The REALLY Sad State of Landmark Mall (with link to photos) (Victoria: how much, buying)

[SmartMoney]

Malls are dying everywhere. I saw a FFX Co plan for Springfield Mall to be replaced with a town center in the next decade. Manassas Mall was on it's way to die, but Walmart, a super Walmart, complete w/ a grocery center appears to be single-handedly saving that mall from ruin. As soon as we get town centers erected everywhere, malls will come back in fashion.

What we seriously lack in PW county is more movie theatres.

[Caladium]

Originally Posted by SmartMoney

Malls are dying everywhere. I saw a FFX Co plan for Springfield Mall to be replaced with a town center in the next decade. Manassas Mall was on it's way to die, but Walmart, a super Walmart, complete w/ a grocery center appears to be single-handedly saving that mall from ruin. As soon as we get town centers erected everywhere, malls will come back in fashion.

What we seriously lack in PW county is more movie theatres.

Well, they can turn some of the larger stores into theaters. Not only movie theaters, but music stages, comedy clubs, etc. It would be great to have a bunch of entertainment venues under one roof, with the ample parking, rest rooms, and snack pavilions that malls already provide.

And don't forget Normie's idea of building an indoor beach. How cool would it be to take half of Landmark Mall and build an artificial beach in it?

[Yankeesfan]

Originally Posted by caladium

maybe we've finally found a place to store all the snow?

lol!

[novaxb]

I was actually there when Lane Bryant had their closing sale. The manager there said that the owners would not renew their leases because they were knocking it down to build a 'town center' ... perhaps all the rumors are coming true!

[elias9193]

The reason for all the closed retail stores is that the mall is going to be demolished and a proposed Town Center will be going up in there in the next few years. Once a store lease is up they don't renew they just close up shop and move on. I don't have any official links to post, I just have inside source at the Mall that are privy to the information. In the mean time Landmark residents have to put up with the eye sore. My bad I didn't see the above post in time sorry!

[Alicia Bradley]

Yeah, hundreds of malls are dying across the US (check out deadmalls.com where, yes, Landmark is actually featured). Interestingly, though, a small number of higher-end semi-'destination' malls (like Mazza Gallerie in Friendship Heights, Tysons Corner, Fair Oaks, the Columbia Mall in MD, etc.) manage to survive. I think the model wherein every community/part of town has its own little indoor mall with the same one or two anchor store(s) and chains is dying in favor of one where each city is able to support just a small handful of higher-end indoor malls - particularly if said malls contribute retail space to an area that's already thick with foot traffic (say, N. Michigan in Chicago or Friendship Heights here in DC).

[JD984]

Originally Posted by Alicia Bradley

Yeah, hundreds of malls are dying across the US (check out deadmalls.com where, yes, Landmark is actually featured). Interestingly, though, a small number of higher-end semi-'destination' malls (like Mazza Gallerie in Friendship Heights, Tysons Corner, Fair Oaks, the Columbia Mall in MD, etc.) manage to survive. I think the model wherein every community/part of town has its own little indoor mall with the same one or two anchor store(s) and chains is dying in favor of one where each city is able to support just a small handful of higher-end indoor malls - particularly if said malls contribute retail space to an area that's already thick with foot traffic (say, N. Michigan in Chicago or Friendship Heights here in DC).

Agree; also keep in mind that most of the "little indoor malls" (Landmark is a perfect example) were built well before the advent of both big box retailers like Walmart and Best Buy and online shopping. We don't like eyesores, but it's hard to resist a good deal at Target and the convenience of Amazon or Zappos.

[adolpho]

This is a "shopping resort":
Talking Stroll Down the Promenada: Chiang Mai to get classy mall in 2011

[yamota]

Back when we lived in Alexandria we used to frequent this mall, but that was back when it was an open air mall. I remember Sears was on one end and Hecht's was at the other and in between was an open air plaza lined with little stores and restaurants. I remember I used to take the DASH bus from our apartment and it would drop me off at the bus stop next to the People's drugstore.

[ChristineVA]

So, ahem, does anyone remember when that "little indoor mall" called Landmark, used to be an outdoor mall...showing my age here!!