I was talking to someone who just ordered two burgers at this time of the evening, and then the conversation shifted to Avenues. Some of you know I hate malls, and I do not go to them unless I really, really need something from a certain store. So that made me think about history of malls, so quick search gave me a link on Wiki, then in that article I saw a link to another interesting site called deadmalls.com
The site features shopping malls that have failed or are in the process of failing and has roughly 300 listings of dead or dying shopping malls, many with pictures and historical background.
This also made me think about my childhood and my experiences in Kuwait. Although I cannot classify New Salmiya as a shopping mall, nevertheless I enjoyed going there, to Barakat, Waleed, that arcade place upstairs, and icecream from the vendors on the side, it was pleasent.
Now mostly we do not really have deadmalls in Kuwait, but compared to your own childhood days (assuming you are over 18 and read my blog), which mall would you classify as a deadmall in Kuwait and which one would you classify as a dying mall? You can also mention your favoirte mall.
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12 Responses to “Dead Malls”
i dont like malls, thus, i dont like this post
I like zahra, quiet and feels like home and you can have good food at the cafe. I\'m addicted to marina and the avenues.
deadmall: tala, alawadi, those what came to mind now.
dying? maku! they are either alive or dead
abi popcorn oo vimto!
deadmall: tala, alawadi, those what came to mind now.
dying? maku! they are either alive or dead
abi popcorn oo vimto!
3ala 6ary arcades and waleed, i miss dowarif yom ilba7aar 
well i wouldn't call it a mall but white tower is near death , the shop in it doesn't have much activity as they used to be
lol remember al nugra complex?
who goes there now?
i havent been in years so i dont know if its dying or dead to be honest
emmmmm
tala was never alive to die
layla complex is dying
but to be honest the shopping centres i mentioned are not considered as malls
who goes there now?
i havent been in years so i dont know if its dying or dead to be honest
emmmmm
tala was never alive to die
layla complex is dying
but to be honest the shopping centres i mentioned are not considered as malls
I love the Souk Mubarakiyya . . .kind of the prototype mall. I love the smells and the liveliness of it, the mixture of peoples, the variety, the obscure treasures to be found. The more modern malls are pretty much all the same, same shops, same tired, overpriced merchandise, maybe a good restaurant or two if you want to fight for a parking space . . .
The question is: What factors determine the success of a mall over another?
Jewaira, its a simple post, do not complicate it ;p
i guess zahra complex is dead...also layla gallery is dying...all of them ...:P
Avenues, Fanar, Marina & maybe sharq are considered shopping malls .. all the rest are dying malls
hmmm Al Wataniya Zahra and Salmiya palace malls are dead.. and yeah as maze said i think layla gallery is dying !!
As for Barakat loll damn i have memories there..i remeber everytime we went there me and my sis used to play hide and seak, it was so much fun going to barakat and yesterday was like a flashback
As for Barakat loll damn i have memories there..i remeber everytime we went there me and my sis used to play hide and seak, it was so much fun going to barakat and yesterday was like a flashback
Al Muthana
defnitely dying...used to love going there as a kid though...
defnitely dying...used to love going there as a kid though...