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Stumbled on a dead mall with 47 original neon signs still lit
Was driving through suburban Ohio last month and decided to check out the old Westbrook Mall. Walking in felt like stepping into 1987. Counted 47 original neon signs still buzzing above empty storefronts. Most dead malls I've hit have maybe a dozen working signs max. This place had the whole food court signage lit up like it was noon on a Saturday. Anyone else found a mall with that many original fixtures still running?
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ivangrant11d ago
I read somewhere those old signs can fetch a fortune but most stores just left them.
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faith_schmidt11d ago
well that reminds me of this one time i was driving through this tiny town in Ohio and saw this old hardware store that had been closed for like 20 years. the sign was still hanging there all faded and rusty but you could still make out the name and it said something like "Smith & Sons" or whatever. i stopped to take a picture and saw the window was busted so i peeked inside and there were a bunch of old signs stacked up against the wall inside like they were just forgotten. i tried to look up the store later online and found out the family still owned the building but just never bothered to clear it out. probably worth something now but who knows if anyone will ever get around to it.
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