From the CCN article in my last post, you can get to this site which has a listing of dead malls with photo. I couldn't find one that I know of in Somerville, MA, that currently has the indoor portion of the mall closed, and whose only stores left are a Building #19 and a K-mart. That is a sure sign that a mall is dead, if a B#19 is praying on its carcess. (B#19 is great though, I buy a ton of stuff there, but its role is to pick on the carcesses of former stores.)
- posted by Amanda @ 5:24 AM

 
CNN has an article about how malls are dying...or at least those small ones that are near downtown areas. I guess all this work toward re-instating downtown America has been working to some extent. If I look at my current town, though, I don't believe it. The downtown area is very dank, and rather sleezy looking, with bizzar stores that have to be fronts (otherwise I don't believe they would ever find enough customers, really, who shops in a corsetry shop?) for a drug ring.

I would love to have the town get more life into the downtown area. I would much rather walk from my apartment, then fight traffic to the mall. Maybe the mayor should take a look at the story. It might give her hope for getting the downtown area something more than the sleezy fronts that now exist.
- posted by Amanda @ 5:17 AM