exploring San Francisco’s abandoned Northpoint Center with great Chinese food (IRL)

That was my old stomping grounds. Safeway used to be the Berkeley Grocery Co-Op store. There was a escalator/moving sidewalk that took you up to the medium sized store with all sorts of gadgets. And all the store fronts were open and doing well. And if you bought something and got your parking ticket stamped, you got 90 minutes free parking, which you could use to go to Fisherman's Wharf, the Cannery, Ghiradelli Square, Cost Plus and lots of other shops and stores!

To the viewers that might not know - this is NOT downtown San Francisco. This area is nearby Fisherman's Wharf, The Marina, and just north of Russian Hill. Very desirable neighborhood, and in other words, any property in this area is worth multi-millions $. There's a cable car station one block from this complex that (used to?) funnel tourists down to The Wharf. It would appear that the hollowing out of SF isn't contained strictly to the downtown/south of market areas that are adjacent to The Tenderloin. As the video depicts, the "urban decay" is also affecting very affluent, non-downtown areas of the city as well. It's too bad. 10 years ago that area was thriving, and that Safeway was constantly busy (I can attest to that, as I took my daughters to ballet class 2 blocks away, and would dread the parking/crowd situation every week I had to go up there! LOL!). So sad to see the state of that place now.

It is so weird to see that Safeway closed down. I shopped in that too many times to even count when I lived up there

What’s up, Jermaine. Love your videos!

Chopstick skills on point LOL

There used to be a Swensen's ice cream shop there that I frequented regularly. That Safeway was my pit stop after outings at Fisherman Warf. Man, this hella bring back some memories. So sad the city is dying slowly.

no freaking chargers for me only real man gas baby!

We live now in a AMZN world.

Thanks for the tour! I used to shop at that Safeway 20 years ago. I think it was a Panda Express back then, which made me flinch when you said the mall had good Chinese. I haven't been to Pier 39/Fisherman's Wharf since the pandemic.

I've known that shopping center for at least 40 years. There was a Blockbuster's, Uno Pizzeria, Radio Shack, GNC, Burger King (I think) and more. It's a shame Safeway is gone. Trader Joe's across the street doesn't replace it. That Chinese restaurant has been there for decades. I don't know if under the same ownership. The property was recently sold.

You should stop and eat your food as soon as you get it, while it's fresh. You can always continue the video after you're done.

The SF exodus is in full effect. That shopping center and area used to be popping 5-10 years ago. Crazy to watch the downfall of SF.

Going way back, before the fitness center occupied the 2nf floor, there was a warehouse style Hi-fi store called The SoundWorks. I worked there for a time. Thanks for the blast from the past!

Very sad. I grew up a few blocks away when this opened in the 1960s. Safeway used to be Mayfair Market (later, Co-Op, then Safeway) where my mom bought me a Monkees lunchbox in 1966. There was Daylin Drug Store next to Mayfair, all kinds of other small stores downstairs. Akron upstairs (where I got Beatles Yellow Submarine hangers in 1968) Swenson's Ice Cream, a burger/sausage place, a donut shop I worked at when I was older. Many good memories from those years.

Those honey garlic chicken wings at that restaurant are super 🔥! Thank you for sharing 💯

That noodles looks so good

Hi, Jermaine, Happy holidays! 🎄 🎉 This reminds me of a shopping mall in Italy where some of my relatives live. It opened 10 years ago in a converted textile factory. Now apart from a big food store (similar to Safeways) which is probably the only one of its size in the area it hasn’t a lot going on. Small fashion and beauty shops come and go and half of the mall is empty. There is a delicious Asian restaurant with Chinese and Japanese options on an all you can eat basis I always go to when I visit. Other than that there is only a bar with outside seating still open.

I kinda like it. Peaceful

That mall looks like a ghost town. I'm surprised any business is still in there.

Yes eating them noodles .