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  • The Economics (and Nostalgia) of Dead Malls

    01/05/2015 7:45:37 AM PST · by C19fan · 55 replies
    NY Times ^ | January 3, 2015 | Nelson D. Schwartz
    Inside the gleaming mall here on the Sunday before Christmas, just one thing was missing: shoppers. The upbeat music of “Jingle Bell Rock” bounced off the tiles, and the smell of teriyaki chicken drifted from the food court, but only a handful of stores were open at the sprawling enclosed shopping center. A few visitors walked down the long hallways and peered through locked metal gates into vacant spaces once home to retailers like H&M, Wet Seal and Kay Jewelers.
  • Attention shoppers: If you're a teenager, get out!

    08/03/2005 12:38:05 AM PDT · by raccoonradio · 18 replies · 438+ views
    Boston Herald ^ | 08/03/05 | Carla M. Collado
    Notice: Mall rats no longer allowed. Following the lead of many shopping centers throughout the country, both the Eastfield Mall and the Holyoke Mall (both in Mass.) will soon start requiring young shoppers to be accompanied by a parent or guardian in an effort to prevent loitering by teens looking to simply hang out. As of Sept. 6, the Holyoke Mall is restricting anyone younger than 18 from entering the mall without an escort on Fridays and Saturdays after 4 p.m., while the Eastfield Mall in Springfield is targeting those under 15, after 5 p.m. every day of the week....