Posted Dec 10, 2008, 2:41 PM
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On Guard For Thee
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Essex County
Posts: 1,007
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I'm so amused by the discussion in this thread. Please get over the fact that the former Centre Mall was NEVER some oasis of urbanism, populated only by folks who walked, rode bikes or took transit. It was a mid-century shopping centre built specifically for folks who wanted to drive, park for free and shop. It was built specifically to capture retail trade from what were the primary commercial districts at the time (namely, downtown). Claiming anything else is a cross between simple delusion and revisionist history.
Secondly, the term "Mall" while generally used to refer to enclosed shopping centres, is not exclusively used as such. Most people I knew referred to it simply as "The Centre" anyway.
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