Depressing

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 07/02/2020 at 17:00 • Filed to: None

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I stopped by a local mall today because an electronics parts place I shop at has relocated here. I knew malls were dying but this was more dramatic than I expected. Practically a ghost town. Weird.

Under_Score > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 07/02/2020 at 17:17

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My local mall is one of the only malls that’s still popping, and the Sears was finally closing as of a few weeks ago.

I went to Perimeter a few weeks ago, and that was still pretty alive. Some places were closed still due to corona and some stores, like Apple, had a line for temp checks, but it was otherwise hard to tell malls were dying.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 07/02/2020 at 17:28

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There's one indoor mall in Las Cruces.  I'm trying to think how many years ago it was when I was last in it.  I've been to the movie theater attached to it sometime in the last few years, but it has been a long time since I sent in the mall itself.

fintail > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 07/02/2020 at 17:57

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I thought it was a prison from the main page pic.

The mall in my area just re-opened - as it is a higher end place, it is doing well in this area.

DipodomysDeserti > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 07/02/2020 at 18:00

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El Con Mall in Tucson has been empty, except for a movie theater, for decades. Two gangs once decided to have a shootout there.

Metrocenter in Phoenix just closed up.

There’s going to be a free drive up fireworks show at Fiesta Mall in Mesa this weekend. It closed a few years ago.

lone_liberal > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 07/02/2020 at 18:05

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The one closest to me was transitioning over to restaurants instead of retail but with the pandemic I don’t know how that turned out. The Sears that was there predated the mall. Hell, it predated me and I’m 54. That’s closed and JC Penny isn’t exactly tearing it up either. The only other retail anchor tenant left is Macy’s and I’m not sure how that’s going to go.    

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Under_Score 07/02/2020 at 18:42

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Town Center and the others are oddly still doing well. I don’t get it, but I also know people who still go there, IDK why.

thatsmr > Under_Score 07/02/2020 at 18:59

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Ha Perimeter in Sandy Springs? Lotsa HS memories there. Lenox was more fun, then Cumberland in may-retta? Am I on right track?

Under_Score > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/02/2020 at 19:56

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The nice thing about going shopping and to restaurants at awkward times is that it’s easy for me to “social distance” from others.

As someone who regularly went to Bojangle’s and was the only customer in the restaurant most of the time, it’s understandable I was bummed when restaurants got closed for dining in. I have the most socially distant dining and retail experiences haha.

Under_Score > thatsmr 07/02/2020 at 19:58

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Cumberland is by The Battery and Suntrust Park, and Perimeter is in that Sandy Springs Dunwoody area.

zipfuel > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 07/02/2020 at 20:45

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That sucks but without all the people and clutter I’m quite digging the retro mall architecture and sunlight patterns.

I generally like having empty/abandoned spaces to myself but the way this all happened knowing everyone who used to work here is put a job it’d just be dismal

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Under_Score 07/02/2020 at 21:38

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Peak times defeat the purpose of going out in the first place. 

shop-teacher > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 07/02/2020 at 22:24

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Yeah, the mall is a dying thing for sure. I won't miss it.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 07/03/2020 at 06:46

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that is depressing

Under_Score > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/03/2020 at 17:56

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With dine-ins at half capacity, now you’d have to wait even LONGER!

thatsmr > Under_Score 07/03/2020 at 23:23

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Havent lived in GA since 95. Moved to Roswell my junior year in hs, went to UGA, then moved out west.