Retrofit Atlas and DeadMalls.com
Long-running archive of mall stories, photos and jargon, with reader submissions. Category: community site. Audience: Hobbyists, journalists, researchers. Site: deadmalls.com.
When to use which
Use DeadMalls.com for memory, photos and story; use the Atlas for structured, queryable outcomes. The Atlas matches against it (see deadmalls-unmatched research note).
They have, the Atlas does not
- Decades of photos and personal stories
- Reader-submitted updates
- Press page and community recognition
Not found on their public pages
- retrofit outcome per site (imported, unreviewed for most records)
- before/after facts with quoted sources
- owners and deals
- free API/MCP
- open GeoJSON
Neither DeadMalls.com nor the Atlas has
- Rent rolls
- Foot traffic
Public pricing
| Plan | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Site | Free; donation link and merchandise shop | source |
Coverage, as they state it
| Coverage claim | Source |
|---|---|
| No total count of malls on its homepage | source |
Sources
- https://www.deadmalls.com/ · read 2026-10-21
Facts about DeadMalls.com are theirs, read on the dates shown; they may have changed since. The Atlas claims are about release 2026-10-21. Corrections: desk@retrofitatlas.org.
All comparisons Why retrofit Atlas API and data
Page generated with the site, release 2026-10-21. Corrections: the form or desk@retrofitatlas.org.