Murals Resuscitate a Dead Mall

Lackawanna Plaza was a small shopping mall in Montclair, N.J., built in an old historic train station that dates back to 1913. Roughly 10 years ago, the anchor tenant, a Pathmark supermarket, closed down and whatever stores were left in the mall followed shortly thereafter. It went completely dark.

Recently the old mall has reopened as Lackawanna Station, an event space and art hub, along with a couple galleries, a bar, stage, record store and some pop-up retail. But what has visually transformed the ghost mall is the murals that surround the space, including on what used to be the walls of the old Pathmark.

Jeks and Jerkface
D*Face
Jeks One
Jeks
Jerkface
BKFoxx
Michael Reeder
Yok & Sheryo
Marguerite Kaufer
Even the police caught the spirit

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2 Responses to Murals Resuscitate a Dead Mall

  1. retrosimba's avatar retrosimba says:

    Very cool! I hope other communities will be inspired to do the same.

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  2. Donna Janke's avatar Donna Janke says:

    What a lovely way to resuscitate a mall. I love when places come alive with murals.

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