What happens when a mall dies? In my latest newsletter, I visit two of San Francisco's moribund shopping spaces -- the former Twitter building, and the former Westfield mall. What I find is very liminal. https://buttondown.com/thehypothesis/archive/inside-the-dying-malls-of-san-francisco/ #sanfrancisco #urbanism
@annaleen The last time I spent much time in the Westfield was during the November 2018 wildfires, for the breathable air. It's hard for me to see these malls coming back because given our mild climate, I would think any store would rather front a pedestrian-scale street outdoors so people can find it.