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To: Ish who wrote (160437)3/11/2006 5:57:29 PM
From: Whitebeard  Respond to of 793888
 
you're historical perspective jibes with mine

it did start with strip malls in the 70's

the small downtowns I visit, Ken., In., still haven't recovered.

Too bad. The town squares with the old courthouses are lovely.

It's all the boarded up stores that ruin them



To: Ish who wrote (160437)3/11/2006 7:56:30 PM
From: Alan Smithee  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793888
 
We got a mall in my town some years back.

Penneys fled downtown, as did a number of other businesses.

Downtown went into decline.

Now, the mall is a sad structure. Penneys is gone. The mall houses a Sears, a Shopko (a low end Target imitator), a Gottachalks, and not much else. I'm amazed anyone shops there.

Downtown, on the other hand, has come back and is triving.


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