Warrensville Heights’ Randall Park Mall is the latest northeast Ohio mall to meet the wrecking ball after years of lying dormant and shuttered in Cleveland’s southeast suburb.

Just as demolition was beginning, four days after Christmas 2014, Cleveland photographer Johnny Joo took his camera to the site to capture the building’s final days.

Here are some of his shots.


This article appears in Jan 7-13, 2015.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.