A Return Visit to Rotterdam Square Mall at 9:40 am

While visiting last fall, I realized that Rotterdam Square Mall had some issues.  I was noticing more and more storefronts were vacant.   National Grid was ready to shut off the power to the mall in November, just before Thanksgiving.  Local politicians interceded.  The owner, Mike Kohan, made a payment of $100,000.00 and the mall remained in operation.

Eric and I left on December 1, 2014 and headed south for the winter.  Rotterdam Square Mall made the newspapers over the winter -  In January 2015, it was reported that six stores were closing.  Radio Shack is in bankruptcy and closing stores, for good.  The other stores, Macy's, Aeropostale, Deb, The Gap and  Olympia Sports are leaving.

Rotterdam Square Mall

lost some stores earlier

this year.

Macy's is now closed.

I parked near the Big K &
99 Restaurant & Pub.

K-Mart is the only at

open at at 9:40 am,

Other than K-Mart employees and customers, it's mall walkers and me at the Rotterdam Square Mall this morning.

I notice wood carvings

in the window of this

empty store.

The Mall is looking for artists

to exhibit their works in a

Co-Op Art Gallery.

Empty stores adjacent to

the recently vacated Macy's.

I counted 51 stores that are occupied and over 30 stores are currently vacant.  Here's the link to Rotterdam Square Mall's Store Directory.

At 9:40 am, occupied stores

are dark.

This early morning walk isn't showing the Mall at its best.

Visitors walk past empty stores on their way to Sears.

The store with the double doors is a space for parties.

Then, in February, 2015, the mall went dark.  National Grid turned off the electricity.
Mr. Kohan's company wasn't paying .the power bill.

Some of these papered over

store windows used to

display GAP clothing.

The GAP moved to Mohawk Commons.

Reflections of open stores

in a vacant storefront.

I checked the local newspapers and apparently, Mike Kohan is attempting to sell Rotterdam Square Mall.  I will be watching for news of  the sale of this  mall.struggling mall.