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MineralMan

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35. In many cases, that's true.

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 09:17 AM

Jul 2019

However, there might be specific malls that lend themselves to repurposing. There's one near me that looks like a ghost town these days. It used to be a very popular mall, but online shopping has put an end to that. It has just two floors. Last time I visited it, I tried looking at it as a candidate for a new use, but couldn't really see any way to make such a thing work, based on the design of the building and the window-less outside walls. A lot of engineering would be involved in adding exterior windows on such tall, load-bearing walls, I'd think.

For me, that is the biggest issue with such buildings. People don't like working or living in buildings with no view to the outside.

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Andrew Yang Wants to Save Your Dying Mall [View all] brooklynite Jul 2019 OP

Maybe they should die. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #1

Yang has some good ideas worth listening to: The 1k a month guaranteed... brush Jul 2019 #7

He might be a good cabinet pick. He shouldn't be cluttering up the debate stage The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #9

The number of debates will serve as a winnowing process. brush Jul 2019 #14

He does have good ideas Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #19

He has as much right to be on the debate stage as anyone else. brush Jul 2019 #20

No it's not Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #23

Please. If you can't meet such a low threshold, forget it. brush Jul 2019 #24

The threshold they devised was flawed Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #25

That's one way of looking at it. Another is that anyone who hasn't reached... brush Jul 2019 #26

Hahahha. Yeah but Mariane Williamson IS ready for primetime? Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #29

What solution would you propose? bluewater Jul 2019 #30

I don't blame the DNC Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #33

Agreed customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #31

I've wished that malls could be turned into 3rd spaces rainin Jul 2019 #2

Senior housing. n/t Brainstormy Jul 2019 #3

Turns out it's really hard to turn malls into housing Merlot Jul 2019 #12

The mall down the road from me has most of what you highlight. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #8

Yang has substantive proposals worth listening to. This mall revival plan... brush Jul 2019 #4

Yang was standing 10 ft from the moderators; he could have gotten their attention if he wanted to... brooklynite Jul 2019 #5

He didn't say broken, he said shut off. And neither you or I know if it was or not. brush Jul 2019 #11

Your allegation is creative, though inaccurate again. LanternWaste Jul 2019 #21

Funny how some other candidates managed to worm their way into the debate... brooklynite Jul 2019 #22

It was included because that's what Yang himself said. brush Jul 2019 #32

If it is economically viable to convert malls to other uses, MineralMan Jul 2019 #6

Seems those huge, extant structures need imaginative, re-purposing ideas. brush Jul 2019 #10

In many cases, repurposing them through remodeling can cost MineralMan Jul 2019 #16

Housing has already been done. See the video on this thread. brush Jul 2019 #17

Yes, I've seen that before. MineralMan Jul 2019 #18

The best idea is to take a wrecking ball to them. Blue_true Jul 2019 #34

In many cases, that's true. MineralMan Jul 2019 #35

Most people need to see natural light. Blue_true Jul 2019 #41

Turn them into housing Indygram Jul 2019 #13

That was also my first thought. MrsCoffee Jul 2019 #15

Our mall is gone and it has helped spur new interest in main street, I'm glad it's gone! Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #27

+ JI7 Jul 2019 #36

He might have watched the new season of Stranger Things and had the thought. Politicub Jul 2019 #28

no thanks. JI7 Jul 2019 #37

public hospitals, prisons, homeless shelters dormitory style- we need hospitals/clinics Sunlei Jul 2019 #38

Depends on several factors, but some malls need to die IronLionZion Jul 2019 #39

Remember when we were supposed to save downtown from the malls? Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #40