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NJCher

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14. that is an interesting link

Fri May 23, 2025, 01:42 PM

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I could while away a few hours there. There is a link to all the dead retail chains--links to wikipedia's article on it.

Also, made me think of Caldor! Caldor!?!

I have to send this to my shopping maven friend in FL.

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There is a large mostly abandoned shopping center near where I live. [View all] Takket Yesterday OP

They paved paradise put up a parking lot. Joni Mitchell Ping Tung Yesterday #1

COVID homegirl Yesterday #5

Tesla/Musk..... magicarpet Yesterday #2

There are dead malls all over the place and one is near me Warpy Yesterday #3

I saw a video where they were converting some mall spaces to apartments. forgotmylogin 23 hrs ago #17

I am very impressed -- sounds like a lot of thought went into its conversion. nt Hekate 23 hrs ago #22

How cool! ShazzieB 22 hrs ago #28

That sounds FANTASTIC!!! What a way to reimagine that space! calimary 12 hrs ago #35

Thanks for sharing Auggie 1 hr ago #53

Personally, I think the rise of online shopping had a great deal to do with the demise of malls. CTyankee 23 hrs ago #20

I have to disagree Warpy 21 hrs ago #30

Sears and Roebuck was mail order in a vastly different time. The Internet offers dazzling choices that the Sears catalog CTyankee 18 hrs ago #32

Malls didn't last because they lost their big anchor stores Warpy 14 hrs ago #34

I wonder why those big anchor stores left the malls in the first place. CTyankee 11 hrs ago #37

"I wonder why those big anchor stores left the malls in the first place." BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago #45

Montgomery Ward Clouds Passing 3 hrs ago #49

Well Macy's was in the Wanamaker building until near the end of March of this year and that was that BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #52

Greed. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 6 hrs ago #38

Indoor shopping malls were never sustainable IbogaProject 23 hrs ago #23

I don't know if malls would have survived regardless mdbl 6 hrs ago #39

I worked in one briefly in 1986 IbogaProject 5 hrs ago #43

Ditto Cosmocat 5 hrs ago #44

Look at the Tons DENVERPOPS 2 hrs ago #50

Amazon didn't help. They made it too easy to buy online. OMGWTF 2 hrs ago #51

Interesting to see what abandoned shopping malls are converted to IronLionZion Yesterday #4

Retail Is History! - At Deadmalls.com hatrack Yesterday #6

that is an interesting link NJCher Yesterday #14

Caldor, good lord... róisín_dubh 11 hrs ago #36

I lived at the Caldor's that had opened near me in the the '90s BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #54

One that I used to patronize Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #8

howdi AllaN01Bear Yesterday #11

Catholic churches? RicROC 3 hrs ago #48

as a teen i had to be bribed to do the mall. everything is the same. pansypoo53219 Yesterday #7

Probably thought it looked better for their inventory ToxMarz Yesterday #9

in my area, indoor malls are dying, but outdoor malls are thriving.... getagrip_already Yesterday #10

sell them for scrap value. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #12

When Musk talks about Tesla corporate performance... CaptainTruth Yesterday #13

I live in a heavily Democratic district, and yet... cab67 Yesterday #15

Our mall will soon be a casino. twodogsbarking Yesterday #16

no Elon stickers everywhere NJCher 23 hrs ago #18

See, and I think those cars should be placed in the parking lot, out in the open ... aggiesal 23 hrs ago #19

This is a great idea, but there are complications. Shipwack 23 hrs ago #26

It can be done, look at this link posted in this same thread ... aggiesal 22 hrs ago #29

This message was self-deleted by its author NJCher 23 hrs ago #21

clever criminals will strip the batteries out of the cars soon. give it time. nt Javaman 23 hrs ago #24

Safer there than outside where idiots will attempt to vandalize them MichMan 23 hrs ago #25

The OP says that the cars are in the lot. niyad 6 hrs ago #40

Correct, it does MichMan 5 hrs ago #41

Musk foolishly threw his lot in with Trump PJMcK 22 hrs ago #27

I was expecting it to have become a homeless camp... ananda 20 hrs ago #31

Tesla's stock price is up on the news D_Master81 18 hrs ago #33

I love... GiqueCee 5 hrs ago #42

Photos we need PHOTOS! justaprogressive 3 hrs ago #46

I've often wondered if all these abandoned malls could be converted to public housing. travelingthrulife 3 hrs ago #47