DEAD MALL SERIES : Back to the 80s : The Gallery in Philadelphia (Hologram Plaza - Disconscious)

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8 жыл бұрын

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@ThisisDanBell
@ThisisDanBell 2 жыл бұрын
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@misterroundheels
@misterroundheels 7 жыл бұрын
Fun facts about The Gallery- In the time when I worked there (around 2000-2010) at least two people committed suicide by jumping from one the upper floors. There used to be bathrooms on every floor, but all except for the ones on the basement level were closed and walled over because of the extent of the prostitution going on in them. (Some of that business has moved to Macy's down he street) The only bathrooms that they left open were down a hundred-foot long hallway, near the food court, where people were regularly assaulted and robbed. The Gallery was a primary hang out for all of the downtown heroin addicts- the ones in recovery would come straight from the methadone clinic across the street and hang out with their friends who are not in recovery in the food court. Six security guards might seem like a lot in an empty mall, but when the place was full of hundreds of screaming high school students, it was never enough, and usually those six guards would be nowhere to be found, and I was told to my face on several occasions that they can't really do anything anyway. The place was always full of homeless people- even when it was fully in business, and I expect the same to the true after the renovation.
@heriatm2771
@heriatm2771 7 жыл бұрын
I had wondered if suicides occurred there...just entered my thoughts.
@LavenderLullabies
@LavenderLullabies 7 жыл бұрын
Wow, I'm not surprised there was suicides here. My first thought when he looked down was "those barriers don't seem effective at all, it'd be so easy to jump if you wanted to."
@gbjanuary
@gbjanuary 7 жыл бұрын
Richard Kindler-Watts-Feldman how is that fun facts
@200nick2
@200nick2 7 жыл бұрын
So what was the 9D cinema?
@wesgerrr5835
@wesgerrr5835 7 жыл бұрын
Richard Kindler-Watts-Feldman omg you hit the nail on the head. I never felt safe in this mall. I was probably 14 when I started coming here on the train, and you always saw drug zombies wandering around. Plus I was scared to use the bathrooms (and I am not a neat freak, those bathrooms were absolutely disgusting.)
@tjp2109
@tjp2109 8 жыл бұрын
That mall looks awesome. I love that it's like a dark time warp from the 80s. I wouldn't change a thing, but that's just me. I like retro/vintage. I would hang out there all day and pretend that it was 1985.
@bigboomer1013
@bigboomer1013 8 жыл бұрын
i thought the same thing. i love the 80s and early 90s and i adore there music. speeking of music, who else thinks the musing in the begining of the video sounds creepy?
@themoviedealers
@themoviedealers 8 жыл бұрын
+TJ P I was there in 1985. You're not missing much. I was born in 1965 and I had the same misplaced nostalgia about the 1960's.
@lucetubegplusstillsux2678
@lucetubegplusstillsux2678 8 жыл бұрын
+The Movie Dealers I don't see why looking like a certain decade can't be a selling point for some places, I kind of don't like that we have a habit of uprooting everything every 10 years or so to be "modern". When different looks would give different places their own personality.
@saintultra2737
@saintultra2737 8 жыл бұрын
+Lucetube GPlusStillSux Agreed. I was born in 98' so for me the 90's has this weird nostalgia that I wish I could have been part of. Of course the 90's probably wasn't even all that special, but it's a bit of a mysterious time for me. I also dislike the uprooting every 10 years thing- I like modern design but seeing this 80's stuff is interesting and unique.
@charlottehussell
@charlottehussell 8 жыл бұрын
Can I join
@sylvester01ful
@sylvester01ful 4 жыл бұрын
The renovation is now complete, transformed into a high-end shopping/entertainment center, cost estimated 200-220 million; opening will be 9/19/2019. Could you do a resurrection from the dead video--I would like to see it?
@Hellraiser0601
@Hellraiser0601 4 жыл бұрын
That'd be gréât
@Gagabo365
@Gagabo365 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, really? That'd be awesome
@jadesreviewgems5158
@jadesreviewgems5158 4 жыл бұрын
I'll have to plan a trip...I am originally from Philly & last time i was down there I was so depressed.
@truetillspanky
@truetillspanky 4 жыл бұрын
Im working in this mall right now on building city winery. The reno is pretty far from complete. So many stores have yet to be built and everyones stressing about the deadline. I have a feeling it will be open but with a lot of unfinished or vacant store fronts. Its interesting to see what it used to look like thougg
@Rogue849
@Rogue849 4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see that!
@thetrueempress
@thetrueempress 7 жыл бұрын
I wish there were people who recorded malls at the height of their popularity.
@winterlynn9012
@winterlynn9012 6 жыл бұрын
There are some. Just search KZfaq for 80s and 90s malls. Theres some great footage on here
@daleva187goligo
@daleva187goligo 4 жыл бұрын
tiffany videos?
@melissaann1401
@melissaann1401 4 жыл бұрын
There is a video of inside a mall in the 1980s and it is so nice to see the crowds
@melissaann1401
@melissaann1401 4 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZtknJuaxNm3poE.html Metro North mall in the 1980s and it's so fun
@riordanparata5243
@riordanparata5243 4 жыл бұрын
Lol in New Zealand malls are still in the height of popularity
@buddyanddaisy123
@buddyanddaisy123 6 жыл бұрын
When a mall has stores like "5 Below" and "Family Dollar"-you know the end is near.
@Ddarke11
@Ddarke11 5 жыл бұрын
Had to look up some of the stores to figure out what they sold.
@BusStopProductions.
@BusStopProductions. 5 жыл бұрын
Dollar Island
@NightlyTheBot
@NightlyTheBot 5 жыл бұрын
Shit I guess the Mall of America is close its end.
@drewske1984
@drewske1984 4 жыл бұрын
@@NightlyTheBot Are you kidding? That mall is busy every day except for Sundays until after 1: pm. I'm wondering how all the other malls in Minnesota are still thriving. Malls like Rosedale, Ridgedale, Southdale, and Eden Prairie have gone through renovations in the last two years. And those malls still get decent traffic of people.
@Fonzi79
@Fonzi79 4 жыл бұрын
@@NightlyTheBot that is different there .. thats like a closed in CITY!
@DavesArchives
@DavesArchives 8 жыл бұрын
I love how you integrate pop culture movie clips and music into your mall episodes. Really great work.
@tylermcneil5239
@tylermcneil5239 6 жыл бұрын
Daves Archives All about that Vaporwave too lit.
@andrewcruz1931
@andrewcruz1931 4 жыл бұрын
a e s t h e t i c
@JohnSmith-ue3pt
@JohnSmith-ue3pt 7 жыл бұрын
if anything they should renovate it to make it MORE 80s ... all the retro 80s stuff is cool now.. build an old arcade or something, that would be sweet
@tophton7801
@tophton7801 6 жыл бұрын
80's stuff has ALWAYS been good. It's just that people started to pay attention to it again.
@chrisman714368
@chrisman714368 5 жыл бұрын
True , even the cars but don't think the music will ever be same
@madisonby2490
@madisonby2490 5 жыл бұрын
CHRIS Unfortunately. I actually want to start a band (me as the lead singer) a synthesizer, saxophone, drums and guitar. And recreate the 80s to early 90s vibe.
@RibasNath
@RibasNath 5 жыл бұрын
True 😍
@meepcity48
@meepcity48 5 жыл бұрын
MJ Blue If you're looking for a good 80s synthpop revival artist, listen to Part Time. He has not one bad song and sound like you've been transported back in time. I recommend My Jamey, Its Elizabeth, The Cost of Living, No boys, and all his songs lol
@StormAlterWorlds
@StormAlterWorlds 7 жыл бұрын
I just realized that this is the mall Will Smith raps about in "Parents Just Don't Understand."
@amsandison5015
@amsandison5015 7 жыл бұрын
Stormkith haha loved that song! I got the tape for my birthday
@Ih8kone
@Ih8kone 6 жыл бұрын
Polite Doom That's DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Pri!
@TheCessar5
@TheCessar5 8 жыл бұрын
AESTHETIC
@TheCessar5
@TheCessar5 8 жыл бұрын
ethan t ok
@Sonnywitdamoney
@Sonnywitdamoney 7 жыл бұрын
A E S T H E T I C
@firstparadox3550
@firstparadox3550 7 жыл бұрын
V A P O R W A V E
@JakeIDK87
@JakeIDK87 7 жыл бұрын
D A N K
@samthesmartfella
@samthesmartfella 7 жыл бұрын
Cesar ウェーブ vintage malls
@dixienormous6969
@dixienormous6969 7 жыл бұрын
empty malls like this give me an eerie/nostalgic/melancholy feeling and I fucking love it
@exionem
@exionem 6 жыл бұрын
Hell yes.
@angelanguyen4857
@angelanguyen4857 6 жыл бұрын
i was trying to find the words to why I like these videos so much and you got em
@deendrew36
@deendrew36 3 жыл бұрын
There is a word for that feeling that I learned from another abandoned vid but damned if I can find the vid or remember the word.
@deendrew36
@deendrew36 3 жыл бұрын
What you’re looking for is “liminal space”. Liminality
@kylemullet1
@kylemullet1 3 жыл бұрын
Well, at least we now have a term for it. And I totally agree with you. I used to come here all the time when I was around 7 and I feel in love of it just because of the creepy atmosphere. It got me into loving abandoned stuff, of which there is plenty in Pennsylvania.
@personofthefuture123
@personofthefuture123 8 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend and I accidentally stumbled upon this place when we had to find a bathroom. There were so many homeless people and it was so much darker than this video. One man tried to follow us into the ladies room when we said we had no spare change. He was drunk and belligerent! The smells were awful and altogether it was creepy. I didn't see any police officers or any type of security. I never ran across a city so fast to get back to my car in my life...
@chairiot
@chairiot 7 жыл бұрын
Whelp that's Phili for ya
@jshaw1503
@jshaw1503 6 жыл бұрын
Buy a firearm.. As unpopular as that is today... Some things never change. Maybe it's because I'm from the south.
@princeofcupspoc9073
@princeofcupspoc9073 6 жыл бұрын
Are you going to shoot everyone who smells? Good luck with that.
@jerseytomato100
@jerseytomato100 6 жыл бұрын
You want creepy, come see us in Atlantic City. I feel safer walking in Philly.
@jerseytomato100
@jerseytomato100 6 жыл бұрын
We don't all have the legal permission to conceal-carry a firearm. You can't carry in NJ.
@ALCvideoprofile
@ALCvideoprofile 4 жыл бұрын
When Dan Bell walks around your mall with his camera, you know you've hit the bottom.
@Jaydaguap
@Jaydaguap 4 жыл бұрын
Desert Foxchild the mall actually did a huge turn around and has a new name “the fashion district of Philadelphia”
@Larry
@Larry 8 жыл бұрын
6:27 The Gallery for Leaning. Fantastic, I wish more malls had areas where you could incline your body on objects for support. :)
@LifeofMarie267
@LifeofMarie267 8 жыл бұрын
+Larry Bundy Jr I also remember years ago there used to be a Lucille Roberts on that same floor. It was a health & fitness center for women.
@Larry
@Larry 8 жыл бұрын
Marie B Ooh, how long ago was this?
@LifeofMarie267
@LifeofMarie267 8 жыл бұрын
***** Had to be over ten years ago. I remember seeing it when I used to go down to Philly with my friends from college and we once walked around The Gallery. I graduated from college in '05 so that should give you a reference.
@Larry
@Larry 8 жыл бұрын
Marie B Eleven years then :D I do love walking around malls, but I've not been to one in years, just the ease of use and prices of the internet have just totally destroyed the need to go there in this day and age.
@lipgloss-and-cigarettes
@lipgloss-and-cigarettes 7 жыл бұрын
Larry Bundy Jr nah, its for an Asian girl named lea ning. She's apparently a Japanese artist
@aMAXproduction
@aMAXproduction 8 жыл бұрын
That's interesting. I've never seen a mall that's dead from the 2nd floor up.
@ThisisDanBell
@ThisisDanBell 8 жыл бұрын
+Max Moser (aMAXproduction) It is kind of weird but makes sense.
@realimbored668
@realimbored668 8 жыл бұрын
+This is Dan Bell. It makes sense like if people use it to pass through for 80%+ of the time, then the 4th floor would die off first, followed by the 3rd floor, and hopefully the dying can be held off before it kills the 2nd floor Can you find me a link to the opening song? That song's bass is amazing, I can't get enough
@ThisisDanBell
@ThisisDanBell 8 жыл бұрын
+realimbored668 just look up hologram plaza by disconscious. It's on the album.
@realimbored668
@realimbored668 8 жыл бұрын
+This is Dan Bell. Thanks After that I'll never unsubscribe
@realimbored668
@realimbored668 8 жыл бұрын
+This is Dan Bell. Also why are you attractive
@Nighthorse666
@Nighthorse666 8 жыл бұрын
The developers might do well to turn the 4th floor into a "professional" floor, so to speak, with doctors, dentists, accountant services, lawyers, specialists and the like. Many service oriented business would benefit by the train station in the mall since many of their clients use some form of mass transit to get to them. Build on a hotel/convention center for out-of-town clients and visitors to stay at and you may have a winner on your hands.
@TheRalphie2020
@TheRalphie2020 4 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!
@kellyngrey4950
@kellyngrey4950 4 жыл бұрын
@C.s S. This! Exactly this! The infrastructure is already in place, just update the malls, instead of building strip mall after strip mall after strip - each of which eventually shares the same fate as the malls themselves!
@daleva187goligo
@daleva187goligo 4 жыл бұрын
no you guys are missing the point, nobody wants to go to a mall for a dr or dentist visit, no matter how respected they are, malls will always carry a stigma to them, people will think it's cheap or lame to get a check up at the same place where u can get a hot dog on a stick, it's seen as tacky, it's an image thing, nobody will come... it's a nice idea though, but no, won't work
@andrewevans5750
@andrewevans5750 4 жыл бұрын
theres a place in DE that built micro-apartments with cheap rents. might be useful for that sort of commuter crowd.
@LokiPii
@LokiPii 4 жыл бұрын
This is honestly done in the Toronto Eaton Centre. Huge mall with four shopping floors and four business floors.
@staffoffice
@staffoffice 8 жыл бұрын
In the 80's people would come in from the burbs to shop and eat at the Gallery because the train station was on the first floor, Will Smith even mentioned it the song parents just don't understand. It was very popular and on the weekends there would be thousands of people there. The Gallery has been basically dead since the mid 90's. What you see today is an absolute time capsule of the 80's. Those empty metal racks in the open areas used to have plants and it would give the mall a good look. You have to ask why would a mall of this size with it's own major train station that had trains from every suburb of Philly stopping there just fall by the way side. Well, one reason was crime and the other is the homeless using it as a shelter. Even today the Gallery is NOT a very safe place to shop. It's (like you said) just a cut through to the trains during the work week and on the weekends it's completely empty. The plans to revitalize the Gallery are noting new and have been floating around for a decade, it's just talk and noting actionable has been done. There have been talks to tearing it down (keeping the train station) are building a more modern shopping/upscale housing type of area. But Philly is it's own worst enemy of corruption so good luck on seeing anything anytime soon.
@DeaconG1959
@DeaconG1959 8 жыл бұрын
+Ted yellowstone I would also add that the prices the shops were charging for their wares plus the mix of stores were an issue; when I spent time in the Gallery in the late 80s while visiting family and the first thing that stood out to me was the prices...as in "Seriously? I can go a few blocks in any direction and beat it...or I can go to another mall instead." When King Of Prussia Mall expanded everyone west of the Schuykill had a reason to risk the traffic to get there. Strawbridge's effectively going tango uniform (following the demise of Lits and Gimbels) didn't help.
@condew6103
@condew6103 7 жыл бұрын
I remember visiting this Mall when I lived in the area, late 70s or so. I was leaning on a railing taking in the view and a security guard made it a point to go between me and the railing. As a suburbanite, I was offended and never went back. If other people visiting the mall were treated similarly, I can see why it's dying. Only mall where security has ever made it a point to bug me. Besides that, this mall was a weird mix of upscale and trashy. Marble, but oddly make-do. For example, to get from one end of the mall to the other you had to go thru one of the anchor stores. Weird. Odd entrances, too. Maybe it was built before ADA when stairs were "grand", not a "barrier". In any event, the place made me uncomfortable and offered nothing I could not get a whole lot easier without going into the city.
@punchline43
@punchline43 6 жыл бұрын
+Ted yellowstone Wow the first time you put "noting" I thought it was just a typo.
@staffoffice
@staffoffice 6 жыл бұрын
typo, my keyboard has an issue with "h"
@punchline43
@punchline43 6 жыл бұрын
O, I ate wen tat appens lol.
@newwavex8665
@newwavex8665 4 жыл бұрын
I love how he makes the background music seem like it's being played over a PA
@jimsuniverse4954
@jimsuniverse4954 4 жыл бұрын
Classic Dan 😆
@badgalkee
@badgalkee 7 жыл бұрын
The mall aesthetics back in 1998,1999 and 2000 was beautiful in my opinion. i was very young but aside from the mugging and crime, the stores and the scenery was amazing. K Mart, suncoast video, strawbridges, etc. i wish there was footage at that time period
@vanzy01
@vanzy01 6 жыл бұрын
Aha memories.
@seanmcguire7974
@seanmcguire7974 6 жыл бұрын
Yea I,used to,go during,the early,to mid2000s it,still,had a bunch,of,storea
@Hallo_215
@Hallo_215 5 жыл бұрын
Your NEW Best Friend Kind of ironic, considering you had to edit that comment of yours...
@230ars
@230ars 5 жыл бұрын
Yes! Bit late to the party here, but I was working in Philly in 1993, being a young guy from the UK I found this place amazing and used to go there most evenings after work as my hotel was a Holiday Inn at 4th and Arch (think it's gone now)! Last time I was in Philly in 2017 I noticed it was basically being rebuilt...great memories from my youth!
@chrismyres1203
@chrismyres1203 8 жыл бұрын
been binge watching this series the past couple days glad to know there's other people with my dead mall fetish out there
@mischellyann
@mischellyann 7 жыл бұрын
It seems that every dead or dying mall at least has a Bath and Body Works open. It is apparently hard to kill those. The mall in Middlesoborough, KY even has one.
@ErikTheRebel21
@ErikTheRebel21 7 жыл бұрын
I noticed this about Radio Shack too
@randallwatson8760
@randallwatson8760 7 жыл бұрын
Its selled Middlesboro, by the way. Been thee many times down in Bell county.
@mischellyann
@mischellyann 7 жыл бұрын
It's SPELLED. If you are going to correct someone's spelling, at least spell the word "spelled" correctly.
@Wingnutcaseman
@Wingnutcaseman 7 жыл бұрын
Unlike most dead malls, this Bath and Body Works has an updated facade.
@MrInternet69
@MrInternet69 7 жыл бұрын
Lol...that's pretty funny...hard to kill those...lol!
@RustyNickels
@RustyNickels 8 жыл бұрын
I like how they have the Quaker Oats guy looking like some sort of god on that big sign as you were going down the elevator.
@carguy53
@carguy53 8 жыл бұрын
+Rusty Nickels Since it's Philadelphia, I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Ben Franklin.
@RustyNickels
@RustyNickels 8 жыл бұрын
carguy53 Jokes don't work very well on the internet.
@EekZombies
@EekZombies 8 жыл бұрын
+Rusty Nickels LOL!!!!!
@georgesenda1952
@georgesenda1952 7 жыл бұрын
Rusty Nickels William Penn has put on some weight.
@jerseytomato100
@jerseytomato100 6 жыл бұрын
It's William Penn...Penn-sylvania? Get it? lol
@christmasmonster723
@christmasmonster723 4 жыл бұрын
I have so many great memories of this old mall. I first remember shopping there with my older sister for Christmas gifts in 1982. I was 6 years old. I remember how clean and fun the mall was. I also remember those old leather multi-zipper Michael Jackson jackets hanging up for sale in the windows. Those were hot in '82. Then I remember in my college days, walking there from Community College of Philadelphia with friends to get Chinese food and shop for CDs with the little money I had from a side job. One year when I had a cushy, well-paying office job I did all of my Christmas shopping for my family at Strawbridge's, even buying boxes of Godiva chocolates from their gourmet food court. This mall has spanned so many years of my life. I wish I still lived in Philly to see the upcoming renewal.
@angela-ti1np
@angela-ti1np 10 ай бұрын
Strawbridge's food hall was awesome. But the thing I'll always miss most from that mall were the stuffed, cheesy croissants I used to buy from this tiny little croissant shop which I assume was a chain but I can't track down any info on it. I used to control myself and only bought them occasionally and I'm still kicking myself for that.
@shereealexis1
@shereealexis1 7 жыл бұрын
The gallery has been dead since the mid 90's you may get robbed or beat down there
@axidhaus
@axidhaus 7 жыл бұрын
even the criminals know its dead!...they want money too
@franciszornek2982
@franciszornek2982 7 жыл бұрын
Alexis Thomas it's sad it was mall nice but had bad reputation
@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717
@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717 7 жыл бұрын
It's Philly....you might get robbed or beat down anywhere in that town. Or, you might just get hit by bricks on your way to Temple.
@heart1011
@heart1011 5 жыл бұрын
The_Gilded_Age_Phoenix haha I live in philly
@elyseeblackstone4597
@elyseeblackstone4597 3 жыл бұрын
🤣 I have no idea why I found this comment so funny. It's technically not funny but the way you said it was hillarious!😆
@axlh.1827
@axlh.1827 7 жыл бұрын
Love how you used vaporwave... perfect music choice and fits the nostalgia and maybe a little bit of sadness..
@vector6977
@vector6977 8 жыл бұрын
"the gallery for Lea_ning" perfect.
@HIACTalkRadio
@HIACTalkRadio 8 жыл бұрын
You failed to mention the many suicides that take place by people going to the third or fourth floor and jumping. I went to go pick up a game at Gamestop in 2012 on the third floor, and the mall was closed down because of one such instance. Happened more than I realized.
@HIACTalkRadio
@HIACTalkRadio 8 жыл бұрын
+Danny C. Oddly enough, there were two. One on the top floor and one on the lower floor. I always found it a tad bit odd having two in the same mall, but I "think" one was an EB, and the other was always a Gamestop and when they merged, the EB became a Gamestop.
@EekZombies
@EekZombies 8 жыл бұрын
+Dean Dixon Malls seem to be a place to do that for some reason.. a number of ppl have jumped from the 4th floor at my mall as well.
@IvyANguyen
@IvyANguyen 8 жыл бұрын
+Dean Dixon The one on the lowest level was once a Software Etc (I bought some Final Fantasy games there in the early 2000s), & IIRC the other one was a Game Gallery.
@user-vi4xy1jw7e
@user-vi4xy1jw7e 8 жыл бұрын
How many jumpers altogether?
@HIACTalkRadio
@HIACTalkRadio 8 жыл бұрын
Christian B over the course of time, I'm not sure without doing research into the matter. I know it had that reputation for years though, and it's one of those things like Urban Legend...until you experience.
@dgirllamius____x
@dgirllamius____x 8 жыл бұрын
I can remember visiting here way back in 1999 on my schools foreign exchange trip. I can remember buying a fatboy slim CD from sam goodys and a t-shirt from old navy 😅
@bmstylee
@bmstylee 7 жыл бұрын
Sam Goody. good grief I forgot about that place.
@ionlycompetewiththewomaniw5429
@ionlycompetewiththewomaniw5429 4 жыл бұрын
Sam Goody...now THAT'S a blast from the past.
@holiday197
@holiday197 4 жыл бұрын
I frequently return to this video because I love the first 90 seconds of this video. The song has a very nostalgic 80s vibe and sound to it.
@carolszelestei388
@carolszelestei388 8 жыл бұрын
Burlington Coat Factory was originally a JC Penney, Kmart was originally a Gimbel's, and Century 21 is in a portion of the old Strawbridge & Clothier flagship store
@ThisisDanBell
@ThisisDanBell 8 жыл бұрын
+Carol Szelestei Very confusing. First time at this mall. Thanks for clearing it up for us!
@bigchevs1
@bigchevs1 8 жыл бұрын
from google - 9D Cinema involves a 3D move ride, moving seats, and special effects like water, snow, wind and more that will make you feel like you are IN the movie! sounds cool!
@ThisisDanBell
@ThisisDanBell 8 жыл бұрын
+bigchevs1 Sounds like I’d barf.
@Tj2150
@Tj2150 7 жыл бұрын
I know the video's a couple years old, but I can best describe 9D Cinema as a virtual roller coaster. There were seats that shook when there were a lot of turns in the screen, which needed 3D glasses to properly see. There were options for which "video" to see, some of them shooting out bubbles and other things. 9D cinema was also one of The Gallery's newer editions before closing down.
@jamesfehr2071
@jamesfehr2071 7 жыл бұрын
I love the old openings... brings back memories.
@Frank71
@Frank71 8 жыл бұрын
ironic to see purple cladded bus with "Yahoo" on it....
@user-gs8ho2oh8b
@user-gs8ho2oh8b 8 жыл бұрын
Really is cause Yahoo sucks
@Evan420
@Evan420 8 жыл бұрын
+Kevin Porth you don't understand that was the 80s and Internet coming out in 95 makes that strange
@annastaciaboucher7983
@annastaciaboucher7983 8 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I'm not the only one to notice that
@user-gs8ho2oh8b
@user-gs8ho2oh8b 8 жыл бұрын
EvanPlayzGames This isn't Filmed in any of those era's xD in 2016 Yahoo is extremely outdated. It's Pretty much like Bing, nobody uses it.
@CloroxBleach-mh5mk
@CloroxBleach-mh5mk 7 жыл бұрын
Joe Black except for porn
@MrParis215
@MrParis215 5 жыл бұрын
I knew that Mall like the back of my hand Bruh 😂 Everyday after school walking straight down 11th street before going home and cutting through Market East Station and hitting the Cinnabun. Mannnnnnn the 90's
@laquishascott1333
@laquishascott1333 7 жыл бұрын
I cant stop watching these!♡
@jessicajaynenc1202
@jessicajaynenc1202 7 жыл бұрын
Laquisha Scott I know me TOO!
@laquishascott1333
@laquishascott1333 7 жыл бұрын
Yes JessicaJayneNC they are addicting:)
@jessicajaynenc1202
@jessicajaynenc1202 7 жыл бұрын
and yet I cant place my finger on WHY. LOL
@keyroncampbell
@keyroncampbell 7 жыл бұрын
Laquisha Scott like crack?
@mehkarma2772
@mehkarma2772 5 жыл бұрын
To bad theres only 49 of these乁༼☯‿☯✿༽ㄏ
@MrBibi86
@MrBibi86 7 жыл бұрын
I thought that was actual music playing in the mall lol
@JennyBMoon
@JennyBMoon 8 жыл бұрын
The place looks cold and outdated. No wonder it's dying. Reminds me of an outdoor mall in my area. I remember visions of tumbleweeds rolling passed the closed doors of shops that were no longer in business that outnumbered the active stores still there. This was years ago. Since then, they renovated and put shops that people would leave their homes to go to. Today, you'd be lucky to get a good parking space. There's still hope for these dying malls. The owners just need to think outside the box and think of creative ways to bring the shoppers back. Great video Dan!!!!
@ThisisDanBell
@ThisisDanBell 8 жыл бұрын
+JennyBMoon I think it all depends on location. This mall isn’t in a good location. They’re going to try to appeal to suburbanites but luring them downtown to shop is a hard thing to do when they already have malls in their communities. I’m just stunned at the renovation costs. 350 million. That’s a lot of money to gamble with. We’ll see how it goes. I’m bitter I didn’t get to see the trash compactor room from Mannequin. Lol.
@JennyBMoon
@JennyBMoon 8 жыл бұрын
Good point Dan. I'm too optimistic sometimes. Does not look like a promising business plan unless that included getting more people to move into the neighborhood. Maybe not a realistic plan either. I hear you on the trash compactor. I saw one eat an old sofa and was thoroughly fascinated.
@LifeInAConcreteBox
@LifeInAConcreteBox 8 жыл бұрын
When I worked in a mall, one of the top bosses actually asked me, desperately, why malls were failing. He was so out of touch, bless his heart. I think a lot of these higher ups have poured so much into their malls over the decades that they can't accept the need to adapt and think a renovation will fix everything. Also, how are you still functioning in EVERY dead mall, Bath & Body Works and Radio Shack!?
@lilithjade4363
@lilithjade4363 3 жыл бұрын
that’s so sad ):
@kianajackson747
@kianajackson747 3 жыл бұрын
The Gallery was recently remodeled and now called the Fashion District and it’s pretty lively and beautiful. You must come see it and film it.
@tamir.7888
@tamir.7888 7 жыл бұрын
this is a train station mall...its also the bottom floor of the convention center. what pisses me off is Philly is shutting down tons of schools but paying billions to renovate this shit.
@catspaw3092
@catspaw3092 7 жыл бұрын
They're wasting their money if they think reviving this mall will draw back customers a lot of people have either gone to other malls or they're buying things online.
@marieschaoticadventures2827
@marieschaoticadventures2827 7 жыл бұрын
I guess they're relying on tax revenue. But yes, it's kinda nuts.
@JSOMERSETJSOMERSET
@JSOMERSETJSOMERSET 7 жыл бұрын
Tiffany Days
@JSOMERSETJSOMERSET
@JSOMERSETJSOMERSET 7 жыл бұрын
Tiffany Days
@Africanfrogs
@Africanfrogs 7 жыл бұрын
The owners are renovating it not the city
@josephcastillo4754
@josephcastillo4754 8 жыл бұрын
This video and Rolling Acres mall are by far my favorite mall videos you have made.
@jerseytomato100
@jerseytomato100 4 жыл бұрын
I took my teenage son here back in 2010, expecting it to look like what I remembered the last time I was there, which was the mid-80s, when I was a teen. I couldn't get over how dead it was. The further up we went, the more dead it was.
@everydayviral6680
@everydayviral6680 6 жыл бұрын
I have fond memories from the late 70’s and early 80’s at The Gallery Mall! We would ride the train every Christmas to see the big Christmas displays at (I believe) Macy’s. I was a little kid back then but it sticks out in my head!
@anitaallcock430
@anitaallcock430 8 жыл бұрын
9d cinema is like 3d only better you sit in seats that move there is also lots of special effects and it makes you feel that you are really there things jump out at you it looks very cool .
@HayleyJeanProctor445
@HayleyJeanProctor445 8 жыл бұрын
Oh that sounds so cool
@chairiot
@chairiot 7 жыл бұрын
Not to be rude... but isn't that what we called 4D nowadays
@kobeakizaki9783
@kobeakizaki9783 7 жыл бұрын
Achmed 2315 i thought 4d is when you can smell things from the movie
@tylermcneil5239
@tylermcneil5239 6 жыл бұрын
That cinema was built for Trump to play chess in lol.
@princeofcupspoc9073
@princeofcupspoc9073 6 жыл бұрын
Not enough gold and "yes men" for Trump.
@Themightymoze
@Themightymoze 8 жыл бұрын
I have been so moved by your videos Dan. I share the same passion for abandoned places as it gives me an indescribable feeling of sort of a sadness, and almost a reget that I didn't visit virtually any of these places when they were open. Consequently, I can't walk into a shopping mall without trying to imagine it abandoned, like...the feeling in reverse. Example: I recently visited Trumbull Mall, located in Trumbull, Connecticut. A mall that came pretty close to being a dead mall back in the day (I'll look into the details if I can find any), but now is extremely successful..very busy 100% of the time. Dan, keep your amazing and priceless work coming because your videos help preserve these places in memory, and and are as you said, the last hurrah for these places. Thank you for your work!!!
@mehkarma2772
@mehkarma2772 5 жыл бұрын
A Dave And Busters in a mall........no offense but it sounds like a bullshit of a lie just to bring people in...but it also does sound pretty nice┐( ̄ヘ ̄)┌
@loonz1969
@loonz1969 8 жыл бұрын
I live in Philadelphia and have been to The Gallery hundreds of times over the years. It was once a great place to shop and eat, but has gone down hill dramatically over the years. Hopefully, the planned renovations will give the place a much needed update. For the movie lovers, several scenes from the Brian DePalma film Blow Out were shot in The Gallery 1 in 1981. Here's an article explaining what the developers have in mind for the renovation of the mall. articles.philly.com/2015-06-16/news/63452370_1_gallery-concourse-market-east-the-gallery
@ThisisDanBell
@ThisisDanBell 8 жыл бұрын
Had no idea about Blow Out. Absolutely love that movie. Just watched the mall scene. Wow! Thanks for the info!
@loonz1969
@loonz1969 8 жыл бұрын
+This is Dan Bell. You're quite welcome, Dan. Thanks for doing such a great job on the video, as always.
@BoratWanksta
@BoratWanksta 7 жыл бұрын
I once watched Blow Out, years ago. Had no idea a scene was filmed at Gallery at Market East, myself!
@Bigreid92
@Bigreid92 3 жыл бұрын
I remember this mall back in the 80’s when it had Gimbels, Strawbridge and Clothier and JCPenneys. The mall went downhill because it’s was a hangout for truants, shoplifters and the homeless. It wasn’t the same after Gimbels went out of business.
@dawson203
@dawson203 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone miss going to the mall? I don't even like shopping but I miss going out.
@DominiAeternum
@DominiAeternum 6 жыл бұрын
Richer & more populous than ever, this is what happens when the Richest take all the money out of the pockets of the average citizen. Very strange to think how we're poorer now while being so much richer.
@alixmeek8478
@alixmeek8478 4 жыл бұрын
Re-watching this I realise that this video and the 'neon dreams' one actually changed my life! I can't thank you enough for introducing me to Vaporwave, which has been my only non-medical anxiety coping mechanism (and sparked my current love of the 80s, though I still love Vaporwave more).
@allmusiceverything
@allmusiceverything 8 жыл бұрын
This mall is actually really nice looking. Usually these other malls look tired and ready to go, but this one didn't. The inside looked like it was at least trying. I hope the renovation works.
@lindseymascia6014
@lindseymascia6014 4 жыл бұрын
go to neshaminy mall in bensalem pa. 30 minutes from philly. i give that mall 5 years before it’s gone
@sikahulal1093
@sikahulal1093 7 жыл бұрын
Not even from the 80's but getting nostalgic feelings 😂😂
@trainluvr
@trainluvr 8 жыл бұрын
There were two separate commuter railroads joined at Market East (now Jefferson Station) around the time the Gallery opened. At a time when the abandonment of central cities by retail was nearly complete, Philadelphia was leading the country to a transit renaissance that is still under way. This mall seemed like an urbanist's dream come true. Not only could you catch any train from there, you could take take care of business in an almost futuristic setting. The impact of both the station and mall opening at the same time (Gallery 2 late '83, ME Station '84) was a huge morale boost for the city. Gallery 1 opened in 1977. I was there in 2015 also and especially loved the incandescent Hollywood lights ( 9:57 ). These have largely been obliterated or replaced with tiny CFL bulbs and LED bulbs. Only a place about to close would keep them going. Sometimes you see 'fake old' ones that are incandescent, but never in huge arrays like this!
@hannahpilling8933
@hannahpilling8933 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been using this train station my entire life and never knew this mall had a third or fourth floor. For context the first floor is underground you come up one level from the regional rail to get to the first floor. The second floor is street level. Therefore those two floors get all the foot traffic. NPR recently did a story on this mall. You should check it out.
@27tudorguy
@27tudorguy 7 жыл бұрын
"night of the Comet"...Loved this movie as a kid...and still do..
@laureljade3476
@laureljade3476 5 жыл бұрын
I keep having dreams about malls like this.
@alixmeek8478
@alixmeek8478 4 жыл бұрын
You're lucky!!
@genesiskeglar6372
@genesiskeglar6372 4 жыл бұрын
Watching this four years after my initial viewing. Feeling nostalgic for two different time periods
@yolandimare1
@yolandimare1 6 жыл бұрын
I love these old malls. The architecture of the 70's to the 90's are just stunning.
@meghankeough8080
@meghankeough8080 Жыл бұрын
I miss the gallery, Ive been to the fasion district and its definitely heart breaking for me to see the changes. It'll never be the same. The stores were one of kind, the art, the people and just the atmosphere was different.
@DasVERMiT
@DasVERMiT 8 жыл бұрын
Can you really blame the mall management for not letting a random guy into the basement? lol Interesting to see a mall that's not quite dead yet, but certainly will be soon.
@MrCivildefense
@MrCivildefense 8 жыл бұрын
That's where you find the civil defense supplies
@ThisisDanBell
@ThisisDanBell 8 жыл бұрын
+MrCivildefense LOLLLLLLL
@immerfly
@immerfly 8 жыл бұрын
great intro 👌
@ThisisDanBell
@ThisisDanBell 8 жыл бұрын
+VHSTHETIC Thanks!
@AlexLopez-rx8lw
@AlexLopez-rx8lw 3 жыл бұрын
The Gallery At Market East, (Gallery 2) was built along with the Market East (now Jefferson Station) SEPTA station, that was totally rebuilt to link SEPTA regional rail to more Philadelphia suburbs in 1984. Up until the early 2000s it was a hustling place. Lots of stores, lots of people spending money in them. Dunno what happend. It literally died overnight..
@Malice_doll
@Malice_doll 5 жыл бұрын
Man I miss watching these. It makes me miss when vaporwave was big in 2015 and 2016 when everything was aesthetic
@LifeofMarie267
@LifeofMarie267 8 жыл бұрын
I just walked through The Gallery today. The only stores that are really open are Burlington Coat Factory, a Bath & Body Works, a Five Below (think of Woolworths but targeted at Millenials), and a T-Mobile. There's a bakery that's still open and a convince store which are really getting their business from people who are coming off the subway or regional rail trains. It's heartbreaking because I remember taking the train into Philly and walking through that mall with friends when I was in college.
@LifeofMarie267
@LifeofMarie267 8 жыл бұрын
There is now a wall on the lower level (not far from Jefferson Station). My guess is that's where they are doing the construction since one now has to walk out onto Market Street and enter Century 21 that way.
@laurelmalinowski1676
@laurelmalinowski1676 4 жыл бұрын
Marie B that bakery has the best cheese danish I ever ate!
@duchesslustmoontype11a37
@duchesslustmoontype11a37 7 жыл бұрын
I find these series extremely disturbing and extremely creepy makes me think of the 1978 movie Dawn of the Dead 💀 Which took place in A empty shopping mall plus the series on the Bristol mall is 20 minutes from my house I practically grew up there shopping every weekend while I was in high school we had some awesome shops !!now the jewelry stores sucked but we had Spencers the county seat for jeans all types of clothing for men and women and a huge Belk!! So sad to see it go it was built in 1975 and I started going in around 1976 or 77 we had 4 AMC theaters that were awesome I remember June 1980 when the movie Friday the 13th came out there was a line of people all the way out the back door I was in sixth grade. Saw so many movies they're up until the theater went out of business which was so sad I loved the Bristol mall and I will never forget all the money I spent there
@shavonnestacia2865
@shavonnestacia2865 6 жыл бұрын
Dutchess lust Moon.....That mall in "Dawn of the dead" was the Monroeville mall outside Pittsburgh. When I lived down there, that mall was always full, but, kids would come there and fight. There was an incident were a mid aged couple were walking through a JC Penny or some dept. store, and I believe the husband got shot by a 16 yr old boy walking with a group of teenagers. Yeah, you read that right. When the boy was arrested and put in jail, they caught his family telling him to lie about it during a phone call. I'm from outside NYC and never heard of anything happening like that until I moved to Pittsburgh
@Batben01
@Batben01 7 жыл бұрын
I haven't been in this mall since Christmas of 2004. Man, it really seen better days.
@9255223
@9255223 6 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to share that I bought Disconscious’s album thanks to your use of it during the showing of my childhood mall (The Gallery at Market East [soon to be Fashion Outlets of Philadelphia]). Thank you very much! As a former Philadelphia native, I have several things to share: 1) YES, it’s a walkthrough. Other than visiting Game Gallery, Software Etc. (now Gamestop in the Gallery II wing), EB Games (used to be on the second floor in Gallery I) and Waldenbooks/Suncoast (now the 9C that you talked about), I just used to Gallery as a way to keep the rain off of me from 8th & Market, through City Hall and at the western edge of Penn Center (18th and John F. Kennedy Blvd.). You could even stay underground all the way to Broad St. (now called by the stupid name of Avenue of the Arts) and Spruce Street. You have access to PATCO, four Market-Frankford stations, the Broad-Ridge Spur, the Broad Street line and SEPTA Regional Rail (formerly Market East Station, now called Jefferson Station) from the adjoining concourses. The Gallery also closed rather early on weekends, and I was an adult before I found out why (NEVER be stuck in Center City at night!). 2) The easternmost anchor was Strawbridge & Clothiers, and housed their headquarters. I remember being interviewed there and I think it was six stories tall (the location of a MAJOR sex scandal) with three floors facing the mall. I don’t know when, but only the ground floor was accessible. I never shopped at the S&C, but I shopped at all of the stores surrounding it back in the 90s - Sam Goody, Suncoast, an African-American bookstore, an ice cream stand, the Waldenbooks, the Gallery sign, the Game Gallery around the corner down the hall leading to 8th Street Station, I can go on. The middle anchor kept changing since the mall was built (Gimble’s/Stern’s (maybe?)/Clover/I forget/to K-Mart [and NOT a good one]). The westernmost anchor (I think was JC Penney before it became Burlington Coat Factory, and I know that JC Penney pulled out sometime in the mid-to-late 90s. BCF had been there for a LONG time. 3) The reason that so many guards are there is because of flash mobs as well as the usual. Students have been known to cut class and congregate at the Gallery causing all kinds of problems not only there but at the shops and the former arcades on Chestnut Street (one block south of the mall). The biggest flash mob I saw was around 2004 when it appeared that about fifty youths came out of nowhere, caused a HUGE ruckus and then raced towards Chestnut Street. It may have made the news - I’ll check. Also, shoplifting, fighting, the homeless and the lack of proper lighting plus the smells coming out of the concourse attached to 11th Street Station didn’t help the ground floor of Gallery II. 4) The food court…meh (shrugs). McDonald’s had it’s own space just west of the food court, but the food court proper had Sbarro’s, Taco Bell, KFC, (maybe) a Chik-fil-A, a cheesesteak stand (of course) and a couple of others. One of the best spots was Tiffany’s Bakery, which sat outside the eastern edge of the food court, and across from that, between Modell’s and the old newsstand (that newsstand had been there FOREVER) was a diner (another hot sandwich/pizza spot) that opened in the early 2000s, what it replaced I don’t remember. NOT in the food court were the best places - a Chinese food sit-and-eat, Subway, and another bakery which sat across from Market East Station (I REFUSE to call it Jefferson Station). 5) I think (I’m not sure), but Kay-Bee used to be where the Old Navy is now… 6) the top floor had been dead since the 1990s! no one went up to the top floor unless it was to have some peace and quiet. There were entrances to the garage on that floor, but I’ve never witnessed people coming in and out. I went up there a couple of times during lunch breaks while working for Jefferson University, but every time I went up there, here come the security guards, my shirt and tie be damned. From then on I sat and ate around Walnut Street closer to work. I honestly can’t remember when The Gallery for Learning was last open. Anyway, just wanted to say thank you. I moved from the metro-Philadelphia area to Ohio in 2013 and your video reminded me of how craptastic the Gallery became after the early 2000s. But you should have seen it in the 1990s. Or maybe it’s my rose-tinted glasses and nostalgia those days talking. High school for me SUCKED but the Gallery gave me short repreives on the weekends.
@maxvelocity1973
@maxvelocity1973 8 жыл бұрын
Dan Bell is one of the best KZfaqrs I've watched in years, focused, professional, and really knows what he is talking about. The Disconscious track used is this posting "Enter through the lobby" is one of the best tracks I've heard on his videos - perfect mall music. All the best from Yorkshire in the UK! :-)
@mraybabb69
@mraybabb69 8 жыл бұрын
I always like the video before I watch it, because I know it's gonna be great!
@thegokartmozart
@thegokartmozart 8 жыл бұрын
I do the same 😊
@phil34nc
@phil34nc 8 жыл бұрын
Me too!!
@SupaEMT134
@SupaEMT134 8 жыл бұрын
Me three!
@bassrawkers
@bassrawkers 7 жыл бұрын
Great video, as always! The mall that was featured in Night of the Comet (in your intro) was Bullocks Wilshire - a beautiful art deco-style mall in LA. Ghostbusters was filmed on top of the building as well
@MigratoryTransit
@MigratoryTransit 7 жыл бұрын
You've probably tried 3D, and possibly even enjoyed a 4D theme park experience. But now, prepare to meet 9D. The next-generation technology offers moviegoers a remarkably intense experience. It's not quite nine-dimensional video, but it describes the nine sensory effects moviegoers can experience. They include everything from wind, smoke, rain, snow, and even smell.
@melaniexoxo
@melaniexoxo 8 жыл бұрын
I'll bet it was even more spectacular with the plants installed
@ThisisDanBell
@ThisisDanBell 8 жыл бұрын
+lambchopxoxo I agree.
@Mel-md6cb
@Mel-md6cb 3 жыл бұрын
Holy cow. Talk about memory lane! I lived in center city for two years between ‘96-‘98 while attending University of the Arts. I used to frequent this mall! I moved to L.a. in ‘98 and have been there ever since. This video brought back so many memories! Even back in ‘96, it didn’t feel that lively either.
@davidfrederick6003
@davidfrederick6003 4 жыл бұрын
A personal thank you! This was my teen hang out between 1986-thru early 1990s. Lived in West Philly University City from 1985-1998. We left in 1998, after 2000 I got married and moved where my wife was from in North east PA. Our son, 16 this summer (2019) ventured to Philadelphia. When he described 10th and Market at a bus station, I said that should be my old teen hang out. The Gallery. Apparently its completely renovated. Shocked and saddened at this news. I was searched youtube like we all do and started searching abandoned buildings in Phila. I then found your video. You filmed just before the closing. OMG thank you! Again this was my teen hang out. A "few" things remain, especially the lay out, stairs, escalators. BUT its now gone. :(
@FishBoneFisher1
@FishBoneFisher1 6 жыл бұрын
They did not demolish any of The Gallery buildings, but are revamping from the outside and inside. Mall security was very high because kids use social media to organize attacks and fights in large numbers. The Gally was a big target due to it's accessibility from the train station. Special Note: Will Smith mentions this mall in "Parents Just Don't Understand"!
@plutonium9
@plutonium9 5 жыл бұрын
"The Gallery For Leaning" LMAO
@Drackleyrva
@Drackleyrva 7 жыл бұрын
I lived in Center City from '88-'94. At the 10:00 mark, the red wall across from the Food Court area was a department store called Stern's. It closed in 1989. When they were having their 'going out of business sale,' I bought a nice set of cookware for about 75% off. I still use it to the day--and it remind me of this mall.
@NeoS-fq6ex
@NeoS-fq6ex 5 жыл бұрын
I remember my first time in this mall back in 1993, It was incredibly busy, you can't even walk from store to store without bumping into someone. The ceilings and railings were decorated with hanging sculptures and artwork, and banners. I thought it was how it got its name "Gallery." There were also water fountains shooting up water 2-3 stories high, filled with coins that people toss in to make a wish. By year 2004, there was half the amount of people/stores- and they took away the fountains, I would walk through it everyday transferring subway trains after grabbing a bite in between, feeling sad how it lost its life. I dropped by for a visit today, they are still under renovations since 2015. I am not sure the stores will be lively and appealing after its completion due to the convenience of online shopping, and cheaper chain stores. There is another mall in philly called Philadelphia Mills (used to be called Franklin Mills and not as amazing) and even that isn't doing well.
@LoveOfMules13
@LoveOfMules13 5 жыл бұрын
Philadelphia Mills is more of a suburban mall, you can't really get to it from Philly proper without a car. I also went to the Gallery when I was a kid, around 93-96, agree that it was a lot nicer/cleaner and more lively. I remember the book stores, kiosks selling games and magazines, food court, etc. I also worked right next to it around 2008 or so and would go in for lunch or to buy little things I needed. It was pretty dead and miserable then, but still did some business. I've walked through it over the years and watched it decline, the only stores that drew any people were Five Below, the dollar stores, and Burlington Coat Factory. Apparently PREIT, the owners/developers since 2003, pretty much left it alone because despite being pretty dead it still did relatively well by their metrics - sales per square foot. Makes sense, because the Gallery is probably one of the densest malls in the USA and still managed a good amount of (small) sales from food, anchors, pass-throughs. The only things currently open are Century 21 and Burlington Coat Factory, which are boring clothing/department store anchors. The reopening date has been pushed back repeatedly, and now the new Gallery is supposed to include a movie theater and bowling alley. There has been a lot of nearby renovation and increased foot traffic in center city from tourists/suburbanites, so it may actually work out. But the list of tenants the new Gallery has doesn't excite me personally.
@morningblue84
@morningblue84 6 жыл бұрын
I remember when it was pretty active in the early 2000's. It's not a great mall, but it had a nice bookstore and some cool little stores here and there. That collage around 8:36 used to have Bill Cosby on it, but he was removed.
@davidrivera9743
@davidrivera9743 2 жыл бұрын
I remember the bookstore. It was all the way up. Think it was either a Walden or a chain you wouldn't find in New York City.
@davidrivera9743
@davidrivera9743 2 жыл бұрын
Gallery was notorious back in the day.
@corinnelsmith
@corinnelsmith 6 жыл бұрын
The Gallery is still a very popular place to shop and the prices are great. We go into the city just to shop there about once a month. And PS, that guy wasn't sleeping he was either overdosed and dead or just nodded. Kensington (heroin capital of the east- is not far at all. Maybe 10 min away?)
@birdbill888
@birdbill888 Жыл бұрын
You should definitely see it today! It’s now called the fashion district and there’s always people there. A common hangout for me and my friends after school!
@oliviatoth27
@oliviatoth27 8 ай бұрын
I know this is ancient in terms of dead mall videos, but I come back once in a while for the nostalgia. I’m a native philadelphian, and my mom and I stopped in a few times when I was a kid probably before we hopped on the el since jefferson station is right there. I remember eating at the food on one of the upper levels there once and being in awe of the views, plus the pretzel factory and cinnabon have been there as long as I remember. the new renovation does make it a better mall, but it just isn’t the same for me anymore. love your vids btw man! ❤
@paintedbird
@paintedbird 8 жыл бұрын
Looks like this was quite the place back in the day. I wish them good luck in revamping it.
@shiemah27
@shiemah27 6 жыл бұрын
paintedbird it was when I was a kid
@mereb29
@mereb29 7 жыл бұрын
My first deadmall video of your series and still my favorite! You outdid yourself with the nostalgic intro. And the awesome mallsoft music😍
@PhillyJawnNative
@PhillyJawnNative 7 жыл бұрын
OMG! I'm so glad you did the Gallery! I worked there from 1995-1996 in Gallery I at G&G. This mall was THE place to go to back then. This place was super crowded on Saturday afternoons! There was a Merry Go Round in Gallery I, 3rd floor, Suncoast in Gallery I, 1st Floor, and lots of other 90's stores. Thanks so much for featuring this mall!!
@ronnihall444
@ronnihall444 4 жыл бұрын
My grandmother worked at Boscovs in Camp Hill Pa. they shot a lot of the smashing and destruction at that store for Mannequin. The store was going to be renovated after so they let them destroy anything they wanted.
@QuadroNVS
@QuadroNVS 8 жыл бұрын
Nope they cant demolish this building due to a critical artery that runs through that mall (Jefferson Station commuter rail, 11st Station and 8th St station high speed lines). This place is getting renovated.
@HayleyJeanProctor445
@HayleyJeanProctor445 8 жыл бұрын
they can demolish parts of it...
@user-lk2vo8fo2q
@user-lk2vo8fo2q 7 жыл бұрын
They'll probably make it into condos, like the Ritz down the street.
@whitetransgirlwithdreads
@whitetransgirlwithdreads 7 жыл бұрын
OMG SUPER MAD PROPS FOR THE CLIP FROM NIGHT OF THE COMMET!
@yeahhoo86
@yeahhoo86 7 жыл бұрын
I remember going to this mall during a summer as a teenager with my uncle when he lived there one early 2000s. This mall use to be a busy and bustling place, I remember my uncle bought me a Lego set at the know closed Kmart. We also entered the mall via the subway station as well. Watching this video sure brought back some memories, can't believe the mall has fallen on such hard times.
@Fonzi79
@Fonzi79 7 жыл бұрын
I live 15 min from this place in nj . I havent been there in over 10yrs. Last time I was there it was hustle and bustle. Cant believe it has become dead...
@jodyadle7130
@jodyadle7130 8 жыл бұрын
I wish them all the best revamping that mall. Its so similar to a mall here in upstate New York. They revamped it and its doing quite well. So maybe there's hope for them.
@cattieann616
@cattieann616 8 жыл бұрын
You talking about destiny USA? That's from my hometown and it's a huge eye roller to a lot of the locals because there aren't many stores in the renovated part.
@jodyadle7130
@jodyadle7130 8 жыл бұрын
Fennary Harshire yes. I hope they keep improving because I love that mall.
@mrhappy0121
@mrhappy0121 8 жыл бұрын
Nice use of Night of the Comet I literally just watched this movie on KZfaq
@Starbright1984
@Starbright1984 8 жыл бұрын
+mrhappy0121 I knew it was that movie! That movie used to freak me out when I was a kid. Now Its just funny!
@BeeWhistler
@BeeWhistler 5 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen that one in ages but I knew it right away. You don't find many fun and upbeat zombie comet apocalypse movies. But Catherine Mary Stewart, God rest her career, will always be Alex Rogan's girlfriend to me.
@mehkarma2772
@mehkarma2772 5 жыл бұрын
Now im interested....tell me more?(✷‿✷)
@CynamynCapricorn
@CynamynCapricorn 5 жыл бұрын
Not sure if anyone answered your question in your vid about the original anchors, but the original anchors used to be Strawbridge and Clothier at Gallery I; where the Kmart used to be, it was originally Gimbels (it used to extend to the ground floor, where the first food court was at-the Modells you showed was part of the basement of the old Gimbels and later, Sterns); it was then replaced by Stern’s. When Stern’s closed down, a few years later it became Clover. When Clover went out of business, it became K-Mart. The other anchor to the far end (Gallery II) used to be JC Penney; then it turned into Burlington Coat Factory. Lots and lots of great memories I have of this place. I am in my early 40’s, so I clearly recall alot of the original stores there. From Waldenbooks, to Easy Pickins, Roy Rogers, Original Cookie Company, Kaybee Toys, Sam Goody, a hair salon near the Strawbridge anchor.....during my generation, it was like a rite of passage to our teenage years to be allowed to finally go downtown to the Gallery with your friends. Christmas time in the Gallery was always fantastic-in the center near the main entrance near 9th and Market, a fancy display with Santa’s workshop would be there...fake snow and all
@nerdyandnatural
@nerdyandnatural 6 жыл бұрын
So many memories! I remember going to the Gallery all the time when I was a kid. Sadly it started going down in the mid 90's (because of King of Prussia) and eventually became a place for teens to hang out, flash mob and cause chaos (hence all of the security guards) so it's been dying for a long time. I used to commute through here daily to work and it's like you said, people just walk through to get to the train (Sometimes stopping at the Starbucks which was near the Food Court; that one closed way before they were about to renovate). I live in DC now but last time I was in Philly about a month ago both Gallery places were blocked off so you can only get in to access the Regional Rail trains from the street level (same with the El and Broad St trains). And the only thing opened down there now is Tiffany's Bakery, which is one of the original places that was in the Gallery. Also they are building new condos and shops right across the street from the Gallery. It will be interesting to see what everything looks like when it's fully renovated and brought back to life.
@NotnowMa
@NotnowMa 7 жыл бұрын
I just love your 80's inspired intros!
@quillbin4065
@quillbin4065 7 жыл бұрын
I generally like the plans for the new fashion outlets that are being renovated into this mall. it may be more successful then the gallery had been in the last few years. And to answer your question about why there is so much security, it's because it's connected to Jefferson Station one of the busiest Transit hubs in the city.
@SirMangoMantango
@SirMangoMantango 4 жыл бұрын
If you have a frequently used train station with multiple lines incorporated into your mall and you still failed, something seems wrong.
@gisellerole3179
@gisellerole3179 7 жыл бұрын
We love this series, it's so well made. Kudos!!
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