Abandoned malls

These forgotten about buildings are hauntingly beautiful.

An inside look at nine abandoned malls. There is nothing creepier and more fascinating.

Unfinished abandoned mall in St Lucia

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Rolling Acres Mall in Akron, Ohio was once a gleaming modern retail space bustling with life. Few would have foreseen the desolate symbol of urban decay it would become only a few decades after it opened.

During the 1960s and 1970s, retail trends sent the number of malls in the U.S. skyrocketing. Anchored by major department stores like J.C. Penney and Sears, these vast enclosed shopping centers sprang up in suburbs across the country, with 30,000 malls accounting for half the retail dollars spent in 1975. Mall construction continued through the

Shopping Mall in Akron, OH

Closed mall. Midwest United States

Through the lens of Seph Lawless, see intriguing photos of abandoned malls that explore the changing face of American towns and the retail sector.

An inside look at nine abandoned malls. There is nothing creepier and more fascinating.