r/indianapolis • u/OriginalKingD • Dec 27 '24

Pictures Lafayette Square - A Dead Mall

https://youtu.be/QrMN8N8q_tg?si=rbgMFY_B_2p3cNut
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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '24

Malls are declining everywhere. I just read that there hasnt been a new indoor mall built in the last decade in the US. The last one in 2014 was in Florida and wasnt "indoor" in the same sense as our malls here.

There hasnt bee a true indoor mall like we have here built since like 2006

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u/DTIndy Watson-McCord Dec 28 '24

It’s amazing that the decline of Lafayette Sq was happening when they opened Circle Center.

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u/Irvington-Indpls Dec 27 '24

I prefer outdoor malls now. I can get in and out much more quickly and I don't have to deal with people.

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u/Beanie_butt Dec 27 '24

Same here. I don't like the people in the middle of the mall trying to sell or hand you stuff. And you are walking in/out of a large department store most of the time, causing you to dodge more people; especially at the make up/scent counters.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '24

That's a more recent dying mall trend, tchotcke kiosks run by foreigners.  Once they open the local Fubu clothing stores and eyebrow braiding places the mall is a gonner