[ProtectOurFreedom]

Sears is almost completely gone from the south San Fran Bay Area. When I moved here 39 years ago, they had a decent store a mile away in an already-aging 1950s mall. It was good for Craftsman tools, appliances, garden equipment, and Die-Hard car batteries. They did a minimal facelift once that didn't help arrest their decline. Near the end, it was a complete mess. They had a "Store Closing" sign up for several years right next to the "Now Hiring" sign!

Sears, San Antonio Center, Mountain View, CA, 1961

Good-bye, Sears, 2011...

New "mixed use" in 2014. The new "urban landscape."

[Mr. Jeeves]

Noting says “mixed use” like an $800,000 condo overlooking a Safeway parking lot! :)

[Captainpaintball]

Probably “fortified” with generous amounts of section 8 residents, too.

[SamAdams76]

That urban landscape is the new way, like it or not. Most younger people like to live in condo-style housing with easy walking (or scooter) access to groceries, restaurants and Starbucks. The traditional shopping center is for old people and is rapidly dying out.

Eventually nobody will own cars. For longer distance travel, people will punch up an app and a driverless vehicles will pull up and swoosh them away.

It's just the way it is going to be. There is nothing us old codgers can do about it.