Ghost Malls

We’ve been a little ghost mall obsessed over the last few months here at Praxis Placemaking Studio. There is no shortage of proposals on how best to repurpose our former shopping super centers and while a much deeper dive into the limitless potentials of unoccupied, forgotten malls is needed, we are inspired by this amazing article from Oregon Live to keep our brains churning.

Photo by Casey Lovegrove on Unsplash

The once dead mall is beaming with life and utilizes the spaces of your formerly favorite chain stores for vintage pop-ups, dance clubs, magic shows, and art galleries.

With over 90 tenants, including 60 independent retailers, nonprofits or community spaces, the once dead mall is beaming with life and utilizes the spaces of your formerly favorite chain stores for vintage pop-ups, dance clubs, magic shows, and art galleries. I recently heard Hollister is making a comeback, but I think I’d much rather see a local small business or engaging installation take it’s place the next time I’m walking through my old mall stomping grounds.