What was once the biggest mall in the world is turning into a big pile of rubble. At one time the mall boasted 2 million square feet of space.

Randall Park Mall on the edge of Cleveland, Ohio. Demolition crews started work on what was billed as the biggest shopping center in the world back when it was built in 1976. At the time of its opening, North Randall's population was 1,500 and the mall's employee population was 5,000.

Randall Park Mall has been a corpse for years after being abandoned in the midst of the Great Recession in 2009. The last of the remaining small inside stores closed or moved out in March 2009, leaving the mall empty aside from Burlington Coat Factory, Ohio Technical College's satellite campus, and Furniture Mattress Liquidators, all of which have direct external access. All power to the mall was turned off in May 2009.

Demolition is expected to take 4-6 months

Sitetech Inc. based in Grafton, Ohio is doing the demolition.