AMAZING SKYLIGHTS at the struggling mall - COUNTRY CLUB MALL - LaVale, MD

And if you would like to grab a work of original art done by Lid Wetszel, head on over to my Etsy shop. It's going to be pinned in the comment and in the description and bio. These are acrylic on canvas paintings. So head on over if you want an original piece to hang on your wall. Hey guys, I'm in Lavale, Maryland at the Country Club Mall. This is in the Cumberland area. The mall opened in 1981. They're J C Penney just recently got replaced by a Rural King. They just opened 9 days ago on October 30th, 2025. They also got a Walmart as an anchor. They have an empty Sears. They have an empty Bontton. And I can't think what the other anchors are, but we're going to find out. All right, let's go walk around and see what we can find. Entrance is pretty cool. That's got to be 90s style, I would say. Stone is pretty nice. We got the wasabi club. >> It seems like there's like I don't know. It seems like there actually quite a few people here. So, I don't know. We'll see what happens. TJ Maxx is one of the haters. Look at this. When you walk in, that is just That's just sad. Oh, look. A Walmart cart. >> And that's not even right. >> What do you mean? Okay. So, yeah, their anchors are TJ Maxx, Country Club Cinemas, Walmart, and Roll King, which is right here, and they haven't updated it. And so, I think that's the Sears, and that's the Bonton. So, yeah, we will see what they got here. Oh, look at this. There's the theater. Pretty cool entrance. Very open. Um huh. It's a fire department. I think this is a ripoff of the 101 Dalmatians. I might as well do a restroom video. Here is the um exotic snack machine. Skittles really look about the same. They just have um I I don't know what language that is. Japanese maybe. Um and so does the Pepsi. I mean, is this stuff even is this stuff even different? It just like look the Skittles look the same. Oh, it's pretty interesting though. >> I got 360 on here. Oh, I got to do my uh actually I got to get back. >> They got their logos on the ATM. >> There's the timeout zone. I don't know. That's actually pretty cool. Oh, I remember these change machines. >> This is insane. >> Beanies. >> I know. >> Oh my gosh. But I couldn't figure out where it was coming from. >> And then turns out they have a movie. >> That's an old game, too. >> these old games. Oh my gosh, this is awesome. Look at this. Oh my god, these are classic. I love these animals. This is an extra cool arcade. Listen to this one. I love it. The music. That one's playing music. I want an octopus. >> First, I want a watermelon bowl. >> I didn't bring any uh money or anything. >> Pokemon cards. >> Ooh, >> this is super duper. I love that arcade. This is an old restaurant with stuff in it. What the heck? The floor is kind of cool. Um, the tiles are very colorful. I don't know if the floor looks 1981 though. It looks maybe a little bit too new for that. It It definitely doesn't look new, but it doesn't look 1981 either. So, if it is be pretty impressive American Eagle. That's good. Look at that. These are so cute. >> Jansy Spencers. They definitely have some staples in here. GameStop. Yeah, they definitely have some common staples in here. But I mean, uh, look at this end here. This is very dead. That had to be Sears. Yeah, there's Sears. Look at these. Look at these designs. I love these 90s designs. This This had to have been redesigned in the '9s. Look at these like um I guess I don't know what you call. They look like sails up there. Sears. Imagine when this was open. They left all the signs up at the Sears. We saw them when we were driving up. Wow. >> Is that security over there? >> They didn't even look at us. >> Guys, let me know how you get the new content. We are about to get some Christmas videos to share, guys. Stay tuned. Long time. I got so many YouTubers I got in that This end of it is so dead, but it has like the cool decorations on it. >> I think this is the best end of the mall. >> Yeah, I like these decorations. That's very cool. Look it. Oh, you can see it reflected up there. >> This is cool. This is a cool mall. >> This is a very >> This sucks that this end is dead. That's just a shame. >> Look at these lights. This place is awesome. This is a very I feel like these colors are 90s. I love this. So, was this Bontton then? Because the stairs was the other side. I can't really see through that. Uh, can't really see through that either. No, I don't know. Oh, I just noticed these. >> Insane. Color Williams Realy. I don't think I've ever seen realy office inside a mall. Oh, that's pretty nice. Let's look at it again. Some of the lights are off. Oh, they're just Christmas lights. That's very creative, though. So, Walmart doesn't have an open entrance to the mall. Uh, but I think that this is like a little small outdoor entrance that's by the Walmart. It sucks to see Claire's clothing. Um, my mall, Parmat Town, when I was a kid, they had a Walmart entrance in the mall, which I think that's the only time I've ever seen that. I've seen Targets have them. And I guess some sometimes there was Kmart entrances, too. But this is um Yeah, this is I think this is going to be the Walmart. Yeah, there it is right there. I guess they don't want their Or do they open it maybe s maybe during the day? H >> I don't know. >> D this part of the wing is dead, but I like it. >> Oh, liquor market. I've never seen that in a mall. I guess we have no regulations here. Like whatever. Who knows? Well, maybe in Maryland. I guess that's maybe more common. I don't know. But I've never seen a liquor mark in a mall. you. So, you have your choice between liquor market or health spa. Do you choose health or do you choose liquor? Okay. So, Google Maps said this place was open till 9:00, but they just made an announcement that said that it was open till 8 and that we have 10 minutes. Oh, well, I think I can film the rest of it in 10 minutes. These are really cute. Very cool. >> Well, except for the fact that they don't have a Browns helmet out here. >> I guess we're not really near the Browns, but we're not near the Bills either >> or the Patriots. Anthem games >> or Arkham games. >> Where's the Pokemon stuff? >> I don't know. >> Yeah. Really nice. Like >> shoe show. Mega weird. Weird. I wonder if that used to be a finish line. Um, yeah, this mole's like it is like it's one of those halfway in between ones where it's not like terrible, but there's dead parts of it. >> Uh, did we come in that way? Cuz it's like No, they didn't close it off completely. >> I think I'm pretty sure it did come in that way. But oh, hey, there's a skylight. >> I told you this my new camera here. >> Did you Did you think it was going to be good? >> Manny Quackow recently got the GoPro Max 2. Is that what it is? >> And it is a great great camera. >> No. >> What? >> I was going to say don't put that in there. >> Why? Oh, >> I'll cut it. >> Okay. >> Why? >> So, here's the TJ Maxx and this was J C Penney and it looks like this was a food court area that now has nothing in it. Um, except for one thing. I guess they put the tables up like that when they close. But yeah, that's pretty interesting though. Look at the random pictures. Smoothie Grill. Wow. Drywall J C Penney smoothie grill. Yes, I am taking pictures at the mall. That's what I do. That's a nice design. She said the mall's closing in 5 minutes. This in between cafe looks very good. All you can eat breakfast buffet. And here is the tears for Sears. Here's for stairs. B. It's really warm out here tonight. >> Oh, yeah. >> I like it. I like warm. >> It's warmer here. >> Yeah. >> It's more south of us. Yeah, >> some places are getting snow tomorrow. >> Well, >> not us. >> No, good. >> But I think we might need to break tomorrow. I want to do an outside video like uh Alex said that wow right and that's going to complete my look at the Country Club Mall in Lavale Maryland. This is my first video in Maryland, actually. Uh, yeah, that mall was I don't know. I guess you would call it an in between mall. Uh, with the rural king, they just came in. >> That did pretty good. >> Although they don't have an entrance in there. Um maybe they're gonna make one, but the it just looks like um a closed pennies in there. Doesn't even say roll king or anything. >> Um I don't really know what to think. Hopefully they got plans for the Sears, the Bontton. Um Walmart being an anchor is kind of weird. Um, I mean, I don't know. If they can do something with these anchors, I think this mall will come back. But if not, it might just stay in this limbo state forever. All right. So, I hope you guys enjoyed this and I'll see you on the next