> […] but an old-school open area with shops and restaurants. Which was the original idea for them: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_mall#Downtown_ped

> […] but an old-school open area with shops and restaurants. Which was the original idea for them: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_mall#Downtown_pedestrian_malls_and_use_of_term_mall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_mall#Downtown_pedestr... But then car-centric urban design happened.