If memory serves me right, the person who invented the mall, was an Austrian immigrant in the US. He wanted to recreate the experience of Austrian walkable city centre streets (which are full of mixed-use buildings, with storefronts at the bottom floor and apartments above). But I think only having shops was deemed more profitable by corporate.
the “mall” was invented in France when they started roofing market streets, turning a former street into a long building with shops and houses directly connected
thegreenguy@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
If memory serves me right, the person who invented the mall, was an Austrian immigrant in the US. He wanted to recreate the experience of Austrian walkable city centre streets (which are full of mixed-use buildings, with storefronts at the bottom floor and apartments above). But I think only having shops was deemed more profitable by corporate.
orrk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
the “mall” was invented in France when they started roofing market streets, turning a former street into a long building with shops and houses directly connected
Frostbeard@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Bill Bryson in “made in America” reference this I think