Thank you for covering this, Doomie. I used to visit this mall a lot when I was in high school and college and it was packed every Saturday Night. It started changing around 2017/2018 when teens began causing trouble and the township police had to start patrolling the mall. Also, Namdar taking ownership in 2019 made things even worse. I became friends with an owner of one of the food court spots and he said Namdar was raising rents and cutting corners. Everyone had to chip in if they wanted the janitorial staff to clean. I remember it got so bad that there was literally trash and pieces of food smeared on the floor throughout the mall. Namdar is a disgrace.
Good thing it’s in a ultra suburban location. That mall can easily be redone as a school annex for the nearby college. It could also be residential and hotel space as well as a farmers market. If macy’s leaves, lights out!
Nice of you to feature this mall. Unfortunately it’s very empty and not busy. Definitely has changed over the years. I live near here. I feel bad for the many businesses that got affected
I was just there in July. I am originally from the area and grew up going here and to The Ocean County Mall. My husband and I were flabbergasted at how poorly this mall was doing. While we were there Rainbow was packing up their store. My daughter bought jewelry from Claires and my son looked at the record store. Thank you for covering this mall. This one hits different since it used to be one of my malls. Namdar is doing a phenomenal job as usual 🙄😑. Before July last time I was there was 2007-2008 right before I moved away and it was packed.
I was there yesterday, my husband had an eye exam at LensCrafters, who seem to be the busiest store in the mall. I walked the entire mall while he was getting his exam. Macy’s is lackluster compared to any other Macy’s mall store I’ve ever seen. The Hallmark Store on the first level is really nice, but they have recently opened another Hallmark Store across the street from Hamilton Mall, which does not bode well. There are like 4 or 5 food vendors in the Food Court, and way too many empty spaces. There’s a record store wayyyyy at the quiet end of the mall, a discount shoe place, Hot Topic, and I think Forever 21? A girl at LensCrafters told me that the mall was for sale and they hoped that new owners would do something to bring life back to this once thriving shopping venue!
Namdar. Ugh. I’m sorry. I live in MA but I vacationed in Atlantic City for many years. Once in awhile we would drive out to Hamilton Mall. I loved the Macys there. They sold higher end stuff compared to what we had at home. I haven’t been to that mall now in at least 15 years? Really sad to see it struggling this way. It was always busy when I went there and it was a nice place to visit.
I live a few miles away. haven't been there in years. it looks a lot better than most semi abandoned malls. but with the loss of the big chains, I m sure eventually it will take its toll
I remember this mall when it was hopping. Same with our local mall, The Cumberland Mall. I have a video of my own on the dying Echelon Mall here in RUclips. Shame as malls were not only about shopping. It was fellowship. Also, another relic sits behind this mall, the Atlantic City Race Track.
If you ever go back to New Jersey you should go to the Echelon Mall, now known as the Vorhees Town Center in Vorhees, NJ. Its a mall built on a former airplane air strip and its dying. I used to go there a ton in the 90s and early 2000s until I moved away in 06. It was a great mall at the time, especially the 90s. Had a small amusement park even. The food court was good and the Camden County library across the parking lot was a fav haunt. I remember when the mall was essentially cut in half and Sears closed too. It slowly emptied tenants and now I think the only anchor is Boscovs a very 80s esqe chain that has great options for Christmas gifts. Another NJ mall I would tell you to check out is the best one of South Jersey at Cherry Hill. Its the nicest and best of the shopping malls. Have many great memories of that mall and its food court, KB Toys and EB Games. Was a fantastic place to eat and hang out with friends as a kid and teen.
It happens that some of the malls in the greater NJ-PA-DE area that never had a Sears are doing very well. Cherry HIll and Christiana Malls are thriving with near full occupancy. The only mall in the area that is an exception of this pattern is the Deptford Mall which is fourty minutes to the west.
How many malls have such an awesome retro arcade like Hamilton does right now? There is a great variety on pinball machines. Sad to see this not even mentioned in your video.
I live literally two minutes from this mall. It is really sad what it has become. I still try to visit it from time to time. I worked there from November 2020-May 2021 as a temp in the business office and you're right, Namdar is an awful company who doesn't care about investing any money into their properties. Unfortunately, since you shot this footage in 2023, many more stores in this mall have shut down since then.
For this video, I consumed some Hi- Chew sour watermelon flavoured chews and some grape flavoured chews. They are so delicious. I highly recommend anyone to give them a try at least once.😊🍇🍇🍉🍉
This Mall was a great Mall when it opened and for years after. My wife and I and kids used to frequent there often. I was there last year returning something to American Eagle (now no longer there) for my wife and I walked the Mall and there were around 35-40 empty store fronts at that time. This is basically the shape of most Malls around the country. Without the big branded stores as anchors these Malls can't sustain themselves. With Internet shopping and then COVID the demise of the Mall is ever closer. To be honest, this Mall since I live close by really has no draw for me to go anymore. It is a shame but most people aren't shopping at Malls anymore and it's clearly evident as more Malls get shut down. Who's to blame? We probably all are but this is the state of our society today. It's safer to shop online and the choices you have are way more than going to the Mall. So, has the Internet destroyed the Mall and Brick and Mortar Stores as well??? On a Side Note - You didn't walk the Food Court or what little there is left of it. Still a part of the Mall I believe when you walk any Mall with one.
They don’t call this mall the Devil’s shopping center for nothing, it’s a mess, it’s basically like where Gomez and Morticia Addams would go to shop at
it really does look like a nice mall but when you walk in & the first thing you see are yellow signs & blue buckets used to catch water then things do look bleak. i have never been to atlantic city but i have heard the area is not what it was 30 to 35 years ago
Wow, sounds like it had a heck of an opening day. A shame to see it in the shape its in now :( Thank you for the great video! Keep up the awesome work!
I miss home .i cant wait to move back. Hamilton mall thats where i met the mother of my kids. 07 was the best years in my life till i moved to Florida 2016. Ive been in hell since. Moving back real soon. Yeah 2007 it was packed so many people
Thank you for covering this, Doomie. I used to visit this mall a lot when I was in high school and college and it was packed every Saturday Night. It started changing around 2017/2018 when teens began causing trouble and the township police had to start patrolling the mall. Also, Namdar taking ownership in 2019 made things even worse. I became friends with an owner of one of the food court spots and he said Namdar was raising rents and cutting corners. Everyone had to chip in if they wanted the janitorial staff to clean. I remember it got so bad that there was literally trash and pieces of food smeared on the floor throughout the mall. Namdar is a disgrace.
Good thing it’s in a ultra suburban location. That mall can easily be redone as a school annex for the nearby college. It could also be residential and hotel space as well as a farmers market. If macy’s leaves, lights out!
Nice of you to feature this mall. Unfortunately it’s very empty and not busy. Definitely has changed over the years. I live near here. I feel bad for the many businesses that got affected
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I was just there in July. I am originally from the area and grew up going here and to The Ocean County Mall. My husband and I were flabbergasted at how poorly this mall was doing. While we were there Rainbow was packing up their store. My daughter bought jewelry from Claires and my son looked at the record store. Thank you for covering this mall. This one hits different since it used to be one of my malls. Namdar is doing a phenomenal job as usual 🙄😑. Before July last time I was there was 2007-2008 right before I moved away and it was packed.
I was there yesterday, my husband had an eye exam at LensCrafters, who seem to be the busiest store in the mall. I walked the entire mall while he was getting his exam. Macy’s is lackluster compared to any other Macy’s mall store I’ve ever seen. The Hallmark Store on the first level is really nice, but they have recently opened another Hallmark Store across the street from Hamilton Mall, which does not bode well. There are like 4 or 5 food vendors in the Food Court, and way too many empty spaces. There’s a record store wayyyyy at the quiet end of the mall, a discount shoe place, Hot Topic, and I think Forever 21? A girl at LensCrafters told me that the mall was for sale and they hoped that new owners would do something to bring life back to this once thriving shopping venue!
I knew I wasn't wrong. I checked to make sure here on RUclips. So there are two Hamilton malls. This one and Hamilton Place mall in Chattanooga, TN.
Namdar. Ugh. I’m sorry. I live in MA but I vacationed in Atlantic City for many years. Once in awhile we would drive out to Hamilton Mall. I loved the Macys there. They sold higher end stuff compared to what we had at home. I haven’t been to that mall now in at least 15 years? Really sad to see it struggling this way. It was always busy when I went there and it was a nice place to visit.
I live a few miles away. haven't been there in years. it looks a lot better than most semi abandoned malls. but with the loss of the big chains, I m sure eventually it will take its toll
I remember this mall when it was hopping. Same with our local mall, The Cumberland Mall. I have a video of my own on the dying Echelon Mall here in RUclips. Shame as malls were not only about shopping. It was fellowship. Also, another relic sits behind this mall, the Atlantic City Race Track.
If you ever go back to New Jersey you should go to the Echelon Mall, now known as the Vorhees Town Center in Vorhees, NJ. Its a mall built on a former airplane air strip and its dying. I used to go there a ton in the 90s and early 2000s until I moved away in 06. It was a great mall at the time, especially the 90s. Had a small amusement park even. The food court was good and the Camden County library across the parking lot was a fav haunt. I remember when the mall was essentially cut in half and Sears closed too. It slowly emptied tenants and now I think the only anchor is Boscovs a very 80s esqe chain that has great options for Christmas gifts. Another NJ mall I would tell you to check out is the best one of South Jersey at Cherry Hill. Its the nicest and best of the shopping malls. Have many great memories of that mall and its food court, KB Toys and EB Games. Was a fantastic place to eat and hang out with friends as a kid and teen.
buckets and wet floor signs? maybe they can make a water park out of it?
I was just there in August and the Level Up game and comic store was cool. Also they have a very neat retro arcade that you can play by the hour.
I can tell that this was filmed some months ago. This mall is even worse now, >70% of the stores are closed.
Every mall that use to have a Sears is ironically struggling
It happens that some of the malls in the greater NJ-PA-DE area that never had a Sears are doing very well. Cherry HIll and Christiana Malls are thriving with near full occupancy. The only mall in the area that is an exception of this pattern is the Deptford Mall which is fourty minutes to the west.
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How many malls have such an awesome retro arcade like Hamilton does right now? There is a great variety on pinball machines. Sad to see this not even mentioned in your video.
I have a short on my channel of those buckets with water pouring in them. There's a rumor that the mall is closing in February.
I live literally two minutes from this mall. It is really sad what it has become. I still try to visit it from time to time. I worked there from November 2020-May 2021 as a temp in the business office and you're right, Namdar is an awful company who doesn't care about investing any money into their properties. Unfortunately, since you shot this footage in 2023, many more stores in this mall have shut down since then.
The old Macy's signs are so rare these days.
For this video, I consumed some Hi- Chew sour watermelon flavoured chews and some grape flavoured chews. They are so delicious. I highly recommend anyone to give them a try at least once.😊🍇🍇🍉🍉
Any chance you could cover Auburn Mall in Auburn, MA? It's the only surviving mall of 3 malls in the area, but "surviving" is being generous.
Shipping all those manufacturing jobs away sure was a brilliant idea, huh?
I remember when going here was going "to a real mall." Sad to see its current state. Does anyone but employees go there?
Looks like this was once a very nice mall. Still has a few good tenants. Oh how I hate Namdar!!
1:18 probably should grab that with your shirt. Lots of hands have touched that handle and who knows what they had on them.
This Mall was a great Mall when it opened and for years after. My wife and I and kids used to frequent there often. I was there last year returning something to American Eagle (now no longer there) for my wife and I walked the Mall and there were around 35-40 empty store fronts at that time. This is basically the shape of most Malls around the country. Without the big branded stores as anchors these Malls can't sustain themselves. With Internet shopping and then COVID the demise of the Mall is ever closer. To be honest, this Mall since I live close by really has no draw for me to go anymore. It is a shame but most people aren't shopping at Malls anymore and it's clearly evident as more Malls get shut down. Who's to blame? We probably all are but this is the state of our society today. It's safer to shop online and the choices you have are way more than going to the Mall. So, has the Internet destroyed the Mall and Brick and Mortar Stores as well???
On a Side Note - You didn't walk the Food Court or what little there is left of it. Still a part of the Mall I believe when you walk any Mall with one.
Everything is done online
They don’t call this mall the Devil’s shopping center for nothing, it’s a mess, it’s basically like where Gomez and Morticia Addams would go to shop at
it really does look like a nice mall but when you walk in & the first thing you see are yellow signs & blue buckets used to catch water then things do look bleak. i have never been to atlantic city but i have heard the area is not what it was 30 to 35 years ago
AC is now a shithole
So sad my grandma lives 5 min from here
My chiefs lost
Was the mall of Mallrats?
I like the videos Doomie. You look like a 15 year old, but have the voice of a 45 year old. 😃😃
LOL! Yes, his voice sounds very in his 40's. True.
I hope this mall survives and it doesn´t become commie appartments.
Right after covid that was it not cool
Wow, sounds like it had a heck of an opening day. A shame to see it in the shape its in now :(
Thank you for the great video! Keep up the awesome work!
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I miss home .i cant wait to move back. Hamilton mall thats where i met the mother of my kids. 07 was the best years in my life till i moved to Florida 2016. Ive been in hell since. Moving back real soon. Yeah 2007 it was packed so many people
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Crappy background music was annoying
Mime and clown shows? Gross
Indoor malls are gross