Question about mall directory maps: used to memorize them as a kid, now I just pull out my phone.

I remember walking the Boulevard Mall in Las Vegas back in 1995 and my brother and I would race to the directory to plan our route, but now when I hit the Galleria at Sunset last week I just opened Google Maps without even glancing at the kiosk - has anyone else stopped using those old maps entirely, or do you still find them useful for some reason?

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holly_craig4d ago

Stood at the directory in the mall last week staring at it for a solid minute before realizing I was just pretending to read it out of habit. Couldn't find a single store without pulling out my phone anyway. My kid thought I was having a stroke or something. Guess I'm officially old now.

nora_barnes4d ago

Mall directories are basically DECORATION now. I caught myself doing the same thing at Target last week, standing there like a statue in front of a map I couldn't read because the print is so small. My teenager literally took a picture of me for posterity. We are officially the generation that uses paper maps for show.