I don’t know of many people who follow the news these days expecting it to give them warm and fuzzy feelings. Even so, it was a real gut punch when I saw a recent news alert about the demolition of RiverGate Mall in Nashville.
Since malls have been in decline for decades, it wasn’t a huge surprise. That didn’t make it sting any less.
If you’re of a certain age, you may relate to this feeling. There was a time, not so long ago, when malls felt like the centers of the cultural and social universe in American towns across the country…