this is so sad...im basically from stlouis...my life in a sense has always revolved around it...if im being honest iver never seen this building...but its gorgeous...i bet the bones of it are steel and thus still strong...point being l, this building, even today, has sooo much potential...its just bad the area and interest in it....if i had the money id totally bring this place back to glory....times are changing...to any invester watching...take over this property and make it what it should be...🙏🥺😁🫡

This is sad. I took my drivers test on the lower level. Stelmacki’s grocery store was there too. I think there was a bowling ally there and a movie theater also.

Sure didn't take long from being built to closing down. I remember when it was being built thinking "what a waste of money", because most every big shopping mall was being abandon.

If I had a billion or two, I might buy it & rebuild it, because I grew up not too far from here, and remember it when it was a popular place to go. Brings back memories.

So many coins went to the fountains

So bitterweet😢 grew up going here. Saw goonies in the original theater. Hot Sams pretzles. All my kids saw santa and easter bunnies. 😕

Just imagine that once stood here was a thriving retail location providing jobs, memories and social interaction for people. This Retail Apocalypse will continue thanks FireGhoust for documenting it, Keep em Rolling!

Do you think it will most likely be developed into an Amazon warehouse?

Thanks for the update, cool to see the crews in action!

In the summer of 1975 I turned 16 and tested for my drivers license there. The bottom floor was leased to the State for drivers license testing. I recall it well, my hair was half-way down my back and when the Missouri State Trooper walked outside asking for me I don't think he was a fan of guys with long hair, considering all Trooper's sported crew-cuts, lol. I had just talked my dad into letting me install a new Pioneer Super Tuner cassette deck with a separate amp. Plus, a pair of Jensen Triax speakers in his car. That thing CRANKED! I had a few cassettes in the glove box and one of them was Alice Cooper's Killer. After the Trooper got in the car I was very tempted to push that Killer tape in and play "You Drive Me Nervous" because that's exactly what I was! No problem I passed and was smiling the whole way home. Dad let me drive, but no music because the Cardinals were playing a game and dad never missed watching or listening to a Card's game.

I have watched all of north county decline throughout my life (58 years) So sad

I went there for kindergarten and across the street for 1st and 2nd grade before moving out of the city. After so many years I stopped by. Feeing Nostalgic for some odd reason, I was kind of shocked that both schools had been closed for what seems a very long time. I went there as a small kid in the mid 70''s.

That's a bummer they should fix it up to help the homeless

Interesting similarities. This is one of the buildings of the abandoned Nevele Grand in the Catskills: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevele_Grand_Hotel

Doomed from the day it was built

I wish KZfaq would delete all this AI generated crap.

Do you have any plans to memorialize Chesterfield Mall's demolition (starts 10/15/24)? Not sure if you live in North County; definitely quite a drive to Chesterfield.

Chicago had Cabin Green , Robert Taylor, and other housing projects that failed completely. Actually, life in those buildings was good for, at most, A decade or two. Then a combination of gangs and mismanagement created a hellish condition. When Chicago City government officially gave up, every city leader, every social service agency, and both city newspaper editorial staffs placed the blame on "the buildings". Building design, building location, building density, building equipment. Nary a word about the real cause of the failure, which was the quality of the occupants. Not politically correct to blame people, so "the buildings" were blamed.

ah... another example of 'boys and sh*t that goes !BANG!... <PFFT>

We moved to north county in 1961. I remember how attractive and unusual the tower was. A movie theater and restaurant. We often went to the public library and a drive-in theater near by, too. Your video is such a shock. I haven’t been by the tower in several decades. … You mispronounce words and occasionally say strange phrases. Just who/what is speaking here?

Keep em Rolling!

I took my date there for 9th grade prom 1976 i an 63 now

I just drove past this area this morning. It was slated for much mega development that never happened due to the crime demographics. There was much crime there before Ferguson. Take the bus out from the North side of St. Louis, steal things, and then steal a car to bring them home. Until the ghetto culture of the north side is broken, until it becomes more inclusive of all cultures, the North side will always fail.

I lived in the area 10149 count dr I left the area to live in the country WoW what a difference. My cousins and I would play on the elevators we were about 5 years old to us it was like a mansion we loved the area than I won't even go up by the neighborhood now unless I have security Y

They need to build more buildings like this with the exterior walkway. In case there is a fire.

I'm getting dizzy watching video! Slow down your movements!

I worked there!! It ws a cool place.lts gonna disappear....

So the Democrats turned the neighborhood into public housing and welfare and eveyone left???

Two of that style built in Columbus...one still Standing.

Democrats

Why would an LLC in California even want to own this abandoned building? It makes no money

You’re a talented individual Keep em Rolling!

Oh just FYI we in N.E. Ohio saw another mall close permanently the Midway Mall in Elyria Ohio and I was also at the Shenango Valley Mall closing in Western Pennsylvania I would say another 25 percent of the dead malls will be closed in 5 years just MHO

What do think they are going to do with the Chesterfield Mall which was the Sister Mall to the Jamestown Mall

This is the direct result of having no pride in your community, no respect of others. Its the same crap that happened in the city and now north county is going down the same way. Its sad and shameful bc this was a really nice place . . . Once upon a time.

Once black people moved in…

I drive by this building every day to work. I often think if they will ever demolish it, but it would be hard with the buildings right next to it.

Looks just like every other boys home then asylum

I wonder if they have been hauling dirt in

Restoration is a hysterical pipe dream. Down it goes!

More AI written and narrated BS. These trash clickbait channels should be banned.

Great work, glad the rain could stay way long enough!

All of north county is a nightmare.

This property is like this just like every single inner city in the United States is like this and everybody knows why😢😢😢

is that the one where the top of it used to turn with a panoramic view

I drive pass this tower just about everyday. It’s a shame that STL county won’t put any energy here. Pisses me off I have to drive to west county to do things with my family. #RebuildNoCo

“Those people” un-develop everything around them.

Thanks for this! Amazing to see just howuch work really has to go into this to tear everything down. Think a lot of people underestimate the work needed.

I remember Rizzos Restaurant for their Spinning Salad!