A Trip to the Yankton Mall

My grandmother needed to make a trip to Yankton, so I tagged along to visit the Yankton Mall. This is, without a doubt, the weirdest shopping mall I've been to.

While this is a fairly small mall, only two businesses were open: a theater that everyone was going to, and a bar that nobody was going to. Half of the other businesses are sitting empty, and the rest are under construction. About a third of the concourse is closed for renovation. It's very dark inside, as there's no natural lighting, and not enough artificial lighting.

I'll be happy to see what this mall becomes, but right now, it's in a weird liminal space. Definitely worth the visit, and the pictures.

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All of these photos were taken on my Kodak DC210 Plus Zoom.

An under-exposed photo of a work wall, preventing access to the northern end of the concourse. 3 of the 4 ceiling lights are working, with closed storefronts barely visible to the sides of the wall. The northern mall entrance. To the left and right are closed storefronts, with doors at the end of the hallway. Dust from construction work is visible on the floors. The center concourse of the mall, taken at the northern end and facing south. In the middle are claw machines, to the left and right are closed storefronts. An old woodgrain souvenir coin machine. To the left of the machine is a bench and posters for movies, to the right is a change machine. An unidentifiable closed storefront. Around the door is black tile, with white drywall and glass. The door and glass is baricaded by translucent tarp. The south enterance hallway, looking towards the entrance doors. Two dark storefronts are visible, with a trash can and bench in the middle of the hallway. An indoor golf business, occupying the southern part of the mall corridor. In the middle of the hall is a raised green turf, with simulator equipment further back. Various arcade machines in the middle of the mall corridor. More arcade machines in the middle of the mall corridor. Before the machines sits a foosball table and wooden benches. A closed storefront labeled "Carpenter's Shop". The storefront is white drywall, with a display case bulging out to the right of the door. A worn out massage chair, pictured next to a pair of claw machines. A shot showing the southern center court. Lighting is provided by four fluorescent ceiling lights, raised from the rest of the ceiling in a black box. In the background is Bro Brgr Bar and the indoor golf business. The River City Music Studios. While the door is open, the only light in the store is provided from a floor lamp. A wooden bench sits to the right of the entrance. The southern mall entrance, shown from the outside. Above the doors is a cursive sign for "Cinema Magic", the movie theater in the mall. A parking lot lamp post lying in front of the mall. The post is weathered, with four lights at the top and a handicap parking sign at the bottom. The outside of a closed storefront, most likely a Staples. The outside consists of red corrugated tin, with off-white walls surrounding it. Construction equipment and fencing on the outside of the mall. The street is covered in dirt, most likely from construction work.

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Photos taken with my Sony A6000 are available on Flickr:

Yankton Mall, Yankton, SD (Sony A6000)

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