953 nut 69,219 #1 Posted 3 hours ago October 8, 1956, the nation’s first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping mall opens in a Minneapolis suburb. Southdale Mall, located in Edina, Minnesota, was created to lure shoppers during frigid winters. Southdale Mall opened with 72 tenants. The $20 million, 80,000-square-foot mall included a skating rink, a giant bird cage and a post office. The complex also included an auto showroom, a playground and a grocery store. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 13,024 #3 Posted 3 hours ago 25 minutes ago, 953 nut said: fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping mall Silly me, I thought that AC would have been the big draw.... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 69,219 #4 Posted 2 hours ago 4 minutes ago, ri702bill said: Silly me, I thought that AC would have been the big draw.... No, that would be the Aventura Mill north of Miami, FL. It has 2.8 million square feet of airconditioned space. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
