Deadmalls.com
{{short description|American website}}
{{Infobox website
|url = {{url|www.deadmalls.com}}
|name = Deadmalls.com
|logo =
|screenshot = Deadmalls dot com screenshot.jpg
|screenshot_size = 250px
|caption = Deadmalls.com
|commercial = No
|type = Dead mall
|registration = None
|location = Glens Falls, New York, United States
|owner = Pete Blackbird
Brian Florence
|author = Various internet contributors
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2000|1|20}}
}}
Deadmalls.com is an independent non-profit website 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.{{cite journal
| first = Tony | last = Dokoupil |date=12 November 2008
| title = Is The Mall Dead? | journal = Newsweek
| url = http://www.newsweek.com/id/168753}}
Background
Created in 2000 by friends Peter Blackbird and Brian Florence as a hobby,{{cite news | last =Gereau | first =John | title =Local man's Web site tracks fallen malls | publisher =The Post-Star | date =2001-01-13 | url =http://www.deadmalls.com/news/20011226-post-star/ }} 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.{{cite news | last =Hendricks | first =Mike | title =Mauling of the malls brings tear | publisher =Kansas City Star | date =2006-11-22 | url =http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/16071019.htm }} The site benefits from hundreds of online contributors who supply the website with accounts and photos that might be otherwise difficult to obtain.{{cite news | last =Lindeman | first =Teresa | title =Pair visits dead, dying malls | publisher =Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date =2002-05-10 | url =http://www.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20020510deadmalls0510p3.asp }}
==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.{{cite news | last =Zarroli | first =Jim | title =Where Malls Go To Die | publisher =NPR | date =2006-11-24 | url =https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6533240 }} The site creators have reported several incidents with mall security as well as legal threats based on photographs hosted by their site.
See also
- Dead mall
- Dan Bell, 2010s documentary series Dead Mall
- List of defunct retailers of the United States
- Jasper Mall, 2020 documentary about an Alabama dead mall
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.deadmalls.com/}}
Category:Defunct shopping malls
Category:History websites of the United States