Back in the day, going to the mall was a thing to do, a place to go, even if you had no intention of buying anything and left emptyhanded. Youtuber dan bell is an expert in documenting the collapse of shopping megaliths. Dead malls are slowly turning into abandoned malls and these empty malls are spreading across america like a cancer, particularly in the midwest, where economic decline has left these areas in complete ruins. Aug 30, 2017 the internet, wealth inequality, and reurbanization all helped kill the american mall. Jan 24, 2020 a1 stop convenience store, where ali is a clerk, was broken into about three months ago overnight and ali got a bad feeling when he heard a series of loud bangs just after 8. Director george romero filmed scenes for the famous flick at evans city cemetery, in the south side, and in butler county. When the century iii mall in the south of pittsburgh, pennsylvania opened in 1979, it was the thirdlargest enclosed shopping center on earth. I was supposed to be the next hit, store clerk recounts. All five of the movies were filmed in and around pittsburgh, pennsylvania, where romero currently lives with his family. Unsubscribe from this is dan bell sign in to add this video to a playlist.
Mar 29, 2017 developers didnt anticipate this evolution creating a vicious cycle that has resulted in the deterioration of physical plants and a graveyard of dead malls. Many pennsylvania shopping centers have switched from enclosed malls to openair shopping plazas. Century iii is now a dead mallnot entirely abandoned, but mostly deserted. Syfy announces upcoming tv series inspired by day of the dead.
It was later enclosed to remain competitive with the newer. Oct 21, 2014 a place for the living dead, too, perhaps, although the mall george romero chose to film dawn of the dead in the monroeville mall, near pittsburgh, opened in 1969. Having grown up hanging around and working in malls, bell has fond memories of these commercial, quasicommunal spaces. Jul 20, 2017 younger americans look at malls in an antiquated way, says dan bell, a filmmaker who produces the dead mall series on youtube, an eerie record of the nations fading commercial temples. Live from seoul plaza its being gutted, and this may be our last view exlog side quest duration. Americas malls and department stores are dying off time. Touring a deserted, dystopian mall in pennsylvania atlas obscura. Dead malls of america documented in nostalgiafilled video series. Another mall that died when a new outdoor shopping center was created in 2000. This list shows some of the dead and dying malls in pennsylvania. In 1977, romero began filming dawn of the dead at monroeville mall.
Pennsylvanias charm and iconic destinations make the perfect film locations for the silver screen. Pennlive readers say the shenango valley mall which is anchored by jcpenney, macys and sears belongs on the list of dead and dying malls in pennsylvania. Both of us are children of the 1980s, so we grew up in a period when a trip to the mall was a big deal, and when malls were the social centers for the suburbs we grew up in, and were the backdrop of the eras teen movies. This is not a dead mall but i think it is a dying mall. Take a weirdly hypnotizing tour of americas dying malls. The first seeds of labelscar came from the discovery of something that seemed a bit shocking in the midlate 1990s. Johnstown galleria mall the seafoam sentinel a pennsylvania dead mall from the 90s exlog 60 johnstown galleria mall the seafoam sentinel a pennsylvania dead mall from the 90s exlog 60. From diners and cemeteries to theaters and churches, weve got an endless supply of movie and tv. Never saw it in its heyday and it was nothing amazing, but brought me good feelings of a mall i went to as a kid. Americas creepiest abandoned malls by huffington post photojournalist seph lawless.
As a long time shopper at the mall it makes me sad. Demolition crews started tearing down the mall in february 2018, and two industrial buildings will take the place of what was once one of the largest malls in pennsylvania. Glen burnie md mall being repurposed as a lidl grocery. Read the stories and see the pictures of retail establishments and malls past, and some present. But when he learned that his hometown mall would be shuttering, he paid it one last visit, filming as he. The outlet center was closed up, and the mall started looking quite old and worn. Seattles northgate mall opened in 1950 as an outdoor shopping mall.
If nothing happens, we dont have information for that state yet. A haunting look inside americas creepiest abandoned malls. Or for all listings, including in other countries, use the pulldown box. Apr 27, 2017 bell began the dead mall series in 2015 after a period of professional burnout.
At least three hours of my weekend were spent chromecasting episodes of the dead mall series to my tv. Please tell us in the comments which ones you would add to the list or if theres one you think doesnt belong here. Apr 21, 2017 in this tedx talk, bell talks about his dead mall series of short films. A dead mall, or ghost mall, or simply abandoned mall is a shopping mall with a high vacancy rate or a low consumer traffic level, or that is dated or deteriorating in some manner. Touring a deserted, dystopian mall in pennsylvania atlas. Choose location alabama alaska arizona arkansas california colorado connecticut delaware florida georgia idaho illinois indiana iowa kansas kentucky louisiana maine. But now there are virtually unlimited entertainment options on the internet, to fill those boredomkiller functions.
His dead mall documentary series on youtube casts light on abandoned and dying malls across the country, including several in pennsylvania. May 09, 2014 the dixie square mall in harvey was the most famous of the dead malls in the chicago area, serving as a set for a wild chase scene in the john belushidan aykroyd film the blues brothers. Romeros 1978 zombie classic dawn of the dead, which brought together a hodgepodge of four survivors holed up in a pennsylvania mall. The bonton decided they just couldnt keep both brands going, and mailmans suffered. Consisting of night of the living dead, dawn of the dead, day of the dead, land of the dead, and diary of the dead, the series is one of the most popular horror franchises in hollywood history.
Fear the walking dead 510 opening minutes reveal homage to. With three stories and over 200 stores, it was the. The cameras are rolling, so come to pennsylvania and recreate your own oscarworthy production or simply flaunt your superior pop. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Johnstown galleria the seafoam sentinel a pennsylvania. Eerie dead mall films take us deep inside derelict retail. For pictures, articles, videos an discussions of malls from the past or current malls in their dead, dying, abandoned or currently being demolished state.
His dead mall series is a monument to the past and a. List of linked changes and additions to the content of the site. Thisisdanbell see the entire dead mall series here. The century iii mall, opened in 1979 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, was featured in atlas obscura when they took a tour of what they termed a deserted, dystopian mall. Dawn of the dead mall location for the george romeros 1978 zombie movie. But the dead mall has become a new sort of symbol, one of nostalgia and a sort of desire to slow the. Informative tours of some of the most depressed shopping malls in the midatlantic region and beyond. Tour a dystopian dead mall in pennsylvania phillyvoice. Contained a dawn of the dead museum until that closed in 20. People who are in the malls, who went to malls, this. The above video tour, created by dan bell as part of his dead mall series on youtube, gives a sense of what its like to walk through this retail graveyard.
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