Deadmalls.com

Deadmalls.com is an independent not-for-profit website best known for featuring shopping malls in the United States that have failed or are in the process of failing. The site features nearly 450 listings of dead or dying shopping malls, many with pictures and historical narratives.[1]

Deadmalls.com
Deadmalls.com
Type of site
Dead mall
HeadquartersGlens Falls, New York, United States
OwnerPete Blackbird
Brian Florence
Created byVarious internet contributors
URLwww.deadmalls.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationNone
LaunchedJanuary 20, 2000 (2000-01-20)

Background

Created in 2000 by friends Peter Blackbird and Brian Florence as a hobby,[2] the website has grown, garnering interest from major media outlets due to its unusual content and its comprehensive (sometimes humorous, sometimes wistful) coverage. The creators describe the website as an attempt to retain pieces of history that might otherwise be lost with the destruction of these malls.[3] The site benefits from hundreds of online contributors who supply the website with accounts and photos that might be otherwise difficult to obtain.[4]

Recognition

The website has also become increasingly influential in the retail and real estate industries as well. National Public Radio reports that new developers often use the site as a first point of reference, while mall owners often lobby to have their malls removed from the site, following redevelopment.[5] The site creators have reported several incidents with mall security[4] as well as legal threats based on photographs hosted by their site.

See also

References
  1. Dokoupil, Tony (12 November 2008). "Is The Mall Dead?". Newsweek.
  2. Gereau, John (2001-01-13). "Local man's Web site tracks fallen malls". The Post-Star.
  3. Hendricks, Mike (2006-11-22). "Mauling of the malls brings tear". Kansas City Star.
  4. Lindeman, Teresa (2002-05-10). "Pair visits dead, dying malls". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  5. Zarroli, Jim (2006-11-24). "Where Malls Go To Die". NPR.
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