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Books_Tea_Alone

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19. I live close to American Dream..a nightmare to get to

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sun Aug 2, 2020, 10:36 PM

Aug 2020

And once you are there they charge 10-15 to park! I have never been but since we have about 10+ malls within a 30 min drive all with the same stores and restaurants, I do not see the point. I have never been and would never go but I know my Trumpinista brother went "skiing" there last winter and supposedly was terrible

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US largest mall (Mall of America), 2nd largest (Dream) struggle.miss debt payments, lose tenants [View all] Demovictory9 Aug 2020 OP

Mall of America features not only 500 stores, but also some 28 amusement-park rides, an aquarium and riversedge Aug 2020 #1

I have been to the Mall of America a few times. madaboutharry Aug 2020 #2

agreed, it was too much. I explored 30% of it and left. Demovictory9 Aug 2020 #11

Why would you go there then? BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #14

Other people wanted to go. madaboutharry Aug 2020 #15

Is it feasible to turn them into planned communities with housing and no_hypocrisy Aug 2020 #3

mall buildings don't seem easy to convert to housing... the proportions are so weird Demovictory9 Aug 2020 #13

Yes, malls have been in trouble for a long time now. Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #4

meanwhile the environment gets raped pfitz59 Aug 2020 #5

You mean... matt819 Aug 2020 #6

Don't forget the TV vacuum tube testing units in the grocery stores!! hatrack Aug 2020 #7

My first 2 thoughts, FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #8

the mall was 20 years in the making.. I guess so much money spent, decided to complete it in 2019 Demovictory9 Aug 2020 #10

It must have seemed like a good idea in 1994 Klaralven Aug 2020 #18

It has been years since I have been to MoA..... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2020 #9

nice. a young relatiive of mine went through the American Doll phase Demovictory9 Aug 2020 #12

The American Dream is actually the third largest Polybius Aug 2020 #16

Wow..southcoast plaza is 4th..must be a very distant 4th Demovictory9 Aug 2020 #17

Yes - King of Prussia Mall outside of Philly is 2nd but was 1st before Mall of America was built BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #20

I live close to American Dream..a nightmare to get to Books_Tea_Alone Aug 2020 #19