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Tacoma Mall

Tacoma Mall Is Quietly Turning Itself Inside Out

Panorama Mall

Panorama Mall in Panorama City, CA Outlived Four Department Stores. A 30-Story Plan May Finish the Job.

Middlesboro Mall

Middlesboro Mall was Built For a Town of Only 12,000. It's Still Standing in Middlesboro, Kentucky, While Bigger Malls Fall.

New Towne Mall

How New Towne Mall in New Philadelphia, Ohio Lost All Five Original Anchors and Stayed Open

Charleston Town Center

Charleston Town Center Was Built to Save Downtown Charleston, WV. Now the City Wants to Save the Mall.

West Oaks Mall

West Oaks Mall Was Built for Shoppers in 1996. Thirty Years Later, Ocoee, FL Goes There to Pay Taxes and Find Work.

CambridgeSide

CambridgeSide Spent 30 Years as a Mall in Cambridge, MA. Then Its Owners Decided It Was Worth More as Labs and Offices.

Heritage Park Mall

Heritage Park Mall in Midwest City, OK, Once Paid More Than $1 Million a Year in Taxes. Clearing It Will Cost Millions More.

Las Americas Premium Outlets in San Diego, CA

Las Americas Premium Outlets Was Planned as Bridge to Tijuana, Hotel, and Library. San Diego, CA Got Outlet Stores.

Old Town Mall

Old Town Mall in Baltimore, MD: The City Closed a Street to Save It, and Now Wants the Street Back

Superstition Springs Center in Mesa, AZ

Superstition Springs Center in Mesa, AZ, Lost Sears, Macy's, and Half Its Carousel. The Mall is Still Open.

Ledgewood Mall in Ledgewood, NJ

How Ledgewood Mall Survived by Tearing Itself Down in Roxbury Township, NJ

Mid City Mall in Louisville, KY

Mid City Mall in Louisville, KY, Was Once Called 'Skid-City.' Now It's Being Torn Down to Keep What It Became.

Ford City Mall

Ford City Mall in Chicago Helped Build B-29 Bombers. A Sprinkler Leak Is Closing It.

Bellis Fair Mall in Bellingham, WA

Everyone Wrote Off Bellis Fair Mall in Bellingham, WA. Now It's More Than 90 Percent Full.

Greenspoint Mall, Houston, TX

Greenspoint Mall Had Trees Indoors and 160 Stores. Now It's Down to a Parking Lot in North Houston.

Columbiana Centre Mall

Columbiana Centre: Columbia, SC's Last Full Mall, and What It Costs to Stay That Way

Sarasota The Mall at University Town Center

The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota: The Florida Mall That Opened After Everyone Said the Era Was Over

North DeKalb Mall

North DeKalb Mall, Decatur, GA: The Mall That Couldn't Stop Reinventing Itself

Glendale Galleria

Why Glendale Galleria Mall in California Is Still Open When the Internet Was Supposed to Close It

Forest Mall Fond Du Lac, WI

Forest Mall in Fond du Lac, WI, Was Supposed to Get Meijer. It Got Hospital and Lot of Waiting Instead.

The Orchards Mall, Benton Harbor, MI

The Orchards Mall: How Benton Harbor, MI's Biggest Retail Site Lost Every Anchor and Kept the Gulls

Tulsa Promenade Mall, Tulsa, OK

Tulsa Promenade Mall: From Southland to Ice Rinks, Six Decades on Yale Avenue in Tulsa, OK

The Boulevard Mall

The Boulevard Mall Lost Every Department Store It Had: In Las Vegas, NV, It Has Never Been More Occupied

Spokane Valley Mall in Spokane Valley, WA

Spokane Valley Mall Took Nearly 20 Years to Open. Somehow, It Still Runs the Valley

Santa Fe Place

From Villa Linda Mall to Santa Fe Place: How One Santa Fe Mall Survived the Collapse of Its Anchor Stores

Oak Court Mall - Entrance

Oak Court Mall in Memphis, TN: From Goldsmith's Beginning to Demolition and Redevelopment

VIA Port Rotterdam

Via Port Rotterdam, NY Lost Macy's, Sears, and Kmart. Now It Has Aquarium, Bingo, and State Workers

Pacific View Mall

From The Broadway to a Bowling Alley: How Pacific View Mall in Ventura, CA Kept Replacing What People Remembered

Chesterfield Mall

The End of Chesterfield Mall: 48 Years, Empty Anchors, and a Downtown Plan in Chesterfield, MO

columbia place

Columbia Place Mall, Columbia, SC: They Built It for Rich's and Sears. Look at It Now

Southpark Mall Colonial Heights, VA

Southpark Mall in Colonial Heights, VA, Went From Department Stores to Redevelopment Plans

Southridge Mall

Southridge Mall in Greendale, WI, Has Been Milwaukee's South-Side Destination for 55 Years. It Looks Nothing Like It Did

Kingston Collection

Kingston Collection, Kingston, MA: Long Road from Department-Store Mall to Whatever Comes Next

McCain Mall

McCain Mall in North Little Rock Is Still Open, But You Wouldn't Recognize It From 1973

Wonderland of the Americas in San Antonio, TX

Wonderland of the Americas in San Antonio, TX Turned a Fading Mall Into Clinics, Shops, and Events

Meadowood Mall in Reno, NV

How Meadowood Mall in Reno, NV Became the Last Enclosed Mall Standing in Northern Nevada

Washington Mall in Washington, PA

Washington Mall Was the Errand, the Theater, and the Department Store in Washington, PA. Now It Is a Construction Site.

Lakehurst Mall in Waukegan, IL Opened With Miss America and 100 Stores. Thirty Years Later, Only Two Were Left.

HarMar Mall

HarMar Mall in Roseville, MN: Built in 1963, Still Open, and Mostly Empty

Sugarloaf Mills

Sugarloaf Mills, Lawrenceville, GA: From Discover-Era Novelty to Gwinnett's Flexible Mall

Indian River Mall

Indian River Mall in Vero Beach, FL Once Had Four Department Stores. Now Its Empty Wings Face Demolition

The Mall at Whitney Field

From Searstown Mall to Costco Proposal: 60 Years of Reinvention at The Mall at Whitney Field, Leominster, MA

The Quad at Whittier, CA

California Mall Named After a Shape It No Longer Has: The Quad at Whittier

Rockaway Townsquare

The Mall That Refused to Fade: Rockaway Townsquare in Rockaway, NJ Lost Department Stores and Is Still Packed

Valle Vista Mall, Harlingen TX

Valle Vista Mall in Harlingen, TX: What Opened in 1983 and What Remains

Ashland Town Center in Ashland, KY

Ashland Town Center Mall in Ashland, KY, Survived by Replacing the Stores That Once Defined It

South Hill Mall in Puyallup, WA

What Replaced Department Stores at South Hill Mall, Puyallup, WA Says Everything About Where Retail Went

Security Square Mall

Security Square Mall in Woodlawn, MD Shows What Happens After Anchors Disappear

Bay City Mall in Bay City, MI

How Bay City Mall Went From Four Anchors to a Patchwork That Still Works in Bay City, MI

Hickory Point Mall in Decatur, IL

The Department Stores are Gone, But Hickory Point Mall Still Gives Decatur, IL Somewhere to Shop

Turtle Creek Mall

Turtle Creek Mall in Hattiesburg, MS: Lost Anchors, Gained New Uses, and Kept People Coming Back

Woodmar Mall

Department Store, Demolition, Sportsplex: What Happened to Woodmar Mall in Hammond, IN

The Avenues Mall

The Avenues Mall in Jacksonville, FL Still Has Shoppers, an Empty Anchor, and a Plan for What Comes Next

Barton Creek Square Center Court

Barton Creek Square in Austin, TX Still Fills Its Corridors. The Mall People Remember Does Not Exist Anymore

Cherry Hill Mall

Cherry Hill Mall Lost Its Birds, Its Fountain, and Strawbridge's. It Still Gives South Jersey Somewhere to Go

Woodland Mall in Bowling Green, OH

One Mall, Five Owners, Zero Department Stores Left: Woodland Mall in Bowling Green, OH

Fashion Place

Salt Lake Valley's Most Rebuilt Mall: The Story of Fashion Place in Murray, UT

Whittwood Town Center

What Happened to Whittwood Town Center? Inside Whittier, CA's 70-Year-Old Mall That Refuses to Disappear

Memorial City Mall

Memorial City Mall in Houston, TX: 60 Years, Six Expansions, and New Redevelopment Planned

Central Mall in Lawton, OK

The Strange Second Life of Central Mall in Lawton, OK After Its Anchor Stores Went Dark

Lansing Mall Entrance

Lost Anchors, New Attractions, and the Second Life of Lansing Mall in Lansing, MI

Fox Valley Mall, Aurora, IL

Inside Fox Valley Mall, Aurora, IL: Retail, Apartments, and What's Next?

Ingram Park Mall in San Antonio, TX

Ingram Park Mall in San Antonio, TX: A Legendary Mall That Refuses to Fade Away Quietly

The Mall at Green Hills

The Mall at Green Hills: How Nashville, TN's Most Enduring Shopping Center Remade Itself Every Decade

Indian Mound Mall, Heath, OH

Indian Mound Mall, Heath, OH: From 4 Department Stores to Trampoline Park and Training Center

Clackamas Town Center, south central entrance

Clackamas Town Center: From Blackberry Fields to Portland, OR's Most Contested Mall

Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake, VA

After 44 Years and Ten Anchor Names, Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake, VA Is Still Running

JCPenney - Vernon Park Mall

Inside Abandoned Vernon Park Mall in Kinston, NC Where Only Belk Kept The Lights On

The Mall at Robinson, Pittsburgh, PA

Empty Anchor, Falling Assessments: The Mall at Robinson, Pittsburgh, PA Still Trying to Define Its Future

La Habra Marketplace

Two Missing Freeways, One Demolished Mall: How La Habra Marketplace, La Habra, CA Became What It Is Today

Dort Mall in Flint, MI

Disco in the Basement, Giant Fish in the Lobby: The Strange Run of Dort Mall in Flint, MI

Freehold Raceway Mall

Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, NJ Lost Three Anchors But Still Found a Way Forward

Brookfield Square

Brookfield Square Mall in Brookfield, WI is Still Open, But Its Future Looks Nothing Like Its Past

Apple orchards

This Overlooked Washington Valley Was Once Covered With More Than a Million Apple Trees

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands

This Hidden Texas City Turned Forty Acres Into A Dream Destination For Birders

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Hidden North Carolina Racing Hub Where NASCAR Cars are Built, Tested, and Broadcast to Millions

Lynn, City of Firsts

Forget The Big History Stops, This Quirky Massachusetts City Has a First on Nearly Every Corner

Why Wichita Falls, Texas became known as an oil boomtown

This Historic Texas City Funneled Millions From Oil Fields Locals Could Barely Keep Up With

why Suffolk, Virginia Became Known as the peanut capital of the world

What Made Suffolk, Virginia the Peanut Capital of the World for Generations

Why Palm Coast, Florida, Became Known for Trails and Parks

Why Palm Coast, Florida Became Known for Trails and Parks Today

Why Edmond, Oklahoma Became Known for Public ArtWhy Edmond, Oklahoma Became Known for Public Art

This Charming Oklahoma City Scattered Hundreds of Art Pieces Where People Least Expect Them

Solar installation on Buckeye, Arizona Walmart

This Once-Quiet Arizona Farming Town Grew From 6,537 People To About 125,000

North Shore Square, Slidell, LA

North Shore Square Mall, Slidell, LA: From Holiday Crowds to Locked Corridors

Tri-County Mall, Cincinnati, OH

Tri-County Mall, Cincinnati, OH: A 1960 Dream Now Waiting for Demolition

TownMall of Westminster

What Happened to TownMall of Westminster in Westminster, MD? From Cranberry Mall to Today

Whitehall Mall

Whitehall Mall in Whitehall, PA Once Made History - Can It Do It Again?

Sangertown Square in New Hartford, NY

Sangertown Square, New Hartford, NY: How the 1980 Mall Lost Three Anchors and Refilled Them

St. Louis Mills, Hazelwood, MO

St. Louis Mills in Hazelwood, MO: What Happened to the Mall That Had It All?

The Streets at Southpoint, Durham, NC

The Streets at Southpoint Mall in Durham, NC: Still On Top, But For How Long?

Avalon Alpharetta

Inside Avalon District in Alpharetta, GA: The Mall That Isn't a Mall

Victoria Gardens

Victoria Gardens Mall, Rancho Cucamonga, CA: From Opening Day to $530M Sale

The Mall at Lexington Green

What Happened to The Mall at Lexington Green in Lexington, KY?

Mershops Galleria at Sunset

Galleria at Sunset Mall, Henderson, NV is Changing Again After 30 Years

Manhattan Town Center

Manhattan Town Center, Manhattan, KS: Charming 80s Mall That Refuses to Fade

Settlers Green

Can Settlers Green Outlet in North Conway, NH Keep Reinventing Itself?

Gateway Mall in Springfield, OR

What Happened to Gateway Mall in Springfield, OR, Over the Years?

Washington Crown Center

Washington Crown Center: From Franklin Mall to Franklin Crossroads Park in Washington, PA

Columbia Center Kennewick

Columbia Center Mall, Kennewick, WA: Still Thriving or Slipping?