Buffalo NY did this too. Paved over Shelton Square, "the Times Square of Buffalo" to build a mall that basically immediately emptied out and became a dead mall and then for like the last 20 years it has been a data center with a food court. The Main Place "Mall"
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@ajsadauskas @urbanism Could make for an incredible skatepark.
Incredible thans for sharing.
Damn I grew up in Hamilton. Spent a lot of time at and around that mall.
Vice had series called Abandoned that followed a skateboarder as he explored abandoned places, including malls.
I don't know how it holds up, but I really enjoyed it and got a lot out of it. As I recall, the skateboarding was pretty far down the list of why they were doing it.
That was a good show! Yeah, I didn't care about the skateboarding but he interviewed a lot of fascinating people and explored some wild places.
@ajsadauskas @urbanism I lived in Hamilton at that time. That mall really wasn't on anyone's radar for shopping mostly because of parking issues and the hassle of downtown traffic. We had several other malls in the city with acres of free parking to choose from.
This was amazing! Also check out Retail Archaeology on YT.