A 1970s dead mall is really dead; ghosts of Toys 'R' Us past; a 50-foot 'Christmas Story' leg lamp lights up the sky | Rolando's Roadside Roundup
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When I was a child, the White Plains Mall was my first introduction to the idea of a shopping mall. A smaller mall teeming with mom-and-pop businesses, some of which had been displaced elsewhere by urban renewal, this mall was not the kind with chain stores and massive retail anchors, a vast food court and gaggles of teenagers running amuck while engaging in awkward courtship rituals.
A 1970s dead mall is really dead; ghosts of Toys 'R' Us past; a 50-foot 'Christmas Story' leg lamp lights up the sky | Rolando's Roadside Roundup
A 1970s dead mall is really dead; ghosts of…
A 1970s dead mall is really dead; ghosts of Toys 'R' Us past; a 50-foot 'Christmas Story' leg lamp lights up the sky | Rolando's Roadside Roundup
When I was a child, the White Plains Mall was my first introduction to the idea of a shopping mall. A smaller mall teeming with mom-and-pop businesses, some of which had been displaced elsewhere by urban renewal, this mall was not the kind with chain stores and massive retail anchors, a vast food court and gaggles of teenagers running amuck while engaging in awkward courtship rituals.