North Dekalb Mall (Abandoned | Documentary)

Nestled in the heart of Decatur, Georgia, stands a monument to the changing landscape of retail in America. Welcome to North DeKalb Mall, a place where memories are woven into the fabric of time, and where the echoes of bustling shoppers once filled its corridors. Aside from being one of the first enclosed malls in the Metro Atlanta area, this shopping mall has seen its share of ups and downs along with many redevelopment attempts. Today we will be going over the Fascinating History of North Dekalb Mall. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Beginning 3:27 - Expansion 4:27 - Store Changes 7:22 - New Ownership 8:31 - More Store Changes 9:21 - New Owner 10:22 - Redevelopment Plans 12:15 - Closure 13:33 - Filming Destinations 14:15 - Today 16:47 - Outro ▬ Important Links & Sources ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Script & Video Production: Rasheed Stevens (Sheednomics) Narrator: https://www.fiverr.com/midnight154 ▬ Related Videos ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Macon Mall:    • Macon Mall Almost Abandoned (Remastered)   Gwinett Place Mall:    • Gwinnett Place Mall Yesterday & Today   ▬ Music ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Lofi Geek @Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3g16Pgr Lofi Study Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf4p_... Lofi Playlist 2022:    • LoFi Mix 2022 | LoFi Hip Hop Beats to Rela...   Lofi Geek Official Channel:    / @stompsplaylist   royalty free Music by Giorgio Di Campo for FreeSound Music http://freesoundmusic.eu    • Royalty Free Ragtime Piano - medium  -fast...      • youtube ID free chill hop [no copyright]: ...   Facebook:   / freemusicforyoutube   Freesound Music Official Channel: @FreesoundMusic (Important Links & Sources) Social Media:   / sheednomicsonthego   (Instagram)   / sheednomicsonthego   (Facebook Page) https://sheednomics.blogspot.com/ (Official Blog) (Video Links) Mall Drone Shot:    • Half-ABANDONED Mall & the Movies   Public Meeting:    • North DeKalb Mall meeting   Rich's Commercial:    • Rich's-Macy's   Lechmere Commercial:    • Lechmere Jewelery commercial (Mid 90s)   Phar Mor Commercial:    • Pharmor Pharmacy Commercial (1987)   Pictures and Articles (Credit not mentioned in the video) Newspaper Clippings: newspapers.com Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/north-dekalb... Construction Picture: dekalbhistory.org Rich's Construction: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... Rich's Store: https://skycity2.blogspot.com/2006/07... Mall Maps: https://mall-hall-of-fame.blogspot.co... North Dekalb Mall Website: https://web.archive.org/web/200201210... Ross Picture: https://www.flickr.com/photos/1054240... Lennar Article:https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/r... Ross Closing Picture: https://www.tonetoatl.com/2016/07/nor... Lulah Hlls Website: https://edens.com/property/lulah-hills/ ** Some Pictures and Videos are from other sources with proper credit given in the video and the description listed above. If you believe credit was not given properly, send me a direct email so it can be added to the video.** #documentary #deadmall #abandoned