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Out of curiosity, is it idiomatic to call a street next to a shopping center a mall? Ignorant Finn here.
by iviv 4y ago
Out of curiosity, is it idiomatic to call a street next to a shopping center a mall? Ignorant Finn here.
- cromulent 4y agoNo, probably my age and background. Street with shops and no cars.
- mjevans 4y agoI think in the US that would colloquially be called an: Outdoor mall Mall alone being the 80s style indoor walkable variety. A 'strip mall' usually a single (often deformed to some degree) line of stores along a sidewalk next to a huge parking lot, also often with an island restaurant or small store that wants to stand out closer to the street edge of said lot.
- jasomill 4y ago"Mall" can refer to a pedestrian area within a city more generally; shops are optional, e.g., https://nps.gov/nama/index.htm https://nps.gov/nama/index.htm Also, sometimes cars, https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/st-jamess-park/things-to-see-and-do/landmarks-and-viewpoints/the-mall https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/st-jamess-park/things-to...
- aaron695 4y ago[dead]
- bobbylarrybobby 4y agoSometimes. “Mall” alone generally refers to a big indoor shopping space with many distinct stores; I'd probably call the outdoor version an... “outdoor mall”.