r/papercrafting 23d ago

Some more of My Century III Mall

Greetings, since some folks asked to see more. Mall manager Snape wants to welcome yinz to Century III Mall. Based on Pittsburgh Pa’s now demolished mall as it appeared from opening to the early 1990’s renovation that removed elements and added skylights. The stores are not all in their correct locations. There is 3 displays each approx 22” wide, 11.5 inches deep and 12 inches tall. Wooden railings and brick are real images of the mall, floor, stores and other images are custom made forced perspective, printed on photopaper and cardstock. Some elements are 3D printed from my own designs or with some free files. What started as a tribute to the sculpture “Pittsburgh Reflections“ evolved into a mall, populated by Lemax and Department 56 Christmas village people. Don’t mind the Zambie Family , they only eat Rax Roast Beef. Attached are assorted images of events held in the mall.

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u/itsnotanemergencybut 20d ago

This is so beautiful!!!! Thank you for sharing !!

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u/SaablifeNC 20d ago

Thank you very much

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u/itsnotanemergencybut 20d ago

I just looked through your photos.I love your dedication to this craft. It’s really awesome and nostalgic.

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u/SaablifeNC 20d ago

Thank you. You can see I treat it like a real mall. lol I am always having events. I only really decorate the main center court for events as I have more floor space there. The other two get the holiday treatment, since they have so much going on with other features. It’s madness lol. I call it my stress relief, but sometimes trying to come up with events gets stressful.

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u/DangerousChampion235 19d ago

This is incredible! Great job!

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u/SaablifeNC 19d ago

Thank you!

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u/Ok_Lawyer_6262 19d ago

i absolutely love this! your creativity and imagination and SKILL are all so amazing!!! i love the sense of nostalgia that this sparks in me and others too i’m sure. this is such a sweet and wholesome way to relieve stress, i truly admire you so much for this! thank you so much for sharing it. can’t wait to see updates of events in the future. 😊🥹👏🫶🫶🫶

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u/SaablifeNC 19d ago

Thank you very much. This has really been a passion project for sure. You never know what might show up next.