Olean Center Mall: A Beautiful Critically Endangered Dead Mall In Western New York

#deadmall #deadmalls Today's visit is to the Olean Center Mall in Olean, NY. This mall opened in 1977 and was a joint development venture between Zamias Construction Company of Johnstown, PA and L' Alcove Castle Inc of Olean. L' Alcove Castle Inc was formerly headed by Guerino "Butch" Butchello who had developed numerous hospitality ventures in the region prior to the 1970s. Butch died in 1976 and wasn't able to see the grand opening of his downtown mall. As with a lot of these smaller town malls it did very well in the 1970s and 80s but when newer shopping developments came to life in the late 1990s the mall began to suffer. The last few years have unfortunately not been kind and the mall is down to three remaining active tenants inside. Enjoy the tour. Come join the Dead Malls of Discord server to chat with us!   / discord