shopping malls

“I visited shopping malls in Tokyo and Bangkok and Las Vegas that were so big and bright and plastic that I felt like I was in The Jetsons or Futurama.”

Simon & Schuster: THE STORY OF STUFF

“The architect Victor Gruen, originally a Viennese, said that he was inspired by Milan’s Galleria, although the Southdale arcade was entirely enclosed rather than open at the ends.2 Heated and air-conditioned shopping malls were expensive to build and operate, but they proved extremely popular and quickly became the industry standard.”

Simon & Schuster: Makeshift Metropolis

“Not only enclosed shopping malls but a variety of other suburban building types such as megachurches, office parks, gas-stations-cum-convenience-stores, and suburban high-rises eerily fulfilled his original vision.”

Simon & Schuster: Makeshift Metropolis

“The result: two-year-olds can articulate brand preferences and teenagers spend more time in shopping malls than reading or exercising, while about half of adults don’t bother to vote regularly in public elections84 and fewer than 15 percent have ever been to a public meeting.85”

Simon & Schuster: THE STORY OF STUFF

“transitioning from local stores to ubiquitous shopping malls to the big-boxes and Internet retailers of today, which I described in chapter 3 on distribution;”

Simon & Schuster: THE STORY OF STUFF

“A planning firm from Philadelphia was commissioned to produce a third plan, which likewise separated pedestrians from cars, this time drawing inspiration from regional shopping malls and incorporating a glass-covered arcade.”

Simon & Schuster: Makeshift Metropolis

“Off to her far right beckoned Harborplace—two glass-enclosed shopping malls that provided tourists and residents alike a shopping fix on a grand scale—and the first of the piers that jutted smartly into the harbor.”

Simon & Schuster: Moon Dance