After spending so much time at a decidedly dead mall, I felt
a little uncomfortable walking around an only half-dead mall these past few
days. At least when I scouted the location, there were no cars in the parking
lot at all. It was a very dark and grey day, which made the parking lot look
massive. Today, it was sunny and crowded... relatively speaking. There is only
one store still operating in Euclid Square Mall, which is a discount Dillard's.
On the other side of the complex is an Outlets USA, which looked clean on the
outside, but it was actually abandoned. The sidewalks were what confused
me. The majority of this mall is empty, and yet there are no weeds growing from
the sidewalks. This place still has hope to sell one day.
Euclid
Square also has an isolated feel to it. Randall Park was close to many other
buildings. It was easy to get there from residential areas. Euclid Square did
not seem close to anywhere residential. All I could see around it was freeway,
wind turbines, and warehouses. It was easy to see why this place went under.
Euclid Square is a monstrosity. It is not quite as big as Randall is, but it
feels like it is close. Too much space - people = dead mall.
I find it interesting how you describe Euclid to be more populated yet still dead. It seems that the death of an urban center can occur even when people are still around. This is rather disturbing, though potentially highly accurate, as it would mean that other urban centers or developments might only have a facade of life yet still be dead or very nearly dead. I hope that with a project so besotted by dreariness (I find urban decay, while visually stunning at times, rather depressing) you'll manage to find some bright spots to capture.
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