Remember how cool it was to go to the mall?

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You would meet your friends or the girl you had a crush on at the mall.

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The world is definitely changing at a rapid pace and retail is done online for many folks.

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Some shopping malls adapted to what was happening and others could not.

Those were the ones that got left behind.

I miss the record stores at the mall. Those were just the best.

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Leafing through hundreds and hundreds of album covers kept me busy for hours and hours.

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McFarland Mall in Tuscaloosa brings back lots of good memories for many of us.

This time let's take a walk through one of Alabama's ghost town empty malls.

The YouTube channel Free4All does a great job of documenting these urban centers that have now experienced decay.

*From YouTube/Free4All

What is it about this stuff that is so interesting?

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It is weird to see these places that you know and that used to be full of people completely empty.

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These places should have a Netflix show all about them. I would definitely watch every episode.

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You just can't beat that 1980's style! I don't care what it is, if it has some '80's vibe attached it will always be worth checking out.

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