American malls are doomed.

According to a report from Credit Suisse, about 25 percent of malls will close in the next four years. Some malls have been demolished while others have turned into apartments, offices or community spaces.

The website DeadMalls.com tracks malls across the country. New York has the most dying malls in the U.S., and most of them are located in Upstate NY.

Check out dead and dying shopping malls in Upstate below. If we missed one, please share in the comments.

CENTRAL NY

Malls once thrived in the suburbs of the Syracuse area. With Destiny USA transforming as the state's largest destination of its kind for shopping, dining and playing, more enclosed malls nearby are closing.

Read more about whether Destiny USA killed the rest of Central New York's malls, here.

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Bernie Brzostek looks for bids on fixtures at Dey Brothers store in the Tri-County Mall in Baldwinsville on Oct. 5, 1989. (Carl Single | The Post-Standard)

Tri-County Mall (Baldwinsville)

Opened: 1974

Anchors: Dey Bros., Flah's, Wells & Coverly

Background: Located on Downer Street in Baldwinsville, this mall served customers from the northern Syracuse suburbs. By 2006, it had deteriorated and its only tenants were a no-frills grocery store and a discount movie theater. It was demolished in 2014 and turned into a luxury 443-unit apartment complex called The Landings at Meadowood.

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These spacious one, two, and three-bedroom apartments offer quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, plus washer and dryer. Rent starts from $1,186.

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Entryway of Camillus Mall in 1995. (Gary Walts | The Post-Standard)

Camillus Mall (Camillus)

Opened: 1960s

Anchors: A&P, E.W. Edwards, Witherill's, WT Grant

Background: Camillus Mall (previously Camillus Plaza) was built as a strip mall on the site of a former Kallet drive-in theater. Most of the mall was enclosed by the 80s, however by the 90s, its visitors dwindled when a newer and larger Carousel Center mall (now Destiny USA) opened 7 miles away.

In 2003, the entire mall was torn down, except for Bon-Ton. Now known as Camillus Commons, the site has a Wal-Mart Supercenter, Lowe's, and Bank of America.

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Roger Burdick is president of Driver's Village, Cicero. Behind him is the landmark clock that was the focus of the former Penn Can Mall. (Stan Linhorst | Syracuse.com)

Penn Can Mall (Cicero)

Opened: 1976

Anchors: Sears, Gerber Music, Hoppe Office Supplies

Background: When Penn Can Mall first opened, and it was billed as "the start of a great new shopping experience for the Central New York area." The mall closed in 1996 and Roger Burdick purchased the building in early 2000 to build his Driver's Village, an auto mall.

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Marketplace Mall (Cicero)

Opened: 1984

Anchors: Service Merchandise, Silo

Background: This mall opened next door to Penn Can Mall. It was a popular off-price mall that complemented Penn Can, but declined after Carousel Center (now Destiny) opened. Marketplace Mall was demolished in 2002 and renamed Market Place. Currently, the site has a Price Chopper, Lowe's, Panera Bread, Moe's Southwest Grill, and other smaller shops.

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A band plays at the Fayetteville Mall during the expansion wing's opening in August 1990. (Richard Graulich | The Post-Standard)

Fayetteville Mall (Fayetteville)

Opened: 1974

Anchors: Sears, Sibley's

Background: When Fayetteville Mall first opened, it was called a "shopper's paradise." It was then Onondaga County's largest shopping center with 75-plus stores. The mall also had a three-screen movie complex, each theater able to seat 500 people.

By 1998, the mall was taken over by a banking investment firm, and was practically empty. Demolition crews began tearing it down in 2001 and redeveloped it as Towne Center at Fayetteville. It is now home to Target, Tops Friendly Market, and Stickley Furniture.

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ShoppingTown Mall (DeWitt)

Opened: 1954

Anchors: Addis Co, Dey Bros., Woolworth, W.T. Grant

Background: It started as an outdoor strip shopping center and in 1976, it was enclosed. About 72 percent of the tenants were retail stores. Over the years, anchor stores such as Macys and Dick's Sporting Goods, J.C. Penney, and most recently Sears left. Few retailers remain and a handful of spaces are occupied by local organizations and clubs.

Currently, the mall owners Moonbeam Capital Investments LLC are fighting in court against Onondaga County from seizing the mall for back taxes. ShoppingTown currently owes $7.74 million in back taxes.

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Finger Lakes Mall (Auburn)

Opened: 1979

Anchors: Sears, Kmart, JCPenney

Background: Owned by the Pyramid Companies, this mall also had a 4-theatre cinema and a roller skating rink with a bar called "OZ," themed after the movie "Wizard of Oz." The mall flourished until Carousel Center (Destiny USA) opened up in Syracuse. The mall scored a big win when Bass Pro Shops opened a store there in 2004. However, the mall's 405,000 square-feet of rentable space is still about 30 percent vacant.

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Pyramid Mall (Ithaca)

Opened: 1976

Anchors: JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, JW Rhodes, Hill's

Background: Pyramid built this mall. Shaped like the letter v, it had a second-floor balcony area in the center court, on top of the food court. The mall was renamed The Shops at Ithaca Mall in 2007. Anchor stores have all closed, but now there are Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Target, and Old Navy.

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Cortlandville Mall (Cortland)

Opened: 1970

Anchors: Grants, Chappell's

Background: This was Pyramid property and opened before the Pyramid Mall in Ithaca. In the 1990s, it turned into a strip center and renamed Cortlandville Crossings.

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CAPITAL REGION

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Amsterdam Mall (Amsterdam)

Opened: 1977

Anchors: Millers, Carl Company, Mc Corry's

Background: Fairly small, this two-level mall once provided dozens of retailers. As tenants moved out, it turned into mostly office space and renamed the Amsterdam Riverfront Center.

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Clifton Country Mall (Clifton Park)

Opened: 1976

Anchors: Denby's, Mack Drug Store, Carl Company

Background: This mall was expanded and renovated in the 1980s with a food court and six-screen cinema. However, it couldn't compete with Crossgates Malls in Guilderland. In 2006, DCG Development, a Clifton Park-based development firm, bought the mall. The mall's original movie theater and its surrounding area was demolished and replaced with a 10-screen Regal Cinema and a five-story Hilton Garden Inn. It is now called Clifton Park Center Mall.

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Cohoes Commons (Cohoes)

Opened: 1987

Anchors: Cohoes Specialty Stores/Cohoes Fashions, American Tourister Factory Outlet

Background: This was an urban mall that once housed a number of upscale outlets. Cohoes Fashions was a popular retailer, and its annual President's Day sale drew big crowds, including some who traveled by chartered bus. It is now primarily a medical facility and other office space.

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Latham Circle Mall (Latham)

Opened: 1957

Anchors: JCPenney, Woolworth, Boston Store

Background: Originally an open-air plaza called Latham Corners Shopping Center, it was converted into an enclosed mall in 1977. Demolition of the once-thriving Latham Circle Mall began in 2013. The last anchor store, J.C. Penney, closed in 2014. The plaza now has a Walmart Supercenter, Burlington Coat Factory, Bob's Discount Furniture and GameStop.

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Mohawk Mall (Schenectady)

Opened: 1970

Anchors: Montgomery Wards, Boston Store, J. M. Fields

Background: Before becoming a shopping mall, the property was the Stanford Golf Course. Mohawk Mall had died by 2002 and was redeveloped into Mohawk Commons, a big box retail and restaurant location featuring stores like Lowes, Target and more.

Here's a true story about the death of Santa Claus at Mohawk Mall. His real name was Albert Bateholts. This 60-year-old Schenectady school crossing guard and an employee of the city Bureau of Services played the role of Santa for 20 years at the mall. In 1986, he had a heart attack at the mall while listening to children's Christmas wishes.

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Northway Mall (Albany)

Opened: 1970

Anchors: E. J. Korvette, Almart Store, Woolworth

Background: Among the long-time tenans at Northway Mall was St. Francis Chapel. Masses were being held four times per day in the 1970s. The Northway Mall's decline was cemented after $2 million in renovations failed to attract new tenants in the late 1990s. It is now a big box retail center with Lowe's, Target, Jo-Ann, Marshalls, David's Bridal, Petco and Staples.

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Malta Mall (Round Lake)

Opened: 1970s

Anchors: Grand Union, Norstar Bank, True Value

Background: The Van Patten corporation owned and built this mall. Locals used to call it "the Plaza" or "The Grand Union Plaza." It was torn down and replaced with a Hannaford and additional retail space.

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Saratoga Mall (Wilton)

Opened: 1973

Anchors: Jamesway, Montgomery Ward, Service Merchandise, Carl Company

Background: Originally called Pyramid Mall Saratoga, the mall was built by The Pyramid Companies. It fell into decline when the larger Wilton Mall went up next door. It has been replaced by a big box strip center known as Wilton Square with retailers Home Depot, Target, AC Moore, Staples, and Barnes & Noble.

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Champlain Centre (Plattsburgh)

Opened: 1987

Anchors: JCPenney, Sears, Hills, Steinbach, Service Merchandise

Background: The mall currently known as Champlain Centre was responsible for the rapid decline of the old Champlain Centre South. The smaller mall was torn down in the 90s after the anchors departed for its larger neighbor.

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HUDSON VALLEY

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Apollo Plaza (Monticello)

Opened: 1983

Anchors: American Tourister, Mostly Books, Catskill Corner

Background: The Apollo Plaza was developed by Alfred Ingber, of Fallsburg. In the 90s, the retailers started closing and continued downhill when Wal-Mart Supercenter opened in 1999. Monticello Village officials closed down the mall closed in 2003 declaring it unsafe. The abandoned shopping mall was featured in a 2013 horror movie called "Jamie Marks is Dead." In 2015, developer Butch Resnick bought the property from the county for $600,000 and planned to open a grocery store and other retail outlets on the property.

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Dutchess Mall (Fishkill)

Opened: 1974

Anchors: J. W. Mays Company, Luckey Platt

Background: This was the first enclosed mall in Dutchess County. The site sits on a portion of George Washington's Fishkill Encampment and Supply Depot, which has been listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Competition from the Poughkeepsie Galleria and the South Hills Mall caused retailers to close at Dutchess Mall. Now the site has a Home Depot, McDonald's, weekend flea market, more than 50-plus acres of empty space. In 2007, Dutchess Mall was the subject of a documentary called "Fish Kill Flea," about the mall's flea market.

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Hudson Valley Mall (Kingston)

Opened: 1981

Anchors: Kmart, JCPenney, Hess's

Background: This lone mall in Ulster County is the only mall located between Poughkeepsie and Albany. It expanded in 1989 adding a Sears, new food court, and about 15 other stores. By 1995, Hudson Valley Mall started losing business when Kmart left. It has lost several major tenants in recent years with Macy's in 2015, followed by JC Penney in 2016 and Sears earlier this year. Current plans are unknown, but the Hull Property Group, based in Georgia, bought the mall in January 2017.

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Orange Plaza (Middletown)

Opened: 1972

Anchors: Sullivan's, Sears, JCPenney

Background: Orange Plaza mall once had a fountain at its center, where people often threw change and signings by pro athletes took place. Eventually, this mall's customers started heading to the bigger regional Galleria. The location is still the Orange Plaza, but the old mall was replaced by a Walmart Super Center in 2001 with other retailers including Kohls, Bed Bath and Beyond, Staples, and Staples.

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South Hills Mall (Poughkeepsie)

Opened: 1978

Anchors: Sears, Hess, Kmart

Background: This mall was the first indoor shopping mall in Poughkeepsie. Although the South Hills Mall co-existed successfully for the first several years with the Galleria, it started to decline when Hess closed their location and Sears moved to the Galleria. Now known as The Shoppes at South Hills, the former mall had completely declined by 2008. Now the site has a ShopRite, Burlington, Christmas Tree Shop and Hobby Lobby.

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Kings Mall (Kingston)

Opened: 1975

Anchors: Mammoth Mart, CVS, Weis Markets

Background: Kings Mall was originally called Mammoth Mall because of the Mammoth Mart located in the mall. Mammoth later turned into King's Department Stores. When Kings' closed, various retailers like Service Merchandise, a furniture store and Marshall's. Although the Kings went through a renovation, it couldn't keep up when Hudson Valley Mall opened.

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WESTERN NY

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Midtown Plaza (Rochester)

Opened: 1962

Anchors: B. Forman Co., McCurdy's, Wegmans

Background: Midtown Plaza is the first urban indoor mall in the United States. Among its trademarks included a Clock of Nations and the Monorail which operated every Christmas season. The clock, which represents 12 nations, has 12 cylinders each with a scene with puppets for each nation. In addition to shopping, this mall also included a skyscraper office building with an upscale restaurant and hotel known as the Top of the Plaza. Famous musicians like Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughn played before big crowds there.

Midtown Plaza flourished during its first 20 years of business until the 1980s when shoppers flocked to suburban malls. Midtown Plaza closed its doors in 2008 and later redeveloped as a mixed-use residential and commercial building known as Tower 280.

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Irondequoit Mall (Rochester)

Opened: 1990

Anchors: Sears, JCPenney, Sibley's, McCurdy's

Background: Wilmorite Properties originally owned Irondequoit Mall. It started out as a popular destination with about 100 stores. By 2000, with a demographic shift in customers, rumors spread about the mall being a "high crime" area. Around this time, Wilmorite renovated and expanded Eastview Mall and this lured more shoppers away from Irondequoit.

In 2005, Adam Bersin, a Syracuse developer bought the mall and renamed it the Medley Centre. Two years later Bersin sold it to Syracuse developer Scott Congel, who announced ambitious plans for a high-rise hotel, condominiums and a movie theater complex. None of that materialized. Amid a flurry of lawsuits against Congel, the property was auctioned off and Angelo Ingrassia, a Rochester real estate developer who specializes in redeveloping distressed properties, purchased the mall. Currently, Ingrassia is working to redevelop the vacant mall into an office park with light retail, a residential component and a community center, named Skyview on the Ridge.

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Eastern Hills Mall (Clarence)

Opened: 1971

Anchors: AM&A's, JCPenney, Sears, Jenn's, Woolworth's, Hengerer's

Background: The Eastern Hills Mall was developed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation. Originally the largest mall in the Buffalo area until it lost the title when the Walden Galleria opened in 1989. Like other malls, Eastern Hills Mall began losing retailers. Macy's closed in 2016. The Bon-Ton went out of business in August 2018, and Sears announce its closing December 2018.

Earlier this year, the New Jersey-based mall owner Mountain Development Corp. and Amherst-based Uniland Development Co., joined forces to redevelop the struggling mall. They are proposing a walkable town center, anchored by new housing and a mix of retail, restaurants and community attractions.

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Main Place Mall (Buffalo)

Opened: 1969

Anchors: Kobacker's, later changed to Sattler's

Background: As part of Buffalo's downtown renewal effort, Main Place Mall once housed about 70 retailers. It started going down hill when after the opening of Walden Galleria, Boulevard, Eastern Hills and McKinley malls.

Now, Main Place is mostly vacant with empty storefronts, some office space, and a large open food court.

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Como Mall (Cheektowaga)

Opened: 1970s

Anchors: Hens & Kelly Department Store and Como 8 theaters

Background: It started out like any normal mall of its times and then struggled by the 1980s. AmCap Inc., bought the property in 1984, renovated it, and reopened as Appletree Mall. This mall continued to flounder when the Walden Galleria opened down the street. In 1991, the mall turned into AppleTree Business Park which provides office space, ranging from 600 to 100,000 square-feet, with a child daycare, fitness center, a deli, and two banks.

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Lockport Mall (Lockport)

Opened: 1971

Anchors: AM&A's, Montgomery Ward, The Sample

Background: Lockport Mall started out with stores like Kinney Shoes, Fanny Farmer, Kay Jewelers, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Waldenbooks, and a movie theater. A 1984 expansion added Hills Department Store. Montgomery Ward declared bankruptcy in 1997 and closed shortly thereafter. Ames closed in 2002, followed by many other mall retailers.

The mall was finally demolished in 2011 except for The Bon-Ton. Walmart Supercenter currently sits there. Bon-Ton announced its closure this summer.

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Rainbow Mall (Niagara Falls)

Opened: 1982

Anchors: Beir's Department Store, Kay-Bee Toys

Background: Rainbow Mall opened as part of downtown Niagara Falls' Urban Renewal effort. Part of its unique design included how the mall was built into its own parking garage. It thrived when Burlington Coat Factory replaced Beir's and more outlet stores became tenants. By the late 1990s, Prime Outlets acquired the Niagara Factory Outlet with a major renovations. Rainbow Mall lost tenants and closed in 2000.

Niagara County Community College's Culinary Institute, which opened in 2012, currently occupies part of Rainbow Mall's building. Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced plans to transform the remaining vacant two-block area of the former shopping mall into a $150 million Wonder Falls resort.

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Seneca Mall (West Seneca)

Opened: 1969

Anchors: William Hengerer Company, JC Penney

Background: In 1985, McKinley Mall opened in Hamburg less than three miles away, and the Walden Galleria opened in Cheektowaga in 1989. Seneca Mall remained open until 1994 with few retailers and finally its owners the Pyramid Company elected to demolish it. The center was renamed The Shops at West Seneca with elaborate plans for a Sony 24 Screen theater, a Home Depot, Wal Mart, and Lowes. Nothing came to fruition except for a Tops Markets and Kmart. However, Kmart announced its closure in West Seneca this fall.

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Summit Mall (Wheatfield)

Opened: 1972

Anchors: AM&A's, Hens & Kelly, Jenss, Sears

Background: Summit Mall has been mostly vacant since 2009. Earlier this year, both the Sears and Bon-Ton closed due to declining sales locally and nationally. Canadian developer Zoran Cocov bought the Summit Mall in 2014. Currently, known as the Summit Outlets, there are plans in the works for a Big Thunder Brewing Co. microbrewery and restaurant, and two indoor sports facilities.

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