Take a creepy trip into the abandoned Jamestown Mall

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WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS LANGUAGE SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – A local urban explorer’s video of the abandoned Jamestown Mall is going viral.

YouTube user “BackyardExploration” took a creepy trip into the shopping center that closed in July of last year.

The cameraman uses his flashlight and whispers a description of what he sees in a hushed play-by-play. The video shows broken glass everywhere, plants taking over and merchandise that wasn’t sold filling store aisles. The images in the video look like something out of a horror film.

The videographer takes a tour of many of the mall’s former attractions and areas off-limits to the public.  He tours the movie theatre, store back-rooms and corridors.  He finds leaking ceilings, moldy walls and a lot of unclaimed pictures.  At one point he finds some one’s bed and says, “Looks like someone lives in here.”

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