Parking spaces aplenty outside the abandoned Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland
The Lord & Taylor department store at White Flint Mall in Rockville, Maryland, which shut its doors in December 2020. All photos: EPA
So-called 'dead malls', once bustling shopping centres that have now lost their tenants, are a growing phenomenon in the US
The White Flint Mall in Rockville, Maryland, opened in 1977
A research group has estimated that 25 per cent of the US's approximately 1,000 malls will close by 2025
Economists attribute the decline of brick-and-mortar outlets to the proliferation of online retail
The abandoned car park at a Lord & Taylor department store in Washington, DC that closed in January 2021
The empty atrium of Chevy Chase Pavilion, which is down to one remaining retailer, in Washington, DC, USA, 24 July 2023. So-called 'dead malls', once bustling shopping centers that have now lost their tenants, are a growing sight in the US. Economists attribute the decline of brick and mortar stores to the proliferation of online retail. EPA / JIM LO SCALZO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
An abandoned Lord & Taylor department store in Washington, DC
The empty car park at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland, which closed in March 2023, 45 years after opening
The food court at Lakeforest Mall
Parking spaces aplenty outside the abandoned Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland
The Lord & Taylor department store at White Flint Mall in Rockville, Maryland, which shut its doors in December 2020. All photos: EPA
So-called 'dead malls', once bustling shopping centres that have now lost their tenants, are a growing phenomenon in the US
The White Flint Mall in Rockville, Maryland, opened in 1977
A research group has estimated that 25 per cent of the US's approximately 1,000 malls will close by 2025
Economists attribute the decline of brick-and-mortar outlets to the proliferation of online retail
The abandoned car park at a Lord & Taylor department store in Washington, DC that closed in January 2021
The empty atrium of Chevy Chase Pavilion, which is down to one remaining retailer, in Washington, DC, USA, 24 July 2023. So-called 'dead malls', once bustling shopping centers that have now lost their tenants, are a growing sight in the US. Economists attribute the decline of brick and mortar stores to the proliferation of online retail. EPA / JIM LO SCALZO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
An abandoned Lord & Taylor department store in Washington, DC
The empty car park at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland, which closed in March 2023, 45 years after opening
The food court at Lakeforest Mall
Parking spaces aplenty outside the abandoned Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland
