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04/17/2026

Abandoned theatre studio being currently demolished for apartments I went here during the winter with some buddies so these videos are old

Variety Theatre 🎭
04/12/2026

Variety Theatre 🎭

Dead Mall Series Peru Mall In Peru Illinois Rubloff Company of Chicago built the mall in 1974. The mall later gained JCP...
04/07/2026

Dead Mall Series

Peru Mall In Peru Illinois

Rubloff Company of Chicago built the mall in 1974.

The mall later gained JCPenney as a third anchor, and underwent a renovation in 1989. The Mall’s Movie Theater opened in 1989 by GKC Theatres with four screens. It was expanded twice in the 1990s, first to six, then eight screens. In 2005, Carmike Cinemas took over the theater after its purchase of GKC.

It was acquired by AMC Theatres in 2016. Montgomery Ward closed in 2001 as one of the last stores in the company to close, and Sears moved into the space in 2003.

On March 17, 2017, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing as part of a plan to close 138 stores nationwide. The store closed on July 31, 2017.

On August 18, 2020, the Peru City Council voted in favor of moving forward with a plan to convert the Peru Mall into apartment complexes accompanied by a shopping and dining center.

As of 2025, no major changes have been made. In 2024, an auction of the former Sears anchor was done and sold to a private investor based in California. It is unknown who the identity of said investor is. So far, the only redevelopment done was some new concrete added to the walled off Bergners and Sears entrances, a new road way was paved in front of the mall which was needed. A new Ollies store opened in the former Jo Ann’s store next to the subdivided Kmart across the street.

In late December 2024 a pick up truck collided with a pillar of the Peru Mall sign located in front of the North East entrance. The pillar remains damaged as of April 2025.

On February 12, 2025 it was announced Jo-Ann fabrics would be closing 500 stores. The Peru Mall location was one of them set to close.

On April 29, 2025 Peru Mall’s Facebook announced a new tenant in the form of a kiosk. This would be the first new permanent tenant the mall has had since 2019. The tenant is a toy store selling official LEGO and opened May 3, 2025.

As of today 2026 it still stands with only like 4 stores left hanging on.

04/05/2026

Am I right ?

Abandoned Warehouse with everything left behind even with a sports complex in the back
04/03/2026

Abandoned Warehouse with everything left behind even with a sports complex in the back

Walking through this abandoned funhouse theatre was so trippy couldn’t find my way around ! Now it’s getting demolished ...
03/31/2026

Walking through this abandoned funhouse theatre was so trippy couldn’t find my way around ! Now it’s getting demolished for apartments 🫩

Shots were hard to get but I got the best shots I could get here Abandoned X Rated Theatre
03/29/2026

Shots were hard to get but I got the best shots I could get here

Abandoned X Rated Theatre

The former Turner Middle School was constructed with funding from the Public Works Administration (in 1938-1940. At the ...
03/29/2026

The former Turner Middle School was constructed with funding from the Public Works Administration (in 1938-1940.

At the time it housed Stowe Teachers College, which trained African American educators. It was later named in honor of Charles Henry Turner (1867–1923), a noted African American zoologist and educator in St. Louis.

The Turner Middle School closed in 2010 and, as of 2026, the building is listed for sale as a surplus property of the St. Louis School system.

03/27/2026

Rubloff Company of Chicago built the mall in 1974. It originally featured Bergner’s and Montgomery Ward. The mall later gained JCPenney as a third anchor, and underwent a renovation in 1989. The Mall’s Movie Theater opened in 1989 by GKC Theatres with four screens. It was expanded twice in the 1990s, first to six, then eight screens. In 2005, Carmike Cinemas took over the theater after its purchase of GKC.

Montgomery Ward closed in 2001 as one of the last stores in the company to close, and Sears moved into the space in 2003.

On August 18, 2020, the Peru City Council voted in favor of moving forward with a plan to convert the Peru Mall into apartment complexes accompanied by a shopping and dining center. As of 2025, no major changes have been made. In 2024, an auction of the former Sears anchor was done and sold to a private investor based in California. It is unknown who the identity of said investor is.

In late December 2024 a pick up truck collided with a pillar of the Peru Mall sign located in front of the North East entrance. The pillar remains damaged as of April 2025.

On April 29, 2025 Peru Mall’s Facebook announced a new tenant in the form of a kiosk. This would be the first new permanent tenant the mall has had since 2019. The tenant [Retro Bricks] is a toy store selling official LEGO and opened May 3, 2025.

As of today there is like nothing left. What do you think will happen ?

Entering the game world 🌎
03/25/2026

Entering the game world 🌎

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