Usually when a mall dies, there’s a reason — there was too much competition from other malls or something — so it’s not always the best move to try to replace it with retail. We find all sorts of interesting things. They’re being turned into office space — Google Glass happens to now be in a former dead mall. They’re being turned into medical centers, churches, schools and universities, civic functions. Some of them have played a role in disaster recovery.
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