Closed Malls But Not Torn Down
How many malls are out there that closed years ago but are still standing? I think the record from when a mall closed and until it was torn down was the Dixie Square Mall (the mall from The Blues Brothers) in Harvey, IL. It closed in 1978, but it wasn’t demolished until May 2012. The mall was vacant for almost three times longer than it was open. Another Illinois mall that has been closed for almost a decade but is still standing is Charlestowne Mall in St. Charles which closed in 2017.