Goofwalking: Towne West Square

[@alexkwilliams]

that flashback to him as a kid was awesome

[@aircap]

There are a few in there!

[@oxstudios9406]

It’s crazy to compare the mall in 2013 to the same mall 11 years later!

[@alanm2842]

there was a Montgomery Ward at town west, until they went bankrupt. Wal mart and amazon had a lot to do with mall's losing tenants. Another interesting thing the property tax on that mall is over six hundred thousand dollars a year. so, if owners are looking for a tax loss, I believe they have a good one.

[@courtneypollard2770]

Every time I’m in there (usually to visit Vintage Stock), I wish I could brink my roller skates and skate around since it’s so empty.

[@aircap]

@@courtneypollard2770 oh dang it would be a perfect place to skate! Smooth sailing!

[@NateCraven318]

Wichita, Kansas is simply not big enough for two malls, with virtually the same shopping centers. You have far more options and activity at Towne East than West - hell, they have a Scheels now. That said, there are plenty of opportunities for the available space at Towne West that benefit everyone. A friend of mine was the general manager of 5 retail stores a few years back. They had one in Salina, at Towne West, in East Wichita, Hays, and Manhattan. Then in 2017, the store didn't pay a lease at TW. He has no idea how it stands now since he's no longer with the company. According to him, Towne West was a DRAG to work at and with. It USED to be a very robust mall with high quality walkers and accessibility for the handicapped, though, and while there are some real good and hard-working folks who outright owned their businesses, a lot of these companies were sold on the location before they really knew the location. I wish every tenant there at TW the best, but I genuinely hope this place gets demolished in the coming years to be replaced with something more economically and socially viable.

[@aircap]

Funny we supported two malls just fine for 40 years, this is largely the result of ownership shenanigans but sad either way