Yesterday, we took a tour of the latest Phase 1 demolition at White Flint Mall from the outside.
Now, join me on an escalator to nowhere, as we glide through the sleek, now bleak, corridors of a modern mall forced to wind down at the height of its success.
You will notice there are few, if any, human beings wandering about these once-bustling floors.
Check out the black matte door and wall segment, that look like a prop from a low-budget movie. "Do not. Go in there." as Ace Ventura once said.
PART I - White Flint Mall Demolition
PART II - Inside a Dying Mall
Welcome again, as we examine the less-reported side of the post-sector plan White Flint. One major story is the intentional decline of White Flint Mall, where demolition has already started, to make way for a future "town center."
I can remember dining at Cheesecake Factory there just a few years ago on a Sunday, and being unable to find a parking space in the large lot out front.
Last Sunday, I returned at the same dinner hour, and was able to find a space quite easily.
Meanwhile, other mall parking lots that used to hold cars were completely empty.
Click here to read Part 1 of this series, featuring a White Flint Mall demolition photo gallery.
Is this a postapocalyptic movie set?
No, it's the last chapter of White Flint Mall, in Bethesda, Maryland. These are the abandoned stores, corridors, and escalators of a thriving mall intentionally driven over the cliff by its ownership.
Empty spaces that represent many dozen lost jobs and dashed dreams in the Montgomery County we're told is "open for business."
And, as I mentioned yesterday, a perfectly good structure being demolished for the uncertain promise of bigger developer profits tomorrow. Greed is good.
"Enjoy" this photo tour of the dark side of the White Flint sector plan you don't hear about much from the local press.
