在美国，购物中心已死？
<p><span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="temples">temples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> <span word="Glancey">Glancey</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span>.</p><p><span word="Shopping">Shopping</span> <span word="malls">malls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sinister">sinister</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1977, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Romero">Romero</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="sequences">sequences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dawn">Dawn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dead">Dead</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cult">cult</span> <span word="horror">horror</span> <span word="zombie">zombie</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deserted">deserted</span> <span word="mall">mall</span>. <span word="Shorn">Shorn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="echoing">echoing</span> <span word="chambers">chambers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enclosed">enclosed</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="eerie">eerie</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>. <span word="Curiously">Curiously</span>, <span word="Romero">Romero</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>-<span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="malls">malls</span> <span word="strewn">strewn</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="lifeless">lifeless</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="behemoths">behemoths</span> <span word="sprawled">sprawled</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="freeways">freeways</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fringes">fringes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="flung">flung</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span>.</p><p><span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> − <span word="notably">notably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="West">West</span> − <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accelerating">accelerating</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="centres">centres</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="invincible">invincible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thriving">thriving</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="renovated">renovated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extended">extended</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> ‘<span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="malls">malls</span>’ <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> ‘<span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="towns">towns</span>’ <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="photographers">photographers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fascinating">fascinating</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="decidedly">decidedly</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span> <span word="ruins">ruins</span>.</p><p><span word="Inside">Inside</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kitsch">kitsch</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="sorrier">sorrier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seaside">seaside</span> <span word="funfair">funfair</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="season">season</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="marble">marble</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="tiles">tiles</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="broad">broad</span>, <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span> − <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="today">today</span> − <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Crestwood">Crestwood</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="mall">mall</span>, <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span>, <span word="reading">reading</span> “<span word="Rest">Rest</span> <span word="Easy">Easy</span>”, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="trashy">trashy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="poignant">poignant</span>.</p>
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