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Just looking at a map and guessing which malls might be in a safe place to compete, I’d guessed that Metrocenter was probably one of the staid and sturdy old behemoths of Phoenix retailing, due to its central location right along a major freeway and its large size. I believe the rest of the first floor was womens/misses/juniors fashions. Browse and download Minecraft Mall Maps by the Planet Minecraft community. .hide-if-no-js { Your own comments about Atlanta bear this out. You’ll find more activity in the southeast area where Castles-n-Coasters is located, and the northwest area where you have newer built retail like Bed Bath and Beyond. At what point did settling for second best become a way of life. There are large numbers of people who don’t want/need a large home and can’t afford a mini-mansion. Phoenix was one of the largest cities in the country that I hadn’t personally visited until a few months ago (others on the list include Miami and Atlanta), and I really had no knowledge of its development patterns or neighborhoods. Then they let the hulk lie there and decay for a while until urban renewal comes and tears it down to build whatever the particular city chooses, a outdoor towne center, new low income housing etc. As the afluent shoppers move to the next great mall further out from the city core, they leave the older centers like this one in their wake. − It’s not the first mall this has happened to in the Phoenix area. Sure, I’d love to see more malls, possibly some you took in 2005-2007, maybe a new Retail Relic article (perhaps Lechmere or Bradlees), or possibly a user-submitted article, but without the commenters like there used to be, it seems rather futile and bleak. Funny, whenever the obvious is stated, the backlash of racism etc. Also, some anchors weren’t built with elevators. I worked with a woman at the Superstition store who was part of the crew that installed the new escalators connecting the basement level. Lets not forget about the massive take in of hardcore drugs. Anyway, I hope that Labelscar can survive…maybe it will merge with another site to create one super-retail-history blog. Driving directions to Metrocenter Mall (Phoenix, Arizona) Directions and locations to Metrocenter Mall: 9617 N. Metro Parkway W,Phoenix, Arizona - AZ 85051. Metrocenter immediately swiped a significant chunk of the trade area from the more centrally-located and older Chris-Town and Park Central malls just a few miles south; it was part of a trend that would ultimately also spell doom for Metrocenter decades later. There are some not-so-nice areas surrounding the mall. The squeeze factor that I described on Nanuet’s thred doesn’t apply here since the entire area around Metrocenter went into decline. It has been fascinating to watch the Radisson move in, and all the restaurants surrounding the mall – always busy. Best Buy closed a Scottsdale store in January and recently announced that others could be shuttered. It was bounded by Interstate 17 (the equivalent of 27th Ave.), 31st, Dunlap and Peoria Avenues. In Chandler, where retail vacancy rates are as high as 30 percent at some intersections, a panel appointed by Mayor Jay Tibshraeny is studying the problem. Apparently in the 70s, there was serious talk of the water supply in that area being tainted and it seemed as if the cancer rate of Maryvale residents went through the roof. Part of the problem, I believe, is the “Disappointed Blogger Cycle”. Hotels near Metrocenter Mall: (0.29 mi) DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix North (0.34 mi) Courtyard by Marriott Phoenix North (0.45 mi) Best Western North Phoenix Hotel (0.46 mi) TownePlace Suites Phoenix North (0.41 mi) SpringHill Suites Phoenix North; View all hotels near Metrocenter Mall on Tripadvisor But the mall began to decline in the 1980s during population shifts, changes in immediate demographics, and the opening of newer malls. Since you live in the Bay Area, look at San Francisco v San Meteo County. 1. @Caldor, Depending on the other amenities available the area, even this kind of housing can be attractive to gentrifiers. That could result in more big boxes being vacated or the availability of many 5,000- to 10,000-square-foot spaces that lack storefronts and have other development challenges. qacct:"p-bbBqbTOtvlJiI" SEAN Reply:September 27th, 2011 at 8:53 am. Tons of vacancy, but a Walmart will be opening in one of the anchors. The one where the old lady (played by a man) throws the tire through the window in a classic 10 second commercial from around 1975 that is still played today. Someone stops posting for whatever reasons, people stop coming, comment “revenue” dries up, and there’s less of a reason to post because of so few comments. The same thing happened in Kansas City, every single mall that was there in 1986 is gone, torn down and either the land is vacant or it has been redeveloped into affordable housing or low end retail, white flight continues to this day and it takes the retail with it leaving a decaying ring by ring of older burbs high with crime and shoddy looking homes. In its heyday Metrocenter generated an incredible amount of traffic. The neighborhoods west of and north of the mall are substantial and, for the most part, nice. In January, Office Depot, which doesn’t operate in the Phoenix area, rolled out a 5,000-square-foot prototype that could replace its 25,000-square-foot big boxes in certain markets. @higgy04, It’s there. Although the city wants as many retail tenants as possible to generate sales-tax revenue, Smith noted that non-retail uses are better than letting a retail center sit vacant. By the numbers In the late 70s and early 80s traffic flow along 29th Avenue was unrestricted and the neighborhood was nearly inaccessible from Thanksgiving until after Christmas … @Rich, True, remember though that the inner suburbs of DC you site have good transit access via Metrorail & local bus services. It housed an ice rink and incorporated a fuselage of a 747 airliner into a bar. http://www.walkscore.com is another great resource in reguards to this issue. It’s so bad the police try to avoid the area as much as possible. As a result, 2.5 of the mall’s 5 elephantine anchors are currently dark. The mall opened in 1973. Where’s the Discount Tire shop?
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