Some stores vow to rebuild Damage varies among Mondawmin Mall, Penn North, Mount Vernon
Businesses from
The extent of the rioting's economic impact may not be known for some time, but some worried it could be significant, affecting everything from lost wages to consumer confidence and tourism.
"There's nothing in the next 24 hours we can do to spin what happened last night and turn lemons into lemonade," said
City officials and residents alike decried the violence after several days of largely peaceful protests over the death of 25-year- old
What began when teenagers and police faced off Monday afternoon at
Mayor
Target spokesman
Piles of broken glass and debris lay at every entrance to the mall, and many stores inside were damaged. Rawlings-Blake, who toured the mall Tuesday morning, said looters went after "high- dollar" items and did not hit every store.
The mall "looks like a disaster zone, a war zone," said
Vowing to reopen, Fruman said that his cash register and counter were damaged but that it wasn't as bad as at most other stores.
Outside, groups of residents bearing brooms worked to clean up broken glass, rubble and other damage.
Mall spokesman
Along
"It could have been worse," said Roman, who watched as about 15 youths wrecked his store but left him unharmed.
The window was also kicked in next door at Midtown BBQ and Brew, but owner
"I sat inside with a shotgun with Sasha, my South African mastiff, waiting to make introductions should anybody venture inside - introductions to the Lord," Harrison said.
While the music store will remain closed for at least a few days, Harrison kept his restaurant open to keep his people working and avoid spoiling food.
"I see lost wages, increased [police] expenditures and people who are afraid to go out," Johnson said.
Many bars and restaurants - and even the
"With a curfew, you will do more damage financially to our bars & restaurants than rioters will do," wrote
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