Worker dies in Town & Country collapse

Sad news from the old Town & Country Mall: A construction worker was killed yesterday when an overhead walkway collapsed between a parking garage and the former Neiman Marcus store. It happened just after 4:30 p.m.; according to KHOU, crews demolishing the overhead walkway cut a support beam, causing the structure to fall on the worker.

The ex-Neiman's is one of a few parts of Town & Country left standing after much of the mall was demolished early last year. The mall was built in the early '80s as an upscale center anchored by Joske's (later Dillard's), Penney's, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman's, but over the years freeway construction and a few office buildings all but hid the mall from view. That, plus the resurgence of nearby Memorial City, spelled doom for T&C (get the full story and demolition photos at deadmalls.com).

A new mixed-use development, CityCentre, is planned for the T&C site.