Stepping down into the Merle Hall Mall basement, one is greeted by the ghosts of former stores and eerie stares from dolls dressed in Christmas apparel. The 30,000-square-foot space, once the home of ...
Take a tour of the abandoned basement at Merle Hay Mall Merle Hay Mall's basement is frozen in 2000, when businesses moved upstairs and the space was closed. Walk through the space as it looks in 2025 ...
This is the first in an occasional series taking readers inside unique places in Iowa that aren't readily accessible to the public. Stepping down into the Merle Hall Mall basement, one is greeted by ...