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Drunken Irishman

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15. Thank goodness. The mall ruined American cities...

Reply to OmahaBlueDog (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 05:03 PM

Apr 2014

It killed the downtown, helped bolster white flight, advocated sprawl, the use of the automobile and a throwaway culture that still dominates our country today.

So glad malls are dying. It's a sign America is finally growing up.

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Buzzfeed: Completely Surreal Photos Of America�s Abandoned Malls [View all] OmahaBlueDog Apr 2014 OP

The day after the zombie invasion... Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #1

#WalkerVoters. Nt postulater Apr 2014 #4

DUzy !!! nt longship Apr 2014 #13

No surprise that a lot of these are in Ohio. HughBeaumont Apr 2014 #2

+1 a whole bunch! Enthusiast Apr 2014 #14

The killing of America. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #3

I didn't see the other post but I can think of a few causes tularetom Apr 2014 #5

"Let's all have another Orange Julius ... 1000words Apr 2014 #6

A Cross Between Soylent Green, And Day After Tomorrow... WillyT Apr 2014 #7

Meh, I always hated the mall anyway. X_Digger Apr 2014 #8

I wonder who paid to have all those built, JoeyT Apr 2014 #9

Good riddance to bad retail jberryhill Apr 2014 #10

Ugh. Too much HDR. progressoid Apr 2014 #11

The occupy camps would have been more comfortable in theses places. eom Blanks Apr 2014 #12

Thank goodness. The mall ruined American cities... Drunken Irishman Apr 2014 #15