What is going on with the malls of the Pittsburgh region? Some are being torn down and others are echo chambers that were once bustling. As others continue to thrive, what makes the difference between vibrant and vacant?

The answer is you have to change to survive and you have to recognize the need to stay ahead of the curve.

To those who made memories at the former Century III Mall in West Mifflin, its demolition is a gut punch -- and the same can be said for the vacancies at The Mall at Robinson , Monroeville Mall, or The Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills .

"The day of having again, four department stores and a food court, that's not simply going to work anymore," said Herky Pollock, President and CEO of Legacy Realty Pittsburgh.

Over his four decades in commercial real estat

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