{"id":17310,"date":"2016-05-08T23:05:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T03:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=17310"},"modified":"2016-05-08T23:15:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T03:15:09","slug":"pennrose-mall-still-dead-part-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/05\/08\/pennrose-mall-still-dead-part-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennrose Mall: Still Dead (Part #8)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been two months since we published an article in the &#8220;Pennrose Mall: Still Dead&#8221; series. I bet you thought the series was dead. But no! Well, yep. The mall is still dead. But it&#8217;s still funny, too!<\/p>\n<p>For some unknown reason, the entire Pennrose Mall series got popular again over the weekend, so let&#8217;s roll along with Part #8 in the second PhotoCentral series. We&#8217;ve got the links to the previous articles in the series down below the cutline.<\/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> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2016\/03\/06\/pennrose-mall-still-dead-part-7\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part #7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we&#8217;re on the tour again!<\/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\/nxU3oFL.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Somebody is still taking care of the plants in the mall.<\/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\/4JBXDJo.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Well, sorta taking care of them.<\/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\/KJJcItg.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">OK. Maybe barely taking care of them.<\/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\/Aiwfutv.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The petrified gumball machines are chained down and padlocked. You&#8217;re not taking these home with you!<\/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\/ShNfhgp.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The famous Pennrose Mall buckets have migrated south for the winter.<\/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\/UqTo2fc.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">When you&#8217;re out of buckets, just use more tubs.<\/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\/emcM6xv.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m quite sure the mall&#8217;s fire insurance company would be unhappy at knowing that the mall&#8217;s fire extinguishers are four years late in being inspected.<\/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\/7wjaUg5.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oh my. We have signs of life!<\/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\/ZS7c23i.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">I looked this up and found this ITT alarm system was very popular in 1978.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;ve actually found signs of life at Pennrose Mall&#8230; even if it&#8217;s in a store that&#8217;s been closed for over 4 years. What will we find next? Stay tuned on SouthsideCentral for more!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been two months since we published an article in the &#8220;Pennrose Mall: Still Dead&#8221; series. I bet you thought the series was dead. But no! Well, yep. The mall is still dead. 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