Lost Departments
Welcome to Lost Departments! A channel primarily covering retail store closures and dying malls that is based in Chicago.
As the world of department stores and malls collapses around us, I feel like it's important to preserve them in a video somewhere for years to come. Looking back at places where people once shopped, worked, and hung out means a lot. I'm hoping to present the history, the architecture, and some memories of everyday places that we forget about until they're gone. I try to be fair in my commentary about these businesses covered on my channel with the goal to not just slander them, I don't want my videos to hurt.
There is no schedule for uploads, this channel is strictly a hobby for me and generally falls to the bottom of my priorities when life is just too much. It's all dependent on an increasingly busy schedule. Anyways, thank you for checking out the channel, I really hope you enjoy my videos!
The End Of Lakeside Mall | Retail Documentary & Tour
The End of Stratford Square Mall
The Last Night At Spring Hill Mall
Meadowdale: A First Draft Of A Mall Hiding In The Backrooms | Retail Documentary & Tour
Lincolnwood Town Center: A Stalled Mall | Retail Documentary & Tour
STORE TOUR: The Bank Walgreens in Wicker Park | Closing January 2023
STORE TOUR: Bloomingdale's, Westfield Old Orchard, Skokie, IL | Closing October 2022
Valley West Mall: Cozy, Retro, and Dying | Retail Documentary & Tour
STORE TOUR: JCPenney, Johnsburg, IL | Closing October 2022
Merle Hay Mall: Hanging On To Survive | Retail Documentary & Tour
STORE TOUR: Burlington, Stratford Square Mall, Bloomingdale, IL
Hawthorn Mall: Fighting To Save Itself | Retail Documentary & Tour
The Last Sears Store in Illinois | A Final Store Tour of Sears at Woodfield Mall
Spring Hill Mall: Beautiful but Left Behind | Retail Documentary & Tour
Harlem Irving Plaza: Still Going Strong After 65 Years | Retail Documentary & Tour
STORE TOUR: Sears, Chicago Ridge Mall, Chicago Ridge, IL *CLOSED MAY 2021*
STORE TOUR: Macy's, Water Tower Place, Chicago, IL *CLOSING MARCH 2021*
STORE TOUR: The End of Lord and Taylor: Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL
Golf Mill: A Mall on the Edge | 2020 Mall Tour
STORE TOURS: Lord & Taylor at Oakbrook Center & Northbrook Court
STORE TOUR: Kohl's, Golf Mill Mall, Niles, IL (CLOSING OCTOBER 2020)
STORE TOUR: Bloomingdale's Home Store, Chicago, IL (STORE CLOSING SEPTEMBER 2020)
STORE TOUR: JCPenney, Freeport, IL (STORE CLOSING SEPTEMBER 2020)
Stratford Square Mall: The Right Mall but In The Wrong Location | Retail Documentary & Tour
STORE TOUR: Sears, Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL
STORE TOURS: Twin Macy's Furniture Galleries in Oak Brook and Schaumburg, IL (CLOSED MARCH 2020)
STORE TOUR: Macy's, Spring Hill Mall, West Dundee, IL (CLOSED MARCH 2020)
STORE TOUR: Kmart, Des Plaines, IL (STORE CLOSING APRIL 2020)
The Collapse of Carson's: Yorktown Mall (Part 2) & Southlake Mall - Full Store Tours
STORE TOUR: Sears, Spring Hill Mall, West Dundee, IL (CLOSED FEBRUARY 2020)