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In Bellevue, WA there is a new and used bookstore adjacent to a food court that is packed all day every day. There's a starbucks nearby and tons of seating, and
by taurath 11y ago
In Bellevue, WA there is a new and used bookstore adjacent to a food court that is packed all day every day. There's a starbucks nearby and tons of seating, and its in a mall where people bring their kids. People come to work, read or just get out of the house all the time.
Its the opposite of big box store. The biggest problem with malls is there's really almost nowhere to hang out. Community spaces seem really lax in the US, especially in the suburbs - I think thats why the millennial are flocking to the city.
- pjmorris 11y agoCrossroads? I visited there a couple of years ago, and was amazed at how wonderful a public space it is. I don't know what the mall owners do to encourage the atmosphere they've got (though I suspect the area's demographics and high wages help), but I wish every mall was as good.
- taurath 11y agoYup. There's not even much THERE compared to other malls. A few craft stores, a game store and comic shop, a QFC grocery, and then the food court (mostly all small-owner), book store and a few kids places. The demographics do definitely help but the lack of over-wrought big-box malls with nothing but huge chain stores make it feel like you're actually in a community.