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travelingthrulife

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47. I've often wondered if all these abandoned malls could be converted to public housing.

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Sat May 24, 2025, 10:34 AM

15 hrs ago

They could even keep the mall cops.

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

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

COVID homegirl Friday #5

Tesla/Musk..... magicarpet Friday #2

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

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

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

How cool! ShazzieB Friday #28

That sounds FANTASTIC!!! What a way to reimagine that space! calimary Yesterday #35

Thanks for sharing Auggie 13 hrs ago #53

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

I have to disagree Warpy Friday #30

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

Malls didn't last because they lost their big anchor stores Warpy Friday #34

I wonder why those big anchor stores left the malls in the first place. CTyankee 23 hrs ago #37

"I wonder why those big anchor stores left the malls in the first place." BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #45

Montgomery Ward Clouds Passing 15 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 14 hrs ago #52

Greed. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #38

Indoor shopping malls were never sustainable IbogaProject Friday #23

I don't know if malls would have survived regardless mdbl 18 hrs ago #39

I worked in one briefly in 1986 IbogaProject 17 hrs ago #43

Ditto Cosmocat 17 hrs ago #44

Look at the Tons DENVERPOPS 14 hrs ago #50

Amazon didn't help. They made it too easy to buy online. OMGWTF 14 hrs ago #51

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

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

that is an interesting link NJCher Friday #14

Caldor, good lord... róisín_dubh 23 hrs ago #36

I lived at the Caldor's that had opened near me in the the '90s BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #54

One that I used to patronize Jilly_in_VA Friday #8

howdi AllaN01Bear Friday #11

Catholic churches? RicROC 15 hrs ago #48

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

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

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

sell them for scrap value. AllaN01Bear Friday #12

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

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

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

no Elon stickers everywhere NJCher Friday #18

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

This is a great idea, but there are complications. Shipwack Friday #26

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

This message was self-deleted by its author NJCher Friday #21

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

Safer there than outside where idiots will attempt to vandalize them MichMan Friday #25

The OP says that the cars are in the lot. niyad 18 hrs ago #40

Correct, it does MichMan 17 hrs ago #41

Musk foolishly threw his lot in with Trump PJMcK Friday #27

I was expecting it to have become a homeless camp... ananda Friday #31

Tesla's stock price is up on the news D_Master81 Friday #33

I love... GiqueCee 17 hrs ago #42

Photos we need PHOTOS! justaprogressive 15 hrs ago #46

I've often wondered if all these abandoned malls could be converted to public housing. travelingthrulife 15 hrs ago #47