In the day, people flocked to the popular landmarks.
Those days are long gone.
Northland in Southfield. The Silverdome in Pontiac. And the Summit Place Mall in Waterford.
They're all carcases, eyesores that could be demolished next year to make way for the start of possible redevelopment, reports JC Reindl of the Detroit Free Press.
The two malls fell victim to shifting demographics and the Silverdome died a slow death after the Lions returned to Detroit to play at Ford Field in 2002.
Reindl writes:
All three properties are well-known landmarks in southeast Michigan and spread over dozens of acres with plentiful parking. Yet the decay and obsolescence of their massive building structures — coupled with the lack of interested tenants — have rendered them "white elephants," a term used for real estate that was once highly valued but now hard to sell.
After years of stagnation, demolition and potential redevelopment may be on the horizon next year.
