Abandoned malls in America - in pictures

  • The Lord & Taylor department store at White Flint Mall in Rockville, Maryland, which shut its doors in December 2020. All photos: EPA
    The Lord & Taylor department store at White Flint Mall in Rockville, Maryland, which shut its doors in December 2020. All photos: EPA
  • So-called 'dead malls', once bustling shopping centres that have now lost their tenants, are a growing phenomenon in the US
    So-called 'dead malls', once bustling shopping centres that have now lost their tenants, are a growing phenomenon in the US
  • The White Flint Mall in Rockville, Maryland, opened in 1977
    The White Flint Mall in Rockville, Maryland, opened in 1977
  • A research group has estimated that 25 per cent of the US's approximately 1,000 malls will close by 2025
    A research group has estimated that 25 per cent of the US's approximately 1,000 malls will close by 2025
  • Economists attribute the decline of brick-and-mortar outlets to the proliferation of online retail
    Economists attribute the decline of brick-and-mortar outlets to the proliferation of online retail
  • The abandoned car park at a Lord & Taylor department store in Washington, DC that closed in January 2021
    The abandoned car park at a Lord & Taylor department store in Washington, DC that closed in January 2021
  • The empty atrium of Chevy Chase Pavilion in Washington, DC, which is down to one retailer
    The empty atrium of Chevy Chase Pavilion in Washington, DC, which is down to one retailer
  • An abandoned Lord & Taylor department store in Washington, DC
    An abandoned Lord & Taylor department store in Washington, DC
  • The empty car park at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland, which closed in March 2023, 45 years after opening
    The empty car park at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland, which closed in March 2023, 45 years after opening
  • The food court at Lakeforest Mall
    The food court at Lakeforest Mall
  • Parking spaces aplenty outside the abandoned Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland
    Parking spaces aplenty outside the abandoned Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland