Update: All buildings on the site have now been demolished and the site is cleared. I am continually fascinated by River Roads Mall, partly because of these bizarre pictures before its demolition, and because of these amazing, evocative photos as well. More pictures can be seen here. I have no idea why I had never…
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Northland Shopping Center, Several Years Since Its Demolition
Update: The Target closed on August 20, 2016; there is a high vacancy in the rest of the shopping center. It’s hard to believe that this generic strip mall stands on the grounds of what was once an architecturally fascinating example of 1950’s commercialism. I had never heard of Northland Shopping Center when I was…
Crumby Run-Down Malls of St. Louis #3: River Roads Shopping Center
Update: See the site in 2010; it is now completely cleared of buildings. I have to admit that I had never even heard of River Roads Mall when I was growing up, which is saying something because I was obsessed as a pre-teen in seeing every shopping mall in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Perhaps…