Paid $80 for a security gate at the old Springfield Mall, best decision I ever made

Back in 2019, I was poking around the abandoned Springfield Mall in Ohio and found this old roll-down security gate half off its tracks. Paid a guy $80 to help me haul it out and get it fixed up. That gate now sits on my workshop and keeps my tools safe. Anyone else ever grab something cheap from a dead mall that ended up being super useful?

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anthonykim5d agoTop Commenter

Used to think mall salvage was just junk collectors hoarding trash. But then a buddy showed me his setup with an old mall sign he turned into a workbench. Made me realize stuff like that security gate is built way tougher than anything you'd buy at Home Depot today. That $80 sounds like a steal for something that'll probably outlast your workshop.

elliotw374d ago

Hold up, $80? That security gate would probably cost five times that new today and still fall apart in a couple years. I can't believe people are sleeping on this stuff.