Update: Demolition proceeded quickly and was finished by March of 2024.

It’s showtime! The long-awaited demolition of Jamestown Mall has begun. It doesn’t really come as much of a surprise.

I had just visited back in August of this year, and there wasn’t much to see except tall weeds and other signs of dilapidation.

I felt really bad when I saw an interview with a woman who lived nearby, where she hoped for new development, including shopping. I hate to say it, but there isn’t any new development coming any time soon. Maybe a warehouse or two, but this area is just not going to see any commercial development. There’s just no demand. To the west on Lindbergh all I saw were tons of abandoned storefronts, and this site is really isolated.