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It closed permanently in September 2003 and was demolished in 2004, leaving only the food court structure, which remained boarded up by May 2008 and was slated for demolition as of 2021. Plans to rename it to The Shops at City Square were abandoned in the late 1990s.", "why": "The record attributes the failure to a poor layout and location, which prevented the marketplace from revitalizing the city. 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