I was trying to get some exercise at the mall this morning. The Christmas decorations are still up and they look nice. The shops have not opened yet in this photo.
I was thinking about how there are only two indoor malls left in the Kansas City Metro Area. Both of them were built in the 1970's.
This photo was taken at one of the two remaining indoor malls, Independence Center. The other indoor mall still in business is on the Kansas side, in Overland Park. All of the other indoor malls are gone.
All of the more recent retail developments are strip malls or outdoor shopping centers.
I cannot understand why outdoor shopping centers are coming back. They are hot in the summer and cold and icy in the winter. Why is retail going back to the outdoor shopping center model? I just don't get it.
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