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Originally Posted by Segun
I don't know if suburbia or the city was at its peak, but the mall was. Some cities prospered, some didn't, some suburbs prospered, some didn't.
Was there such a thing as a declining mall in the 80s? Were there any?
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Well I know in Buffalo's example when Walden Galleria opened in 1989 (still the largest and most successful to this day) it seemed amazing and did steal market share from all other older Western NY suburban malls (3 other major malls built between 1971-1985).
Looking back it was probably the height of success for 2 storey malls which have gone out of fashion in a lot of places. They succeeded not just by an excellent central location/close to the airport and Canadian shoppers but in the Aughts in part by building an open air wing featuring a bunch of mostly chain restaurants to stay on trend.
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In 2021, Walden Galleria was listed among the top 20 most visited shopping centers in America, attracting over 23 million visitors from the United States and Canada
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