Abandoned Northridge Mall In Milwaukee, Wisconsin

In today's episode we venture inside the abandoned mall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Northridge Mall was a beautiful 2 story mall visited by thousands of shoppers that now has been abandoned for over a decade. Northridge was built in 1972, and closed in 2003 due to high crime rate and a failing economy. Join me as we explore the remains of the northridge mall and uncover what was left inside before it’s complete demolition.

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[SOOKIE]

so many memories of going to the food court here with my grandma. it’s sad what’s happened to milwaukees malls

[nhelwer]

Back in 2017, me and a group of friends went in there quite a few times. We were lucky to sneak in and had so much fun. For some reason, there wasn't any security around the building then. It was very easy to get in.

[OddFutureGoldWang]

Woah security is crazy! I remember going here in 2018 and it was so chill no worries at all only a car that drove around the outside. It’s also sooo destroyed since I was there. Shame people always ruin spots

[imahumdinger]

I loved their decorations during the holidays. I miss going to malls like this

[Gukworks]

You were in the theater I saw Empire Strikes back, it was one of the first movies I remember ever seeing at any theater. How you walked out gave me goosebumps... I felt like I was a kid again.

[Jacob]

Went there as a kid with my mom once and only once. One of the "shoppers" lurking around tried to harass my mom. Cops got involved and we never went back. Closed a few years later due to crime (what a shocker for the North side of Milw. /s)

[rhast]

I remember this mall! It was beautiful in its time. Especially around Christmas

[luvlylilaa]

I loved this mall so much as a kid, now i only go to south ridge which is luckily still open

[paulbergen]

Open for 30 years. Dormant for 20 years. The city of Milwaukee finally prevailed and got the property from a Chinese firm that had promised big things but didn't deliver on anything. The Fire Chief was getting adamant about its removal due to numerous fires in the past 2 years. Asbestos removal has been started and by next spring removal should be pretty much complete. Since the area is still zoned for commercial development there still are no firm plans for what should be built there. But there are some troubled apartments and condos to the West. The main Corridor of Brown Deer Road has many thinly used strip.malls and a number of big box stores have become warehouses and storage facilities. How The Mighty have tumbled

[Hybridatomsk]

I almost forgot about this mall. Stay safe always, you guys! 🙏🏼

[whatafreakinusername]

(Not so) fun fact! The mall didn’t close due to high crime in a general sense; attendance had been declining for the previous 10 years largely due to *fear* of crime by suburban mall-goers that was brought on by the stabbing death of Barbara Anderson by her husband Jesse in the mall’s parking lot in 1992. Two years after that, Jesse was beaten to death in prison alongside infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

Also, if you’ve ever seen the video of this place by The Proper People, you may know that in it they spoke with some construction workers: (likely) one of whom was electrocuted to death onsite not long after.

[calvinmcmillian]

This Was the mall I went to during my childhood and Teenage years I hate to see how they let it just go down the way they did very sad

[deborahcallicotte]

Thank you..was there many times in the 80s.

[NonLegitNation]

I worked at Menards next door to Northridge Mall about 5yrs ago lol.

[zafarshaik]

Awesome video Midwest! .. it would be interesting to see what the Northridge mall looks like today after partial demolition. The mall looks clean in your video because this video was possibly recorded over 2 and a half years ago, way before they'd attempt burning the stairs and lighting a fire in the main atrium water fountain. It was amazing for years, the entrance doors were smashed and wide open to the elements. I can't find any current videos or any recent pictures of it's demolition other than them leveling the boscov anchor 😢 rip Northridge mall

[mdmoore]

i remember going there when i was a kid all the time

[Conservchick]

So sad...in it's hayday, it was a beautiful mall filled with bright shining faces... I grew up not too far from the mall. It was THE place to hang out as a kid. What a shame!. It is still standing to this day, a blight on the cities north side.

[mikep]

"When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth" (I know they didn't actually film in Wisconsin, but it gave me the same vibes watching this)

[EdsterIII]

I lived near Southridge Mall my entire childhood. I rarely got out to Northridge Mall. We would go to Mayfair Mall or Southridge Mall since they were much closer. However Northridge Mall has some really great memories for many many people. It's sad that so many of our childhood memories are being closed, destroyed, or ?? All in the name of "Progress". In the end it doesn't seem like progress at all. Just greed and corporate idiocy. I had so many incredible memories of Southridge Mall, I can only imagine how many people had the same with Northridge Mall.

[PiFenterprise]

its weird to see this. never been there. but i was just at southridge today.