phoenix
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Aspiring photographer, dead mall nerd
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phoenix
@deadmallfiles.bsky.social
· Jul 21
After well over a year of procrastination, I’ve got three new entries in the pipeline!
The unexpected side effect of having an autistic obsession with malls is that you end up kind of becoming a newspaper nerd.
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The unexpected side effect of having an autistic obsession with malls is that you end up kind of becoming a newspaper nerd.
Quality Inn Riverview | Covington, KY [Cincinnati, OH] (1972)
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Quality Inn Riverview | Covington, KY [Cincinnati, OH] (1972)
Backlit skylights are a lost art…
McAlister Square | Greenville, SC
#architecture #photgraphy #deadmalls
McAlister Square | Greenville, SC
#architecture #photgraphy #deadmalls
September 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Backlit skylights are a lost art…
McAlister Square | Greenville, SC
#architecture #photgraphy #deadmalls
McAlister Square | Greenville, SC
#architecture #photgraphy #deadmalls
September 2, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Happy day at Haywood…
After a run-in that scared me out of taking pictures here last year, I finally decided to try and get my sea legs back by trekking out to Haywood.
#malls #phtography #architecture
After a run-in that scared me out of taking pictures here last year, I finally decided to try and get my sea legs back by trekking out to Haywood.
#malls #phtography #architecture
August 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Happy day at Haywood…
After a run-in that scared me out of taking pictures here last year, I finally decided to try and get my sea legs back by trekking out to Haywood.
#malls #phtography #architecture
After a run-in that scared me out of taking pictures here last year, I finally decided to try and get my sea legs back by trekking out to Haywood.
#malls #phtography #architecture
Local Regal is undergoing a reno. Everything that made the place feel like a theater has basically been ripped out. Murals, neon, games, the customer service desk…
Only upside is that they’re putting in recliners.
Only upside is that they’re putting in recliners.
August 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Local Regal is undergoing a reno. Everything that made the place feel like a theater has basically been ripped out. Murals, neon, games, the customer service desk…
Only upside is that they’re putting in recliners.
Only upside is that they’re putting in recliners.
30 years ago this year, Dillard’s closed its door at McAlister Square for the final time. The Little Rock chain had only been at the mall for five years.
Despite years of exposure to the elements and a renovation to the building, the scar from their sign survives.
#deadmalls #photography
Despite years of exposure to the elements and a renovation to the building, the scar from their sign survives.
#deadmalls #photography
August 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
30 years ago this year, Dillard’s closed its door at McAlister Square for the final time. The Little Rock chain had only been at the mall for five years.
Despite years of exposure to the elements and a renovation to the building, the scar from their sign survives.
#deadmalls #photography
Despite years of exposure to the elements and a renovation to the building, the scar from their sign survives.
#deadmalls #photography
Oopsie-daisy, I forgot to link my blog and its singular post…
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Northridge Mall
The second and final mall of the Taubman Companies/Kohl partnership, Northridge Mall opened on August 14, 1972. Anchors at the time of the mall’s opening would consist of Gimbels, Sears (who’d open…
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July 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Oopsie-daisy, I forgot to link my blog and its singular post…
thedeadmallfiles.wordpress.com/2024/03/26/n...
thedeadmallfiles.wordpress.com/2024/03/26/n...
June 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
May 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
April 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Reposted by phoenix
Hop the bunny trail
These tiled rabbits can be found in the "Marketplace"department of select former Dayton-Hudson owned department stores, introduced by the tail end of the 80s.
For those celebrating, I hope you have a Happy Easter!
Photo taken at Fairlane Town Center ~ Dearborn, MI
These tiled rabbits can be found in the "Marketplace"department of select former Dayton-Hudson owned department stores, introduced by the tail end of the 80s.
For those celebrating, I hope you have a Happy Easter!
Photo taken at Fairlane Town Center ~ Dearborn, MI
April 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Hop the bunny trail
These tiled rabbits can be found in the "Marketplace"department of select former Dayton-Hudson owned department stores, introduced by the tail end of the 80s.
For those celebrating, I hope you have a Happy Easter!
Photo taken at Fairlane Town Center ~ Dearborn, MI
These tiled rabbits can be found in the "Marketplace"department of select former Dayton-Hudson owned department stores, introduced by the tail end of the 80s.
For those celebrating, I hope you have a Happy Easter!
Photo taken at Fairlane Town Center ~ Dearborn, MI
April 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Bland, bright, Briarwood
Taubman’s second venture in Ann Arbor opened in 1971 and is now in the midst of a redevelopment on the Sears pad.
#malls #photography
Taubman’s second venture in Ann Arbor opened in 1971 and is now in the midst of a redevelopment on the Sears pad.
#malls #photography
April 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Bland, bright, Briarwood
Taubman’s second venture in Ann Arbor opened in 1971 and is now in the midst of a redevelopment on the Sears pad.
#malls #photography
Taubman’s second venture in Ann Arbor opened in 1971 and is now in the midst of a redevelopment on the Sears pad.
#malls #photography
March 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
21 Isn’t Forever
Forever 21 is all but toast as a company at this point.
Part of me is mourning the loss, because their clothes were a huge help to me in rebuilding my wardrobe after coming out.
Another part wanted to see them go for being notoriously unethical.
Worst part? I’m still torn.
Forever 21 is all but toast as a company at this point.
Part of me is mourning the loss, because their clothes were a huge help to me in rebuilding my wardrobe after coming out.
Another part wanted to see them go for being notoriously unethical.
Worst part? I’m still torn.
March 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
21 Isn’t Forever
Forever 21 is all but toast as a company at this point.
Part of me is mourning the loss, because their clothes were a huge help to me in rebuilding my wardrobe after coming out.
Another part wanted to see them go for being notoriously unethical.
Worst part? I’m still torn.
Forever 21 is all but toast as a company at this point.
Part of me is mourning the loss, because their clothes were a huge help to me in rebuilding my wardrobe after coming out.
Another part wanted to see them go for being notoriously unethical.
Worst part? I’m still torn.
I keep asking myself if this is innuendo on the part of the editors, or is my mind just in the gutter.
March 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I keep asking myself if this is innuendo on the part of the editors, or is my mind just in the gutter.
Hub City Heartbreak
Spartanburg’s only surviving mall has seen much better days. The property sold to Namdar Realty out of foreclosure last year, and has continued on a downward spiral since.
Spartanburg’s only surviving mall has seen much better days. The property sold to Namdar Realty out of foreclosure last year, and has continued on a downward spiral since.
March 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Hub City Heartbreak
Spartanburg’s only surviving mall has seen much better days. The property sold to Namdar Realty out of foreclosure last year, and has continued on a downward spiral since.
Spartanburg’s only surviving mall has seen much better days. The property sold to Namdar Realty out of foreclosure last year, and has continued on a downward spiral since.
Friendly reminder to flip off your local Cybertruck…
March 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Friendly reminder to flip off your local Cybertruck…
Escalators to limbo…
Spartanburg, SC | 2025
Spartanburg, SC | 2025
March 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Escalators to limbo…
Spartanburg, SC | 2025
Spartanburg, SC | 2025
Escalator to limbo…
Gastonia, NC | 2022
Gastonia, NC | 2022
February 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Escalator to limbo…
Gastonia, NC | 2022
Gastonia, NC | 2022
Dare to compare…
1980 vs 2025
1980 vs 2025
February 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Dare to compare…
1980 vs 2025
1980 vs 2025
The last Jarman has fallen.
Jarman Shoe Co. was founded in 1924 in Nashville, Tennessee as a shoe manufacturer. The company grew quickly, taking on the General Shoe Company name in 1931.
Genesco would introduce the Journeys brand in 1986, and it would ultimately end up being the dominant name.
Jarman Shoe Co. was founded in 1924 in Nashville, Tennessee as a shoe manufacturer. The company grew quickly, taking on the General Shoe Company name in 1931.
Genesco would introduce the Journeys brand in 1986, and it would ultimately end up being the dominant name.
February 8, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The last Jarman has fallen.
Jarman Shoe Co. was founded in 1924 in Nashville, Tennessee as a shoe manufacturer. The company grew quickly, taking on the General Shoe Company name in 1931.
Genesco would introduce the Journeys brand in 1986, and it would ultimately end up being the dominant name.
Jarman Shoe Co. was founded in 1924 in Nashville, Tennessee as a shoe manufacturer. The company grew quickly, taking on the General Shoe Company name in 1931.
Genesco would introduce the Journeys brand in 1986, and it would ultimately end up being the dominant name.