The comments I read when searching at google was that the area around it and the bus stop that was added brought in all kinds of gang members and other low lifes which drove out the good people.
That’s a common theme I’m afraid to say. And it is everywhere the thugs are. And from my own point of view I point the finger directly at the police and the Politicians of the town and cities where this happens over and over again. They would rather see the ‘good’ people leave and the businesses they were customers at close down than push back against the Political Correctness and the fear of being called a Racist by the Thugs and their ‘lobbyists’ aka Community organizers.
And it's a stop on the train and bus lines.
I only went there a couple of times, then got the hell out of there.
You don't want to be there after dark.
Maybe it's different today. This was 20 years ago.
Yes, just as a lot of the downtown areas before them were compromised by crime, gang activity, incivility, etc., so the same us happening to the malls shoppers and suburban residents fled to. Many downtowns have made comebacks to one extent or another. But because they aren’t on private property, they have problems with things like panhandling and people camping that malls don’t.
There are some brick and mortar establishments, bars and restaurants, hair salons, health clubs, for example, that can’t be replaced by online retailers.