My childhood mall closed recently, and I went to visit it just before the last day. Hadn't been there in almost 20 years, and the difference was... stunning. Graffiti everywhere, every jewelry store had an armed guard and the display cases had obvious hammer strikes all over them, everything was in locked cases. My fatigue grew three sizes that day.
Going to these today usually is a depressing and / or dangerous experience for reasons that are a hate-crime to mention in several countries.
My childhood mall closed recently, and I went to visit it just before the last day. Hadn't been there in almost 20 years, and the difference was... stunning. Graffiti everywhere, every jewelry store had an armed guard and the display cases had obvious hammer strikes all over them, everything was in locked cases. My fatigue grew three sizes that day.