America.
I do believe this short escalator is inside the Garden State Plaza (or whatever it’s called now) in Paramus, New Jersey, right outside the JC Penney.
At the very least, there’s one just like it there.
I avoid the Plaza like the plague, but that’s not GSP, and I don’t think any of Paramus’ malls have a dinky escalator like that. The escalator outside of JcPenny is an appropriate size and brings you from the first floor to the second.
(Source: cinephile-next-door)