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The counter that you walk toward, in Macy's, at 17:16 and approach at 17:42 was the counter that my mom worked at from approximately 1998 until she retired on September 18, 2010. She sold handbags and wallets there. I would go to see her and meet her for lunch a couple of times a week. These were the days that we could really talk without my stepfather interfering in the conversation. They are some seriously cherished memories. I knew that Macy's like the palm of my hand. My mom passed away exactly 6 years, to the day, after she retired. I went back right before they shut down, and I could see my mom standing at that counter smiling at me, just like I could see her again while watching this.

My parents owned the Scottos pizza upstairs. The picture in the beginning of the video with bozo the clown is with my parents. How I miss this mall. I practically grew up in the mall as a kid.

So much of my life memories are tied up in this mall. I got my first job at GameStop in 2002 and worked there until 2006. I met my wife right across the way, who worked at Claire’s and asked me out one day. My mom used to drop my friends and I off on Friday nights in her minivan. This was an amazing place, and this video gives me a real sense of sadness and nostalgia mixed together.

I moved away from South Jersey after high school. As an 80's teenager, the Echelon Mall was the Best. So haunting to see how it is today.

I moved to Cherry Hill in 69 ', I was 10 yrs old. I remember my older brother talking about the new Echelon Mall. My friends and I would ride 5 miles, on our bicycles , to the Mall to play pinball in its arcade. I can't believe this is how it ended up.

I’m a local from Voorhees and this video makes me cry. I still remember all the stores and restaurants in the food court. Annie Anne’s, Disney, the pet store, Spencer’s.. they had it all. I remember walking around with my mom and it being totally packed with people. It truly was a beautiful mall and now being 25 and seeing how it is devastates me. I hope they make it useful for something instead of knocking it down. I know for years they talked about making it a homeless shelter but since covid they haven’t said anything

I ALWAYS get a nostalgia shot when someone mentions Exhilarama. That place was amazing! Their birthday parties were awesome, too! (I attended a few before I had my 12th there).

I worked at Echelon Mall, Shop Called East, as a teenager in the late 80’s. Where I live now we have a mall that they turned into a community college campus rather than let it sit as an empty wasteland.

I can't tell you what it means to me, to see this video. For over ten years, my mother and I would travel to the Echelon Mall to Christmas shop. We would spend the day, and get quite a bit accomplished. Seeing the old Strawbridge store brought back a lot of memories. The open escalators, the beautiful chandelier, those big green marble columns that lead into the men's department, it's hard to believe that it's all closed up. For lunch we would eat in the restaurant on the third floor. My mom passed away in 2016, and what I wouldn't give to go back and spend one more day with her at Echelon. Thanks again for bringing back so many wonderful memories.

The empty Macys is creepy, it's so sad. It kinda reminds me of going into my mother's house after her death; all her things, her clothes and jewelry and perfume bottles and pics hanging on the walls, all just sitting and waiting for someone who would never return. Really sad, and the empty Macys feels exactly like that, so full of "niceness" that no one will ever see or make use of again, just going to waste.

Its strange that the former Macy's was closed down, but the door was unlocked. I'm surprised it hasn't been totally trashed and it should be reused for another purpose (looking after homeless people is a great idea) before it ruined. Great video.

Wow. I was just at the echelon mall today and even the stores in this video like Victoria secret, Payless, Claire and Adventureland are gone. Nothing is left but fond memories

This was definitely one of the premiere malls in the area back in the day.

Even 20 or 15 years ago this mall was better. I remember when outside the food court to the right there was a small movie theater and a bunch of other buildings. It was a quaint little movie theater that I only saw a few movies in during the late 90's but I think it closed in the early 2000's. When I was a kid I enjoyed going to the library and then going over to the mall to walk around and sometimes buy stuff. There was a neat hobby store that was in the end next to Boscovs and it was the place that sold Warhammer 40k models(wish I hadn't discovered those and wasted so much money on that obsession but I digress). The mall was a lot of fun and the cookie store was good. I always enjoyed the place that sold bourbon chicken in the food court but have to admit that Chick fil-a was my absolute fav. The cheesesteak joint and popeyes were good too. It seemed like alot of the stores furthest from the food court died earliest. I remember going to a Thomas Kincade gallery in that section around 2002 ish. I even remember going to the travel agent down there. Its sad seeing this place go. Lots of great memories of this mall. Sure I love Cherry Hill far more but it still had its charm in Echelon.

Loved the video man! As kid when Macy’s was still open, I wondered upstairs to the third floor with some friends. Turns out, we found a closed restaurant up there! Retro booths right from the 80’s. I did some research and found out that it was actually a popular steakhouse way back when. The fire department actually practices drills up there so Macy’s store does get some use from time to time. I have some photos of the restaurant if you’re interested in seeing them!

I like your artistic style of your videos. Really sets the mood for these types of video. The Muzak in the video is absolutely necessary along with the vintage echo's of the old commercial advertisements. Well done. This is indeed a good example of an undiscovered art style.

Man your content is incredible, your respect and appreciation for the places you visit combined with the great filming and production makes these videos so interesting and enjoyable

My buddies Mom worked in the Penney's Shoe Department late 80's. Said the Hair-Salon upstairs was originally their restaurant!!

Those sugar cookies sold under the escalator (I forget the name, Great American Cookie Company?) were amazing. Sometimes they were ever-so-slightly under-baked, which made them even better.

I remember the exhilarama!

Wow. I watched the bulldozers from my classroom at osage elementary school clear the cornfield for this mall. We even had a contest in class of picking a name for it. I used to walk from my house in Ashland which was part of Voorhees to the arcade with any change I had saved or buy models or 45s at SamGoody. Scottos pizza had “the” best slices ever! In the winter I’d take my Dads VW in the parking lot and do donuts in the snow then in summer skateboard or play frisbee. Dam those were good times. Thanks for that even if its a little sad but “all good things...”. 🙂

One of my childhood stomping grounds. I spent many many days shopping here and just walking around. So sad to see it as it is today. Thank you for the video

Found some neat old pictures on the net... Lit's downstairs inside Mall entrance and Strawbridge's court... Both were "sunken" and had plants etc.. Not sure if they had small fountains. I've been going there since '89 or so. Loved Exhilerama , movies, hobby shop upstairs and game room etc. Food Court was mobbed.. Scotto's pizza upstairs near Boscovs. Also upstairs heading towards Boscovs (on right) was a piano store and the guy playing the organ!! Next to that was the pet-store. Dairy Queen. Sam Goody and another record shop... B Dalton..Shoot or was it Waldenbooks?? Downstairs near Penney's was the shoe repair place... Sun coast Videos... Hermans... Demolished a few stores for the SEARS... Downstairs a plush toy store etc.. Can't remember upstairs names but there were a few in the area of the new hallway/entrance to SEARS.. Upstairs near Strawbridge's (demolished end) was the Disney Store... I think that's the name. And downstairs below it was Fannie Mae...

If I remember correctly, the demolition of the Exhilirama and small movie theater happened as the Sears and the Sears wing was built. The Exhilirama actually had a very short life. It's most note worthy thing was having an indoor rollercoaster and bumper cars. I believe there was a bank in that side too, but more parking was added to replace it, as the library has limited parking area and this was meant to serve as overflow. A year or two before the theater closed, it became a discount theater and it also ran Bollywood movies. The movie theater lost business to the Ritz cinema (now AMC) that had opened in Voorhees along Haddonfield-Berlin Rd, and had competition from Cinemark in Somerdale. The Sears wing had new flooring, but the mall owner, Rouse, kept old flooring throughout the rest of the mall, which was a sign of disinvestment. It was when the Sears closed followed by the JCPenney, that the mall really started losing a lot of stores. Rouse really was focused at Cherry Hill Mall, and Deptford Mall started to improve and stores opened in Marlton as well. By the time the boulevard was conceived when PREIT was owner, it was too late, and actually pointless that PREIT put in another type of new flooring into the downsized mall at that point. I still enjoy going to the Boscov's at this mall, and I like the Tilt Studio attraction for the kids. I think the current foodcourt which is dying, and space in the parking lot towards the boulevard, should be converted to a new public library for Camden County, while enerjuicer and a few foodcourt choices can be moved to the second level near the LensCrafters. the macy's can be demolished for some new development as well. If it's apartment, I hope it's something different, perhaps one level with garages. I saw a nice apartment over a year ago, but this time, I had interest in a 1 bedroom and on the tour, it felt the carpet was crappy and stained in the one that was available. It left me a bit disappointed.

Thank you for doing a video on this mall. I spent so much time here as a teenager back when it was the Echelon Mall. It's sad to see what's become of it but we just don't go to the mall like we used to.

I just discovered you, and I really like your quiet, smooth narrative style, and the thoroughness of your explorations, not to mention the old commercials, both in video and audio form. I've enjoyed all of your videos that I've been able to find, thus far, and hope to see many, many more! Thanks for a terrific, educational series (I never knew what "megalophobia" was, for instance, but you're absolutely right about that sense of unease). Well DONE!

Watched your video. I grew up directly across the street, watched the mall being built and worked at the Lit Brothers Department Store during 1970-71. The two anchor stores were Strawbridge & Clothier and Lit Brothers. Penney's and Sears arrived a few years later. What was different about the Echelon Mall was it was the first 2-story mall in South Jersey. The other two malls at the time were the Cherry Hill Mall and the Moorestown Mall. It was a very bustling mall when opened. Many of the Lit Brother customers were from the Vineland area. I worked in the Shoe Department at Lits selling Women's, Men's and Children's Shoes, then in the Men's Department. Worked and met many nice people while working there and still friends with many. When the Mall was built the community was transitioning from a farm community to a suburban community. It is such a shame the busy revenue generating facility has become a ghost town.

This mall was my teenage hangout in the 1970's. Along with the Moorestown and Cherry Hill. Good times.

Wow, thanks so much for making this video. This was my favorite of my childhood malls and I've been hoping someone would document it eventually. Seeing that abandoned Macy's was crazy; something about a place you used to frequent becoming like a skeleton of its former self is really jarring. I'm glad you were able to get in because I've been curious what it looked like ever since I heard of Macy's closure! When I used to go it was still Strawbridge and Clothier but even after Macy's took over it retained mostly the same look and layout. I was there two years ago almost to the day (it was Valentines 2016, haha) because I wanted to take pictures knowing the mall was probably not long for this world. Interestingly, though Macy's was still open and doing okay at that point, when I went to the third floor, that was completely empty. Probably exactly the same as you saw it. It was freaky. That's the closest I've ever been to being in anywhere abandoned. I love your sentiment about the chandelier too, stuff like that can't just sit there rotting, left to eventually be demolished. It's beautiful and should be transferred to a museum, like the other piece you talked about. Anyway, sorry for the long-winded comment but this mall has always been special to me and I'm glad someone did it justice. I'll definitely be checking out your other videos!

The main reason this mall failed was because it was not on any major highway. It was surrounded by apartment buildings. The mall was hard to find. Currently, the township wants to take the mall by eminent domain and tear it down to build more housing.

This is such a shame! In 1975, I went there with some girlfriends from Glassboro State College to buy Christmas gifts for my parents and siblings. I bought my mother a stoneware soup tureen with underplate, ladle, and lid. (I wish I could remember which store it was bought at.)

Great job. My whole childhood was spent shopping here. Damn shame.

They routinely leave the door to Macy’s cracked open with a fan to air the place out. It wouldn’t surprise me if that’s how Sal got in but I wouldn’t have the balls to do that!

Even in its glory years of the 70's and 80's, this mall had a high turnover rate and more vacancies than you would expect. It wasn't a surprise that it finally collapsed financially.

Sir, I stumbled across this video while watching Dan Bell, Ace’s Adventures and Dead Malls and saw that a video regarding Voorhees Town Center (I never liked the name and kept calling it Echelon) was available. I never saw any of your work before, but I was HIGHLY interested when I saw the date of the video. Being that I’m a former southern NJ resident who rode past the mall every day for thirteen years (NJ Transit, 1999-2012) I had always wanted to see how the transformation by PREIT turned out, especially since I moved to Ohio in 2013. What I regret is never, EVER going into the old JC Penney wing before it was torn down; I remember either in late 1999 or early 2000 when walking through the mall for the first time I walked past the Macy’s and turned the corner and looked. I can only faintly remember that the corridor was beautiful, had a lot of natural sunlight and plants and not much else. I had this wierd feeling like I felt that I was trespassing, so I returned to the main wing. I saw the construction of the Sears, but NEVER went in - I regret that as well. Despite Echelon being my “neighborhood” mall, it was only a place to purchase office attire, grab toiletries at the CVS (closed around 2008 or 2009 I think? It was where the family resturant place was just off of the food court) and then quickly eat a slice of pizza or a pretzel before running out to grab the bus. The food court was really good though: chinese, Chik-fil-A, two pizza places, frozen yogurt, a Subway, a hot sandwich stand…but after Exhilerama closed, stores just started disappearing. I gave up on Echelon around 2006 and went to Cherry Hill Mall (bought my first Apple products there) and Deptford Mall now and then for kicks. Cherry Hill was a behemoth that expanded like a virus; if I ever go back to NJ I want to see CHM one more time. Deptford was always a wierd experience for me but in my mind it was Echelon’s replacement. My job was in Philadelphia and three blocks away from my childhood mall (the Gallery at Market East), but…yeah, it was the Gallery. Anyway, thank you for the video.

I loved the Echelon Mall as a kid. Thanks for creating this video. It brought back some memories especially at Strawbridges!

One of the best abandoned videos and back stories on KZfaq!. Your research is spot on and very informative ! I went to this mall a few times but i mainly went to Deptford since it was closer to my town and we had a shuttle bus that use to take all of us kids and drop us off and then pick you up 4 hours later . Imagine a bunch of teenagers being dropped off at a mall in the 80’s

This was the place to be as a kid in the 80s I have so.many find memories of my childhood there.I used to hit the arcade outside which was across from the movie theater.Also Sam Goody and Wall to Wall Sound were my spots too as well as Scotto Pizza.Really miss those days.

Fantastic stuff! I remember when this mall had tons of traffic all year. Things seemed to had changed overnigt. Now mixed use. Lots of residential demand in that area.

Thanks for the video on Echelon Mall. My wife and I moved to the Lindenwold area in 1985. We spent many hours at the mall. I remember Babbage's for computer software back in the early days of computing as well as Waldon Books. Both companies are now gone. I also remember Strawbridge and Clothier having a restaurant on the third floor. This brought back childhood memories of my parents taking me to eat at department store restaurants in the DC area (Woodies). Across the street from the mall was an International House of Pancakes. This was one of the original A frame type restaurants with various national flags hanging from the rafters. My wife and I used to eat there often. I see looking on Google maps this is also gone. At least the Camden County Library and the small park behind it is still there. In closing I'll say one of the things that killed this mall was the fact it was not located on a major highway. Since you had to take local roads to get there it lacked the visibility needed to attract larger crowds.

Dead Malls are creepy as hell. Its creepier that even in a completely dead mall, that mall music is still playing. Then there is the foreboding emptiness and echo. They are also so sad.

Finding this video makes me cry. I remember this was the mall to go to. Exhilarma, West Coast Video, Hall of Heroes. Movie Theater that cost $1.30 for movies. Food court was great, cookie place right next to it. So much bigger back then. Now its just nothing.

I used to hang around the library across the street when I was just another broke college student. I remember taking the 403 and stopping by the Chick Fila A for a meal, nearly every time, before stepping foot into Vogelson. Those were some very depressing times but they still made up a good chunk of my final years as a teenager.

The Cookie Store finally closed... Downstairs near the escalators. I was talking with the owner of the cell-phone case kiosk. He said the Mall owners wanted them to sign a ten-year lease... everyone thought they were crazy so they settled for five. But the cookie owner said "no thanks" and closed up. They were there a long time. The cell kiosk owner didn't even want five... Told them with the way things are looking, a year to year would be best. But they wouldn't budge so he signed the five....whether the place makes it or not...

Right thats it, got the beers in and it's a binge watch! You are so obviously well educated and well spoken, love it!

It’s about time someone did a dead mall video on Voorhees Town Center, and it was worth the wait! I know Dan Bell was here once. But if he shot any footage, he probably felt the aesthetics were too generic to make a good video. I appreciate the time you put into researching the mall’s history. You did a great job with that. But one important aspect of its current state has been overlooked. Nearly a third of the non-anchor indoor space is filled by non-retail occupants, including township and county offices. Instead of closing outright, VTC will more than likely continue to be “gently repurposed” along the lines of Blue Hen Mall in Delaware and Mountaineer Mall in West Virginia. Hopefully this will include the Macy’s building which may needs millions in repairs as May and later Macy’s put almost nothing towards maintenance.

Grew up going to this mall at least 2x a month. Really nostalgic stuff!

So many memories in this mall. From running around with my friends, working there late nights. Met my best friends in that mall!

watching this while sitting in the echelon mall lol

"Vacancy inspires imagination" XD

I miss Boscov's! We had one in our mall some years back. I forgot about the great neon signage.

Your videos are great, the feeling it portrays. The emptiness and grandness of the Macy's.

I appreciate the historical research you provide...gives a great background for the content. I especially enjoyed the Atlantic City log...I will go back to that log and post my thoughts and recollections. Since I live at the Jersey shore, I am especially interested in malls and locationsin the metropolitan area and more so places I have frequented.

Loved the video of echelon mall. I grew up in this area and hung out at that mall with my friends and went to the movie theatre. I live in England now and showed this to my kids especially strawbridges as I used to work there when I was in college. I sure hope they don't tear it down. This mall has a special place in my heart!

Those of us that were lucky enough to live in the "Mall Eras" were truly fortunate. That true Mall experience growing up gave us a safe transition to independence. Its depressing to see a great era gone......I shopped at Echelon, Moorestown, Burlington Center and learned about what things cost and how to earn money to get what I wanted......the Burlington art, the boy on the elephant, is at the Burlington City waterfront thankfully

Went here after 4 years 2 months ago to find it completely empty. This video makes me oddly happy, seeing it taking it's last breaths.

I used to go to this mall all the time with my parents, family and friends. It holds a very special place in my heart and I was there when Hall of Heroes was still there with GameSpot right behind the food court.

Look forward to your next video. Great job on the history and present troubles facing the mall.

There was (maybe still is?) a nice library across the street from it. Loved that library and mall.

Thank you for the megalophobia comments around minute 17. Mall history is important, but I also love descriptions about what being in the place actually feels like, in this type of videos.

It is kind of weird that there are more people at a Wawa store than are at the mall. Here in Atlantic County we have the Hamilton Mall and it is going through a similar fate. On a recent visit we noticed that there were more people at the Wawa store close by than were at the mall. We recently went to the movies at the theater across the way and seen a similar situation. There were hardly any one there. I wonder how these bussiness are able to keep operating when they are only making a couple of hundred dollars a day. It is sad for me to see this slow death of stores that were so important in my life. It looks to me like it is just a matter of time before most of the stores close up for good and the mall will just be in our memories.

another great video, the amount of effort you put into your work is appreciated

I remember when Exhilarama opened! It had an INDOOR roller coaster and virtual reality helmets. Such a cool spot for us in the 90’s. I remember the car audio store we always went in too. Food court was always kinda small. This was part of the 3 malls we all went to in the area. Deptford Mall, Echelon Mall, and Cherry Hill Mall. Seems so long ago.

I've just started watching your videos on all these malls and in this one you say something about empty malls being sad yet calming when seeing something like that chandelier/lighting up above...I totally feel that exact same thing. I've always be intrigued and freaked out by large empty spaces but something always draws me to it out of a huge curiosity. I love that creep factor. Your videos are awesome...I love it...thank you!!!

Sal: Your video-tours of these abandoned malls are the best. You do your homework and provide valuable commentary on what once was, is and might have been for these "mallsoleums." Thanks for sharing these. Peace.

Your voice is the best for these types of videos. My boyfriend is from this town, I think we went here looking a tie for a wedding we were going to.

❤❤❤ all the history & information. Thank you. Great video😊

Sad!!! Was in this mall all the time. When they had Collectables/ Baseball Card shows I'd spend the weekend there. Haven't been in there since 2004 when I moved to Myrtle Beach. Food court was awesome!!!!

Downstairs in the old Penney's wing on right was another cool store... F.W. Woolworths.. Small one but still classic. Can't remember exactly what year it closed... I'd say 95ish.. Wish I had taken pictures...

Your research is amazing. Keep up the great videos.

You did such a great job with the history! Loved this video. I’m a Voorhees resident and really want great things for this place. Thanks again for such interesting content!

Great video, love dead and abandoned malls. Been trying to add those to my Explores also. Look forward to more.

I grew up and down the street from there. This is back in the 70's. I went to the movies a lot there. Saw Saturday night fever there. Haven't been back that I'm all in years-I think 1987 was the last year was there. Thing's have really changed.

Watching this brought back so many fond memories. I loved going to Echelon mall, as a child, teen and an adult, even more then the more local to me Deptford mall. I had loved Exzilirama and hated that it closed. I used to love going to the IHOP which if I recall had been right across the street. Sadly that closed. Seeing the mall change was awesome and sad at the same time. Thank you so much for making and sharing this.

Great video......! I ran around that mall as a kid and worked there when I was 17.....I’m 61 now....where the food court is used to be outdoors...there was a Baskin Robins and a barber shop there to...and across the way on the end near the movies was a video arcade with air hockey 😝....those were the days.....I saw someone else mention A Shop Called East.....Spencer Gifts was cool too 😎

Love the vintage commercials too.

I pretty much grew up in this mall. Back when I was a kid, the mall was so vibrant and very packed. I remember going into Macy’s with my grandma. I remember riding the stuffed animals a few years back with my sister. And I will never forget going to Chick-fil-A every week with my grandpa. I even had my 6th birthday party in tilt studio and now when I walk into the mall today, I look inside where tilt studio used to be and all I see is emptiness, which hit me right in the heart. It’s sad that this mall is falling apart now. This mall was my childhood.

Your videos are well put together, I am enjoying the history behind your projects. Subscribed, and here for the ride :)

Thanks for sharing your tour of Voorhees Town Center, especially the visit inside the former Macy's. When Strawbridge & Clothier opened suburban locations, they had a distinct architectural style that even Macy's couldn't destroy. It's still there, from the center location of the escalators, to the black and white tiled floor throughout the building. Even without seeing the Seal of Confidence, there are so many unique details that make that structure undeniably Strawbridge's, a company that, until the early 90's, really dominated the Philadelphia retail market. I don't see much of a future for Voorhees Town Center, but the Boulevard outside the mall seems to be thriving. Retail is trendy, and as someone who grew up in the seventies and eighties, it's hard to believe the once powerful shopping mall era has come to a close. Thanks again for documenting this and other mall experiences.

I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your research on the malls you cover. Was sent over from Aces Adventures, love it. Thank you.

Love the Commodore. Had one.

Thanks for the video! I remember this being a great mall when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s. Hopefully they can bring in some good stores so people will come here again.

Wow! Another awesome video Sal! Too bad on the Macy's pulling out. I was raised in Canada. It would be so cool if you got up there and found some history on the Hudson Bay Company (What we fondly called "The Bay"). They were much in line with the quality of what you'd find at Macy's. They closed down back in the early 2000's I believe. I'm sure there are Malls up there with abandoned Bay Stores as well as the other defunct Canadian Dept. store called "Woodwards". So much history for you to explore! Loving your videos Sal! I'm loving it! 💕

Love all your background information and the history of these malls that you provide - I just discovered your videos. All in all, everything in life changes and nothing ever stays the same as new technological advances come and people and their families come and go and tastes/lifestyles change. It would be awesome if someone made a national mall museum - these old malls are part of our country's history and they should be remembered.

One thing I'd like to add is that I find the information about these malls...their past and present has made me see them in a new and different way that makes it a little more depressing but fond memories!! Thanks!!

I remember Echelon Mall’s opening. Comedienne Phyllis Diller owned a flower store there and made an appearance. My mom later worked at an insurance company down the street and was a regular in the food court. I remember having lunch with her in the restaurant on the top floor of Strawbridge’s. Also liked hanging out at the bar in the mall.

Sal your attention to detail and research is second to no one. When you mentioned the homeless I too had thought of that. Or instead of building a new school you could convert these.

you always make your vids so interesting with your knowledgeable voice-overs...just discovered your channel a short while ago and I subscribed right after watching the first vid! love your content so please keep it up!

Sal, Thanks for making these videos. I find them very interesting! We can relate to this in the UK!

I lived in Somerdale 91-92 in green valley apartments 17-18 years old and in that short time i had a lot of fond memories hanging out in this mall. I remember scottos pizza, sam goodys for sure. But what completely floors me is that Boscov's is still freekin' there! Wow. Hey thanks for the small but very valuable memories on this one. Say can you please find out info on the South Shore mall in Pleasantville, NJ, the Hamilton Mall in Hamilton township NJ and The Ocean One Mall in Atlantic City, NJ its actually a pier mall in A.C. NJ. Thank you all for the video and folks that commented that grew up here.

i've watched many dead mall videos and i have to say that yours are top notch. inside the Macy's with the heavily echoed bgm and your great commentary...awesome....even Neil deGrasse Tyson should think so.

I love your videos! So much more information and history than what other people offer in their videos. Thanks

The only time I visited this mall was about a decade ago. I recall visiting the Boscovs but most storefronts were in fact vacant. However, I saw where one was repurposed into Voorhees township offices, and they were holding municipal court there. Talk about TACKY!!!!!

Just found your channel and I’m enjoying it! I grew up in the area so I was at this mall all the time. I remember I had a friend that worked at the old cinema and she used to let us in the back or side door so we could watch for free! I also had a summer job at a jeans store. I’m pretty sure this was the only mall that my mom thought was “safe” because it wasn’t as huge at the time. So sad to see it this way. I hope they throw some money it’s way to revitalize things!! Keep doing what you’re doing-it’s really cool 😎

This mall was great in the early 90s so sad to see it like this !!! Thanks for the video!!! Food court was great too!!!

I love the adds playing in the background! I can't ever remember hearing a circuit city add. Can't believe they are out business. We had one that stood forever in front of Baybrook mall

Sal, this really good stuff. I really like your narration, footage and your new side films. You should have a lot more subscribers but I think it will happen. I started following Dan Bell when he only had 20k subscribers.

No matter where we live in the US, we all have a local mall or two we have fond memories of. In my communities in Northern NJ, we've been lucky. All the malls we know and love from our childhoods, continue to do well. However, sadly that is not the case in many areas of the country. We see many examples of current malls in the US in dire straits just desperately trying to find a way to survive another day. While other malls tragic fates already sealed. For the obvious reasons, the situations on hand are mixed shopping bag of incredibly tragic modern day stories from the economic impact from superpowers like Amazon and Walmart resulting in malls dying only to find new birth as the rising stars of the various sorts of Dead Malls Series popping up on youtube all the time. Damn. Gives a whole new meaning to; "I Miss the 80's." Anyways, thanks for the mall tour. Subscribing now.

I think this is the first mall to die twice if i ever seen one. The death of the early 2000s was saved by PREIT, the mall wouldve folded by 2010 if left unchanged in 2006, they managed to fill what was left up of the mall and while it was considered “dead” from 2007-2017, it is nothing compared to the death that has been happening since 2017, and its gotten worse with the redevelopment talk stalling and pandemic. This mall wont become abandoned, due to it being too surrounded, its literally the center of a sprawling complex. This place conflicts me, I dont think it wants to die and the town doesnt want it to either