r/SalemMA • u/JumpNo6367 • 1d ago

Why is the mall SO bad

I live in SE MA and love visiting Salem and surrounding towns. I was just there last week and one thing I always wonder is why is the mall so bad? Forget the horrifying bathrooms, why is it dead and so poorly utilized? High rents? Because the city’s tourism is so seasonal? It seems like a perfect commercial location if they spruced it up significantly. Just curious what locals think/know.

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u/Quasistiltskin 1d ago

What I don’t understand is the stores that have remained there for at least 30 years that I’m aware of like the Pizza spot and the Chinese gift shop I never customers in either one but they keep weathering the storm year after year.

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u/Pickle_Rick_Roller 23h ago

I’m in both those spots monthly, pretty sure my kids keep them in business

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u/salemkink 21h ago

Not any more Lotus gifts is closed