"We still see most of the people we're used to seeing," said Roy Bergman, a mall walker.

Even though the mall walkers are an established presence today, seemingly no one can say for certain where the idea started.

After the soccer game, Jay is mistaken for a mall walker so he decides to buy some 'hip' new clothes.

The mall walkers faded into the crowd, like ghosts before the dawn.

The mall is accessible at 07:00 for employees and mall walkers.

A bad taste lingers in the mouths of many mall walkers.

"The mall walkers flooded the mall with information about how much they spend," she said.

The number of registered mall walkers has more than doubled in the last six months, to 1,253.

Aurora's mall walkers seem to share another common denominator: They feel better and life takes on added meaning.

"When you are around a group of mall walkers, you just have to find a way around them."