Fiesta Mall: ABANDONED! FINAL GOODBYE Mesa Arizona

I lived there when it opened. It was a big deal. What a wonderful time it was. Nothing at all like today. If you weren't there, you can't possibly imagine.

They tore down my old mall in 2012 and the days leading up to its destruction I just go there to walk around and take in the memories. You are so right. The 80s and 90s were the bomb. Couldn’t help but think about going there during my high school days with friends in the early 80s. Go there to meet girls, play games at the arcade, buy clothes and cassettes, eat lunch and see a movie. In the 90s buying my wife get engagement ring, appliances at Sears. Suits at Macys and later on children’s clothing. My barber cut my hair from when I was 15 till his passing in 2017 when I was 51. Just a memory now. Sad seeing being torn down.

Me and my 5th grade class had an orchestra concert on that stage….how time flies

I lived in Mesa from 1999 to 2013 about a mile from Fiesta mall. I clearly remember going to these places. Tragic to see the place deteriorate. Curious to see what they do with it.

Thanks for documenting this. Fiesta Mall meant a lot to me.

Fantastic work on this piece of History. Good bye Fiesta Mall . May you RIP 🪦.

I remember going to the food court and I'd get a cup of coffee and just sit and watch the people go by. It's sad to see the mall is dead now. So many memories, and now it's all gone.

That is sad to see. It looks like it was a nice place.

I’m glad you were able to get inside to show us the interior. Could have done without the stabbing story though. Don’t understand how you were brave enough to risk arrest to enter the mall but not so much to go into a dark bathroom you were talking about. Still a nice walk through; much appreciated.

Looking into the future for our entire country....this where we are heading folks

Way back in the very early eighties, it was reported that 10,000 people stuffed Fiesta to see Jonathon Brandmeier and his crew perform. The stage in front of the elevator didn't exist back then. The stage was set up in the center of the hub, you could see it from all the arms of the mall. I've been going to Fiesta since about 1979, in latter years I go by every now and then. Fiesta never had underground parking, but I do remember when the second story was added over by Dillard's. The best place to park to get into the mall was in the Broadway parking lot. Will I miss it, no. It was like watching anything in decline, after a time you hope it comes to end for it's sake. The neighborhood has going downhill for more than a decade. When I hear people blame Amazon for this, I have to ask them where was Amazon in the mid 1990's. It was by that time most of the malls in Phoenix were torn down, or scaled back. That trend began in the late eighties.

I lived in Mesa (1994-2007) Fiesta Mall was thriving . My original hometown (Cleveland Ohio) a number of malls have closed including the largest mall (Randall Park Mall) at the time of its opening in 1976.

Thank you for filming the last days of the Fiesta Mall. I remember hearing from the news in 2008 when a stabbing happened right at the restroom right by the food court, that was awful.

Hi Tyson good to hear from you. It is sad to see all these older places closed and torn down. I hope you are doing well. Much love.

I worked as a store manager in retail and was there for the mall grand opening in 1980. Sears (Homar) owned the mall at that time. It was a beautiful mall, very popular and the east valley was a high growth area. Sad to see this happening. Retail and malls just didn’t keep up and stay current.

I live in MT, I’ve never been to this mall, but enjoyed the stories and video just the same. Thanks Tyson! Miss you in true crime!

Good to see your channel back up.

Dark w/haunting sound effects OTHERWISE great to see you preserving history and hear your narration. Thank you, Tyson 🙏

Although I never was at this mall, I saw my share of malls in Colorado go the same route. In the early 80’s, there were several that were really booming but as we approached 2000 and beyond, many were torn down and rebuilt as big box shopping areas, most of which were open air. After Covid, I returned to my home state of Florida but I still remember all the good times I had at those malls no longer there 😢😢

Awesome to hear from you Tyson… why are they tearing down and what will replace it? Thank you Tyson and God Bless and Gods Speed 🙏🥰🥰🥰