Shopping Spree - Part 2
Time for another visit to yesteryears shopping malls in Sweden, this time focusing on a gem located in the suburbs of Gothenburg in the southwest parts of Sweden. The "Frölunda Torg" mall was built in 1966 and was by its completion the biggest mall in Europe. It took seven years and 80 million Swedish Krona (approx. $100 000 000) to complete it.
In 1974, another 13.300 squaremeters was added with 14 new shops and one restaurant. In the 1983 there was another big expansion phase, when Domus (ex nationwide department store chain) moved out from two of their three levels in the mall and made room for another 11 stores.
Today there are over 100 stores and 11 restaurants located within "Frölunda Torg", but all the swank and lush design has been rebuilt to unrecognition. You can find their current website here.
UPDATE: Turns out that the design and layout of the mall hasn't changed that much over the years as I suggested, but in a recent proposal they have major changes and additions planned for it.
Frölunda Torg. Gothenburg, Sweden, 1970's
Frölunda Torg. Gothenburg, Sweden, 1970's
Frölunda Torg. Gothenburg, Sweden, 1970's
Frölunda Torg. Gothenburg, Sweden, 1970's
In 1974, another 13.300 squaremeters was added with 14 new shops and one restaurant. In the 1983 there was another big expansion phase, when Domus (ex nationwide department store chain) moved out from two of their three levels in the mall and made room for another 11 stores.
Today there are over 100 stores and 11 restaurants located within "Frölunda Torg", but all the swank and lush design has been rebuilt to unrecognition. You can find their current website here.
UPDATE: Turns out that the design and layout of the mall hasn't changed that much over the years as I suggested, but in a recent proposal they have major changes and additions planned for it.
Frölunda Torg. Gothenburg, Sweden, 1970's
Frölunda Torg. Gothenburg, Sweden, 1970's
Frölunda Torg. Gothenburg, Sweden, 1970's
Frölunda Torg. Gothenburg, Sweden, 1970's
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My name is Chris and I live in Sweden. I love the 50s and 60s lifestyle and design. I am very fascinated by the architecture of the period too, for instance googie, modernism, the work of Joseph Eichler, John Lautner and Arne Jacobsen's international style. I have a large archive with space-age, library, bossa, cocktail, retro soundtracks and exotica music. I also believe that things were better in the old days.
4 Comments:
Cool. Could have been a photo from the "American Malls" blog. Tack.
April 27, 2006 1:47 AM
Frank Sinatra had a "brief" movie career? It lasted 40 years!
June 22, 2006 5:28 PM
I think you posted your reply in the wrong post Mr Anonymous. But yeah, he had a movie career that lasted for 40 years, but what will we remember him for? His movies or his music?
June 22, 2006 9:43 PM
I mitten av åttiotalet bodde undertecknad faktiskt några huslängder bortanför Frölunda Torg. Kul att se bilderna på din snygga sajt. Dock infinner sig icke några sentimentala retrokänslor när jag ser Frölundabilderna. Kanske är det för mycket verklighet för mig.
Låt detta inte hindra dig från att fortsätta med din genomtänkta och tilltalande arbete med Ultra Swank. Någon fastnar säkert för dessa bilder, såsom jag har fastnat för andra. Bengan
November 4, 2007 9:41 PM
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