A Macy’s Goes From Mall Mainstay to Homeless Shelter

By artappraiser on Wed, 06/13/2018 - 3:09pm |

Reborn from retail's wreckage. Hot meals, showers and bunk beds for the homeless inside a former Macy's https://t.co/OmDxolbnTc
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) June 13, 2018

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/business/macys-homeless-shelter.html?partner=socialflow&smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytnational

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This is a portrait of America.

by barefooted on Wed, 06/13/2018 - 3:33pm

yeah, the quote that goes with the picture

“It’s weird to be moving into this building. I used to work here,” she said inside the shelter’s common room, which was once the men’s department. “It’s called survival.”

Myself, how I reacted to the article: whether one thinks stuff like this good news (I.e., smart reaction to the times) or bad news or indifferent, I don't know how much more news of upside down changing world I can take. Seems like yesterday the malls were the new town centers of suburbia. Makes my head hurt. Can't take so much change at once, again, good bad or indifferent. The curse of may you live in interesting times! seems to be going waaay overboard. Hope at least one thing remains: it still all shuts down in August like it used to.

by artappraiser on Wed, 06/13/2018 - 9:42pm

Here's the part that just blared "upside down" to me:

Jahlil Commander, 16, dribbled a basketball outside the shelter’s front entrance and watched a movie crew set off a smoke machine in the parking lot. Some of the mall property is also being leased out to a production company filming a “Wonder Woman” sequel.

Jahlil and his two brothers are sharing a windowless room at the shelter after their mother fell behind on rent.

by barefooted on Thu, 06/14/2018 - 2:33am

A Macy’s Goes From Mall Mainstay to Homeless Shelter

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