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What about if you did all that, but in your city center? I'd argue that that would have been a better experience than the mall.
by jimktrains2 13y ago
What about if you did all that, but in your city center? I'd argue that that would have been a better experience than the mall.
- k-mcgrady 13y ago1. Not everyone lives in or near a city. 2. Parking 3. Convenience. It's much easier to walk around a mall in winter than it is a city centre.
- jimktrains2 13y agoDoesn't have to be a big city. Imagine if a small town center had stores and restaurants now! I think parking can be dealt with in a city center. I like winter :-p I know not everyone does, though.
- bskap 13y ago4. Weather. Occasionally a concern for those who live outside the bay area. Sometimes, you need to get shopping done and don't want to be walking around outside all day.
- ryanhuff 13y agoI live in Southern California suburbia. The nearest true city center is an hour metro train ride away, while the nearest mall is a ten minute drive. For me (and millions of others here) the malls are more convenient.
- jimktrains2 13y agoThat's by design though. There isn't a reason your town (or a close one) center can't have stores in it.
- sizzle 13y agothere are more "open air" shopping plazas here in socal than I can count, which I think is the reason indoor malls are a dying breed here: our weather isn't bad enough to warrant indoor shopping + the population/foot traffic here in California is growing and highly congested compared to other states.
- ryanhuff 13y agoAgreed. Some very popular malls in socal are of the open-air variety. I was replying to the parent, who mentioned "city center".