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{{short description|American website}}

{{Infobox Websitewebsite

|url = http://{{url|www.deadmalls.com}}

|name = Deadmalls.com

|origin = [[Glens Falls, New York]]

|logo =

|screenshot = 3deadmal2Deadmalls dot com screenshot.jpg

|screenshot_size = 250px

|caption = Screen shot of www.deadmalls.com

|caption = Deadmalls.com

|commercial = No

|type = [[Dead mall|List of dead malls]]

|registration = None

|___location = [[Glens Falls, New York]], [[United States|USA]]

|origin___location = [[Glens Falls, New York]], United States

|owner = Peter Blackbird and Brian Florence

|owner = Pete Blackbird<br>Brian Florence

|author = Various internet contibutorscontributors

| launch_date = {{start date and age|2000|1|20}}

}}

'''Deadmalls.com''' is an independent non-profit website featuring [[shopping malls]] in the [[United States]] that have failed or are in the process of failing. The site features nearly 450 listings of [[Dead mall|dead or dying shopping malls]], many with pictures and historical narratives.<ref>{{cite journal

'''Deadmalls.com''' is an independent not-for-profit website best known for featuring [[shopping malls]] that have failed or are in the process of failing. The site features nearly 300 listings of [[Dead mall|dead or dying shopping malls]], many with pictures and historical naritives. Created in [[2000]] by friends Peter Blackbird and Brian Florence as a hobby,<ref name="Local man's Web site tracks fallen malls">{{cite news | last =Gereau | first =John | coauthors = | title =Local man's Web site tracks fallen malls | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =The Post-Star | date =January 13, 2001 | url =http://www.deadmalls.com/news/20011226-post-star/ | accessdate = }}</ref> the website has grown, garnering interest from major media outlets due to its unusual content and its comprehensive (sometimes humorous, sometimes wistful) coverage. The creators describe the website as an attempt to retain pieces of history that might otherwise be lost with the destruction of these malls.<ref name="Mauling of the malls brings tear">{{cite news | last =Hendricks | first =Mike | coauthors = | title =Mauling of the malls brings tear | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =Kansas City Star | date =November 22, 2006 | url =http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/16071019.htm | accessdate = }}</ref> The site benefits from hundreds of online contributors who supply the website with accounts and photos that might be otherwise difficult to obtain. <ref name="Pair visits dead, dying malls"> {{cite news | last =Lindeman | first =Teresa | coauthors = | title =Pair visits dead, dying malls | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date =May 10, 2002 | url =http://www.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20020510deadmalls0510p3.asp | accessdate = }}</ref>

| first = Tony | last = Dokoupil |date=12 November 2008

| title = Is The Mall Dead? | journal = [[Newsweek]]

| url = http://www.newsweek.com/id/168753}}</ref>

==Background==

The website has also become increasingly influential in the retail and real estate industries as well. ''[[National Public Radio|NPR]]'' reports that new developers often use the site as a first point of reference, while mall owners often lobby to have their malls removed from the site, following redevelopment.<ref name="Where Malls Go To Die">{{cite news | last =Zarroli | first =Jim | coauthors = | title =Where Malls Go To Die | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =NPR | date =November 24, 2006 | url =http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6533240 | accessdate =}}</ref> Indeed, site creators report several incidents with mall security<ref name="Pair visits dead, dying malls"/> as well as legal threats based on photographs hosted by their site

'''Deadmalls.com''' is an independent not-for-profit website best known for featuring [[shopping malls]] that have failed or are in the process of failing. The site features nearly 300 listings of [[Dead mall|dead or dying shopping malls]], many with pictures and historical naritives. Created in [[2000]] by friends Peter Blackbird and Brian Florence as a hobby,<ref name="Local man's Web site tracks fallen malls">{{cite news | last =Gereau | first =John | coauthors = | title =Local man's Web site tracks fallen malls | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =The Post-Star | date =January 2001-01-13, 2001 | url =http://www.deadmalls.com/news/20011226-post-star/ | accessdate = }}</ref> the website has grown, garnering interest from major media outlets due to its unusual content and its comprehensive (sometimes humorous, sometimes wistful) coverage. The creators describe the website as an attempt to retain pieces of history that might otherwise be lost with the destruction of these malls.<ref name="Mauling of the malls brings tear">{{cite news | last =Hendricks | first =Mike | coauthors = | title =Mauling of the malls brings tear | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =Kansas City Star | date =November 2006-11-22, 2006 | url =http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/16071019.htm | accessdate = }}</ref> The site benefits from hundreds of online contributors who supply the website with accounts and photos that might be otherwise difficult to obtain. <ref name="Pair visits dead, dying malls"> {{cite news | last =Lindeman | first =Teresa | coauthors = | title =Pair visits dead, dying malls | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date =May 2002-05-10, 2002 | url =http://www.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20020510deadmalls0510p3.asp | accessdate = }}</ref>

==Recognition==

The website has also become increasingly influential in the retail and real estate industries as well. ''[[National Public Radio|NPR]]'' reports that new developers often use the site as a first point of reference, while mall owners often [[Lobbying|lobby]] to have their malls removed from the site, following redevelopment.<ref name="Where Malls Go To Die">{{cite news | last =Zarroli | first =Jim | coauthors = | title =Where Malls Go To Die | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =NPR | date =November 2006-11-24, 2006 | url =httphttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6533240 | accessdate =}}</ref> Indeed,The site creators reporthave reported several incidents with mall security<ref name="Pair visits dead, dying malls"/> as well as legal threats based on photographs hosted by their site.

==See also==

* [[List of defunct shopping malls]]

* [[Dead mall]]

* [[Dan Bell]], 2010s documentary series ''Dead Mall''

* [[List of defunct shoppingretailers mallsof the United States]]

* ''[[Jasper Mall (film)|Jasper Mall]]'', 2020 documentary about an [[Alabama]] dead mall

==References==

{{Reflist}}

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==External Linkslinks==

*[http://www.deadmalls.com Deadmalls.com website]

* {{Official website|https://www.deadmalls.com/}}

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[[Category:ShoppingDefunct shopping malls]]

[[Category:CommercialHistory failureswebsites of the United States]]

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[[Category:Internet properties established in 2000]]

[[Category:Urban decay]]

[[Category:Nostalgia in the United States]]