Dead Malls Season 5 Episode 4 - Westwood Mall (MI)

Located in the heart of central Michigan in the town of Jackson, lies Westwood Mall. This small 70s masterpiece while modernized almost completely still retains some of its very retro aesthetics. The towering bulbous skylights which plume down towards the ground add an effect of belle bottomed nostalgia that can’t be found elsewhere.. So what is the story behind this tiny mall? And how deep does it go? Well, join me today as we take a tour and tell the tale of Westwood Mall in Jackson, Michigan.

Music used

Mall Muzak of 1959

Mall Muzak of 1974

I Cant Breath in this Mess - Stevia Sphere

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[Bistralcard]

Im so upset that you do not have anymore support for your content, it is so well made!

[JoshYT]

Glad to see a small town mall that still has life to it, unfortunate that Kohan had to buy it out of all people. But hey, at least we have quality videos like yours to remember these malls by!

[iBry]

You know things are gonna take a turn for the worse when a mall is acquired by Kohan.

[briangerst]

Westwood Mall is the lone survivor of a trio of nearly identical malls built by the same developers. The other two were Maple Hill Mall in Kalamazoo and North Kent Mall in Grand Rapids. Both were de-malled in the early 2000's.

[retroryan]

It’s a shame so many trees and fountains were removed from malls across America from renovations in the 90s. I don’t know why that stuff wasn’t considered modern anymore by the 1990s.

[darrenthorne]

That F.Y.E. store used to be a Record Town and Saturday Matinee combo store and they rebranded the chain to FYE. Was shocked to see they still have the Saturday Matinee sign, neon record in the ceiling and keyboards coming from the ceiling. I used to manage one of those stores in Brockton, MA.

[IleneKissinger]

Thanks so much for this visit back to my childhood mall. I grew up in Concord, MI about 15 miles from Jackson and this was the closest mall we had. I never realized how small it was until we moved to California. I mean it was micro small. It used to have a theatre attached to it called Westwood Cinema. The last movie I saw there was John Hughes' Pretty In Pink in 1986 with my older teenage sister and afterwards when we regrouped with my Mom, I remember begging her to take me to the JCPenney and The Gap to get some clothes like Molly Ringwald. I got the soundtrack on cassette that same day as well at the record shop there (Wherehouse Records?) then off to get nachos at Hot Sam's and some hello kitty stickers at Little Wishes. Good memories. Glad to see it has stayed clean and keeps its nostalgic architecture but wish it had more life and actively running shops.

[almond]

Hey @Northcdogg22 love the content! Any way that you can set these to premiere? I just think it'd be nice to sit down, watch the video and chat with you and the community.

[Peajay]

this gives 'tiny town mall' vibes. Australia build 'shopping hubs" in the larger town between the smaller towns giving residents a closer place to shop with a large grocery (Woolworths or Coles) and a department store (Big w Kmart target) as Anchors
but due to the small sizes of these town they are always pretty quiet.

[pattymiller]

Thank you for the video. Since the making of this video 5-6 more stores have moved out. The Buckle, Kay Jewelers, The Shoe Department, At&T, Bath and Body just to name a few. It feels like a ghost town most days I walk. The mall is always spotless. So sad to see another mall vanish. It was beautiful in its former days.

[joeybuddy]

Even though no one ever mentions it, you actually got a really good shot of the old Things Remembered kiosk. That was cool to see, especially since it closed a long time ago, I'm thinking like 6-8 years or so

[stevebayt]

First medal twice this season if I am keeping

[michieschalitz]

I enjoy the old photos of the malls you find. It reminds me of the shoulder to shoulder foot traffic that was to be expected. I liked the Valley West mall video. Have lots of memories there, and thought it was still open.

[DOUGHBOY.]

how do u only have 6k subs i love your content bro

[GaMoRdI]

Love the video, another dead mall another hurricane simulator. Any chance you will be stopping at Courtland Center Mall in Burton next?

[cuddlesthetiger-mallsnmore]

The only amazing thing about that "Amazing Place" is that they get away with calling it an arcade. But that FYE was aesthetic as hell. The FYE at my childhood mall, the York Galleria still has some neon. Not as much as this one, but some cool blue lining lights around the store. This is a great video, definitely subscribing

[JoJo-iesl]

Nails and eyebrows places---yep, well into the death spiral....

[retailanddixeddfan]

Ima Watch All Of Your Series Episodes.

[denial]

When I saw the name of this mall, I thought he was in Malton, Ontario which also has a mall called Westwood Mall (more commonly known as Wastewood),

[markbajek]

I'm guessing Westland mall where the city adopted it's name (it was Nankin township) after the mall was built as its own.