It definitely fits the vibe BUT I actually have to overdub the music with Creative Commons or similar to avoid copyright issues. I wish I could have left the original Asian-influenced classical stuff in here 🥲
Every time we go there, more stores are empty. It's so sad!! 😢 I offered the pizza guy $20 for one of his trays. He has tons of them stacked up. I wanted it for keepsakes before they close the mall entirely. He said no, because they're too busy. 😮 I was like "um, ok" I wonder what will happen to the Korean grocery store.
So from what I could tell the mall *does* have some active redevelopment plans right now - check Lewisville City Council’s RUclips page - but it’s not exactly clear what all that will entail just yet. Maybe the pizza guy will be sticking around, haha.
I keep forgetting about this mall. It’s such a nice mall aesthetically. It’s really weird to see this place dying. However, when anchors most of its anchors leave, you know the place is in trouble. Great video as always!
As always a great video. I’m intrigued by the standards, with the integrated lights, plant (?) platform, and flag mounts. They designed them large enough that they stand out quite nicely.
Thank you so much for making this video! So many interesting things I didn't know about this! And to think that I used to live near the mall for a few years. Heck...now that I think about it, why didn't I take more time coming here to explore?
The last time I went to this mall (probably 6ish months ago) the whole experience really stuck with me because of how empty and sad it looks, and how many stores looked straight up deserted. As in, many of the stores were locked up and had papers dated anywhere from like 6 months to 3 years ago on their windows saying things like "permanently closed due to failure to pay rent" or something like that... and yet pretty much all of those stores still had lights on in some rooms, and many of them even looked as though nothing had been taken out of them before being locked and closed. All sorts of decorations and signs on the walls, fake plants, what looked like personal belongings... All covered in layers upon layers of dust, enough to be visible just from looking in through the stall windows. Its as though many of the stores quite literally haven't been entered or touched ever since those closed signs were taped up, often from years ago. I was in there for maybe an hour or two, but so many different details stick out to me, even to this day. For example, there were at least 2 people using the second story walkaround as an indoor track, taking laps. All across the mall, the loudspeakers were playing a Sade album (my favorite one, coincidentally and creepily enough) on repeat. Many ceiling lights were out, leaving much of the mall pretty dark. Certain large areas (like an entire old Kohl's I believe) were just straight up barred off with tape or signs. Out of all of the store-stalls in the building, maybe like 10 percent of them were actually open. The rest were cleared out, completely torn down, or filled with belongings left over from previous businesses that at some point ceased operation. I've also seen many people discuss on a local subreddit that the mall only stands to this day because of potential trafficking or money laundering operations running through it behind the scenes. I rarely ever get creeped out, but that entire building has some kind of aura to it.
I have so many memories from this mall. The mall opened when I was in Middle School and was still a popular place when I left the area for Chicago in 98' sad to see it die. I bought my first pair of jncos at chess king here.
Oh and yes, I totally relate to the strangeness as a British person in the states even when you want to walk somewhere, and it would be possible to do it if, only there were a path! The US has a pathological addiction to driving everywhere.
Music City never got the kind of freeway visibility Grapevine Mills or Stonbriar got after the Costco was built. Likewise there's no direct exit along 121 north or south bound to get to the mall. The only future I see is for the owner to tear down empty anchors and build apartments/open space in the sea of parking.
When I saw Music City Mall, I was thinking I did not remembering Nashville ever having a mall with that name.
Took me a little digging to get to the root of the name, but now we know Lewisville isn’t trying to dethrone Nashville, haha.
BTW, Golden Triangle Mall in Denton, Texas is dying as well. 😢 We still go there, but it's not looking so great. They lost two anchor stores.
the music playing in the mall is so perfect >.
It definitely fits the vibe BUT I actually have to overdub the music with Creative Commons or similar to avoid copyright issues. I wish I could have left the original Asian-influenced classical stuff in here 🥲
@@DeadMallWalking once again copyright ruining the ambience😔💔
Every time we go there, more stores are empty. It's so sad!! 😢 I offered the pizza guy $20 for one of his trays. He has tons of them stacked up. I wanted it for keepsakes before they close the mall entirely. He said no, because they're too busy. 😮 I was like "um, ok" I wonder what will happen to the Korean grocery store.
So from what I could tell the mall *does* have some active redevelopment plans right now - check Lewisville City Council’s RUclips page - but it’s not exactly clear what all that will entail just yet. Maybe the pizza guy will be sticking around, haha.
I keep forgetting about this mall. It’s such a nice mall aesthetically. It’s really weird to see this place dying. However, when anchors most of its anchors leave, you know the place is in trouble. Great video as always!
The opening shot of this video looks reminiscent of that famous one (I forget which) on the Zadig the Jasp 1988 album cover. Great video!
As always a great video. I’m intrigued by the standards, with the integrated lights, plant (?) platform, and flag mounts. They designed them large enough that they stand out quite nicely.
literally loved this mall, it was my childhood
The memories... its unreal how much time i spent there
Thank you so much for making this video! So many interesting things I didn't know about this! And to think that I used to live near the mall for a few years. Heck...now that I think about it, why didn't I take more time coming here to explore?
The last time I went to this mall (probably 6ish months ago) the whole experience really stuck with me because of how empty and sad it looks, and how many stores looked straight up deserted. As in, many of the stores were locked up and had papers dated anywhere from like 6 months to 3 years ago on their windows saying things like "permanently closed due to failure to pay rent" or something like that... and yet pretty much all of those stores still had lights on in some rooms, and many of them even looked as though nothing had been taken out of them before being locked and closed. All sorts of decorations and signs on the walls, fake plants, what looked like personal belongings... All covered in layers upon layers of dust, enough to be visible just from looking in through the stall windows. Its as though many of the stores quite literally haven't been entered or touched ever since those closed signs were taped up, often from years ago.
I was in there for maybe an hour or two, but so many different details stick out to me, even to this day. For example, there were at least 2 people using the second story walkaround as an indoor track, taking laps. All across the mall, the loudspeakers were playing a Sade album (my favorite one, coincidentally and creepily enough) on repeat. Many ceiling lights were out, leaving much of the mall pretty dark. Certain large areas (like an entire old Kohl's I believe) were just straight up barred off with tape or signs. Out of all of the store-stalls in the building, maybe like 10 percent of them were actually open. The rest were cleared out, completely torn down, or filled with belongings left over from previous businesses that at some point ceased operation. I've also seen many people discuss on a local subreddit that the mall only stands to this day because of potential trafficking or money laundering operations running through it behind the scenes.
I rarely ever get creeped out, but that entire building has some kind of aura to it.
I have so many memories from this mall. The mall opened when I was in Middle School and was still a popular place when I left the area for Chicago in 98' sad to see it die. I bought my first pair of jncos at chess king here.
Ive got so many memories here so i hope it stays around
Oh and yes, I totally relate to the strangeness as a British person in the states even when you want to walk somewhere, and it would be possible to do it if, only there were a path! The US has a pathological addiction to driving everywhere.
Hey Bud, I'm curious what your background is, it's probably quite rewarding to visit firsthand, many shopping malls both here (U.S.) and abroad.👍
Okay wait what the heck…why didn’t you show the cat cafe? 😢 that’s easily like the most interesting place in the entire mall!
You know the channel of Lewisville mall. They should have changed its name to the vista
Music City never got the kind of freeway visibility Grapevine Mills or Stonbriar got after the Costco was built. Likewise there's no direct exit along 121 north or south bound to get to the mall. The only future I see is for the owner to tear down empty anchors and build apartments/open space in the sea of parking.
Not quite as dead, but you should check out Willow Bend
It always just feels... empty to me
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I love your soothing voice ..just a wonderful joy and it made my day too ❤❤❤
Thanks, very kind of you!