View inside the abandoned Metro North Mall in North Kansas City, Missouri. Opened in 1976, the mall was closed in 2014 after decades of decline. (Seph Lawless)

There won't be any post-Thanksgiving sales at North Kansas City's Metro North Mall this Black Friday. The mall, which opened its doors to shoppers in 1976, has been left to decline for decades and eventually abandoned in 2014.

Photographer , who has explored and photographed abandoned malls and other venues for his book, , recently visited the Missouri mall just weeks before it was demolished and captured eerie images of its shuttered shops, broken escalators, and crumbling ceilings.

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"[The mall] was by far the creepiest place I've ever step foot in," Lawless said.

In his blog post for the Huffington Post, Lawless saidthe area will be

View his images in the slideshow above for a last look at Metro North Mall in its decaying state.

For more on Lawless' work, visit his , or follow him on , and .

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