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@ThisisDanBell2 жыл бұрын
Attention! Completely remastered episodes of the Dead Mall Series are now being archived in 4K at kzfaq.info/love/fCM_TfrSDMkkMpKuLNWuXA. The remasters have gone through an extensive AI Enhancement process as well as proper sound mixing and colorization. This Dead Mall Series Remastered project has been made possible through viewer support on Patreon. Go over now and watch in glorious 4K. ENJOY!
@pizzaearthpancakesandother25492 жыл бұрын
Woot woot!
@charlestonpinballarcadeАй бұрын
Just realized some of the opening was from Franklin Mills commercials!!! I spotted the Ben Franklin kite on the shopping bags! We used to go there when I was a kid to buy all the best husky dork back to school clothing at the JCP outlet! 😂🎉🎉🎉
@LGR7 жыл бұрын
This series is normally awesome, but this one in particular is just super neat. Post-apocalyptic, even. Loved it!
@StarCenturion7 жыл бұрын
Lazy Game Reviews Out of all the places, I never thought I'd see you here.
@n0tchmc7 жыл бұрын
ooh lgr
@Fallen420chan7 жыл бұрын
@trunk_slamchest6 жыл бұрын
funny to see you comment here, lgr. the video you did of walking through a dead mall (i forgot the name of the mall) got me googling dead mall videos and this is where i end up.
@billyhatcher6435 жыл бұрын
nice to see u here lgr im shocked u watch dan bell
@JonSudano6 жыл бұрын
The segments of 90's nostalgia in the beginning followed by immediate cuts to old, dusty, run-down and customer-less malls just knocks me on my ass every time. I think it's a reminder that the "good days" (whatever they might be) are over. Time isn't prejudiced, nor is it biased of who gets to inherit the earth - it simply doesn't care. Times change, people move on. If we've learned anything from our biology, it's that evolution will conquer us and the young will eat the old.
@Modern_Nostalgia7 жыл бұрын
All the squeaking and scraping of metal moving the wind is like the final cries of the mall...haunting
@notgray886 жыл бұрын
Couldnt have said it better myself
@MsThorne20096 жыл бұрын
Yes it is! That’s why I can’t really tell if they were really that loud or not.
@jbloun9115 жыл бұрын
good riddance, evil malls of the Americana corporatocracy
@klassehkhornate96365 жыл бұрын
@@MsThorne2009 the hanging metal bits hitting each other in the wind
@Fauntleroy.7 жыл бұрын
There's something post-apocalyptic about these videos. You come away feeling like the 80s and 90s were this time when things were basically OK and people only had to worry about trivial shit. Whereas now we live in an era when things are abandoned and in ruin and the concerns of that era feel quaint. And isn't that, well, kinda how so many of us feel? I think that's a big part of why so many people are drawn to this type of content. It's the ruins from our memories. From when the world felt better.
@wkcyrokin1227 жыл бұрын
Heck, I wasn't even alive in the 80s and 90s (well, the tail end of the 90s I was alive) and I kinda wish I could go back in time and see these places in their glory years. Or what the world in general was like. There needs to be a word for "nostalgic about a time you never lived in"...
@kontrivegames15847 жыл бұрын
The 80s and 90s had a real sense of optimism. It was the beginning of “the future” - things were new and exciting. Music was innovative, movies were original and fashion was daring. People embraced the birth of the home computer and the arrival of the internet. Little did we know it would be the internet that would account for the closure of these stores. Let’s hope our social interactions are not a relic of the past too. Get off Facebook and actually go out and meet people again in person!
@Superstarseven7 жыл бұрын
Go fuck yourself, troll.
@M50A17 жыл бұрын
Every time I look at the comment section of these videos, I always see someone complaining about meaningless garbage like this
@teacfan10807 жыл бұрын
Yes, and back then, you didn't have to really worry about getting shot or mugged in the parking lot. "Lockdown" wasn't heard at schools. Fear has been driven into people from politicians so everyone has suspicions about everyone else.
@InfiniteRen7 жыл бұрын
Something about this is just..I've been watching your dead mall videos for about a year Dan and..I'm totally blown away each and every time. I mean, it's like your videos hold some magical quality between your alluring voice and the haunting atmospheres and it comes together to make this powerful thing that instantly calms and inspires. Keep doing what you do, Dan, I love your videos!!!
@InfiniteRen7 жыл бұрын
Also I had a serious wtf moment at 8:33 when the power was suddenly on and people were walking around, then I remembered that you had previously filmed this mall before it shut down!
@bradleyallen68837 жыл бұрын
Did you live around here? I was born in 88' and it's just such a different aura. Times change so fast like it almost didn't happen. So strange.
@bradleyallen68837 жыл бұрын
That's how it starts, unfortunately. I live in Baltimore, Maryland and about half of the malls of the 90s are gone. Some on their way still. In all honesty we should be supporting local shops and businesses. Sure malls were cool and it is an almost undefined time period, with wacky colors, store jingles, and more options than could ever catch on. It's not worth the energy, materials, power, etc. put into it. A few places like the U.S., U.K., and Ozzyland could only reach that feeling by squeezing it out of others misery. There are better ways. It's sad, but it will get worse before it gets better.
@Teabone37 жыл бұрын
agreed
@Gothaura7 жыл бұрын
Rennles Yep,Dan is a very talented film maker.
@deanwinchester71797 жыл бұрын
The Bath and Body Works is still open, just sitting in the middle of a dirt field now :)
@lubabe66425 жыл бұрын
In this spot?
@CadgerChristmasLightShow5 жыл бұрын
@@lubabe6642 I think it was a joke, bud. Bath and body works is famous for being one of the last remaining stores in every single dead mall. It's one of the cheapest to operate business models since they only ever need 1 employee there at any given time.
@lubabe66425 жыл бұрын
@@CadgerChristmasLightShow gotcha. We don't have one in my town, I think the closest is about an hour away.
@jasonowens15515 жыл бұрын
Lol
@IHeartToodlez3 ай бұрын
I Bet The Smell Is Permanent Tho
@S00pertaco6 жыл бұрын
I've lived in Owings Mills my whole life, and hearing that the mall was getting shut down was very depressing for me and my friends. When my friend showed me this channel, I immediately searched for this video to see if you had been to the Owings Mills mall before it closed. Seeing the empty and broken mall made me extremely nostalgic and upset. I used to hang out at the food court with my friends all the time, so seeing that part of the video made me tear up a little. I just wanted to say thank you for making this video, and doing my hometown mall justice with this outstanding look at what is used to be before it became a pile of dirt
@mikelomez93133 жыл бұрын
Where is Owings Mills?
@mikelomez93133 жыл бұрын
Oh Maryland. Nevermind
@bmoreal3 жыл бұрын
@@mikelomez9313 yea
@DrunkNotIAm7 жыл бұрын
The Vaporwave is always like the frosting on the cake with these.
@JennyNelson15 жыл бұрын
@Willz __ google is free
@EekZombies4 жыл бұрын
Willz __ Look it up.
@lacitysun7 жыл бұрын
Who thumbs down this stuff? I mean.. Who gets to a dead mall video, sees video of a dead mall, and gives it a thumbs down? Was it not as dead as you expected?
@DrewRecker7 жыл бұрын
Adam Johnson probably the mall walkers. Sad they couldn't walk around the empty stores 😂
@lacitysun7 жыл бұрын
Drew Recker ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@courtneybellis32107 жыл бұрын
Adam Johnson I was just thinking the same thing! Who comes through and thumbs down these? I love the dead mall series.
@123idontcareok7 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the same thing
@crixxxxxxxxx7 жыл бұрын
Every video gets thumbs downs. Just a reality of KZfaq. No need to try to rationalize them.
@om3g4z3r06 жыл бұрын
I laughed hard when you transitioned from happy cheery 80s footage to the carcass it was hilarious, great job!
@TrainmasterCurt6 жыл бұрын
TheHueisOver™ I miss the Happy, Cheery 80’s!
@bengercak83916 жыл бұрын
I would say it's melancholy and actually kinda heartbreaking.
@goldinho6 жыл бұрын
With the wind and metal banging effect it was very Terminator 2.
@galacticunicorn63195 жыл бұрын
I laughed real hard about the trees and plants being all alive and well to them being just dead af.
@galacticunicorn63195 жыл бұрын
Specifically the palm trees. They got me good. I’m glad I’m not the only one that laughed about it.
@octagonseventynine12537 жыл бұрын
Love the transition shots. the jarring music cut-off is a fairly chilling effect. One thing about this series that really creeps me out is that the malls are indicative of something larger going on in the USA and the rest of the western world. The world I remember from the 80's and 90's has been steadily dying ever since. The middle classes shrink. What once were popular spots fade to obscurity. People grow less social due to social media. Everyday the ghost image of times past grows stronger. I feel like these malls are dying along with our sense of place and perhaps even our hopes for the future.
@starrdrop10747 жыл бұрын
Octagon Seventynine Yes, I am a millennial. But I grew up with a Strip Mall. I watched it change from a great place to shop and eat to a place filled with clothing stores and Best buy mobiles. I l've seen Circuit Citys close and die before my eyes. I've seen parks close, buildings torn down, important places thrown into obscurity. If there's some thing for certain, if we all work together, we can hold onto what really made those times special.
@mrkipling22015 жыл бұрын
Facebook etc is actually a contradiction in terms. It's called social media yet it makes us less social. Spot on with that comment !!
@LordOfCharisma5 жыл бұрын
The states of the economy Bush was a horrible time for the economy then the 2008 recession now the trade war plus online shopping all those factored in made the mall a hard thing to keep up in the modern day
@QuestInternet5 жыл бұрын
I also grew up in the 80s and have watch our malls transition and fade away. We used to have the Brick Yard mall near us which was thriving in the 80s and into the 90s then slowly one by one the stores closed and the mall became unsafe. Once one of the anchors Montgomery Wards closed it severed off the link from the lower mezzanine level that had the Jewel-Osco (grocery store)& Kmart along with a bunch of the stores to the rest of the mall. It made it hard to visit the other stores on the upper levels if you were shopping at the Jewel level. In the 2000s, they decided to demolish the mall and make it an outdoor shopping area with stores outside in a strip type mall fashion that exists today. Lastly, I recently visited the Woodfield Mall out in Schaumburg about a 45 minute drive to see that they completely remodeled it after Simon took over the property to this white, stark and modern look from it's 70s charm. The part that upset me the most was that they took out the awesome fountain that was at the center court that had a really cool waterfall that you could walk under. Loved that when I was a kid. It was like the crown jewel of the mall was ripped out so that could put more little kiosks on the floor. I guess times change. Maybe I'm just getting old...
@XXX_xxxxxxxx5 жыл бұрын
@Beth black why do ppl from socialist countries always want to bash Americans? What do you get out of it- rubbing it in our faces? Every country has it's good and it's bad. All governments are corrupt. Party politics that is popular now has accomplished nothing but divide people and turn them against each other ; race, Democrat vs Republican, nationalism....and slamming my country has become especially popular. Every nation has its problems and ugly side. Peace.
@ShayBTS4ever7 жыл бұрын
Shopping at The Limited for stirrup pants, buying the latest Duran Duran album and sipping on an Orange Julius while playing Ms. Pacman at the arcade. Now that was living people.
@TrainmasterCurt6 жыл бұрын
Shay Vaughan I miss the arcades! I used to hang out at Long John Silver’s at Kildonan Place Mall in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Malls in Winnipeg are well trafficked and people here like to go out, instead of shopping online, I’m happy to live here
@egyptmachine6 жыл бұрын
Shopping for Jincos at PAC Sun, buying the newest Deftones album and eating Dippin Dots while playing House of the Dead at the arcade. That was my living back then 😩 ugh old age I do not like you...
@lubabe66425 жыл бұрын
Right? The 80s so rocked.
@piperfox745 жыл бұрын
OK. Stirrup pants is one thing I most definitely do NOT miss about the late '80s early '90s. GOOD RIDDANCE.
@kmaterne5 жыл бұрын
Shay Vaughan You got it! Duran Duran was the shit!
@whattheflimflam7 жыл бұрын
pj pants, check sugar free popsicles, check blanket, check water , check dan bell vido, check another wild Friday night
@IVR027 жыл бұрын
Thick bed? Check. Sony headphones? Check. Lights out? Check. Dead mall? Check. Looks like I'm joinin' ya, pal! Save me a few popsicles!
@kimberlyyost60287 жыл бұрын
whattheflimflam stop hogging the blankets!
@absoluteuno12337 жыл бұрын
whattheflimflam gonna grab a vanilla shake too
@tashalynn297 жыл бұрын
diet coke. check. e cig, check heater on in room, check dan bell, check.
@MrWhite-pn7ui7 жыл бұрын
"sugar free popsicles, check" Ewww.
@ambrosia227 жыл бұрын
I can't believe Bath and Body Works isn't still open. 😂😜
@StephyDee7 жыл бұрын
Amber White right??!? Not to mention that country-bumpkin wood and checkered awning style is like the cockroach of B&BW stores. It never truly dies. 😂
@bmstylee7 жыл бұрын
Amber White same with GNC.
@hyenawhoisapunk60097 жыл бұрын
Lmao bath&body works only close when the mall says this is not a mall anymore and you are not allowed to run a shop here. Otherwise they would still be running.
@samerm86577 жыл бұрын
Amber White 😂
@lajya014 жыл бұрын
GNC and Bath and Body Works shops are still running in the construction trailers
@melissaz14716 жыл бұрын
While it is sad to see these buildings in such a state but it always makes me sad to see once living plants dead or dying. I get it, lots of plants to have to move out and find places for but I'm sure they could at least try to give them away. They're living things and would still be alive if they just offered them up to anyone who wanted them. I'm a plant person so it has just been something that has bothered me 😕
@rockstarofredondo5 жыл бұрын
Right? Like why didn’t they put them on craigslist free page and just tell people to come dig them up before the demo started? At least let people try to salvage them and get a freebie.
@indigopines2 жыл бұрын
A lot of this video was kind of emotional to me, but I audibly gasped at the dead palm trees... They were so magnificent and full of life, and someone just left their dead, shriveled up forms to hang... I'm not a big plant person, but that seemed almost grotesque
@xxmelaniexx1017 жыл бұрын
As someone who was born in 2000, it's sad that I never got to experience the whole hype I guess you can say about the 80s and 90s especially with all the sick malls that once stood. I hope malls don't become a thing of the past to be honest.
@Jens957 жыл бұрын
Folie á Mel Unfortunately, malls will never be as popular as they once were. Online shopping is the main reason malls are shutting down.
@coolcat333337 жыл бұрын
Someone born in 91 here. TBH you didn't really miss much.
@kendallcookie7 жыл бұрын
It really sucks not being born until 2001...
@RoarkeIsBored7 жыл бұрын
Folie á Mel i feel your pain, I was born in 2002
@cpsheedy7 жыл бұрын
I don't think malls will go away altogether, there will just be a lot fewer of them.
@wildflowerrunner42367 жыл бұрын
I love how you went from the high energy ad to the quiet, black and white image of the mall falling apart. It was a really shocking contrast and set the mood perfectly. Love it! This is all over the perfect dead mall video.
@lindsnh7 жыл бұрын
I was a child in the 80's and pre teen in the early 90's. I love this series! The mall was my hang out and it's too bad kids today won't experience that. Nothing was better than meeting your friends at the mall on Friday night. Especially if your crush was there so you could watch them play video games at the arcade!
@sabrinarosario64995 жыл бұрын
lindsey1304 Maybe not in the USA but in some other places kids still do hang out at malls with their friends. My brother is one that does this A LOT. Almost every weekend he’s at our local mall hanging with his friends.
@patrickkelly50095 жыл бұрын
Ahhh nostalgia
@nicholasshade2 жыл бұрын
If I lived in a town with a mall, I would go there all the time. ⏰ I would play their video games. 🎮 I'd eat their food.🌭🌮🍿🍦 I'd wear their clothes.👕👔🎽👖 I'd shop all their stores. Especially, if it was bookstore, Hallmark, or a music store. 📚 🎶 🎸
@jpr907 жыл бұрын
These videos are slowly convincing me that we're past our prime. We're like Rome in the 3rd century CE. Still keeping up appearances, but distinctly past our prime.
@agnosticarab89643 жыл бұрын
So malls and huge parking lots are symbols of your prime? Saaaaaad
@crixxxxxxxxx3 жыл бұрын
Those barbarians from Amazon have brought the pinnacle of modern Western Civilization - the shopping mall - down.
@mrthunderbird57 жыл бұрын
What a sad ending to a grand structure . Why couldn't any developer find a repurposing of these properties is a big failure to our country . The environmental damage all of this construction debris will cause is going to be catastrophic . Many of those materials have almost infinite lifespans , and are not biodegradable . Thanks again for a very good and interesting video . A real time travel into the past .
@gorfulator7 жыл бұрын
This is like a dismantling of me. I made my mall pilgrimage as a kid; Typical Saturday I saw a bargain matinee, got my chocolate chip cookies, went to the toy store and drooled over the Tamaiya model tanks I couldn't afford!
@davidarellano99317 жыл бұрын
I think this was the most saddest dead mall video I've ever seen
@truthseeker75645 жыл бұрын
This and Rolling acres mall
@marieliz24547 жыл бұрын
the structure of this mall was really neat, made me sad to see it destroyed lol
@bobsmithinson20504 жыл бұрын
Maritza Urbina why “lol”?
@MMalarky3 жыл бұрын
@@bobsmithinson2050 right?
@Baldmaxx7 жыл бұрын
You made a comment that in the demolition wreckage it was making sounds like a ship sinking....that made me tear up. Beautiful job Dan!
@Novusod7 жыл бұрын
The sound is coming from thermal expansion. When the sun heats up the roof it expands making all kinds of creaky noises.
@nicholasshade2 жыл бұрын
I love the red and white kitchen. 🌈
@MrMario20117 жыл бұрын
When I first started watching the video I didn't fully read the title so when the original Owings Mills footage dropped I was like "Huh, didn't I see this before?" Cutting in the current day footage after that was a perfect feeling. Excellent job, Dan.
@annv11697 жыл бұрын
It's sad how such a beautiful mall had this fate....
@pinke59387 жыл бұрын
I think the Pepsi can was so cool. Like, somehow it's just been there for thirty years.
@Rubycon995 жыл бұрын
"How Will I Know" plays in my head every time I go to a mall now.
@samanthashurter60397 жыл бұрын
I swear, you have the most calming voice ever and the way you put your videos together is amazing.
@THX--nn5bu7 жыл бұрын
Hello Dan Bell, i just want to mention that Im probably around the age of your companion in this video, the 80's were a remarkable time, I was like a young 20 something at that time and I was one of those that did not dress in flashy neon colors but more of a heavy metal attire with spiked hair. I have visited some malls at that time but spent more time at other places like casino hopping and clubs in Vegas, cruising the strip, and spending time in the great outdoors when I got tired of the city. The image of the Dead Malls is like watching a sinking ship just slowly sinking to the depths of the abyss, its too bad, I guess Shopping Malls will be a thing of the past, an Era gone by.......Thank you for documenting a product of our not too distant history Dan.
@Modern_Nostalgia7 жыл бұрын
Very haunting, almost post-apocalyptic. Excellent video as always. Loved the side by side comparison with color vs black and white
@LadyAdvocate2u7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I think that this is the saddest Dead Mall video of them all. I wish that it could have been saved! Owings Mills was an incredibly gorgeous mall! 😞
@tinytina3337 жыл бұрын
I was so engrossed in the intro that I was ready to watch that for the whole video. Was part of that from Kids Inc? I used to love that show.
@JD-dq8zn7 жыл бұрын
Valentina P Yeah same! 👏
@howdoyoumakeup737 жыл бұрын
Valentina P I think it was! I believe the singer or one of them was Martika...
@burnbabylonburn784 жыл бұрын
PeaceLove&Mascara Fergie was another one who was on it.
@jwilliams75547 жыл бұрын
Wow Dan, I was just driving up there yesterday taking my kid to the Owings Mills movie theater and thinking...NAH there's no way Dan could get any closer to that building with all that hazardous construction and that huge fence bordered around the entire mall. And YET you post this video!!! Nothing can stop you man. Thanks for posting this video because I'm just as curious to see the demolished mall. I've lived in this area for 12 years and have so many memories.
@Larry7 жыл бұрын
When people no longer worship in the cathedrals of commerce :(
@NickNitro037 жыл бұрын
Larry Bundy Jr whats up my nigga whens the next video?
@Larry7 жыл бұрын
Nick Nitro Saturday :)
@NickNitro037 жыл бұрын
Larry Bundy Jr awesome
@ARubberDuckEater77 жыл бұрын
I see you comment on a lot of obscure videos like this haha
@starrdrop10747 жыл бұрын
Larry Bundy Jr Woah, you watch these videos? What a small world it truly is...
@QuinnDickinson26107 жыл бұрын
Hey Dan. I am from Reading, Pennsylvania. There's a mall I think you'd be interested in checking out for your dead mall series. It's The Fairgrounds Square Mall in Muhlenberg Township, PA. Same story as most others. New buildings opened up nearby and a ton of stores left. It's somewhat of a large mall but there's barely any stores left. There's about 3 or so Anchor stores out of the many ones that used to be there. The mall got its name from where it is located. It's built on what used to be the Reading Fairgrounds where they'd have stock car races, food, all sorts of stuff. I think it'd be a great mall for you to go through. There's also another one similar about 15 mins away called The VF Outlets (Vanity Fair). It's housed in former knitting factories and same thing happened. Used to be a booming building but businesses left in favor of nearby Berkshire Mall and other newer strip malls. I'd be glad to show you around them.
@dave11357 жыл бұрын
God, I miss the 80's, early 90's...best time ever. :(
@vcvcf18967 жыл бұрын
Late 90s and early 00s in a small town was really bae.
@briandonovan69957 жыл бұрын
dave1135 the dream machine arcade at every Mall
@nickman7477 жыл бұрын
being caught by the people my high school would hire to catch kids playin hooky at the arcade made for quite the adventure. plus avoiding them was just as fun. I truly miss those days.
@KR-sh6rm7 жыл бұрын
Agreed! My formative years and some of the best times ever. Too bad we didn't realize it then.
@KR-sh6rm7 жыл бұрын
The arcades in our local malls were called Spaceport and had an outer space theme. I dropped a lot of tokens in the game slots... Centipede, Dig Dug, Tempest, Galaga and Galaxin. No one could beat me on Tempest or Galaga. Good times!
@megaswenson7 жыл бұрын
That could have been divided into dozens of enormous Co-op apartments - each opening onto mallspace. I REALLY want something like that - twenty thousand or so square feet, part of an ultimate escapist's microcosm - air conditioned, shielded from pollution and sunlight and prying eyes - neighbors all like ourselves... sort of like Fiddler's Green, in Land of the Dead.
@kathyflorcruz5526 жыл бұрын
Bunny Biedenharn The utility bills would make that impossible.
@jadeperez11705 жыл бұрын
Even if the rent and utilities were so expensive I'm sure SOMEONE would live in them. I would loveee to see that.
@ericcousins38486 жыл бұрын
Now I'm just sad. and what makes me even sadder is that this was two years ago already... RIP Owings Mills.
@Rogue8495 жыл бұрын
Been binge watching these for 3 days in a row now. Send help.
@macabrechildren647 жыл бұрын
I love these videos. They're great and help me relax when I can't sleep.
@whattheflimflam7 жыл бұрын
Zillow Montgomery frfr his voice is like that
@Lia-hd7rh7 жыл бұрын
same. he has a bob ross vibe
@sycorangemen877 жыл бұрын
I'm convinced this is the best series on youtube. The editing far surpasses anything I've watched. I love every minute of it, especially the intros. Keep it up Dan!
@isaacfox7327 жыл бұрын
It is interesting how some malls have completely died but some are still very successful.
@mczenk50954 жыл бұрын
Right? My local mall has 50 retail spaces and 49 are used. It's a busy place.
@jeffwolfe40584 жыл бұрын
Perimeter Mall in Atlanta. Ryan Seacrest is from this area and still talks about it. It still anchors the Dunwoody area and is surrounded by new office buildings and hotels. Silicon Valley of the south its known.
@disracenboi3363 жыл бұрын
Four Seasons town center here in Greensboro NC One of the busiest mega malls in the south east, a 3 level upscale behemoth and it’s still packed like it was in the late 90s, everytime I go in and see all the people buzzing around...and that distinctive thriving mall sound of people and thousands of conversations and commotions, breaks my heart when I see videos like this.
@zyxwut3217 жыл бұрын
In fairness this mall isn't just being demolished. This isn't just a sad country mall in an isolated big town/small city who is losing the only mall in their metropolitan area. It's a close-in suburban mall being redeveloped as an open air shopping center, town center and plaza. As an enclosed mall it was a victim of too many malls being built around Baltimore in too close a proximity to one another within a short time during the 1970s and 80s. There was also a horrible murder by a cleaning contractor at the mall in 1992 which permanently tarnished the upscale image of the mall. The emptiness before it was closed was in part because it had been announced several years before that the mall was closing and being torn down so almost nobody went down there after that point.
@annepoe80267 жыл бұрын
Dan, this is your best dead Mall series video to date. Was there once 30 years ago with the secretary in our department when I was stationed in the army at Fort Meade. It was such a beautiful mall.
@ddoyle117 жыл бұрын
How absolutely depressing. All I can think of are the people who used to work there and lost their jobs and the developers who got away with everything.
@dscottny7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing!!! The only thing missing at the start, is Dionne and her proclamation "We're coming to you from the Mall!!!" For the Dead Mall Series it's like AC/DC shouting "for those about to rock". Keep the posts coming.
@LindaFromSeaAtTull7 жыл бұрын
Derek Rose At the maallll
@ThisisDanBell7 жыл бұрын
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@AKJackie7 жыл бұрын
This is Dan Bell. I did! It freaked me out! Good job 👍🏻
@thecatsmeowfromny7 жыл бұрын
Tyler Lim Huh? This is Owings Mill Mall
@Len1977gt7 жыл бұрын
where is Owings mills?
@thecatsmeowfromny7 жыл бұрын
Tyler Lim Then why did you say he didn't go there?
@thecatsmeowfromny7 жыл бұрын
Larry N Baltimore Maryland
@joshuaforschen21097 жыл бұрын
It's funny, whenever the wife and I are out driving and we see an abandoned building, we say "Dan Bell!" out loud, like we're trying to summon him to check the place out. lol
@Pubslife6 жыл бұрын
Joshua Forschen i
@nicholasthomas32967 жыл бұрын
It's sad to see sucha beautiful mall being demolished. I think owings mills mall was beautiful watching it in dans dead mall videos. I love malls with lots of windows and Palm trees using natural sunlight shining through and nice natural lighting at night like owings mills. The tile floors, glass work was really nice and with brass rails which probably was dated but the outdoor indoor feel of this mall was nice. Outdoor malls are really nice I'm a fan these.
@brendaluv20176 жыл бұрын
It's funny how we came so attached to a store we would always look back to it and see how wonderful it was and how it brought so many people together
@CybermanBill7 жыл бұрын
For some reason this makes me sad and cry.... with the death of these malls, it's like a piece of my childhood is dying!! 😢
@IVR027 жыл бұрын
It's a lucky thing that most of the malls in my area (all of which are from the late 60's and early 70's) are still going strong. I guess the lifestyle of the 80's lives on in northern New Jersey. Either way, I get most of my stuff from those vintage malls. Everything from records to clothing. I could never THINK of getting all that shit at Walmart...
@SanjayThallam7 жыл бұрын
BikerBoyNJ yep, I live in Central Jersey and all of our malls are going strong
@TheRadiohead777 жыл бұрын
I feel the same, we have one mall near by that is still kicking. I go by once every few months for last min gifts. I hope it continues to keep kicking. I love the feel and look of these vintage malls. These malls have been part of my childhood as well.
@alpereninan95007 жыл бұрын
definitely
@Zincink7 жыл бұрын
These malls are already loaded before the season has even began and the traffic is starting to get intense unlike last year. It seems they have loaded up the stock early and everything is clean with decent sale prices. NJ we are overpopulated, but we get no sales tax on clothing which leads to a packed mall especially with NY being just across the way.
@trumpetfreakozoid7 жыл бұрын
I love how you juxtaposed the then and now of the mall. It is so beautiful in a way, but also saddening to know a lot of malls are heading this way.
@brendaluv20176 жыл бұрын
I don't know 🤷♀️ why keep looking back every time I do so I just feel sad 😭 and sorry that those days are now gone and all that's left are the memories
@Lyonfaced5 жыл бұрын
The videos you made for Owings Mills have a better three act structure put together than a lot of movies do. Keep up the great work!
@Play-ue8bp7 жыл бұрын
Jim, the last mall walker. By the way, he would make a great addition to the Another Dirty Room team. He could have a chat with the motel/hotel owner afterwards, if they don't run off to hide or piss their pants.
@mrBaronvongunn7 жыл бұрын
Dan , you and your team have probably one of the most compelling and engaging channels ever.There is also a historical importance to everything you guys are cataloging and documenting. And even more importantly an almost forshadowing of what is to come. Your work and effort is amazing, and thank you for doing it!!!
@NancyReiderLittleGranny7 жыл бұрын
That intro though.... Rome has fallen
@silber7247 жыл бұрын
Love, love, LOVE this video! First off, you have the coolest friends who join you on these adventures. But you also have the best outlooks on things. You don't (often) try to scare your audience (except that abandoned military base video, which I haven't fully forgiven you for yet); you present truth and beauty. Very captivating! Thanks, as always!
@Mrmonkeypants887 жыл бұрын
the shot of the skylight with the clouds passing over was really Erie and yet peaceful. sad to see what these giant malls end like. I've always lived in major cities where malls do fairly well, but definitely a dying means of shopping.
@Pozorrogo7 жыл бұрын
Its super sad, my house is over 100 years old and still in fine condition yet some of these malls don't last over 40 years before they crumble
@s.sestric99297 жыл бұрын
Hey, it's a mall, not the Pyramids.
@librtyordeath12146 жыл бұрын
This mall didn’t really crumble. It was in good condition when it closed a couple years ago. They gutted it and demolished it.
@dellahicks72317 жыл бұрын
Our city's first mall opened around 1971/72, the second mall opened in 1982, but the Safeway I worked at, was opened in the mall in 1981. That mall is still hanging on, but the one of the 70's, while still open, has half a dozen stores open in it. I loved that mall as a child! It housed our Woolco, which was bought out by Walmart. They remained for a few years, then moved across the city to a free standing store. These videos, though the stores differ from smaller Canadian malls, still bring back so many memories. Thank You Dan!
@HeyLaserLips7 жыл бұрын
I was thinking at 18:00 Wouldn't it be the creepiest thing ever if someone popped their head up over the counter and said; "Hello sir, may I take your order?"
@m3trooper7 жыл бұрын
Mario Lopez at 1:30. LOL!
@alien_industries38037 жыл бұрын
he still looks that young! thats just wierd! kept on thinking screech would pop out somewhere.
@TaliaIGhul7 жыл бұрын
LOL Everyone has to start somewhere...
@alien_industries38037 жыл бұрын
Talia al Ghul i know but the dude has not aged at all..... creepy!!!
@SaturdayNightSnackandaMovie7 жыл бұрын
Lol yeah I was like AC SLATER!!!
@addanametocontinue7 жыл бұрын
Eyyy!!! How's it goin', Preppy?
@hperkins7577 жыл бұрын
The whole I was watching, all I could think was, "I hope they repurposed all that nice marble."
@sspencer56187 жыл бұрын
hperkins757 , I was thinking the same thing!
@gretchenberry62317 жыл бұрын
hperkins757 same tho
@ladyamalthea9177 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's what salvage is for...sad...
@alisterfolson7 жыл бұрын
The 80's/90's montages made my day...and it's 1230 in the morning
@louisestirton7 жыл бұрын
It`s so sad to see such a sad ending for a beautiful shopping centre , did the locals not realise what they had, what a waste!!
@yyyyaaaannnn7 жыл бұрын
Favourite series! This was such a sad episode. The coloured shots had an awesome, calm atmosphere to them and then the monochrome shots... cold reality. It was so strangely breathtaking to watch. Could I also ask which songs were used for the coloured shots? I always love your taste in music.
@tashalynn297 жыл бұрын
annabel it was probably the mall muzak. I tried shazaming some of them but it didn't work..... grrrr
@mrwest6267 жыл бұрын
Annabel L I think he gets music from artists, I know he has in the past, I'd doubt that music was playing in the mall.
@yyyyaaaannnn7 жыл бұрын
mrwest626 says it's by 猫 シ Corp. in the description but I'm just wondering about the specific song titles haha.
@MegaCrowdaddy7 жыл бұрын
He has a link to their Bandcamp in the description, you can look thru that page.
@yyyyaaaannnn7 жыл бұрын
MegaCrowdaddy I know. I'll just browse all of their albums.
@ArcadeMachine157 жыл бұрын
that was such a nice looking mall
@monkeywkeys39164 жыл бұрын
I know! WT? Needed to happen to keep them open
@Sedan57Chevy7 жыл бұрын
If time travel becomes a thing within my lifetime, I will go back and visit each and every mall in this series during their heyday. Growing up in the late 90s and early 2000s meant I came in just as the malls started to die out, but they left a big imprint on me to this day. I hate shopping but I absolutely love malls. Thanks for the series.
@bernlin20004 жыл бұрын
A perfect example of how malls have simply become obsolete in the modern era: people want discrete shops they can drive up to, rather than having to wander a massive facility that malls were. This mall was demolished, and instantly replaced with a more common strip-mall style design.
@oliverTbest7 жыл бұрын
0:36 Aaah .. 80's music, you gotta love it ! I mean, the optimism drips from the sound, no ?
@maryexstroughtonaire42445 жыл бұрын
What's sad about this, is the lady who sang this originally is no longer with us. RIP Whitney Houston 😢
@TheWondersOfCooking7 жыл бұрын
This is a beautiful video Dan, I love the before shots and then the after shots being in black and white. It's truly haunting.
@UnchartedTravel7 жыл бұрын
Nice video and location man! I love urban exploring and really enjoy watching your stuff :)
@sa121116 жыл бұрын
a fantastic tribute to the extravagant wastefulness of society in general and capitalism in particular, and presented in an artful manner. before & after footage in color and b&w, twisted metal mobile sculptures, etc. you are an artist and a visionary, dan bell
@artiexr2227 жыл бұрын
You really are THE man Dan when it comes to dead mall videos,the "then and now"is what sets this video apart,just brilliant.
@daveclark37227 жыл бұрын
It's so strange to see a lot of these malls pretty well out of business because despite the changes, the developments of other shopping malls, some of these old school ones that you show us could still be used. There's nothing really wrong with them...except for after their abandoned, if not abolished.
@CraftyZanTub6 жыл бұрын
In many cases their location simply sucked. The demographics change, the call of Amazon, the lack of decent income conspire.
@notsoseriousmoonlight7 жыл бұрын
Wow, Dan! Simply wow. Really reinforces how the world we once knew is just gone. Well done though. Love the older footage interspersed!
@larsc16827 жыл бұрын
I get a serious case of 'member berries with the dead mall series..... reminds me of being a kid in the 90's, and seeing the malls I used to frequent in various states of vacancy. It's kind of depressing, really. Something about those old ads and the music you add....
@joannafountain2747 жыл бұрын
This is, by far, the BEST video you have ever produced! The then and then now aspect is surreal! Amazing work!
@awsombuttfacemonkey7 жыл бұрын
can you release the colored version of the b&w clips
@TheRattleSnake31457 жыл бұрын
buttfacemonkey yea I'd prefer colour version.
@mcgibs7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think it was a mistake to make the most recent footage black and white. It's harder to gauge just how different the ruins are.
@JustSiobhan7 жыл бұрын
mcgibs completely disagree, I thought the b+w contrast to the colour from the early video was a stroke of genius.
@TheRattleSnake31457 жыл бұрын
DirtRich it made it hard to see how much it had changed though.
@JustSiobhan7 жыл бұрын
TheRattleSnake3145 I think it was pretty obvious how much it had changed. There wouldn't have been any colour anyway.
@kolrox737 жыл бұрын
I loved the shot of the clouds goong across the sky light.
@carltonsmoot52506 жыл бұрын
When he said "i'll wait" for the elevator, I choked up. So sad. This building, it's such an amazing piece of mall history.
@amdhd69907 жыл бұрын
Even though I've never heard of this mall, it's still very sad to see this.
@ACombineSoldier7 жыл бұрын
these dead mall videos are like crack to me! Dan Bell's narration and editing really set them apart from the others.
@loganknowsnoneofyourbusine2637 жыл бұрын
This is Dan Bell Hello Dan, I love your content, I honestly think that you should also look at malls that have turned themselves around or have remained thriving through all this time. Thank you, I'll take whatever reply you give Keep up the good work
@brendaluv20176 жыл бұрын
I myself have always looked back to the 90's and see how rapidly things have changed and yet they were the good times as it has represented itself
@curoimacdaire36307 жыл бұрын
Seeing this video pop up is the best thing that's happened to me today. Thanks Dan!
@Milcom347 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dan. Nothing Like Hanging out with Friends and Spending All your Money on a Saturday at the 1970's and Early 1980's Mall Days.Wow.....Somethings do really Change.
@Axxman3007 жыл бұрын
I kept waiting for James Cameron to fly a DSRV past you guys. It's like the Titanic in there. Well done.
@MasterCrash1235 жыл бұрын
6:55 Rumor has it he's still waiting for the elevator...
@Hollyweeds7 жыл бұрын
Kids Incorporated? How much time had passed from the coloured footage to the black and white? Thanks as always Dan, great stuff.
@kingofrapture7 жыл бұрын
I'm really glad there are others out there who actually remember Kids Incorporated, lol. I used to watch that a lot growing up, this really was a nostalgic kick in the face.
@Hollyweeds7 жыл бұрын
I had their cassette tape! Haha :)
@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff7 жыл бұрын
Kids In-cor-por-ated K.I.D.S.!
@mraiwa10007 жыл бұрын
wait where was it in the video?
@Zincink7 жыл бұрын
I can't remember what channel that was on... I think it was on public access channel 13 in the NY tri-state area. I remember some creepy show being on during the week that would give kids a life lesson each episode.
@KyleRouchon7 жыл бұрын
Dan, I just found your channel this week and I'm hooked. The detail and production you put into each one blows me away. Each one is a nostalgia trip back to my childhood. Great channel and great work!
@lauren81354 жыл бұрын
Love these, the transition from the older footage of a functional mall to with lights to dusty and broken is really interesting.
@nikkole99517 жыл бұрын
Finding that Pepsi can was so crazy! It was interesting for me to see what they looked like the year I was born. 1986. So cool!! Your videos are so entertaining to watch. You should have at least 1 million subscribers by now. Thanks for posting Dan!😀
@GrantSimons27 жыл бұрын
This is truly a work of art. I love you.
@Said-gg5gm4 жыл бұрын
So sad, loved Owings Mill Mall with Dan Bell! Happy We still have a thriving Mall in my area for now. Love ya Dan stay happy!
@thomaspleacher27356 жыл бұрын
I love the way you contrast late 20th century hubris with early 21st century desolation. Something about it is deliciously ironic.
@Dantheman112817 жыл бұрын
OMG, You used the Kids Incorporated version of How Will I know? God I recognized that right off the bat. Good choice. I used to love that show.