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It's been live for a while now, but I wanted to make sure everyone knows that you can now Thank the author of the post if you like it! Just click the...

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Alderwood Mall (Lynnwood WA) thriving while others flounder

Last post by Super S « December 5th, 2019, 3:28 pm
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by Brian Lutz » December 5th, 2019, 10:24 am

As the smaller (and some larger) malls in the Seattle area empty out, most of the mall business seems to be gravitating toward Alderwood and...

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Last post by Super S
December 5th, 2019, 3:28 pm
Simon mall branding homogenization

Last post by BatteryMill « October 19th, 2019, 5:59 pm
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by BatteryMill » June 8th, 2019, 1:57 pm
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While not that much of an issue, this is something rather curious I have seen going on at Simon malls.

In recent years Simon has strived to...
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Last post by BatteryMill
October 19th, 2019, 5:59 pm
South Shore Mall, Aberdeen, WA

Last post by Super S « September 4th, 2019, 7:03 am
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by Super S » July 25th, 2014, 8:51 pm

I took a drive up north within the past week, to Aberdeen, WA. While there, I paid a visit to the South Shore Mall, a mall I last visited about 15...

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September 4th, 2019, 7:03 am
Seattle’s Northgate Mall To Be Redeveloped

Last post by marshd1000 « August 9th, 2019, 10:49 pm
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by marshd1000 » March 10th, 2018, 10:24 am
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Major changes are afoot for Northgate Mall!
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August 9th, 2019, 10:49 pm
Three Rivers Mall in Kelso, WA sold

Last post by Super S « July 18th, 2019, 9:39 pm

by Super S » July 18th, 2019, 9:39 pm

An interesting development. Hopefully this will bring some kind of turnaround here, GGP and its successors have mismanaged the mall for years. It's a...

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July 18th, 2019, 9:39 pm
A tale of two malls: Pocatello and Idaho Falls, Idaho

Last post by Super S « June 26th, 2019, 8:06 pm
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by SamSpade » June 26th, 2019, 7:39 pm

Interesting dissection / history lesson about two malls in the eastern Idaho communities, although it would have been interesting to hear a bit more...

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Last post by Super S
June 26th, 2019, 8:06 pm
Idaho's Karcher Mall sold, may be redeveloped

Last post by Super S « May 13th, 2019, 8:37 am
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by Super S » May 7th, 2019, 8:00 am

Karcher Mall was one of the first malls in Idaho, and for many years was the only enclosed mall close to Boise. Boise Towne Square's opening in 1988...

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Last post by Super S
May 13th, 2019, 8:37 am
GGP Acquired By Brookfield Asset Management

Last post by Brian Lutz « February 11th, 2019, 9:21 am
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by marshd1000 » February 11th, 2019, 7:21 am

This is old news that I just read about today for the first time. GGP was acquired in August by Brookfield. Here in Western Washington, it puts the...

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Last post by Brian Lutz
February 11th, 2019, 9:21 am
The future of Salem, Oregon's Lancaster Mall

Last post by Super S « December 29th, 2018, 7:33 am
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by Super S » November 13th, 2016, 9:53 am

Lancaster Mall seems to have hung on for a while. Montgomery Ward had a big space to fill when they closed, and Burlington Coat Factory took the...

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Last post by Super S
December 29th, 2018, 7:33 am
Kimco advertising on local TV

Last post by Super S « December 24th, 2018, 7:58 am
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by SamSpade » December 19th, 2017, 11:48 pm

It’s a cheap, clip art based series of TV commercial “bookend” commercials but an attempt at top of mind awareness. Kimco owns/manages many local...

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December 24th, 2018, 7:58 am
Article about Boise area malls

Last post by Super S « December 21st, 2018, 7:28 am

by Super S » December 21st, 2018, 7:28 am

This article talks about how malls have evolved around Boise & Nampa:

Boise was late in getting an enclosed mall (1988) but the Karcher...

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Last post by Super S
December 21st, 2018, 7:28 am
Another tiny center is under construction here

Last post by cjd « November 4th, 2018, 9:31 am
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by cjd » October 14th, 2018, 12:09 pm

I noticed in the last few months a tiny strip mall under construction here. It's in front of a Lowes and next to a Wendy's. I didn't even realize...

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November 4th, 2018, 9:31 am
Dead but not dead shopping center? (Towne Square - Sebring, FL)

Last post by cjd « October 26th, 2018, 10:04 pm
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by cjd » October 14th, 2018, 11:56 am

There's a shopping center here that I can't figure out what they're planning to do with. It started out in the early 70s as a large center, with a...

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October 26th, 2018, 10:04 pm
Bellevue Collection expansion continues

Last post by Brian Lutz « June 11th, 2018, 7:55 am

by Brian Lutz » June 11th, 2018, 7:55 am

As Downtown Bellevue continues to boom, Kemper Freeman is reportedly getting ready to expand Bellevue Square again, this time in what is currently a...

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June 11th, 2018, 7:55 am
Macerich faces default on Westside Pavilion (West Los Angeles) mall loan

Last post by SamSpade « May 4th, 2018, 10:49 pm
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by CalItalian » October 2nd, 2017, 9:21 pm

Macerich faces default on Westside Pavilion mall loan

Nordstrom closed permanently in the Westside Pavilion (Rancho Park, West Los Angeles) mall...

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May 4th, 2018, 10:49 pm
Has an enclosed mall ever completely rebounded?

Last post by Brian Lutz « March 12th, 2018, 10:01 am
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by Super S » January 29th, 2018, 12:12 pm

I walked through Kelso, Washington's Three Rivers Mall this morning and noticed that more of the interior mall shops have closed, including ALL of...

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Last post by Brian Lutz
March 12th, 2018, 10:01 am
Westfield Sold to French Mall Operator

Last post by Super S « December 13th, 2017, 8:54 pm
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by bm10k » December 13th, 2017, 11:22 am

this will be interesting to see what happens

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Last post by Super S
December 13th, 2017, 8:54 pm
Everett Mall Sold

Last post by Brian Lutz « October 11th, 2017, 4:25 pm
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by marshd1000 » October 6th, 2017, 11:07 am

Everett Mall now has a new owner:

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Last post by Brian Lutz
October 11th, 2017, 4:25 pm
Jantzen Beach carousel

Last post by Super S « September 11th, 2017, 10:06 am

by Super S » September 11th, 2017, 10:06 am

Looks like the carousel will not be making a return to Jantzen Beach Center after all:

It was the last remaining piece of the amusement park that...

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Last post by Super S
September 11th, 2017, 10:06 am
Article about Lloyd Center renovation

Last post by SamSpade « July 31st, 2017, 11:54 am
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by Super S » July 31st, 2017, 9:10 am

I have mixed feelings about the future of the mall, especially with Nordstrom gone, the likely closure of Sears (which the article hints at) and...

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Last post by SamSpade
July 31st, 2017, 11:54 am
City of Vancouver (Washington) buys former mall

Last post by Super S « June 13th, 2017, 6:43 am
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by SamSpade » June 13th, 2017, 12:14 am

Vancouver buys Tower Mall property
Based on the historical photo, the center was apparently originally anchored by Safeway and Leslies (Leslies was...

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Last post by Super S
June 13th, 2017, 6:43 am
Ford takes over unused wing of Fairlaine Town Center

Last post by rwsandiego « April 22nd, 2017, 8:23 pm
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by submariner » April 22nd, 2017, 8:51 am

a former retail wing that once housed outlets for DSW, Lord & Taylor, and Macy’s ... the new offices focus on creativity, collaboration,...

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Last post by rwsandiego
April 22nd, 2017, 8:23 pm
Emptying malls in Portland, OR

Last post by Super S « March 16th, 2017, 10:09 am
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by Super S » September 2nd, 2009, 9:09 am
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I spent some time in Portland a couple days ago, and visited a couple of older malls. First was Jantzen Beach. The two-story Target which replaced...
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Last post by Super S
March 16th, 2017, 10:09 am
Westlake Center Announces Sak's Off Fifth

Last post by Brian Lutz « October 11th, 2016, 10:37 pm
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by marshd1000 » October 6th, 2016, 6:04 pm

While I have not seen stories in other Seattle area media, it looks like Sak's Off Fifth is headed to Downtown Seattle's Westlake Center. This is a...

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Last post by Brian Lutz
October 11th, 2016, 10:37 pm
manchester center fresno, ca

Last post by storewanderer « September 20th, 2016, 8:46 pm
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by reymann » September 20th, 2016, 7:31 pm

omnicapital has announced plans for renovations to the dying manchester center in fresno. the only anchor tenant left is a sears and the renovations...

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September 20th, 2016, 8:46 pm

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