"I went because I knew that the skylights were a little compromised last time I was there, but I never anticipated that they were in such bad shape to the point that that much snow got into the mall," Lawless, who goes by a pseudonym, told The Huffington Post.
Known for his haunting photo projects on blighted homes and malls, Lawless remembers shopping at the Rolling Acres Mall in Akron as a kid. He began photographing it in 2008, shortly after its last store closed. Some of his previous work at the mall can be seen in his 2014 book, Black Friday: The Collapse of the American Shopping Mall, though the place wasn't quite as dilapidated then as it is now.
See for yourself. Here's a photo Lawless took at Rolling Acres when he was working on the book in 2012 and 2013:
Check out more images from Lawless' new series, plus a couple bonus pics taken between 2012 and 2013, for comparison:
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