Talk about struggling/dead malls?

[livingdeadgrrl]

ohhh yeah dead malls are pretty interesting. i had a phase its not a phase i still wanna do it where i was REALLYYY into grunge-y stuff on tumblr and came across pictures of dead malls. i would LOVEEEE to explore (and skate) around one, honestly. One of the reasons is cus there really isnt any dead malls where im from, probably because "mall culture" is still very much alive where, very like bustling and well-maintained. It is very much THE most convenient and accessible place for most people. I do know of DEAD dead malls that has been struggling maybe 10-ish years ago,, but theyre p much completely closed down and i dont think they would let ppl in there anymore.

heres one that i usually see and its getting demolished (or already has been im not too sure of its current state)

[musicobsessed107]

The mall closest to me is doing alright so far and has at least a decent amount of people walking around it on any given day.

However, there is a mall that's about an hour away by bus (my folks and I don't have a car) that's dying and has become a ghost town, with maybe only 1 or 2 people walking around it at any given time. I'm pretty sure Nordstrom leaving that mall for another, larger mall nearby in late 2017 is what really started this mall's decline and its decline became especially apparent after the pandemic (though I did notice some warning signs of its decline even before then when I went there shortly after my 13th birthday in August and September 2019). It feels eerie yet sad at the same time. It's honestly a shame that this mall isn't doing so well anymore, especially when you see how beautiful its interior still is (although they sadly removed the water fountains on the 1st floor that surrounded the elevators at one point). There's something quite sad about walking past entire rows of abandoned stores, especially when you remember that it didn't used to be like this at all.

There's also a mall I used to go to sometimes as a kid (though again, not nearly as often as the one closest to me that's still alive and sort of thriving) that shut down in 2019. I will never forget the fun food themed play area in the food court of that mall, though. Hell, whenever I drink Snapple, I always think of that particular mall, since that was the only place I'd be able to find it sold at as a child. :( I'm pretty sure the property has been bought out by a local university as of late.