Steve Rowell

The Best Dead Mall
2003

“An exhibit about one of the most dramatic dead malls in the country was on display at the CLUI this summer. The electronic presentation, created by Steve Rowell of the CLUI, was entitled The Best Dead Mall in America: A Photographic Documentation of the Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, Illinois. Located 20 miles south of downtown Chicago, the 800,000 square-foot mall has been abandoned for over 23 years, and in that time, the mall has been transformed into a new kind of post-shopping experience.”