The Life and Death of the American Mall | Abandoned America Podcast
Posted: 17th October 2022
In: Podcasts
Season 2, Episode 2
Premiere: October 17, 2022
Guest: Alexandra Lange
Read Alexandra's New Book: Meet Me By the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall
Music by: Rival Consoles
Photo Gallery: Abandoned America Dead Malls Gallery
Photo Gallery: Abandoned Randall Park Mall Gallery
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The Retail Apocalypse is upon us, or so we're told: the US has gone from 2,500 malls in the 1980s to about 700 today, and as anchors fold even more malls are expected to close in years to come. Today I'm joined by guest Alexandra Lange, architectural critic and author of the new book "Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall", to discuss the amazing life and death of the shopping mall. We'll examine how the mall serves as a nostalgic touchstone for so many, their problematic reinforcement of structural inequality, the phenomenon of dead malls, and what might lie in store for shuttered malls in the future!
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Alexandra's Social Media Website | Instagram | Twitter
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Malls of America
Mall Hall of Fame
Department Store Museum
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By John flynn: Interesting