"2013-06-30T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ . "Wow - what an experience. I rarely go to this mall, and in fact I rarely go to malls. Today I was in the area and decided to go to Sports Chalet looking for something \"Cardinals.\" Lo and behold - no more Sports Chalet. I don't know when it closed, but obviously another hit to this declining property. When I first moved to North Phoenix in 2001 you couldn't find a parking spot at Christmas time, and even Detour Dan did traffic reports from his Metrocenter flyovers for the benefit of shoppers. On summer days when people want to get out but also want to \"stay in,\" it was at that time a destination to kill time out of the searing heat. I could have shot a cannon off in there today and hit no one. The food court was nearly empty, and the stores were deserted. Since I was there I took a swing through the whole place and couldn't believe the blight. Decided to swing through Macy's, and for the life of me I cannot understand why they continue to pour money into that store with hardly any customers. Of course, they had hardly any merchandise I'd want; that's all over at the other malls apparently. I think it's time for the wrecking ball. That's a nice chunk of property that could be made into something. I'm not bothered by the people that are there as other reviews suggest, though the stores are not my type and they cater to what little \"crowd\" they do have. Time to call in the demolition experts, level it, and build something else. What that would be I don't know, but what they have is a waste. Sad to see what was once a thriving retail center die such an agonizing death."^^ . "1"^^ . . . "1"^^ . "1"^^ . .