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[Swoosh]

Speaking of malls in STL that need to be torn down - how about that one downtown about a block or two west of Laclede's Landing. 

[Junior]

That would be the old St. Louis Center? Visited there about 1986, it was packed then. How is the Union Station Mall doing? I heard it had fallen upon hard times.

[rubedugans]

I was going to mention Union Station.
it is an "uban ghost town"

"An Urban "Ghost Town""
You would be appauled by the place. It is EMPTY. There are only a couple stores with minimal merchandise, some sports memorabilia and candle stores, a food court that is obviously struggling and vast emptiness. The poor Fudgery fudge maker's audience cannot be more than a few people at a time. It is depressing!

To go from 100,000 train passengers a day in the 40's to the jam-packed mall of the 80's to a total empty shell where one person's footsteps echo throughout is a sad transition. I was there 3 weeks ago, and even with all of the city festivities with the marathon and 1/2 marathon, the place was empty. It ia one of the most beautiful places in StL, and it is sitting empty.

A great book to check out:
http://books.google.com/books?id=RmM5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=blueprint+union+station+st+louis&source=web&ots=6U6tEeu-Lz&sig=khb5UDj_ThWd2conHgNx5x74j-8#v=onepage&q&f=false

[thelarsonsix]

I had no idea NW Plaza was empty either. I haven't been there since probably the mid 90's, but I do remember going there when I was a little kid (late 70's) and how he thought it was absolutely the cat's meow. Seems like it used to have a York steakhouse in it also.

Just wondering, how did the subject get changed? I didn't put the (dead malls) part in my original post.