What We Miss Most About Nashville’s Malls
On New Year’s Eve, RiverGate Mall took one of its final breaths before becoming a mixed-use development. Meanwhile, Green Hills Mall is adding luxury stores, and Opry Mills is adding an “action park.” But will our surviving malls ever live up to our teenage nostalgia? We’re revisiting a conversation with comedian Miriam Kirk, host Marie Cecile Anderson, and newsletter editor Margaret Kingsbury to celebrate Nashville malls, past, present, and future.
** This episode originally aired March 26, 2025.
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