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Mar 2025
56m 58s

Secret Mall Apartment

ROMAN MARS
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A group of artists explored the back hallways of a mall in Providence, RI, and found the perfect place to build a private hangout. We interviewed the group's leader Michael Townsend a few years back, and he's now the subject of a new documentary called Secret Mall Apartment. Plus, mall history with Alexandra Lange.

For showtimes and more information, visit secretmallapartment.com.

The stories in this episode originally aired in 2018 and 2022.

Secret Mall Apartments

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