Peeking into a Closed Shopping Mall
In my journeys, I get to visit many businesses. I had the opportunity to visit the one lone business still operating at an indoor mall. JC Penny is still open and conducting business, even though all other businesses in the mall are closed.
The gate connecting the JC Penny and the rest of the mall had clear windows so I was able to see the mall. It was very sad seeing it empty, lights off. Still looks like new, just unused, collecting dust.
The Mall's Last Day in 2024
June of 2024 was the last time the mall was open. Our family made a trip to the mall for one last visit before it closed forever. Most of the stores were already closed, but many people came to say "goodbye". It's been closed for a year now.
This photo shows people wandering around, enjoying the space for one last time.
The site is expected to be demolished eventually, but in reality it will sit unused and deteriorate, like so many other "abandoned" malls around the country.
With the rise of online commerce and subscription based services, the indoor shopping malls have fallen out of favor. I hope the building can be used for another purpose, office space or something of that sort, but alas, there are no plans for that.
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There was a mall close to my work I would visit and it was in the process of closing down. The patrons would get less and less week after week because they knew it would not be long before it was closed. So this cycle helped close the mall.
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This mall was known as a popular place for older people to "go for a walk" before the businesses even opened. They would sit at a coffee shop and chat. It was sort of like a town center. !BBH
The mall has a beautiful space.
I hope they make use of it for a good thing instead of leaving it to deteriorate and waste.
I hope so too, but it'll likely just sit there unused forever. !BBH
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Yeah, that's definitely a thing, physical brick-and-mortar businesses reorienting to online commerce. It is sad that it will sit unused, and even be demolished (even though it's perfectly functional and in good condition), rather than being repurposed. It's good that you guys got to experience it one last time, though. 😁🙏💚✨🤙
If an investor came and purchased the entire building, they could make OFFICE space for businesses - but businesses prefer to outsource remotely to homes since it's cheaper. !BBH
Ah, I see. So there's no practically good use for it that makes sense financially with the way things are now. I guess the original investors thought that malls would be around a lot longer. 😁🙏💚✨🤙
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There are services that can technically be done online, but are still best when done right where the business operates, some of which are appliance centers (where you can examine appliances such as televisions on the spot before buying, compared to simply watching videos of the product online). 🤔🧘♂️🤓
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Indeed, as well as services where the human element is very important. Not everything can, or should be done digitally/remotely. 😁🙏💚✨🤙
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Oh no
They are going to demolish this beautiful mall.
It looks cool to me.
If they built something useful and pleasant in it's place, I'm ok with that - but unfortunately, it'll likely just sit and deteriorate. !BBH
If only the cost of maintaining such structure is low enough, then they might have continued maintaining the place indefinitely (until someone decides to rent or buy the place). 🤔🧘♂️🤯🤓 !HOPE !WEIRD !INDEED
They shouldn't demolish that wonderful building. They can use it for other purposes! Demolishing it would be just a waste of resources!
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Ooo, A very beautiful shopping mall wants to get demolished, does it mean people are not seeing the building or are not interested to use it for business or office as you said. Anyway the truth is that online businesses is taking the lead.
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Really sad about your indoor mall, ours is in about the same state. Maybe 50% of the stores are occupied, and I really wonder how they can afford the rent!
Amazon and e-commerce are where people shop nowadays…….
You know that song "video killed the radio star"... we could sing "Amazon killed the indoor shopping mall." !BBH
lol….. so very true my friend!😇
On a cold dark wet northwest winter day, it’s so much easier to shop for Christmas on Amazon then drive 30 miles to town and shop in the mall😇😊
Well, that looks depressing. There are still a couple of busy malls I know of in the Orlando, Florida area. The Florida Mall and Mall at Millennia both seem to still be doing really good business, not that I go all that often. My local mall is still open and still seems to do ok. However, the company that owns it (and a bunch of other malls) recently went bankrupt so its future is unclear.
There is a local mall (much smaller) that's doing surprisingly well. Don't know why this one failed. !BBH
They used to be the center of childhood. Now they are abandoned. Now phones are the center of childhood.
that's about right. !BBH
Sad to think it will sit unused, time to make another mall type zombie film 🤣
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sad to see those malls go , i still remember my first visit to the states back in 1989 coming from Euroipe i had never seen such big shopping places before, not like this at least. My first mall was the Aventura mall in Miami , i just had to look and i see that it's still active https://aventuramall.com/ , so they need to adjust to the market , I guess that didn't happen at your mall.
Michigan is a depressed state, so economic centers like these have been hit very hard. !BBH
Online businesses are really shutting down most physical ones. Imagine abandoning such a beautiful and huge investment. And no plans of converting it to some other profitable business.
so often that's the case. !BBH
Poor management...too bad.
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