Dead Mall: Pt. 2 Charlestowne Mall - St. Charles, Il
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Welcome to part 2 of the Charlestowne Mall Series. After the rest of the secondary stores have left, it only leaves the Von Maur and the movie theater left. Only a being able to access these places from the outside, the entire interior of them all is completely locked and shuttered.
![DEAD MALL SERIES TRIBUTE [デッドモール] : Charlestowne Mall in St.Charles, IL. (CLOSED)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cMzMluFEQuQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Man this is super sad, I remember being there in 2012 when it had some form of activity, it's just sad to see it like this now.
It went down so fast the mall didn't even last for 15 years
Agreed.
@@UrbexAPeakInside I believe it opened in 1990, so it had 20+ years. It is still sad that it's gone. My mom worked at the Disney Store there until it closed.
Def lasted longer than 15 years. I do recall coming here as a kid and this lace was booming in the mid 90s
I remember when it was so many people all the time
Yes. So sad now.
Me too!
I worked here at Kohls in 2003-2005 and spent alot of time here in the 90s... still my favorite mall... its crazy to remember how packed it was
Especially durning Christmas. Santa was always in the main fountain area by the elevator.
This mall was damn near dead in 2012. The fact it survived another 7+ years is staggering.
it closed in 2017. The theater is still open and as of late 2019 was the best theater in the area. However, I'm sure the coronavirus is hurting it. I hope it will make it out okay.
i have so many fond memories of going to the area where the carousel was and going into the arcade that was located next to it, then eating at the food court that was right there. so many interesting shops were there, including an antique shop at one point. miss it all.
I love this design aesthetic. It's like the Irondequoit Mall (Medley Centre). Beautiful, best of the 1990s. Thank you for taking me there!
The owner of Charlestowne also owns the Irondequoit Mall.
@@UrbexAPeakInside I see! Thank you!
Urbex- A Peak Inside If you look at old pictures of Danbury fair and freehold raceway except those are thriving.
tanks for this video man good job l remembered my last job for sbarro pizzas
I hope you understand how amazing the work you’re doing is. I grew up just down the road from here and my childhood is greatly aligned with the slow death of this mall. I go back to this video every once in a while to relive all the memories of friends killing time and walking around through the years as less and less it revolved around the stores, and more around the eerie peace of how empty it was. Thank you so much for this video. I haven’t been to Saint Charles in about five years and this video is a slice of home.
Usually when I think "dead mall," I think mall with a few open stores. I've never seen one this vacant.
this place used to be so awesome...we used to take our kids there when they were little in the 90's. Last time I was there was to see Return of the King.
Damn.. what a shame, I remember how packed this mall was in the 90s and to go to this mall in 2014 and see it dead sucks
The decline of this mall could be related to the near by Chicago premium outlet.
First, glad to see this video, I still like this mall.
Thanks for watching.
I have worked in the St. Charles area since the early 1980's. Saw the old St. Charles mall and the Piano Factory outlet get killed off when Charlestowne opened in the early '90's. Geneva Commons opened in the early 2000's and began diverting customers away from Charlestowne, sealing its fate. We used to go there quite a bit although Charlestowne was not in the best location. In its heyday the place was very busy especially during Christmas. We went to Geneva Commons only once during the holiday season. It took us forever to leave the place, the parking lot was pure gridlock. I miss Charlestowne, lots of good memories there with the family.
Very sad, I used to love going there.
I miss Charlestowne so much. Used to just go there and walk around it was so peaceful.
I miss it too it was so not too long ago when it was so busy.
I remember the *merry-go-round* sad.. used to shop here with my sons in the early 2000~s ;-( ...shame
Remember going to this mall all the time as a kid, still go to the theater as it’s one of the best in the area
2:51 I was once waiting in line at the China Express, when I reached the counter she handed me my food before I had even ordered. I ordered the same thing so much that when she saw me get in line, she put the order in.
i grew up going to this mall, and live a walk away still lol use to be a great place.
@@jeezposers4624 yeah there are 2 stores still open in it the movie theater and von maur. but the side doors sometimes are open or you can go though the von maur they dont stop you for going though the entire mall last time i was in there.
@@dyshexiia Ooh go and take some video. I would love to see that
I remember when I was a kid running around in that mall when it was popping with people in the 90s..
Used to shop here as a kid in the 90s. After the Saint Charles Mall closed this mall became the main shopping center.
Sad to see it like this... I remember going to the Von Maur a lot as a kid :/
When did you record this? the interior closed in 2017. Man, I miss this mall. I had lots of good times here.
I got my ears pierced at a Claire’s at this mall in first grade and I remember it being bustling with people. I also feel like there was a McDonald’s in the food court at one point, I’m not completely sure though
yep was at one end of the food court
@@iceman20211 was also a taco bell in the real early 2000's i think the subaros kicked the bucket in 2010 ish
Yep me too. Little white plastic piercing machine.
I used to go here when I was little for clothes and to see Santa in Christmas
I went to that mall when I was a little kid. And man has it changed. It's sad to see it where it's at nowadays
Ah, thank you so much for this one. This mall is very sad to see. My brother and I have always loved this mall very much and we’ve been keeping up with it’s progress ever since 2016...the company that transformed it into The Quad, Krautz, said in 2016 that they would initiate construction and gave a vague painting like image of what “it would look like” on their website. It’s been four years, and it is like a blue dye poured on you, your fingers and toes aren’t dyed, but the rest of your body is.
It's a shame developmenths not happened. The Krautz Company was the last developer that had a plan for it. Let me know if another company has come in with another plan.
Urbex- A Peak Inside sure! :)
haaaaa i still have the restroom signs from the food court somewhere lol used to pursue this place in 2009 was its last good year and everything was still kinda open and rumors of it going to die
I tried getting in there recently to see inside …how did u get inside i couldnt:/
Please Visit East and West Towne Malls in Madison, WI. I would Love too see Malls in Iowa. Keep making more of these Wonderful Video's of Malls.
East and West Towne Malls would be good ones! Hindsight 20/20, only one of those two set ups should have been built (perhaps closer to where 'the beltline' exits north onto John Nolen Drive) 🤷♂️
Park Street was called back in the day the Welcome Street to the city of Madison. Flad development pick those two spots where the malls are as book ends of Madison.
I used to go there all the time growing up!! So sad
Used to be our families favorite mall.
Great video
Drove by it today.
Looks more depressing than ever.
Very sad to see it probly get the dozer.
My folks and I used to get our family photos shot here.
Good video.Thanks.
Thanks Nancy!
A lot of dead mall videos would be enhanced if the creators of the video showed some clips or pictures of these malls in their hay day from the 80s or the 90s.
The life cycles of a mall: Pay off local politicians for zoning changes, building of infrastructure. "A great opportunity for our little community!" And of course tax beaks. Build the mall by various construction firms as a way to launder money from oversees, often from the Bahamas. This will invariably go "over budget." Hand mall over to managers who will bring in businesses and try to turn a profit through rents etc. Many smaller stores and kiosks (just say, "I wonder how they stay in business with so few customers?") used for additional money laundering. Eventually let the mall fall into disrepair and complete failure. Liquidate assets, and make a hefty profit just from the act of closing, or else use the loss for tax reasons. Close it down, and build a new mall close by, as a way to repeat the cycle of corruption and money laundering. And that folks, is the sad truth.
I would also another factor is being far from a major highway. Look at the malls that are still doing well. Woodfield is close to 90 and 290. Fox Valley is close to 88. Joliet Mall is close to 55. This mall was too far from an interstate so anyone wanting to get to it would have to spend a lot of time sitting at red lights.
I still have a video on my RUclips channel of the Merry-Go-Round that you used to be here.
Cool. Do you know where it was relocated?
where is it? I looked for the video and didn't see it.
Its time to come clean. I stole a pager straight from the case at the Radio Shack there around 1996/97 ahhhh to good ol days as young mall rats!!
Urbex a Peak Inside Hello I just miss the carousel
This is so sad to see this mall fail and possibly be demolished .
Well done video though...
This mall is identical to Freehold Raceway. Same original owners too.
Looks like there are some concept plans being reviewed to demolish the whole mall and create commercial development along Main Street, a hotel, apartment housing, a community center, and town homes. Quite excited to see the outcome in a few years when I’m in the area!
The carousel is in Chapultepec Forest, Mexico City.
What's a total shame too is I have no idea how the movie theater is gonna live post-corona. It's a nice theater with proper leather recliners and all, but like, I can't imagine a year + is gonna be a thing they recover from ultimately. It'll only be the businesses around 64 that will still be open next to a completely empty building
Yet it’s still there. I actually worked there for a bit.
Still there
i loved the mall
Hi Grace.
Hello
when Its 2012 I rode the the horses
ahh so many memories..when did you film this? I was last there before they locked it up in mid October 2017 and I don't remember the arcade or panic room being open
A lot of this was filmed in the middle of 2017 but there's a big chunk of it there was filmed just last week.
@@UrbexAPeakInside how did you get in?
The interior shots were done before the mall closed, the exterior shots were done recently after the closure. The video is a combination of all the footage.
@@UrbexAPeakInside Thanks for the reply, insane to see it like this.
How did you get in there?
Has anyone had any luck getting in recently ?
my mom took me here to get clothes from the Childrens place store when I was a kid I rode the the horses
How did you get in?? Please, tell me. I've been trying with no success.
Thanks for watching. The inside of the mall part of the video was done a few yrs ago during the time when everything was open. The exterior shots were more recent.
Nice mall, but it was built in the wrong place at the wrong time. Too close to other malls. Surprising Wilmorite bet big on this place.
Also it was Built-in the time late 80s to early 90s where malls were starting to lose their appeal.
3:13 You talk about SOME competitors to the mall (Geneva Commons, Premium Outlets, etc.) BUT let's not overlook the self-defeating proliferation of stores and restaurants along arterial roadways. Where once they were concentrated (historic downtown, the mall), now there were competitors. Throw in online shopping, and that explains the decline
You should do the hip mall
It is in norridge
Not too familiar with that mall. Can you give some more detail.
It was made 1956 and they are adding a dsw and 5 and below to it it is on Harlem and Irving park
Sounds like he means Harlem Irving Plaza.