Here is a quick Greenspoint Mall update from 2021.
We start the photos here at the old Sears Auto Center which has since been demolished. Mid-rise apartment buildings now cover this site and were awkwardly built just a few feet away from the main Sears building. In the future, I will have a mega post covering Greenspoint Mall. Things have rapidly deteriorated since creating this update in 2021. In fact, I would say the odds of Greenspoint Mall surviving 2024 are 50/50. Only a corridor and a half of the mall remain open. The rest of the interior mall is closed off. Fitness Connection and the Uniform Superstore which have exterior entrances only are open for business as usual.
I was able to save some red tiles off of the main Sears building. A lot of the tiles which were painted that bland cream color are falling off onto the ground. A little paint thinner and some elbow grease revealed the bright red original color. I will show those tiles off at a later time.
Now for the rest of the mall.
I am pretty sure that this was the last visit I made before the barricades went up sealing off most of the mall. More recent videos show water pooling in the closed off corridors. We have seen the rust spots inside getting larger over the years.
African Imports moved into the center area of the mall.
Georgios also moved into a spot near the food court, then moved to Willowbrook Mall.
I really want to see what is behind this wall. It has been over a decade since this small area leading to the former Sears was walled off.
More rust!
The empty food court. As of 2024, only a small walkway here is still open to the public. Metal barricades seal off the majority of this area now.
Former Tilt Arcade.
The fountain remains shut off.
This whole corridor is off limits in 2023. The Uniform Superstore moved to a building that has exterior only access near the center court mall entrance.
The old Montgomery Ward entrance.
And more rust!
Auchan baskets!
Found more rust!
Rainbow and Champs pictured here are gone.
Now to see the frozen in time Premiere Cinemas. The cinema never reopened after Covid.
Footaction is gone as well.
Taste of Tropics kiosk is gone.
Jimmy Jazz is the last store open in this corridor. Metal barricades block the hallway from going any further. Finish Line is also still here right next door.
Hook Up Fashions is still open as well. This business moved from the old Macy's corridor.
Electronic One is gone.
The former Foley's labelscars are pretty awesome. This building is really falling apart as it stands in 2024. Glass is broken all over and cinder blocks are falling off on the East side of the building. A 2023 video tour of the building someone posted on Youtube shows a lot of mold and water damage inside of the building.
Hopefully this sign is saved when the mall inevitably closes.
The famous Greenspoint Carnival.
As I mentioned earlier, this is not my last Greenspoint post. I have several 2023 photos and I am working on more in 2024.
Here is a teaser from the weekend after Thanksgiving 2023.
