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Katy Mills

Katy Mills: How a Themed Outlet Mall Reshaped Katy, Texas

Downtown Summerlin

Downtown Summerlin Rose From a Stalled Las Vegas Mall Project: Today, It Draws 20 Million Visits a Year

River Falls Mall

River Falls Mall in Clarksville, Indiana: The Indoor Fair That Vanished Above The Stores

Countryside Mall Clearwater

Inside Countryside Mall: The Clearwater Landmark That Kept Its Ice Rink

Amsterdam Riverfront Center

Inside Amsterdam Riverfront Center: A Working Time Capsule of 1970s Mall Design in Amsterdam, NY

Azusa City Hall

The California Foothill City That Looks Affordable From a Distance

Gaviidae Common

Gaviidae Common: The Minneapolis Mall That Found a Use After Luxury Retail

Riverton, Utah

This Utah Suburb Offers The Life Many Families Want - At A Price

Mansfield, OH

The Ohio Factory City Where $157,000 Still Buys a Home

Attleboro City Hall, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts City Where the Boston Commute Meets the Providence Pull

Are Oahu and Honolulu the same?

Are Oahu and Honolulu the Same? No - Here's the Difference

Los Banos, California

California's Family City Close to Nature and Far From Everything Else

Downtown Huntsville, Texas

The Texas City Where Campus Life And Prison Shifts Share The Clock

Greer, South Carolina

South Carolina's Rail Town That Grew Faster Than Its Roads

Kiryas Joel, NY

Living In The New York Village Where Children Outnumber Adults

Bonita Springs, Florida

The Florida City Where Daily Life Runs Between Old 41 And The Gulf

Downtown Campbell

Sunday Markets, Creek Trails and Silicon Valley Prices in Campbell, CA

Bettendorf, Iowa

Bettendorf, Iowa: The Quad Cities Suburb That Makes Ordinary Days Easier

Romeoville, IL

Romeoville, Illinois, Is Practical, Family-Oriented, and Hard to Manage Without a Car

Olive Branch, Mississippi

South of Memphis, a Growing Mississippi City Trades Walkability for Space

Shelton, Connecticut

Living in Shelton, Connecticut: A River City That Turns Wooded Fast

Muskegon skyline and lake

Living in Muskegon, Michigan, Where the Workweek Ends at Lake Michigan

Tucker, Georgia

Tucker, Georgia: The Atlanta Suburb That Still Has a Main Street

Downtown Turlock

Turlock, California: Cheaper Than the State, Pricier Than Modesto

Bedford, Texas

The Texas Mid-Cities Suburb Where Airport Access Comes With a Car-First Life

Euclid city library, Ohio

Lake Erie Access and $150,000 Home Values: Living in Euclid, Ohio

Tamarac, Florida

Tamarac, Florida: A Lower-Cost Broward Address With Expensive Fine Print

Kearny Town Hall

Near Newark and New York: Kearny, New Jersey Trades Rail Access for Housing Flexibility

Lakewood, California

The California Suburb Where the Ranch House Became the Luxury Item

Maricopa, Arizona

South of Phoenix, a City Where Cheaper Homes Depend on One Road

Bismarck, North Dakota

The North Dakota River City That Trades Big-City Variety for a 15-Minute Commute

Racine, Wisconsin

Between Milwaukee and Chicago, a Wisconsin City Ordinary Buyers Can Still Afford

Downtown Noblesville

North of Indianapolis, a River City Growing Faster Than Its Roads With a $400,000 Housing Market

Westfield Oakridge

Westfield Oakridge Mall in San Jose Has Reused or Redeveloped Every Major Retail Box It Has Lost Since 1973

Twelve Oaks Mall

Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, MI turns 49 this August with 160-plus stores open and one anchor still waiting

The Mall at Wellington Green in Wellington, FL

The Mall at Wellington Green was South Florida's last big enclosed mall, and it's still deciding what comes next

Corrales, NM

The New Mexico Village Where the Metro Slows to Horse Speed

Tallapoosa Street Bremen Georgia

The West Georgia Town Where $300,000 Still Buys a House, but Not an Easy Decision

Bedford NH

The New Hampshire Suburb Where Privacy Comes With a Five-Figure Tax Bill

Morrisville, NC

The North Carolina Town Where Cricket, Biotech, and Jet Noise Share the Same Map

Owasso, Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Suburb That Keeps One Foot on Main Street and One on the Highway

Brighton, New York town hall

A Rochester-Side New York Town Where Everyday Life Comes at a Premium

Fanwood, NJ

The New Jersey Train Town Where the Tax Bill Never Misses Its Stop

Irmo, SC

The South Carolina Suburb Where $300,000 Still Reaches a Family House

Heights Neighborhood Library

A Texas Inner-Loop Market Where $699K Buys Convenience, Not Breathing Room

Collierville town square

A West Tennessee Town Built for Families, Cars, and Big Grocery Runs

Autumn at Spencer Park

This Michigan Suburb Has a 110-Acre Park, Strong Schools, and Fast Home Sales

Lake Champlain shoreline in Colchester VT

This Lake Champlain Town in Vermont Has Yards, Condos, Waterfront Homes, and a Price Problem

Pacific Grove, California

Central California for Retirees: A Walkable Coast Town With a Seven-Figure Catch

Opelika, AL

Opelika, Alabama: Where Retirement Costs Less Than the College Town Next Door

Newton, MA

This Massachusetts Suburb Has Its Own Hospital and a $1.5 Million Median Sale Price

West Linn, OR

This Oregon Town Sits Beside the Biggest Waterfall in the Pacific Northwest. Should You Retire There?

Winfield, Illinois Town Center

Retiring in Winfield, Illinois: Costs, Taxes, Healthcare, and Daily Life

St. Pete Beach

Retiring in St. Pete Beach, Florida: Costs, Risks, and Fit in 2026

Northridge Mall in Salinas, CA

Northridge Mall in Salinas, CA refilling big boxes: with crafts, bowling lanes, auto parts, and an arcade with a bar on the way

Moreno Valley Mall

5 Times Moreno Valley Mall Should Have Gone Under - And the Weird Way It Keeps Coming Back in Moreno Valley, CA

Central Mall in Fort Smith, AR

Everyone in Fort Smith remembers Central Mall's glory days. Nobody's talking about how it actually survived

Eastdale Mall in Montgomery, AL

Eastdale Mall Outlasted Every Other Enclosed Mall in Montgomery, AL, and It's Still Open in 2026

Wilton Mall

Wilton Mall in Saratoga Springs, NY Outlasted a Rival Mall, Two Cinema Operators, Its Own Redevelopment Plan, and It's Still Open

International Plaza

International Plaza Is the Tampa Mall Expanding While Its Neighbor Waits for Demolition

Chautauqua Mall Enterance

Chautauqua Mall in Lakewood, NY has spent 55 years refusing to fade, and how it's pulling it off now is wild

The Fashion Mall at Keystone in Indianapolis, IN

The Fashion Mall at Keystone in Indianapolis Grew by Tearing Things Down

Parking lot in front of Lakeview Square Mall with stores and cars.

Farm market, skate park, self-storage, and $50 million plan: How Lakeview Square Mall in Battle Creek, MI rewrites its own ending

Willowbrook Mall in Houston TX

Willowbrook Mall kept filling its anchors while other Houston malls emptied out - So what's its secret?

South Side Mall in South Williamson, KY

South Side Mall in South Williamson, KY is the rare enclosed mall that outlived its anchors by becoming something else

Fairlane Village Mall

Fairlane Village Mall in Pottsville, PA: From a 1970s Twin-Cinema Mall to a Big-Box Survivor

Arden Fair

Arden Fair started as a Sears alone on a farm, and turned into Sacramento's biggest mall

Castleton Square

One original anchor name still hangs inside Castleton Square, Indiana's biggest mall - Guess which

Fashion Square Mall Saginaw

Fashion Square Mall in Saginaw, MI lost its hometown stores, its biggest anchor, and now sells itself off in pieces

Stonecrest Mall

Inside Stonecrest Mall: Why Did an Entire Georgia City Take Its Name From This Lithonia Mall?

The Westchester

While the Galleria Sits Empty Awaiting 3,000 Apartments, The Westchester Is Still the Mall White Plains, NY Walks Into

DeJarnette Sanitarium

DeJarnette Sanitarium in Staunton, VA, once had a golf course and now sits boarded behind no-trespassing signs

Old Hickory Mall in Jackson, TN

Two of Its Four Anchors Sit Empty, and Now Old Hickory Mall in Jackson, TN, Is For Sale

First Colony Mall in Sugar Land, TX

First Colony Mall in Sugar Land, TX, opened as Fort Bend County's first regional mall, and it's still standing

Dutch Square Mall Columbia, SC

Columbia's Dutch Square mall opened with the biggest-in-the-Carolinas claim. A gym holds its anchor now.

Jefferson Valley Mall

Jefferson Valley Mall, Yorktown, NY: built because northern Westchester had nowhere else to go

Laurel Park Place in Livonia, MI

Laurel Park Place, Livonia, MI: the mall built for an office crowd in 1989 is still standing in 2026

Uptown Janesville Mall in Janesville, WI

Janesville Mall in Wisconsin opened in 1973 with three department stores. None of the three is left

Hickory Ridge Mall

Hickory Ridge Mall in Memphis is a rare anchorless mall that came back

Century III Mall

Century III Mall in West Mifflin, PA opened as the future and ended as a public nuisance

Landover Mall Before Demolition

Landover Mall in Maryland is gone, but its empty lot may be worth more than the mall ever was

The Mall at Short Hills

The Mall at Short Hills in Millburn, NJ started with one store and never stopped adding

The Shops at Ithaca Mall

The Shops at Ithaca Mall in Ithaca, NY keeps finding tenants, just not the ones it was built for

Leavenworth Plaza

Leavenworth Plaza in Leavenworth, KS spent 50 years becoming a parking lot with a hardware store

Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, IA

Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids survived by tearing itself down

Antelope Valley Mall

Antelope Valley Mall is still the only regional mall ever built in Palmdale, CA

Decatur Mall

Decatur Mall in Decatur, AL, Keeps Running on a Theater and One Department Store

University Park Mall Mishawaka

University Park Mall in Mishawaka, IN still runs, with its biggest store sitting empty

The Shops at Palm Desert

The Shops at Palm Desert Opened With an Ice Rink and Now Plans for Apartments

Park Plaza, Hallway

Park Plaza Mall in Little Rock Is Really a Dillard's Mall

Merritt Square Mall

Merritt Square Mall in Merritt Island opened big and still can't settle on a second act

University Mall in Tampa, FL

University Mall in Tampa Outlived All Five of Its Anchors

PlazAmericas - Sharpstown Mall, Houston, TX

Houston's Sharpstown Mall Has Been Foreclosed, Bankrupt, and Rebranded, and It Never Closed

Water Tower Place

Water Tower Place in Chicago is Remembered Better Than It's Visited

Southgate Mall Missoula

Southgate Mall in Missoula Has Western Montana to Itself

Warwick Mall

Warwick Mall's Best Trick is Never Getting Sold

Beverly Center in Los Angeles, CA

Beverly Center Mall was the Building All of L.A. Loved to Mock

Samanea Mall in Westbury, NY

Samanea Mall: The Story of Westbury, NY's Strangest Shopping Center

Rockville Town Square and Rockville Library

The Square Keeps Changing. Rockville Might Finally be Done Rebuilding It.