tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post4580742333401670055..comments2024-02-17T17:56:26.165-05:00Comments on LiveMalls: Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-27128413167830112142007-09-23T04:05:00.000-04:002007-09-23T04:05:00.000-04:00True. It was obvious this store was not long for ...True. It was obvious this store was not long for this world.Livemallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-2464279977980998562007-09-22T06:05:00.000-04:002007-09-22T06:05:00.000-04:00It was obvious that the Macy's was on its way out ...It was obvious that the Macy's was on its way out ever since last year when all of the Kaufmann's were coverted to Macy's and they just threw a temporary Macy's tarp over the Kaufmann's sinage. Not exactly a vote of confidence in a store's future if you don't install permanent sinage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-58638949079163408782007-09-20T22:34:00.000-04:002007-09-20T22:34:00.000-04:00Thanks for the edits. I knew I needed help on a f...Thanks for the edits. I knew I needed help on a few details ;-)<BR/><BR/>The City of Columbus will most definitely do a better job with the place than Simon did. Simon didn't even try to revive the place. It's a shame. This was such a cool mall before, one of my favorites, in fact. I think I still have one of the shopping bags.<BR/><BR/>Even though it's going to cost a bundle to get rid of City Center, hopefully opening up the grid again will encourage some new downtown development that's more fitting to the area.Livemallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-53585626643201371722007-09-20T21:34:00.000-04:002007-09-20T21:34:00.000-04:00Two minor corrections to your article:1. Last time...Two minor corrections to your article:<BR/><BR/>1. Last time I was at Tuttle, Macy's still operated two stores at the mall, ostensibly because deed covenants required them to keep the store in operation.<BR/><BR/>2. The Union flagship building actually sat directly across from Lazarus at Town & High. The closing Macy's store sits at the other end of the mall at 3rd & Rich Sts.<BR/><BR/>It can now be said that the mall is officially a dead mall. The eviction hearing is next week and given that Simon has skipped three (3) months rent to the city, it's a good bet that the city gets back the mall in a few weeks.<BR/><BR/>What remains to be seen is if Columbus will have any recourse against the mall owners for remaining lease payments or the cost to demolish the mall. I wouldn't be surprised if the cost of demolishing the mall didn't run into the millions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05360535180703581110noreply@blogger.com