Abandoned Wal-Mart. Aurora IL

Closed October of 2016. Thank you for all of the views on this video.

[RandomGuy-ctns]

I used to go to this Walmart a ton and also the Jewel Osco nearby. That was in elementary school, now I'm in high school. How time flies by.

[Maxxiggor]

Beside Wal-Mart and Zayre there was also an Ames store. And where the Big Lot store currently sits there used to be a Omni Supermarket.

[RockbeThyName]

Thanks for sharing this, you just shown me my old youthful memories!! I worked in that Walmart in 1998 to 1999 then moved to Phx, AZ Wow that old movie theater i used to go to a lot back in the day.. Remember seeing the 1989 Batman there and Total Recall(Arnold's version not Collin Ferrells) and many many other films. And I worked at that PizzaHut too in my teen years!! The Walmart opened in 1992 and I used to go to the Zayre then Aimes back in the day.. Wow what memories.. i used to live right behind McDonald's on Best Place..

[SlickRight]

I miss 90's aurora. Waldo's dollar Matt on lake Street was the biggest 1 dollar store I've ever seen

[igneouspine]

I used to go to that Walmart back in the 2000s. OLD MEMORIES!!!!

[nefariusD]

That area was full of shoppers in the 70's and 80's, but by the early 90's was getting less traveled. The walmart was horrible inside, really old fashioned and cruddy, years ago.

[brianhoyt]

I grew up in Oswego. My brother worked at Zayre in high school. I remember the theatre and McDonalds.

[davehanlon]

I'm not THAT much older than you (LOL) but I remember when West Plaza was still a good center with almost zero vacancy. You're right, there was a Zayre store on the site in the 70's & 80's but it was a completely different building which faced Galena, with its back to McDonald's. WalMart tore it down before building their store. They also had a gas station out closer to Galena. The West Plaza Cinemas were roughly where Sally Beauty is now, and the road behind it came through next to the theater. There's a lot more I remember about West Plaza that's too long to put here in the comments but an email discussion would be great if you want.

[denverleatherboy]

Aurora, IL.... hometown to Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar.... #ROCKNROLL!!! #PARTYON!

[Hollergirlohio]

It was never a Super Wal-Mart. That is why we didn't shop there for everything. We still had to go to 2 different stores.

[greenspiraldragon]

I miss that Walmart so much. It was a mile from my home. They always had lots of customers. It was always busy. Now I have to drive 8 or 10 miles to get to a Mal-Wart. We used to refer to it as the Ghetto Walmart. I remember eating in what used to be the Pizza hut too. The McDonalds has been moved out closer to the street now.

[TerrysOdyssey]

That's something too see more Walmart popping up abandoned

[eringalin]

Isn't there another abandoned walmart on RT 59 by Fox Valley?

[MathewRusso]

The movie theaters are where the Hobby Lobby/Omni (old food store) was at. The Pizza Hut became "CURVES" (women's health club thing) and then became China Hut for a while. I don't know what it is now. Yes, the Wal Mart was a dump because it was unkept and poorly maintained.
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[MathewRusso]

From someone who grew up here, the ZAYRE was exactly where the Wal Mart was at, but it faced Galena Blvd... Where as the Wal Mart faces east.
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[norbertop.niebres]

I think this location is still closed (circa Sunday, January 19, 2020).

[doramips]

i only went inside that walmart like 10 or 20 times when i was 5 or 6

[Hecrivergom]

I miss that wall mart😭😭😭🥺😢 i grew up with that

[carsonneeley]

There is a Former Walmart in Litchfield, and it is now a Maurices

[dbnd]

Is one of the beginning photos the Fox Valley mall?