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In reply to the discussion: America is full of abandoned malls. What if we turned them into housing? [View all]Bettie
(16,152 posts)20. Make them retirement homes for Gen X!
Yes, it's a joke, but hey, we grew up in malls!
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America is full of abandoned malls. What if we turned them into housing? [View all]
Jilly_in_VA
Apr 11
OP
if our walmart were to pull up stakes , id love to see it as a homless shelter or put
AllaN01Bear
Apr 11
#59
Several old malls are considering that in my area. I'm just not sure they are looking at really affordable housing.
Silent Type
Apr 11
#7
Several decades ago I tried to get the city to convert a hospital into housing
MagickMuffin
Apr 11
#9
I have seen some articles about dead mall conversion into pickleball, tennis,
yellowdogintexas
Apr 11
#37
Turning abandoned malls into housing may seem like a good idea, but most are faced with big building code issues.
elocs
Apr 11
#58