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Brian Florence |
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I started Deadmalls.com with my friend Pete Blackbird in 2000 when we both realized that Pete had mountains of
data about dead and dying malls stuck up in his head. Why keep this information to yourself? And, realizing the burgeoning power of the internet and its ability to draw in more information, the site was created to harness stories of woe and merriment from others. Its been a great success, and very interesting to maintain and keep this site going. Lee Eisenberg describes me as "a personable chap named Brian Florence, who's in his early thirties, works for an insurance company, and lives in Glens Falls, New York. <snip> Tech savvy (he also maintains a site called www.sodafinder.com dedicated to ferreting out and selling rare or defunct bottled soda), Florence launched Deadmalls.com as a favor to a buddy whose idea of a compelling weekend is to drive hundreds of miles to take the pulse of an endangered mall." (see the press page for the article entitled What's in Store for the Suburban Mall?) Learn more about me here:
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Pete Blackbird |
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Ever since Peter Blackbird saw how a shopping mall he had visited at the age of eleven had turned into
a "ghost town" two years later, he started to visit malls and thus charted "history of retail" on the basis of
the stories he gathered. Determined to ensure that 'dead malls' merited a page in history; Blackbird turned to
his friend Brian Florence to bring Deadmalls.com to life in 2000.
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Jack Thomas |
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Having always been semi-interested in retail from a young age, I never fully grasped the concept of malls that have failed in the world. That changed when I started to witness the failure of two malls
in the area which I grew up. Setting out into the vast world of the internet back in 2001 to discover more information, I stumbled upon Deadmalls.com, browsed through the different articles, and the rest is history.
The website was still relatively young back then, but after numerous contributions from viewers like you and a spotlight in the media world, Deadmalls.com has transformed into the website you see before you. I am happy to be a part of the experience of getting this information out there and hope that your memories are sparked by what you read as you puruse through these pages. Learn more about me here: |
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Anita Rose |
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I met Brian in 2005 through Deadmalls.com and Sodafinder.
I proofread sodafinder and deadmalls. I'm glad to be able to do my part to contribute to
Deadmalls.com. We receive a lot of email, and its up to me
to make sure the ones that do make the cut get sent to Brian and Jack to be posted.
I've done retail research most of my life, starting when the Ames in my hometown of Hampton, Virginia closed in 1990. Ever since then, I've always kept track of closed stores and the progress (or in some cases, deaths) of the malls in my area. Check out my site at sickmalls.wordpress.com. |
Ever-growing list of Contributors:
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Joseph Aglione Kent Ahrens Ken Allan Zack Bennett Lewis Bozard Nick Brim Matt Burwick Ernesto Cano George R. Carlisle Chris Carter John Clarke Kevin Clarke Stephen Craane Bridgitte DeMoss KC Dierkes Liz Donaway John Donovan Jeremy Durst Chris Edwards Tim Gallagher Kevin Gaskill Adam Godfrey Brandon Gorte Steve Hammond Jason Hancock Erica Hayes Ian Hinsdale Daniel Hull Blake Hutchinson Jason Ilyes Wendy Jaklitsch Matthew Kessenich David Kruger Rich Kummerlowe (see OrangeRoof.org) Spence Lean James Legg Patrick Lessard Joe Liberto Jarrod Long Nate Mayfield Jon Revelle Josh Riggs John Robertson Anita Rose Trent Rose Ross Schendel Kyle Snyder Kevin Warren Toby Weiss (see his personal site) Chris Whittaker |
Matt Abhold, Arthur C. Adams, Jim Anthony, Nick Archer, Jeff Arellano, Harris Austin, David Avery, Tom Baddley, John Barker, Randy Barton, Mike Batchelor, Michael Bates, Brian Baxter, Steven Bennett, Brad Berry, Keith Black, Joe Blurton, Christopher Branski, Justin Brickner, JJ Buechenr, Josh Burnham, Chuck Burke, Jack Burton, Chris Callac, Andy Callahan, Debbi Carlin, Marv Carlson, Adam Caracci, Amy Carlin, Jason Carmichael, Steve Carras, Brett Castleberry, Joe Carter, Martin Claggett, Brian Clark, Carl Clark, Recco Clark, Matthew Cody, J. Colaizzi, Stephen Colbert, Tim Colby, Nona Copeland, Edward Corser, Matt Cosgro, Luke Craggs, Steve Crow, Michael Czaczkes, Peter Crane, Zak Craft, Evans Criswell, Matthew Currie, Phillip Dampier, Sandra Davis, Jason Damas, Sam Dawes, Rick De La Cuesta, Roger Demarco, Emilio Diaz, Meredith Dixon, Pete Dudley, Daron Dunkin, Scott Eddy, Jason Eden, Patrick Ehland, Edward Egolf, Brenda Eisenbeisz, Judy Elgin, Grady Ellis, Jim Ellwanger, John Espiau, Harry Esenwine, R. Evams, Derek Ewing, Mara Farrell, Greg Feil, Michael Fielgel, David Foley, Danny Fontana, James Fowler, Dave Frania, Michelle Fulton, Mitch Glaser, Brandon Gorte, Brian Goslow, Robert Gaul, Carol Gliksman, C.M. Gonzalez, Jason Good, Paul Gould, Sam Graham, Russ Grasso, Liam Gray, John Grdovich, Scott Greer, Karen Ann Grienbrier, Tim Grintz, Heath Gross, Timothy Gulics, Mark Hamilton, Simon Hamilton, Chris Hannsen, Tim Harbaugh, Jackson Harris, Eric Hartman, Jonathan Heid, Brian Heiler, Jonathan Helmers, Matthew R. Hicks, Lee Hollifield, John Holik, Eric Hopp, Anita Hull, Herbert M Hunter, John Hally, Steven Hammond, JeanneE Hand-Boniakowski, Jim Hanson, Neal Hyde, Richard Hyde, Joshua Israel, Asher Jackson, Jesse James, Kathy Jefferson, Giselle Jenkins, Cathy Jones, Hank Jones, Mark Jones, James Kaplan, Avian Keahi, J.P. Kirby, Mike Koller, Mike Kotler, Terry Knab, David Kruger, James L., Melissa Lafleur, Michael LaMastra, Stephen Leach, Justin Lee, Josh Levin, Maury Levine, Gary Lewis, Michelle Liggitt, Mindy London, Charlie Lontz, John Lowe, Jeff Lowry, Jordan Lund, W.L. Mynk, Son H Mai, Jill Hoffmann Mach, Eric Mackey, C. Martin, Paul McAleer, Don McHoull, Robert McNeill, David McGrann, Steve McIntosh, Asher Miller, Jim Ming, Nate Mayfield, Scott Mercer, Railyn Mest, Nancy Metcalf, Kristen Miller, Victor Moldovan, Stephen Moreland, Mike Morrison, Andrew Morse, Jennifer Mundy, Mike Mustard, Melanie Nazelrod, Gary Nelson, Sidney New, Dewayne Nickels, Dennis Nolan, Zack Norton, Joshua O'Connell, Daniel Oines, Kevin Olmstead, Andrew Pakula, Zachary Palmer, James Paresi, Bobby Peacock, Daniel Peck, Gabriel Pellegrino, Janet Perkins, Bud Perry, Debra Perry, Zach Peterson, James Pierce, Sandra Popescu, Brett Powers, Justin Priola, Bryan Pizzuti, Jeff Postelwait, Karen Puente, Toby Radloff, Jenny Rahija, Dan Reigada, Scott Reed, Jaime Reppert, Steven Roberts, Frank Rabalais, Dan Reigada, Brian Robinson, Andy S Rodriguez, Tamara Rose, Jonathan Rushnak, Stephen Rybak, Nathan Rye, Andrew Sabak, Mike Samons, Robert Sandreth, Miguel Santos, Jim Sawhill, Rick Schilling, Kim Schinkel, Jeffery Scism, Gregory Sebben, Mark Shannon, WR Sharp, Cody Shawver, Bryant Smith, Lee Snapp, Laura Shelton, Scott Stambaugh, Kyle Stanley, Greg Steinmayer, Richard Sterben, Brian Stevens, Doug Stewart, Benton & Zach Stokes, Chip Strahl, Edward Stroger, Matthew Strong, David Stybr, Nich Summit, Steven Swain, Pete Szerszen, Scott Tesar, Kim Thompson, Mike Thompson, Steve Thompson, Jack Townley, Jack Trader, Craig Trent, Zack Trumpet, Justin VanNingen, Rocco Vertuccio, Randall Von Bloomberg, Grant Wadsworth, Jason Wainman, Catie McIntyre Walker, Austin Wells, Matt Wilda, Barry Williams, Erik Williams, G.J. Williams, Laura Willoughby, JJ Wyatt, Brandon Willis, Michael Woehnker, David Wojcik , Sam Woolever, Julissa Wyzukovicz, Elizabeth Zarella | |||
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AJ, Alpha, Andrea, Andrew, Anonymous from San Antonio, Athaleyah, Bonnie, Brian, Brad W., Cactus Bob, Caitlin, Chris S, Chris, Christopher, Dave, FJP, Gina, Greg, J.T., James, James P., Jarret, Jayne, John, Killgore, Kirk, Kory, Loomis, Lynn, Marc, Matt, Michelle K, Michelle M, Mike, Nate, Nate B, Nick B, Pablo, Phoenix, Rachelle K, Rebecca, Rich, Richard, Rob, Scott, Sean, Stuart, Sultan, TR (sorry to anyone I missed, let me know if you have content on the site) |
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