[Responsibility2nd]

If they add bus routes to and from the mall and import teens from the hoods - why, I predict it will be a great success.

Like all the other malls that did this.

[odawg]

“If they add bus routes to and from the mall and import teens from the hoods”

That was my first thought. The hood is taking over a mall near where I live.

[Alberta's Child]

There was a story on the business page of one of the mainstream media websites a few years ago about the demise of shopping malls in general. At the time of that article, this "American Dream" mall was the only traditional shopping center under development in the entire country. That pretty much tells you the whole story. I predict that it will be a financial disaster for a whole host of reasons -- but mainly because it's a complete mismatch between what has been built and what the market actually wants.

I understand they're actually CHARGING MONEY for customers to park there. What kind of clientele do they think is going to patronize a place like this?

[TnTnTn]

Yep prime hunting ground for flash mobs, undocumented shoppers, teen thugs.....et al.....makes want to go..

[ProtectOurFreedom]

High speed rail or street cars from the closest city are even better. They haul more “shoppers” faster to the stores.

[Leaning Right]

> If they add bus routes to and from the mall and import teens from the hoods - why, I predict it will be a great success. <

There is - or should I say was - a beautiful mall about 15 miles away from me. Then someone got the bright idea to put a city bus stop at one of the front doors.

Fast forward one year. A local cop advised me to stay away from that mall on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Fast forward four more years. That mall is now an empty shell.

And that’s a damn shame. That bus line gave poor city folks the opportunity to shop and eat somewhere nice. But it also gave thugs and hoodlums a place to go to steal things, and raise hell.

[Fightin Whitey]

Chris Rock On Malls

[bgill]

In Austin, TX the mall wanted to shut down during the high school state UIL track and field competitions held nearby every year because of the imported little thugs running wild at the mall between events. Lib city leaders said they couldn’t close the mall. Privately owned mall and stores but they had to follow the city’s ruling.

[mowowie]

The new bus stop eventually killed my childhood mall....one of the first malls in the country.

[Pining_4_TX]

Yep, they have ruined malls, movie theaters, places like Chuckie Cheese, IHOP, etc. Apparently some people believe they are entitled to break the law and behave in any manner they choose.

Add jihadists to the mix, and you have all the reasons you need to avoid malls. Plus, the no-carry signs all over the place have created the perfect spot for mass shootings.