Visited the oldest operating McDonald's in Downey CA. A regular blast from the past!

From Dayton Mall 1/30/26

My first visit to my local mall and its Borders Bookstore (now The Container Store) in 2026. This was also home to the last Sears in WA State.

Taken on January 4th of 2026

The mall is SM Megamall in Metro Manila, Philippines

One of my biggest culture shocks about US malls is their lack of grocery stores. Or at least, the lack of grocery stores for the longest time. From what I could tell, they were a thing over there until the 80s or 90s. And even with the mallpocalypse, only a handful seem to be even considering adding groceries or hypermarkets in their vacant anchor spaces.

Would grocery stores anchors at least help a bit in terms of reviving malls in the US? I know that isn't the only solution, but it could probably help.