[Mrs.Liberty]

We have a nice little outdoor mall here in San Diego county, out in the 'burbs. Three main stores: a Macys, REI and Barnes and Noble, plus the usual clothing stores....Vans, Pac Sun, Apple, Sephora, Gap, American Eagle.

We would make it a point to do our Christmas shopping there to support the smaller businesses in the mall.

But, high rent has forced most of the stores to shut down. Macys and Barnes and Noble are still there, but REI shut down.

Now, in place of the stores, fitness places have opened up: Yoga, Boxing, TaeKwon Do, dance, Pilates....the vacant REI store will be a Planet Fitness.

[FLT-bird]

There was Horton Plaza downtown and another nice mall in UTC with an ice skating rink when I lived there in the mid 90s. I assume both are still there.