Sharpstown Mall made the front page of the Sunday newspaper. Apparently the mall has turned into a place for ''street culture'', ''hip-hop'', and ''rap culture'' merchandise.
I was hoping the mall would shut down but now I am not that confident.
Apparently the uniqueness of the mall attracts customers from very far away. The newspaper has a photo of a woman who purchased some blue-jeans. The photo shows the woman in jeans full of holes! I counted 7 holes in the right leg and 5 holes in the left leg. The woman said she wants to look *exy at the night-clubs.
The newspaper also interviewed a guy whose name is ''44''. There is also a picture of a barber all covered in tattoos.
The mall has a dress code. You can not wear clothes that have gang signs. The mall claims that they have an unfair reputation as a dangerous place to shop. I wonder why?
Hopefully the mall will shut down. The newpaper said that 25% of the mall is vacant and that there is no money for improvements. The escalators are broken. Hopefully rising energy costs will hasten the demise of the mall.
The future for a vacant mall is bleak. Westwood mall at 59 and Bissonnet is mostly vacant. Plans to turn it into a ''technology park'' have fizzled. Our Target store closed due to poor sales. The manager told me to shop at the Target in Meyerland Plaza.
You can help shut down the mall by not shopping there. Do not shop at Buurlington, Finngers, Maacys, or Zzales. Do not go to eat there. Do not watch movies there.
By Sharpstowner
