Retailpocalypse

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Showcasing the downward spiral of American retail operation and design. Mainly dead mall focused, but other interests are touched upon. NY transplant based in Central OH. More @ www.retailpocalypse.com and on Flickr. Death to AI and content thieves.

A neon Dairy Queen sign, on a metal background hanging in a window.
A no smoking placard on a granite wall of a planter inside a shopping mall.
Shot looking down from the top floor into the atrium of a former office building turned furniture store attached to a shopping mall.
90s Taco Bell interior, with pastel colored tables
A mall directory for Holyoke Mall, from the 80s. Shown on the cover, is a picture of center court looking down into the basement food court. A large dome skylight is overhead, and G. Fox department store is visible in the background.
A former Lord and Taylor department store. Trees overtake the front of the building.
A building made of concrete, backdropping a vacant parking lot. A box delivery truck sits off to the side, a sign on the building reads "Outlets USA"
A mall concourse with vacant storefronts walled off with clip art, photography and other information.
View of a vast mall concourse, natural light pouring in from from the skylights above. Straight ahead is the exit to the parking lot, an American flag draped over the doors. Water buckets and caution signs litter the floor.
A Pizza Hut restaurant topped with their signature red Mansard hut shaped roof.
Department store facade, with both fake and real palm trees fronting the entryway.
Looking upward at a central atrium of a shopping mall. Blue neon triangles accent the roof trusses exposed in the ceiling.
The storefront of a paint supply and hardware store, with blue aluminum cladding on the front. The scene is taken after dark, with the contrast of the night sky and building standing out against the street lighting.
A Pizza Hut dining room, with retro faux Tiffany lamps, checkered table cloths, red booths and vintage inspired Pizza Hut decor.
Overhead entry banner for a defunct supermarket chain. The signage features their logo and slogan.
A collapsed section of roof in an abandoned department store.
A desolate and abandoned mall hallway, with little light to guide and orient. Destroyed furniture and other objects litter the ground.
A Schlitz vintage neon sign on a corner bar in Chicago.
A view towards the exterior entrance to the parking lot of a shopping mall. Closed storefronts line either side of the hallway. Small plants are tucked in the windows overlooking the parking lot.
A horse statue stands in a planter box along the concourse of an enclosed mall. The statue provides a notable meetup spot, as well as honoring the area's thouroughbred horse racing history.
An empty food court with a lack of tables and chairs, for non existent diners.
Front entrance to the cinema, its marquee covered in bold and colorful neon. The large "REGAL" lettering stands tall and bright in the center.
A geometric mirror lines the entire length of the wall of the third floor of a shopping mall, reflecting the distorted images backward to the viewer. Below can be seen the remainder of the mall's concourse fading into the background. What you see in this picture is now just a memory.
A mop bucket sits against a dirtied up class partition, overlooking a mall concourse.
It's an airport
A marble clad atrium, with a long escalator running through the center of the space. Terraced fountains in the middle, run the length of the escalators. 1970s architecture on full display.
A reflection of the Suncoast neon storefront signage in the glass window pane.
A former McDonald's, now housing a church. The restaurant's former front bay window is covered with plywood, painted purple. Three white crosses adorn the front.
A nighttime view of the General Electric sign in Schenectady, NY. The GE crest shines in blue and red, while the main "General Electric" wording underneath is lit by solid off-white bulbs.
A Waffle House at dusk after a rain storm. The parking lot gleams under the lit yellow facade and rain fueled reflections.
A desolate parking lot, devoid of vehicles. A row of parking lot lightpoles fill frame left, as a line of trees fade off the right into the background.
Looking up at the diamond patterned skylights, allowing the faint light of dusk into the otherwise dark interior of the once great Lakeforest Mall.
A view from Beaver Valley Mall's parking lot fronting the soon to depart Dick's Sporting Goods. JCPenney, another recent closure, can be seen in the background.
A Neiman Marcus mall entrance, taken at an angle showcasing its large frontage. The store's neatly arranged display cases are in the background. An escalator can be seen in the far background.
An exterior entrance to the Great Northen Mall, set back against an overcast sky.
Looking out into a mall concourse. The escalators are blocked off, with directions to a nearby elevator (also out of order). Empty storefronts abound, with the skylights allowing light to shine in from the sky above.
The north central court of Fairlane Town Center. A network of ramps and stairs connect the levels, and the court is capped by a disco bulb lined Octa-Loft elevator. The mall's majestic fountain used to be at the bottom of the frame, but was removed in 2013 for the contemporary searing you see here. Since this photo was taken, the wooden handrails have been painted a matte black.
The atrium of the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago, currently undergoing renovation by Google for offices.
Webpage screenshot showing clarification for exact closing date of June 27th, 2026 for MacArthur Center in Norfolk, VA.
Looking down a hallway towards a dead end, showing the mall's interior profile. Taubman's signature interior is present, consisting of angles, geometric patrerns and plant life, topped by skylights allowing plenty of natural light.
Hallway of a mall leading to center court. The hallway dead ends at an abandoned department store. The former customer service desk, now used as a makeshift security outpost, sits at left-center. A lonely pair of benches sit among a planted tree.
A fountain sits in the middle of a mall atrium, quiet with no stores open. Velvet ropes surround the fountain and light pours in from skylights above.
An elevator, framed in globe lights and smoked glass, sits perched above a mall concourse. Natural light pools in from above.
A mall concourse with vast skylights, allowing natural light to fill the expansive space. A few empty storefronts grace either side of the hallway, a lonely kiosk sits in the middle of the floor.
An exterior entrance to a department store, bridged to the upper level from a parking garage. A covered canopy protects customers from the elements on the ground floor. Marshall Field's distinctive arches front the entrance.
A department store in the background of a mall scene. A staircase descenda to the right. Merchandise is displayed on pedestals in what was formerly a fountain.
A department store's central escalator atrium. It is covered in mirrors, offering a dizzying spectacle of reflection throughout, making it easy to get lost in ones sense of placement and direction.
A mall anchor court, staircase and escalators ascending to the left. A mirrored facade reflects back a scene of neon and artificial light. The mall concourse is bright and airy. A conversational seating area is at the base of the escalator.
A chain link fence blocks a mall entrance, sitting forgotten and abandoned. Awaiting demolition, its signs and banners sit tattered, faded and torn. Weeds break through the cracks in the sidewalk.
A lone Christmas tree stands in a mall.atrium, benches and chairs are in the foreground. Ramps.and stairs connect the multiple levels of the interior mall structure. Natural light pours in through the skylights above.
A Christmas Castle, surrounded by Christmas trees and lines of children waiting to make their Christmas wish.
The end of a mall walkway, reaching a dead end at a window. Several buckets collect dripping water from the ceiling. A few ceiling tiles are misplaced. One lays on the floor.
A brick house, Colonial in nature, sits amidst construction. The shutters are off the windows, and a few remain boarded up, awaiting replacement. The front portion of the lawn jutting up to the house is shown dug up. The shot is framed by the landscaping of bushes around the front of the property.
A mall entrance, featuring signage of a fictitous mall made for television, made of neon. In addition, there are neon accents above the entryway.
A mall entrance, looking outward to the parking lot. Festive decorations are above the entry. Bright blue skies shone through the expansive windows.
A shopping mall undergoing demolition, the tangled debris hanging off the main structure.
A man dressed in a Max Headroom mask, against a rotating background.
An abandoned shopping mall undergoing demolition. The parking structure in the foreground, lays in a pile of debris.
A table with books, both hard and spft cover, neatly displayed.
A running fountain in a dead mall. Pink pastel tiles line the surroundings. Fake palm trees hang like death's shadow over the crystal water atop blue tile. Light pores into the scene through a skylight directly above.