I Spent a Day in San Francisco's Dead Mall

I used to spend an entire day at this mall with my friends when I was in High School. We would hang out eating croissants under the dome, see a movie and go shopping at United Colors of Benetton.

The last time i went here, it was filled with ppl and it was a year ago, but now its dead? Wth

Considering the mall guards also have to spend the whole day (and every working day) in the mall they would also be bored out of their mind. And I think that expelling the mall rats means less business for the food outlets, and the mall becomes just a bunch of shops, so you go to the one you plan to go to and then leave. This means the restaurants close, making it harder for people to spend any significant time there. There is a reason why every IKEA has a reasonably prized restaurant in the middle. Of course the death of mall culture can be either good or bad depending on what people do instead.

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Another good video. As a SF Native I've been to this mall many times including its movie theater. It's such a beautiful modern mall. I'm so saddened by how fast it has fallen. I'm even more irritated by how some people lie about this mall being unsafe when it's one of the safest places to be. In all of the times I've visited, not once did I ever feel unsafe. In my opinion Westfield or San Francisco Centre is a much safer place than that part of Oakland you visited in your previous video. I'm hopeful of its revival in the future.

I remember when they opened the "new" extension side. The "new" extension used to be a department store called the Emporium. It's the part with the food court in the bottom. It was amazing. Lots of local food stalls and also a fancy Bristol Farms market down there. Increasing crime and the pandemic was the nail in the coffin.

To me, it's considered a huge problem if the LEGO store has to close. Which there was one there, and it's last day of business was nov. 30, 2023.

What a shame to see such an icon of a mall closing up. So many of our huge malls in Vancouver, Canada have unfortunately met the same demise. Great video!!

I work here!!! Dang I would have loved to talk to you physically there.

Man, I remember. When I was 16 years old, my brother took me here, they had a lot of people. Now it’s not the same no more 😔

Adam 😍

Shocked tha Rolex and Panerai will allow their ADs to sell their products without any real foot traffic. It contradicts their corporate business model.

Solid video, I should probably visit this mall since I'm pretty close to a BART station now. I usually visit Chinatown and a couple of other places in SF, but never really stopped by the Westgate Center for as long as I've been in the bay area.

The last time i was there was in late 90's. The mall had a lot of people shopping back in the day. Im really shocked to see this now.

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So freakin sad. It's just a giant domino game, right? One retailer leaves, and the rest do as well. I still "believe" in the city, and as in the past, it will rebound. Something unique will come of the mall (and thanks for acknowledging it's no longer the Westfield Mall, as we asked that at the beginning of the video). IDK, maybe London Breed is not the answer. I don't know enough about her tenure to make a decision on that. Funny, I consume quite a bit of SF content, and I still don't know the answer. 🥤

San Francisco is a city in crisis and everybody knows it. While Mayor London Breed certainly can't be blamed for all that ails the city, she certainly can be blamed for the mismanagement of them. Mayor Breed is flailing and it's abundantly obvious she is in completely over her head. There needs to be a new day dawning in SF starting with a new Mayor!

Hiya Brother Adam 👨🏼 Sad too see what happening over there.Many great famous store's in the malls is closed down. Such a modern mall. This mall remind me of Zombie 80's movies ( Dawn Of The Dead and Night Of The Comet) i hope you have seen them. In Malaysia we also have few new malls which is closed/ empty. Great video by the video

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