DEAD MALL SERIES : FROM THE 80s to the 70s : Galleria at Erieview OHIO & Eden Mall NC

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  • @ThisisDanBell
    @ThisisDanBell  2 года назад +2

    Attention! Completely remastered episodes of the Dead Mall Series are now being archived in 4K at ruclips.net/channel/UCfCM_TfrSDMkkMpKuLNWuXA. The remasters have gone through an extensive AI Enhancement process as well as proper sound mixing and colorization. This Dead Mall Series Remastered project has been made possible through viewer support on Patreon. Go over now and watch in glorious 4K. ENJOY!

  • @mementoa9025
    @mementoa9025 6 лет назад +327

    That fish tank collecting dirty water is probably the saddest thing I've seen in a dead mall.

    • @abigailcarroll6982
      @abigailcarroll6982 6 лет назад +29

      I had to tell an old man that the mall we were in was going to be demolished by the end of the year. That was pretty depressing. We struck up conversation because he saw me trying to get a glimpse into the long abandoned JC Penney's.

    • @Impressive__
      @Impressive__ 6 лет назад +3

      Liked for viewtiful joe

    • @jerseytomato100
      @jerseytomato100 6 лет назад +8

      I'd hate to be the poor soul who has to empty it. Must stink BAAAADDD.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 4 года назад +1

      @@Impressive__ Henshin a go-go, baby!

    • @laureng6412
      @laureng6412 3 года назад

      An object that is supposed to contain life that has none is pretty depressing

  • @RinLockhart
    @RinLockhart 6 лет назад +302

    When Dan goes all out on the 80s aesthetic, I'm IN.

  • @crankyoldyankee4257
    @crankyoldyankee4257 6 лет назад +477

    RUclips viewer sees: beautifully produced video
    People at this mall see: high guy wandering around with a camera

    • @lexilou4764
      @lexilou4764 5 лет назад +27

      Bold of you to assume there are people at these malls. :P

    • @baconology3065
      @baconology3065 5 лет назад +19

      I was like... does he know I'm going to be high when I'm watch this?

    • @hysteria67
      @hysteria67 4 года назад +3

      Ryan Anderson Yeah so we can get a glimpse of the past and see the mall closely. I don’t think you’re a veteran to dans channel.

    • @Sarah_270
      @Sarah_270 4 года назад +3

      Interesting that you assume he's high just because he loves walking around these places.

    • @Noise_Meister_Records
      @Noise_Meister_Records 3 года назад +6

      I would love to explore dead malls while I'm stoned or tripping

  • @sara31773
    @sara31773 6 лет назад +334

    Not sure why, but I could watch your dead mall videos for hours. Something very cathartic about them.

    • @killjoyprose6802
      @killjoyprose6802 5 лет назад +2

      You were high xD

    • @Rogue849
      @Rogue849 4 года назад +3

      Same! And depressing at the same time. But I can't stop watchingg

    • @sjustice5254
      @sjustice5254 4 года назад +13

      Its the death of a more innocent time...nostalgic and sad

    • @davidverdaschi746
      @davidverdaschi746 4 года назад +6

      I know right, these video is so aesthetic, and something about old vintage dead mall has a vibe that i cant describe, this is my 5th video

    • @Sarah_270
      @Sarah_270 4 года назад +6

      @@killjoyprose6802 There are people who can appreciate stuff without drugs

  • @dominationnation9033
    @dominationnation9033 6 лет назад +318

    I love how Dan laughs at his jokes lol.

    • @garysager9028
      @garysager9028 5 лет назад +5

      It’s ok to laugh at your own jokes!

    • @sandraruiz2212
      @sandraruiz2212 5 лет назад

      Me too 😂

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 4 года назад

      It's so sincere, like he's not laughing at the joke but at how dumb it is.

  • @RetailArchaeology
    @RetailArchaeology 6 лет назад +775

    B R A S S R A I L I N G

    • @MrVuckFiacom
      @MrVuckFiacom 6 лет назад +59

      M A R B L E - F L O O R I N G

    • @MichaelCasey1988
      @MichaelCasey1988 6 лет назад +60

      T U R Q U O I S E & S A L M O N T I L E

    • @kenetickups6146
      @kenetickups6146 6 лет назад +55

      Mr Vuck Fiacom
      I M P O R T E D F R O M F R A N C E

    • @zonilo1
      @zonilo1 6 лет назад +45

      AESTHETICS

    • @nuculearpancake17
      @nuculearpancake17 6 лет назад +44

      S P A C E D A N D U P P E R C A S E D

  • @discospiff
    @discospiff 6 лет назад +635

    That's weird. I just visited the Cleveland Galleria mall for the first time last week, and thot, "Gosh, this looks like a Dan Bell mall."

    • @clevoloki55
      @clevoloki55 6 лет назад +26

      The Galleria used to be such a big deal! It was super fancy when we were kids. When I was a teen I worked at tower city and walked over to the Galleria on my lunch break, and even by then (2004) you could tell it had begun to lose some of its gloss. What a shame.

    • @erikaelimei
      @erikaelimei 6 лет назад +27

      b e g o n e t h o t

    • @phatdoeentertainment5539
      @phatdoeentertainment5539 6 лет назад +1

      +erika l o l

    • @bananabread010
      @bananabread010 6 лет назад

      THOTTIE 2 HAWTIE

    • @davis6123
      @davis6123 6 лет назад

      THESE COMMENTS AGHAHAHA

  • @ska2586
    @ska2586 6 лет назад +81

    Thank you Dan Bell for touching that pin wheel.

    • @NightSprinter
      @NightSprinter 5 лет назад +7

      nads If it says "Don't touch", that really just BEGS for someone to do otherwise.

  • @InTheGlow135
    @InTheGlow135 6 лет назад +237

    This looks like some kind of insane asylum where you can only shop for shit, can never leave, eat Sbarro and sleep on the dirty mattresses near that busted out fountain

  • @sirot5561
    @sirot5561 6 лет назад +154

    That first mall in Ohio is such a beautiful mall! Love the glass ceilings and how big, open and tall the roof feels!!!

    • @Aratlikecreature
      @Aratlikecreature 6 лет назад +3

      Tommy Siro I've actually been there it is gorgeous but so eerie

    • @clevoloki55
      @clevoloki55 6 лет назад +3

      You should have seen it in the 90s when it was bustling - really a beautiful place.

    • @sirot5561
      @sirot5561 6 лет назад +2

      I bet! I wish I could have seen it in the 90s. Must have been a cool place to hangout and shop in!

  • @instaglam7508
    @instaglam7508 6 лет назад +274

    That first mall in Ohio was gorgeous omg the beautiful glass skylight roof the gold paneling the pretty mobile hanging from the ceiling superb! The second mall was super cheesy n cheap lookin lol total opposites

    • @MultiFreddie13
      @MultiFreddie13 6 лет назад +6

      InstaGlam the second mall looked like shit.

    • @JONAS-di3nw
      @JONAS-di3nw 4 года назад +3

      Eden nc is one of the most dangerous and corrupt city's here in North Carolina

    • @leeli1674
      @leeli1674 4 года назад

      Now Danny WHY DID YOU TOUCH THE DAMN PINWHEEL! YOU ARE BANNED!🤣🤣

    • @surferbri5346
      @surferbri5346 3 года назад

      Galleria broke ground in the 1960s, and like usual cleveland projects, got hung up in cleveland crap, Cleveland goes Bankrupt , finally opened in 1987. Never lived up to the hype, but nice. Top of the town restaurant elevators were here.

    • @notcardlinsytaccount1355
      @notcardlinsytaccount1355 6 месяцев назад

      It’s still opened and apparently it was bought back in 2019. I hope they do something with it.

  • @eleonorabuzsa6326
    @eleonorabuzsa6326 6 лет назад +143

    I`m Hungarian and it`s a fact that we`re not the biggest and most popular nation in the World. So to see a Hungarian museum in a dead mall in the United States is surprising and weird... But i got a mushy feeling and i would love to visit it but sadly it`s kind of far. I guess that`s exactly what makes it so interesting, to me at least. A little piece of home on the other side of the World.

    • @auroraborealis4650
      @auroraborealis4650 6 лет назад +4

      Same here, I remember seeing some of the journalist (Probably Frei Tamás) to do a report there, apparently there is a big community there, from time to time they organise meetings and events.

    • @fristnamelastname5549
      @fristnamelastname5549 5 лет назад +4

      Am I the only one who think that the Hungarian Museum, is next to the food Court?

    • @laughtrack686
      @laughtrack686 5 лет назад +1

      I’m not from Hungary, but my grandfather was! Budapest is awesome!

    • @OriginalBongoliath
      @OriginalBongoliath 5 лет назад +5

      Many Hungarians moved to Cleveland, Ohio hence why there is a museum for them there.

    • @2_2_4_3
      @2_2_4_3 4 года назад +2

      There's more Hungarian ppl in Ohio than you may think. My old friend is Hungarian and he's from Ohio as well as his whole family. . He now lives in San Diego CA

  • @Kee2Oz
    @Kee2Oz 6 лет назад +117

    The first mall had a cozy looking feel and the second mall made me miss payphones.

  • @jraoul711
    @jraoul711 6 лет назад +108

    The first building is a beautiful mall. Malls like these should be reused into mixed use buildings. The second one is non descript and should be torn down and redeveloped.

    • @stphinkle
      @stphinkle 6 лет назад +13

      Agree 100%. I think that the first one is worth repurposing. Eden Mall is very dilapidated and I think in a few years may be worth hitting the wrecking ball unless someone wants to do a serious remodeling job.

  • @Thechangelingpnw
    @Thechangelingpnw 6 лет назад +53

    That iridescent, giant mobile was beautiful...and that Santa thing can burn in hell.

  • @Liamshavingfun
    @Liamshavingfun 6 лет назад +125

    Dan, In one of your other videos you mentioned about turning the spaces into apartments. I think you are on to something there. Apartments with grocery stores and other shops the residents would not have to leave.

    • @laughtrack686
      @laughtrack686 5 лет назад +11

      Liam Harrison I like that idea. Kind of like a safe, indoor gated community sort of deal. With everything enclosed.

    • @rockstarofredondo
      @rockstarofredondo 4 года назад +6

      Great for the elderly or very busy workers.

    • @lars1588
      @lars1588 4 года назад

      I personally would hate that, but some people would probably move right in.

    • @Liamshavingfun
      @Liamshavingfun 4 года назад

      @@lars1588 Everything you need would be right there and there's loads of parking spaces and public transportation if you had to leave, and a movie theater...after the virus of course.

    • @speedangel
      @speedangel 3 года назад

      Wouldn't it be loud when you're trynna sleep tho

  • @olivvia87
    @olivvia87 6 лет назад +125

    these are such calming videos to me, love love love the series

    • @louisianaapple2778
      @louisianaapple2778 6 лет назад +3

      olivia ! I listen and watch while falling asleep! So soothing :)

  • @soulreaverable
    @soulreaverable 6 лет назад +204

    All these dead malls would make a great setting for a Dead Rising game.

    • @abigailcarroll6982
      @abigailcarroll6982 6 лет назад +13

      The dead mall nearest me is in a town that's dying a sad, slow and painful death. It'd be perfect for some zombie game. I go to the Chinese Buffet in the mall every Christmas and our "landmarks" are abandoned buildings. The local mill finally shut its doors a few years back, so I expect to see more abandonment. I mean, I found 10 abandoned buildings trying to find a side street to park down (No success and I chickened out after passing a burned out grocery store). The only thing keeping it going is a Historically Black College, but its teetering on the edge. I mean, they were practically offering me a discount for being a "local" white person. I wish I was joking.

    • @CybermanBill
      @CybermanBill 6 лет назад +1

      Game??? How about Dead Rising "Real Life"
      ... HaHaHaHaHaHa....HaHaHaHaHa! 👺☠️
      🤖🤓

    • @Karmy.
      @Karmy. 6 лет назад +3

      Abigail Carroll the fuck kinda dump ass city you live in?

    • @RJT80
      @RJT80 6 лет назад

      Christian Alfaro Yes, they will.

    • @kenetickups6146
      @kenetickups6146 6 лет назад +1

      Too bad Dr has sucked since 3

  • @TheOneAndOnlyRJ
    @TheOneAndOnlyRJ 6 лет назад +141

    Dead Mall Series is better than therapy.

  • @theresa7380
    @theresa7380 6 лет назад +22

    Seeing malls in decline just makes me sad. In highschool in the late 80's early 90's, the mall was the place to be.

  • @kichan
    @kichan 6 лет назад +38

    I think it'd be fun to time travel back in time to explore malls at their height of popularity. I was a 90s kid, and malls were still pretty hoppin' then, but I imagine they were where all the cool kids were at in the 80s.

  • @Rfflllss
    @Rfflllss 6 лет назад +46

    Can't believe you touched the hallowed pinwheel. Absolute mad man!

  • @santasxgirlfriend
    @santasxgirlfriend 6 лет назад +153

    Wouldn't the Galleria be a fabulous venue for a wedding? Rearrange the food court,make the escalator one way and have the bridal party enter on it-with the lighting it would be beautiful

    • @mwdiphone
      @mwdiphone 6 лет назад +30

      santasxgirlfriend It does fill that role. Most weekends and nights, the galleria is used for special events.

    • @instaglam7508
      @instaglam7508 6 лет назад +21

      I could see a fabulous wedding venue those beautiful glass skylight ceilings and the gorgeous marble I also luv the beautiful ornaments hanging from the ceilings gorgeous

    • @tomservo9254
      @tomservo9254 6 лет назад +3

      Appropriately enough there's a mall here in downtown Calgary that has an all-glass barrel vault ceiling just like this, there's a big park/conservatory kind of space on the top level and you do see wedding ceremonies going on there every now and again. Way busier than this place though.

    • @michealstapleton1132
      @michealstapleton1132 5 лет назад +3

      It's Ohio. Most of those people don't have that kinda money to spend on extravagant rentals

  • @stateofdisorder1
    @stateofdisorder1 6 лет назад +32

    These malls just make me so sad. Never thought I would say that I'm glad our mall is still busy lol

  • @VacateFear
    @VacateFear 6 лет назад +465

    Oh hot damn! I’m making cheese sticks AND Dan uploads?! Christmas came early this year my friends.

    • @djanigav
      @djanigav 6 лет назад +13

      Aww man! Now I want cheese sticks!

    • @Infowars-nh8cq
      @Infowars-nh8cq 6 лет назад +8

      I need snacks, I have cereal but I ran out of milk a few hours ago.

    • @thirstypilgrim97
      @thirstypilgrim97 6 лет назад +5

      I hope those are deep fried.

    • @sirot5561
      @sirot5561 6 лет назад +3

      Can I have one?

    • @samikay9599
      @samikay9599 6 лет назад +6

      How exactly do you make cheese sticks? Is it difficult?

  • @Zuggy
    @Zuggy 6 лет назад +81

    Never knew a Hawaiian adventure was as close as my nearest mall plant.

    • @echoedinnocence
      @echoedinnocence 6 лет назад +12

      Aaron Dean why buy a ticket to Hawaii when you can just jam your head into a magical mall plant? 😂

  • @crimsondragonwu
    @crimsondragonwu 4 года назад +12

    2020 The year COVID destroys the last of the hold out malls
    2021 Dan Bell's Coast to Coast Dead Mall Tour: Coming to an empty mall near you!

  • @aflo8610
    @aflo8610 6 лет назад +57

    I love dead malls and your voice is so so calming.

    • @gigifox8113
      @gigifox8113 5 лет назад +1

      A Flo I was just thinking this would be the perfect video to fall asleep to... His voice is like ASMR ... So calming and gentle on the ears... Now maybe we could get him to do a subliminal messaging/hypnosis reading! 😘

  • @nbo7063
    @nbo7063 6 лет назад +30

    All the malls are dead, push me to the edge 💀

  • @ECsponger2
    @ECsponger2 6 лет назад +104

    I think you have unintentionally created some vaporwave fans

    • @louisianaapple2778
      @louisianaapple2778 6 лет назад

      ocripcurrent absolutely!!! I am one:)

    • @lipstickzombie4981
      @lipstickzombie4981 6 лет назад +3

      ocripcurrent Yep. He introduced me to that madness too

    • @Candy_Gal
      @Candy_Gal 6 лет назад

      ocripcurrent I don’t understand, lol...what is vapourware? Excuse my ignorance 😆

    • @markedone2252
      @markedone2252 6 лет назад +5

      Candystrap a genre of electronic music. Look on RUclips for a video called "The music theory of Vaporwave" by Adam Neely. He explains it very well

    • @Candy_Gal
      @Candy_Gal 6 лет назад

      Dankus Maximus ok, thank you!

  • @dionysus122
    @dionysus122 6 лет назад +21

    Such a contrast between the two malls. One is beautiful, the other so drab. But both are absolutely dead.
    Great video.

  • @t_tina
    @t_tina 6 лет назад +28

    This is the prettiest dead mall I’ve ever seen! 😍

  • @uwlodar
    @uwlodar 6 лет назад +75

    The Eden Mall could be a contender for the most depressing mall, especially from the outside.

    • @angel-loves-jazz
      @angel-loves-jazz 6 лет назад

      The worst one IMO was Fairgrounds. I don't even know how it's STILL open, the cinema isn't even popular anymore.

    • @jacobshort6528
      @jacobshort6528 6 лет назад +1

      H010 The biggest city in Michigan's Upper Penninsula, Marquette has two malls. The Marquette Mall is 97% dead. It has a car dealership at one end in the former Red Owl supermarket, and the DMV in a former movie theater at the other end. And a Dollar Tree discount store. The parking lot is bracketed by a Wendy's, a Pizza Hut and a car wash. The Westwood Mall had three anchor stores: Pranges' lasted 20 years, then was replaced by a Younkers, which closed in 2017. K-Mart lasted into the early 2000's, then it was replaced by Kohl's, which is still going strong. J.C. Penny was originally in downtown Marquette, then it moved to anchor the third arm of Westwood in the early 90's. That store started losing business when Penny's was reorganized in the early 2000's, then it was downsized a few years ago. The space was used as a Halloween Super Store for a couple of Octobers, then went kerplunk. A dozen retail spaces were taken over by a giant M.C. SPORTS store, which lasted for less than 10 years. And now that space is also being used around October as the Halloween Super Store for costumes and scary props.

    • @shipwrekedmind7536
      @shipwrekedmind7536 6 лет назад +5

      forget the mall the entire city of Eden could contend for the most depressing place in the country

    • @loggerhead837
      @loggerhead837 4 года назад

      Shipwreked Mind agreed. When I go out in public all i see is old people and 80’s businesses that are closed

  • @foxleyshop2174
    @foxleyshop2174 6 лет назад +41

    So, that's whats deep inside those tropical mall plants!

  • @tomylot8138
    @tomylot8138 6 лет назад +26

    God. Being in my 40's, I miss the old mall hang out days. Hang out with friends, try to pick up girls, all the latest albums at your fingertips (in store), junk food meals, and smoking for the "cool" kids.
    I still crave that old feel, But it doesn't look like it's ever coming back. The malls in my area are busier than the ones you show, but still, very quiet compared to what I remember.
    Now all the dying malls here usually show signs of death when pretzel shops take up every corner and vendor stand.

    • @twohoursintotuesday
      @twohoursintotuesday 5 лет назад

      ToMy Lot even the pretzel shops in my mall died

    • @lars1588
      @lars1588 4 года назад

      My parents met at my local mall. It somehow is still busy today, though business is slower than it used to be, according to my parents.

  • @mwdiphone
    @mwdiphone 6 лет назад +61

    I'm not sure the Galleria is dead. It's been repurposed. It's a popular place for weddings, parties and special events. Much of it is office. The attached tower is being renovated to add housing. Obviously, there's nothing traditional about it anymore but it's not shutting its doors anytime soon. It's well maintained and the owners keep transforming it to stay relevant.

    • @instaglam7508
      @instaglam7508 6 лет назад +8

      Thank god its way to beautiful I knew it was the perfect wedding venue

    • @CollinMacQuarrie
      @CollinMacQuarrie 5 лет назад +3

      It is truly a beautiful mall. Well kept, bright, and clean.

    • @itzlucaaa6789
      @itzlucaaa6789 5 лет назад +4

      And it has like half the stores open unlike these other dead malls which have like one in ten stores open

    • @francesrhodes3443
      @francesrhodes3443 4 года назад

      Yeah the galleria is still there

    • @Mszahnclass95
      @Mszahnclass95 Год назад

      our mall is repurpose as well here turned into wedding an restaurant plus little coffee shops an office spaces . i notice recent though . black mold an leaking roofs an you can smell the musty smell in it . the mall should be torn down . i notice since i started watching dead malls an closed malls they all have the same problem leaking roofs an mold in them .

  • @heathertackett7956
    @heathertackett7956 6 лет назад +165

    My kid (14) is convinced the world wouldn't need anti-anxiety drugs if they'd just watch Dan's videos while listening to his voice lol.

    • @NostalgiaUnicorn
      @NostalgiaUnicorn 6 лет назад +5

      Vaporwave gives me anxiety so I sadly can no longer listen to Dan's voice during these videos, I get silence and subtitles. I'm rather pissed every channel now uses it in every "dead mall" video so I don't get to enjoy any of them now unless they're live and can't play it.

    • @fightbadlandlords1476
      @fightbadlandlords1476 6 лет назад +4

      Heather Tackett I agree! His voice is so beautiful!

    • @SylasTheGreat
      @SylasTheGreat 6 лет назад

      I doubt that!

    • @frankyu553
      @frankyu553 6 лет назад +9

      Radiant Paragon What's wrong with vaporwave in videos like these? Besides, I think the tracks he chose for this video aren't really vaporwave anyway. The ones with Dan Mason are vaporwave but I thought they match perfectly. I might be biased though since I was already into vaporwave when I found Dan Bell's videos.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 4 года назад

      @@frankyu553 It gives them anxiety to hear it. The use of different types of distortion can do that to some people.

  • @Thelawncarenut
    @Thelawncarenut 6 лет назад +22

    I always find magic mushrooms inside of mall plants, just like you did.

  • @tonyl3012
    @tonyl3012 6 лет назад +7

    The glow in the first mall is simply amazing! It's like the vaporwave edit aesthetic but natural.

  • @cringestenzerofour4635
    @cringestenzerofour4635 6 лет назад +22

    The plants have more people then the mall LOL

  • @chaselearkendall
    @chaselearkendall 6 лет назад +35

    I need to visit more Mall Plants

    • @play4u67
      @play4u67 6 лет назад +1

      lmao.... I was thinking that very same thought!!

  • @emlovesbread8565
    @emlovesbread8565 6 лет назад +54

    dead mall day is always a good day

  • @lexilou4764
    @lexilou4764 6 лет назад +3

    One of my favorite channels on YT. Great editing, relaxing narrative, cool music, sweet aesthetics. I'm so glad I found this channel.
    Also I have a good mall for you-the Inlet Square Mall in Murrells Inlet, SC. Interesting history in that mall-and yes, it's super dead. Serves as a mallwalkers HQ now basically.

  • @EniesLobby
    @EniesLobby 6 лет назад +11

    You're doing the lord's work. That first mall is gorgeous and needs to be preserved.

  • @jackiej8615
    @jackiej8615 6 лет назад +54

    The second I saw the "don't touch the pinwheel" sign I knew he was going to touch it

    • @fixman88
      @fixman88 6 лет назад

      Me too. People were probably poking at it to see if it would spin.

    • @Halicorn
      @Halicorn 6 лет назад +1

      same XD such a rebel!

    • @robertle3038
      @robertle3038 6 лет назад +1

      He then laughs and confesses right on the tape.

    • @leonidas14775
      @leonidas14775 6 лет назад

      I wanted him to but wasn't sure

  • @LiquicitizenAntoine
    @LiquicitizenAntoine 6 лет назад +31

    Holy crap, that glass roof.

  • @emilyholidaybeauty
    @emilyholidaybeauty 4 года назад +6

    I’m an idiot. I saw the apple on the Eden mall sign and I thought “wow! they have an Apple Store?!”

  • @ReeceTuggle
    @ReeceTuggle 6 лет назад +32

    omg i've been binge watching these videos all week long and then I came across this one!! I actually live right down the road from the eden mall, and I thought you'd like some info on how it used to be!! There is still a gym there, two restaurants (one I go to almost weekly), and a nail salon. A consignment furniture and clothing store moved into where belk used to be. One of the big buildings used to be a day care, but they closed down due to black mold I believe? There used to be a nice pet store there, ice cream stores, and a license plate office there also.

  • @SoCalUrbex74
    @SoCalUrbex74 6 лет назад +115

    01:44 Japanese Actress Chiaki Kuriyama or better known as Gobo Yabari in Kill Bill.

    • @shavonnestacia2865
      @shavonnestacia2865 6 лет назад +7

      Cemetery Devil ....Knew she looked familiar....Thank you for that fun fact.

    • @IsraelSungrass
      @IsraelSungrass 6 лет назад +10

      Also Chigusa in BATTLE ROYALE

    • @Thefancymelon59
      @Thefancymelon59 6 лет назад +1

      I thought she looked familiar!

    • @mattfraile9325
      @mattfraile9325 6 лет назад +1

      Thanks man, i was going to ask her name for research purposes

    • @kagitsune
      @kagitsune 6 лет назад +1

      Matt Fraile, research. 👀

  • @MaximusGaming
    @MaximusGaming 6 лет назад +174

    I live right down the road from the lovely Eden Mall..lol, how this place is still open is a mystery because it's nothing but a dump

    • @dilbert627
      @dilbert627 6 лет назад +19

      YES, Eden Mall! I hope you also made it to Penn Rose mall in nearby Reidsville, it's almost as bad as Eden, but a little more traffic.
      A little more history on this mall, after Walmart came to town around 1990, Kmart only lasted a few more years. Once the Kmart closed, everything else went downhill quickly. The Belk survived until about a year ago but I'm suprised it lasted that long. It's a shame, used to be a nice place.

    • @leonidas14775
      @leonidas14775 6 лет назад +15

      Poor people living in the stores for $450/mo

    • @jcherrera104
      @jcherrera104 6 лет назад +1

      Where do the people go ? Where are the people

    • @jacobshort6528
      @jacobshort6528 6 лет назад

      jcherrera104 They stay at home and shop online, they chat online and they date online. The shopping mall in Escanaba, Michigan closed down, was gutted, then Walmart possessed it's corpse. Now a MEIJER store has moved into Esky and is threatening to put WallyWorld outta business. I guess turnabout really is fair play, huh?

  • @H0PELESSPUPPII
    @H0PELESSPUPPII 5 лет назад +7

    "Please do not touch the pinwheel"
    *touches it*
    _okay same-_

  • @lunargeographer
    @lunargeographer 6 лет назад +18

    I think I’d have a breakdown if I had to walk through these malls. They’re so depressing and lonesome...

    • @rayray2752
      @rayray2752 5 лет назад +9

      i would love it and find it so relaxing. beats being around crowds and crowds of people.

    • @icecreamforcrowhurst
      @icecreamforcrowhurst 4 года назад

      Personally I love them. What’s depressing is that most will be demolished within the next decade.

  • @aaronletters
    @aaronletters 6 лет назад +17

    I don't know if therapeutic is the right way to describe how i feel watching these but I'm just deeply happy watching these and I don't know why. May you continue this series all across the country and never stop! Thank you.

  • @TampaJay
    @TampaJay 6 лет назад +9

    Deadmall! Deadmall!!I've been waiting for another one. Never been so happy to see a mall die. Thanks Dan

  • @SP-zw3om
    @SP-zw3om 6 лет назад +16

    Dan this is the nostalgia series I've always needed.

  • @cochbob
    @cochbob 6 лет назад +13

    If you're looking for another dying mall to do a video on check out greenspoint mall in north Houston. Went from the largest in the area to losing all it's anchors and lost most of it's shoppers due to being in a high crime area and new mall openings.

  • @TrippyMermaid
    @TrippyMermaid 6 лет назад +27

    Hey everyone this is Dan Bell 😎❤️

    • @BubblyBrunette84
      @BubblyBrunette84 6 лет назад +1

      Starbawi ❤️ that's the first thing I said when I saw a new dead mall

  • @Aquatarkus96
    @Aquatarkus96 6 лет назад +27

    Dan I have a very unique dead mall for you to check out. The Sunset Center mall in Amarillo, Texas was one of the first malls in Texas, and was the 3rd largest in the state for a while. It's half strip mall, half traditional mall that opened in September 1960 with a Penny's, Sears, Woolworth's and a Gunn Bro's service station as anchors. The Sears was a separate building that was eventually renovated and used for the hq of the now defunct Hastings Entertainment. The mall started it's death pretty early in the 70's when the bigger and now demolished Western Plaza was opened less than a mile away(!). It remained an open mall until the mid-early 2000's when the interior of the mall was closed and renovated. The mall is now a large art gallery with artists able to rent the old stores as galleries, and a portion of the Penny's used as an auditorium. Probably the most unique "dead" mall I've heard of. Now, the Panhandle metro area is served by Westgate mall, Anchored by Belle's, Penny's, Sears, and 2 Dillards, a different store for men and women. The men's store used to be a Mervyn's

    • @medicbbt
      @medicbbt 6 лет назад +2

      Aquatarkus I grew up there. I actually had the same thought about Sunset Mall. I remember going to a Mexican food place there as a kid, and about all that was left was a surplus store.

    • @Aquatarkus96
      @Aquatarkus96 6 лет назад

      Doc B to the B
      I grew up on Sunset Terrace and went to school at Tascosa, and my family owns the old diamond shamrock/golden girls ceramics across Dixie and 15th st. from it for use as a hardware store, so I was always walking by it and wondering how it was in it's heyday. I remember being like 5, so around 2000/2001, and there was a furniture store and a surplus store (I got some cool 70s italian capsule tinker toy things for behaving well on a trip there, and I remember a lot of wallpaper was there too. Can't remember the name) inside the mall, with a 99 cent store and party supply store in the strip mall portion.

  • @taigatenko5135
    @taigatenko5135 6 лет назад +3

    5:51
    A lot of brass, a lot of glass, *a lot of class*

  • @chadillak
    @chadillak 6 лет назад +24

    Better than A S M R..... *tingles*

  • @andrewdias478
    @andrewdias478 6 лет назад +34

    yikes that second mall was depressing as hell.

  • @smittywerbenjagermanjensen99
    @smittywerbenjagermanjensen99 6 лет назад +15

    Wow that mall in Cleveland looks like a place I'd see in my dreams

  • @elr2141979
    @elr2141979 6 лет назад +6

    “please do not touch pinwheel”
    Dan Touches pinwheel 😂😂😂

  • @icascone
    @icascone 4 года назад +2

    Best mall I've seen so far! In this series...
    It reminds me of Victoria Gardneds in Richmond Victoria Austrlia (Melbourne), but this is better!

  • @mfchimichanga
    @mfchimichanga 6 лет назад +14

    Time Travel won't be achieved through portals or police boxes, it'll be through Dan Bell.

  • @WildDieWoodard
    @WildDieWoodard 6 лет назад +21

    Wow, that Eden Mall was just horrid and sad.

  • @SassyMudTruckDegenerateDumbFk
    @SassyMudTruckDegenerateDumbFk 6 лет назад +96

    mall rules- No Congregating! Current management, "Dammit if we only didn't make that sign..."

    • @Londonfogey
      @Londonfogey 3 года назад +1

      I also loved the way it was neatly hand-written, instead of just printed out in Comic Sans.

  • @chrispaul1141
    @chrispaul1141 6 лет назад +14

    this mall is stunningI would walk this thing and listen to depeche mode.

  • @paintedbird
    @paintedbird 6 лет назад +11

    I love how awesomely 80's the Galleria at Erieview is! It's beautiful.

  • @BB02XX
    @BB02XX 6 лет назад +18

    🎶🎶🎶🎶 Where Have All The People Gone 🎶🎶🎶🎶

    • @BB02XX
      @BB02XX 6 лет назад

      Stoner Penguin ..... No

  • @megansleeman7859
    @megansleeman7859 5 лет назад +1

    I love the 80s vibe. The music you choose, and the style of the mall during the 80s. It makes me feel like I’m watching an 80s video without it being on VHS.

  • @stephc2196
    @stephc2196 6 лет назад +3

    The minute I saw the "do not touch" sign I knew you'd have to touch it 😂

  • @_fig.8
    @_fig.8 6 лет назад +33

    shout out 1987!

  • @MesserProductions
    @MesserProductions 6 лет назад +46

    They should care less about people touching the pinwheel and more about not allowing their mall to look like a shithole

    • @boyishmistakes
      @boyishmistakes 6 лет назад +2

      Messer Productions I’m sure that sign is old asf. I’m sure they really don’t care anymore.

  • @DiaChen
    @DiaChen 6 лет назад +2

    Man I love that little plant part, had a smile on my face the whole time!

  • @MYNAMACHEF
    @MYNAMACHEF 6 лет назад +17

    It's a shame that the galleria is borderline dead. I love malls with glass roofs, they always give me a nostalgic feeling

  • @ThisisDanBell
    @ThisisDanBell  6 лет назад +159

    Enjoy the Dead Mall Series? Consider donating.
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    • @dianaa7091
      @dianaa7091 6 лет назад +4

      This is Dan Bell. Welcome back! Yay! Another dead mall series! :)

    • @ruthshelton1924
      @ruthshelton1924 6 лет назад +1

      This is Dan Bell. Oh man! Where can I get a 'MALL PLANT'? HA ha ha ha
      It's a shame the mall is doing so poorly.

    • @availableusername-___-_-__
      @availableusername-___-_-__ 6 лет назад

      hey dan, there is a space directly after the patreon link that breaks it

    • @roberthernandez9327
      @roberthernandez9327 6 лет назад +2

      This is Dan Bell. love Your videos

    • @roberthernandez9327
      @roberthernandez9327 6 лет назад +1

      This is Dan Bell. i live by sunrise mall where billie jean was filmed

  • @Karismei
    @Karismei 6 лет назад +11

    Dan Bell uploaded?! This is gonna be a good night.

  • @EpicLuigi24
    @EpicLuigi24 6 лет назад +12

    The Galleria is so postmodern that it made me question the legitimacy of universal truths.

    • @ArmyJames
      @ArmyJames 3 года назад

      There are no universal truths.

  • @jannydots3870
    @jannydots3870 2 года назад +1

    I was there at Erieview when it opened in 1987. The city of Cleveland has such a great historic past. The city had such a great vibe back then.

  • @SilentwolfRAWR
    @SilentwolfRAWR 6 лет назад +5

    Dan getting back to his roots!

  • @Sprklnstrwbrygrly
    @Sprklnstrwbrygrly 6 лет назад +23

    Not kidding I wondered if I missed a dead mall series video and this popped up in my feed.
    I wonder if this will be the fate of all malls someday.

    • @exploringwithlarry4140
      @exploringwithlarry4140 6 лет назад +3

      Denise Bookout i remember going to the malls fore every thing from music to tools and clothing now we go to Wal-Mart and Amazon im in my 40s and can not remember the last time i visited a mall R I P Mall My old friend

    • @cjroeglin4360
      @cjroeglin4360 6 лет назад

      Malls will all but be dead within 20 years!

    • @samuelflabra7326
      @samuelflabra7326 6 лет назад +1

      A mall in Sarasota was recently built. It's called UTC mall and is doing well. However, the mall I went to growing up is almost dead. It's the DeSoto square mall in Bradenton FL. You're more likely to get stabbed there nowadays than find an open store.

    • @chubbyjaydraws
      @chubbyjaydraws 6 лет назад

      I think businesses would rather build a stand alone building rather then go into a mall it's cheaper in the long run.

    • @fredthompson7947
      @fredthompson7947 6 лет назад

      Exploring With Larry. The new millineoum just sucks so bad. I hate the 2000's.

  • @7dmtuk87
    @7dmtuk87 6 лет назад +5

    This is easily one of my favorite series on youtube right now. That first mall looked amazing.

  • @Decade8Media
    @Decade8Media 5 лет назад +2

    I love your choice of Vapor Wave for these dead mall videos Dan. The Eden Mall video is awesome one of my favorites and the track you used is epic ( Right through me ) . You are truly a pioneer in dead mall ambiance, often imitated never duplicated.

  • @sirarnie9837
    @sirarnie9837 6 лет назад +47

    Even though malls are failing, outlet malls are thriving. And outlets pretty much have the same stores as the malls. I guess people like stores that are outside?

    • @thirteenfury
      @thirteenfury 6 лет назад +29

      Mr. Arnold I think it's just the illusion that you're shopping in Main Street, Townsville, USA, instead of a mall. That and many of the stores have reduced prices, better sales, and carry stuff that's been discontinued or put into overstock at other store locations.

    • @rinoz47
      @rinoz47 6 лет назад +4

      Mr. Arnold odd becuase tigers live outside

    • @abigailcarroll6982
      @abigailcarroll6982 6 лет назад +41

      Dan explained it in another video, I think. Basically, people don't enjoy dragging through an enclosed mall anymore. They like to park in front of where they want to go and go there.

    • @tomcat-tango
      @tomcat-tango 6 лет назад

      Abigail Carroll tbh the outlet mall here has so little parking and is so big it'd honestly be better to be indoors

    • @lipstickzombie4981
      @lipstickzombie4981 6 лет назад +5

      Mr. Arnold I am absolutely wondering why American malls are faltering while most Asian countries I've been thru (Singapore, Philippines, the Gulf countries) with less robust economies have a booming mall industry. Even with Internet selling.

  • @quill7094
    @quill7094 6 лет назад +34

    I just wanna hug you, you look so fuzzy and warm like a cat 😊

  • @Dave_Boyer
    @Dave_Boyer 6 лет назад +8

    Man, you make me laugh!! I was saying...he's got to touch the pinwheel...and you did!! Then the treadmill...trying to give directions while on the treadmill, just awesome !!

  • @Brobocop2
    @Brobocop2 6 лет назад +1

    I can see the Galleria from my office. I wish I could have met you Dan, you're the best!

  • @batgirlskywalker
    @batgirlskywalker 6 лет назад +5

    Perfect thing to watch before bed ☺

  • @thirteenfury
    @thirteenfury 6 лет назад +8

    I think a lot of these malls could gain profits by being turned into film studios, either kept the way they are for scenes set in malls or repurposed as new sets, recording studios, storage, and dressing rooms. They already have cafeterias for the cast and crew on lunch break! Plus I know many states give out tax breaks for Hollywood to film on location.

  • @peachcampanella
    @peachcampanella 6 лет назад +11

    How sad. The first mall was actually pretty.

  • @user-wr6kk6fw3j
    @user-wr6kk6fw3j 6 лет назад +1

    This man is an artist plain and simple, the music,the camera work, the insight. Kudos and keep it up, some of the most satisfying thought provoking and yet melancholy footage on RUclips. Watched the whole dead mall series and more fascinating.

  • @krisknowsall
    @krisknowsall 6 лет назад +5

    Only halfway through, in love with the visuals!

  • @theVHSvlog
    @theVHSvlog 6 лет назад +53

    Cleveland! Yes! I love it

    • @citizenofsillycity
      @citizenofsillycity 6 лет назад +1

      theVHSvlog you know it!

    • @Thefancymelon59
      @Thefancymelon59 6 лет назад +1

      Reppin the CLE!!

    • @Aratlikecreature
      @Aratlikecreature 6 лет назад +2

      Honestly was waiting for him to cover this one CLE PRIDE

    • @Thefancymelon59
      @Thefancymelon59 6 лет назад +1

      Owen Terry Yawn..

    • @apispraetorium3275
      @apispraetorium3275 6 лет назад +1

      Lots of dead malls around Cleveland. Dan, if you're reading this, you should check out Euclid Square Mall before it's torn down next year to build an Amazon facility.

  • @joeysteel1864
    @joeysteel1864 6 лет назад +1

    A sudden calmness overcomes me when I watch these videos. A calmness that overtones everything else.

  • @TwylaJane
    @TwylaJane 5 лет назад +2

    I've binged watched "Dead Mall Series" for two days, and its changed my life. Thank you Dan Bell.

  • @elizabethhannah4332
    @elizabethhannah4332 6 лет назад +61

    Beautiful as always, Dan.

  • @SkorpyoTFC
    @SkorpyoTFC 6 лет назад +3

    That Galleria is so beautiful. I hope they manage to save it, even if they do just turn it all into commercial spaces.

  • @bijagirl
    @bijagirl 6 лет назад

    Native Clevelander here. I was a kid in '87 when the Galleria opened to much fanfare. My parents and I make an annual trek downtown during the holidays (still!), and I can recall walking into there as a young bijagirl. It truly is an impressive display of light! I'm thrilled that you stopped in and let us all see.