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Amazon is reportedly taking over the site of a once-thriving mall in Akron, Ohio, that was shut down and abandoned after a decade-long decline.
Amazon is planning to build a 695,383-square-foot facility at the site of the former Rolling Acres Mall, according to blueprints of the project obtained by the Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com.
Poignant images of the mall's decay over the years have come to symbolize the era of retail disruption known as the retail apocalypse. The mall was largely demolished by the city of Akron in 2016.
Here are some of images of the mall that were taken before its destruction. The photos were taken by photographers Seph Lawless and Nicholas Eckhart.
The mayor of Akron instructed residents in 2016 to "stay clear of the area."
The outside of the mall decayed along with the inside. Weeds sprouted up between cracks in the parking lot.
This building originally opened in 1978 as an O'Neil's department store.
In 2006 it became a Macy's, which shut down just two years later.
This cinema was added to the mall around 1977.
Storage of America at one point took over this space, which was formerly occupied by Target.
This truck unloading center also belonged to Target.
This was originally the now-defunct Montgomery Ward department store before it closed in 1986. The store became Dillard's in 1992. In 1997, it became a Clearance Center.
The city began the process of demolishing the rotting shopping center in 2016.
Years after it was abandoned, the Rolling Acres site could now become home to a brand-new Amazon facility.
The warehouse could bring hundreds of jobs to the area.
It could also serve to symbolize a new era of retail dominated by Amazon and other e-commerce giants after the retail apocalypse wiped out hundreds of shopping malls.
