The former Westfield Emporium in San Francisco, once a premier luxury shopping destination, has been sold at auction for pennies on the dollar.

The Westfield Mall on Market Street is now known as "San Francisco Centre." The cavernous building is nearly deserted, most of the storefronts covered in a blank facade.

"It's eerie, especially coming in as an outsider, said Romel Pacheco. "Coming in, you're expecting so many stores, you know, like a typical mall but it's not that at all."

He and two friends visiting from Los Angeles stepped in to do some shopping.

"I mean, it looks like, what, seven floors? And there's three stores that are open?" said Erick Linares. "It's such a beautiful building and it's in a prime location, but it's just really empty. So, it's kind of odd."

With the pande

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