Oakdale mall is a one level enclosed shopping center located near Binghamton, NY in Johnson City. At one time, it had a Sears, Macy's, Bon-Ton, and Burlington. All of those anchor stores have now closed, with Burlington being the most recent. JCPenney is now the only remaining anchor store at this mall. Two of this mall's anchors were also two level, those being Sears and Macy's. I have some older photography and video footage of the Sears which I took a month before it closed in 2017. However, I do not have any older photos of Macy's or Bon-Ton. In 2022, conversion of this complex to a mixed-use facility (Oakdale Commons) began. And as of early 2023, it remains to be seen exactly what this place will look like moving forward.
Update on Macy's: A massive Dick's 'House of Sport' is currently being built where Macy's used to be.
Update on the new House of Sport: The new store opened in August of 2023, and I have since visited it. I do have some footage from my brief visit and walk-around, but I'm not yet sure if it will be used in a video project. I may make an updated tour once the mall (or technically, commons now) has had all construction finished on its other new major stores (this place is also getting a BJ's and a Dave & Busters in the former location of Bon-Ton)
Update on Bon-Ton: The part of this mall that was originally a Fowler's and later a Bon-Ton is now being demolished as of Feb. 2023.
Personal thoughts:
As evident in this video, much of this mall is empty while simultaneously having a lot of background noise. Some sections are livelier than others. And while this mall seems to have declined in recent years to some degree, it is not entirely dead. Though it is definitely noticeable how many closed storefronts are present in some areas. Once the plans for conversion into more of a mixed-use complex are completed, it may also liven up a bit more once again. Only time will tell in regards to that.
Notable appearances:
-This mall was featured in an early 2021 episode of the Dead Mall Series by Dan Bell and has also been filmed and photographed by several others in recent years
Video recorded on Aug. 16, 2022 and Aug. 28, 2017
Music:
Home - Resonance (Camzee Remix)
Magnetic Family - Haze
St. Jhons - Androgyne
DJ Ædidias - endofthestory
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