I live next door to a large, modern, outdoor mall (which is very popular; it's a horrible pain in the butt around Christmas). These are obviously not the "dead

I live next door to a large, modern, outdoor mall (which is very popular; it's a horrible pain in the butt around Christmas). These are obviously not the "dead malls" that the site is referring to. As a kid from the 90s living two miles from a near-dead mall and within 25 miles of 3 completely dead ones, I'd love to see them convert the walking areas into a large skating rink[0]. Heck, I just ordered a Onewheel and live in an area that is regularly covered in snow -- that'd be a hell of a venue to roll around in. Granted, it's a terribly inefficient use of the land, after insurance/marketing/staffing costs, etc, it'd probably be impossible in most places to charge a ticket fee that would be profitable. [0] I have to believe this has been done somewhere, already. The Lions used to play at this horrible venue called The Silverdome in Auburn Hills, Michigan. After they moved to the new stadium in Detroit, they used to do open skating on the weekends around the outer concession area (the large ring you walk through to get to your seats). It was a few bucks plus rental fees and was always busy.