Brass Mill Center Mall: I'd Say It's a Dead Mall! December 2023 Update! Waterbury, Connecticut.

If this wasn’t a dead mall before, the shooting in the food court last week cemented it.

I live in the next town over and I have been going to this mall my whole life. It's unfortunate that it's dying out like this, it was once a bustling shopping center with many more stores and businesses.

The laughing carousel used to be even creepier when you would exit the movie theater after 9 pm and have to walk past it on the way to the rear door parking garage

I live nearby. It's too sketchy now. I won't go there anymore. One night in the Barnes & Nobel next-door, 3 random people tried to jump me. I saw it coming and once they saw that, they all decided they needed to be somewhere else, right quick.

Drove by Crystal Mall the other day to get to Target...was surprised to see what a dead zone it now looks like...even a few years ago it wasn't that bad. These malls are dropping like flies.

Its Saturday, December 30th, and im sitting at the food court in the Brass Mall. Its actually pretty bustling over here. Feels good to see people milling about. I think if you go to any mall early in the week it would be empty. Anyway, im just sitting here enjoying a piece of pizza and all the activity around me. The way i look at it, God knows how im going to die when i was born . I dont usually go to dangerous places....but it doesn't feel dangerous here❤

The only thing I could find was that the Second Avenue Railroad was a street railway company in Manhattan, New York City -Its lines included the Second Avenue Line. The line ran from Peck Slip in Lower Manhattan to the Harlem River. It included branches to the 92nd Street Ferry along the 86th Street Crosstown Line and through 59th Street and First Avenue at the First Avenue Line. Between 1898 and 1908, it was leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway. At some point in CT Trolly history, the first ones were drawn by a horse before going to electric. I know the ones that ran from Meriden to Cheshire were at some point horse-drawn perhaps represented on the brass tile. The tile is made of Brass and may be a symbol of the once-great brass production in Waterbury and surrounding towns. However, I could not find in any of my quick research of any rail company associated in CT with this name.

Great video! If this is considered a dead mall then my local malls must be REALLY dead. I don’t see this many people in my malls on a Friday!

It's sad seeing all the empty Sears...

Unfortunately, I've been hearing about a lot of crime in Waterbury, so I guess it's no surprise.

This mall has had a long and storied history. My grandfather worked at the factory that used to be at this site in the 70's. There was another mall, the Naugatuck Valley Mall, that was demo'd in 1999 in Waterbury. Now that is a damn shame. I was about to say this wasn't a dead mall, but literally there isn't a living soul in that place besides you.

So I’ve lived in the towns around this mall all my life. Can remember having gone to the mall so often but over the years it definitely felt like there were just less people. Shame to see it in the state it currently is. Fondest memories was just walking between the shops at the food court and just getting constant free samples. What’s crazy is that the plaza to the left of the Brass Mill is much more busy than the mall itself. McDonald’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Safora all in a small area.

As someone who was born in Waterbury in 98 and had fond memories back in 01-04 of the mall, I can say that yes, this malls been dead for years. I remember going to that theater cus it was the only one really in the city. Covid screwed the place big time. As the big stores like the Macy's and sears closing really caused the big decline. I remembered a Carousel that was in the food court and all that. Being in Waterbury, ya there's no escaping the crime there and while I never saw any all the times I've been there, I wouldn't be surprised if that was going on a lot. I don't remember an H&Ms there though, and the Hershey store was always the big highlight for me personally going there as a kid.

Whoa! This mall does remind me of Steeplegate in Concord NH before it died….well with three floors instead of one. Those kiddie rides are creepy! I used to work for the Photo Booth company that made those two photo booths that were shown. Those are definitely older model ones…..I was there for over 14 years and it was so interesting to see the dying malls across the US even before I left the company in late 2018. These are awesome videos and I am glad you bring your mom. That is super awesome! :)

That WAS creepy indeed! I used to work at the RI mall @ a Cingular wireless kiosk & whenever I’d open there was something similar to that always said the same phrases but if it did that creepy laugh I’d have absolutely disconnected it.

I always do a lot of my shopping online but I find that when I do in-person shopping I seem to find a lot more clearance deals and a lot better deals on clothing for the most part

I remember when I was a kid living in Michigan. My dad would take us to the Mall every Saturday we would spend hours walking around the shops. We would meet at Burger King at a certain time. Sundays was always time for church than trip to Canada 🇨🇦. Life was so much simpler and family time . We had so much fun . Nowadays there is no time for family

It was a H&M, I remember going there as a teen.

This was my local mall growing up and I still check on it from time to time. It's pretty dead but still seems to be doing better than the nearby Meriden Mall. I recall it looking a lot more colorful inside as a kid, they repainted the interior white sometime in the 2010s.

It’s weird seeing people film in my hometown. Thanks for posting this, I used to love going to this mall as a kid, I’m happy to know the ihop is still alive 😅