Fairlane Mall

[MS313]

Originally Posted by usroute10

This is not good because all of those good malls you mentioned are concentrated in far northwestern and far northern suburbs. If Fairlane and Southland Mall and Westland Mall die, where will people in Detroit, Grosse Pointe, Western Wayne County, and Downriver shop? Despite its population loss, Wayne County still has almost as many people as Oakland and Macomb combined.

I guess there is Laurel Park Place. and Oakland. Pretty soon we are only going to have 4 or 5 malls around.

SE MI is never going to get down to 4 or 5 malls, every mall that closes down makes the nearest one busier. Other than that I agree with you. I should clarify I meant malls of that quality I didn't mean it should all be concentrated in one area... that was the point I was arguing earlier. I think Detroit (entire southeast MI) only needs about 10 good quality malls. If it were me I would keep open and invest in Fairlane, Eastland, Southland, Twelve Oaks, Somerset, Great Lakes, Partride Creek or Lakeside (don't need both), Brairwood, Howell outlets, and Westland Mall. That would be 10 malls spaced out good enough to stay afloat, especially with more investment.

[ta1064]

Originally Posted by MS313

I wouldn't. That's the closest mall for alot of westside Detroiters especially without a car and they also have alot of stores that cater to the residents. How about they bulldoze Briarwood Mall instead and expand UofM?

What's happening with Briarwood? That was always a nice mall.