Backrooms Of Mall, Stuck In The 90s. Washington Square Mall Evansville Indiana. urbanx

Old school malls are amazing. Times have changed so much

Wow turquoise and neon violet! You don't get anymore early 90s colors than that! Except maybe bright neon...

I absolutely love the design of the food court, with the "being under the big top" feel of the ceiling. It's such a shame this mall is essentially dead... :(

its a real shame these places are dying off, these were great places to walk, eat and play arcades on a nice summer day. now they are a hotspot for overpriced goods. it wasnt always like this kids.

So sad, what was once a thriving mall full of people in the 90s is now empty. I can’t believe there’s one lone place in the Food Festival that’s still open! There’s a couple of these malls in my city, fortunately I live near one that still seems to be doing pretty good because it’s more upscale, at least during the day. A lot of kids on the carousel as well! Towards dinner time there’s basically nobody in the food court sadly. And the rest of our city’s malls are definitely nothing like they were and it’s so depressing. And one of those malls was where I went on my first date with my now partner. 😊

it’s so sad witnessing the decline of malls…as a teenager now who loves indoor malls im sad that i never got to experience malls in their peak :((

I'm glad videos of these places are being made and uploaded, because it won't be long before some of these malls either get renovated and modernized or straight up torn down. You can already see it happening in this video with how many shops that are permanently closed.

Australian Malls are still very busy and active but we are around 30 years behind the USA on this so it is perhaps the mall of tomorrow.

the food court is almost like a time capsule.

I live in Evansville Indiana and this mall I have so many memories it's really sad to see it fall apart thanks for coming and filming it 😊

I love around there and used to go there all the time as a kid, it was just as liminal even when there were stores there. Used to be an old shop called the merchants outlet mall and the nostalgia from going there as a kid is crazy. The dingy red carpets and second hand store smell, finding old pirates of the Caribbean figures and books on trips with my mom. Such a treasured place, I'd love to see the far right end of the mall explored, the side opposite of sears. That's where the merchants outlet mall was

I would like to have something like this to make a comeback. We are missing what it needs to be interactive with people. I love walking and seeing all the stores and food courts. This mall came out of the 90s. I wish we make a fund to raise a mall up😢

The childrens laughter echoing throught the empty halls always gives me chills when I hear it. Also when the fountain was still running it echoed through the mall as well. Miss those days when the mall was still partially alive.

I've been to this town a couple of times now for concerts since im about 2 hours east of it. Evansville has a big arena for sports and concerts, a big strip lined with shopping centers and restaurants, and then a few quiet suburb areas. One can only imagine what this place was like back when it was more full of life...

I love the architecture of the place with the variety of storefront designs. What a shame it’s so empty now. Thanks for sharing the video.

Was halfway expecting to turn a corner and see two young twin girls.

I miss the Malls. All the people that lost jobs. A fun place to go regularly even if you didn't buy anything. A place to get out of the house when bored. A place to go when the weather was very hot or very cold. All the actual physical face to face interactions that made us human and kept use respectful and courtious with each other. Something seriously lackign in a good majority of the current generation who do most their interacting online and are not properly socialized.

I worked there in the 70's at Kinney's Shoes. Dave Russell was our manager, he became the fouinder of Shoe Carnival

Ah, the memories. I used to visit this place all the time when I lived in Evansville. A sad shame to see it in this condition.

Going to visit tomorrow. Haven't been since I was a kid. Born in 98 but still have memories of going there when I was little. There was this really cool antique shop I remember loving at that time. I hope it's still there but something tells me it won't be. Quite the little Evansville treasure this place is.