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That's why I celebrate the death of the mall. The creator of the first mall (Southdale in Edina, MN), Victor Gruen, renounced his work. https://qz.com/454214/t
by 0x4f3759df 9y ago
That's why I celebrate the death of the mall. The creator of the first mall (Southdale in Edina, MN), Victor Gruen, renounced his work.
https://qz.com/454214/the-father-of-the-american-shopping-mall-hated-cars-and-suburban-sprawl/ https://qz.com/454214/the-father-of-the-american-shopping-ma...
- jhbadger 9y agoAlthough what seems to be replacing malls, at least where I am, aren't revitalized public shopping areas but rather "lifestyle centers" which are areas that look like traditional downtown shopping areas with blocks of connected stores along streets, but which are as privately owned as the enclosed malls were.
- 0x4f3759df 9y agoYeah, there are outlet malls near me (http://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-supporting-two-outlet-malls-just-fine/330492811/ http://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-supporting-two-outlet...), that resemble a traditional city in some ways, except the fact that there are no people living above the stores... so no multi-use vibrancy... just chain stores and food courts.