CLOSING - A Visit to Lakeside Mall (MI)
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2023
- Lakeside Mall is a Detroit-area mall, specifically located in Sterling Heights. Lakeside Mall has fallen out of favor as of late, and is expected to be demolished anyday now in favor of a fake downtown streetscape.
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Stylistically, this is the best mall ive seen closing down. I was here a year ago and didnt even know it was struggling. Sad to see it go.
Those fountains used to be much higher and would go up or down with the elevator. When the elevator would go up the fountains would raise along with it, reaching a good height, when the elevator went down, the fountains slowly went down with the elevator until they disappeared completely, quite a treat for the late 70's/80s it was very cool back in the day. So many memories at this mall :(
I love the spaceship look of the ceiling in this mall and a black fountain is a bold statement. Such a nice 70s mall. The fountain also looks like she could have been in Logan's Run. Quite a SciFi looking mall.
The faceted stone fountain and conversation pits. The glass elevators. The hexagon sky lights! Such a quintessential example of a Taubman mall!
So many memories in this mall in the 80s... I'm beyond sad that it's due (if not already gone by now) to be demolished. An end of an era, and the end of childhood memories. I can't help but be overcome by emotion...
I got my driver's license the year this mall opened. Can't count the memories I have, including raising my children who we took there many weekends. I now frequent the car show every other Monday in the food court parking lot. Thanks for sharing!
I honestly don’t know why they are going to waste so much money, tearing down and re-developing this mall. Like they could use the building for offices and recreation. “Lifestyle centers” are not always successful.
Those centers hit or miss
The people “redeveloping” are making big money. There’s typically not as much money in renovation or repurposing of properties people have become bored with for years. Money to be made is always the reason, but it’s also similar to a bin full of toys we could play with, but we want the new toys…
They honestly should just sell this mall to a company that knows what they are doing instead of just selling it to mall owners that kill malls.
So many stores have closed since you filmed.. Bath and Body Works, Guess, Foot Locker, Journeys, Underground Journeys, Shoe Dept Encore, Tilly’s, PacSun
I grew up with this mall … it makes me so nostalgic and sad to see it in its current state, although I’m glad the property has at least been kept up. I sure hope the redevelopment effort works. I’ll miss this place though! 😢
Can you share some memories?
Did you play in the cereal bowl ans climb on the bacon?
@@katiedid334 Man, that bacon and cereal bowl were more reliable than most other things in my life.
They set up Santa’s stage right on top of the fountain, back in the day. Remember the ice rink, the theater, and the Hydrotube? There was no food court back in the day. So many great memories of walking around, shopping, and even working here. Sad to see it going away.
Online shopping is the reason so many malls and stores are closing. I hate online shopping, it always a hit or miss. Dang!…I truly hate to see this mall go. It is my go-to spot since I only live 10-12 minutes away. I’m in and out and know exactly what I’m getting unlike online shopping.
When I used to work for Hudson's Eastland Mall from 1975,until 1980.
And I remember when Lakeside Mall and Fairlane Town Center Mall both opened up. I still remember going shopping at Lakeside Mall.
The Eastland Mall where I worked at Hudson's Eastland was located in Harper Woods.I remember the mergers between Hudson's and Marshall Field's and now Macy's.
After when Eastland Mall was demolished. The old Eastland Mall is going to be an Class A Warehouse and Distribution Center. And I remember after when Lakeside Mall demolished and J.C.PENNEY and Macy's will be remodeled and free standing stores.
I'm going to miss Lakeside Mall when it gets demolished. The old Eastland Mall opened up in 1957,demolished in 2022.
And when you get a chance to,would you do a video about Fairlane Town Center Mall in Dearborn. That's another Mall that opened up the same time Lakeside Mall opened up in the late 1970's.
Such a beautiful 70’s mall ❤️ Reminds me of Lakeforest mall
Same architectural form built both, so naturally they look similar.
@@drtidrow taubman? they built alot, and i think briarwood too
Online shopping is the real reason most malls were srruggling and closing. Not because its far as hell from Detroit for your comfort. Dont worry criminals wont come all the way out there
My point exactly!
I used to work for the Taubman Company in early 2000s and it was one of the GREATEST jobs you could have...sad to see where they are today
Just coming here to say, this mall isn't closed. It will be redeveloped with mixed use public spaces, residential, commercial office space, restaurants, and JCP and Macy's will remain, along with a number of other current tenants. At last check, there are still 60 retailers operating at Lakeside. The mixed use public spaces are supposed to include a park, walking trails, and other pedestrian friendly attractions like a dog park. This mall sits on 110 acres. It is definitely not as busy as it once was, but as of now it is not closed nor slated to be closing, just downsized from its current footprint.
Another point, this mall is a full 20 miles away from Detroit proper, so the location has nothing to do with it. Also, maybe visit Downtown Detroit, it might change your mind. Some of the neighborhoods still need some help and I hope they receive it soon (Detroit is huge, 148 sq miles), but the days of a blanket statement like Detroit=BAD are receding. There is a TON of new development and/or restoration occurring in Detroit as we speak. The once infamous poster-child of Detroit ruin-porn, Michigan Central Station, has been undergoing a full restoration by Ford Motor Company. It will serve as a hub for the future of mobility. One or two floors of retail space will open to the public next year.
I'm not trying to pick a fight, I just want to add context to what I perceive as a misleading video title.
This was ny childhood mall, I remember going here so many times with my mom. I'm very sad to see it go😭
Job well done. As a mom of a RUclipsr who knows the work involved in editing a video and the hours put in it's all worth it to have a quality video. I loved the mall. It was an upscale mall in its heyday. Unfortunately we lived across town so we didn't get there often. It's sad what's happening to retail in America. Truth is if you ask, most people don't want to see their malls close. I hate shopping on line. I'd rather try it on in the store to see how it fits rather than sending it back for another size. The wait time for returns also sucks.
Good looking mall. Thanks for filming.
Great video thanks for posting this
Who’s tryna fight you about fountains? Lol I really miss the cool fountains from my local malls.
I went to check out Oakland Mall, not too far away, and expected it to look like this, but it appears to have 90% occupancy and had a lot of shoppers. Surprising.
This was my mall growing up. There was a two story water slide here at one time (The Hydrotube), then they made that space into a two story arcade (Tilt). Christmas shopped here for at least a decade. Went to the Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnight at Lakeside Cinema at least a million times. In the 80's/90s you'd have to park on the lawn during Christmas sometimes. Many of my friends worked at stores in the mall, I worked at a restaurant in the parking lot. The Dad of a kid I grew up with helped build the place. End of an era.
I remember everything you said here. So true. Sad to see it go. I used to walk around with my friends all Saturday afternoon when we were 12 to 15 years old. Only got kicked out once by a bored mall cop. Used to eat at Kerby’s. Worked at Hudson’s and Ruby Tuesdays for a short while. I miss this place and definitely miss those times.
I’m at work and I can’t watch but I’ve been listening as I listen to all of your videos starting with this one, yes I’m going backwards but since I think I’ve covered all the GA malls that I think you’ve done I figured I’d listen to the rest with an occasional glance at the screen. I really am enjoying your channel and rarely start from the beginning when I join one or in this case from the most recent. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 ❤️
This mall was my 2nd home as a teenager. Seeing it so vacant hurts my soul. But thank you for walking thru and giving its history!! Lakeside you'll be missed. One thing not mentioned though was Tilch the arcade game room right across from A&W!! My God it was just ripe with fun for kids looking to just hang out. I miss the mall life!! In my 40s now...ouch... oh how times change!! ❤❤❤
I don’t want to see that place go. I will miss this elevator desperately
It's the largest mall in the state and looked really nice. Guess a lot of stores closed since you visited and the carousel is gone. My mom went there when she was younger and I'm glad I got to experience it myself.
1st. We can always tell where the Sears was. The place seems to be in good shape. I guess there aren't many in there to dirty it up?
I grew up with this mall. So many memories. I wish I could get back to see it one last time and show my kid.
It is stupid that they tear down these malls that are still in good shape and build new ugly buildings.
I love this Mall and am so sad to know it's being demolished. Been going there since I was a teen in early 80's. I love the fountain, elevator, conversation pits, design and character. So many memories.
"out of the box ventures" is the most misleading name this company could've possibly picked. Because they're just doing the exact same thing that every developer is doing.
Sad to see this mall go. 😢😢😢
Not sure if anyone posted this, but Lakeside will close 7/1/24.
I live 12 minutes from this mall and spent so much high school time and family time here. I went there a month or two ago for the Anime GT store.
While I'm not a huge fan of Taubman Malls, it still really sucks to see this mall go. Like I would rather see a Cafaro Mall or especially a Hull Mall like this instead. Also, it sucks that you didn't get a chance to take that elevator ride. Would've been nice. I love those palm trees and the fountain is ok.😊🌴🌴⛲
Yeah, 'de-malling' has been the city's heart's desire for a while, but it's been slow going in the actual bureaucracy. Which may not be a bad thing with such a big, expensive undertaking. Meanwhile, with Lakeside being well kept-up despite its genteel decline, it's not a source of urban blight like some other dying malls are. It helps that the area is still highly dense with retail and leisure businesses.
What I love about older architecture is that it isn't minimalist. It's not the cheapest thing, the easiest thing, the flat-pack of design. There are angles that took craftsmen to build. Creative multi-tiered layouts. It feels like someone gave a damn about the space. Nowadays it just all feels cheap and 'board approved'.
12 miles north of Detroit... it's such a sad sad shame that it's in this shape
I remember being like 4 or 5 running my hands through that wall of a waterfall. Lots of other small neat memories from this mall. I miss it
It’s still open today
I remember seeing this mall when it was being built. Loved going there. Sad to see it go.
I’m glad I was able to visit this mall in June 2021.
Plans for redevelopment are NOT finalized, in fact the plan was almost derailed by the Sterling Heights city council early this month but at the last minute the mayor made a deal for a representative to change her vote from no to yes to save the plan for now. So far the city is in the process of setting up a special tax district so property taxes collected within it will go towards the infrastructure for the project, such as streets, sewers, and utilities. They will also borrow $45 million in a bond. No demolition or building permits have been filed. The renderings shown by the city show the Sears replaced with a hotel, offices, and apartments, but the owner of the Sears building stated that it will remain and is marketing it for lease.
Years ago I owned property in the downtown area of a small town. The powers that be decided to revitalize the area. They did this whole marketing thing with a artist rendering of how it would look. Funny thing my buildings were gone and replaced by a parking building. I spent years battling them as they tried every shady trick to get my properties. I was willing to sell for fair market value but they were only offering pennies on the dollar. The project fizzled out.
I just walked around here yesterday (9-29-23) and there were dinosaurs in the fountain! They have the Lord & Taylor wing roped off (both levels) and hold a dinosaur live adventure show for kids. They were also setting up some kind of interactive animal show in what I believe was the carpet store.
For context, this mall is like 40 minutes from Detroit when there's no traffic. It's not that close.
I didn't stutter.
Over 4 decades of sales, Christmas shopping seasons, we loved this mall. Sears was a staple that outfitted every appliance and furniture in my house. I cried when they closed. NOTE: Steve and Barry's was a discount store that provided many winter outerwear jackets and gloves for my church group homeless project outreach. They were a sad loss. Black Fridays were a huge event with door gifts during early hours. I still have my collection of JC Penney mickey mouse snow globes. THANKS for the memories.
This place reminds me sooooo friggin much of the Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax VA. The interior designs are very similar between the two. I guess luckily for me Fair oaks is still doing pretty well considering how many malls in the dmv i.e. Alexandria Landmark are just gone now…
Hehe just checked Taubman built both…. Kinda makes sense now why they look so similar.
@@TheGhostOfQsLeftEyebrow Yep, Taubman malls all had similar styling cues.
i love this mall! The skylights remind me of that Christopher Lambert movie Fortress and somehow, that makes me happy 😅 Its such a shame that place is going to be destroyed.
Too much retail in that area (Hall Rd), even the fancier outdoor mall Partridge Creek is most likely on its way out. The redevelopment might succeed but I'd rather see that land turn into a park, same with Partridge Creek. We have enough retail in Metro Detroit, don't need more.
Partridge Creek mall got it's name from the massive Partridge Creek golf course that was there for years. It think it had 54 holes, but it's been a long time!!! Golfed there a hundred times growing up. And my God parents owned a 60 acre farm a mile north from Lakeside mall that they sold in the early 80's.
I was a kindergartner when that mall opened. I remember being fascinated by the fountain and the elevator. Hard to believe I was a little kid running round that very same court. Even when we moved farther away from this area this is where we would come for Christmas shopping for years.
they could've just turned the parking lot into mixed use, why destroy the stunning atrium
Good film! I used to hang out there along time ago.... Only live ten minutes away. Lots of changes over the years i got to see. Holidays were always the best time to go there. Took my wife there before we were married. Took my kids alot when they were younger. Movies, arcade or getting food in the food court. Alway running into somebody you knew... Those were the best of times. Not anymore...
I noticed a sign for Utica, I remember when I saw the brand of bedding UTICA at a discount department store like Ross and I thought it was just a knockoff of NAUTICA
It's a shame. I will miss all these malls. People don't have much face to face contact anymore.
Apparently this mall is still open and they scrapped the idea of demolishing or closing it. So I guess it's just gonna stay open for now?
Past Shoe Dept., there's a big sign that says "Super Deals.... BELOW WHOLESALE PRICES $$$$$$" I couldnt quite read it all first pass and i got excited maybe there's a number I can text a chat bot but when I rewinded the video it was just "...$$$$$$"
Curious how you have the camera mounted to get the shots from the side of the car.
I actually don't have a mount. I press it right up against the window
You should check out Mall at Wellington Green, That mall is a early 2000s Taubman, That mall isn’t doing so great, As Someone killed a K9 near the mall, Definitely doing better than Boynton Beach though
This must be a Taubman mall. Looks just like ours in Fairfax va
This mall is closing what a shame nice fountain too will be missed so much.
So when this mall does get demolished what are they gonna do with that very nice fountain it has is it going to get demolished with the mall or are they going to remove it to preserve it as a piece of this malls history cause I would hate to see it get demolished with the mall?
Nice video
Take a look at danville mall, Rackroom Shoes recently closed down there
Definitely a Taubman. Reminds me of Fair Oaks in Northern VA.
Give us your top 10 1970 1980 1990 style malls WHAT MALLS STILL LOOK LIKE THESE YEARS to me lakeside mall looks like one of them years
How sad.. another dead mall. 😢😢😢😢
Looks like it was a nice mall in it's prime. The maintenance staff does a good job. I shop online because I can only find clothing that fits me there. I am a large man. Makes it hard to find clothing. Otherwise I would shop at stores. I miss some of the old stores like Radio Shack, Waldens, and B Dalton's book stores. There is something wrong when the book stores go out of business.
What's wrong with Detroit?
Yea that part I don't get. Detroit is great.
Yayy my hometown
Grew up going here, played Mortal Kombat 2 at the two story arcade they use to have there
Sad to see this go, I was sad when Eastland got torn down as well since I grew up in walking distance to it.
I was living out near Lakeside when the new food court got built
If I remember correctly the conversation pits were where people smoked cigarettes back when it was normal to smoke indoors.
I wish they would figure out a way to use these big buildings for something other than tearing them down and starting over with some modern homogenized garbage
@CyberdriveAutomotive Speaking of smoking I remember when there were cigarette machines in all the tunnels for the exit doors at the Mall.
I wouldn't consider 'near Detroit' a relevant thing for Lakeside, by the way. Never was. Lakeside was done in by the rise of online shopping and its own success - a ton of retail popped up around the mall and up and down Hall Road such that it wasn't 'the' place to shop to get it all in one place any more. Partridge Creek - well I don't know. I've been there and I wasn't particularly impressed, but I don't doubt it hoovered up some business, especially from people living farther out that way.
No butts here! I like your take on Lakeforest Mall. This mall was beaten to death by the rest of the RUclips community. A lot of the videos suggested to me were over an hour in length, who has time to watch that? Less than 20 minutes should be the standard for large malls such as this one.
And lets not forget the malls are the reason all the mom and pop stores went out of business.
You sure it was malls? And not Dollar General, or a certain medical crisis in 2020 that we aren't allowed to talk about, or maybe even Amazon?
I really Love the Fountains!!!! F+L, Corey
I agree with you on this soulless post modernism design. I grew up around the mall in the 80s and 90s. At least then malls we’re cheerful places.
Fountains make everything better. I’ll fight along side you there
Malls are like horses now in 2020s America.
Is this the Oakland Mall?
This is not Oakland Mall,this is Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights.
@@davidsquires154 Thanks. Both are in Sterling Heights, correct?
@@CardShark_Chris Oakland Mall is in Troy,Michigan.
@@davidsquires154 Appreciate you.
Also there's two malls in Troy, Oakland Mall and also, The Somerset Collection.
Cute
Please do a "Butts" video. Thanks!
Members only, maybe...
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1:34 agreed. And i live pretty close to Lakeside. Good video nonetheless. Lol
Sterling heights is a such a junk city, always hated the east side suburbs