Abandoned Malls

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Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, Illinois, opened in 1966, closed in 1978. It was used for the mall chase scene in The Blues Brothers.

The building was demolished between February and May 2012.

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Belz Factory Outlet Mall in Allen, Texas, opened in 1983, closed four years later, demolished in 2010.

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New World Shopping Mall, Bangkok, Thailand, once an eleven story building, but the top seven floors were demolished in 1997.

Two years later it was burned out due to suspected arson.

Dixie Square Mall photos by jonrev.
Belz Factory Outlet Mall photos by Wikimedia Commons.
New World Shopping Mall photos by Renegade Travels.

Via io9.

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One thought on “Abandoned Malls

  1. a gray on said:

    Very depressing to see all these abandoned dreams….

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