Searstown Mall

I heard about Sears deciding to close a lot of their stores. If not with the initial closing of stores, in the near future I imagine the Sears in town will disappear forever. Much like Blockbuster and Movie Gallery etc. So of course, instantly Sears became an interesting thing to go and draw. It's strange to open your sketchbook and look at something you remember drawing, sitting in front of you and looking permanent, that's now gone forever. It's strange, but I kind of like it. That's what I wanted to do with this. Spend some time with the thing before it disappears.

Searstown Mall

Anyone who lives in Titusville knows about the two malls: Miracle City and Searstown. Miracle City (down the street from Searstown) is a giant pile of rubble and asphalt now. It was never even a half decent mall, but I used to walk down to it with my friends after school all the time.

I used to work inside Searstown before we moved, I used to go to the movies there as a kid, and I've eaten at Valentino's a few times. I used to buy my art supplies at the art store inside, but the owner died recently and it shut down. I have a lot of memories at both malls. None of them very good or all that bad.

The sign itself looks like a giant tombstone and the mall itself feels completely dead. Miracle City is gone, and Searstown just awkwardly waits.