The Palm Beach Mall was a shopping mall in West Palm Beach, Florida. It was the first fully enclosed, climate-controlled mall developed in Florida. Despite clear visibility from Interstate 95 and two major renovations, strong competition from newer shopping destinations, high area crime rates, and ultimately tentative speculation on redevelopment, the shopping center is perceived a dead mall, and closed in early 2010. Three stores remain open: J. C. Penney and George's Music which have outdoor entrances, and a Firestone outparcel. Past mall owner Orix, along with the City of West Palm Beach, was looking into luring IKEA and Bass Pro Shops to occupy the site. As of 2013, the Palm Beach Mall site is being redeveloped as the Palm Beach Fashion outlets.
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“The body, what is it, Father, but a sign
To love the force that grows us, to give back
What in Thy palm is senselessness and mud?”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Barbara Howar (b. 1934)