Snuck into my local, abandoned and vandalized 80s mall. Now tragic monument to a lost way of life

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nathanimal_d on October 31st, 2021 at 18:30 UTC »

This is Northridge in Brown Deer, WI.

Lights aren't on, it's all skylight. Power was shut off a few years ago when the maintenance guy was electrocuted to death trying to keep the power on.

The property was purchased by a Chinese investor and has been in and out of legal battles surrounding its development. Recently, security lapsed and it was completely vandalized and now likely impossible to turn into anything else.

I walked in because I could see it was easy enough to do so so I thought I'd give myself a little guided tour of my (46M) childhood. Ironically, ran into the Chinese owner who joked around a bit about the state of the place and told me to take anything I wanted.

AsthmaticMechanic on October 31st, 2021 at 18:35 UTC »

I ❤️ COCK

Classic.

Assidental1 on October 31st, 2021 at 18:47 UTC »

Reminds me of the mall used (loosely) in Stranger Things season 3