953 nut 69,224 #1 Posted 5 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. 2 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 13,026 #3 Posted 5 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 69,224 #4 Posted 4 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
Handy Don 17,473 #5 Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, 953 nut said: 2.8 million square feet of airconditioned space. Where does it dump the heat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 80,680 #6 Posted 1 hour ago 5 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Where does it dump the heat? The rest of Florida ... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 69,224 #7 Posted 1 hour ago 2 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Where does it dump the heat? Ultimately the heat went back to the power plant where I worked south of Miami. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 17,473 #8 Posted 1 hour ago 3 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Ultimately the heat went back to the power plant where I worked south of Miami. Fluid circulation? Over what distance? More info please! I know of many cities that pipe steam or hot water but I’ve not heard of this for air conditioning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 69,224 #9 Posted 51 minutes ago 28 minutes ago, Handy Don said: More info please The more power is produced at a power plant the more heat is produced by the system, the generator and transferred to the atmosphere and the poor guys like me who worked there. I had several occasions to make entries into the reactor containment building at power, temperatures were about 120 or more. Fortunately my stay would be aa half hour or less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 13,026 #10 Posted 4 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Handy Don said: Where does it dump the heat? New Joisey!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
