{"id":17261,"date":"2016-03-06T17:09:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T22:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=17261"},"modified":"2016-03-06T17:09:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T22:09:07","slug":"pennrose-mall-still-dead-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/03\/06\/pennrose-mall-still-dead-part-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennrose Mall: Still Dead (Part #7)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We just got some comments laughing at our Dead Pennrose Mall series, so I&#8217;m going to throw out another article in the &#8220;Pennrose Mall: Still Dead&#8221; PhotoCentral series. If you don&#8217;t like this series, that&#8217;s perfectly fine with me. But the numbers are showing that a lot of people are reading them&#8230; so here comes Part #7!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the links to the other articles we&#8217;ve published in this series: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/01\/pennrose-mall-still-dead-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part #1<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/04\/pennrose-mall-still-dead-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part #2<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/05\/pennrose-mall-still-dead-part-3-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part #3<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/12\/pennrose-mall-still-dead-part-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part #4<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/13\/pennrose-mall-still-dead-part-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part #5<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/17\/pennrose-mall-still-dead-part-6\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part #6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the sadness (and hilarity) continues&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/KPcIU6H.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is either ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics or some diagram of how the parking lot lights are wired.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/MeYP3VZ.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wall seems to be the new community bulletin board.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/zw9xhvN.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actually, the outside of the actual community bulletin board seems to be the new community bulletin board.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/Y5lNQuH.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pennrose Mall&#8217;s heating system is set on a comfortable 50 degrees.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/4go5OjY.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The displays at Bob Adams&#8217; Florist are always beautifully well done. See, there are things to compliment here too!<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/FB1GLnZ.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The moss-covered arch that&#8217;s available for rental just looks bizarre here.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/PsnYYLj.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting back to compliments, the florists at Bob Adams&#8217; Florist make beautiful arrangements.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/G9pseEi.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s only 4 remaining stores at Pennrose Mall, but they&#8217;ve got 28 mailboxes ready just in case the mall gets filled to capacity.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/EeoA4ZL.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Locking bolts embedded in the concrete floor mean that nobody is going to walk away with these mailboxes.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve read this far, you&#8217;ve enjoyed these photos &amp; comments. 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