This illustrated account of a derelict shopping mall in Owings, Maryland is representative of many more around the USA and probably other highly consumer-oriented societies, too.
The story makes a nice complement to the concepts connected to Affluenza (affluence+influenza: illness from having too much stuff).
On the subject of human evolution from mobile groups of few possessions to modern consumers with too much stuff and boundless appetite for more, see book by Chip Colwell, So Much Stuff (publisher page; see also the author interview).
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| screenshot from https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-life-and-death-of-the-suburban-american-mall |
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