The 90s shopping mall is an iconic typology of american architecture. What is technically known as forest fair village nee cincinnati mall nee. But they are expected to relocate to a new building in the cincy area in 2016. The forest fair village mall in northern cincinnati used to be the place to be for the community. Forest fair village mall in ohio is abandoned but eerily well. The mall underwent two major renovations since its debut. Forest fair mall was the countrys third largest mall when it first opened in 1989. I see blog posts about people exploring the forest faircincinnati mills cincinnati mall often. Choose location alabama alaska arizona arkansas california colorado connecticut delaware florida georgia idaho illinois indiana iowa kansas kentucky louisiana maine. Forest fair village is a shopping mall in forest park in the northern suburbs of. Grand staircase at the foodcourt within the forest fair village mall cincinnati, oh only one inline tenant remains in this massive mall 480 points 24 comments upper floor view of the foodcourt area in the forest fair mall cincinnati, oh.
I used to love forest fair mall before they changed it ahh the memories 1 compusa opended in 95 and guitar center is there now. Forest fair mall located in fairfield and forest park ohio opened in the late 1980s, it is known as the largest mall in ohio called a super mall it had a fashion astedicts with fashion lightbulbs. Cincinnati mills, cincinnati mall and forest fair village were all tried but all failed to create buzz. Filmmaker dan bell guides us through abandoned monoliths of merchandise, providing a surprisingly funny and lyrical commentary on consumerism, youth culture and the inspiration we can find in decay. Cincinnati mall directory the forest fair mall was. The location is a large factory, surrounded by a chainlink fence, with a wall of walkers and stone barricades.
The forest fair village mall in the northern suburbs of cincinnati, ohio was. Altman, elderbeerman, parisian, and sakowitz as anchor stores. Forest fair mall aka cincinnati mills aka cincinnati mall. A new movie theater has taken the space that was danbarry dollar saver cincinnati mills, which closed recently at forest fair village. Forest fair may be the deadest mall today in terms of the percentage of space occupied that hasnt closed altogether. The first seeds of labelscar came from the discovery of something that seemed a bit shocking in the midlate 1990s. Forest park, ohio cincinnatis most infamous mall suffered one more indignity this month when forest park inspectors converged on forest fair village to document dozens of code violations. A couple of weeks ago, my friend and i went to the cincinnati mall.
Forest fair village forest park, ohio shopping mall. Originally developed in 1989 as a highend mall, forest fair village features approximately 4,000 surface lot parking spaces and an additional 2,702 spaces in a threelevel parking garage. Its a dead mall, which is a downside if you were hoping for a variety of stores. While it has gone by several names, the basically abandoned 2 millionsquarefoot. The sanctuary is a location first seen in issue 104. At least three hours of my weekend were spent chromecasting episodes of the dead mall series to my tv. Forest fair village mall eulogy for a mall youtube. Fair village mall property, located at the northeast quadrant of the i275 winton road exit 39 interchange in the northwest region of cincinnati, oh. It is the home of the saviors, a former antagonistic group originally led by negan. I went mall walking at the eerily quiet forest fair mall and this is what happened cincinnati.
Forest fair village is located at 600 cincinnati mills dr, cincinnati, oh 45240. This mall has been through several attempts at revitalization over the years, including being sold a few times since it opened and having its name changed from forest fair village mall to cincinnati mills to cincinnati mall and back to its original name. At that time, observers expect forest fairs doors to close for good. Or for all listings, including in other countries, use the pulldown box. Built in 1975, it originally included approximately 21 stores, with sears as the main anchor store. Dan bell narrates his visit to forest fair village mall, a dying mall located in forest. Fair mall pops up all the time between social media, dead mall. One of the big draws here is the anchor store bass pro shops. I didnt think i could walk in until some other people did. This is the first of what may or may not be an ongoing series for me. The dead malls site should have that info or look through cincinnati mills 022009, 02.
A staple in the cincinnati area for many years, the forest fair village has been where locals and travelers go for when they need a bargain. The owners of the regions largest shopping mall could be close to a deal that would breathe new life into the mostly vacant property, wcpo reports. The property, also known by its original name, forest fair mall, consists of a 1. Monday, february 27, 1989 er monday, february 27, 1989 forest fair mall.
Eerie dead mall films take us deep inside derelict. Located in fairfield and forest park ohio forest fair village was a hot spot for families from the late 80s to mid 2000s now it only has kohls. What happened to the cincinnati mall forest fair village. The phrase if you build it, they will come was coined in the classic 1989 film field of dreams, and, for the most part, it holds true to form. I just visited for the first time from indy and noticed that it was basically dead. Forest fair mall, located in northsuburban cincinnati, was never. It is situated on the border between forest park and fairfield, at the junction of interstate 275 and winton road exit 39.
Forest fair mall was to be the ultimate in upscale regional centers when it opened doors in 1989. The police department lobby is now open to the public. Last year, the village was forced to sue the mall owner for numerous building code and safety violations. In this tedx talk, bell talks about his dead mall series of short films. Eden mall has junk, two dead anchors and a belk that basically told the mall where it could go when it sealed the mall entrance. Having grown up hanging around and working in malls, bell has fond memories of. Forest fair village shopping mall with 0 stores, located in cincinnati, 600 cincinnati mills dr.
Dead malls of america documented in nostalgiafilled video. Now known as forest fair village, the mall includes 1. Forest fair village is a shopping mall in the northern suburbs of cincinnati, ohio, united states. Dead mall forest fair village mall tv episode 2016 quotes on imdb. Web links about the malls demise are easier to find on search engines than is the propertys website. A dead mall, or ghost mall, or simply abandoned mall is a shopping mall with a high vacancy rate or a low consumer traffic level, or that is dated or deteriorating in some manner many malls in north america are considered dead for the purposes of leasing when they have no surviving anchor store or successor that could attract people to the mall. Cincinnati mills mallforest fair village still open. Bell, a 40yearold filmmaker, has called the dead mall series a visual journey through the midatlantic states focused on. Today, a couple of anchors kohls, bass pro shops are operating on the outside of the mall, but the interior is empty. Owings mills turned out to be the pilot episode for what mr. Paid for by americans for legal immigration americans for legal immigration pac post office box 30966, raleigh, nc 276220966 tel. Take a weirdly hypnotizing tour of americas dying malls. Both of us are children of the 1980s, so we grew up in a period when a trip to the mall was a big deal, and when malls were the social centers for the suburbs we grew up in, and were the backdrop of the eras teen movies.
Step inside an abandoned ohio mall thats eerily well preserved. A mall can be built in the middle of nowhere and succeed. The forest fair mall was opened in 1989 and originally featured biggs hypermarket, bonwit teller, b. But its new york owner listed the property last year with an asking price of. Massive redevelopment site up for sale near cincinnati. After nearly a decade since its decline, the mills group has recently acquired the mall and is successfully turning it into an outlet mall. I just saw a blog post recently about walking through the almost abandoned mall. Later expansions added several more stores including anchor stores j. If nothing happens, we dont have information for that state yet. People see dead malls as america thriving at one point, and people what that kind of america back. The mall is a ghost town still decorated in bright 1980s colors. All village services offered at town center will be centralized at the police department doors above the tunnel. I used my phone to capture what i could and they didnt seem to mind.
Auckland, new zealand back to top dead store chains original pages from the beginning of the site, circa 2000. This recently abandoned mall is a perfectly preserved ghost town. The 90acre mega mall, now known as forest fair village, was built in 1989 and sat mostly empty for more than a decade. This outlet has more than you are looking for as it offers a variety of different stores. The cincinnati enquirer from cincinnati, ohio on february. My part 2 walk thru of forest fair village mall in forest park, ohio special thanks to nae janae contag and her team for the audio support. Pennrose at least still has both roses and belk and a couple chain stores. The infamous dixie square mall was successful for a decade before it went to hell. Huge dead mall forest fair village mall in cincinnati. Forest fair village mall is a place that has never been successful. Dead mall forest fair village mall tv episode 2016 on imdb. The eerily quiet forest fair mall is a perfect place to.
This short film is another fascinating addition to dans popular ongoing dead mall series. Forest fair village formerly cincinnati mall, cincinnati mills, and forest fair mall is a shopping mall in the northern suburbs of cincinnati, ohio, united states. Cincinnati mills cincinnati mall forest fair village. Mall representatives told the enquirer last year to use forest fair village in upcoming stories. Forest fair mall could be near a deal for new life. Apr 26, 2020 the shopping malls and the plazas we use to inhabit in the 1980s and 90s are now dying, sure some are still around and may be thriving but many are closed and abandoned, this is sad as i was once a mallrat myself in the late 80s ill always remember those saturday afternoons of hanging out at the mall thanks for the memories. Americas saddest zombie malls defy death and demolition. It is situated on the border between forest park and fairfield. One was done in the early 1990s to make the mall more of a. Dan bell narrates his visit to forest fair village mall, a dying mall located in forest park, oh. By the early 2000s, all of the anchor stores original to the mall had closed except for biggs hypermarket. Screens at cincinnati mall in cincinnati, oh cinema.
Super saver cinemas forest fair opened inside the forest fair mall later known as cincinnati mills mall followed by cincinnati mall and today known as the forest fare village. Rolling acres mall was a shopping mall located in the rolling acres area of akron, ohio, united states. How ohios secondbiggest mall became an amazon parking lot. Dead mall forest fair village mall tv episode 2016 imdb.