The Target At Eastland Mall Will Close
There was a time when Eastland Mall was a place to be. Some of us remember taking the 31 Mack to Eastland when our parents wouldn’t or couldn’t drive us up, so in a way it’s kind of sad to watch the mall continue whither. At that time I knew nothing of how malls helped bring about the decline inner city downtowns. The motivations of the time were simpler. I just wanted to talk to cute girls. In 1996 when Target opened, it was a really big deal. The future of the mall seemed certain. But as s...
