Schuylkill Mall - Frackville, PA | A Dead Mall Masterpiece (Demolished) | ExLog #10

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  • Опубликовано: 25 янв 2018
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    In this episode of the Expedition Log, we travel to Frackville, Pennsylvania to the Schuylkill Mall. This 800k sq/ft 80's masterpiece is now shuttered, and scheduled for demolition. I'd like you take you on a light urbex exploration of it in its final days, as a sort of documentary to memorialize the beautiful aesthetic of this fantastic structure.
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    Ross Bugden - "Something Wicked"
    t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 - 超越愛 (used with permission from the artist)
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Комментарии • 362

  • @sal
    @sal  5 лет назад +18

    Hey guys! Have a peek at my epilogue to Schuylkill where I take you on a video tour of the abandoned ruins as this mall was being demolished:
    ruclips.net/video/iw2jBLvvJuA/видео.html
    Thanks for everything!

  • @Fandango541
    @Fandango541 6 лет назад +95

    This makes me very, very sad. I live in Lebanon, PA and used to enjoy driving up to this Mall in the autumn with my father on our yearly coloured leaf trip along Rt 81 in October. We would stop at the Schuylkill mall for a slice of pizza at that very same restaurant you mentioned. After he died I would still drive up there and just walk around the Bon Ton and the Black Diamond antique store. It was quite obvious that this was going to go the way of the Dodo Bird and become extinct. Let me tell you, aging is a real pain in the ass. So many places you used to go and things you once did just fade away. Old houses (and malls) are like old families. They wither and die.

    • @sonicdash3818
      @sonicdash3818 5 лет назад +2

      Very true, and funny, I live Harrisburg. Back when that mall was still getting business, I lived in Williamstown. It was back when the first movie in the Twilight saga was released. And even a little before then. Seeing that mall gone, it's much like whatever you said, like losing an old friend or family member in a way.

    • @tranerekt1731
      @tranerekt1731 4 года назад +2

      I went back to my childhood town after 20 years and it was completely depressing.

    • @nancykoo4156
      @nancykoo4156 Год назад

      I enjoy the mall as well around 1980, always crowded, fun day

  • @horrorghoul
    @horrorghoul 6 лет назад +92

    You know that you're mall is dead if your Bath & Body works is closed. They are one of the last stores in the mall.

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +17

      Yep. The minute the bath and body works goes, it’s doomed.

    • @ryanfisher6402
      @ryanfisher6402 5 лет назад +9

      gnc

    • @johnlukach4091
      @johnlukach4091 5 лет назад +2

      They were open until a month or 2 before the end. I lived in Pottsville for almost 2 forgettable years.

    • @TheRyan4778
      @TheRyan4778 5 лет назад +3

      horrorghoul Diamond Run Mall in Rutland Vermont had its Bath & Body Works close and its still barely hanging on.

    • @Cutelatinguy2
      @Cutelatinguy2 5 лет назад +1

      Also Claire's

  • @muiscnight
    @muiscnight 6 лет назад +152

    Am I the only weird guy that wishes they could buy malls like these and work on them like old vintage cars.

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +18

      Not at all...if only I win the lottery...

    • @rpcomms1
      @rpcomms1 5 лет назад +3

      No your not :)

    • @williamconstantino1852
      @williamconstantino1852 5 лет назад +3

      Professionally done it's sad to see malls disappear usually with this type of structure the roof is always the first to go.after that there's no turning back they are definitely doomed.

    • @leesanders6914
      @leesanders6914 4 года назад +1

      Anything to stop demolition!

    • @GiovanniCloud
      @GiovanniCloud 4 года назад +2

      Not at all. If I could take the Burlington Center Mall and revision it into a museum or something for the history of Burlington, then I would jump on that opportunity! The mall could be divided into sections regarding different subjects of history and art, and we could even bring Petal back to the Waterhole and make her the centerpiece of the museum. It would be a second life for the mall and a second life for Petal!

  • @camo7886
    @camo7886 6 лет назад +30

    These videos are so immersive, I expected to see my own reflection in the mirrors.

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +4

      Thank you so much for that sentiment, Camo78! I have a huge amount of content coming up, with some amazing places. I’m out on expedition right now down south filming, but I plan to hop back in the editions chair in a few days to finish the next ExLog. Thanks for watching!!!

  • @kylecartieri8409
    @kylecartieri8409 6 лет назад +21

    I grew up in the area and worked at this mall for many years. I'm sorry to see it's failure and demolition. Thank you for documenting it for posterity. Walmart and internet sales have killed countless malls in this country. Crown America was ruthless with its leases and drove out many of the stores throughout the 1990s.

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +4

      So I went back to Schuylkill on Saturday. I’ll be putting an epilogue out for this ExLog. It was heartbreaking to see the ruins.

    • @maryannschweikert4495
      @maryannschweikert4495 5 лет назад +2

      I agree Kyle, online shopping and Walmart at the bottom of the mountain killed this mall.

  • @micknicholas7680
    @micknicholas7680 5 лет назад +7

    Fun fact: All of their old Christmas decorations have been moved to the South Mall in Allentown, PA just up the highway. It's crazy to see them up in that mall. My wife is from Minersville and I'm from Allentown so both of us recognized them when they went up. Since they are old, they are very distinct and recognizable. :-)

  • @Themightymoze
    @Themightymoze 6 лет назад +31

    Awesome video!
    I was there today, Jun 10, 2018 and about half of the mall has been demolished. I walked through it but, it's a deathtrap of dangling A/C roof units and shredded steel. The dialysis clinic, BOVA property maintenance, and a MSHA office are all that remain. I actually managed to find a red sweatshirt in perfect condition in the employee locker room with SCHUYLKILL MALL embroidered on the chest.....ONE! I also found a monogrammed ball-point pen from the mall. Thanks for sharing!

    • @Fandango541
      @Fandango541 5 лет назад +2

      So....still shopping at the Mall, eh? Only this time it was mopping, not shopping. Wish I had been that lucky! Hey found treasure is for anyone who picks it up. Hope you washed the sweatshirt before wearing!! LOL

    • @leesanders6914
      @leesanders6914 4 года назад +1

      Nice !

  • @scottyPsychotty
    @scottyPsychotty 4 года назад +3

    12:14 vigo the carpathian just hanging out on the wall of a mall vinyl siding shop with no mention of Ghostbusters. Weird 90s meta nostalgia moment. Also a Hess’s AND a Bon Ton... foreshadowing. This mall had it all.

  • @catwhisperer7655
    @catwhisperer7655 5 лет назад +7

    I stumbled upon your channel and have been binging on you for two days. I love your voice and educated, informed commentaries. I, too, love exploring old places, abandoned places. My first job right out of high school (1989) was at our local mall for 2 1/2yrs at Fashion Bug and this brings back the memories. Thank you

    • @sal
      @sal  5 лет назад +2

      Thank you so much!! I’m so glad I could make this for you :)

    • @catwhisperer7655
      @catwhisperer7655 5 лет назад

      @@sal
      You're very welcome!

  • @BethanyB86
    @BethanyB86 6 лет назад +10

    Very awesome! So incredibly sad the history of the area. I lived in the rust belt outside of Akron Ohio it got hit hard in the late 90s up there too. This mall reminded me of the now demolished rolling acres mall I spent so much time at! Keep up the good work!

  • @bobross1550
    @bobross1550 6 лет назад +21

    I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes of this, knowing it's been torn down. WTF. This place looked pristine. A shiny clean time capsule back to the 1980's. I can not understand how places like this are worth more as a parking lot. Idiots in charge, running amok.

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +13

      Bob, I appreciate both your wealth of easy to follow painting videos, along with your 5 minutes of viewership on this video :)

    • @bobross1550
      @bobross1550 6 лет назад +3

      +Sal lol

    • @bttt2075
      @bttt2075 3 года назад

      it is now a warehouse

  • @JarethTheGoblinKingForever
    @JarethTheGoblinKingForever 5 лет назад +19

    This video is just heartbreaking. This mall was somebody's project once, their dream, and there must have been so many families and friends and couples who made happy memories in there, shopping and eating and having fun. It's tragic to think that a piece of history would be left to rot. There's so much that could be done with the space if it were converted and saved. It's depressing to see this empty mall standing there and then see homeless people every morning on the way to work, both because malls like these could have employed many and because there's so many people who have nowhere to live and could use a warm building like this mall to get back on their feet. I think the idea of converting anchor stores to homeless shelters is a great idea.

  • @pavXX
    @pavXX 5 лет назад +5

    Really like the economic history narrative while doing the walkthrough. Educational and helps with context.

  • @alphaone101
    @alphaone101 6 лет назад +4

    I found it amazing at how clean this mall appeared to be inside compared to some of the others you've taken us through.

  • @maggs131
    @maggs131 Год назад +1

    Thank you for filming and keeping this happy place of mine alive. I spent so much time there as a teen. I moved out of the area shortly before it was leveled and I wish I could have taken a piece of it to remember or better yet one if the plants growing in the mall. At one time I hot angry watching childhood things go away but its just time passing. Pomeroys moved out of center st pottsville and moved into the mall. My aunts and uncles never had a mall, they had storefronts and seeing them close because of the mall made them sad. I'm glad I lived in the heyday of the schuylkill mall. 🤘😎

  • @Anna-sj4ut
    @Anna-sj4ut 5 лет назад +4

    I love how you have the mall's commercials at the beginning of your videos!

    • @sal
      @sal  5 лет назад +1

      Hi! If this is the first video of mine that you’ve seen, I ask that you keep going! My latest videos are way better quality, and I get even more adventurous with the commercials!

  • @AnnaLucky
    @AnnaLucky 2 года назад +1

    This honestly makes me cry watching this. I have so many memories of my grandma and I going up to this mall just to auntie anne pretzels and to walk around. At that time there weren't a lot of stores and it makes me sad. Places like Pottsville never really get a lot of stuff and to really even have a fun day out you have to drive 1 to 2 hours to actually get that enjoyment. All we really have left is the fair lane village mall and the only things keeping that running are kohls, Michaels, and boscovs. So yeah, county doesn't have a lot

  • @jhonwask
    @jhonwask 5 лет назад +6

    I love the eerie music.

  • @colleenroyle588
    @colleenroyle588 6 лет назад +10

    this mall was outdated in 1993..I was there, but since there is absolutely nothing to do in that area, at least it was a place to go to get out of the house

  • @phil34nc
    @phil34nc 6 лет назад +20

    What a nastalgic mall. It's so sad to see so many malls like this closing. You did an awesome job filming this mall.. Liked, subscribed and turn notifications on.

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +1

      Phillip Wright thank you!!

    • @phil34nc
      @phil34nc 6 лет назад +6

      Watch out Dan Bell.. 😂

  • @charlesjohansen7402
    @charlesjohansen7402 5 лет назад +1

    All these closing of malls takes me back to all the vacant city's downtowns when malls and Walmart replaced them in the 70s and 80s.

  • @dondavis5633
    @dondavis5633 6 лет назад +22

    Anolther superb video, Sal. I really liked the pace of your narrative as you were telling the history; you used pauses that allowed us to take in the info and process it before the next portion was shared. The end result was a nice flow that allowed us to really look at the video and take it all in. I really enjoyed this technique. A question: I believe I saw the young lady in the blue dress in another of your vids; a friend of yours? I like that she's there, seeing in person what we see in video. (OBTW: the language of Brazil is Portuguese.) Please keep 'em coming!

    • @SharkoonBln
      @SharkoonBln 5 лет назад +3

      Have to agree. He does net spew a continuos stream of info at us, he makes pauses.
      I could not tell why I like his way of telling things so much. Now that you have mentioned it... Yep, it´s the pauses.

  • @overbanked
    @overbanked 6 лет назад +25

    The exterior looks like a prison!

    • @randycorcoran5396
      @randycorcoran5396 3 года назад +1

      I live in the area and worked at the mall for about 14 years. The rumor was always that it was going to become a women's prison. There was a male prison less than one mile away.

  • @joepauly2311
    @joepauly2311 Месяц назад

    Worked here from 1980-1983 in Waldenbooks. About 20 of us started the week before the mall opened to set up the shelves and fill them with books. Kept about 6-8 of us as employees and I started part time. Eventually went to full time then assistant manager and acting manager when the manager went on maternity leave. Hickory Farms was right next store, I can still remember the aroma.

  • @DanishingAct
    @DanishingAct 2 года назад +2

    Still blown away that this place is gone.

    • @sal
      @sal  2 года назад +1

      Breaks my heart.

  • @thewhiterabbit2076
    @thewhiterabbit2076 6 лет назад +3

    The history lessons and the footage makes this channel awesome 👍👍😁✌

  • @wolfpacva
    @wolfpacva 6 лет назад +3

    the mall use to have go kart racing there every October in the late 80's and early 90's in one of the back parking lots

  • @BethanyB86
    @BethanyB86 5 лет назад +2

    I’ve watched this video 3 or 4 times never commented but this is honestly one of my favorite videos of yours. It’s so so sad what happened to this mall. It was a beautiful piece of history I always loved the wood accents, the fountains and the coal miner. My husband and I absolutely love old and vintage everything.

  • @nancydarling4918
    @nancydarling4918 6 лет назад +3

    I love the comentary and background information you add to your videos. Great video.

  • @eastcoastdrones4517
    @eastcoastdrones4517 6 лет назад +24

    Very Kool Video, very sad if you think of how many people and personalities shopped and worked at this mall.

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +3

      Thank you! That thought crosses my mind in every mall and place I visit. There's such an amazing array of people that come through, each with a different story. Every one of these places deserves to be immortalized.

  • @joanna5881
    @joanna5881 5 лет назад +5

    So far, the Montgomery Mall in North Wales, PA has managed to stay open. I rarely go into the mall anymore but since Wegman's opened where Boscov's used to be it's a regular place to shop. I think Wegman's may have saved the mall from closing.

  • @Xezlec
    @Xezlec 6 лет назад +1

    That music at the beginning was super great. Haunting video. I like the pillars with the weird giant blue lampshade thingies on them, and the walkways to nowhere around that little space. This little sucker made it 38 years. Really not a bad run.

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +1

      Make sure you check out my Epilogue to this...it’s days are finally numbered...

  • @nordicdraw
    @nordicdraw 6 лет назад +5

    Love this video, like all of your Expedition journals, there is such interesting research. The statue is exquisite, I want it in my yard. Can’t wait for the next adventure.

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +2

      Thank you!!! I love the statue, as well...maybe I should contact Mr. Frudakis and commission something...

  • @MegaRingtail
    @MegaRingtail 6 лет назад +1

    The design of the planters remind me of the ones in Northland Mall, now defunct, in Columbus, Ohio--a mall that was the place to go during my childhood in the 70s and 80s.

  • @leesanders6914
    @leesanders6914 4 года назад +3

    Sal, I love your videos, etc.
    Really WANT to see closed wings, anchors also! Just enjoyed the Sears and Elephant sculpture wing today. Fascinating !

    • @sal
      @sal  4 года назад +1

      Thanks Jerry! I’m not sure how many you’ve seen, but there’s a lot more to get through with some really amazing closed wing footage! If I can access it, you’ll be sure to see it :)

    • @leesanders6914
      @leesanders6914 4 года назад +1

      And the Sears guy is a Icahn like individual. He is a vulture. Sears is dead

    • @leesanders6914
      @leesanders6914 4 года назад +1

      @@sal Thanks Sal! I'm going to have to keep track! Check out Chesterfield Mall- I grew up in the area. Dying , only theater and Cheesecake factory doing well. Chesterfield created problem with new development TIF, etc.

  • @sickunit2096
    @sickunit2096 5 лет назад

    I grew up with this mall. I left the area in 1993 after high school. This mall resembled what you saw in 80s movies mall scenes and for the run down area, it was quite a place.

  • @tod3msn
    @tod3msn 4 года назад +1

    I recall visiting the Schuylkill Mall many times over a few decades and was always impressed with the warmth of the people and the activity of the Mall itself. I recall a Chik-Fil-.A and aPharmore Drug store and a Walden bookstore and an Arby's and a Holiday Hair business. The place was always hopping and filled with mall walkers and older folks hanging out. I recall the movie theater too. It was all in the 90's and early part of the 2000's so it was not all that long ago. I recall a McDonald's right near the mall. The road to the Schuylkill Mall was up this long winding road which was unique. I never saw that in a mall. But I always enjoyed stopping by and found the mall and the people who worked there really great. I was from out of the Schuylkill County area and was often in this area for work reasons. I grabbed at bite at the Schuylkill Mall many times.

  • @jakesawesomevids7908
    @jakesawesomevids7908 3 года назад

    I love this vid so much I’ve watched it a few times one 2 years ago and one now

  • @matthewburns6514
    @matthewburns6514 5 лет назад +1

    I used to visit here as a kid when my parents and I used to go to Cooperstown for the baseball hall of fame induction ceremony every summer. Passed it on the way there this year after quite a few years. Very sad and surreal. You and Dan bell and aces adventures may have inspired me to do these videos.

  • @thomasc6868
    @thomasc6868 3 года назад

    Those water fountains are all original. I would visit this mall often when I would visit my grandparents. I remember in the early 80s the Newleywed Game with Bob Eubanks filmed a show there.

  • @crowmigration8245
    @crowmigration8245 6 лет назад

    Awesome video, excellent pacing of the history

  • @bethdudley8563
    @bethdudley8563 4 года назад

    We bought a few things at the Black Diamond back in 2009 and 2010. Loved the sellers. Sorry to see it end. Thank you for this video.

  • @hilarypeddigree9493
    @hilarypeddigree9493 6 лет назад +2

    Nice video. This was my mall growing up and it's been so sad watching it die.

  • @jessekooistra6200
    @jessekooistra6200 4 года назад

    Great video...stopped in that mall a few times when we'd do ATV riding trips to Frackville and Centralia.

  • @taticatnineland
    @taticatnineland 6 лет назад +3

    Ohhhh!!! I *loved* Phar-Mor! I miss that store so much!

    • @NightSprinter
      @NightSprinter 5 лет назад

      Remember how Friday nights meant three movies or three games could be rented for $0.99 each?

  • @Prof_Jeff
    @Prof_Jeff 2 года назад +1

    Just found your channel! Something about abandoned structures speaks to me. I have watched other channels that cover malls, amusement parks, and railroads.
    This particular video appeals to me. I remember being there as a young teen just after it opened, and I would stop there from time to time on my travels up and down I-81 as an adult. I stopped there in 2003, and it still seemed to be doing ok, as far as malls went. The last time I was there (July 2017) turned out to be merely months before it closed and demo started. Dunham's Sporting Goods, along with possibly Claire's (or some such business) and cell phone kiosks, were the only places operating (maybe the theater was still going - can't really remember). I didn't know when I stopped that the mall was on its deathbed; I walked all over the entire complex and found it to be much like in your video. I wasn't surprised to find out it closed a few months later, but was surprised to learn that it had been demolished and replaced by a warehouse operation not long after that. Hey, at least the land was repurposed, and we don't just have the abandoned structure left to decay and be an eyesore.

  • @daleleibfried8648
    @daleleibfried8648 6 лет назад +3

    Great videos my friend

  • @Karen_of_Kanada
    @Karen_of_Kanada 6 лет назад +14

    +Sal I have wondered about making "dead mall" T shirts, and what kind of licensing you'd need to do that. I'd so wear a "Schulykil Mall" shirt with that logo. Once again, great job with the video: I love the attention to detail and research work you do to get the old clips spliced in with the current (if sad) footage. Shout out to +Philip Wright to remind me to not just subscribe but turn notifications on too. :)

  • @NateGerardRealEstateTeam
    @NateGerardRealEstateTeam 7 месяцев назад

    I worked at Arby’s in this mall from 1985 to 1987. And my wage was less than $4/hr. It was a great place to shop and hang out. We almost always went to the McDonalds after home football games at North Schuylkill HS.
    I was back to visit in 2012 and it looked pretty sad. Mostly only memories by that time.
    You mention Centrailia and the town suffered a forced evacuation where the government paid the residents a small sum to move. It was tragic and resulted in at least one instance of deadly domestic violence.

  • @V-Rae
    @V-Rae 5 лет назад +1

    Hello, Sal, we are working our way through all of your wonderful videos, and this one is so sad. My children were babies in the mid 80s and 90s, and we lived in a fairly small town with only 1 Mall owned by Eddie Bartolo. The Wal Mart, K-Mart, and Sears were not in the Mall - they were independent stores on their own properties. The Mall anchors were Burdines, JC Penney and Ivey's, and there were other stores like Electronics Boutique, lotsa shoe stores like Thom McCann, Kinney's Shoes, Florsheim Shoes, there was a Friendly's Restaurant, Barney's Coffee, Cookie Factory, Kaybee Toys, a wonderful food court, a game arcade with pinball machines, video games, a very popular play area for children complete with 25 cent electronic pony and small carousel rides, it WAS the place to be :) We didn't have much money - I had quit my job to raise my little children and we would save pennies, change, chore money, I babysat, and 2 times a month we'd go to Mall with a twin stroller with the baby in one seat and the toddler walking through the mall and resting in the stroller as needed, and we had so much fun. Among the Mom's in our social circle lol, it was a status symbol to buy expensive clothing and shoes for one's children at the Mall. We'd make plans and meet other Mom's with their little ones and spend the day at the Mall. Well, we bought our Mall clothes at yard sales lol, and we'd take our few bucks to the Mall with our stroller and the kids and we'd spend what we could and had so much fun. We lived in Florida, and our Mall looked so much like this Mall. Thank you very much for this video - it brought back many nice memories for our family.

  • @itzlinquwlinquw7373
    @itzlinquwlinquw7373 3 года назад +1

    Nice content as always, Sal!
    i was quite surprised to hear a portuguese word in your video (Saudade). I'm brazilian (sorry if for the broken english btw xd) and i can say that, this is the perfect word to explain nostalgia.
    In my city i really don't have that feeling going to the malls here, we have like 6 active malls, all of them, before covid, was really active, full of people, but after watching those videos, i can easily see all those 6 malls being empty, that's really scary, all those malls has a beatiful architecture and would be really sad to see them basically die. It's interesting to see this type of content, i never knew in US, malls is something from the past and was that dead.

  • @jays-place2444
    @jays-place2444 5 лет назад +1

    Onya sal thankyou for this vid 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 keep safe out there brother

  • @nancydarling4918
    @nancydarling4918 6 лет назад +3

    Cool vintage architecture on this mall. Cool video.

    • @nancydarling4918
      @nancydarling4918 6 лет назад +1

      It is sad that it is going to be demolished.

    • @NathanDavisVideos
      @NathanDavisVideos 6 лет назад

      I KNOW!!! I mean you gotta admit... I definitely love the whole late 1970s/early '80s ascetics of the place. Sure wish it lasted longer though.

  • @lobesmcgee
    @lobesmcgee 6 лет назад +2

    It sucks that they had to get rid of the theatre though too, because it was a good one.

  • @roseprevost8081
    @roseprevost8081 5 лет назад

    We used to drive up from Baltimore to go to Black Diamond, and the miner statue that used to be there is now at Knoebels.

  • @docchocobo
    @docchocobo 6 лет назад +2

    Pretty sad. I always hope this small would come back somehow. It's one of those places that seem like it was cozy to be in for lack of a better word.

  • @jong2368
    @jong2368 6 лет назад

    Great historical antidote on this mall

  • @garygarbaloff7517
    @garygarbaloff7517 4 года назад

    So glad you did this video Sal.I was the store manager of the Rex Tv and Appliance located to the left of Sears.The mall was doing ok while I was there.I had transferred back to Erie in 2000 my wife was homesick.A few years later Rex closed all there stores.Good to see the name scars were still visible!

    • @sal
      @sal  4 года назад

      Hey Gary! Schuylkill was one of my favorite places in the world. Make sure to watch my epilogue on this mall too...

  • @drinkinbuddy8264
    @drinkinbuddy8264 4 года назад

    So many incredible memories at this mall /:

  • @JOYOUSONEX
    @JOYOUSONEX 5 лет назад

    Walking through this abandoned mall reminds me of a line from Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol".....loosely quoted.... "These are but mere shadows of things that were".

  • @MrNYCinc
    @MrNYCinc 6 лет назад +2

    Loved that mall!
    Great video

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад

      Thanks! Tons more mall content on the way.

  • @JDWheels1
    @JDWheels1 5 лет назад +1

    This was a hard one to watch, Sol. You cold see its final moments as it heartbeat slow, become shallow... when you leave, you can feel its final moments.... it's death was fated (I could hear Danse macabre in my head). Probably was beautiful and vibrant in its day.

  • @harry4290
    @harry4290 5 лет назад

    I remember going to this mall every so often .when the black diamond store. They had great prices on a lot of collectors odds and ends .The Mall was nice around 2007 til 2015 .

  • @robertfeinberg748
    @robertfeinberg748 3 года назад

    I've also been to the Carlisle Mall and the Chambersburg Mall, which is in Scotland, PA.

  • @Rogue849
    @Rogue849 3 года назад

    I was about to freaking cry with the pizza restaurant part, but I'm glad they moved to another location. I hope they're doing even better there.

  • @bryansmolock9085
    @bryansmolock9085 6 лет назад +15

    Great video. Sears is the first to be knocked down, today, 1/27/18

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +1

      Bryan Smolock that’s incredibly sad...but it’s inevitable...thanks for the update!

    • @bryansmolock9085
      @bryansmolock9085 6 лет назад +7

      I have to tell you, your video was the best wrap-up of the mall. I am moved and emotional after watching, as having lived 37 years shopping there. Thank you.
      -Bryan
      www.coalspeaker.com
      :)

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +5

      Bryan Smolock your words mean so much to me. I’m passionate about showing the world what we’re missing out on by closing these beautiful structures. Thank you so much.

  • @simplehennaart8179
    @simplehennaart8179 6 лет назад +2

    Good work!!

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад

      Thank you!

  • @paulallen102
    @paulallen102 6 лет назад +5

    Sal, can you visit the mall in Monroeville PA? It's claim in history is the filming location for the all time classic "Day of the dead" I'm curious to know if it is on life support and what it's current status is

  • @No-Me3
    @No-Me3 5 лет назад

    Jeez. I had just been shopping there not too long before it was closed up.
    Columbia County Mall is probably next.
    Also, kudos for saying Schuylkill correctly, hah.

  • @steveg5122
    @steveg5122 6 лет назад +2

    I visited there around the time you did, security was uptight about people videoing it, and a few drones here and there.

  • @DarcyHeartsElvis
    @DarcyHeartsElvis Год назад

    Sad. That mall would have been jammed packed in the 80's & 90's. I miss busy malls. They need a comeback.

  • @mikeobie1
    @mikeobie1 5 лет назад

    Centralia is amazing. Also in Central PA is an old narrow gauge coal railroad called East Broad Top. Really cool place, you should check it out!

  • @monolithicdome2104
    @monolithicdome2104 2 года назад

    Was up there in Frackville PA; September 2011 after tropical storm Lee. Used to go see drive inn movies once a week up at the mall on a blow up screen. We stayed at Granny's Motel down at the bottom of the mountain.
    I first saw Schuykill Mall on the way back from Boston in 1990. It was really something back then. I want to say the largest spare foot single story mall in America???? Great job on video bro!!!!

    • @sal
      @sal  2 года назад

      Hey thanks for watching!!

    • @monolithicdome2104
      @monolithicdome2104 2 года назад

      @@sal so welcome. Great job. Ya know there is a park in Pottsville PA. dedicated to Henry Clay. He was like a military hero. I see no videos about the place on you tube. We used to climb up there on Sunday evenings and dr8nk a couple beers and have a smoke. It would make a cool video haha.....

  • @harrylime8077
    @harrylime8077 3 года назад

    Heres one for the ghost hunter guys, ‘Haunted Malls of America’. A major mall in Phoenix just closed last summer ‘Metro Center’, Bill and Teds excellent adventure was filmed in it. I knew a girl that worked at the Dillards there in the 90’s and she told me the mall has had paranormal issues.

  • @dynochronlock
    @dynochronlock 5 лет назад

    hey Sal just stumbled on your channel saw the one one central 3 mall in Pittsburg then stumbled here..omg I'm from shamokin pa and I use to go to this mall as a kid schukyll mall frackville omg... this was devastating owh yea and the Pottsville mall..what happend .. man the state of pa is going down hill...only one left is the Susquehanna... Centralia is been on fire for 30 plus years...

  • @NightSprinter
    @NightSprinter 4 года назад

    I miss when malls had pleasingly-varied aesthetics, and warmer and more inviting colors. So many malls I go to that are thriving these days, everything looks bleached, cold, and sterile.

  • @pencilfluff......5489
    @pencilfluff......5489 6 лет назад +1

    I'm glad that your doing this because when they close them or demolition them,, the'll be no more

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад

      I’m hoping to film as many as I possibly can!

    • @pencilfluff......5489
      @pencilfluff......5489 6 лет назад

      Sal yeah ,,, you Documentary on Century 3 Mall was my favorite ,,was that a double deck parking lot? That place looks very interesting.

  • @barbaradehner4092
    @barbaradehner4092 6 лет назад +1

    Really enjoyed the video. Saudade.........

  • @starofjustice1
    @starofjustice1 6 лет назад +1

    18:15 Nah, man! You were the hell more well-researched and professional than I'd be trying to make a video like this!

  • @marcusponce
    @marcusponce 3 года назад

    Thank you for mentioning the word "saudade". It's an equivalent word for "missing". When you miss someone, you feel "saudade" about someone. Again, congratulations for your amazing documentaries.

  • @mikegaughan9260
    @mikegaughan9260 6 лет назад +12

    This mall looks like it has similar architecture resembling the mall used in the movie DAWN OF THE DEAD minus the gun shop lol.

    • @NathanDavisVideos
      @NathanDavisVideos 6 лет назад

      Are you talking about the original version or the 2004 reboot?

    • @NathanDavisVideos
      @NathanDavisVideos 6 лет назад +3

      BTW... If you are talking about the 1978 version -- that mall (Monroeville Mall) is doing pretty well lately. I was just there recently! I mean I know there are a couple of empty storefronts but pretty much most of the mall is still occupied.

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +1

      Any footage or pictures! I’d love to see!

    • @NathanDavisVideos
      @NathanDavisVideos 6 лет назад

      Just look it up! There's plenty of photos of the place; even some photos that were taken during the filming of "DOTD '78".

    • @NathanDavisVideos
      @NathanDavisVideos 6 лет назад

      Hey thanks for the "hearting" my comment!

  • @bladerunner2434
    @bladerunner2434 11 месяцев назад

    This mall was huge! It was built on top of a mountain. The weather in the winter was just nuts. Ironically the new wearhouse built on the grave site has just gone out of business as well and will sit empty with no tenant.🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @evileyeball
    @evileyeball 5 лет назад

    as a Canadian the only two anchors you speak of in any of the videos I have watched thus far that I have ever shopped at are K-Mart (Used to live in a town with Western Canada's Largest K-mart, that is the Largest Kmart wast of Ontario) and Sears.

  • @johnlukach4091
    @johnlukach4091 4 года назад

    I saw this mall at its end along with the one in Reading. Very sad to see but not surprised to see them go. 2016 and 2017 lived in Pottsville but moved to south Florida in 2018. Beautiful area just have to look past the drug attics, old buildings, and lack of money out there.

  • @uncleelmer
    @uncleelmer 6 лет назад +1

    Very professional video and respectful to the good people and traditions of the area. In the 90's and into the 2000's the Schuylkill Mall was doing fine but it seems things declined after 2006 or so. The people at this mall were super nice and I enjoyed my many visits to the area and the mall through my work. The Schuylkill Mall being sold and resold did not help in the big picture--stability seems important.

  • @desireesmith275
    @desireesmith275 6 лет назад +5

    I’m honestly so sad I grew up at this mall I went to the movies with a friend right before it closed
    This mall was my home as kid

    • @sal
      @sal  6 лет назад +3

      It was a beautiful mall, and a golden standard for what mall aesthetic should be.

  • @kylecartieri8409
    @kylecartieri8409 4 года назад

    As far back as I can remember, the Hess wing was never completely leased and had the least amount of foot traffic.

  • @gonk2277
    @gonk2277 6 лет назад +2

    kinda sad to see my local mall close down. ive been there so many times as a kid

  • @debracoleman2112
    @debracoleman2112 3 года назад

    I was there when it opened and I hung around there and I lived just a few miles from there it was the place to be at the time went to the movies loved it 🤣 9

  • @mfuji02
    @mfuji02 5 лет назад

    another great sad log Sal only wish these malls had happy endings being kept alive

  • @billl1127
    @billl1127 6 лет назад +2

    Very well researched. One point. We all look at these big $ property mgmt companies as being super savvy businessmen. For that one group to step up and pay $17M for a property that never lived up to its potential just shows these guys can be as boneheaded as us little guys.

    • @leesanders6914
      @leesanders6914 4 года назад +1

      Absolutely. They can be quite brain dead.

  • @billybatson8657
    @billybatson8657 3 года назад

    Monroeville mall here in PA, where they shot the 1970's film Dawn of the Dead is still open, but they have strict rules now due to gangs of urban teens shooting each other inside.

  • @rgcme33
    @rgcme33 6 лет назад

    I watched a good many of your videos last night. Very well done I enjoyed them so much and subscribed for more. The information that you provide coupled with your video is captivating. Seeing these huge facilities and hearing the stories brings both positive and negative feelings in a mixed way that I can't stop watching. It's great.
    Something I wondered while watching many of these videos is where are the heating and cooling vents in the large common areas of the malls? I see them in the stores but not the mall areas. It would seem that these huge areas would need huge and/or numerous ventilation ducts to keep them temperate, but as you walk around I generally see none at all or only a few small ones placed very infrequently.
    Any thoughts or knowledge on this? Thanks

  • @lorispain1
    @lorispain1 6 лет назад +2

    Love! and for the definitive video on Centralia it has to be The Town That Was.. it made me cry

    • @NathanDavisVideos
      @NathanDavisVideos 6 лет назад +1

      Here's a little fun fact... Did you know that the town of Centralia was one of the main inspirations for the popular "Silent Hill" game franchise? It's true!

    • @NathanDavisVideos
      @NathanDavisVideos 6 лет назад +1

      I got a feeling in a newer upcoming Silent Hill game; they are going to use this exact mall for parts of it.

  • @cameronheidelauf9623
    @cameronheidelauf9623 4 года назад

    We also gotten Kmart Australia here and a target Australia here in Australia here mate cheers from cameron in Victoria Australia here

  • @constancedenchy9801
    @constancedenchy9801 2 года назад

    😭😢 I went to this mall as a young person years ago

  • @ianhudson9398
    @ianhudson9398 4 года назад +2

    Really rate these Mall Obituaries you do...... great to have the history and the context..... why they emwere built, by who and how ownership and fortunes changed..... great research!!👍👍
    If only others woukd watch your videos instead of producing repetitive, wobbly camera "hey.... dude..... waddya think this was..... sketchy......cool...." nonsense....
    Best standard of "abandoned" type videos out there.....

  • @lignesceil
    @lignesceil 4 года назад

    What’s in there? It’s dripping! 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @bipitybobity2343
    @bipitybobity2343 6 месяцев назад

    I remember black diamond and that was years ago jeez