Abandoned: Signal Hill Mall

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Abandoned: Signal Hill Mall - Statesville, NC

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2 ай бұрын

Abandoned Signal Hill Mall - Statesville, NC. Well, the sad day finally came earlier this year when this dead mall finally closed its doors for good. There was no announcement or big event. It just closed unexpectedly to the surprise of those stopping to visit. People stopped by to find notes on the doors that the mall had closed permanently. Since then, the interior of the mall has been getting torn down. It's just a matter of time until the building is completely erased from existence.
My original video from 2021 can be seen here.
• Dead Mall: Signal Hill...
My revisit video from 2023 can be seen here.
• Dead Mall: Signal Hill...
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@jayscreepycrypt4386 2 ай бұрын

Poor Signal Hill. My hometown mall...how I'll miss you 😭💔

@BeccaBindi36 2 ай бұрын

Same here

@brentkiely657 2 ай бұрын

@@BeccaBindi36 hi, your name is sexy !

@AydenTaub 20 күн бұрын

Now is the time wallie plays really gonna miss you by Smokey Robinson

@matthew5998 17 күн бұрын

Same crazy to think I got pictures with Santa there as a kid lmao

@GigaChadObject 2 ай бұрын

It feels so weird to hear playing kids and families over an abandoned mall

@PraveenSrJ01 2 ай бұрын

I completely agree 👍 ghosts of children’s past

@RuhRohReagy 2 ай бұрын

I remember growing up in the early 2000’s when malls were still so full of life. Groups of friends meeting up for lunch, people buying gifts for loved ones, a couple going on their first date, live entertainment, community events, etc. That energy never goes away and I think that’s why we get attached to places like these. Every time I see a dead mall like this, I always think of who walked through those doors and what experiences they had here. Hearing the silence these places hold now is haunting and eerie. Amazing work, once again, Wallie! Thank you for these videos!

@PraveenSrJ01 2 ай бұрын

It was even better in the 1990s as a child 🧒

@PraveenSrJ01 2 ай бұрын

Very sad 😔 that the malls are all dead 💀

@Optopolis 2 ай бұрын

This.

@gameboy1984 Ай бұрын

I came here to say the same thing after reading her comment . I was born in 1984 so I grew up going to malls in the 90s @@PraveenSrJ01

@railfanadam1944 2 ай бұрын

What really hit was when you said "how there can be death on one side and life on the other". I understand how emotional it is to do these videos. I got all emotional when our mall was being demolished especially SEARS and JCPenny. Thanks for all you do Wallie.

@AydenTaub 13 күн бұрын

What mall

@charlestonpinballarcade 2 ай бұрын

This mall staying open in the last few years was insanity! The mold was sooooo bad, my nose and skin would start itching after getting past the IHOP. The maintenance guy, Wilson, was always friendly. I have no idea how he wasn’t sick from being in there everyday. 😢

@devynyates1929 22 күн бұрын

wooten jewelers also stayed in there for a very long time, only until like a year ago. im shocked the guy that worked in there, and wilson isn't sick already. i hope it didn't effect their health in the future.

@TheMallFox 2 ай бұрын

Holy crap. I explored this mall 6 times over the course of October 2022 to December 2023. Given it closed in January, I never knew they'd get to work on gutting it that quickly. In my photos I took with each visit you can WATCH the mall get worse. This place really was an experience as a dead maller. Prior to my first visit, I had never been in an abandoned building let alone a mall as empty and disgusting, it was jarring. But of course upon returning I took in its vintage and beauty, dived deep into research. This place changed my life in terms of diving deep into the history and lore of malls. Rest easy Signal Hill Mall, truly a one of a kind experience.

@humanshrek1836 2 ай бұрын

Poor ownership is usually what kills malls, but the fact that the company that built Signal Hill, leased it and took care of it just to later let it sit and decay is quite tragic.

@silviahdez2950 2 ай бұрын

Its pretty sad to see these icons of America go to waste only to be replaced by mediocre concepts that don't do anything but make the situation worse.

@charlestonpinballarcade 2 ай бұрын

The plants in the Winn Dixie were like little shop of horrors! 🪴

@debra7 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for doing a video on Signal Hill mall. This mall was a big part of my childhood. It was a wonderful mall. I took my son here while he was growing up and I worked at Sears for many years. When I heard it was closed down it broke my heart. I cried. This place means a lot to me. I’m very sentimental about it. My dad loved this place and it’s like he passed away again when I heard the mall had closed. It’s a death of something. I was too afraid to go back and see the mall one last time. It hurts too much. I’m so thankful you made this video. It’s like you made it for me. Mr. Collier owns the mall. His last name was on the signs in the old WinnDixie. If I can get ahold of an old mall directory I will let you know. Thank you again. I appreciate you more than you will ever know.

@nicolemacpherson3908 2 ай бұрын

That ceiling inside the entrance is terrible. And so are the dead plants. Symbols of the retail industry slowly dying. Such a shame.

@tichdaddy1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this Wallie, you took one for the team for sure :( So sad to see. It's as if the mall is smiling back at the people having fun over at the carnival.. wishing they could come back inside :(

@edwardsr70 2 ай бұрын

I choked up myself, seeing you get emotional. Hugs Wallie! 😢

@f150ninthgen 2 ай бұрын

First off, this mall has been in rough shape for a very long time and should of closed years before it actually did. The one unique thing about this mall is it never had any major renovations or updates in its entire history so when you could walk inside you felt like you were going through a time warp, lol. I would say that it started going down hill in mid 00's. I remember shopping in this mall in the 90's and it had the following stores: Chic-fil-a, Blockbuster Music, Radio Shack, FootAction, Kaybee Toys, Bookland, Wooton Jewlers, Payless Shoes, Pet Pros, and I remember a sports card shop. The Sears building opened as a Woolworth, then Hills Dept. Store before Sears. There were a few other stores as well that I cannot remember.

@PraveenSrJ01 2 ай бұрын

Kaybee Toys 🧸 was my favorite ❤️

@PraveenSrJ01 2 ай бұрын

When did it actually close?

@f150ninthgen 2 ай бұрын

@@PraveenSrJ01 I want to say late last year or early this year but I went in the mall like 2 years ago and there were only like 2 stores open!

@shinyhappytravelers 17 күн бұрын

Actually it was added onto in about 1980- the whole wing going back to JCP & Spainhours was all new... but mostly you are correct, after that nothing was ever done to it. I moved away for nearly 20 years and it exactly the same as when I left.

@kellychildress8554 Ай бұрын

I grew up in this mall,I remember when this was a happening place, breaks my heart to see this😢, I remember when every store was going, Belk, peebles, music store, pet store sears, ice cream, music store, penny's, wow what memories ❤

@melodybeitzel5378 2 ай бұрын

Its sad to see malls like this one go down hill even though ive never been to this one rest in peace Signal Hill Mall

@matthewfarmer2520 2 ай бұрын

Good evening Wallie captured this mall for your record lol so if it get torn down, you'll have it on video. Awesome 😎👍 thanks for sharing this. 📸✌️

@jasong3652 2 ай бұрын

This one hits home, wish I could have gotten out there one more time before it closed, can’t bring myself to go see it like this. I totally agree that this mall had the best aesthetics ever!!

@Urban_nation. 2 ай бұрын

This is so sad to see but cool thanks for sharing this wonderful video wallie

@davidellis5141 2 ай бұрын

You definitely get a Dawn Of The Dead vibe from this mall. Bizarre place for a carnival.

@johnlewis6412 Ай бұрын

I helped build Signal Hill Mall in the summer of 1974. I remember when the mall was a very vibrant and busy place. Spent a lot of time Christmas shopping there. It is sad to see it close.

@charlestonpinballarcade 2 ай бұрын

The WORLD FAMOUS Signal Hill Mall! 🎉🎉🎉

@karenstoddard8278 2 ай бұрын

Seems almost impossible that it’s fallen into that condition so quickly. Thanks for sharing , I may have to take a trip up that way and check it out.

@BeccaBindi36 2 ай бұрын

Statesville is a sad place in general

@AydenTaub 20 күн бұрын

It’s not sad we just don’t have a lot of retail

@AydenTaub 20 күн бұрын

Sad places are in other countries that don’t have much money and people who live in poverty

@kramnull8962 16 күн бұрын

@@AydenTaub Sad their economy relies on writing tickets on interstates and collecting court costs....

@AydenTaub 15 күн бұрын

True

@chachie82 Ай бұрын

I live in SC now but this place was my childhood, my grandparents lived near there, my sister worked at Belk there, and many a weekend spent there with my family. It’s sad to see a part of your childhood that was once thriving gone. Thank you so much for sharing.

@MariaCruz-ob6le 2 ай бұрын

Wallie you got me tear eye sometimes I want to bring back the mall back Here some ❤❤❤❤❤❤ for you

@ItsJustTrevor 2 ай бұрын

While you are in NC, why not look at a Checkers in Viewmont? It was originally permanently closed due to a massive fire that broke out, but the owners just had it completely renovated inside out a few years later. Now it's back in business and doing wonderfully

@gmanandhislady 2 ай бұрын

I didn't know there was a fire. I used to go to Checkers in Hickory all the time. I'm glad it's back open again.

@AEvans36963 Ай бұрын

I completely understand how seeing a place that was so full of life slowly decay and rot can make one emotional. I once got very emotional watching a video of a walkthrough through a closed abandoned mall. I recalled the sounds of life inside of a mall that was no longer there and I nearly broke down. Thing is, I had never set foot in that particular mall, but I recalled the time period that the mall was opened and my own memories of being at the mall in my hometown. I was deeply struck by a wave of nostalgia and actual grief over the loss of life in that place. It took me completely by surprise. It's amazing how attached we can get to things like that.

@evanwilliams6406 2 ай бұрын

I feel the same way about the Staunton Mall, I went there a lot when lived there for three months and even got my haircut in there. Then I went there about 2 years ago and saw they had gutted the place and tore it down and I was in complete shock that they just gutted it all. I liked going in there are shopping and looking around and I got clothes there and books there. It had a lot of fun memories for me in that mall. It hurts to see in that state. They are building something in its place, but it won't be like what the old mall was.

@jaimienichols5649 2 ай бұрын

Awesome Wall

@jet34thehawk 2 ай бұрын

Wow that looks 👌 😂fun

@DavidSquires-iy4uv 2 ай бұрын

Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights, Michigan is scheduled to Close Permanently on Monday July 1,2024. J.C.PENNEY, and Macy's will remain as separate stores after Lakeside Mall is Demolished. After, when Lakeside Mall and the Abandoned Sears, and Lakeside Mall will be renamed Lakeside Town Center in the future. This is the latest news about Lakeside Mall. 5:33

@MatthewCampbell-pd1qr 2 ай бұрын

65,000 subs WOW!

@christianpatriot7196 Ай бұрын

Makes you feel sad knowing years ago this place was thriving with activity Like so many dead malls, you can easily think back with fond memories of a place once filled with shoppers and busy stores

@ja-kaz 2 ай бұрын

It amazes me how easily we, including myself, can become so emotionally attached to inanimate objects. The sights, sounds, and smells bind us to those objects and make the body hurt to turn back time to better days past

@dianagarner2178 Ай бұрын

I really felt and appreciate your emotions. We have had most of our favorite malls die like this. It is heartbreaking. Sending you a hug.

@lindamikel1842 2 ай бұрын

North Carolina State Fair what a surprise video but you doing a First Abandoned Video or State Fair Ride any Plans.

@devynyates1929 22 күн бұрын

I live in Statesville, and didn't get to experience this mall until it was too late unfortunately. 5 years ago when i moved here, the only stores open was wooten jewelers, belk and ihop. Statesville as a whole just seems like a city stuck in time with no progress. It's a quiet place though, good to raise your family. glad you stopped by.

@kramnull8962 16 күн бұрын

Statesville banned kids from cruising, they never came back.

@paul-roblox5174 2 ай бұрын

Hopefully they building something even better to replace that mall for people to enjoy but if they don't building something better then that's ok with me because I'm sure everyone will have good memories and stories out of this mall

@PaleOpal21 2 ай бұрын

Heaven cried too.

@jamesb9192 Ай бұрын

Great video Wallie, keep up the good work brother. Tough to lose places like this 😢

@robertmailhos8159 2 ай бұрын

Sad to see they left the power on but the air conditioner is shut off

@MrDonCoyote Ай бұрын

All those emotions made the video so much more beautiful. I'm really glad you did this. R.I.P Signal Hill mall. Hopefully something new and exciting will take its place.

@danielhedrick5886 2 ай бұрын

That's insanely obscene 😮

@WallieB26 2 ай бұрын

What is? The interior?

@70brine 7 күн бұрын

I used to stop there on the way from Florida or Myrtle when I was a kid. There was a cafeteria back in the 80’s and 90’s that my parents would stop at.

@Labyrinth_1881 Ай бұрын

I remember when Signal Hill was packed with people pretty much daily. I was just a kid then, 18 now. The pairs of shoes and clothes I get from there. The electronic store where I got my first phone. Goodbye to the Signal Hill mall. May she rest in peace.

@jodywight3948 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your phenomenal videos and for showing the care and concern for these dying giants of retail. When i look at the several malls closed, abandoned and demolished , I recall the life they once had. I worked and shopped at many in Northeast Ohio. Its sad and a very costly situation. Thank you for your research and the great commentary! You, Sal, Dan Bell and Ace are my favourites to view!

@strawman1985 22 күн бұрын

The Belk reminds me of a situation in High Point. Oak Hollow Mall was opened in the mid 90's and thrived for a short while. High Point University bought it out and eventually all tenants left except Dillards. They own their building and continue to thrive despite the Mall being a ghost and now being used by the college.

@strawman1985 22 күн бұрын

The mall in my town (Randolph Mall, now Asheboro Mall) seemed to be destined for the same fate but a company bought it and has pumped life back into it. Still a lot of open spaces but they have added walls and decor to spruce it up and hide them. The big anchors of yesteryear are almost all gone. (Sears, Roses, JC Penney, Belk) Belk is the only one still standing but now there is a Ross/Ulta there in the old Penney Spot, a Dunham Sports in the Roses spot and the Sears spot was demolished due to many issues. This mall also in the early 90's had an Eckerd in it which is now Books-A-Million. I've never seen another mall with a pharmacy, it was strange but neat. 2 small strip smalls are in the mall property as well. One other oddity is there is no food court. A Chick-Fil-A, hibachi type place and a pizza place are inside, but not together.

@silviahdez2950 2 ай бұрын

Also, nice vid🙂👍

@slackingpacking 2 ай бұрын

I wish I had the chance to visit this place before. I am planning on Carolina trip next year. I wonder what this place will become? Or will it be demolished for a new warehouse like everything else? I hope not. I hope something useful will takes it place. Something that’ll benefit the community.

@crystalscan2002 2 ай бұрын

that is fire hazard, with all the mold with power on

@shinyhappytravelers 16 күн бұрын

I remember this mall as a kid in the mid 70's until I left in '84. For a small town it was a decent mall. They added the wing with JCP and Spainhours (later Peebles) around 1980. The mall owners name is shown quite prominently in the Winn Dixie section of the video, and it's a damned shame they've let the mall decay to this point without taking the next step and knocking it over. Small town politics....

@kramnull8962 16 күн бұрын

Right after you left they banned the youth from cruising. Then those moved on and never came back...

@davidellis5141 2 ай бұрын

I've always liked ferris 🎡 wheels.

@swallace8182 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic video Wallie! Love the look, even if you can’t go in. It was going down for a long time but we always have the memories!!

@Yt_epic_gaming 2 ай бұрын

Seeing that sign makes me want a corn dog

@kristijohnson1473 2 ай бұрын

I was in Belmont Ave Youngstown Ohio Walmart I Saw the that one Guy he had on attention Kmart shoppers shirt on it was crazy I laughed a lot when i was in Walmart earlier today lol

@lisafreeman4222 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video

@jm37024 11 күн бұрын

great video i same way with the Concord Mall in Elkhart, IN

@the704ranger9 Ай бұрын

Yup this is in my home town it sad to see it close

@RoseBadwolf79 Ай бұрын

I also know first-hand that there used to be woolworths. My late grandmother was one of the senior vice presidents over the east coast and my late father actually worked at that location when it was a woolworths.

@BryanDBostic Ай бұрын

Im from SC but i remember going here when i was younger

@misterhat5823 2 ай бұрын

I had no idea it was abandoned. I used to go there when going to JR when they sold other things and just cancer sticks.

@kennethgorman4958 2 ай бұрын

Sad to see its in bad shape

@alanlough638 2 ай бұрын

A great video, Wallie!👍👍👍👍 It's really sad to see malls close. I really miss the Century 3 mall in Pittsburgh, PA. I used to go the mall with friends of mine when Century 3 mall was open. As for those trailers with the carnival, a number of them are motor homes for the carnival employees, as they stay in them when they travel around the country. Did you go to the carnival while you were there? The carnival looked like there were rides that would be fun to ride.

@PraveenSrJ01 2 ай бұрын

I remember and know exactly what mall you are talking about 😊

@williamvonaschen7309 Ай бұрын

I lived in Statesville for a while. The only place that was open in that mall was IHOP ! The WinnDixie was still open and Sears had just closed the last time I was there.

@PamelaRamsey-n9t Ай бұрын

We had breakfast at this IHOP 9 years ago. Look how fast things can change.

@omarr-hs4hs Ай бұрын

That malls is straight out of a horror movie its litteraly so creepy

@suzannewillis817 2 ай бұрын

My gosh!how far this poor mall has fallen when it shouldn't had in the first place!the rain that was fallen was I think was tears ,not only tears from heaven but also maybe the tears of a crying mall!so very sad. Signal hill mall your not alone in shedding tears we all and wallie are crying with you cause it's like we are losing a dear friend.😭😭😭😭

@nobodycat7144 Ай бұрын

I don’t know how to describe Signal Hill. Like I was born when the entire Mall was still open, but also around its decline of popularity around the late 00s/early 10s. I remember the layout, but I can’t remember all the stores inside. I don’t remember if there was something beside JCPenney or not. I do remember that one Gumball machine that had multiple ways of being dispensed, next to the ice cream shop.

@TheCubeTube 2 ай бұрын

Great video! So sad to see Signal Hill go… 😢

@BentleythegamerYT 2 ай бұрын

R.I.P

@outquick Ай бұрын

You should go to Gorgeous State Park. Locals call it Turtle Back. It’s on the SC NC line. 3 massive water falls n 1 is the biggest in the state 100 footer. But we call it turtle back because one waterfall is shaped like a giant turtles back and you climb a bull rope to get on top of the waterfall and then slide into a giant lagoon. Be careful not to get sucked downstream because that hundred foot waterfall is no more than 100 yards away. I lived in Franklin North Carolina for 20 years and this is my favorite place other than going to Highlands, North Carolina from Franklin. What a beautiful trip and lots of waterfalls and some you have to know about to even find.

@samanthamiller5226 Ай бұрын

I work at the McDonald's Drive Thur right cross from there!

@drewie8897 Ай бұрын

Reminds me how my local mall (Chesapeake Square) is dying. Went there on Juneteenth. The Sears location that was there has been closed for years and is probably already decayed.

@rp42069 Ай бұрын

These malls are a sign of what is happening to America 😢. Miss this mall and the salisbury mall. Depressing

@kileyhockenbrock3294 2 ай бұрын

It probably won’t happen but I just hope who ever is in charge puts in a another mall there so people can still go out and shop

@bradye21playsIndieHorror 2 ай бұрын

I love the entry way outside. It would be cool if they could keep it up as a memorial, add some plants and fountains around it. But no, they won't.

@PraveenSrJ01 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for creating the video content

@Sleeve_Did_It 2 ай бұрын

How ironic. After a fire shut down the interior of the Voorhees Town Center (former Echelon Mall), they brought a carnival to the former Macy's (former Strawbridge and Clothier) parking lot.

@firenicey7319 28 күн бұрын

Ah late 80s kid days… going to Quincy mall to go to DQ get a dilly bar …. Then off to KB toys ( once a month ) it was a treat to pick out a transformer then finishing off with Aladdin’s castle arcade and watching live action TNMT and Flinstones and the like at the movies… Cherished memories ❤ For those of you who grew up 2000s and onwards there is a special kind of magic a mall can bring that Amazon and the like can’t emulate. If I win the lottery I plan on making it possible to buy a mall and restore it to 80s 90s era ( yes music and all! )

@CharlesRoberts7358 2 ай бұрын

It's bad about all malls and you know why mold has came its not being cooling though out.

@Jp77717 2 ай бұрын

whats the rides doing in the front of the mall what is it called

@paulwilliams8824 Ай бұрын

Have you ever explored the mansion in the woods behind the mall? It’s wicked!

@12HpyPws 2 ай бұрын

You better have had a few funnel cakes Wallie

@user-dn2bn8jo1u 2 ай бұрын

Restaurant peace senior hill mall

@justrandom1259 15 күн бұрын

2:11 I've lived here my whole life. And i've never once have seen a carnival there at signal hill mall wtf. Literally like five miles away from there. It does suck. I remember as a kid. Go in in with my mom or aunt to chick fil a and going to the music store. 😢

@coreycoyle9548 Ай бұрын

Very Wonderful Video!!!!! I LOVE THE CARNIVAL RIDES!!!! F+L, Corey

@Yt_epic_gaming 2 ай бұрын

It looks terrible 😕

@anitayorkhall3231 14 күн бұрын

The Collier sign in Winn Dixie...I always heard they owned the mall.

@princessmarlena1359 Ай бұрын

My sympathies.

@shainahullihen1159 2 ай бұрын

Is that a ride squeaking? That can't be good 😢.I like that the fair is in the mall parking lot though. I wish malls didn't close 😢.

@nickpatrick1636 2 ай бұрын

My mall is still open

@john195316 2 ай бұрын

Hello Wally from Columbus Ohio.. Westland Mall which you were right across the street from was in the same situations.. malls becoming obsolete because everybody's buying everything online 😢😢 nowadays

@RyanRector1230 2 ай бұрын

That's wayside shows

@AydenTaub 9 күн бұрын

Looks like they are keeping certain things like the floor and maybe the old fountain in front of belk

@MichaelKeller-rx5iq Ай бұрын

Our Muncie mall be there someday

@coolfool4950 2 ай бұрын

didn’t know signal hill closed.i saw the last video recently amd thought the fountain and stage by jc penny was so cool

@LOAT_Official 2 ай бұрын

Sucks to see it like this Can ya revisit the Kmart that's not to far from it??

@WallieB26 2 ай бұрын

The Kmart is now a U-Haul.

@LOAT_Official 2 ай бұрын

@@WallieB26 oof

@nickpatrick1636 2 ай бұрын

@@WallieB26my sears is still open

@nickpatrick1636 2 ай бұрын

My mall is still open

@kramnull8962 16 күн бұрын

The mall was abandoned in the 90's when Statesville ran everyone of the youth from cruising the mall. Those kids never came back.... Now those old people that griped and complained are all dead....