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Southdale Center, commonly known as just Southdale, was the first fully-enclosed and completely climate-controlled shopping mall in the United States. It was opened for public use on October 8, 1956, in the Minneapolis, Minnesota suburb of Edina. As of 2005, the original Southdale building, as well as additions to this building were still in use. Three similarly named shopping centers were also opened in the Twin Cities area: Brookdale Center (opened 1962) in Brooklyn Center, Rosedale Center (opened 1969) in Roseville, and Ridgedale Center (opened 1973) in Minnetonka. The mall is owned by The Mills Corporation. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2160x1440, 591 KB) Summary I took this picture on September 20, 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2160x1440, 591 KB) Summary I took this picture on September 20, 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... HVAC may also stand for High-voltage alternating current HVAC is an initialism that stands for heating, ventilation and air_conditioning. This is sometimes referred to as climate control. ... The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota â€” the third-largest in the world. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Downtown Minneapolis as viewed from the Stone Arch Bridge Motto: En Avant (French: forward) Nickname: City of Lakes location in Hennepin County, Minnesota Founded Incorporated 1850s 1867 County Hennepin County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) Area - Total - Water 142. ... Edina is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brookdale Center is a large shopping mall located in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. ... Brooklyn Center is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Rosedale Center is large-sized mall located in Roseville, Minnesota. ... Roseville is a city located in Ramsey County, Minnesota, just north of Saint Paul. ... Ridgedale Center is a large shopping mall in Minnetonka, Minnesota. ... Minnetonka is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... The Mills Corporation NYSE: MLS is a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. ...

History

Southdale was the brainchild of Victor Gruen, an Austrian emigrant who moved to the United States. It was never his intention to design an icon of capitalism. Gruen was a European style socialist; he hated the suburban lifestyle of 1950's America, and wanted to design a building that would bring people together into a community, by providing a meeting place that American towns lacked. They would come together to shop, drink coffee, and socialize. He modelled the design of Southdale on the arcades of European cities, although his original version was never achieved. Gruen also saw the mall as the centre of a community. When he first drew up the plans for Southdale, he placed the shopping center at the heart of a tidy 463 acre (1.9 km²) development, complete with apartment buildings, houses, schools, a medical center, a park, and a lake. Southdale was not a suburban alternative to downtown Minneapolis. It was the Minneapolis downtown you would get if you started over and corrected all the mistakes that were made the first time around. Gruen planned for an atmosphere of leisure, excitement, and intimacy to be created. To achieve this he placed works of art, decorative lighting, fountains, tropical plants, and flowers throughout the mall. Victor Gruen was an Austrian-born commercial architect who emigrated to the United States. ... Emigration is the action and the phenomenon of leaving ones native country to settle abroad. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Art Resources DEFINE.name Glossary Index ArtLex. ... The Jet dEau fountain in Lake Geneva in Geneva A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a source (Latin fons), fills a basin of some kind, and is drained away. ... Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms ( flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ...

Groundbreaking for Southdale took place on October 29, 1954. 800 construction workers were needed to construct the 4-story, 800,000 ft² (74,000 m²) center, complete with 5,200 parking spaces and 72 spaces for tenants. The mall was originally developed by the Dayton Company, owners of Dayton's department store in Minneapolis and predecessor to the Target Corporation. October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Target Corporation NYSE: TGT was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902. ...

It was envisioned that Southdale would become the central gathering place not only for the residents of the city of Edina, but also for the greater Twin Cities area. Southdale was designed from the viewpoint of the future. The creators of Southdale understood that in the future, consumers would demand convenience and variety. To this end, Southdale was designed to provide many useful services all under one roof. These services included everything from a Post Office, to a grocery store, to an up-scale apparel store. Twin cities are two towns or cities that are geographically close to each other and may seem to form a single unit, often referred to collectively. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... A shop that sells food, either a Supermarket or a much smaller place. ...

When Southdale opened, it became a gathering place for area residents, just as was envisioned. Over the years, Southdale hosted gem, boat, and fine art shows, as well as served as host for charity and community events. Southdale was even the host-site for an episode of the Truth or Consequences game show. However the full scale of the original plan was never realized. There were no parks or schools or apartment buildings - just a big box in a sea of parking. Save for a few exceptions, no one else planned a shopping mall as the centerpiece of a tidy, dense, multi-use development. Truth or Consequences was an American quiz show, originally hosted on radio by Ralph Edwards from 1940 to 1957, and later on television by Edwards himself from 1950 to 1951, Jack Bailey from 1954 to 1955, Bob Barker from 1956 to 1975, and Bob Hilton from 1977 to 1978. ... A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ...

Southdale was the site for many firsts in shopping mall history. Besides being completely enclosed and climate-controlled, Southdale was also the first United States shopping mall to feature two competing department stores under the same roof, as well as the first to feature original works of art hanging on the walls. Exterior of typical department store (JCPenney). ...

Southdale Today

While one may expect to find an old and worn-down shopping mall, this is not the case with Southdale. The original Southdale building is still in use, and is as vibrant as ever. Additions to the original construction have brought the total area of the shopping mall to 1.3 million square feet. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2160x1440, 516 KB) Summary I took this picture on September 20th, 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2160x1440, 516 KB) Summary I took this picture on September 20th, 2005. ... The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota â€” the third-largest in the world. ... The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota â€” the third-largest in the world. ...

In 2002, Southdale Center took on a new look with the completion of two projects: Trendz On Top, an area for the young and fashion savvy shopper, and The District on France, a combination retail, entertainment, and dining experience. 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Over 15 million shoppers visit Southdale’s 130 retailers each year. Southdale’s anchor tenants include J.C. Penney, Marshall Field's (soon to be Macy's), and Marshall's.
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. ... Marshall Fields is a department store chain headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with its flagship store on State Street in Chicago. ... Macys Department Store on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan Looking down on Macys. ...

See also

The Mall of America, located in nearby Bloomington, is said to be the largest shopping mall in the USA. To an extent, the construction of the Mall of America was an impetus for the expansion and remodeling of Southdale Center, as there was considerable fear that the newer mall would kill off the older mall. Above one of the Mall of Americas main entrances The Mall of America (also MOA, MoA, or the Megamall) is a shopping mall located in the Twin Cities suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. ...

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