Thanks for the full walk around of this entire area. A lot of the dead mall channels really miss some gems like this when they only focus on the mall. They do all that traveling, expend time and money, but pass over absolute gems like that China buffet. Wallie has filmed that Winn Dixie, but I had no idea how much more there was around this property. It’s amazing! I also enjoyed that you took the time to show views into the mall from the outside, rather than just from the inside of the mall. It really gives another great perspective.
Thanks for the info and feedback as well as the sub! I thought about breaking the locations up into different videos, and just doing this video on Pennrose mall, but with having very little info on the Winn Dixie and the carpet/auto location, I felt like I didn’t have enough for their own segment and just would have rambled on most of the video. Honestly, I didn’t even plan on filming the carpet building location, but on my way to the mall, I passed it and had to film it on the way back out of reidsville.
Pennrose mall is most likely owned by the Malachite Group. If you search their info online, you will see the full portfolio on their site. Their website looks like it’s from the AOL days. Several of the other properties they have on the site are similar in disrepair and rotting away. Pennrose is basically Signal Hill 2. Unfortunately Signal Hill is closed. Both of these properties are very similar. Rotting and moldy, most likely unsafe for people to be inside. Also, Signal Hill has their own abandoned Winn Dixie and a massive strip mall (Newtowne Plaza) right next to the mall. Newtowne is full of abandoned and rotting stores… and some that are still open!!! 😮. If you can get over to Statesville, you will definitely have a lot to film, even though the mall is closed.
I’ve spent much of my childhood, teen years and some of my early adult life at this mall. China Grill was THE best Chinese restaurant in Rockingham County (in my opinion). When I was younger, Roses had a video rental store, there was a crafts store called Hodgepodge, sorta similar to Hallmark (which this mall use to have too, before they moved out and moved to freeway drive), they had a snack bar, a comic store, jewelry store, and so much more over the years. As time went on, stores would close and new ones would move into the mall, but those new stores didn’t last too long at all. The main 4 stores that stayed open and are still there today are: Roses, Belk, Bob Addams Florist and Strader’s Shoes. That shoe store actually holds a very historic feat within Reidsville and Rockingham’s history, with it being started during the early 1900’s. Oh I could go on and on lol
It’s hilarious and quite telling how the property manager is using more energy to give you a hard time and enforce his power while the property he manages looks like a an abandoned village from a war zone. I assume the company he works for is not giving him the proper resources for staff or property maintenance, but at bare minimum, a power washer and a weed whacker should be in someone’s hands everyday at that dump. With Sal and Ace recently putting some update videos on Pennrose out, there’s a new fascination with this place for dead mall community now that Signal Hill is done.
Subbed! 🎉 I know this is your channel and you should definitely do your thing, but these long form videos with several structures would best be broken up into a few videos. Very few RUclips viewers like me and a few others will stay on and watch videos this long. That carpet place truly deserved its own video and maybe the buffet also. Most viewers will never stay long enough to see the buffet or carpet place, so they get lost in the pile. Just offering some advice, as I also film and post similar content. Best to you!
The local Chamber in these small towns can be a great history resource. Probably 8 years ago there was a chamber event in the old Winn Dixie. Local businesses set up booths and it was really nice. The next year, couldn't use the building (maybe wiring issues or water). Gone so fast. Penny's, that end cap door with the bees, went in many times. The service counter or to pick up orders was immediately too the left. Could see it when you peeked in. China Grill closed the dining room during Covid. Could do carry out a good while after. Tbh, didn't realize closed. That little room with the chair was to pick up orders.
You'd think some of these property managers would have some respect for those simply trying to explore and document what is becoming the past! Unbelievable. I almost want to apply for a security guard position at an abandoned mall just so I could help escort all those who have an interest of documenting all this dying retail!
I think the property manager at the mall is just embarrassed about the way the mall looks and doesn’t give a crap about the health and well being of the patrons. He was more focused on me filming than anything. If he put more passion into cleaning and upkeep of that place, rather than following me around, then that place may be decent. I don’t have hopes for that place.
I may go back here in the near future and do a follow up of what “progress” has been made to the place, if any. The property owner seems like he’s more concerned about the reputation of the mall, rather than the appearance or health conditions the mall go’ers are exposed to.
Thanks for the full walk around of this entire area. A lot of the dead mall channels really miss some gems like this when they only focus on the mall. They do all that traveling, expend time and money, but pass over absolute gems like that China buffet.
Wallie has filmed that Winn Dixie, but I had no idea how much more there was around this property. It’s amazing!
I also enjoyed that you took the time to show views into the mall from the outside, rather than just from the inside of the mall. It really gives another great perspective.
Thanks for the info and feedback as well as the sub! I thought about breaking the locations up into different videos, and just doing this video on Pennrose mall, but with having very little info on the Winn Dixie and the carpet/auto location, I felt like I didn’t have enough for their own segment and just would have rambled on most of the video. Honestly, I didn’t even plan on filming the carpet building location, but on my way to the mall, I passed it and had to film it on the way back out of reidsville.
Pennrose mall is most likely owned by the Malachite Group. If you search their info online, you will see the full portfolio on their site. Their website looks like it’s from the AOL days. Several of the other properties they have on the site are similar in disrepair and rotting away.
Pennrose is basically Signal Hill 2. Unfortunately Signal Hill is closed. Both of these properties are very similar. Rotting and moldy, most likely unsafe for people to be inside. Also, Signal Hill has their own abandoned Winn Dixie and a massive strip mall (Newtowne Plaza) right next to the mall. Newtowne is full of abandoned and rotting stores… and some that are still open!!! 😮. If you can get over to Statesville, you will definitely have a lot to film, even though the mall is closed.
I’ve spent much of my childhood, teen years and some of my early adult life at this mall. China Grill was THE best Chinese restaurant in Rockingham County (in my opinion). When I was younger, Roses had a video rental store, there was a crafts store called Hodgepodge, sorta similar to Hallmark (which this mall use to have too, before they moved out and moved to freeway drive), they had a snack bar, a comic store, jewelry store, and so much more over the years. As time went on, stores would close and new ones would move into the mall, but those new stores didn’t last too long at all. The main 4 stores that stayed open and are still there today are: Roses, Belk, Bob Addams Florist and Strader’s Shoes. That shoe store actually holds a very historic feat within Reidsville and Rockingham’s history, with it being started during the early 1900’s. Oh I could go on and on lol
It’s hilarious and quite telling how the property manager is using more energy to give you a hard time and enforce his power while the property he manages looks like a an abandoned village from a war zone.
I assume the company he works for is not giving him the proper resources for staff or property maintenance, but at bare minimum, a power washer and a weed whacker should be in someone’s hands everyday at that dump.
With Sal and Ace recently putting some update videos on Pennrose out, there’s a new fascination with this place for dead mall community now that Signal Hill is done.
Subbed! 🎉
I know this is your channel and you should definitely do your thing, but these long form videos with several structures would best be broken up into a few videos.
Very few RUclips viewers like me and a few others will stay on and watch videos this long.
That carpet place truly deserved its own video and maybe the buffet also. Most viewers will never stay long enough to see the buffet or carpet place, so they get lost in the pile.
Just offering some advice, as I also film and post similar content.
Best to you!
The local Chamber in these small towns can be a great history resource. Probably 8 years ago there was a chamber event in the old Winn Dixie. Local businesses set up booths and it was really nice. The next year, couldn't use the building (maybe wiring issues or water). Gone so fast. Penny's, that end cap door with the bees, went in many times. The service counter or to pick up orders was immediately too the left. Could see it when you peeked in. China Grill closed the dining room during Covid. Could do carry out a good while after. Tbh, didn't realize closed. That little room with the chair was to pick up orders.
You'd think some of these property managers would have some respect for those simply trying to explore and document what is becoming the past!
Unbelievable. I almost want to apply for a security guard position at an abandoned mall just so I could help escort all those who have an interest of documenting all this dying retail!
I think the property manager at the mall is just embarrassed about the way the mall looks and doesn’t give a crap about the health and well being of the patrons. He was more focused on me filming than anything. If he put more passion into cleaning and upkeep of that place, rather than following me around, then that place may be decent. I don’t have hopes for that place.
It’s sad how our country is becoming. Photography is not a crime!!
I may go back here in the near future and do a follow up of what “progress” has been made to the place, if any. The property owner seems like he’s more concerned about the reputation of the mall, rather than the appearance or health conditions the mall go’ers are exposed to.
@@NerdEpixI'm pretty sure it's legal to film in any public area.