953 nut 69,242 #1 Posted yesterday at 11:52 AM 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 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 32,490 #2 Posted yesterday at 11:58 AM 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 13,035 #3 Posted yesterday at 12:18 PM 25 minutes ago, 953 nut said: fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping mall Silly me, I thought that AC would have been the big draw.... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 69,242 #4 Posted yesterday at 12:26 PM 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 yesterday at 03:36 PM 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 80,689 #6 Posted yesterday at 03:42 PM 5 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Where does it dump the heat? The rest of Florida ... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 69,242 #7 Posted yesterday at 03:42 PM 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 yesterday at 03:48 PM 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 69,242 #9 Posted 23 hours 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 13,035 #10 Posted 22 hours ago 1 hour ago, Handy Don said: Where does it dump the heat? New Joisey!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 2,497 #11 Posted 13 hours ago It seems like around here most of the malls that we used to visit have closed. I never was much of a mall shopper. Usually hit the Sears tool department and then ready to head home. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 69,242 #12 Posted 4 hours ago My wife and her friends make their annual pilgrimage to the Georgia Mall, two hours away, to see the Christmas displays. Each time they remark on the number of stores that have closed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
