Bannister Mall: Urban exploring the pre-demolished

[TheBigChuckbowski]

No breaking and entering on our part, if you were wondering. We were in there legally.

[Tosspot]

Thanks for posting... the dead mall wave across the country is a fascinating thing to ponder. 

Props on the creativity of that mannequin photo near the end.

[AllThingsKC]

Thanks for these photos!  How were you able to get in there at all (even legally)?

[LenexatoKCMO]

Just needs a little dusting and TLC. 

[KCKev]

I also thank you for the post! Seeing this in this stage is heartbreaking. Looks to be a lot of stuff that can be used. Hope they (whoever that is) recycle/reuse most of it instead of dumping it in the land fill.

[Midtownkid]

Nice job, cool pics!  Pretty sad to see...but artsy somehow too.  What is with all those IDs?  Discarded from pickpocketers?

[shinatoo]

So many lost memories came crashing back!

I was thinking about how much brick is in that place, hope they can salvage it, maybe use it for paving.

[IraGlacialis]

Interesting pics.

To think, just a decade ago, that place was pretty active.

[Ez Street]

Wow.......looks like a post-apocolyptic movie or something.

[KC-wildcat]

Wow.......looks like a post-apocolyptic movie or something.

my thoughts exactly. 

[M]

Wow.......looks like a post-apocolyptic movie or something.

Perfectly describes it.  I see a social security card!

[KCKev]

Or  China Syndrome ......the Walmart story.. Low prices, crap products made in China with child labor that no one can compete with, or would want to!

[KCLover]

Wow that is sad. 

Curious as to how you got in legally? I would love to go in there and get pictures.

[voltopt]

This is where my high school senior year girlfriend worked.  In 1996.  That wasn't that long ago, was it?

Brazil!

[pstokely]

Couldn't they have at least moved the train set before they closed the mall?

[slimwhitman]

I went by there this morning and took these photos.  So sad.

[shinatoo]

IHop is still open!!!!

FORUM MEET UP!!!

[im2kull]

Wow, I've never been inside...but I have to say...I actually expected it to be more of a dump!  Is it just me, or does anyone else get these urges to buy a dying mall to make their home?  I mean, how cool would that be...imagine what you could do with a million or so sq ft!  The going rates like what...3.5 mil (if that..) to buy Metro North...with at least I'd say 800,000 sq ft...that's like 4 bucks a ft!!!

[LindseyLohan]

I've been wanting to see what the inside of that place looks like now so bad. Thanks for sharing.

I can't be getting into mischief like that now since I'm married with a kid. It wouldn't be civil. sigh.

[pstokely]

It hasn't even been closed for 2 years