American malls are dying: See pictures of their graves

The former Northridge Mall at West Brown Deer Road and North 76th Street in Brown Deer on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Exterior demolition work has started on the mall as a precursor to the entire mall being razed to make way for new development.

Savannah Mall is not closed, and the new owners are planning stakeholder meetings to determine its future, according to Alderman Kurtis Purtee.

A sign posted on the door of Savannah Mall shows the hours when it will be unlocked.

Escalators run without passengers to access the upper level of Savannah Mall.

Inside the Northwood Centre which was once a place of bustling business and is now vacant Wednesday, May 8, 2019.

Signs advertise "Everything must go!" at the downtown Salem Macy's, including fixtures, furniture and equipment. Request forms for those items are located throughout the store, including here in the men's department near the escalator.

Macy's advertises storewide savings of up to 50% at its downtown Salem location, with limited exclusions such as cosmetics.

Macy's has signs plastered throughout its downtown Salem location, advertising its store closing sale.

A sea of sale signs welcomes customers at the main entrance of Macy's on the corner of Center and High streets NE in downtown Salem. The department store will close and lay off 56 people in March.

A look inside Circle Centre Mall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in downtown Indianapolis.

A look inside Circle Centre Mall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in downtown Indianapolis.

A look inside Circle Centre Mall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in downtown Indianapolis.

A look inside Circle Centre Mall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in downtown Indianapolis.

A crew begins the process of demolishing the Northwood Centre to make way for the new Tallahassee Police Department headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021.

A crew begins the process of demolishing the Northwood Centre to make way for the new Tallahassee Police Department headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021.

Former food establishments are covered in graffiti inside the former Northridge Mall at West Brown Deer Road and North 76th Street in Brown Deer on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Exterior demolition work has started on the mall as a precursor to the entire mall being razed to make way for new development.

A contractor takes a photo inside the former Northridge Mall at West Brown Deer Road and North 76th Street in Brown Deer on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Exterior demolition work has started on the mall as a precursor to the entire mall being razed to make way for new development.