Hi All,
Took a little drive around yesterday after work and was struck by a few things. I simply can't believe how much Covid has changed the landscape of things. As an example, our town has a dying mall. I guess most malls in the U.S. are pretty much dying, but Covid has effectively pushed ours over the edge. Still, there was a large movie theatre sitting behind the mall. This place pretty much stayed busy; always had in the 20+ years I've lived in this town. Of course, during 2020 they closed down, reopened briefly, and now they appear to be pretty much closed for good. The Sears is now a storage place. The J.C. Penney is closed. The only thing hanging on is a Dillard's that looks to be on it's last legs. The entire mall is basically a shadow of its former self. And when I say shadow, well it's kind of ironic - the mall is now overshadowed by a huge new apartment complex. It's got to be the biggest one in this town. It looks to be only a matter of time before most of the mall itself is scraped away. They'll probably leave the storage place.
Younger people might not know, but people my age probably think fondly of shopping malls. They were the place to see and be seen when I was a teenager. They were often the place you got your first job. They were the go-to place on hot summer days, and cold winter weekends. They were the social scene. They just were.
Took a little drive around yesterday after work and was struck by a few things. I simply can't believe how much Covid has changed the landscape of things. As an example, our town has a dying mall. I guess most malls in the U.S. are pretty much dying, but Covid has effectively pushed ours over the edge. Still, there was a large movie theatre sitting behind the mall. This place pretty much stayed busy; always had in the 20+ years I've lived in this town. Of course, during 2020 they closed down, reopened briefly, and now they appear to be pretty much closed for good. The Sears is now a storage place. The J.C. Penney is closed. The only thing hanging on is a Dillard's that looks to be on it's last legs. The entire mall is basically a shadow of its former self. And when I say shadow, well it's kind of ironic - the mall is now overshadowed by a huge new apartment complex. It's got to be the biggest one in this town. It looks to be only a matter of time before most of the mall itself is scraped away. They'll probably leave the storage place.
Younger people might not know, but people my age probably think fondly of shopping malls. They were the place to see and be seen when I was a teenager. They were often the place you got your first job. They were the go-to place on hot summer days, and cold winter weekends. They were the social scene. They just were.
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