Meanwhile, the shells of big beautiful malls litter the land that once were town squares, sort of. Places where people could ...

When Washington Square Mall opened its doors for the first time in the early '60s, it was the first enclosed shopping center in the state. In its 200,000 square feet, there were 30 stores, a ...

The mall is on the verge of a transformation, the developer said, set to become of the "top outdoor retail destinations in ...

The nation's first fully enclosed indoor mall opened on October 8, 1956. Called Southdale Center, the shopping center was located in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and contained shops ...

The American mall isn’t dying — it’s evolving. Once the epicenter of suburban life, these sprawling shopping centers are now being transformed into mixed-use hubs, combining housing, retail ...

Shopping malls were previously the epicenter of America’s towns, but modern technology, overnight shipping and the COVID pandemic have given many once-thriving retail locations the dreaded "dead ...

We Need Shopping Malls, or Something Like Them. Sept. 11, 2023. Mall of America, 1994. Credit... Martin Parr/Magnum Photos. Share full article. 276. By Margaret Renkl.

Local shopping malls vary in size, of course, but Mall of America is at least three of them stuck together. Maybe seven. Arriving in Minneapolis by plane, you first see it from the sky.