Exploring the Abandoned Richmond Square Mall (1990s Mall w/ Huge Movie Theater)

My parents worked at this mall from the 1970's through the 1990's. I was born in the early 80's so this place was like my second home when I was a kid. I will miss this mall so much. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for recording this. This mall will always mean so much to me. I will never forget going to see my mom at Sears. Getting pizza at Scottos. Going to Woolworths. Going to the Loews theaters with my dad. Going to Diamonds restaurant to see my dad. I am beyond heartbroken that it's being torn down.

I once saw an abandoned mall turned into old people living area,and they made the walking areas of the mall look like little village, i think they even had little shops,etc! I think its a great idea,especially when your super old & cant drive! One stop living area! I will have to see if i can find it again & post a link! It was awesome! And No WASTE!!!😊

I practically lived in malls, shopping, going to the movies, eating at the food courts, working part time, in the 70s, 80s, 90s and even in the 2000s..It breaks my heart that places such as "The Mall" are quickly dying out; at Christmastime, all the families shopping for their kids...Oh, brings tears to my eyes because the future generations will never know how beautiful it was..R.I.P. to all the malls..

I miss the days of the 90's malls, so nostalgic. And who can forget Orange Julius:) Great Job on this!

I prefer indoor malls over the newer shopping centers. Im sad so many of them are gone.

That’s an interesting find. It’s crazy how malls close down. One or The malls in my city is still alive and booming with people in and out the mall. I’m glad it’s still around

What you saw at 35:50 weren't wristbands--they were bank wrappers for the money. Twenty five $20 bills or fifty tens would be taped in those $500 bands. The office you were in had security stuff there but it was mostly for management to count out the daily deposit and cashier tills.

When shopping malls some 50 odd years ago began to squeeze out small-time shops, who would have thought that in the end some small-time shops would outlast shopping malls in the 21st century. Sure, online shopping also kills small stores, but some specialized ones or those in tight communities can still exist. Its almost poetic justice.

This is so crazy! To think this mall was once filled with people and next an abandoned ghost town.😳

this mall may be gone soon, but thanks to you it will live on forever in this video! thanks for sharing your trip for those who are not able to see these treasures before they are gone!

I'm 59 and the mall was the main hang out,a second home.I believe that's why depression is rampant now.Everyone shops online,and the mall was a wide open space to meet and talk with friends and strangers alike.Wal Mart is still busy,but it's all crammed in and not open like malls.The atmosphere was like a mini village.Great video.That is a huge mall.

In my neck of the woods, we have a still thriving mall. Now I never really have a reason to go there, but a few weeks ago I went there for the first time in probably 30 years just to experience some "Christmas at the mall " nostalgia. It hit me right off when I had to circle the parking lot for 20 minutes just to find a space. But once I got inside, it was really a lot of fun. Lots of people, but not the overwhelming elbow-to-elbow crowds that I remember from back in the '80s and '90s. Immediately got taken in by those devils from Cinnabon. (Damn them for smelling so delicious and making me buy a box! The Fiends!). Picked up a few gifts. It really took me back. Oh, and others have commented that those were bank bands for wrapping money in the security room, but the reason the safe has two doors... Clerks and cashiers would have access to the first main door, and then they would drop their daily deposit bank bags in the top slot, (like a post office mailbox), where they would fall down into the bottom of the safe. The higher level managers or bank couriers would have access to the lower door to collect the bags and transport them to the bank.

Loved this! It's sad that malls have gone out of business. Hopefully they'll come back! Thanks for sharing! ❤

No Black Friday Sales In This Mall

Those "wrist bands" were actually used to bundle cash. So those are really "retro" as no one uses cash any longer. So glad you made the projection rooms. Thanks for sharing!!

Love this video! I miss the days of shopping in store. There is nothing like the physical aspect of experiencing something in person. It’s sad to see so many business buildings sitting empty. I love your commentary on color schemes and the time period of designs. Humanity used to put a lot of creativity into all aspects of life, I hope we will circle back around in the future. Your videos bring creativity and beauty into the world.

Brings back lots of memories growing up as a kid shopping in the mall

I gotta admit it that the music overlay at 22:00 brought a tear to my eye. I grew up a mall rat son who had a mom who managed bridal registry at the mall department store Elder Beerman. Great stuff!!

I so LOVEEE a good abandoned mall video, totally smashed it with this explore, really enjoyed watching this! 😊

Hands down 👏🏼 Devin you are the greatest explorer on YouTube!! Love your channel! Been watching you since 2022 and can’t get enough of your content. Keep it up bro.