My 2019 Century III Sequel (Shows the Abandoned Bits!) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fbRmf6ug2tXbdmw.html The Abandoned Sears at Century III - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntl-dZtkx7iwj58.html March 2024 Edit: Demolition has begun at Century III. I will have one final video on the mall at some point. Thank you all for the views over the years, this is the end of an era. April 11 2019 Edit: The mall is now shuttered, and I have released the sequel to this video (See Below for links), plus a video touring the inside of the abandoned Sears. Thank you all so much for the engagement on this video! July 6 2018 Edit: The developers of Century iii weren't celebrating the third Centennial...they were ushering it in. They were looking to the future in a celebration of 1976-2076. Clearly they should've done more research. I should've been more clear about this in the video! Also, the Sherriff's sale was postponed yet again, and this time until September! June 4 2018 Edit: It appears that the sheriff's sale has been postponed until July: www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2018/06/04/Struggling-Century-III-Mall-sheriff-s-sale-west-mifflin/stories/201806040069 ----- It was just announced that Century iii will be going up for sale at Sherriff's auction. While this doesn't necessarily mean it is closing for good, it can go one of a few ways. The new owner may try to revitalize it, or they may raze, to create something new. At this point it's still unknown, but time will tell. Edit: As sharp sighted Dan Zunko has noticed, I mistakenly stated that Wicke’s Furniture replaced the old Gimbels top floor in *1977*...Of course I meant 1997, but I mis-spoke...I said 1977 in the narrative, but again, I meant 1997!! I also said that Gimbels opened Aug must 1, 1979, but I meant 1980. Sorry for the confusion!!! Thanks Dan!! pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/04/12/century-iii-mall-sheriffs-sale-posted-notice/

I always get sad watching videos like this. I'm a child of the 80's, and I spent a good portion of my childhood in places like this. Going to the arcade, getting an Orange Julius or a hot dog on a stick, hanging out with friends, etc. To see these places now rotting, empty, and desolate, I feel like I'm losing a piece of my childhood. It's heartbreaking. Thanks for the amazing video.

You know a location is done for when the first thing you see is a Spirits Halloween store sign.

The last time I was in JCPenneys, I looked out into the emptiness of the mall with tears. Remembering how many times I waited for my daughter to finally come down those stairs. So sad, but a lot of good memories.

Century three Chevrolet Lebanon church road Pittsburgh minutes from the mall! Who else remembers that jingle? It's been seared into my memory.

I was at this mall Christmas shopping in 1982 it was decorated so beautiful. This is sad to see

This video literally made me cry. I remember going there with my mom and my brother when it first opened in 1979. I was 18 at the time. I remember being on the second floor and looking over at the workers who were still putting in the food court. I have so many memories there with not only my Mom, who passed in 1983, but also with my own kids. This was such a beautiful mall and it had everything you could possibly be looking for. The hours I spend in the record stores haha Thank you for sharing this. While the Mall may be closed up for good now...the memories can never be taken away.

I was the first mall manager of Century III and have many fond memories of a great shopping center. When we opened the mall was the second largest mall in the country after another DeBartolo mall in Cleveland called Randall Park Mall. My 4 years there were instrumental in helping me and my career of 35 years in mall management. Sad to see it know but time moves on and nothing stays relevant forever.

Now I know what people say about the soul leaving a place. I can almost hear the past echoing in the hallways. The future? Silence.

I teared up a little bit at 17:34 I remember running up that ramp as a kid the "puppy store" was right around there actually closer to the food court if I recall and after we left there we went over to Sears.

No idea what it was about this video, but I was stuck to watching it - I'll chalk it up to deep existential thought with a heavy dash of better days gone by - btw, I have never been to this mall and the last time I was in PA I was stuck on the turnpike for hours - but not everyone can say they've made a snowman in the middle of the PA turnpike - so I got that going for me, which is nice - great video and even better story telling - If you're interested in more dead malls check out east town mall in Green Bay, Wisconsin - drop in and I'll give you a tour

My dog came from the pet store that used to be there RIP Thor you were a good dog

When I was 12 back in ‘82, I used to go there on Friday nights with my mother and grandmother. They bought a pendulum clock in the clock store which my mom still has today. It used to be packed with people and was booming back then. It was THE mall in Pittsburgh when it opened.

Boy do I miss this mall😪. It was our best, largest and most fun to hang out in. I noticed it started going down hill when the Waterfront Mall in Homestead opened which I had a feeling it would. I have such fond nostalgia of this mall. There was a time when u couldn’t even get a good parking space, it was that popular and & busy. I had a buddy that worked at a jewelry counter in the middle of it. I recognized every scene shot in Mind Hunter. Such a shame.....😪😥😓

I'm an old man now, but I remember watching the slag being dumped while shopping at the Haines' store. This was decades before the mall was built. I also shopped at the mall from time to time... Thanks for the walk down memory lane...

This video is such a great explanation about why Americans are so tense right now. They are literally seeing a way of life that lasted for almost a century disappear in front of their eyes. The mall was a trademark of American prosperity, and they are disappearing all across the country. This along with the de-industrialization of the industry that created this prosperity is making people panic. The times, they are changing. Reminds me of the song Allentown by Billy Joel. We have a generation that feels lied to, they feel like the American dream is outside of their reach. "For the promises our teachers gave, if we worked hard, if we behaved. So the graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all."

Some day I wish someone would see the vision I've had for many years as I've watched these malls of yesteryear phasing out...as a baby boomer I see such amazing potential in these buildings for all inclusive living. They've done it across America with old abandoned schools with much success. These malls could provide housing along with eateries, hair salons, Walmarts etc...everything a person could need for everyday living. There would be common areas similar to indoor parks. The sky is the limit and these abandoned malls could be the most amazing all inclusive living communities. Someone could make a fortune!

I remember when you could spend the whole day in the mall.

This was painful to watch. My girlfriend-turned-wife and I used to shop there in the early 1980s. It seemed like almost a magical place to us. Some of the best years of our lives. :(

I grew up about a half-hour south of Century III and this just sent such vivid memories flooding back in. The last time I remember it actually being busy (which was notable because it was such a big mall, and even then - the 3rd floor barely had anything in it) my dad and I were Christmas shopping for my mom when I was probably 6 years old. Appropriately and somewhat ironically, I remember the song, “Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman playing as we held hands, walking back through the concourse. It’s funny. I feel like when I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up, and now I’m watching this video, daydreaming about being a kid again. It’s those memories that myself and so many others hold that make places like this more than just a building. Thanks for taking the time to shoot this!

I came searching for centry lll videos a couple years ago!! I came across sal!! Became a fan of his videos!! And still watch to this day!! After watching tonight premiere and knowing they are in the process of starting demo on the mall decided to come back and watch the videos sal did!! I know noone will see this comment but sal thank u this 3 part video u did on our mall tells the story the best and i along with lots of others i know appreciate what u did

Thank you for this very insightful and well produced video. I was 3 years old when this mall opened, and went there my entire life. At one point they had a couple nice arcades, two toy stores, two music stores, a great little hobby shop, etc. It was THE place to go for everybody. There was a stage downstairs with live shows where I saw Scooby Doo and even Richard Simmons. My Ex wife worked at about 4 different stores there, and I could see the decline even back around 2008 and 2009. All of the stores she worked in are now gone. The last time I was there was about two years ago, and I can't believe how much worse it has gotten. Century III will always be part of my great childhood and young adult memories.

As a person that used to work in malls for yrs. I feel sad when I see something like this. What else can I say.

Like probably many of your subscribers or viewers in general, I had this profound sense to come back to this video to re view it once again. I don’t know if it’s just the fact that this video had more than a million views but it’s a video production that stood the test of time. 6 years after the video released, you’re still seeing more people viewing this video. This was one of your masterpieces. This video will continue to engage viewers especially the fact that the Century 3 Mall has to be probably one of the most explored dead or abandoned malls. It’s up there. People are still curious about this mall. And the fact that it’s in the demolition stage. It's a sad fate for C3 Mall and people are reminiscing about their time there. Many content creators on You Tube have created videos of this mall. It’s a beautiful aesthetically designed mall from one of the great architects of that time period. Who can resist watching videos of C3 Mall? IMR! I couldn’t. I kept coming back to this video several times and felt the intense desolation of this once thriving building that had life in its beginning during the 80s and 90s. And then at the time of your exploration, it started to perish, clinging to its life but with no signs of life left to live. The classical musical tune in the beginning really fits in with its desolate state. Thank you Sal for putting this masterpiece for us viewers and future generations to see . To see how this mall was once a cherished cultural icon that reflected the prosperity of the 80s and 90s when people went and gathered at the malls. Sad to see many malls have died and many today are in the brink of dying. Peace be with you Sal.

I had a piece of pizza at the Italian Oven, the last food vendor in the "food court" right before it closed.

Wow. I lived nearby this Mall when I was a kid and hung out there alot ( this was early to mid 80's) and have some cool memories of that place. To see it like this now decades later is a freaking trip. It was beautiful in it's time. I hope it gets a fresh shot at being something again.

This place NEEDS to be an indoor Water park/Go Kart track/Playground for adults. Would be a huge money maker especially in the winter.

I guarantee this video will hit EVERY GEN Xer right between the eyes, ALL THE MEMORYS. These kids today have no idea on that which they missed out. I LOVED THE 80s it was an amazing time to be out and about with your friends. SAD SAD SAD.

Great Vid - Thanks! The Pittsburgh area has always been my home and I had just graduated high school when this mall officially opened in 1979. It's hard to believe that it is (at least mostly) gone now.

I just don't understand what is so wrong with filming dead dying malls. We just preserving history and nothing else.

I like how you give us a history on the property. it’s nice to hear the details. thanks .

I live very close to here and remember when the "fires fell down the mountain". The Mall was always packed, back when everything was open. Thanks for the memories!!

I am 71. We used to go Christmas shopping at Century III Mall. It was quite a vibrant place to shop. It was so much better than the old days of walking up and down city streets at night, in the cold, the wind, the rain, and the snow. I hated trying to cross streets jammed with traffic. In the mall, it was safe and warm, one could take one's time, sit on a bench and rest for a minute. It is sad to see such properties, built at such great expense, reduced to hollowed-out, derelict hulks, waiting to be demolished. What a waste!

I was in high school when this mall was built. It was so futuristic. I loved to go there to buy Gary Numan tapes and play video games.

That glass elevator at 10:49, you have no idea what a big deal that was when the place opened. Everyone had to ride it.

This was the place to be especially when I was in high school, I told my son that this place was booming and he didn’t believe me but those of you who witnessed it back in the day know how this place was.

I grew up in the area and remember when that place opened. When I was very young the slag hill still glowed at night. Seeing this open, across from Children’s Palace toy store, was amazing. I had never seen anything so huge and impressive before. It is mystical and sad to watch this. I would never have imagined this fate back then. Sad. But thanks for being interested and sharing.

It is a shame. Was a beautiful mall at one time. Sad to see all malls struggling partially due to online. It is expensive to rent mall space and pay employees. However you don't see cheaper prices when ordering online from the warehouses.

I have so much appreciation for people like you who help preserve history :)

I used to go there so much as a kid in the 80's, that a lot of the dreams I have today,.. I still find myself wandering around that mall jam packed with people on a Friday or Saturday night. It was a great place. I'm shocked at how fast it came and went.

So sad because I remember how busy this mall actually was. It would be a treat to go to the mall shopping for the day. So many places to get to chose to eat at. Now to see it like this breaks my heart. The last time I was there maybe 4 years ago, there were maybe 5-6 stores still opened in the mall.

2015: We went to century III mall. I was with my parents and it was a really nice mall. It’s a shame how much that this mall has changed in just 3 years.

This was a beautiful, thriving, busy mall where I shopped for many years. How sad.

This is so incredibly sad to see. We used to beg our parents to take us to Century III during Christmas time. It was always packed with people. As I became a teenager, this was the place I always went to shop because they had better stores then my hometown did. It’s so sad to see it vacant and rotting away.

I live a few streets away from this mall. You can actually see it from my house. The entire mall is shut down except for the JCPenny. It truly is a miracle that this store is even open still but it is. It seems to get pretty busy too. The Kmart at the very beginning of this video on route 51 is also out of business. Many people are wondering what they are gonna do with century 3 mall but no one really knows so it is just weird to see something so big just completely go to waste.

That last beautiful view was my everyday view I took for granted 18 years ago when I would walk out of Sears to the food court for lunch.

Dammm if you are not a professional film maker you outta be !! Perfect video , I’m a trucker for over 40 years and have delivered to thousands of places and still remember bringing a load of floor tile when they we’re doing one of those big stores... damm that back ground sound track was creeping me out !!!!

My grandfather used to take my family there in the 80s and early 90s.. was such a nice place

I just finished this one and it started your later, longer video about the mall and I'm just dropping a note to say thanks for helping to keep the memories of civilization alive for future generations, as well as for our own entertainment and enjoyment. when I was 12 years old I went to what was then the largest mall in the US, Park City in Lancaster PA, and it was a dream then. I was given $20 allowance to spend and it was like a dozen Christmases all rolled up into one. Later in life I managed several kiosks at another Mall a rather large one near Washington DC. In some ways it's a good thing that people don't need to go to a mall to shop, but in other ways we really miss them.

Loved this! Crazy maze mall. It’s fascinating how detailed and large they made these old malls. Great video!

5:56 - you can’t have the true mall atmosphere without a bird flying around inside =)

i grew up around this mall. i even knew exactly what roads you were driving in the intro. this mall was my childhood but i watched it fall apart over the years. it’s so eerie to see how abandoned it is. i haven’t seen the inside in years. the only open store is j.c. penney. i think. i guess things come full circle. i appreciated this video, i feel really uncomfy now tho, to see something you loved fall apart.

I'm 53 years old, I grew up in malls like this, they were so much fun to go to and hang out in with your friends. Good memories. Kids today are missing out. Nothing better than the 70s, 80s and 90s. Everyone lived outside, loving life. Now the streets are empty and everything is done online. Easy but sad.

You did your homework and you did an awesome job thanks again. Have gone to this mall since I was very little

Malls were a huge part of my childhood. My first job was in a mall. Thank you for the footage and memories!

Worked there in the 90’s; some of the best times of my life. All the old timers would talk about how it was built on a slag pile and that it was doomed to collapse.

WHEN I THINK OF THE MONEY , MAN POWER , JOBS LOST , AND PLANNING THAT WENT IN TO BUILDING THIS ONCE MAGNIFICENT MALL I GET SICK TO MY STOMACH , LITERALLY !!!

I grew up in this mall. I was there all the time in the 1980's with my cousins. We would get so excited to go. Thank you for the research and history you put into this video. I'm so depressed now😥

Dead Malls = Proof few people have any money anymore to go out and just buy random things for fun. 80s and 90s were the golden years for consumers. Where do people "hang out" anymore? Everyone just seems to live inside now days on their screens. It's sad and disturbing.

I was at Century III Mall during opening weekend with a friend from high school. It was huge, beautiful and so fancy. They had live birds, foliage, koi fish in pools and a many good restaurants. I shopped there frequently throughout the 80s and 90s until moving out of state in 2002. This was THE happening place to be for many years. Sad to see it empty and in disrepair.

I hv such great memories at Century 3 Mall! Moved to Pittsburgh from Texas in 1986 and worked at kaufmanns, hornes, lazarus, gimbels, among alot of other companies in this mall. Sad to see it closed! This place was alwayssss busy! Esp with early morning walkers, which I actually saved a elderly mam from choking! I got discovered in this mall & became a model for 15 years as well. Took my kids here on weekends.Had great times there. Simon always closes their malls! Its about $$$. Thank god I hv fotos there.

After the birth of my second daughter, I would pack my girls up and we would go to the mall so I could walk and get exercise. It is really sad to see it dead like this. :(

Documenting the decaying cathedrals of consumer CULTure is a worthy endeavor, sir. The vintage- audio makes it Art. Damn nostalgic for those who grew up around such grandiose places; I have such mixed feelings seeing a local hangout spot nearing extinction.. Thanks for the share!

This just popped up in my recommended, can't believe it! I spent alot of time in the 80's and 90's shopping and hanging out at Century III mall. I have such fond memories from my childhood and teenage yrs at this mall. It was beautiful, and so busy! It really makes me sad to see its decline.

Good job on researching the history. It adds much more richness to the visuals. Thanks for bringing it to us.

I like how descriptive this video is. Most abandoned mall videos just explore without much explanation. Thank you.

These kind of buildings, abandoned malls, could be used as futuristic places for movies... Or recycled buildings for offices.

I was practically raised in this mall. My aunt took me here a lot. I would sometimes do my homework in the food court, then we would eat Italian Village Pizza, followed by walking around. Sometimes, I would get a toy at KB Toys or the Dollar Store. 😊

This past August, I deliberately drove past Century III Mall to check it out, and it is totally closed and looks very apocalypic. Though I no longer live in the area, I remember when the mall was being built. I spent a lot of time in that mall in the early 80's and it amazes me to see it now. Ironically, I passed an Amazon truck on the road along side of the mall.

Great video....positives: calm nice voice, no swearing. Swearings not a huge deal if it’s not excessive but I can’t let my kids watch then. I can let my kids watch this video. Thank you. That mall is eye opening. I live not far from Milwaukee WI. Our mall is oh so similar to that mall. Smaller. One story. So many stores closed, things blocked off, access to mall closed off from stores. Stores opening up as more of a separate from the mall thing. Really too bad. The good thing is, someone bought it, they are doing a ton of work. Got all the kiosks out. Are working on getting the “no name” stores out. I have my strong doubts it can truly be revived but seeing malls like this make me thankful they’re trying I guess. Thanks for a nice video.

This was my mall growing up, it’s so sad this mall used to be beautiful

Such a beautiful shopping mall with many great stores and a past history going to waste and falling to ruins many malls in America are. Hopefully, many of these beautiful malls can be saved and another time of shopping and looking into business windows will come back. Thank you for this tour of Century III Mall.

Slipping around security and running from them at the end made this video that much more exciting. Thanks, great video!

Man oh man good ol route 51 u was driving down. Good times at this mall. Where I bought my plain tees. Then in 2016 ish I bought old games and discounted jerseys from the champs upstairs and where the smoke shop was. Was where the old retro gaming store was. This was the last mall me and my mom visited before she died , my last good Christmas I believe it was 2013 or 2014 she bought me a Blue XXL Kobe Bryant jersey. That was my last good Christmas before I didnt have any for a while. I can truly go on and on about my stories about century 3 mall. I miss this place so much

The poor place was going downhill when I bought my wife's engagement ring back in 2000 or so.. seeing it now is wild. I pass it from time to time and wonder if there is anything still in there . The music playing in a totally empty space that big with all the echos is creepy and cool ! Needs to be a huge haunted house this year ;)

This was such a fantastic video, and I love how you used haunting audio to make it all the more atmospheric. Yes, malls are dropping left and right, but while from a nostalgic standpoint it's sad, with the rise and current dominance of the online everything world in which we live, one cannot be surprised. I work in a mall anchor store and can tell you that while our mall is still quite alive, I'd be lying if I said it was also well. The last time I took a count, our mall has 10-12 vacant storefronts, and many of the big name retailers abandoned ship years back and have seen their former spaces become occupied by small, no name junk stores. Of our 4 anchors, only 2 remain. One, MM Cohn, was demolished, and the other was Sears, which closed shop and has been replaced by a discount furniture outlet. Malls just really aren't the viable business model they once were, to understate it. About 5 years ago a massive open air mall opened near my city, and at the time much ado was made of its arrival, but now more than half of its spaces sit empty. Starbucks recently closed their location there as well. I remember a time when malls held a magical charm for me and many others, but I'd wager to bet within 10-20 years there will scarcely remain any operating in even a limited capacity. The mall in which I work is a Simon property, and despite having defaulted on their other local mall and big retailers being unwilling to return, the property group remains stubbornly unwilling to lower their obscene rental rates to attract quality retailers. It boggles the mind.

This place is a graveyard of the American Dream. I try to imagine the history of this building. The families Christmas shopping. The teenagers playing in the arcades. Young women buying makeup and shoes. One day this place will be a ghost; a reminder of what used to be.

This was absolutely amazing! Finally! A documentary on century III!

I worked in this mall at Regis Salons. When I worked there it was on the decline and they eventually closed us and moved us to a salon in a near by strip mall. I remember the ceilings leaking and when you would call management they would ask if you wanted a tarp or a bucket. We knew it was going down hill and we would close eventually. I do miss working there though.

Adding the old ad audio in the background adds such a cool atmosphere that makes me shiver, nice idea

These are traded like bad baseball cards. With the nationwide homeless disaster these places could be home to these people. The elderly would benefit from living in a giant indoor community where there is indoor space to walk and socialize. A new kind of community could be invented to use these spaces.

By the time this is published I will have moved out of the mall and into another situation more suited for me. I've been living inside the Century lll on the upper level for almost a year inside an abandoned store that as far as I know only I have access to. Security hasn't been an issue for me as they rarely come to the area I'm living in. Bathroom facilities and sleeping area is relatively clean and in the daytime I face no real issues as I become a mall walker and leave the mall for food and come back. Since December 2016 to this day I have made a life for myself here in the mall and now is the time for me to move forward with my life and into a better situation. God Bless

This is so sad. Used to go there in late 80’s with my family when I lived in wheeling,wva. It was a happy time.

I used to spend my summers in Greensburgh PA and that Century III Chevrolet commercial brought back some serious childhood memories. I don't recall ever visiting this mall though.

I have never heard a mall closing down , but if the owner of the place doesn't maintain it especially flooding , and if the rent is too high , you won't keep clients , grocery store and entertainment hardly closed down especially in a mall , so sad because this mall is beautiful...hope the owner comes up with a plan and bring the shop's back. GREAT VID THANKS.

Malls are their own worst enemies. If I go to a mall where I live or go to one 2,000 miles away, the stores are exactly the same. The malls actively worked to drive out the interesting local shops.

When I was a kid in the mid 1950's, it was a big treat to drive out to West Mifflin and watch the steel companies dump slag off the hill where Century III was later build.

I love Pittsburgh,I hated it when I had to move,it will always be in my heart and soul😓

I live right between Philadelphia, PA and Trenton, NJ and never heard about this place ever. Great video Bud. I know it's not that old but it was awesome. Thanks for sharing

YOUR VOICE IS PERFECT FOR THIS

You always capture the ghosts of better times. The carousel is lovely as with all your video chronicles the research is impeccable. You are the Ken Burns of Urban Exploration

It is so sad to see a place like this, especially since there are still a few stores in operation. And seeing the odd person walking around just doing regular shopping, possibly reminiscing in their minds what the mall used to be like. There is a much smaller mall in my former hometown that has gone this way.

Sal, Homestead waterfront stores was the second blow to C3. The first was a compete renovation to nearby South Hills Village in the mid-1990s. That began the siphoning of shoppers to other locations.

Its so funny that they are trying to keep people from seeing how bad it is when it’s no secret.

Fantastic job on the video. The editing, the music and your calm narrating really make it captivating and so informative. You even managed to keep your camera steady knowing that you were being watched. As most of your commenters would say it is very sad to see these malls dying before our very eyes. Stellar documenting sir, must see part two now.

I worked at Century for 5 years in the mid 80's. That was such a great time for the mall. One thing I never see mentioned is the 'Scotto's' "pizza connection". For about 10 years from the mid 70's to the mid 80's, the mafia in Sicily began importing heroin from Turkey into the US, involving Mafia families in this country to distribute the heroin thru pizza stores. Scotto at Century was 1 of those store fronts to move heroine. After the smuggling ring was busted, 'Scotto's' pizza was changed to 'The Italian Village'. Just a quick story to add to Centurys history.

In 1981, my husband, a freshly minted ensign in the USN, was stationed in Pittsburgh for 6 months. During that time, he purchased my engagement ring, 1/6 carat, at the Century lll Mall-the best quality stone he could afford rather than the largest. And then he proposed to me, a complete surprise as we’d only been dating for 5 months and "weren’t going to get serious" since he was going to be leaving for Pittsburgh. In fact, the day he proposed, I initially thought he’d come home to break up with me. We spent the first month of our marriage in "Pissburgh"-January 1982, the climate was lousy as was the general temperament of the citizens-economic times were very hard back then-and pollution was horrible. Melting snow turned into black-yes, black-ooze on the roads. Let’s just say I was glad when we left. Century lll Mall, built on that slag heap, was very close to our home and it was a place to go to walk around. The mall hasn’t survived but our 37 year marriage has-he’s still my best friend, ally, and love, and I dare say he feels the same way about me. Thank you for posting your exploration and including such a thorough history of the place. It’s brought back soooooo many memories.

Dude! Amazing work!!

This mall is so beautiful. The bones are still great. You can just see how beautiful it had to look in the past. Most malls I have seen are just a big x with anchors on the ends. It is just straight lines. Because that is the most efficient way to organize in most places. But this place. It makes me sad now, watching this.

I grew up there. Cried sitting on Santa's lap at 3 years old, bought Super Mario 3 the day it came out from Kay-Bee's at 10, had Mexican food for the first time from Taco Tina's at 12, stole a Playboy from Waldenbooks at 13, bought a suit for a funeral from Kauffman's at 16, first credit card at Sears for a home theater system at 18. The arcades, my first Lemieux jersey from J Natalie's on the 2nd floor, IOU and Z-Cavaricci clothes, 2 Radio Shacks, the great smells from the tobacco place, Babbage's for Commodore 64 games, Pappan's, ripping on my best friend for failing to pick up a chick by saying "hey, I got this watch where I can put phone numbers in it, so what's yours?" haha. Epic food court. So many memories. Wish I could've walked around there one more time before it closed.