. I've seen cars in malls before, but it was ALWAYS for an "auto show" (local 1-2 week exhibition of new and / or "special" cars). But in this case, those are PART OF THE USED CAR INVENTORY of the dealer (as being sold off-the-spot), which that DOESN'T BODE WELL FOR THE MALL.
All good. She was! As for cars in the malls; around Pittsburgh, some of our malls will have a few cars. Usually no more than 5 to 10 total and it's usually to promote a dealership or like you said, a car show. Otherwise, they're not to be found. Lycoming Mall was filled with used cars which I found strange. However, not as strange as when I visited the Clearview Mall in Butler, Pa a couple of years ago and it was filled with boats and fishing yachts. It was an eyesore to say the least.
@@WallieB26 - if those boats (I have also seen boat exhibitions at our largest mall where I live) were like the USED CARS at this mall it would certainly be an EYESORE.
Give a shoutout to Kayla from me, she's OK "in my book"...
@@syxepop Will do. Thank you! She has been a lifesaver.
Surprised the malls are still open all malls here in Minnesota are closed including the mall of America
The mall is currently closed due to the virus crap. I filmed this video back in January when things were under normal circumstances. The next couple of mall videos will be like this as well. I filmed them awhile ago, but just never had the opportunity to edit them due to my huge backlog of videos and limited time when I was working. Now that I'm temporarily laid off, I have all the time in the world.
Hey! Valley Green Square mall in Le sueur has limited the access points. They are keeping the main entrance closed. The only way in is the entrance by the Pharmacy and elevator. The Pharmacy is in between the main entrance and the entrance by the elevator.
How long has it been around for?
The mall opened in 1978.
Wallie if I can get onto the Facebook page ill post pictures of it and what the plans for it will be
Cool!
Wow. Only 3 years ago and most of the stores are gone or moved up by the Target plaza. It's almost completely empty
Burlington, Spencer's, and B.A.M. are three that come to mind that are still there. It makes me so sad because this was always my mall. While shopping at BAM around the holidays this past December I noticed they didn't even have a Santa
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Grizzly Industrial used to have a huge showroom near that mall .I used to stop there and browse the imported stuff that was on display there when, I passed through the area. It's been gone ,I guess, around five or so years. The imported stuff is, probably ,why the other businesses failed . They pushed their market as far they could and moved on to greener pastures . The people, who should have had a local manufacturing economy, could not support the retail businesses any longer????? Reminds me of a couple other retailers...
That's a shame the others couldnt survive esp after Grizzly. It's hard to understand why a mall in a rural area struggles being the main place to shop. You would think many of the businesses would do better. I assume online shopping and big box stores like walmart and target dont help.
@@WallieB26 About the only people in rural areas that have any money to shop are a few well positioned retirees. The natives are living on welfare ,food stamps and illegal activities. The younger generation is spending its money on heroin and fentanyl.
@@williamlindner3984 damn, that's a shame. I'm sorry to hear that. Unfortunately I believe it. We have people here that live the same way.
@@WallieB26 I am very familiar with western Pa. I am also old enough to remember what it once was . When I was a kid you could have gotten a job in the mills or mines and by today's standards you were instant middle class with money to spend .Those days are long gone , the descendants of those prosperous people are living hard scrabble ,debt filled existences .... Serfs ,slaves or destitute indigents...
I only live about 20 minutes from this mall and me and my wife and kids would go there Every weekend when it was packed full of ppl and sales Now a medical clinic place bought it they ate going to turn it into Some kind of walk in clinic and emergency medicine place or something like that
It's a shame the mall fell from its former glory and is struggling now. Anything that can be done to save the property or help get some retailers to move in would do wonders.
Btw, love the username. Haha "He was #1!"
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Wallie what is your ending music called in all of your videos?
Normally it is Waterfront Dining's song called "Montage". The song for this video was one by Dan Mason.
WallieB26 I also sent you a friend request on Facebook. And some stuff on messenger. Do you have to pay for waterfront dining.
@@austinfields1543 Oh, sorry about that. I've been taking a hiatus from facebook for the foreseeable future because of the virus junk. Too much negativity, rumors, false posts, unnecessary photos, etc flooding my news feed 1000s of times each day. So I decided to uninstall it for now until people stop posting about the virus 35,000 times a day. So I'm sorry. I havent seen anything on there in awhile.
@@austinfields1543 and you dont have to pay for Waterfront Dining songs. I mean you can support the group through their Bandcamp by buying their albums or you can listen to them on there a few times and on here. Some songs are copyright protected and others arent. I usually try to stick with non copyright protected songs so there isnt any trouble.
WallieB26 thank you!