Photo by simon.com By Griffin Beard
Staff Writer April 26th, 2015 - Baltimore YouTuber Dan Bell stepped out of his comfort zone to film inside the abandoned marketplace mall the day before demolition. The second he found an entry, he slithered in quietly. He doesn’t take anything, and leaves no trace. All he takes, is some footage for his “Abandoned Mall Series.” These sights have been more and more common among the United States, as Malls have been dying due to online shopping sites such as Amazon.com, Jet.com, and Ebay.com. “It’s a sad sight,” said Bell. “I’ve seen footage of malls opening as a child, and seeing them now… It’s terrible.” In Oregon, residents may have not seen many abandoned buildings, as Portland has been good about keeping old buildings. The only few exceptions might include Thrill-Ville USA, an abandoned amusement park, and the famous cement factory in the industrial part of Portland. Oregon malls are in danger of closing if they don’t renovate or have a new business pitch. Some malls have been thinking about adding an amazon store, where the consumers order arrives at the store, are put in a locker, and when the consumer arrives, the consumer gets a key to a locker, gets his stuff, and returns the key. West coast malls, however, have been surprisingly doing well, as it seems as if there is only one mall for each area of the city. Something equal like this isn’t being done on the East Coast, as when the malls were built they were all jumbled together, put by the highway in hopes of drivers stopping by. As for the fate of Oregon malls, nobody will really know until it happens. Comments are closed.
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