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I've been wondering the same thing. In my city the malls are not what they used to be, and I don't see the kids there much, now. We only have one roller skate
by thesagan 10y ago
I've been wondering the same thing. In my city the malls are not what they used to be, and I don't see the kids there much, now.
We only have one roller skate rink left, and I haven't seen a busy parking lot in front for years.
Arcades here are gone, and the theaters aren't as busy as they once were (I think... I rarely go anymore. I might be wrong, there.)
Local skate park looks empty a lot, too.
Yeah... where are they? Gaming indoors?
- Animats 10y agoFor some reason, downtown Redwood City, CA has a downtown that works. There's a big open plaza in front of the old courthouse, where the city sometimes shows free movies or has other events. There's a 20-theater multiplex. There's a theater that runs local productions of musicals ("The Producers" closes tomorrow) and cover bands for old rock groups. There's a little space that has jazz and blues. There's a live theater space which runs Asian productions. There's a nightclub. There are about a dozen modestly priced restaurants. All this is in an area about 500 feet square. It's a warm Saturday night, and it's probably full of teenagers right now. It took about 10 years for this to start working. For years after the theater multiplex was built, few people came. Then, somehow, it started working as a public space.