Roosevelt Field, one of Long Island’s biggest shopping malls, was a ghost town today. The streets and parking lots around it were barely plowed and the people were clearly staying away. I was only there to take care of business at the Apple Store, which in Roosevelt Field has just moved into a ginormous space,…
Shopping Malls
Where Do Shopping Malls Go When They Die?
This is an interesting topic, albeit a morbid one. Shopping malls are an American institution, like Baseball or Five Dollar Footlongs. The question of what you can do with the physical space once a mall closes is suddenly apropos, as the retail picture grows more grim with each passing day. Ever since the first modern,…
