Abandoned - Frederick Towne Mall

In the heart of Frederick, Maryland sits the now infamous Frederick Towne Mall. From its rocky start as an emerging shopping centre in the 70's, to a dead mall eventually becoming one of the most surreal abandoned malls in America today.

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[charonsferryold]

Fun fact: The old Hoyt's cinema in this mall has been reopened and is doing pretty well, it's probably the first successful reopened business in the whole property.

[Baalenciagaa]

I live a short walk away from there and I used to go there as a kid, I remember playing at the arcade, eating at the long john silver, seeing, and watching movies with my mom, now is just depressing for me. And The Francis Scott Key mall isn't looking too hot either.

[yfilms]

@5:09

First, honored to make your video. I'm the guy on the left side with the annoyed look on his face. What a night that was. Secondly, no we weren't there for copper or any belongings, we were just there to explore. The Frederick Towne Mall at that point was mostly just broken objects everywhere from vandals and jerks and trash from places. We definitely weren't the only ones going in. 2 of the 3 of us had grown up in that Mall and just like the YouTubers today we were seeking out to make a video of our own. Unfortunately we didn't really think of any reprecussions, just had a blast seeing our childhood home one more time as the Wal*Mart announcement was rumored to be happening. If interested, I have the full story of that night as well as video we shot of us just dicking around and having a blast in our old stomping grounds just like we would have if we were still kids.


Thank you for making this video, I appreciate making a cameo in someone else' video, a lot has changed in the 5 years since for me, in good ways.


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[autsedits]

I remember watching this with my mom and grandma who lived in Fredrick, but we moved a few years before it closed down.. good memories but sad seeing my mom seeing her old mall and grandmas.. thank you for showing the past for us all.

[flopsyrailwayproductions]

Update: The mall will become an entertainment center and is getting renamed District 40.

[Awesomesauce]

I’m from Frederick. I used to go to this mall when I was a kid, even the movie theater. Couldn’t believe there was video on this!

[FarmerKlein]

I used to go there all the time in the 90's as a teenager. no idea it was dangerous.

[davekunkel]

Its cool to see our local mall on your channel. The biggest loss when it closed for me was Long John Silvers... i miss that place.

[rubycrystal]

I wanted to say that it is awesome to find someone else who is into abandoned retail and the story behind them! I love your seires and I cant wait for more content ! I have watched your veidos and seen such growth !!!! you are awesome and keep moving foward !

[dcvk]

5:19 Kind of random, but I know exactly how that wooden plank got there.

Before I snuck in, my dad’s friend got inside by carefully removing the glass on the door, but when he tried to put it back in, the glass broke. Now you know why a piece of wood is in an abandoned shopping mall.

[DiamondBlade]

Havent watch it yet but its by BSF so its going to be 10/10

[MrTIHSHO]

I would have to disagree with the notion that this mall had no attachment to people; at least it does for me. This was my childhood mall and I have so many memories of going here. It was closer than Francis Scott Key and it was the only place to get Long John's Silvers in the area. We would drive the 20 minutes from my house just to get some! They had an amazing space that served boardwalk style fries for a while in the late 90's and I frequented the arcade while it was here, which I believe was called Pocket Change. Although that was also the name of the Francis Scott Key arcade too. I remember in my late teens lining up outside of Hoyts Cinemas to watch the midnight showing of the first Spider-Man film and the release day showings for Rush Hour and The Incredibles. In the late 90's again, I would eat at the Friendly's then walk into the Kaybee Toys next door to buy Transformers, well to have my mom buy Transformers. There was a tiny pretzel place at the far end where Boscov's where we would never leave the mall without getting an order of pretzels and cheese. My parents would always get their watch batteries replaced at the watch store that was next to the Hair Cuttery and I remember watching a cousin of mine perform in a school concert right there on the stage in front of the Boscov's. The Montgomery Wards was were my parents bought their first Big Screen Tube TV and the first place I played an Nintendo 64 Demo Kiosk. I will always remember Mario thanking me for playing and ask who was next :)

I have so many memories of this place and its so surreal to see a channel I follow take the time to produce such an informative video on it. Just seeing the footage gives me goosebumps as I recognize all the storefronts and even the tile floor where I would carefully hop on individual colors playing the "floor is lava" game. Thanks for bringing back some happy memories to me!

[JamesPetts]

Leaving the lights on in these places is an insane waste of energy.

[Ultimaton]

Being a millennial who grew up in Frederick, I frequented this mall in its waning years. It had a certain charm to it right up to the day the interior between the anchor stores was closed up. I was honestly surprised to see you cover this, pleasantly surprised.

[yahshgarcia]

i live around 3 minutes from here and passing by it every day and going there as a kid just makes it more and more surreal. i remember i was around like 11 or so when it closed for good and seeing it so vacant just blew my mind at the time and still does to this day

[hennerz]

Just finished binge watching these videos and now there's a new one

[elizabeth]

When you see that Bright Sun Films has uploaded a new video, your day just became brighter

[silverhiker]

I worked in that mall in the 90s and they were some of the best days of my life. I worked at Camelot music and a few years later, RAVE clothing.

[scj]

I would just like to say that i used to hate your videos because you would always stutter or laugh or whatever, but your quality has improved immensely and I actually enjoy watching these newer ones. Keep it up.

[VezerloProductions]

The amount this channel has grown since I first join is phenomenal.