It definitely is, but if it's actually abandoned it hasn't been long... I was at the theater there just last year. It's always been fairly empty but not completely vacant. Looks like Wikipedia says its demolition was announced 11/21?
@@NoahWL1 I think there’s only one store technically left but you can’t access the actual mall anymore. I think the theater relocated to a different side of the mall but once again the main mall is walled off
That poor mall went down hill so fast. It used to be the place to hang out and go. I went every Friday night. I’m happy it’s at least being used for something at this point. It’s sat for a very long time.
@@sham9505Mall is just called the Charlestowne Mall. It is located in St. Charles Illinois. From what I know only Von Maur and a movie theater is actually open in it.
true, I get the waitress getting depressed from the department store part. All the other clips had some insane nostalgia + wild feelings though, not as much "desecration" (BTW I dont conciously care about the mall fr, but I am talking about weird subconcious feelings that happen when you literally had so many memories in a place & then see it for the first time in a decade like this)
Is this Toyota sponsorship we should be able to see you more. Hint hint maybe like Ken block and Audi you know. I don't know just a thought. You were one of the greatest drag racers NIHRA in the late 90s
Why didn't you guys tell me you were in St. Charles 😔 I could have been there to pester you guys, make you feel awkward, and see cool drifts in-person.
i wonder if Mr. Papadakis would like a pupil, cars are a passion of mine that i have been locked out of due to inability to find a teacher, besides the point, Donut media showed parts of how this gent built the world's first 1000hp supra, brilliant man to say the least
So what you're saying is all those amazon boxes I told my wife I needed, is going to be really helpful this weekend.... :P Not bad to the GR survived with minor reclipping needed. If that S2k in 2f2f had boxes, it wouldn't need a new front end :P Also just repurpose abandoned malls as drift circuits!
The MachineGun Larry video is unreal, but the corporate marketing guys seriously kinda ruined it with the 'stick it to the corporate marketing guys' schtick. lol
I would say that I guarantee that the deformation elements have been deformed and need to be replaced. Obviously you can’t really check alignment by driving through a mall and a lone grill popped out is deceiving. Either way, exciting content and I know the car is now labeled as a stunt car and nothing more.
Now we know you can jump a GR86 better than you can jump a Tesla
That Jordan guy is saying Too Soon
I dont know this reference? What happened? How can I find more about this?
@@darekmistrz4364 a TikToker jumped a Tesla a few days ago on public streets in California and hit a parked car.
Lmao wow
@@darekmistrz4364 idk if it was a tic toker but Alex choi is the guy you’re looking for he got the video up
Ma Man James Smith looks exactly like the kind of guy that makes a living jumping cars, and then retires pleasantly to tend to his land
"if you need some demolition in mall, call Papadakis Racing"
*Renovation at it's finest*
What a guy, he's build the ramp and Jumping the car too!. Is that St Charles mall? That's very close to me, I had no idea that mall was abandoned.
It definitely is, but if it's actually abandoned it hasn't been long... I was at the theater there just last year. It's always been fairly empty but not completely vacant. Looks like Wikipedia says its demolition was announced 11/21?
@@NoahWL1 I think there’s only one store technically left but you can’t access the actual mall anymore. I think the theater relocated to a different side of the mall but once again the main mall is walled off
The theater is still there and open, as is Von Maur, but the rest of the mall has been closed for years.
That poor mall went down hill so fast. It used to be the place to hang out and go. I went every Friday night. I’m happy it’s at least being used for something at this point. It’s sat for a very long time.
What’s it called?
@@sham9505Mall is just called the Charlestowne Mall. It is located in St. Charles Illinois. From what I know only Von Maur and a movie theater is actually open in it.
Amazing cant wait for the GR Corolla drift event reveal!
Words cant express my love for this channel and the toyota car series.
fa real
I was really hoping you might “accidentally” show a teaser of the Corolla GR
This was my local mall it’s really strange to see it look like that now
what is/was the name of it? because it looks alot like my local abandoned mall
Charlestown mall in St Charles Il
true, I get the waitress getting depressed from the department store part. All the other clips had some insane nostalgia + wild feelings though, not as much "desecration"
(BTW I dont conciously care about the mall fr, but I am talking about weird subconcious feelings that happen when you literally had so many memories in a place & then see it for the first time in a decade like this)
I wanted an 86 since the first gen in 2013. Such sporty little cars.
It's amazing how all malls look the same
Hard to believe I used to shop here with my mom as a kid
Been here dozens of times since the early 2000s and it’s bizarre watching this and seeing the emptiness of that place.
My childhood mall AND my first car was the first 86! Hope you enjoyed my hometown.
This was sick and depressing at the same time, all that wasted space tho.
Exactly how I felt
I live a few minutes from this place. I’m glad it’s being put to good use lol.
That's local to me! Was at that mall many times lol. Wish I knew you all were there.
The teasers for the GR corolla on that ad are crazy, I'm curious as to how it looked on set!
Papadakis can pass as the real life Toretto lol
lol if he were a bit taller
Very entertaining and simply GReat advertising. 👍😎👍
This was incredible, thank you for sharing!
Good old Charlestown Mall, it's been dead a while, only the movie theater was keeping it alive last time I was there.
Is this Toyota sponsorship we should be able to see you more. Hint hint maybe like Ken block and Audi you know. I don't know just a thought. You were one of the greatest drag racers NIHRA in the late 90s
Bro, California can house its homless in the big ass mall! Problem solved!😂😂
1:06 - so that's where all my Amazon packages keep going 😪
I lol'd when Larry suddenly became a "car repair guy"
I so wish I'd known this was going on! STC IS MY HOMETOWN! WOOOOO!!!
I worked at this mall. It's about time they did something with it.
alex choi could learn from this
Why didn't you guys tell me you were in St. Charles 😔 I could have been there to pester you guys, make you feel awkward, and see cool drifts in-person.
Lol
Cool to see Andy Bell from Nitro Circus there.
Wait, is the mall where Tiffany shot the music video "I think we're alone now" ????
That's fucking amazing! Wish I could do something like this lol
drifting a mall?!?!?!?!?! AND JUMPING!?!?!?!?!?! like whoa
Amazing! We live in St. Charles and it’s about damn time someone did something with the mall!! Rad!!
Open "track" day? I'd soooo sign up for that!
@@heatherhodge1590 You bet!!
*Coconut Mall theme plays*
Damn, this looks alot like Stratford Square Mall.....alot of malls it seems went under in that general area.
It’s Charlestown dude I thought the same thing but it’s another mall like 20 min away
Show us the corollaaaaa😩😩
So sad. I used to shop there. The footage is awesome though.
Absolutely awesome video. I work for TMNA and it is fantastic to see behind the scenes of this great ad, which we at the company all love. Thank you!
That's nut! You inspired me to start making car RUclips videos, should check mine out!
Found this video from a backroom exploration video
Malls like this one should be used as training or playgrounds so much room for activities.
The gr Yaris would have been awesome
That mall still looks in great shape - what a shame it's abandoned.
Andy Bell! Haven't seen him since the original Nitro Circus days!
FOR SALE:
2022 TOYOTA GR86... LOW KMS!
ONE OWNER. NEVER RACED. ICE COLD AC
NO LOWBALLERS, I KNOW WHAT IVE GOT
damn, the new mario kart 8 deluxe dlc looking fire
i wonder if Mr. Papadakis would like a pupil, cars are a passion of mine that i have been locked out of due to inability to find a teacher, besides the point, Donut media showed parts of how this gent built the world's first 1000hp supra, brilliant man to say the least
Drifting on pure white marble, priceless! 👑
Harkens me back to the movie, 'the blues brothers" when they destroyed the Dixie mall in harvey Illinois.
Papadakis Racing / Renovations feat. Larry Chen Photo / Car Repair
Is that the same spot for Hoonigan's Black Friday vid?
Senior management - perfect depiction of how clueless they usually are.
As cool as this is, I'd rather have had them set up cloths racks, as if it was still open. Maybe even set it up for Christmas.
What is it with Toyota wanting to launch these things off jumps? 🤣
"White gr86 for sale. Only 1 mile on the ODO, like new. May need wheel alignment"
Saweeet... especially since the Mall where this was filmed is just down the street and is where I "hungout" as a teenager!!
That Tesla guy who jump and crashed his car should of hire you guys, the professionals.
I'm scared to look for that pitch, last time toyota showed why cars are driven only by lowest knowledge and intelligence in society
Well... GR86 💗
I’d be a bit depressed if that was our home town mall. Well not anymore because it sucks! But it used to be a cool place as kids.
Is this the same mall that Ozark was shot in? Looks very similar.
Fifth
Epic my Friend, absolutely Epic!
That’s my mall! Skate there all the time
Inside or outside, and how the hell do you get in there?!?!
Only thing left to do was get a caprice with a light bar and have some police chase you around in while you where dressed in suits!
Dude did literally the same thing with a Tesla the other day, no carboard boxes tho!
lmao i went skating here with my homies a lot back in the day. shits been empty since at least 2014.
Simultaneously it is the one of the coolest and most depressing video I have ever seen, if I were toyota I would not use this footage
Like new toyota supra only used once no accidents clean title only 60000$
this just lets you know they have basically no hope of the place reopening as they let you trash the place
I’m just upset that they force a car through my childhood mall
Isn’t this mall the same mall in that Zombie movie, dawn of the dead??
I feel sad why is the mall abandoned. I feel sorry for the investor
the only reason that mall hasn’t closed is because of the movie theater
I used to go to this mall religiously it was the spot back in the day
Kinda sad. Amazon is destroying commerce.
Well, that was pretty awesome!
How much for it since it got jumped? 👀
Salute PR good video 🙏👍🔥🇵🇷💯
Thanks for thr invite. I live right behind there!
Poppa docks carpet installation 🤣 🤣 🤣
Demo Toyota 86 for sale, like new.
that 86 was so durable! literally drifting around a whole mall, jumps onto some cardboard, and only has a loose front splitter!
The 85 mr2 did this first and it was cooler
I just saw this commercial like an hour ago on Instagram😆😆
also a glimpse of the camera shot in the mirror reflection 3:43😆
Sell the jumped car to Scotty Kilmer💡
Was this the mall at the end of the last season of Ozark?
Yes gr corolla confirmed!
I'm sure it's gonna buff out. XD
Hello papadakis are you from Greece?
So what you're saying is all those amazon boxes I told my wife I needed, is going to be really helpful this weekend.... :P Not bad to the GR survived with minor reclipping needed. If that S2k in 2f2f had boxes, it wouldn't need a new front end :P
Also just repurpose abandoned malls as drift circuits!
Salute to my guy Jhonnattan from DR🇩🇴✌🏾… great vid, great car content
Can I get that stunt gr for discount?? 😂
The MachineGun Larry video is unreal, but the corporate marketing guys seriously kinda ruined it with the 'stick it to the corporate marketing guys' schtick. lol
The new oldsmobiles are in early this year
I would say that I guarantee that the deformation elements have been deformed and need to be replaced. Obviously you can’t really check alignment by driving through a mall and a lone grill popped out is deceiving. Either way, exciting content and I know the car is now labeled as a stunt car and nothing more.
That mall is in St. Charles, IL.
this is the mall where i go to see movies 😭😭😭