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Retailpocalypse

@retailpocalypse.bsky.social

Showcasing the downward spiral of American retail operation and design. Mainly dead mall focused, but other interests are touched upon. NY transplant based in Central OH. More @ www.retailpocalypse.com and on Flickr. Death to AI and content thieves.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · yesterday

Arnot Mall sold to slumlord Kohan Retail Investment Group.

Arnot Mall sold to Kohan Retail Investment Group

BIG FLATS, N.Y. (WETM) – The president and CEO of Arnot Realty has announced that the company has sold the Arnot Mall to Kohan Retail Investment Group. Reports from around the country detail n…

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 4d ago

The gang's all here. Ronald McDonald and the Happy Meal gang. Sunbury, OH 2019 #photography #fastfood #publicart #characters #photos #ohio

A statue depicting McDonald's mascot Ronald McDonald surrounded by McDonaldland characters known as the Happy Meal gang, consisting of a trademark Happy Meal bag, drink, hamburger, fries and a toy.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 6d ago

New: LinkedIn just introduced a "seems like AI slop" button. That's literally what the button says. The thought leaders are going to have a meltdown www.404media.co/linkedin-int...

LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button

Following 404 Media's reporting on how LinkedIn is full of AI slop, the platform is giving users a chance to report it when they see it.

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Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · last wk.

It's in the bag... The iconic Macy's corner billboard, at the NW corner of 34th Street and 6th Avenue was unceremoniously removed yesterday. In its place, an LED digital sign will be installed. #retail #photography #nyc #history

The iconic Macy's corner billboard in Herald Square, at the confluence of West 34th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan.

A nighttime shot of the iconic Macy's corner billboard in Herald Square, at the confluence of West 34th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 2w ago

I scream for nostalgic ice cream Happy National Ice Cream Day #icecream #photography #vintage #retrobrands

A neon Dairy Queen sign, on a metal background hanging in a window.

A Friendly's restaurant located in a shopping mall. The entry to the dining room is to the right, while the pick-up/carryout counter is to the left.

A Howard Johnson's corner restaurant located in Times Square. This restaurant and surrounding area has been vastly changed.

A Carvel ice cream shop, with a patio area and attached solarium. The retro roadside Carvel sign has neon lettering, and is topped with two ice cream cones. They used to rotate, but no longer.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 3w ago

We've all been brought back to the smoking section of a Burger King, ca. 1989

A no smoking placard on a granite wall of a planter inside a shopping mall.

the jonrev projects @jonrev.com · 3w ago

Try this again... doing a Genesee Street popup at ArtWauk in downtown Waukegan -- Saturday 5-9pm, in front of the Waukegan Building (4 South Genesee). Prints $25+. Come say hi!

Poster.

the jonrev projects
at artwauk

[collage of photography by jonrev depicting neon, dead malls, and the Waukegan, Illinois cityscape]

Photography exhibits about places of memories, lost history, dead malls, liminal spaces, urban exploration, night lurkings & other crimes of knowledge

Waukegan Building • 4 South Genesee Street
Waukegan, Illinois • 5-9 PM • Weather permitting

jonrev.com for future shows

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 3w ago

Office Furniture Macy's Home Store at Delaware's Concord Mall, previously under the Strawbridge and Clothier banner. This space was originally an office building, attached to the mall's 1972 expansion. The store has since closed. #photos #deadmalls #reuse #photography #retail #delaware

Shot looking down from the top floor into the atrium of a former office building turned furniture store attached to a shopping mall.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 3w ago

Speaking of Taco Bell... A 90s interior still rocks the Jersey City location in front of Hudson Mall. #tacobell #retro #90s #jerseycity #nj #photography

90s Taco Bell interior, with pastel colored tables

90s Taco Bell interior, with pastel colored tables and booths

Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 3w ago

Make a run for the toilet.

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 3w ago

Authorities are investigating if Taco Bell restaurants played a role in one of the largest U.S. outbreaks of an illness that causes explosive diarrhea (via Washington Post)

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 4w ago

I picked up a directory of Holyoke Mall, sometime from the 80s, in Kingston, NY Here is the current view, taken last Sunday. #thenandnow #malls #architecture #vintage #massachusetts #bringitback

A mall directory for Holyoke Mall, from the 80s. Shown on the cover, is a picture of center court looking down into the basement food court. A large dome skylight is overhead, and G. Fox department store is visible in the background.

The present day view of the same spot. G. Fox is long gone, having been replaced with multiple tenants since, the longest serving being Target, on the upper level. The basement food court is still there, but drab and dull after multiple remodels. Architecturally, the remainder of the mall remains the same minus some minor updates and new flooring.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 4w ago

Been a minute since I've seen those graphics.

Pokey@junkyardcrawler.bsky.social · 4w ago

mentally I am here (this 7-11 at Grace/Kedzie they haven't renovated)

A large plastic panel sign for a convenience store. It's a dated photographic graphic with the "Oh thank heaven!" slogan above a Big Gulp and a sandwich.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 4w ago

Lords and Losers South Shore Plaza ~ Braintree, MA #retail #photography #deadspace #abandoned #massachusetts

A former Lord and Taylor department store. Trees overtake the front of the building.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · last mo.

'Merica #deadmalls #abandoned #america250 #photography #rustbelt #photos #ohio

A building made of concrete, backdropping a vacant parking lot. A box delivery truck sits off to the side, a sign on the building reads "Outlets USA"

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · last mo.

The future is grim. Hudson Valley Mall ~ Kingston, NY #deadmalls #photography #retail #malls #empty #newyork

A mall concourse with vacant storefronts walled off with clip art, photography and other information.

And empty storefront with tattered paper covering the entry gate. A "We Are Closed" sign is taped to the window.

An abandoned JCPenney department store. A "Customer Service" sign hangs from the ceiling, and jewlery cases can be seen in the distance in front of the walled off mall entrance.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · last mo.

Exton's Exit Exton Square closing is official. www.inquirer.com/business/ret...

View of a vast mall concourse, natural light pouring in from from the skylights above. Straight ahead is the exit to the parking lot, an American flag draped over the doors. Water buckets and caution signs litter the floor.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Pizza Hut sold to private equity in $2.7 billion deal www.cnbc.com/2026/06/16/y...

A Pizza Hut restaurant topped with their signature red Mansard hut shaped roof.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Paved paradise Macy's, formerly Burdines Seminole Town Center 2018 #photos #retail #departmentstore #photography #deadmalls #florida #burdines

Department store facade, with both fake and real palm trees fronting the entryway.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Blue Monday Marley Station ~ Glen Burnie, MD #malls #deadmalls #photography #neon #photos #namdarsucks #maryland

Looking upward at a central atrium of a shopping mall. Blue neon triangles accent the roof trusses exposed in the ceiling.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Paint the town Painters Supply & Equipment Lincoln Park, MI #photography #storefront #momandpop #keepitlocal #michigan #afterdark

The storefront of a paint supply and hardware store, with blue aluminum cladding on the front. The scene is taken after dark, with the contrast of the night sky and building standing out against the street lighting.

Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Happy 40th anniversary to Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Pizza time. Pizza Hut Classic ~ Mt. Gilead, OH @pizza-hut.bsky.social #pizza #newvintage #retro #photography #dining #ohio

A Pizza Hut dining room, with retro faux Tiffany lamps, checkered table cloths, red booths and vintage inspired Pizza Hut decor.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Guaranteed the people that think this is accurate pronounce the S... #fuckai #makearealmap #cartographyisking

mike fedele, cpa@publicpolicyman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

fuck you eat shit with this ai slop map at a walmart break room

Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My crankiest old man take is that referring to all art/entertainment/journalism/criticism/comedy/advertising as “content” helped pave the way for broad-ish acceptance of AI slop.

Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Royal Crown Cola West Terre Haute, IN

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

No more in store. Former Grand Union Saugerties, NY 2006 #grocery #lostchains #bankrupt #supermarkets #retail #photography #newyork

Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Fresca Fairgrove, MI

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Deals that bring the roof down. #abandoned #collapsed #retail #photography #destruction #deadmalls

A collapsed section of roof in an abandoned department store.

Retailpocalypse @retailpocalypse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It's such a crying shame, but someone should take the blame. Century III Mall ~ West Mifflin, PA #abandoned #deadmalls #malls #photography #decay #pennsylvania #memories #allmallsgotohell

A desolate and abandoned mall hallway, with little light to guide and orient. Destroyed furniture and other objects litter the ground.

Light flooding and fallen ceiling tiles mark where nature slowly reclaims the building.

A fallen clothing size sign litters the floor with discarded receipt tape, strewn around by youthful or otherwise careless destructors. The "gradeschool" text offers a meta commentary on the surroundings.

A former Foot Locker storefront, reused as a prom dress outfitter.

Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Thank you, Rick Kogan, for helping the phrase “saloonkeeper” alive! For non-Chicagoans: The Billygoat was the inspiration for the 1978 John Belushi SNL “Cheezborger, Cheezborger, Cheezborger” sketch “No Coke — Pepsi!” “No fries — chips!” Gift 🔗

Sam Sianis of the Billy Goat, Chicago’s most famous saloonkeeper, dies at 91

Sam Sianis, a Greek immigrant who became one of the most successful saloonkeepers and a popular figure in the sports and media worlds, died in Chicago early Friday morning. He was 91.

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Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 3mo ago

Sam Sianis, a Greek immigrant who became one of the most successful saloonkeepers and a popular figure in the sports and media worlds, died in Chicago early Friday morning. He was 91.