dead mall

noun

dead mall

noun
1

A shopping center with high vacancy, low customer traffic, or significant physical deterioration, often due to declining consumer habits and the rise of e-commerce; transformed from a bustling hub into an abandoned or semi-abandoned space; noted for evoking nostalgia or for their eeriness.

Related terms
liminal space

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