So we buy a mall to live in.

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WeeklyPlankton6677@reddit

We need to turn the anchor stores into concert venues

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BookkeeperGlum6933@reddit

Ave the concerts start by 3 with music that's played at a reasonable volume.

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Poppychick@reddit

One of the anchor stores should be an amphitheater for music and plays. Or go-carts.

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ThirstyWolfSpider@reddit

A while back, a local theater group rented one vacant store, converted it to a stage, and also the adjacent vacant store to be "backstage". There were many vacant units back then.

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WarriorGma@reddit

Bookstore, record store, crafts store. And a sports bar.

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SunriseSwede@reddit

Make the stores run under the old names. B.Dalton, Sam Goody. That way when the dementia kicks in we are still in familiar spaces.

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Scruffersdad@reddit

A good pedicure place with a podiatrist on staff. Two weeks into foot issues so it’s a sensitive subject.

Also, a Glamour Shots.

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fgreen68@reddit

The oldest mall in America has housing on the third floor. https://www.msn.com/en-us/shopping/general/for-225k-you-could-live-in-america-s-oldest-shopping-mall/ar-AA20q6MY

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I remember before the micro apartments were built in there. Last time I went there about two years ago I think they had Lovecraft Arts and Sciences Council, a bookstore. The stores are very small. But it’s neat.

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silkywhitemarble@reddit

I saw this! I thought it was a great idea!

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Poppychick@reddit

I saw a show about that! It was so amazing!

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AnitaLatte@reddit

I think we should move the remaining stores into one section of the mall. The rest should be divided into affordable 1-bedroom apartments for seniors.

The mall is accessible, has plenty of parking, has all the utilities already installed, has security in place, and all the seniors are walking there anyway. Most already have a food court. Usually there’s a pharmacy like CVS, so all that’s needed is a walk-in clinic staffed by an RN a few days a week.

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piratelegacy@reddit

Also: socializing. The best way to maintain the brain is to engage with others. The mall is the 1-3 places!

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jellitate@reddit

They’re actually doing that in the PNW.

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basketcaseforever@reddit

Yup I live close to one. Apartments on top, shops under. The mall is always busy.

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ghjm@reddit

The anchors should be a grocery store and general merchandise store (like Target/Walmart), possibly combined into one. There should be a barber shop, a pharmacy (possibly part of the grocery store), and a mix of restaurants, some fast food, some fine dining. A movie theater would be nice. A few specialty clothes stores, an electronics store. Oh, and of course there should be an arcade.

Here's the problem, though: to be financially viable this kind of mall needs something like 10,000 daily visitors. Even if we build giant apartment towers above the mall area, we'll never get more than 1000 units into the development. If it's just us in a private mall, it will go broke. But if it's a noisy, crowded public mall, then I don't particularly want to live there.

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Kalipygus@reddit

This is really common in Korea! The first 3-4 floors are shopping, dining, movies, pharmacies, groceries, everything imaginable. Then the 50+ stories on top are all apartments! There's usually dozens in one area, and they're often connected by parks and greenery. We absolutely love it and the states should definitely take notes.

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Wonderful_Adagio9346@reddit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Mall_Apartment

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Select-Zombie365@reddit

I watched this and thought it was an awesome idea, wishing we had that option in Australia.

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CorrectMulberry994@reddit

I watched this. It was pretty interesting.

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Just_Another_Day_926@reddit

When I lived overseas there were some interconnected apartment buildings that had a mall on the bottom floor. So not huge like a big open mall but decent with storefronts on one side. It was nice. We lived nearby and went there as it had small grocery store as well as a number of restaurants. A pharmacy too.

It worked as it was convenient for the people that lived there and a draw from the surrounding apartment buildings. A real good setup.

I would look to make the anchors into apartments and then have shops/grocery/restaurants in the main mall area where you walk around. That separates the living areas from the busy areas.

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silkywhitemarble@reddit

That's my idea, too--you would have to tear down and rebuild the anchor stores into apartments and have the rest of it be the shopping area.

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PaddleMonkey@reddit

GP clinic, pharmacy, dentist … physiotherapy …

Gym, pool, sauna

Movie theatre (playing old movies)

Game lounge

Restaurants/diners

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silkywhitemarble@reddit

Don't forget the arcade!

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Designer_End5408@reddit

Claiming Suncoast

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dinkeydonuts@reddit

Give me Natural Wonders/World of Science

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nowaywonderfulday@reddit

This put me in the best mood, really fun to think about. Thanks so much OP.

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Repulsive-Carpet9400@reddit

Swimming pool on the roof. There's a hotel here in Phoenix that has one. Full bar and you can order food from downstairs...

Kinda cool as the airport is close by.

Always liked watching the planes come in.

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Lynncy1@reddit

Hot Dog on a Stick for my fellow West Coast kids

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Angle_Of_The_Sangle@reddit

Will you be wearing The Hat?

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nowaywonderfulday@reddit

We had it in Texas and I was hoping for this to be in our retirement mall!

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MerSea06070@reddit

Growing up in Westwood (LA), I went to the movies all the time, and when theatres got the Dolby surround sound and showed a black and white train moving on the tracks- life was top tier!

Also the theatre must have very good fake butter popcorn and a lotta ice in my Diet Coke.

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MistyMtn421@reddit

Definitely! My mall growing up had a Sam's pretzel place and an Orange Julius and an arcade by the theater. 579, the Gap or Contempo were my favorite stores and for an actual meal, we went to Bennigans. Only went to Lord n Taylor if my dad was with me haha. Oh and the Jelly Belly store was always fun! Can't remember which record store, I think it was a Peaches? Fun times

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RuggedLandscaper@reddit

Those eere the days....

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MundaneHuckleberry58@reddit

This already exists where I live. Unfortunately that means y’all all gotta put up with phoenix weather, but hey at least it’s a large air conditioned fun place. We can all meet up & get orange Julius

I’ve been wanting to go & scope it out but it’s far from my edge of town. But I want the concept to thrive so it keeps getting replicated.

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HoosierLarry@reddit

See, De Hogeweyk, in the Netherlands.

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nowaywonderfulday@reddit

That’s really amazing

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Prudent_Hovercraft50@reddit

We'd hang out on the roof of the mall and bbq meats

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nowaywonderfulday@reddit

YES

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CharleyLH@reddit

A large indoor dog park

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nowaywonderfulday@reddit

Could we also have an outdoor park in the parking lot

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ipini@reddit

r/mallworld

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HalfwaytotheHorizon@reddit

WTF.... I've never heard of this concept, it is WILD lol

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Snuffleupagus27@reddit

If I had infinite money, I wouldn’t hire a private chef, I’d open up a bunch of restaurants across the street from me that I liked and that were also open to the public. I’d get whatever I wanted for dinner, be able to give people jobs, and it wouldn’t matter if the restaurants lost money because I’m infinitely rich. The only drawback for some people (not me) is that I tend to like mid-level franchise food.

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nowaywonderfulday@reddit

Would you be open to offering a few dishes that aren’t mid-level?

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Zadyria_Gelm@reddit

This is how they'll lure us into old folks homes! They'll set up like a mall, and we'll wander in on our own 😆

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martafoz@reddit

That's the idea! But we go at it DIY style and make it ours before too many of us start developing dementia and need the support that we can build into it.

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Significant-Theme253@reddit

You are on to something 🤔

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GiveMeCheesecake@reddit

Oh my god! I would fall for it so fast.

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martafoz@reddit

It needs to be something to retire in. One anchor store can be as is with some and the other large spaces could be for groceries, medical services, venues for live music and dance clubs. Spaces can also be converted to activities such as band rehearsal studios, gyms, gaming spaces (VR until our old asses puke from motion sickness!). Roller skating tracks, of course. Maybe family spaces for those with grandkids visiting. Food courts and restaurants, definitely.

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Average_Random_Bitch@reddit

Speaking of that. I adopted my grandkids.

I'm sure a lot of others are in the same position, so would minors be allowed to live there with their family?? Mine are 7 and almost-4

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martafoz@reddit

Yes. No exclusive BS.

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Vanifest0@reddit

All the good malls for sale are in Ohio... https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1509-Marion-Waldo-Rd-Marion-OH/37620118/

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Good_Nyborg@reddit

One of the anchors, ideally the biggest one, should be turned into a large indoor park. Make sure it has a hefty walking & jogging track. Since it's likely two stories, we could even build some minor "hill-climbing" into the park. Make sure it also exits out onto a larger outdoor park as well; just turn one of those giant parking lots into one!

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Visual-Pineapple5636@reddit

a gym with classes for me and my geriatric friends and i attend together

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Suspicious-Yogurt480@reddit

It’s only a few short steps before this scenario turns into George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, where we all live in the shrine to capitalism believing it has all we need, except the Undead have surrounded the place and don’t remember why they are drawn to it…

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Tsmom16811@reddit

Ya well they are tearing Monroeville Mall down to build a super Walmart. So the zombie scenario of the brainless undead of the Walmart corporation is coming true

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Suspicious-Yogurt480@reddit

It’s only a matter of time before they’re all pulled down, but why PA is filled with empty ghost malls is most peculiar.

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ZaphodGreedalox@reddit

Media library where residents can check out:

Video games
Records
CDs
Cassettes
8-tracks
Reel-to-reel for masochists
Laserdiscs
DVDs
VCDs
VHS tapes
Betamax tapes as an added bonus
Devices to play all the above

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Vanifest0@reddit

The space formerly held by Barnes and Noble!

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TeaTimeBanjo@reddit

Do not forget slides of the neighbors’ vacations!

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misscrankypants@reddit

There needs to be a section for books just so we can use the Dewey Decimal system and have to pull the cards out of those file drawers.

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Angle_Of_The_Sangle@reddit

Yesssssss. So tactile. I volunteer to stick the paper pockets inside each book and stamp the card when people check them out!

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misscrankypants@reddit

Thank you for your service. Make sure when you fill up one side with stamps that you turn the card upside down and use the back.

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PipEmmieHarvey@reddit

Cinema, gym, pizza place, and a pet patting cafe.

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Average_Random_Bitch@reddit

A weed dispensary.

And an alloted "Let's Get High" area. With a snack bar. And self-serve choc-vanilla ice cream machine

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PipEmmieHarvey@reddit

Ooh, and a wine and cider bar.

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PsychologicalLab6637@reddit

There HAS to be an orange Julius legit ✌️ we need our vitamin c.

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Vanifest0@reddit

Ms Fields.... because not all birthdays need cake.

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Iron_Chic@reddit

And a Hot Dog on a Stick

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bassicallyfunky@reddit

Only if Steve works there 😁

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kevtay1969@reddit

Absolutely 100% needed!

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cjohn1250@reddit

And a McDonalds because we need those cheapass yet delicious breakfast sandwiches!

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Vanifest0@reddit

ALL-in-ONE Roller Rink /Arcade/MovieTheater/Diner/Bar/Nightclub

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Hodgepodge003@reddit

And the Dillards (remember when it was called Diamonds?) can be a park. Demolish the upstairs so it’s just one story all the way up. Add a ton of sun roofs, have actual dirt and trees and grass and bushes and paths and park benches.

I know we can walk through the mall but we need grass and sunlight and a place we can walk the dog.

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Vanifest0@reddit

Dillard's dog park has a ring to it

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mettaCA@reddit

redevelop some of it into housing. there is still a massive shortage of housing.

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MsAddams999@reddit

We need a big art and craft store, definitely. Better than Micheal's, Hobby Lobby, more like Pearl was, only even better! More than one story, full of stuff to have fun doing.

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TheAlligator0228@reddit

Oh my gosh, Menards on the ground level and Michael’s up top! His and hers shopping at its finest!

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jpetersell@reddit

Ok. This is an ongoing joke/dream I have with some friends. And not so much a mall but a small hotel with pool, kitchen, ballroom, beach side (I was living in Corpus Christi during this time). And we’re all punk rock. Classic. New. Who cares. But we were like let’s get a hotel and turn it into an assisted living facility or something. Because I’m on the younger end and I’m fine but some are on the older end so we’d need help. But there’d be a “restaurant” and a pool and we’d put in a tattoo studio and a strip club and a place we could just jam out to music. And if we wanted to chill we’d go to the pool (swim up bar) or lounge on the beach. I mean, none of this makes sense but when you’re living your best life in your early to mid 30s it sounds great. I’m turning 45 this year and a mall would be better because there’s more space and I can go to the food court to get my guilty pleasure heat lamp congealed orange chicken. 😂😂😂

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TheAlligator0228@reddit

Doctors office/urgent care, Target Superstore (are they still called that??), gym/wellness center with indoor/outdoor pool and amenities, and a movie theatre!

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CallingDrDingle@reddit

Def need a badass gym.

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Maleficent_State7033@reddit

There should also be a mini golf course maybe near the fountain?

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East_Vivian@reddit

Dude, I’m not living in a mall.

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Independent-Dog5311@reddit

I would if there's an indoor garden and lots of trees around it.

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HotLava00@reddit

I’m here for the fountain, arcade and theatre!

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Jealous_Crazy9143@reddit

Indoor electric gokarts, lazertag, escape rooms

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beermaker@reddit

Watching all the people with plastic knees try to hump their way around a lazertag course would be worth the price of admission.

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Jealous_Crazy9143@reddit

damn straight. Wheelchair LazerTag sounds even better. more level playing field.

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Prudent_Charge_8101@reddit

I get Jennifer Connely at Target. 80’s her!

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Prudent_Charge_8101@reddit

Orange 🍊 Julius ride or die.. Btw “Skate, or Die!”

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ZenJenM@reddit

I want to claim Spencer’s & Fredrick’s of Hollywood.

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fungusamongus8@reddit

I need a japanese restaurant

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MsAddams999@reddit

A Japenese steakhouse, yes, not just a sushi place like so many are now. I want a full menu with tempura and grilled stuff.

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BoundinBob@reddit

Yep, easy on the teeth.

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Conscious_Life_8032@reddit

Def need a sweet tomato salad bar buffet

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liberaltx@reddit

Is this similar to soup or salad?

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Random0s2oh@reddit

I preferred Souper Salad.

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Bubbly_Locksmith72@reddit

Yes, I miss sweet tomatoes

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WoefulHC@reddit

I'd be running so much D&D

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RogerMurdockCo-Pilot@reddit

This is the answer.

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Far-Education5778@reddit

Im high and eating Cocoa Pebbles late night like a normal person

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Independent-Dog5311@reddit

What are you watching? Taxi is always cool to watch late at night.

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Such-Corgi-8869@reddit

I mean, the Spencers is definitely becoming the dispensary, right?? 🤣

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Wonderful_Adagio9346@reddit

Located in the back, behind the sex toys.

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Strange-Marzipan9641@reddit

Roller skating track through the whole thing!

I can't be the only one who used to dream about being locked in the empty mall with my Walkman and (white with hot pink wheels) roller skates!

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ShineFallstar@reddit

I had those rollerskates!! OMG I LOVED THEM! I want to live in your mall!

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jennifer_m13@reddit

Arcade and a movie theater

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TeaTimeBanjo@reddit

I hated the arcade as a kid, couldn’t stand the noise. It’ll be perfect in my 80’s, though, I’ll just turn the hearing aids off.

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gaarkat@reddit

100% an arcade somewhere

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TangerineTassel@reddit

I'm holding out for a Glamour Shots

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Consistent-Change386@reddit

Can we replace the ice rink in the middle with a giant pool? Swim lanes, heated area, swim up bar, lounge chairs, fake sun so we don’t have to deal with sunscreen.

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TeaTimeBanjo@reddit

Yes, this. If there are joint replacements in my future, a pool sounds much safer than an ice rink.

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Reasonable-Mousse666@reddit

Lots of malls have beautiful atrium ceilings! Perfect for warming our bones.

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oldfarmjoy@reddit

Who's gonna live in the old Spencers Gifts?

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ConsequenceFeeling96@reddit

No one. It’s the dispensary now!

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Angle_Of_The_Sangle@reddit

push-button fart machine

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RuggedLandscaper@reddit

Put innan IKEA in a end part of a mall. Ppl like to try n sleep the nights in the mall there, and the bedscwould be soft. If im correct, are they having waffle houses going on innthem?

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Wonderful_Adagio9346@reddit

Do not leave the path.

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vf-guy@reddit

This is an intriguing idea. I personally only have two problems with it that others may be fine with. First, the non-anchor stores don't have windows to the outside, so no daylight. Second, I don't like people.

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AdmiralJaneway8@reddit

If we include a doggy daycare, would that suffice?

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vf-guy@reddit

I have two dogs, so I'm good. Maybe rectify the song "they paved paradise and out up a parking lot" by turning the outside lit into green space?

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AdmiralJaneway8@reddit

But there will be people in the green space. We can get you a Walkman to help tune them out!

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vf-guy@reddit

But I could yell at kids to "get off my lawn!" Lol. It's like you know me! Lol

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ConsequenceFeeling96@reddit

Plus we could put in skylights for a lot of the areas and green roof the other areas.

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Significant-Theme253@reddit

Maybe you could stock on overnights

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vf-guy@reddit

I've worked fully remote since before COVID but appreciate the solution-oriented reply! No, I'm more the 10 acres in the middle of nowhere kinda guy.

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Spoiled_Harlot@reddit

This is what my husband and I went to, as well! 😆

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Altruistic_Fondant38@reddit

50s style diner..with little jukeboxes on the tables.

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Altruistic_Fondant38@reddit

and our apartments would look like cottages..with front porches..

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Altruistic_Fondant38@reddit

and we would have a Main Street..

PS.. this is a real place, in a nursing home: Doverwood Nursing Center

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ConsequenceFeeling96@reddit

My dad’s care facility has a Main Street with theatre space, couple of bird cages with finches, skylights & a specific blue ceiling paint, bistro, a ‘restaurant’ where if the fam brings in food then the staff with ‘wait the table’, barber shop (w/ striped pole) where a stylist comes twice a week.

It’s not quite as fancy as the one pictured above but it beat the rows of wheelchairs parked in front of FOX News blaring that no one was even looking at.

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spc67u@reddit

Wow that’s really cool! I definitely need one of these in my nursing home if the mall idea doesn’t pan out

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MJGB714@reddit

https://youtu.be/J1GIF6VNipE?si=jmYV_o2Nd9qziANR

Story about converted malls

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SubBass49Tees@reddit

As we age, one of the big stores needs to be a hospital. Save us money on the ambulance rides.

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Ahkhira@reddit

At my local mall, what used to be Caldor is now a medical office facility.

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Fun_Fly_3957@reddit

That’s what we just said!!

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TeaTimeBanjo@reddit

Also Kay-Bee/KB toys. I plan to stay young at heart.

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ColoradoPowMonster@reddit

We need a pickleball facility…we’re not animals!!

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Outrageous-Aside1771@reddit

I preferred racquetball, when I could still run. But yeah, a fun of some kind.

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ColoradoPowMonster@reddit

I loved playing racquetball! The sport just seemed to fizzle out in the late 90’s early 2000’s many condo associations in my area have a bunch of racquetball courts that have been unused for years.

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TeaTimeBanjo@reddit

Mall walking route clearly marked. We will need to stay active as we age!

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Dost_is_a_word@reddit

Hasn’t that been done?

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breadit8@reddit

Yes, at the nation’s oldest mall, in Providence, RI.

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gaarkat@reddit

I think there is one, somewhere, bit I can't remember what state it was located in.

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Apprehensive_Judge_5@reddit

We must have an arcade with lots of pinball machines in addition to video games.

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RelevantProfile1624@reddit

Arcade

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msvalerian@reddit

roller rink for 80s nights!

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Reasonable-Mousse666@reddit

I think about this idea a lot. I want it to have everything. Groceries and other shopping (home decor, gifts, clothing etc) in the large outer buildings. We need a clinic with a lab and pharmacy. Beauty services, yoga/pilates etc classes, gym/exercise spaces. An arcade, movie theatre (it’s already there), a record/book store. Weed dispensaries. There are a bunch more great ideas.

I picture small living spaces on the top floor with access to parking/transit stations. Robot delivery carts bopping around everywhere. Services on the second level. Retail and activities on ground floor.

Will these places be ready in time for us? Does anyone care to do the all the necessary retrofitting?

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Numerous-Coast-2592@reddit (OP)

A local mall was bought 5 years ago for 19.5m (sans anchor stores which how is that possible?) With 60 "store fronts" available, it would be 325k each on average with smaller places being less than the larger square footage stores. Would people be willing to redesign with their own costs?

They would habe to be private with security so would it be an HOA?

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ozma0419@reddit

Bro. Co-ops are way cooler than hoa's

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Reasonable-Mousse666@reddit

I think a billionaire has to think it’s a good idea and do all the work. Mostly rentals.
With add-ons for things like cooking and cleaning. Differing tiers of assisted living but with rock music and Spencer’s Gifts lol

There are a BUNCH of GenX turning old really soon.

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vf-guy@reddit

You just ruined it. While I agree an HOA would be mandatory with this kind of close quarter living, that would be a deal breaker for me. In addiin to my other two previously posted deal breakers.

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snakeayez@reddit

Most of us aren't physical able by have grand kids who can do the construction/retrofitting.

Need a dog park and just outdoor stuff in general

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ChapterOk4000@reddit

They're planning housing at Fashion Valley Mall here in San Diego. They're going to demolish the JC Penney (which is the end anchor) and build apartments. I can't imagine, though it's a pretty nice mall.

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RelevantProfile1624@reddit

A gym

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Anonymo123@reddit

Arcade like Alladins Castle.., Orange Julius, Sabarraos, Chinese place and the knife shop that sells nunchucks staffed by the Renfair looking dude with a ponytail.

Count me in.

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I_am_ChivoBlanco@reddit

Must have at least 1 arcade. Food court must have Long John's Silver and Taco Bell. Also required is a Regis hair salon and a photography studio.

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Reasonable-Mousse666@reddit

Food court is a must but maybe with a mix of the beloved OG stuff and some better offerings. Like in Vegas.

There should also be kiosks but not full of crap we don’t need.

Such a fun topic 🙂

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vf-guy@reddit

I was going to ask where you grew up, but then googled alladin's castle and learned t was a chain. But that is a cool idea!

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PressedRumHam@reddit

This is the comment I wanted to make just 15m too late 😂

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Experimental_Salad@reddit

This thread reminds me of the 2 music stores our mall had: Sam Goody and Music Land, which was owned by the same company.

Anyhoo... it's late 80s; I'm really into trench coats, and get one for Xmas. When I was bored and had free time, I'd go to the mall and check out music, wearing my new trench coat of course.

I never had an issue and the Sam Goody store, but whenever I went into Music Land, I invariably would draw the attention of the store manager.

I have to admit, I was kind of a dumb, naive kid, and I didn't quite realize why at first, then it dawned on me: he thinks I'm shoplifting.

So from that point on, for a couple of months anyway, I made it my purpose in life to drive that manager crazy. I'd go in 2 or 3 times a week. Sometimes I'd make a purchase; sometimes I'd just browse, making sure he was watching me. I'd walk out without buying, only to comeback 5 minutes later and do the same thing.

So the answer is a Music Land with an overly paranoid manager.

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GracieThunders@reddit

Weed dispensary with a consumption lounge

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freerangetacos@reddit

Next to Orange Julius for when we get the munchies

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BigRefrigerator9783@reddit

Ice rink. All good malls have an ice rink

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sometimelater0212@reddit

The inventor of the mall actually planned to have people live there. It’s not novel at all, it was the original proposal.

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Most-Confusion-417@reddit

Let's keep the record store

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Lavender_Wynter@reddit

Upvote a million times

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FidgetyPlatypus@reddit

This is a banger idea. Don't put GenX in nursing homes. Put us in live in malls! Someone needs to get on this. Malls are dying so repurpose them!

As for what to do... When I was a teenager I was dating a guy who worked mall security. When he worked after the mall was closed he would let me and a few friends in and we would rollerblade around the mall. It was awesome! So mall rollerblading is my vote. We might all break a hip but I'll take that chance.

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Crewstage8387@reddit

Mini hospital for immediate care,rehab and hospice.

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Hodgepodge003@reddit

This, especially if the tugboat play land is open for psychedelics night on Wednesdays like someone else was suggesting.

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heart_blossom@reddit

I agree. One of the anchor stores should be a medical clinic

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LyingInPonds@reddit

With a pharmacy. I'm up to 12 pills a day. 😅

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bassicallyfunky@reddit

Excellent username, strange woman!

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snakeayez@reddit

Amateur! I take 12 in the morning. I have enough pharmacy frequent flyer miles to never buy Easter candy or shaving products

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NightingaleNine@reddit

CT scanner for strokes. An on-call orthopod for inevitable fractured hips from all the roller skating.

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NotDeadYet57@reddit

And dental!

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No_Farm_3562@reddit

We need a pool/spa

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IrascibleBamboo@reddit

Rule #1 zero private equity investment or they will ruin everything

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ozma0419@reddit

Resident co-op or nothing

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No_Farm_3562@reddit

I found my people

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RedditWidow@reddit

There's something so perfect about the idea of Gen X taking over failing malls and living in them instead of moving into typical senior living facilities. Brings our lives full circle. Plus we can re-enact Dawn of the Dead (1978 of course).

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ViewfromMyOfcWindow@reddit

And we can recreate Night of the Comet! I love that terrible movie 😂

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No_Farm_3562@reddit

So good...I've seen it too many times lol

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Ambrosia_the_Greek@reddit

I'd be a happy girl if this could be my retirement plan option!

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r2killawat@reddit

Orange Julius please 🙏

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HoosierLarry@reddit

Medical care facility at the north entrance. Theatre at the east entrance (comedy shows, concerts, etc.) or a small casino. Grocery store at the south entrance. Gym with a pool & day spa at the west entrance.

90% of profits subsidize residency.

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No_Farm_3562@reddit

I want to live there

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Glittering-Ad-6261@reddit

Yep. It’s our natural habitat. Obvi we’ll need a record store.

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Spoiled_Harlot@reddit

Turtles!! Or Camelot!!! 🥰

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ep3dmik@reddit

Reading most of these responses I realize why this wouldn't work lol

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unclesmokedog@reddit

my local mall was built with apartments.

25 years later they are tearing it down for the third mall incarnation in 40 years

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bene_gesserit_mitch@reddit

Need a B. Dalton-esque library. All the classics, and crossword puzzle books.

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Spoiled_Harlot@reddit

B. Dalton!! INDEED!!!! 🥰

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MiraculousRapport@reddit

Miniature golf

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CSILalaAnn@reddit

And a bowling alley

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Spoiled_Harlot@reddit

Totally digging the roller skating rink idea, as well as these three! My husband used to roller skate and that would be so fun to watch him try to get back into that!! 😆

I pretty much relegated all of my skating to the carpeted areas, though!!! 🤣🤣

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popcorn-jalapenos@reddit

Roller skating rink.

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East_Relationship722@reddit

Woah, woah, woah. We don’t want anyone to break a hip.

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ozma0419@reddit

Rooftop garden/roller hockey rink,?

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Careful-Use-4913@reddit

A pharmacy - CVS/Walgreens type thing

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Spoiled_Harlot@reddit

\^\^THIS!\^\^

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iaMBictrochee@reddit

I would definitely need a Radio Shack to maintain my Lisa & Commodore, my hifi, LaserDisc machine, etc.

And a Record World would be nice, too!

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CosmicCrisp11@reddit

A movie theater, an adjacent roller rink, Contempo Casuals with all the retro styles and an Orange Julius.

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dualsplit@reddit

How I would immediately head to Contempo…

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itskasperwithak@reddit

Now all we need is a zombie apocalypse

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Agreeable-Ad9883@reddit

See I have been ready for a zombie apocalypse but not for what’s actually happening

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vf-guy@reddit

Seriously. This stuff is beyond crazy!

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Apart_Culture_3564@reddit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daybreak_(2019_TV_series)

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LilacSlumber@reddit

The large anchor stores could be:

a gym
a rec center type place for get togethers and clubs
a library
a roller skating rink (stolen from another comment)
a salon/spa
doctor's office

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call-me-the-seeker@reddit

A grocery store, maybe, instead of a skating rink. Even though we are pretty badass and nimble now, I can see rollerblades/skates not being fun for a bunch of eighty year olds and a big liability for the…whoever runs the mall.

Maybe the rec center could have a modest one.

But we’ll need food more than sick half cabs and snakewalks, so a big supermarket preferably with a pharmacy.

Be cool too to have a vet and like an attached pet park residents are allowed to have pets.

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Upper-Gift-3598@reddit

Can we please have a radio shack too?

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CapitalPermission878@reddit

We buy a mall to live in and every first Friday and Saturday night We have a different Themed Party. After hours starts at 2pm till 10pm in the common areas with a rotating Dj.

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hikergrL3@reddit

I vote record store/bookstore/dispensary/bakery combo

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Objective-Holiday597@reddit

Don’t forget we need an actual book store

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Hodgepodge003@reddit

Yes! Actual books!

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JustTheBeerLight@reddit

ARCADE!

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Cantremembershite@reddit

Make one of the anchor stores a medical facility & add a dispensary where the Foot Locker used to be

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greendress888@reddit

Childcare and an urgent care inside!

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Wise_Sprinkles4772@reddit

I shit you not, I literally had a dream like this a few months ago!!!! 🤭🤣🤣🤣

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sparrowjuice@reddit

You lived a mall when you were a kid?

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incognito713@reddit

Pickle ball courts

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breadit8@reddit

Our local mall turned a former Burlington Coat Factory into a giant indoor pickleball space!

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SubstanceNo1544@reddit

Lloyd Center here in portland is shutting down. Its huge, has an ice skating rink in tue bottom middle.

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Angle_Of_The_Sangle@reddit

Where Tonya Harding used to skate.

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SubstanceNo1544@reddit

The very same

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oneofeverything@reddit

Turn it into a roller skating rink and we are good.

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ruddiger22@reddit

I mean, just an adjoining Costco would give me almost everything I want.

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keirmeister@reddit

The Best Buy would be my man cave.

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threemoons_nyc@reddit

Arcade. An old-school arcade with the classic 70's and 80s games, none of this "$5 to sit in an immersive wraparound game* crap.

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breadit8@reddit

All the kids can ride bikes on the indoor mall “streets.”

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Agreeable-Ad9883@reddit

A ‘smoke’ shop and bakery fer sure

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The_Mammoth_Hunter@reddit

Honestly, as long as I have a soundproof rehearsal space with a vending machine full of my favorite beer I could give a flying fuck what the rest of you do. Revisit the 80s or 90s, don't care, just want to jam and play my flight sims.

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Agreeable-Ad9883@reddit

Ice rink for skating and hockey to keep the animals busy

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Craig_White@reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/architecture/comments/1hcxtsd/more_americans_are_living_in_malls_as_developers/

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Agreeable-Ad9883@reddit

Casino

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Agreeable-Ad9883@reddit

Laundromat

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LeTigre71@reddit

Have drone races!

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vf-guy@reddit

DeadMalls.com

Enjoy!

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WeedIsForFunDude@reddit

Im keeping Spencer’s and their “back room”. Which was only a thin curtain that I suspect was hung up in an effort for malicious compliance

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Just_a_girl_in_NJ@reddit

That Spencer's back room was quite a learning experience then.

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WeedIsForFunDude@reddit

And we weren’t so desensitized so candy panties were scandalous. Then we spent the next hour blushing and giggling with our friends.

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Playwithclay11@reddit

We need to have the absolute best Arcade to hang out at too!

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Safe-Dentist-1049@reddit

Now we’re talking

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Bentbutnotbroken111@reddit

Ohhhhh food courts????

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JohnZombie666@reddit

Better have Sbarros

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affectionateanarchy8@reddit

Grocery and clinic

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Significant-Theme253@reddit

Smoothies and fruit bowls

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Mort-i-Fied@reddit

Book store/music store.

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spc67u@reddit

Yes 🙌 I miss the simplicity of CDs. 💿

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MangledBarkeep@reddit

They are actually turning some underperforming/old malls into apartments and condos.

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SEA2COLA@reddit

Malls are not ideal for condos because they are practically windowless, so it's difficult to get around some zoning regulations. But because many have clear skylights, the top floor can be used if they're set up creatively.

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Numerous-Coast-2592@reddit (OP)

Wow I never even considered not having windows. Adding those would have to be expensive. What about malls who have clear ceilings? At least some natural light would get in your front door. (Not talking legally, just imagining).

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PissedCaucasian@reddit

We need to have that glow in the dark bowling. Also a ketamine infusion clinic.

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Kesliabeth38@reddit

A movie theater playing only Gen X movies

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Far-Contribution4090@reddit

Pissed that I can only upvote this once!

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Kesliabeth38@reddit

Aw, thanks!

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lawtechie@reddit

I'd want to live equidistant from a Tower Books, Radio Shack, Sears and food court with solid burger and tempura places.

The Tower Books is circa 1995, but the Radio Shack is straight 1987.

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Oddfool@reddit

A good arcade would be a great fit as well.

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Significant-Theme253@reddit

Tempest?

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Both-Basis-3723@reddit

I call Spencer’s gifts.

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Significant-Theme253@reddit

Make it bigger. That store is so small.

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ascii122@reddit

I'll run the shitty smoke filled video arcade with only the outdooor entrance .. no tolkens quarters only baby

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International_Lie216@reddit

Orange Julius please!

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Significant-Theme253@reddit

We all need to exchange phone numbers. You guys are fun!

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dawnwc@reddit

Spencer's, Walden books, a pet store

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kiwichick286@reddit

Roller skating rink!!

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powderpoff6@reddit

Yes!! With a DJ calling the moves on the speakers… All skate reverse!

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NotDeadYet57@reddit

The problem will rehabbing malls is that most were built with asbestos, so that all needs to be safely removed.

The plumbing and electrical needs to be revamped for residential use, rather than commercial. I think it would need considerable grant money from federal state and local to do it and keep the housing affordable.

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CryBabyCentral@reddit

We will just call in our fav Gen X specialists to help make things safe! I’m about being practical tho. (Sigh)

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cyber_hoarder@reddit

C’mon, we’re being all Ally Sheedy here, and you wanna be Brian?

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beermaker@reddit

Brian retired early after selling his software business for millions in the 2000's and likely has his own mall.

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Sufficient_Judge_820@reddit

Buzzkill

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oldfarmjoy@reddit

Yeah. Booooo. Don't rain on our parade, curmudgeon...

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Significant-Theme253@reddit

Amusement park for the grandchildren

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Jay4usc@reddit

I’ll take the Sears space

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KookieMownstah@reddit

I vote for Clackamas Town Center in Oregon. It was biLevel, had an ice arena (which could be turned into a pool), there was a hotdog on a stick as well as an orange Julius and a giant tugboat playland (which could be used as a backdrop for impromptu photo sessions or as a safe place to climb on psychedelics night (which would be every Wednesday of course)).

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Angle_Of_The_Sangle@reddit

Oh lord I read your comment and thought it had shut down!

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Itchy_Restaurant_707@reddit

You won't me over with the tugboat psychedelic nights on Wednesdays 🤣 I did grow up with an indoor tugboat playland at bellevue square in WA in the 80s...

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ZaphodGreedalox@reddit

That Bellevue Square tugboat was a local classic. I still remember what it smelled like.

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sunnyfordays22@reddit

My brother played hockey and we would go there for games I loved it! Get a treat, sit in the food court, people watch, hit up a few stores I can still smell and picture that ice rink/food court area a classic!

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whereisthequicksand@reddit

Seconded, I wouldn’t have far to move!

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Ok-Swordfish8731@reddit

Definitely an arcade. An urgent care clinic would be convenient as our health changes. CVS or Walgreens. A golf cart service shop that also sells electric scooters would be useful. Orthopedic shoe store. Irish Pub/ restaurant to gather in for special events.

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skins-rangers@reddit

Came here to say arcade. Movie theater too

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Angle_Of_The_Sangle@reddit

I like your vision.

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Pristine_Frame_2066@reddit

I love the urgent care idea. Also a therapy spot.

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WeenyDancer@reddit

We need groceries, medical, movies, arcade, a library as the biggies, and some shops, cafe/bars, gym, hang out spaces, that kind of thing. Im ready to move in 😂

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gaarkat@reddit

Maybe turn one anchor store into a pet supply shop/ pet adoption/ kennel type thing.

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snakeayez@reddit

And a vet obviously

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Numerous-Coast-2592@reddit (OP)

Think we could make a dog park on the roof? Not even being sarcastic here. We havent talked about the roof yet

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Slablanc@reddit

I’ve wanted to turn malls closing in my town in to retirement homes for GenX. Shops, Food Court, Arcade and Assisted Living

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I_am_ChivoBlanco@reddit

Do we have to hire octogenarians to keep us out of the back half of Spencer's?

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oldfarmjoy@reddit

And childcare centers where older people can read to the kids!

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cyber_hoarder@reddit

Totally makes sense since we grew up in them.

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BarnacleGooseIsLoose@reddit

If we have a food court, we have to fix our own or it isn't legit Gen X.

Also, we are going to need a giant Rubik's Cube and giant skateboards to put our walkers on.

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CryBabyCentral@reddit

What I love most about this idea is that all the latch key kids will be ….home. We have common sense, a sense of fairness and we are really great problem solvers. I would enjoy all the different combinations of ideas. Such fun & so creative. Yay for us!

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pinchenombre@reddit

Salon and or barber

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dog4cat2@reddit

Hey don't forget the food court and the orange julius booth

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Curlytoes18@reddit

I want a Babbage’s where I can look at physical copies of PC games - huge boxes - and pick out something that’s on 6 hard disks that I have to install one at a time.

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Angle_Of_The_Sangle@reddit

Babbage's!

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zionzednem@reddit

Record store. Live music performance area, arcade, used bookstore and a sports bar with good beer.

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bluealien78@reddit

A proper Tower Records

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I_am_ChivoBlanco@reddit

Now there's a name I've not heard in a long time...

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zionzednem@reddit

I’d invest in the mall you suggest!

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Cheeseheroplopcake@reddit

I'm gonna live in the rafters and be the phantom of the abandoned JC Penny's

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LyingInPonds@reddit

I'm punchy af and laughing my ass off over this. Sing, my angel!

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Angle_Of_The_Sangle@reddit

The JCP in my local mall is still open, but it feels very doomed in there. You could probably start phantoming it now.

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Throttlechopper@reddit

The doc Secret Mall Apartment is proof of concept and the group had their secret space for 4 years. With mixed-use developments popping it in major metro areas your idea is essentially becoming a reality.

As far as activities, a live-in mall could be its own economy especially if there’s a bank, a gym and grocery store attached. One could easily work, play, and live without needing to leave their tiny community.

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AdmiralJaneway8@reddit

It's a fantastic docu.

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Angle_Of_The_Sangle@reddit

Yes! I wanted to recommend that documentary, too. It has stuck in my head, and changed the way I think about malls.

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Moist_Sprinkles1063@reddit

Everybody chips in

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VtDL@reddit

This is a cool idea....I'm also high AF. But I can see how it would work - basically a commune of like minded folk. But an anchor store being a grocery, serving the surrounding community and helping to support the immediate commune.....yeah. Definitely a nice thought experiment.

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Numerous-Coast-2592@reddit (OP)

So many people would never leave! We would never need to.

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beermaker@reddit

Our town is walkable with enough amenities to keep things interesting. We even have a free municipal bus that makes a 45 minute circuit just around our town. There's a public arts studio, heated municipal pool, a well equipped maker's space complete with metal and wood shops and a 3d printing studio, and a lovely movie theater that offers vintage films and documentaries for seniors during the day, not to mention a bevy of eateries and coffee shops. Our only fast food chains are a subway and Taco bell.

I've worked most of my life to finally own a home we're proud to live in that we're curating to be as affordable and manageable as possible in our older years. Solar panels, battery, heat pump water heater, steel roof... We're here for the long run.

Y'all can come by and visit... Sample some homegrown, watch the Pacific sunset, then go back to your (ugh) mall full of people.

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buddbaybat@reddit

Roofman!

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AdmiralJaneway8@reddit

gif

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1Steelghost1@reddit

Would rather buy spirit airlines!! Infrastructure is already there and business model only needs minor tweaks.

Buying a mall would only work as condos not apartments.

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I_am_ChivoBlanco@reddit

We don't take kindly to people who have rational thought 'round here...

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1Steelghost1@reddit

My bad😫😵‍💫

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I_am_ChivoBlanco@reddit

If you do it again, remind me what I said! I won't remember but I'll still be angry.

Kids these days. You ain't a day over 50, are ya? Punk.

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916pervcity@reddit

Definitely need a small club for life music/bar/restaurant. Just think of all the old bands that would absolutely play shows in malls!

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BasketBackground5569@reddit

The real problem is who is going to maintain it? 🤔We'll be getting old and can't count on anyone younger than us to care for it.

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nocturneOG@reddit

In!

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zeprfrew@reddit

A cinema.

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MrsWhirly@reddit

I admire everyone’s endless energy! My first thought was one of those stores that sells ginormous bean bag chairs, for napping.

And candy by the pound, that gets scooped into plastic bags. Yum.

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activelyresting@reddit

I really love this idea so much, but I live in Australia, where malls are still thriving.

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Pristine_Frame_2066@reddit

A thrift store!

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Pristine_Frame_2066@reddit

I feel like the food court energy would be better than letting people cook in their apartments. But really low cost food and snacks and sundries!

And a gym!

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Old_Association6332@reddit

Food court (as you mentioned), also restaurants on the side like my local mall does, also good coffee shops, at least one or two bookshops (with reading areas) is also a must for me

Yes, I also dream of living out my days in a mall (also with a fountain)

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ZaphodGreedalox@reddit

Driving range in the parking lot with a golf ball gun shooting range next to it

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00004-101@reddit

Roller Skating Rink

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SekritSawce@reddit

And risk breaking a hip? Are you crazy???

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whereisthequicksand@reddit

I want a dark place with a dance floor and an excellent jukebox.

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Quirky_Commission_56@reddit

As long as there’s an orange tree on the roof top garden for the sole purpose of making Orange Juliuses., I’m all for it.

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snakeayez@reddit

Gym, spa, bar with different sections for different types

My wife wants bumper cars and paintball

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Piscivore_67@reddit

"Bookstore"/library

"Suncoast"/movie rentals

"Pet store"/animal therapy room for pets and snuggles.

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TacoDeliDonaSauce@reddit

Watch the documentary called Secret Mall Apartment on Netlix.

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electronraven@reddit

Clothing-optional. Definitely.

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MarquesTreasures@reddit

you know we are old now, right?

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NightingaleNine@reddit

Yeah, and we are out of fucks, presumably. Well. Out of the kind of fucks that preclude the nude.

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S99B88@reddit

Ya but the eyesight kinda diminishes as we age so it’s all good.

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electronraven@reddit

agreed. I would gladly perv on a sexy blurry object if it laughs at my jokes

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gaarkat@reddit

Heck, works for me. I've been to witchstock, clothing was optional there too.

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Glad_Management_2885@reddit

It didn't turn out too well for the people in Dawn of the Dead but then again those people were idiots and they were in the middle of the zombie apocalypse...... maybe better luck with different circumstances

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TacoDeliDonaSauce@reddit

Came here to say this lol

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Dramatic_Side_856@reddit

I want my domicile to be built in a baby store nursery, just like in the zombie movie Dawn of the Dead!

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Working_Park4342@reddit

Lots of benches and giant trees. But the benches have to be comfortable. Couches! Yes!

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NightingaleNine@reddit

Oh, massage chairs.

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Automatic_Antelope92@reddit

Meow Wolf

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NightingaleNine@reddit

THIS!!!!!!!!!

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NightingaleNine@reddit

I wanna live in Hollister but without the ear splitting music.

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Build68@reddit

Only if my apartment is constructed in the part of macys where I got my izod shirts and 501s.

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iknowyou71@reddit

As long as it has an arcade with kick ass pin ball machines, street fighter, and mortal kombat, I’m in! Those days of putting the quarter on the base of the screen signifying you got next when the current kid has a ten game win streak, exuding confidence that you’re gonna be the next champ, yeah, line em up!!

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Anonymo123@reddit

Arcade kike Alladis Castle.., Orange Julius, Sabarraos, Chinese place and the knife shop that sells nunchucks staffed by the Renfair looking dude with a ponytail.

Count me in.

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painter8@reddit

Restaurants, farmers markets

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JBTuffNStuff@reddit

Medical clinic?

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Katy_Bar_the_Door@reddit

Movie theater and art gallery would be nice!

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Glittering-Bar7016@reddit

How about a roller skating rink?

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KilroySmithson@reddit

Would be fun, but risky. People may fall and break hips.

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PM_ME_UR_FLOWERS@reddit

That's why the medical center is right next door

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Alternative_Sense_72@reddit

We are going to need a racquetball court.

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Generally_Tso_Tso@reddit

Aren't we reaching pickleball age?

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Alternative_Sense_72@reddit

We are but the nostalgia of it all makes me think racquetball.

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Lynerd@reddit

There was a kickass playground area by the Woolco in our local mall in Canada. So I’d like some slides and swings and a tower of spiderwebs to lounge in then drop through down to the ball pit. And the Eaton’s had the best Christmas decorations next to the 50s diner

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Majestic_Course6822@reddit

Many upvotes.

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Claque-2@reddit

With global warming we need these types of places so we can survive the worst.

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Calgaryrox75@reddit

a maker shop/studio for us artistic gen xrs so we got something to keep us busy during the day or evenings.

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PM_ME_UR_FLOWERS@reddit

Like a studio! That's my dream, a craft room with stations for people who sew, people who want to paint, a kiln and pottery wheel, and just cozy chairs and tables for puzzles or other crafts.

And maybe a separate woodshop? Lots of amateur woodworkers our age. Building, refurbishing furniture, making toys. Restoring antiques. We'd keep busy!

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john-bkk@reddit

I live in Bangkok most of the time, and in the US the rest, and it would work to borrow what they already put in theirs. Grocery stores are universal, in all of them. Kids' play areas are a nice touch, in many (I guess for grandkids related to the GenX theme, or maybe great grandkids). At least one has a small local college in it.

A few have ice skating rinks, but that's already common elsewhere, sort of. They use mall spaces for pop-up markets; that could work. But there zoning issues are less of a problem, so they can sell food in them, but not so much in the US.

A go-kart track would be nice, if there is enough space. Probably the floor load and damage would be an issue. Roller skating would probably require floor redesign too.

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saomonella@reddit

Gym/pool

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DesignNormal9257@reddit

There needs to be a roller skating lane.

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MooPig48@reddit

You trying to break a hip?

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gaarkat@reddit

Yes please. Can the water features be turned into indoor pools and the decorative planting community gardens?

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gaarkat@reddit

That said, there might need to be a beehive installed somewhere...

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MindFluffy5906@reddit

Sign me up!

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SubjectNet1874@reddit

Damn I wish this would happen Im all for it!

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lotsalotsacoffee@reddit

On anchor should be turned into a skate rink. With fricken Lazer Tag.

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Grouchy-Storm-6758@reddit

Maybe one of the anchor stores could be a recovery center upstairs, and a PT facility on the main floor. We are getting older!

I like the grocery store idea, for a different anchor store.

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Miss-Asshole@reddit

I’m sure there will be no objections, but I would like to open a pot shop inside of that mall.

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topsyturvy76@reddit

I think people would be more receptive if you sold pans as well. Myself, I’d open a cannabis dispensary beside the food court

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throwaway8675309999s@reddit

Already happening

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PuzzleheadedOwl1191@reddit

This has been kinda floated around the internet for nearly a decade as a bit of a giggle.

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Filmlovinggal@reddit

We need to do it before they tear them all down! All my malls have been demolished. 😞

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cougarliscious@reddit

You are forgetting the most important thing we'll need b/c old. An urgent care clinic or maybe just like an internal medicine clinic. See that way we don't have to leave the mall when it's raining and we are sick. Doctor's office will be where the old movie theaters were. Already soundproofed. Where Sears was should become a bowling alley for nostalgia sake AND exercise. Throughout the mall, fantastic 70's and 80's music plays over the speakers but not at an Abercrombie & Fitch volume.

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Uranus_Hz@reddit

The arcade/Aladdin’s castle can be part of the bowling alley. The bar and dance floor over there too for 80s karaoke.

I need a record store, a hobby store, and a radio shack too.

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