text: Okay so this is one of the worst if not THE worst mall in Metro Phoenix possibly Arizona all together I remember coming here when I first moved out here and feeling like I walked into an alternate universe When I first came here many years ago it was in worse shape then it is now They had an indoor skating rink tons of teens running around and just a really bad place overallnnI stopped coming here for a long time because there was really no reason The people were shady and scary the few stores that are here I can find anywhere and it just was not a positive experience I know that every mall cannot be stars but I never thought that it could be this badI mean why not just shut the place down alreadynnSince I have last been back here some things have changed Yes it is still dirty metro center but the skateboard track is gone the shady kids are gone and it seems like they have cleaned it up a littleand I mean a little It is not as crappy as it was when I first got here but this place has a lllllooooonnnnnngggggg way to go to repair the bad reputation that it has earnednnThe reason I gave it two stars instead of one is solely based off the fact that A they have the Maricopa humane society in here with pet adoptions in an old pet store You can adopt cats or dogs from here along with donate things like pet food towels or whatever THIS is awesome I go and visit the pets while I am here and the place is always well staffed clean and friendly B They have a dillards clearance center to go shopping at so you can buy some clothes at closeout prices nnThey have done some improvements since I first came here years ago in regards to cleaning it up but it still needs a lot of work tons of empty stores etcnnAside from that its the slum mall that one would expect Lousy food court questionable people and overall this place has gone to the dogs I wish they would either bulldoze it or do a and make it into something decent instead of leaving it like it is