Posted on 07/10/2014 12:44:05 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
Hundreds of shopping malls across the U.S. have been forced to shut down following years of debilitating declines in consumer traffic.
In many cases, the shuttered malls are left to decay for years before developers or local governments raise the funds to bulldoze or renovate the space.
Pseudonymous photographer Seph Lawless traveled the country for years to find these forgotten malls and document their decay from the inside.
The photos he captured are haunting and apocalyptic, featuring dead trees and abandoned shopping carts against landscapes of broken glass and crumbling walls.
He compiled the photographs in a new book, "Black Friday: The Collapse of the American Shopping Mall," and shared some of them with Business Insider.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Yup, the mall bubble burst.
Cheap, expensive, Chinese, tasteless junk is right, but that is the feminist way. No respect for self.
Malls collapsed because they became a hangout for urban youths who buy nothing, intimidate real customers, and steal the stores blind.
Too blunt?
The death of the mall really isn’t political, it’s technological. You can buy it all online and not have to deal with the driving, the parking, the crowds, the funky smells from the food court, or the cart vendors hassling you. And probably get it cheaper online too. And as 3D printers hit expect physical retail to suffer more, it is quite simply a buggy whip method.
Pretty much what we see here, as well.
Enclosed retail establishments (conehead ref) are dying, but the open air places are doing OK.
Probably key to this is less shoplifting.
We’ve all done that.
In the late 80s people started reflecting to it as Strolling Afros. By the mid-90s nobody went there due to violence., which in turn led to closed shops. Sad.
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Is there a city in the US that has thrived with a black majority?
“The article mentioned that many of the malls were in low income areas hard hit by the economy. Once an area decays to the point of being low income, malls close because there aren’t enough local shoppers to support them, and theft rise”
Exactly. Except around here (Birmingham) the malls weren’t originally built in low income areas. White flight to the suburbs opened up these areas to “Democrats” and then the above happened. I personally still prefer to shop in enclosed malls. About once a year........
I buy online whenever I can.
I don’t think we can 100% blame Democrats for malls failing.
It’s a mode of shopping that has gone out of style.
However I can imagine that Dems will be eager to convert the dead ones to Section 8 housing.
“Did the 3rd” whirler” leave his sandals and take the sneakers?
I seen that happen a few times.”
No; that is truly nasty...
“A series of bankruptcies and disputes stalled construction of the mall. The project is under new ownership, and current plans schedule an opening in 2016.”
My understanding is that the retailers that were signed up were opting for the minimum space allowed in their agreements (since they realized the economy here is shot). The construction was done; there was just a lack of shoppers...
Thanks; I didn’t know how else to refer to the useless crap some people buy in a mall (almost as though they are just passing time).
Too blunt?
A few malls have probably failed for other reasons - but that's the big one. There's usually a large increase in nearby Section 8 housing, too.
You know, with just a little creativity and some bulldozers, those malls could be converted into farm land.
On March 13, 2014 the Triple Five Group announced a settlement was reached with the New York Giants and New York Jets allowing the long-delayed project to move forward. Construction has been ongoing since November 2013 and was expected to pick up in early 2014. Although no timetable for completion was announced, the developer originally said it would take about 24 months to complete the project once construction began.[19] That April, Triple Five released a revised design for the mall’s exterior and confirmed a tentative opening date in late 2016.[20]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowlands_Xanadu
I believe you are referring to the construction for its new role; the original construction was completed on the mall, and now they are looking to change it to another purpose.
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