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23 creepy photos of abandoned, empty shopping centres

The sets of a thousand zombie movies… only real.

Dec 26th 2014, 9:30 AM 33,514 Views 18 Comments

HITTING THE SALES today? No?

Imagine what our giant shopping centres will look like after humanity has left them behind. Here are some images from the US to get you started…

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Source: AR McLin

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Cloverleaf Mall in Chesterfield, Virginia Source: Fire At Will [Photography]

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Service Please Birmingham, Alabama Source: evokilla

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Untitled Chesterfield, Virginia Source: Fire At Will [Photography]

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Florida Source: dno1967b

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Former Tops Friendly Market in Bedford, Ohio Bedford, Ohio Source: Nicholas Eckhart

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Chesterfield, Virginia Source: Fire At Will [Photography]

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Rolling Acres Mall Interior Akron, Ohio Source: Nicholas Eckhart

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Florida Source: Brett Levin Photography

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Abandoned Burgers Burger stand inside the Cloverleaf Mall Source: Fire At Will [Photography]

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Escalator Birmingham, Alabama Source: evokilla

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Source: bansuri93

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Cloverleaf Mall in Chesterfield, Virginia Source: Fire At Will [Photography]

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Pool Table Birmingham, Alabama Source: evokilla

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Parkway Center Mall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Source: Nicholas Eckhart

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Woodville Mall, Northwood, Ohio Source: Nicholas Eckhart

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Kmart at the Parkway Center Mall Source: Nicholas Eckhart

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Budget Store Birmingham, Alabama Source: evokilla

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Abandoned Clover Leaf Food Court Cloverleaf Mall Source: Flickr

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Cloverleaf Mall Source: Fire At Will [Photography]

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Only 3 Birmingham, Alabama Source: evokilla

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Source: Brett Levin Photography

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