Man, even keeping the lights on is a waste of power now.
jordy456where on
Where is it?
WeTitans3 on
Would it be cool if they house the homeless in places that were already built, and let people use kitchen spaces that are unused to cook for them
Internal-Fruit-1482 on
Malls peaked in the 80’s/90’s. The place to be on the weekends.
shawncollins512 on
So, it’s just a court.
KenjiFox on
My dying town has zero open malls.
I miss the 90’s.
Givants on
Puente hills?
MoistService2607 on
Everywhere.
1nitiated on
Sad 😢
TyrrelCorp888 on
They should repurpose malls as like indoor recreational centers, botanical gardens, art installations etc. and you just pay an admission at the door.
TheAGivens on
Wild there’s like 5 malls around me all full and always crowded
FunroeBaw on
Starting to look like mine. I feel so bad for the younger generations that they won’t ever know the joy of hanging out there, shopping, etc. There’s something so dead about staring at a screen buying everything from Amazon and never getting out in the world. Plus where the fvck are kids working?
Quigleythegreat on
Hot take. Malls as a concept aren’t dead- the middle class just has no money.
dragon-queen on
The mall in my town is filled with very expensive stores, and is super busy. You can’t find parking there unless you valet. We have a lot of rich old people in the area though.
Craiss on
Some of those old malls look like such nice buildings…
until you go into the closed off sections and see the stunning amount of mold and rot.
The_Erlenmeyer_Flask on
Reminds me of Ridgmar Mall in Fort Worth, TX. They have one restaurant in their food court. I’m positive that if the Rave Movie Theater would close and reopen somewhere else, it would kill that mall.
Totally_Botanical on
What blows my mind about dying malls is that they’ll just keep raising the rent on the spaces
blanaba-split on
The only mall with a food court nearest to me is a 45 minutes drive. I can get Sbarros there so it’s worth it but yeah…no malls nearby. Nobody wants to leave the house anymore (me included)
VisualDimension292 on
Yeah Brookfield Square is really rough these days. It’s too bad, I have so many memories going there with family as a kid, it’s hard to see the malls you grew up in fall to their death. The last restaurant in the food court closed just a few weeks ago and I think the rest of the mall will soon close with it.
I have a hard time even being there anyways because it smells like rotting feces in many of the corridors from what I can only assume are burst or rusted out pipes, and they don’t even turn the heat on in many areas, which is miserable in a Wisconsin winter.
georgecm12 on
I definitely recognize that. Brookfield Square Mall, Brookfield, WI. Their last food court tenant just moved out in the last month or so.
beirizzle on
Damn even my mall has kept the food court half full
NoTour5369 on
I live near Seattle. It is December 24, 2025. The malls here overflow with the zombie hordes. Yesterday, we had to go out for supplies. 9 of us left, only 2 returned. I am now deaf in both ears and its not looking good.
But I am optimistic. I saw Santa in the mall and our eyes connected for the briefest of moments and I knew. I KNEW.
I just knew that I was going to enjoy that book I bought from the Barnes and Noble.
kevlar51 on
Landlord: Oh geez, businesses are leaving due to high rent and decreasing foot traffic. Better raise rent to make up for losses.
dr__kitty on
I miss malls, man. I miss third spaces in general.
Philly514 on
Malls are making a huge comeback where I live in Quebec, Canada. The mall near me is jammed every day with music and mini trains going around and everything, just like when I was a kid.
Doublestack00 on
As I have gotten older I hate the malls are closing. Being able to get out when its cold and walk is super nice.
RemoteSpeed8771 on
Private investors bought ours on the cheap years ago and are letting it go so they can use it as a loss. 😓 hopefully one day that amazing and huge riverfront property can have something worth visiting.
F0MA on
Is that a Mills mall?
mmmmmmcereal on
Is this McArthur Mall?
_steve_rogers_ on
This is like the food court in the mall in GTA Vice City for PlayStation 2
Mwebb1508 on
So crazy. Mall by me could not be busier. Just added a huge parking garage so they can get more people there.
MrNewyear on
This was my childhood mall – had 1-2 places open when I last went back. Feels bad to see it like this
Axxisol on
I guess it really depends on the area. My town’s mall is so packed right now that you can’t even find a parking spot.
RaNdomMSPPro on
Looks like a lot of malls, but others are booming.
King-of-Plebss on
Great now convert it into a pop-up market or farmers market so people can still use the space
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That truly is dead
Man, even keeping the lights on is a waste of power now.
Where is it?
Would it be cool if they house the homeless in places that were already built, and let people use kitchen spaces that are unused to cook for them
Malls peaked in the 80’s/90’s. The place to be on the weekends.
So, it’s just a court.
My dying town has zero open malls.
I miss the 90’s.
Puente hills?
Everywhere.
Sad 😢
They should repurpose malls as like indoor recreational centers, botanical gardens, art installations etc. and you just pay an admission at the door.
Wild there’s like 5 malls around me all full and always crowded
Starting to look like mine. I feel so bad for the younger generations that they won’t ever know the joy of hanging out there, shopping, etc. There’s something so dead about staring at a screen buying everything from Amazon and never getting out in the world. Plus where the fvck are kids working?
Hot take. Malls as a concept aren’t dead- the middle class just has no money.
The mall in my town is filled with very expensive stores, and is super busy. You can’t find parking there unless you valet. We have a lot of rich old people in the area though.
Some of those old malls look like such nice buildings…
until you go into the closed off sections and see the stunning amount of mold and rot.
Reminds me of Ridgmar Mall in Fort Worth, TX. They have one restaurant in their food court. I’m positive that if the Rave Movie Theater would close and reopen somewhere else, it would kill that mall.
What blows my mind about dying malls is that they’ll just keep raising the rent on the spaces
The only mall with a food court nearest to me is a 45 minutes drive. I can get Sbarros there so it’s worth it but yeah…no malls nearby. Nobody wants to leave the house anymore (me included)
Yeah Brookfield Square is really rough these days. It’s too bad, I have so many memories going there with family as a kid, it’s hard to see the malls you grew up in fall to their death. The last restaurant in the food court closed just a few weeks ago and I think the rest of the mall will soon close with it.
I have a hard time even being there anyways because it smells like rotting feces in many of the corridors from what I can only assume are burst or rusted out pipes, and they don’t even turn the heat on in many areas, which is miserable in a Wisconsin winter.
I definitely recognize that. Brookfield Square Mall, Brookfield, WI. Their last food court tenant just moved out in the last month or so.
Damn even my mall has kept the food court half full
I live near Seattle. It is December 24, 2025. The malls here overflow with the zombie hordes. Yesterday, we had to go out for supplies. 9 of us left, only 2 returned. I am now deaf in both ears and its not looking good.
But I am optimistic. I saw Santa in the mall and our eyes connected for the briefest of moments and I knew. I KNEW.
I just knew that I was going to enjoy that book I bought from the Barnes and Noble.
Landlord: Oh geez, businesses are leaving due to high rent and decreasing foot traffic. Better raise rent to make up for losses.
I miss malls, man. I miss third spaces in general.
Malls are making a huge comeback where I live in Quebec, Canada. The mall near me is jammed every day with music and mini trains going around and everything, just like when I was a kid.
As I have gotten older I hate the malls are closing. Being able to get out when its cold and walk is super nice.
Private investors bought ours on the cheap years ago and are letting it go so they can use it as a loss. 😓 hopefully one day that amazing and huge riverfront property can have something worth visiting.
Is that a Mills mall?
Is this McArthur Mall?
This is like the food court in the mall in GTA Vice City for PlayStation 2
So crazy. Mall by me could not be busier. Just added a huge parking garage so they can get more people there.
This was my childhood mall – had 1-2 places open when I last went back. Feels bad to see it like this
I guess it really depends on the area. My town’s mall is so packed right now that you can’t even find a parking spot.
Looks like a lot of malls, but others are booming.
Great now convert it into a pop-up market or farmers market so people can still use the space