Stores: Shopping Spree – Part 5

Time for another peek at the past shopping experiences. This time we are leaving Sweden to have a look at some photos from an American shopping center. Since most of the Swedish malls and shopping centers that was built in the 50s, 60s and 70s all took their inspiration from the American malls, I thought it would be a good idea to compare the design and architecture of them.

This is Southdale Center Mall in Edina, Minnesota. It was built in 1956 and still stands today, but heavily modified of course. Southdale Center was the first climate-controlled enclosed mall in America. Same as Shopping in Luleå, Sweden was when it was built in 1955. So the Swedes beat the Americans by one year, which is kind of odd. For more past-time shopping experiences, be sure to visit my friend Keith’s Malls of America website.

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Founded Ultra Swank in 2005. Has a crush on Pan Am, Disneyland and the Century 21 Exposition. Lives life as an expat in Barcelona, Spain.

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Anonymous

Sweden beat the USA with the credit card too, you know.
Chris

Didn’t know that. Thank you for telling me :)
BIGMallrat

Wow… Love the pics. I’ve never seen the one in color. Thanks for posting it!
Scott
Chris Sobieniak

It’s kinda nice knowing those little tidbits about how America’s shopping mall got it’s genesis.
http://twitter.com/ChriSobieniak Chris Sobieniak

Funny the things you find out later in life. Too bad we Americans abuse everything we ever get.

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