It was abandoned in 2019, and the former Valley View Mall in Dallas, TX, aside from graffiti artists, and a 2-alarm fire in early 2023, had been empty ever since.
Not that long ago, malls were the epicenter of commerce and life. Throughout the ’80s and ’90s they were the place to shop, browse, and just hang out. Unfortunately for mall-lovers, these once prominent hangouts and monuments to consumerism and Orange Julius’s have now been relegated to the shadows of the communities that they once proudly served.
That takes us to Valley View Mall in Dallas. The mall was finally torn down in ’23, but thanks to YouTubers at Abandoned Dallas, we got one more look at the stores, kiosks, and food court that so many residents grew up in. And when you see those things you recognize here, it’s special… and sad…