It had been awhile since I’d checked in at the site of the former River Roads Mall, and the contrast between 1962 and 2025 cannot be greater. But perhaps it also reflects the changing pattern of suburban shopping; large, anchor-based shopping centers are being demolished and replaced with single parcel stores, each with their own…
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Old Bank, Fallen on Hard Times, River Roads Mall Site
Update: The bank building has now been demolished. I was shocked to discover the old bank building, the only survivor from the demolition of River Roads Mall, has in turn fallen vacant, and rapidly deteriorating.
River Roads Mall, Several Years After Its Demolition
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…
Crumby Run-Down Malls of St. Louis #3: River Roads Mall
Update: See the site in November of 2025 with its new 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 it…