There is something majorly nostalgic about a fountain in a mall with pastel-ish colored lights glimmering through the movements of the water. Nice job, Anthony.
This is the mall I grew up going to and still have so many fond memories of, even though it's fallen on some pretty hard times. There was an arcade in the food court that kids had their birthday parties at, and you could bring your report card to Taco John's in the food court and get free tacos for As. Barrels & Bins is where you'd load up on sugary treats. If you were the 100th (?) customer at Venture that day (week?), your entire purchase would be free. I miss stopping into Waldenbooks and browsing for a bit when we had some time to kill, and Camelot Music was the jam. That wood-paneled restaurant used to be a Ruby Tuesday and people would actually wait 30+ minutes for a table because it was so busy. The entire mall had a very early 1990s vibe--feels kind of like Ft Meyers airport whenever I go there--and, yes, the fountains are glorious in person.
Welcome to IL!! I've only been here once and this could be such a nice mall if it weren't for all the vacancies. Seems very clean and well maintained just a bit too empty. Looking forward to that Northridge part 2!
Fascinating video Ace. This mall is going be in real trouble once both Carson’s close. I’m surprised the amount of national retailers in there being a dead mall. But I️ can’t imagine stores like Maurice’s, Express, and Christopher and Banks are going to last long once Carson’s closes their doors
Didn't know this even existed, down by Kankakee. Looks like it's been stuck in 1990... Great video... Those Venture commercials bring back a lot of memories...
As others have said you just keep getting better. And you know how to make the most of many elements from commentary to music to using those awesome vintage TV ads.
holy fuck, that's MY mall!
There is something majorly nostalgic about a fountain in a mall with pastel-ish colored lights glimmering through the movements of the water. Nice job, Anthony.
I find this videos to be relaxing.
Feels weird watching the mall that i used to hang out every weekend on this channel, brings a lot of memories
This is the mall I grew up going to and still have so many fond memories of, even though it's fallen on some pretty hard times. There was an arcade in the food court that kids had their birthday parties at, and you could bring your report card to Taco John's in the food court and get free tacos for As. Barrels & Bins is where you'd load up on sugary treats. If you were the 100th (?) customer at Venture that day (week?), your entire purchase would be free. I miss stopping into Waldenbooks and browsing for a bit when we had some time to kill, and Camelot Music was the jam. That wood-paneled restaurant used to be a Ruby Tuesday and people would actually wait 30+ minutes for a table because it was so busy. The entire mall had a very early 1990s vibe--feels kind of like Ft Meyers airport whenever I go there--and, yes, the fountains are glorious in person.
Beautiful still shots.
Welcome to IL!! I've only been here once and this could be such a nice mall if it weren't for all the vacancies. Seems very clean and well maintained just a bit too empty. Looking forward to that Northridge part 2!
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Omg! That is the mall I go to!
Very sad to hear of the demise of the value of this mall over the years. Amazing find. Thanks for bringing us another great video!
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Fascinating video Ace. This mall is going be in real trouble once both Carson’s close. I’m surprised the amount of national retailers in there being a dead mall. But I️ can’t imagine stores like Maurice’s, Express, and Christopher and Banks are going to last long once Carson’s closes their doors
The production quality keeps getting better and better! I like the loudspeaker echo effect as a switch up to the normal voice over.
Sounds crazy, but these videos help calm my anxiety , they are so relaxing and calming 👍🏻
Didn't know this even existed, down by Kankakee. Looks like it's been stuck in 1990... Great video... Those Venture commercials bring back a lot of memories...
I love mall fountains so much.
I've not been subscribed for that long a time but the quality of the videos has got better and better with each one. Keep up the good work.
As others have said you just keep getting better. And you know how to make the most of many elements from commentary to music to using those awesome vintage TV ads.
Good job, Anthony I love when you ad the old commercial clips!