As always, excellent presentation. I've always appreciated the research you put into these videos; history and the stories it holds are fascinating, regardless of the backdrop. Thanks, folks. - Ed on the Ridge
Excellent video! I really wanted to see this place one more time before it closed, but the weather screwed me out of it. Glad I was able to visit when I could, as this was an amazing mall, with well preserved DeBartolo architecture.
Good video. Time marching on. There was a feeling that, when malls were in their heyday, that they would go on forever. Seems not so. You have to be unique, like century city shopping center in west Los Angeles, to draw a see and be seen crowd. Otherwise it’s just stay home and online orders. Well, malls had a, what, fifty plus year run.? That’s pretty good, considering.
A lot of memories thrown away like trash. I didn't get to see the mall before it officially closed down. It sucks to see it go. At least there's photos and videos of the mall that we able remember it by. Same can't be said about Thruway Mall and it was almost the case for Seneca Mall until photos of that mall's interior resurfaced.
Miss this mall, spent every decade of my life in here until it closed. I honestly hate the future plans for it. They're trying to turn it into a more outdoor shopping center...we're in Buffalo. Do they realize it's cold, wet, and possibly snowing for half the year? A roof over that would be nice. So then it would be, you know, a mall.
Too sad to see unfortunately the way of the malls are becoming something of the past. I used to live in WNY and went to that mall a bunch of times...sad to see it go..
So why the sudden downfall if this mall was doing good in 2022 where it was close to full did it go from 90% occupied to like 30% occupied in less than a year or no?
Because 85% of those stores were secondhand/antique shops selling overpriced junk. There was no real draw for people to go there anymore. I understand why other stores and companies left to begin with (not enough money coming in), but without those kind of stores it killed the mall. I feel like people are starting to get over internet shopping and would want to go to a mall more these days, if it had those draw stores again.
As always, excellent presentation. I've always appreciated the research you put into these videos; history and
the stories it holds are fascinating, regardless of the backdrop.
Thanks, folks.
- Ed on the Ridge
This video is absolutely perfectly put together. Eastern Hills was beautiful.
Excellent video! I really wanted to see this place one more time before it closed, but the weather screwed me out of it. Glad I was able to visit when I could, as this was an amazing mall, with well preserved DeBartolo architecture.
I’m in Canada and we used to take trips down to Eastern Hills mall…lotta good memories there.
Now we have outdoor strips in the cold with dangerous parking lots, how dumb we have fallen.
Good video. Time marching on. There was a feeling that, when malls were in their heyday, that they would go on forever. Seems not so. You have to be unique, like century city shopping center in west Los Angeles, to draw a see and be seen crowd. Otherwise it’s just stay home and online orders. Well, malls had a, what, fifty plus year run.? That’s pretty good, considering.
A lot of memories thrown away like trash. I didn't get to see the mall before it officially closed down. It sucks to see it go. At least there's photos and videos of the mall that we able remember it by. Same can't be said about Thruway Mall and it was almost the case for Seneca Mall until photos of that mall's interior resurfaced.
Wonderful Video!!!! Love the Christmas Decor and the Fountains!!!! F+L, Corey
Here in Florida some malls that have still survived are the outside type malls which is popular
Nice video man!
Miss this mall, spent every decade of my life in here until it closed.
I honestly hate the future plans for it. They're trying to turn it into a more outdoor shopping center...we're in Buffalo. Do they realize it's cold, wet, and possibly snowing for half the year? A roof over that would be nice. So then it would be, you know, a mall.
I imagine all the shoppers over the years. These old malls make me sad.
Is the voice from the Mall Perks commerical the same voice actor that voiced Garfield during the 90's cartoon?
Too sad to see unfortunately the way of the malls are becoming something of the past. I used to live in WNY and went to that mall a bunch of times...sad to see it go..
So why the sudden downfall if this mall was doing good in 2022 where it was close to full did it go from 90% occupied to like 30% occupied in less than a year or no?
It wasn’t doing good in 22
Because 85% of those stores were secondhand/antique shops selling overpriced junk. There was no real draw for people to go there anymore. I understand why other stores and companies left to begin with (not enough money coming in), but without those kind of stores it killed the mall. I feel like people are starting to get over internet shopping and would want to go to a mall more these days, if it had those draw stores again.