11/12/13

11 Photos of 1980s Malls That Will, Like, Totally Blow Your Mind

Of the thousands of images that photographer Michael Galinsky took in malls during the summer of 1989, this one really seems to strike a nerve, but not necessarily because of the big bangs and acid-washed leggings, he says. "I get so many comments about Tape World." Memories of lost stores and dubious fashions abound in his new book, the gloriously nostalgia-soaked Malls Across America.
Malls Across America

As a photographer and filmmaker, Galinsky heads the multimedia firm Rumur and served as director of photography for the documentary Battle for Brooklyn. But, before that, he was a "very punk rock kid" majoring in Religious Studies at New York University.

11 Photos of 1980s Malls That Will, Like, Totally Blow Your Mind