The mall had a very large parking lot, 2 pretty fountains. Now, its pitted asphalt parking lots have plans advance to revive mall in kansas city. Shop metropolitan state university new, used, rental and digital textbooks at the bookstore. But the metro north mall of kansas city is the creepiest. Metrocenter mall is a defunct shopping mall in south jackson, mississippi. Macys metro north mall macys, established in 1858, is the great american department storean iconic retailing brand over 740 stores operating coasttocoast and online. Enjoy a vast collection of materials, services and programs for all ages and stages of life. Metronorth runs service between new york city and its northern suburbs in new york and connecticut, including port jervis, spring valley, poughkeepsie, yonkers, new rochelle, scarsdale, hartsdale, whi. Trying to keep with the halloween week theme, i was trying to find some other haunted places up north. Its being called the creepiest abandoned mall in america. Apocalyptic photos by seph lawless capture abandoned metro.
Metro north shopping center, a northland fixture since 1976, will shut down next tuesday except for the macys attached to the west end of the mall. I found a couple of interesting tidbits on the little graveyard in front of the mall formerly known as metro north the cemetery gets a mention on some sites that sometimes apparitions appear. The 40yearold building is set to be demolished within weeks. Metro north mall also had a small 6screen movie theatre behind the former. Explore our online resources including digital collections, databases, searchable events calendar and reference assistance. Old metro north malls resurrection starts first phase. Photograph by seph lawless, from his book black friday.
Some of the popular local menu items include eggs benedict, prime rib, hanger steak, filet mignon and house salad. What once stood as a bustling shopping center is now 1. This is the exterior of the metro north shopping center in kansas. Information is presented as a historical account and may not reflect presentday status. Metro north mall 630 nw barry rd kansas city, mo mapquest. Or for all listings, including in other countries, use the pulldown box. Photographer seph lawless captured apocalyptic images of missouris abandoned metro north mall in kansas city. Metro north mall was built back in 1976 and operated for almost 40 years. Photos from the collection of metro north railroad. It was developed by frank morgan and his uncle sherman dreiseszun. Jcpenney, montgomery wards, dillards, and the jones store a may dept.
Metro north lasted longer than most in the kansas city metro area. Once the driving retail force in kansas citys nothland, metro north mall has declined over the past 15 years. Photographer seph lawless is famous for documenting the slow, haunting decay of abandoned theme parks, schools, hospitals, and houses. The collapse of the american shopping mall in 2014. The uniwide coastal mall was envisioned in the 1990s to become the countrys. Many of these photos can be found in his book, autopsy of america. These photos and many more will be included in lawlesss upcoming book autopsy of america. Today, we are going to cover the metro north mall in kansas city, missouri the full video with the hot air balloons s. Take metro north mall in kansas city, missouri for instance.
Metro north mall was once a staple of kansas city life and now, after sitting vacant for years, work is being done to bring activity back to the area. The flagship store in herald square, new york, with over 1 mile sq ft of selling space, is referred to as the worlds largest store. Metrocenter mall jackson, mississippi news newspapers books scholar jstor january 20 learn how and when to remove this template message. Metro north mall is being torn down after 40 years to be rebuilt as an open air shopping center. The line creek loudmouth this blog features observations from line creek valley resident wes minder. Metro north mall redo layout the line creek loudmouth. Joe mall and independence center, stay at home moms will flock to you in droves. Metro north mall kansas city, missouri shopping mall.
Metro north mall memories like so many malls in kansas city and across the country, metro north is full of decades of memories for the people who spent a lot of time here like i did growing up. He portrays these abandoned malls as apocalyptic ruins that will. Elevator to northbound platform, trk 1 closed thru spring 2020 hudson line breakneck ridge station temporarily closed for winter, thru spring 2020 metronorth s way ahead plan, first year accomplishments. Escalator to nowhere eerie photos of abandoned malls. Even when i was going there as a kid in the 80s it was declining as the newer, closer to expanding areas oak park mall had opened already.
These apocalyptic images could possibly be the final look inside missouris abandoned metro north mall in kansas city with the 40yearold. Rent your books and youll pay, on average, less than half the new textbook price. Metro north opened its doors in 1976, featuring 125 storefronts and four anchor stores on two levels, and was the only enclosed mall located north of the missouri. Seph lawless takes us deep inside the creepiest abandoned malls.
I used to go with my grandparents who lived in roeland park area and it was a short drive over as this mall was the new gathering place 15 years previous. Watch as kcs metro north mall comes down piece by piece the kansas city star. He portrays these abandoned malls as apocalyptic ruins that will chill you to the bone. Metronorth runs service between new york city and its northern suburbs in new york and connecticut. These photos and many more will be included in lawlesss upcoming book autopsy of.
These apocalyptic images could possibly be the final look inside missouris abandoned metro north mall in kansas city with the 40yearold building set to be demolished within weeks. The abandoned mall in kansas city is completely eerie. The urban explorer who captured this shot of the defunct metro north mall in kansas city. Surreal photos go inside abandoned malls in suburban. The comments on the blog do not represent the views of the city of kansas city, mo, mcclure engineering company, platte county, mo, the park hill school district, my wife, my children, warner brothers, blacque jacqcue shellacque, my wifes employer, the platte brooke north hoa, the tif.
Ghostly images of a dead mall tell an american story. Grand canal mall, mckinley hill, fort bonifacio, taguig city, metro manila. Walking through the mall right after i played fallout 3 i had some flashbacks to the game. Metro center 10235 n metro parkway east phoenix, az 85051. Watch as kansas citys metro north mall comes down piece.
Surreal photos go inside abandoned malls in suburban chicago, across us. Join us as we read a book and participate in activities featuring sensory growth for your. Seph lawless shows us what it looks like when malls fail. Seph lawless there wont be any postthanksgiving sales at north kansas citys metro north mall this black friday. The northridge mall in milwaukee, wisconsin, was opened in. Metro north shopping center is closing tuesday, but macys. Nothing screams the 1980s like the valleys bygone shopping mall heyday.
Was almost completely deserted, the lights were off in the section we were walking through, so the only was the sunlight through the skylights, had some old warbly music over the speakers, and a vintage coke machine against one wall. Many of which started reminiscing about their personal memories of the malls he photographed. Metropolitan state university new, used, rental and. After years of planning and demolition, metro north crossing is in the beginning stages of new construction. Choose location alabama alaska arizona arkansas california colorado connecticut delaware florida georgia idaho illinois indiana iowa kansas kentucky louisiana maine. The metronorth commuter railroad, trading as mta metronorth railroad or simply metronorth, is a suburban commuter rail service run by the metropolitan transportation authority, a public authority of the u. While north metro is committed to following this principle in every facet of employment, all employees share in the responsibility to promote and foster a favorable and harassment free work environment. Layout of the new metro north crossing the northland news. An escalator littered with broken glass at the metro north mall. As a lover of history, the fact that many historic train depots have been restored during metro north s tenure is an important point.
Minder also has images of the map key and closer images of the layout over on his post. Metro book series 3 books metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky, natasha randall april 1, 2011 order in the next 8 hours 24 minutes and get it by thursday, february 20. If nothing happens, we dont have information for that state yet. Metro north crossing scores golf entertainment complex. Macys or macys is a chain of american midrange department stores. Welcome to the saddest 1980s mall in america abandoned. Metro north opened its doors in 1976 and was the only enclosed mall located north of the missouri river in the kansas city metro area, as well as being the second largest mall in the area, behind oak park mall in overland park, kansas. Learn, imagine and discover at the dayton metro library your story begins here. Minder published the layout of the new metro north crossing last week. Restaurants near metro north mall restaurants in this area are known for american, contemporary american, italian, steakhouse and seafood cuisines. Adams county social services, community reach, our county commissioners, school districts, and the adams county housing authority help extend services by working with and supporting north metro. The interior of the mall was a ghost town of vacant stores. At its peak, it was the second largest mall in the area.
A bit long but shows what it was like in its hay day. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for an open position, please contact cassie haymaker, hr generalist or call 303 255 6590. You may contact our branch or refer to the schedule of malls near you. Plans advance to revive mall in kansas citys northland kcur. Opened in 1976, the mall was closed in 2014 after decades of decline. Looks like the northland is getting another open air mall.
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