DEAD MALL｜Towne Square: Parkersburg, WV
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- Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024
- Episode 1 in our Dead Mall series. Towne Square was built in the early-mid 1980's in downtown Parkersburg in response to both the Grand Central Mall opening in neighboring Vienna in 1973 and to the city's Urban Renewal effort. It originally consisted of a restaurant, several retail spaces, a 3-screen movie theatre, parking structure, apartment tower, and office complex. The theatre was expanded to 6 screens. The retail and restaurant portions were never very successful and the mall closed sometime between 2000 and 2003. It has since been converted to the Judge Donald F. Black Courthouse Annex although not all sections have been re-purposed.
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I remember so much about this building. From it being old parking lot to this. Roller blading down threw the parking garage. Man we use to have fun
Hey man. Are you planning on making any more videos? They were very enjoyable to watch!
The 99 cent movie theater was the shit back in the day. I remember seeing Gladiator there back in 2000.
My dad and I used to go to the movies there every weekend. I remember being obsessed with Tombstone and went like 4 times. It started out pretty clean, but by the time they began the shut down process it was getting pretty gritty
I remember when the town square was a gravel parking lot with parking meters.
Used to live in Parkersburg and remember seeing The Goonies at the theaters. I miss the old People's News store on Market St.
This is awesome. LOL, I am originally from Parkersburg. I don't remember anything from Towne Square except for the theater. Saw so many movies there. White men can't jump, Land before time, Fern gully, Rocky 5. Man, I loved that place.
Saw Dirty Dancing there, Summer 1987. I was 14.
I live in Parkersburg as well. Can you please do an inside tour of the St Joseph hospital!!?
I’ll see what I can do. That might be several videos because it’s so big.
I heard it's haunted...lol
I remember seeing so many movies in the old Theater there. Bill And Ted's bogus Journey, Deuce Bigalo male gigolo, The South Park Movie...
Cool to learn. I used to go to the movies there some. I remember watching Beaches I think. One of my first dates. Sorry to admit it but we used to park on the 4th level and spit off the roof. Hahaha.
Didn't realize it was ever more than the Gov building.
a good place to get depressive... Look at the rate of marriages, the number of people moving since 1970, landlords who can kick out people out after 5 days and a police advertise with We watch you.. /Abandonned industries , moving malls like the k mart in south. The only option is run, run, run away.. This is no town to stay. Good video!
Restaurant was Diana's. Manager was from Boca Raton FL .
At the time the county purchased Town Square...there was only one law office inside. Town Square was built as a project of the city of Parkersburg Urban Renewal project. Larry Morehead was the developer. Over the course of time, there was a theater inside....a jewelry store ...a card shop....law offices.....and Diana's Restaurant (owned by Napolis folks). The parking garage and the Apartment complex were largely a success..but the retail space never was. The county only purchased the mall portion ....and re located offices of Prosecuting Attorney...Family Law Judges, Sheriffs Tax Office, public meeting rooms, and Assessors Offices. There area where the Public Defender offices are now...used to be a parking level and a bank drive through. It was later closed in and offices rented out.
I remember when it opened. I used to go to the movies there all the time.
Do you remember any of the stores that were there?
It’s was a movie after that
Haha I live here
I worked at ICT for a few months!
The police station still behind there?
The bottom of the parking garage that’s now offices was the lower level of the parking garage till the 1990’s
Oh, that's cool. I didn't realize it wasn't originally offices.
I saw two movies in the theater, not a good experience, but admission was like one or two dollars. The last one I went to there was about a week before the closing of the theater was announced. I think the movie I saw was "Fight Club."
I saw Con Air there. I think it was the same summer Vanilla Coke came out. 1996?
it was released in 1997
Cool vid, too bad very little of the old mall interior is still there.
Yeah, and for the life of me I can't remember what it looked like. It's only the mall and the office part that's been changed, though. The apartments, elevator, offices near the apartments, and the parking garage are all the same.
It's kind of sad that Town Square never took off. I saw a few movies there before I moved out of state. I think I remember there being a restaurant there, as well as a candy (chocolate) shop.
Strange place for this mall... Great vlog, though. Keep up the good job you do!
I didn't know that was here were i live because I also live in Parkersburg and there are Protesters downtown now because of someones death
Jeeze! I live a block away from there. I'm there all the time and I NEVER hear that kind of racket.
Yeah, I never realized how loud it was. It was super loud while I was recording but it comes across on the camera louder than it actually was.
It is not deserted, the city government uses it, note the signs of 'Community Room' etc
No one said it was.
This town is a joke DONT MOVE HERE AINT NOTHING AN IM DEAD SERIOUS...NOTHING....FOR KIDS,ADULTS OR ANYONE!!
I never got why everyone in Pkb acts like that. Is it the city’s responsibility to entertain you?
@@shinzman87 it has NOTHING TO DO WITH ENTERTAINING ANYTHING....theres no decent jobs for kids coming out of school or college an literally no culture at all....entertain??? Ye...thats def not a word id use for this town
Pebbles C. I’ve lived in Wood County my whole life. I have a good job. My father has a good job. All my brothers have good jobs. None of us went to college.
I love your channle. I have two others that's do this
Thanks man! I'll keep 'em coming.
honey that wasnt a mall i dont think? also i go there a lot bc of the blenterhasset! shameless plug for them!!!
It was until the early 2000’s. I remember going there.
more waste
I manage the property, I suggest you call before your next tour, or I may have you arrested for trespassing!
Melvin Ware Go for it.
Sure Will!
Good luck with that haha!
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL You can try
Seriously Melvin? What are you a communist?
I used to work there at ICT as a telemarketer. Crazy.