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Frenchtown Square - Mall of Monroe, Monroe, MI

5 anchors opened Frenchtown Square in Monroe, MI in 1988. All 5 are gone, but The Mall of Monroe is still open

Pier Shops at Caesars

Mall, luxury mall, entertainment hub, film studio, wedding venue: Ocean One pier in Atlantic City, NJ keeps reinventing itself

Northgate Mall in San Rafael, CA

Northgate Mall in San Rafael, CA went under glass in 1986. Now the city has approved cutting it open again

Great Northern Mall in North Olmsted, OH

Food court moved, cinema flickered, black Sears slated to come down: the restless Great Northern Mall in North Olmsted, OH

Clifton Park Center

Two anchors gone, corridors empty, then the wrecking ball: how Clifton Park Center mall in Clifton Park, NY rebuilt by subtraction

North Hills Raleigh, NC

North Hills in Raleigh, NC has been a strip center, an enclosed mall, open-air streets, and now zoning for 37-story towers

Harundale Mall Harundale Plaza

Remember Harundale Mall in Glen Burnie, MD? Its department store is a Lidl and an indoor adventure park now

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards

The Shops at Hudson Yards in Manhattan, NY, was stacked 7 levels high to lure you up. Now a bank has the top

Tempe Marketplace

Dumps, waste drums, a lost court fight, a recession: how Tempe Marketplace mall in Tempe, AZ finally got built out

SubTropolis

Inside the SubTropolis business complex in Kansas City, MO: stamps, federal records and a giant warehouse under one rock roof

Pinnacle Hills Promenade

Inside the Retail Reshuffle at Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers, AR

Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall

Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall opened with about 10 of 110 stores in an oil bust. 39 years later, this mall is still open in Anchorage, AK

Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City, UT

ZCMI, Mervyn's, Macy's, the old movie theater: Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City, UT outlasted them all

The Shops at Tanforan

Torn down once to save it, The Shops at Tanforan mall in San Bruno, CA now faces the wrecking ball again

Temple Mall Entrance

An aquarium that never opened, a $50 million plan that fell apart: how Temple Mall in Temple, TX got here

Lakeshore Mall Sebring

Lakeshore Mall in Sebring, FL now holds a gym, a farm store, and storage units. It's still open and just changed owners

The Mall at 163rd Street in North Miami Beach, FL

Remember Burdines and the Kiddie Park train? Here's The Mall at 163rd Street in North Miami Beach, FL now

Salisbury Mall

From Belk to a 1,000-seat hall: how Salisbury, NC's last mall turned into a county building

Mondawmin Mall

Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore, MD swapped its big stores for state offices, a gym and a health complex

Bronx Terminal Market

77 years of wholesale food, 17 years of big boxes: the double life of Bronx Terminal Market in the Bronx, NY

The Quarter at Tropicana

Remember shopping under a painted sky? See what became of The Quarter at Tropicana mall in Atlantic City, NJ

family things to do in Hot Springs, AR

Family Things to Do in Hot Springs, AR: What Works for Different Ages

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Things to Do in Hot Springs, AR by Month: Baths, Trails, Lakes and Fall Color

Royal Hawaiian Center

5 things Royal Hawaiian Center in Honolulu, HI lost in 46 years, and one restaurant that never moved out

SanTan Village in Gilbert, AZ

Built for shade and paved for cars, Gilbert, AZ's open-air SanTan Village mall is still working out the desert

Hot Springs vs Eureka Springs

Hot Springs vs Eureka Springs for Baths, Historic Streets and Weekend Trips

Richardson Square

52 years on Plano Road: the rise, fall, and unfinished rebuild of Richardson Square Mall, Richardson, TX

Queens Place Mall

Macy's left in 1995, Best Buy in 2025, Target is next. What's left in Queens Place Mall, Queens, NY?

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Best Lakes Near Hot Springs, AR for Beach Days, Boating and Quiet Water

Hiking in Hot Springs, AR

Hiking in Hot Springs, AR for Short Scenic Trails and Longer Hikes

Windward Mall

Windward Mall in Kaneohe, HI: here's what happens when a mall loses all 3 department stores it was designed around

Chula Vista Center

Chula Vista Center in Chula Vista, CA: the mall that beat 100 angry residents, Plaza Bonita, Mervyn's and a $42 million rebuild

Sunnyvale Town Center

Sunnyvale, CA bulldozed much of its old downtown to build Sunnyvale Town Center Mall. Then it bulldozed that too.

Mall of Abilene

Mall of Abilene in Abilene, TX: never added a square foot but rebuilt itself from the inside anyway

Galleria at Erieview

Remember the palms under the glass roof? Here's what took over Cleveland, OH's Galleria at Erieview Mall

Stony Point Fashion Park

Remember when Stony Point Mall in Richmond, VA had Saks, Louis Vuitton, and Tiffany? Today it has a hatchet range and a line-dance museum.

Kings Plaza Brooklyn

6-screen cinema, 4-story Sears, 2-year JCPenney: Kings Plaza, the mall in Brooklyn, NY that keeps slicing up its own buildings

Best bathhouses in Hot Springs, AR

Best Bathhouses in Hot Springs, AR for Traditional Baths, Thermal Pools and Couples

museums in Hot Springs, AR

Museums in Hot Springs, AR for Bathhouse History, Science and Gangster Stories

Manhattan Village Mall in Manhattan Beach, CA

From Chevron oil land to the mall nobody fully owns: the invisible lines under Manhattan Village in Manhattan Beach, CA

Chandler Fashion Center

Remember the dancing waters fountain at Chandler Fashion Center in Chandler, AZ? Wait till you see what the whole mall turned into

Things to do in Hot Springs National Park

Things to Do in Hot Springs National Park for History, Soaking and Short Hikes

Hot Springs weekend itinerary

Hot Springs Weekend Itinerary That Keeps the Core and Cuts the Rush

Salem Center mall - Salem, Oregon

4 department stores, 4 skybridges, 1 anchor still trading: what's left of Salem Center in Salem, OR

North East Mall

The mall that keeps swallowing its own anchors: inside 55 years of demolition and reuse at North East Mall in Hurst, TX

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Where to stay in Hot Springs, AR

Where to Stay in Hot Springs, AR by Trip Style and Location

Fashion Fair

Fashion Fair Mall, Fresno, CA: 60 years of a city deciding what a shopping center is allowed to become

Legends Outlets Kansas City

Remember bowling and animatronic dinosaurs at Legends Outlets Kansas City? Look what fills that place now.

Silver Lake Village

Apache Plaza in Saint Anthony, MN: the mall that swallowed a pig farm and came back as Silver Lake Village

Northpark Mall in Ridgeland, MS

McRae's, D.H. Holmes, Gayfers, and JCPenney anchored Northpark Mall in Ridgeland, MS. Only JCPenney is still there.

Holly Hill Mall

You remember it as Colonial Mall. Your neighbor as Burlington Square. In Burlington, NC it was Holly Hill the whole time.

Eastland Mall North Versailles

800 jobs at its peak, 500 by 2024, and not one wall left: what became of Eastland Mall in North Versailles, PA

San Francisco Centre

From $600 million a year to 93% empty: the 38-year rise and fall of San Francisco Centre Mall

North Riverside Park Mall

The mall with stores it doesn't own: inside 50 years of North Riverside Park Mall in North Riverside, IL

Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, VT

25 years, 4 blocks, 2 rejected plans: how Burlington, VT built Church Street Marketplace one piece at a time

Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park, TX

Two of the five stores that opened Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park, TX are dark boxes now, but the corridors are 97% full

SouthBay Pavilion

53 years, 3 department stores, 1 survivor: the breakup of SouthBay Pavilion Mall in Carson, CA

Louisiana Boardwalk

From Bass Pro to pickleball: the 5 lives of Louisiana Boardwalk Mall, Bossier City, LA's riverfront experiment

Pearlridge Center

Hawaii's only monorail. A farm older than the mall. A lease that ends in 2043. Welcome to Pearlridge Center in Waimalu, HI.

St. Alexius Hospital in St. Louis, MO

Two hospitals, one name, 150 years: only half of St. Alexius Hospital in St. Louis, MO was ever Alexian

Living in Lakewood, Washington

Everyday Lakewood, WA: 13 street ends that aren't parks, a freeway down the middle, and training nobody announces

Living in Sedona, AZ

Everyday Sedona, AZ: one roundabout, twelve evacuation zones, and a compost list capped at 150

Living in Gatlinburg, TN

Everyday Gatlinburg, TN: traffic lights, bear-resistant trash, and Thursday trout closures

The Outlet Collection Seattle

The Outlet Collection Seattle in Auburn, WA: the mall that kept losing its giants, and kept finding stranger things to fill them

The Empire Mall in Sioux Falls, SD

A mall that keeps rebuilding itself: 50 years of tearing out and starting over at The Empire Mall, Sioux Falls, SD

Mall of the Mainland

Half its shops were empty at opening: how Mall of the Mainland in Texas City, TX ended up full of everything except stores

Quincy Mall in Quincy, IL

You shopped at Quincy Mall in Quincy, IL as a kid. Now you might have your surgery there.

Gulf View Square in Port Richey, FL

From four department stores to a clearance center: the slow unbuilding of Gulf View Square Mall in Port Richey, FL

Norfolk Premium Outlets in Norfolk, VA

Norfolk Premium Outlets in Norfolk, VA sits on 53 acres of a closed golf course and is 99% leased

Diamond Run Mall in Rutland, VT

Seven years after the doors locked, Diamond Run Mall in Rutland, VT is still standing - and here's why nothing has come down

Biltmore Fashion Park

63 years, three anchors, one survivor: inside the department store retreat at Biltmore Fashion Park in Phoenix, AZ

Rego Center

One side of Rego Center Mall in Queens, NY is 99 percent leased. The other side has 338,000 empty square feet.

Living in La Puente, California

East of Los Angeles, everyday life can cross three cities before lunch

Living in Cibolo, Texas

The San Antonio, TX suburb where your address says less than the roads you use every day

Living in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Near Milwaukee, WI one small city makes you choose between lake life and practical life

Living in Springfield, Tennessee

Near Nashville, TN but not dependent on it: what everyday life really looks like

Living in Graham, North Carolina

Living in Graham, NC: a walkable downtown that doesn't mean a walkable life

Country Club Plaza in Sacramento, CA

Trampolines, 13 movie screens, WinCo and gym: inside Country Club Plaza Mall in Sacramento, CA

Living in Grapevine, Texas

Would you pay more to live near a walkable downtown in this DFW suburb?

Living in Dunwoody, Georgia

One city, two weekdays: what living in this Atlanta suburb really looks like

Living in Dublin, Ohio

This Columbus, Ohio suburb has a real walkable downtown - but will you actually use it?

Living in Ypsilanti, Michigan

This small Ann Arbor-area city has three downtown-like districts with very different roles

Vogue Theater in Chula Vista, CA

Do you remember the cheap triple features? Here's what actually happened to the Vogue Theater in Chula Vista, CA.

Living in Clifton, New Jersey

Living in Clifton, NJ: when transit, traffic and one commercial strip change the whole experience

Living in Homestead, Florida

Living in Homestead, FL: what do you really gain by moving farther south?

Living in Cranston, Rhode Island

Living in Cranston, RI: four local centers, four very different daily routines

Upper Tampa Bay Park

$2 gets you into 596 acres at Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park in Tampa, FL

Wheels of Yesteryear

You've driven past the sign on 501 a hundred times. Here's what's actually parked inside it, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Westgate Center

Westgate Center in San Jose, CA: Power Center Built Around a Shrinking Mall

Westfield Fashion Square

The Mall That Ate Its Own Shops: How Westfield Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks, CA Filled Up With Restaurants, Gyms, and Padel Courts

Chapel Hills Mall

Apartments in the Sears, Cinema in the Kmart, Sharks in the JCPenney: Welcome to Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs, CO

Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, IA

Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, IA Runs Near Full While the Metro's Older Malls Empty Out

Northwoods Mall in Peoria, IL

Carson, Montgomery Ward, Sears, and JCPenney Anchored Northwoods Mall in Peoria, IL. Only One Still Trades There.

Santa Rosa Mall in Mary Esther, FL

The Last Department Store at Santa Rosa Mall in Mary Esther, FL Owned Its Own Building. The Concourse Came Down With It.

Annapolis Mall

Annapolis Mall in Annapolis, MD Is Down to One Department Store

City Center at White Plains in White Plains, NY

City Center at White Plains, NY Has Refilled Every Big Store but One

Living in Torrance, California

Why People Pay Torrance, CA Prices Without Actually Living at the Beach

Edinburg, Texas

Edinburg, Texas Looks Like a Cheaper McAllen - But the Numbers Tell a Different Story