I noticed this as well, but to me a mall is less like a casino and more like a simulated city - with notable exception of a clocktower, which is nowhere to be s

I noticed this as well, but to me a mall is less like a casino and more like a simulated city - with notable exception of a clocktower, which is nowhere to be seen. Early designs show this in detail, as they were more like sections of cities with skylights between the buildings: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galleria_Umberto_I https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galleria_Umberto_I